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Another Giveaway Coming!

Starting Saturday September 25, 2021, you will have the opportunity to enter for a chance to win one of 100--Yes 100!--eBook copies of MURDER ON THE PRECIPICE (An Elizabeth Pennington Mystery--Book One). Here's the back cover blurb:

When murder checks in, don’t expect mints on your pillow….

After a former all-girls school gets transformed into a cozy, family inn on the rugged coast of Maine, the unsolved case of a student's disappearance years earlier is all but forgotten—until a young female guest goes missing, which rocks the popular seaside destination.

Did the girl ignore warnings to stay away from the cliff walk after the fog rolls in at night? Or is the property's dark history repeating itself?

Manhattan interior designer Elizabeth Pennington puts the big city in her rearview mirror and returns to the inn, her childhood home where, in a tragic twist of fate, she lost her parents at a tender age.

Faced with her grandmother’s failing health strained by the pressures of running the family business, Elizabeth navigates treacherous waters to save the inn from a killer in their midst. But in her search for the girl as a deadly hurricane barrels up the coast, she uncovers details that question everything she thought she knew about herself, her family and her past.
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If gruesome crime scenes are NOT for you, and you'd rather read stories set in colorful locales, written with compelling plotlines and intriguing characters you want to hang out with, then you'll love the Elizabeth Pennington Mystery Series.

Awarded TOP HONORS (Gold) in the Human Relations Indie Book Awards for Contemporary Realistic Fiction.

Watch for the announcement on 9/25/21! Good luck!

Giveaway Winners Selected! Congrats!

The giveaway is now complete! Congrats to the 10 winners of a signed copy of MURDER ON THE PRECIPICE--Book One in the Elizabeth Pennington Mystery Series. The books have been mailed so you should be receiving them soon. Congrats to:

Jane L. Macedon, NY
Karen K. Cleveland Heights, OH
Jenn N. Hanson, MA
Kathleen M. Garwood, NJ
Melanie B. Cedar Rapid, IA
Mel L. San Diego, CA
Janice H. Ventura, CA
Lindsay L. Indianapolis, IN
Jamie E. Pleasant Valley, NY
Jill A. Lakewood Ranch, FL

I hope you enjoy your trip to the rocky coast of Maine. Just remember to keep an eye out for rogue waves on the breakwater....

Did Someone Say Ghost?

Haunted New England Lighthouses

Ghosts and hauntings have always been a fascination for me. I’ve been reading about them and listening to stories since I was an impressionable child, but it wasn’t until I was alone in my grandmother’s creaky, old house as a teenager that I got to witness a paranormal encounter firsthand. To be honest, my experience scared me half to death, and I did my best to block it from happening again.

It took me a few years to get over my initial scare, but event...

Winners Selected! Congrats!

I'm absolutely thrilled with the outpouring of interest in my giveaway of 10 signed copies of THE EMPTY CHAIR: Murder in the Caribbean. Thank you all for participating. The giveaway is complete and Goodreads has selected the winners:

Colleen Hamilton
Lorel Holt
Eric Long
Joy Rodgers
Celeste Buchovecky
Kimberly Snyder
Tessa Ryckman
Karen Farrell
Sarah Fawley
Arianne Harbaugh

Congratulations! Look for your signed copy in the mail!
Penny

LAST DAY TO ENTER!!

Don't miss out on your chance to win one of 10 signed copies of THE EMPTY CHAIR: Murder in the Caribbean. Last day to enter is TODAY!

o A steamy Caribbean island
o A missing female photographer
o A daughter's relentless search and her entanglement in the island's twisted subculture

Don't expect an umbrella in your drink when you escape to the Virgin Islands in this heart-pounding suspense novel as young Olivia Benning desperately searches for her photographer mother who has gone missing during a covert assignment. Racing against time, Olivia gets caught up in the same criminal element that may have murdered her mother and finds herself on the run for her own life. Can she evade them long enough to find her mother alive? Or will she be their next victim?

Click the link below to enter!

https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/en...

"Not even the sultry Caribbean sun can burn off the dark clouds that seem to follow Olivia Benning. Penny Goetjen uses the idyllic setting and island culture so effectively, the reader is tempted to savor ocean views from The Empty Chair, but don't pause too long--danger is never far away." --Kathryn Orzech, Author of Premonition of Terror and Asylum

Awarded SILVER in the prestigious Mom's Choice Awards

Only a Few Days Left to Enter!

Don't miss out on your chance to win one of 10 signed copies of THE EMPTY CHAIR: Murder in the Caribbean. Last day to enter is 4/11/21.

o A steamy Caribbean island
o A missing female photographer
o A daughter's relentless search and her entanglement in the island's twisted subculture

Don't expect an umbrella in your drink when you escape to the Virgin Islands in this heart-pounding suspense novel as young Olivia Benning desperately searches for her photographer mother who has gone missing during a covert assignment. Racing against time, Olivia gets caught up in the same criminal element that may have murdered her mother and finds herself on the run for her own life. Can she evade them long enough to find her mother alive? Or will she be their next victim?

Click the link below to enter!

https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/en...

"Not even the sultry Caribbean sun can burn off the dark clouds that seem to follow Olivia Benning. Penny Goetjen uses the idyllic setting and island culture so effectively, the reader is tempted to savor ocean views from The Empty Chair, but don't pause too long--danger is never far away." --Kathryn Orzech, Author of Premonition of Terror and Asylum

Awarded SILVER in the prestigious Mom's Choice Awards

Join Me On A Trip to the Caribbean

Recently I had the pleasure of chatting with fellow mystery/suspense author C. Michele Dorsey who shares my love of the Virgin Islands. She posted this on a blog she contributes to called Miss Demeanors where she is giving away a signed copy of my mystery The Empty Chair: Murder in the Caribbean. See below for instructions on how to enter.

Michele: I don’t know about you, Penny, but between a long winter and even longer time under house arrest with Covid restrictions, I sure would love a ...

OVER THE EDGE Launch Giveaway Winners!

Thank you all for entering the giveaway during the launch of OVER THE EDGE: Murder Returns to the Caribbean. Congratulations to the 8 winners who are as follows:

$10 Amazon gift card:
Pat Fayo
Lisa Berman
K.N. Johnson

Signed copy of OVER THE EDGE:
Barbara Khan
Diane Robinson
Carol Doscher
Chris Wolak
Betty Taylor

I'll contact you through Goodreads messaging. Congrats!

What’s Up With Olivia Benning

After bearing witness to Olivia Benning’s harrowing experiences in THE EMPTY CHAIR: Murder in the Caribbean, I was anxious to catch up with her before she returns to the Virgin Islands to pick up the pieces in OVER THE EDGE: Murder Returns to the Caribbean (to be released 11/10/20). In spite of all of her packing and preparations to take care of before she can go wheels-up on a southbound 737 and leave Boston behind, Olivia was generous to take a few minutes and sit down with me. Here is our cha...

Pennington Point Inn to Reopen?

ELIZABETH PENNINGTON FROM THE PRECIPICE MYSTERY SERIES:

Another peak into Elizabeth’s diary as she shares her frustration, unexpected loss, and glimmer of hope during the Covid19 Pandemic.

June 15, 2020

Technically, the inn is open for guests, but we don’t have any yet—not that I thought people would come flooding through the doors now that Phase 2 permits us to be open. I just thought we’d have a few to welcome back. But I guess I shouldn’t wonder.

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