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Barren Holiday 1 Lost Soul

Good morning and welcome to Sunday Blog Share. Today we’re talking about believing in miracles.
Miracles happen around us every day but we don’t always see them. At times, we wish for a miracle, a change to an untenable situation and wonder if that will ever happen.
A miracle is what Cody Allen needs. After losing his dad and having his grandparents vanish, he’s left in the care of a mother that abandoned him when he was very young. The same mother who now has custody of him and is taking out her frustrations on him.








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The neighborhood knew what Cody Allen Luther endured on a daily basis for five long years. Everyone except Brandy Mason turned their heads. After all, it was a parent’s right to discipline their child. On Christmas Eve, 1969, Cody finally can’t take the brutal abuse any longer, but not for himself—his mother turns her unreasonable anger on his younger stepsiblings and he makes a life changing decision, killing her instead of allowing her to keep hurting his family.
Only one person has ever understood the why Cody reacted as he did that Christmas Eve of 1969. Brandy Mason will do anything to protect Cody, even stand up against classmates willing to petition the governor to have Cody tried as an adult for murder once he is released from juvenile detention.




Excerpt
Ten year old Cody Luther walked alongside his dad. They had a very important job to do today, finding the perfect Christmas tree. Cody didn’t really understand what was going on, just that his daddy had been real sick lately. It had something to do with his service in the Marine Corps during the Korean War.
“It’s going to be tough on you, son.” Dad stopped near a Douglas fir and examined the branches. “I know this isn’t what you want, but the courts said you had to do this if I… I…” He wiped away a tear from beneath an eye. “If I’m not alive anymore.”



About K.C. Sprayberry
Living a dream she’s had since she first discovered the magic of books. K.C. Sprayberry traveled the U.S. and Europe before finally settling in the mountains of Northwest Georgia. She’s been married to her soulmate for nearly a quarter of a century and they enjoy spoiling their grandchildren along with many other activities.
A multi-genre author, K.C. Sprayberry is always on the hunt for new stories. Inspiration strikes at the weirdest times and drives her to grab notebook and pen to jot down her ideas. Those close to her swear nothing or no one is safe if she’s smiling gently in a corner and watching those in the same room interact. Her observations have often given her ideas for her next story, set not only in the South but wherever the characters demand they settle.

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The Car

Good morning and welcome to Tuesday Blog Share. This month, our focus will be on mysteries. Today, we’re talking about The Car.
Belinda Susannah loves discovering new things about the Sonoran Desert where she lives with her mom and brother. One thing she’s working hard on is this mysterious old car she found on a deserted road.
Blurb
For nearly a hundred years, no one knew the truth.
Mark Jameson and Belinda Sue Marsters refuse to be separated, despite how much their parents hated each other. In a bold move, they grab the opportunity to leave. What consequences will they face?


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That leaves me to solve this mystery, if it truly is a mystery. Maybe I’ll finally start my blog, using this car with the tree growing out of it as a beginning point for a book I hope to one day write.
Belinda Susanna, please help us. You are our last hope.
Those ghostly voices send me moving even faster toward home. Through the heat haze, I can see the sagging Gothic Victorian house my family has lived in since they settled in this area—more than a hundred years ago. As I get closer, evidence this house needs a major facelift becomes more evident.




About K.C. Sprayberry



Living a dream she’s had since she first discovered the magic of books. K.C. Sprayberry traveled the U.S. and Europe before finally settling in the mountains of Northwest Georgia. She’s been married to her soulmate for nearly a quarter of a century and they enjoy spoiling their grandchildren along with many other activities.
A multi-genre author, K.C. Sprayberry is always on the hunt for new stories. Inspiration strikes at the weirdest times and drives her to grab notebook and pen to jot down her ideas. Those close to her swear nothing or no one is safe if she’s smiling gently in a corner and watching those in the same room interact. Her observations have often given her ideas for her next story, set not only in the South but wherever the characters demand they settle.

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The Case of Where is Marnie Wildwood? Book 4 Wildcat Crew

Good morning and welcome to Sunday Blog Share. This month, our focus will be on mysteries. Today, we’re talking about The Case of Where is Marnie Wildwood? Book 4 Wildcat Crew.
Marnie’s smart and pretty. She knows her way around the troublemakers in Monrovia. Yet, despite stern warnings from her dad, she can’t resist the urge to search for her cat, Wacky, when she hears him crying. In an instant, she’s been bundled into the trunk of her beloved Mustang and vanishes.
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Marnie Wildwood solves mysteries. Her friends are at her side while she seeks answers, assisting her every step of the way.
Until… vengeance comes for her “nosy” behavior. In terror packed moments, Marnie is kidnapped. Garth, Tish, Les, Suzie, and Brad desperately want to be part of the many police officers searching for the daughter of one of their own. They are told to stand down and let the professionals do the job. They have to look on and remain together under supervision while Marnie is taken far from them.
Minutes turn into hours, hours into one day followed by a second day without Marnie Wildwood being seen. She has vanished without a trace, along with her distinctive 1967 Ford Mustang.
Who can Wildcat Crew trust? Who can they depend on to help locate their leader? Where is Marnie?
Wildcat Crew takes on their toughest case. Time is running out to find Marnie. Can they accomplish the impossible?






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Marnie Wildwood threw off her blankets and jumped out of bed. Their latest case, one she had yet to tell the rest of her crew about, had her eager to get started.
I can’t believe Dante is part of a gang. I’m going to figure out why and set him straight.
She wondered why the other men paid attention to Dante’s commands during the confrontation at Library Park. All of them had been great students and even better at sports.





About K.C. Sprayberry


Living a dream she’s had since she first discovered the magic of books. K.C. Sprayberry traveled the U.S. and Europe before finally settling in the mountains of Northwest Georgia. She’s been married to her soulmate for nearly a quarter of a century and they enjoy spoiling their grandchildren along with many other activities.
A multi-genre author, K.C. Sprayberry is always on the hunt for new stories. Inspiration strikes at the weirdest times and drives her to grab notebook and pen to jot down her ideas. Those close to her swear nothing or no one is safe if she’s smiling gently in a corner and watching those in the same room interact. Her observations have often given her ideas for her next story, set not only in the South but wherever the characters demand they settle.

Find out more about my books at these social media sites:


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Puff of Smoke

Good morning and welcome to Tuesday Blog Share. This month, our focus will be on mysteries. Today, we’re talking about Puff of Smoke.
Ben Mason has supported Sheila since her divorce from her ex-husband. One thing he knows for certain… Mark will never give up on taking Lanie away from her mother. Ben’s suspicions are soon realized and he devotes every minute searching for the missing girl.
Blurb
Multi-billionaire Mark Jannson has everything money can buy. If it has no financial value, he wants nothing to do with it. International best selling romance author Sheila Carson lives only for her child, Lanie. Ben Mason fell for the lovely yet reclusive Sheila when she divorced her husband and vows to help her find her child. Eleanor Jannson has questions her dad won’t answer.
An arson to cover up murder and kidnapping in Colorado’s Front Range near Denver begins with a puff of smoke. For almost eleven years, Sheila never gives up hope that she will find her daughter alive, even though officially the child was declared dead in the fire that consumed her ex-husband’s home. Mark lives in constant fear that his former wife will uncover his horrific secret and will do anything, including ordering another murder, to cover his tracks. Ben Mason has connections he’s loathe to disclose but uses them to assist Sheila in this international murder mystery.


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Ben Mason closed his eyes briefly. The one person he hadn’t wanted to hear from so early was on the phone with him. His duty was clear, but he detested telling her the news.
“Sheila,” he finally said, hearing her panicked breathing on the other end of the phone. “I was just about to call you.”
“Is it… is that fi—”




About K.C. Sprayberry


Living a dream she’s had since she first discovered the magic of books. K.C. Sprayberry traveled the U.S. and Europe before finally settling in the mountains of Northwest Georgia. She’s been married to her soulmate for nearly a quarter of a century and they enjoy spoiling their grandchildren along with many other activities.
A multi-genre author, K.C. Sprayberry is always on the hunt for new stories. Inspiration strikes at the weirdest times and drives her to grab notebook and pen to jot down her ideas. Those close to her swear nothing or no one is safe if she’s smiling gently in a corner and watching those in the same room interact. Her observations have often given her ideas for her next story, set not only in the South but wherever the characters demand they settle.

Find out more about my books at these social media sites:



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The Case of the Missing Brother Book 3 Wildcat Crew

Good morning and welcome to Sunday Blog Share. This month, our focus will be on mysteries. Today, we’re talking about The Case of the Missing Brother Book 3 Wildcat Crew.
Susie’s brother, George, vanished long before she became part of Wildcat Crew. She and her sister have always wondered where he went. Marnie and the rest of the crew decide it’s time to find him.
Blurb
George Adams, brother to Christine and Suzie, disappeared when his parents took him out of their home in Beverly Hills. Wildcat Crew finally has the clues they need to discover where he is and why he’s there.
The crew works hard but runs into all sorts of brick walls. Until they uncover important clues and are soon on their way to the successful conclusion of another case.





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A week after the summer solstice, Marnie awoke with an unsettled feeling running through her. Even though they hadn’t solved many cases, she and her crew hadn’t ever left any part of a case unfinished.




About K.C. Sprayberry


Living a dream she’s had since she first discovered the magic of books. K.C. Sprayberry traveled the U.S. and Europe before finally settling in the mountains of Northwest Georgia. She’s been married to her soulmate for nearly a quarter of a century and they enjoy spoiling their grandchildren along with many other activities.
A multi-genre author, K.C. Sprayberry is always on the hunt for new stories. Inspiration strikes at the weirdest times and drives her to grab notebook and pen to jot down her ideas. Those close to her swear nothing or no one is safe if she’s smiling gently in a corner and watching those in the same room interact. Her observations have often given her ideas for her next story, set not only in the South but wherever the characters demand they settle.

Find out more about my books at these social media sites:


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The Csse of the Scared Child Book 2 Wildcat Crew

Good morning and welcome to Tuesday Blog Share. This month, our focus will be on mysteries. Today, we’re talking about The Case of the Scared Child Book 2 Wildcat Crew.
The summer solstice, the longest day of the year… a time for spending time on the beach with all the other sun worshipers. Wildcat Crew prepares for a fun day but that is quickly sidetracked when they discover Luke, a lost child looking for his daddy.
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The summer solstice has arrived. Being the sun worshipers they are, Wildcat Crew heads to the beach for a day of fun and a picnic. But first, Marnie gets a huge surprise. Her parents have replaced her Camaro, destroyed in their first case.
At the beach with thousands of other Southern Californians, the crew stumbles over a small, crying child. Instead of checking out the waves and working on their tans, they go on the hunt for the little boy’s parents.



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Loud voices startled Luke Timmons. He could hear the ocean outside his open bedroom window and wanted to go to the beach. His mommy and daddy had promised him that he could pick where he spent his fifth birthday and he wanted to run into the ocean, build a sandcastle, and have a lot of fun.






About K.C. Sprayberry


Living a dream she’s had since she first discovered the magic of books. K.C. Sprayberry traveled the U.S. and Europe before finally settling in the mountains of Northwest Georgia. She’s been married to her soulmate for nearly a quarter of a century and they enjoy spoiling their grandchildren along with many other activities.
A multi-genre author, K.C. Sprayberry is always on the hunt for new stories. Inspiration strikes at the weirdest times and drives her to grab notebook and pen to jot down her ideas. Those close to her swear nothing or no one is safe if she’s smiling gently in a corner and watching those in the same room interact. Her observations have often given her ideas for her next story, set not only in the South but wherever the characters demand they settle.

Find out more about my books at these social media sites:


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The Car

Good morning and welcome to Sunday Blog Share. This month, our focus will be on mysteries. Today, we’re talking about The Car, a mystery that moves between the present and the past, a crime that took nearly a century to solve.
The Roaring Twenties—a time of bathtub gin, of speakeasies, and a couple yearning to wed despite their families animosity toward each other. Mark and Belinda Sue attempt their escape, only to be thwarted in 1929. In 2017, Belinda Susannah makes a startling discovery, a 1929 Essex Coupe, once a sought after luxury car, with a tree growing out of it. What secrets does this car hold? Why is it abandoned along a rarely traveled road in the Sonoran Desert?
Blurb
For nearly a hundred years, no one knew the truth.
Mark Jameson and Belinda Sue Marsters refuse to be separated, despite how much their parents hated each other. In a bold move, they grab the opportunity to leave. What consequences will they face?






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I walk along a dusty road. The school bus dropped me off a mere five minutes ago. No one else lives near the shell of the once thriving town of Martinsburg. No one knows for certain how anyone came up with the name of this burg. The area is currently an area of horse ranches and lots of desert scrub in the Sonoran Desert close to Tucson. They call this region Marana. It’s pretty nice, except for one thing.





About K.C. Sprayberry





Living a dream she’s had since she first discovered the magic of books. K.C. Sprayberry traveled the U.S. and Europe before finally settling in the mountains of Northwest Georgia. She’s been married to her soulmate for nearly a quarter of a century and they enjoy spoiling their grandchildren along with many other activities.
A multi-genre author, K.C. Sprayberry is always on the hunt for new stories. Inspiration strikes at the weirdest times and drives her to grab notebook and pen to jot down her ideas. Those close to her swear nothing or no one is safe if she’s smiling gently in a corner and watching those in the same room interact. Her observations have often given her ideas for her next story, set not only in the South but wherever the characters demand they settle.


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The Case of the Vanishing Girls Book 1 Wildcat Crew

Good morning and welcome to Tuesday Blog Share. This month, our focus will be on mysteries. Today, we’re talking about The Car, a mystery that moves between the present and the past, a crime that took nearly a century to solve.
All of their cases have been ones that brought laughter and derision in Monrovia California. Marnie Wildwood and her three friends stumble on an investigation that has them wondering just who is behind the disappearance of some local girls.
Blurb
Finally moving on from the horror of the Manson killings, the Los Angeles area has begun to return to normal. Until, that is, the small bedroom community of Monrovia skyrockets into the news. This sleepy little area, nestled up against the foothills, is probably best known for their football team, but that was yesterday’s news.
Three girls have vanished. Notes left behind have an “H” and a “S” with red dripping off them. People’s minds automatically go to the horror of 1969 and wonder if someone else is about to initiate “Helter Skelter.”
A group of teens, Wildcat Crew, doesn’t think so. Despite the police looking at a trouble teen, they focus on another teen whose past has some dark secrets. As the city moves toward the summer solstice, these intrepid investigators work diligently on solving this case before someone else vanishes into the canyon.





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The moon hung low on a dark California night. June could be a mix of summer’s warmth with just enough of the coolness left over from spring to force the native Californians to retreat to their homes and huddle beneath blankets.




About K.C. Sprayberry


Living a dream she’s had since she first discovered the magic of books. K.C. Sprayberry traveled the U.S. and Europe before finally settling in the mountains of Northwest Georgia. She’s been married to her soulmate for nearly a quarter of a century and they enjoy spoiling their grandchildren along with many other activities.
A multi-genre author, K.C. Sprayberry is always on the hunt for new stories. Inspiration strikes at the weirdest times and drives her to grab notebook and pen to jot down her ideas. Those close to her swear nothing or no one is safe if she’s smiling gently in a corner and watching those in the same room interact. Her observations have often given her ideas for her next story, set not only in the South but wherever the characters demand they settle.

Find out more about my books at these social media sites:


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Puff of Smoke

Good morning and welcome to Sunday Blog Share. This month, our focus will be on mysteries. Today, we’re talking about Puff of Smoke, a novella that plays out in the Front Range of Colorado and England.When you have money, most people believe you can get away with murder and kidnapping. Such is the case when Mark Jannson decides to vanish with his young daughter, leaving the bodies of his nanny and her child behind. Can his former wife, Sheila, find where her child has gone or will Lanie remain forever gone?
Blurb
Multi-billionaire Mark Jannson has everything money can buy. If it has no financial value, he wants nothing to do with it. International best selling romance author Sheila Carson lives only for her child, Lanie. Ben Mason fell for the lovely yet reclusive Sheila when she divorced her husband and vows to help her find her child. Eleanor Jannson has questions her dad won’t answer.
An arson to cover up murder and kidnapping in Colorado’s Front Range near Denver begins with a puff of smoke. For almost eleven years, Sheila never gives up hope that she will find her daughter alive, even though officially the child was declared dead in the fire that consumed her ex-husband’s home. Mark lives in constant fear that his former wife will uncover his horrific secret and will do anything, including ordering another murder, to cover his tracks. Ben Mason has connections he’s loathe to disclose but uses them to assist Sheila in this international murder mystery.


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A smile was on his face. Despite the fact that he was supposed to connect with the egg donor of this lovely child, he had no thoughts of doing that or returning the kid at the appointed time. His timing was perfect. The child—Lanie is such an idiotic name; I’ll have to come up with another one—would be five in a few days. In time, she would forget there had been his loser ex in her life. She—Sheila will regret divorcing me—had battered through his training, all he’d gone through to make her a compliant and complacent wife. She’d run away after he ordered her to get an abortion.







About K.C. Sprayberry





Living a dream she’s had since she first discovered the magic of books. K.C. Sprayberry traveled the U.S. and Europe before finally settling in the mountains of Northwest Georgia. She’s been married to her soulmate for nearly a quarter of a century and they enjoy spoiling their grandchildren along with many other activities.
A multi-genre author, K.C. Sprayberry is always on the hunt for new stories. Inspiration strikes at the weirdest times and drives her to grab notebook and pen to jot down her ideas. Those close to her swear nothing or no one is safe if she’s smiling gently in a corner and watching those in the same room interact. Her observations have often given her ideas for her next story, set not only in the South but wherever the characters demand they settle.

Find out more about my books at these social media sites:


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Coming Soon ~ It's A Mystery II

  Good morning and welcome to wwwblogs. Today, we have a guest blogger, author Cyn Ley! 

It’s A Mystery
A new cozy mystery seriesBy Critically Reviewed Author Cyn Ley

It’s a Mystery I: The Lost Boys
Debuting the series in the story anthology Pink Flamingos & Other Follies.
Tim and Jocelyn are two college friends with the same obsessions –books and theater. They find a lovely little town to set up It’s A Mystery, their bookshop, and both become active in the community theater group.
Then one fine summer day, two little boys go missing, one of them being the son of Joc’s best friend. There is no trace of them anywhere. And then a clue is dropped in the bookshop’s mailbox as rehearsals for the upcoming theater production swirl around them. 


It’s A Mystery
A new cozy mystery seriesBy Critically Reviewed Author Cyn Ley

It’s a Mystery I: The Lost Boys
Debuting the series in the story anthology Pink Flamingos & Other Follies.
Tim and Jocelyn are two college friends with the same obsessions –books and theater. They find a lovely little town to set up It’s A Mystery, their bookshop, and both become active in the community theater group.
Then one fine summer day, two little boys go missing, one of them being the son of Joc’s best friend. There is no trace of them anywhere. And then a clue is dropped in the bookshop’s mailbox as rehearsals for the upcoming theater production swirl around them.




Excerpt
We were stunned. Tim pushed back from the manuscript, met my eyes.
“My God, Tim, did someone disappear Johnny and Bobby?” My voice expressed only a fraction of the horror I felt.
“It sounds like it,” he said grimly, pulling out his cell. “Hello, Steven? Something showed up here in our drop box. It might be important. But it makes very little sense.”
Someone who hates boys. A wonderland somewhere nine inches down. Some place that’s dark and below. Below what? A lot of walking in the dark. A challenge. Lots of contempt. Marco Polo, where’d they go?
Had we just read a confession?



Coming in May!
T’s a Mystery II: A Player Sets The Stage, continuing the story begun in It’s a Mystery I: The Lost Boys from the anthology Pink Flamingos & Other Follies.
It’s now a few weeks since the events of The Lost Boys. The play is almost ready to debut. Tim and Joc find themselves at center stage for some fallout from recent events and from their college days. Meanwhile, at the community theater, there are some bizarre and dangerous discoveries. The stage is set … but for what?




Excerpt
Randy never took the hint. He’d try to engage me in small talk, and I wouldn’t let him. Eventually, he’d say something like, “Hey, you want to go out to dinner with me?”
“No, Randy, I don’t.”
“You like playing hard to get, don’t you?” He’d flex his chest and arm muscles, putting on some sort of fuzzy testosterone-fueled display. It had all the appearance of tribbles in the throes of an epileptic seizure. “Whaddya think?”
“I think I’m not interested,” I’d say firmly. “I mean it, Randy. Lay off.”
“Lots of ladies would love to get what you’re getting.”
“Fine. Go bother them.” I tried to sound neutral and calm, I swear I did. “Starting with your girlfriend.”
His face reddened. “It’s Tim, isn’t it?”
I knew it. The feud wasn’t over yet. Only this time I was the prize. I just had no plans on becoming collateral damage.
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Look for the It’s A Mystery series on Amazon.com under Cyn Ley. Both are available in print and Kindle editions.


Check out Cyn’s other fabulous books!


Encounters Tales Recounted and Reborn
The Ossuary Playground and Other Unexpected Tales
Pink Flamingos and Other Follies
Plot Twist
Prey




About Cyn Ley
Cyn lives and breathes the beautiful Pacific Northwest rainforests and mountains in which she lives, and many of her stories reflect the wonder and the weirdness of her hometown.The best of her earliest published tales (2014-2016) were revived and given new life in the anthology Encounters Tales Recounted and Reborn (2017). This was followed by all new stories of the paranormal kind in the highly praised collection The Ossuary Playground and Other Unexpected Tales (2017). That fall, humor and horror collided in the short story Plot Twist, wherein a demon on assignment tries to collect at a science fiction convention. In 2018, another collection of short stories saw light – PinkFlamingos & Other Follies. Quirkiness abounds in these tales, and a new cozy mystery series debuted with its first installment It’s A Mystery: The Lost Boys . The short thriller Prey crept out into the light of the October moon.In addition to her writing, she has been rated in the top six for book editors twice in the annual Predators & Editors poll.She is a member of the Northwest Independent Writers Association.All of Ms. Ley’s titles are available on www.amazon.comEncounters(print & Kindle)Ossuary Playground(print & Kindle)Plot Twist(Kindle only)Pink Flamingos(print & Kindle)Prey(Kindle only)It’s A Mystery II: A Player Sets The Stage (print & Kindle)



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