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Melissa Bourbon is the national bestselling author of more than twenty-six mystery books, including the Book Magic mysteries, A Magical Dressmaking Mystery series, and the Bread Shop Mysteries, written as Winnie Archer. A former secondary English/Language Arts teacher and Creative Writing teacher with Southern Methodist University’s CAPE program and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institution with North Carolina State University, she has applied her love of teaching to the creation of WriterSpark Academy, an online school for aspiring and new writers seeking to hone their craft. Learn more about Melissa at her website, www.melissabourbon.com, on Facebook @MelissaBourbon/Winnie ArcherBooks, and on Instagram @bookishly_cozy, and learn about about ...more

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Melissa Bourbon I'm currently in the midst of research for and the writing of Murder at Sea Captain's in, the next book in the Book Magic mystery series. The series c…moreI'm currently in the midst of research for and the writing of Murder at Sea Captain's in, the next book in the Book Magic mystery series. The series centers on Pippin Lane Hawthorne, a bibliomancer (thanks to a long ago curse on her family). The book comes out in late June!(less)
Melissa Bourbon I live in North Carolina and I've always been fascinated with the Lost Colony of Roanoke, a bit of true American folklore. My interest in this topic l…moreI live in North Carolina and I've always been fascinated with the Lost Colony of Roanoke, a bit of true American folklore. My interest in this topic led me to the plot for Murder at Sea Captain's in, which is the next book in the Book Magic mystery series.(less)
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“Unfortunately, emotions didn't respond to logic. She couldn't just press a button and make them go away. She was learning to live with them. To embrace them, even”
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“Hugh's veiled threat, circled in her mind. She shook her head as if she could erase the thought like shaking an Etch-a-Sketch dissolved whatever had been drawn there”
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“For Pippin Lane Hawthorne, being in her father's secret study was akin to wrapping herself up in a cashmere blanket on a chilly afternoon. It had become her safe place. It was the room in the big, rambling house where she could forget everything and everyone. Where she could focus on the Lane family curse, picking up where her father, Leo, had left off”
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“A 'murder' of crows flew above them. A shiver wound through Pippin. Whatever poet had named a flock of the black birds a 'murder' was dark indeed”
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“Squeaky clean before you get into office, that’s the golden rule. After you’re elected, you can do whatever you want. People are more reluctant to admit they were wrong once they’ve voted someone into office. They’re more willing to forgive, shall we say, indiscretions.” Mrs.”
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