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Release of Allergen-Free Assignation

Allergen-Free Assignation

[image error]Book Three of Auntie Clem’s Bakery, Allergen-Free Assignation is available today!

Erin Price, gluten-free baker turned sleuth, is happy to be dabbling in a murder that this time is too old and too cold for her to be considered a suspect. As Erin begins to unearth the buried secrets of Bald Eagle Falls, she is forced to confront her own family’s dark history, a history which she knows little about. But there are others in the small town who are interested in the Price family; people who are determined to end her investigation at any cost. 

Can Erin figure out who is behind the threats before more than her family secrets end up dead and buried?

  [image error] Other new releases

Lots of other good stuff being released lately! Be sure to check out some of these goodies as well!

Eaves of Destruction, by Kate Carlisle

At the annual Victorian Home and Garden Tour, Lighthouse Cove, California’s premier contractor, Shannon Hammer, realizes that the competition is about to turn deadly….

 

Shannon is in high demand among rival homeowners, who will do anything to win Best in Show. One-upmanship and even espionage break out among neighbors, construction crews, decorators, and landscapers. Thanks to several new hires, Shannon is sure she can handle the extra load—until murder throws a wrench in the works.

Gravitate, by Cory Reynolds

16-year-old Celeste’s life was literally thrown upside down when she found herself crawling across her attic ceiling. Even worse, her high school crush Gregory saw it happen, and now he thinks she’s a freak.

And he’s not the only one keeping too-close an eye on her; some tattoo-faced weirdo has been following her around. As Gregory helps her unlock her powers, she discovers he’s keeping a supernatural secret of his own. But before she can learn the truth, an attack sends them fleeing for their lives.

A Late Frost, by Sheila Connolly

The usually quiet town of Granford, Massachusetts, is even drowsier during the colder months. But this year it’s in for a jolt when Monica Whitman moves into town. She’s a dynamo who wants to make friends fast in her new home, and she throws herself into community activities. Meg Corey, now Chapin after her marriage to Seth Chapin, is intrigued by the new arrival, who has already sold the town board on a new, fun way to bring in visitors during the off-season: WinterFare, which will feature local foods (such as Meg’s apples) and crafts, as well as entertainment. 

Tragically, Monica falls ill and dies after the event in what looks like a case of food poisoning. When all the food served at WinterFare has been tested, including Meg’s apples, it becomes clear that there’s a more sinister explanation to the older woman’s sudden demise. 

Blood Promise, by Debra Kristi

The angel of harmony is about to become a warrior of destruction.

It’s been sixty-seven years since a spell gone wrong devastated the planet. All that is left of humanity exists in the demon-ruled, sinking ruins of what was once New York and New Jersey― home to fallen angel Charmeine.

Now, by the grace of God, she has been given the chance to save the world and her angelic standing. All she needs do is work with a deplorable witch and condemn her fallen brother, the demon lord, to eternal imprisonment.

Pumpkin Smoothie Murder, by Anna Lakewood

The town of Mineral Springs, Colorado is on the eve of its annual Pumpkin Run when a dead body is found on a favored jogging trail. Hearing rumors that the victim was abducted and killed by aliens, Autumn Wood and her sister Skye set out to investigate. But with a vandal sneaking around after dark and local alien enthusiasts rallying in the streets, Autumn’s investigation leads her on a wild goose chase – one that paints a target on her back. Autumn must find the killer before another victim winds up dead. And in this case, the victim could be her.

The Witch Who Hated Halloween, by Katie Penryn

This is Penzi’s worst Halloween ever.

She’s always hated Halloween, and this one is the pits.

She’s tempting fate. Fate in the shape of her old foe who launches a new attack on our favorite white witch. This time it’s a fight to the death.

Will her bodyguard, the shape shifting leopard Felix, be there to lend tooth and claw as the natural and supernatural worlds collide on this most spooky night of the year?

Utopian Uprising, by Brian G. Craft

It was meant to be their savior… Orion was only a boy when it took control of his mind the first time. Telekinetic technology borrowed 99 human minds and accelerated a supercomputer to near infinite power. Handed to Societal Services, Hivemind took control of their dying metropolis and delivered it to the verge of utopia.

But not all is right in this new clockwork city. Ascended to chair #1 in Hivemind, Orion senses a change; their free will is disappearing. Someone is trying to steal it.

Thread the Halls, by Lea Wait

This Yuletide season, there’s no time for Angie Curtis and Patrick West to linger under the mistletoe. Patrick’s being needled by his mother—movie star Skye West—to set the stage for a perfect white Christmas as she brings her costar, screenwriters, and director home for the holidays. With his mother’s long list of wishes, Patrick’s becoming unraveled. To help, the Mainely Needlepointers offer to decorate Skye’s Victorian mansion and create needlepoint pillows as gifts for the guests.

 

But not long after the celebrity celebrants invade Haven Harbor, an unscripted tragedy occurs. Then some questionable Christmas cookies make Patrick sick. Before Santa arrives at the town pier on a lobster boat, Angie and the Needlepointers need to trim down the naughty list, catch a cold-hearted killer, and wrap up the case . . .

The One, by Janice Croom

“The One” is the third Holiday With Love Romance, stand alone stories where a couple finds love on holiday whether an actual holiday like Christmas or Valentines Day, being on holiday in the European sense, or both. You’ll be immersed in the characters’ world as they find true love and a happily ever after you could see lasting forever. With heroes ranging from businessmen to aliens, they all have one thing in common. They never expected to find true love until it happened to them. If you like a good old fashioned romance where the characters fall in love, not lust, why not take a holiday with love?

Hemlocked and Loaded, by Annabel Chase

Emma Hart has a lot on her paranormal plate–a wedding to plan, a trespasser to defend, and a longstanding curse to break. When a pixie dies under mysterious circumstances, her endless list of Things To Do grows even longer. Will she manage to uncover the truth behind the pixie’s death before she becomes the next victim?

Of Cats and Sea Monsters, by Wren Cavanagh

Jericho, the clinic cat for the town’s only vet had hoped to spend the summer relaxing after breaking up a dog fighting ring in the spring.

But the idilyc coastal town of Urchin Cove has new surprises in store for the powerful black cat

Honeycomb: Revelations (Short), by Wren Cavanagh

On the arid and forsaken exoplanet Honeycomb, where the lands are baked by a harsh sun and scored by cruel winds there’s little life apparent. The perfect, out of sight and out of mind spot, for the exiled convicts that dig into its skin. It’s home to a debtor colony, whose prisoners mine the depths of its stony grounds to pay off their debts until their sentences are over and they are allowed back home.

But people have been disappearing and the body count has been creeping upward.

Death at the Dog Wedding, by Stacy Alabaster

Georgina’s dog Jasper is finally tying the knot with his doggie girlfriend. When the bride-to-be bolts, things go from bad to worse. After a wedding guest is found shot to death, Georgina is thrown into another murder mystery. Can she help Jasper get over the heartbreak of being left at the doggie altar and catch a murderer at the same time?

When Time Runs Out, by V. L. McBeath

Victorian Era England: Harriet won’t stand by while her family’s inheritance slips through their fingers. Her uncle worked hard to build a stable business before he passed it to her husband William. But when her stepfather-in-law, Mr. Wetherby, presumes ownership of the company, Harriet fights to stand her ground…

William longs for a quiet life, but with a growing family and Harriet’s determination to succeed, he stretches himself beyond his means. When Mr. Wetherby refuses to help, only the intervention of William’s mother Mary keeps their dream of a better future in reach…

Murder After Midnight, by Dianne Harman

That’s the situation DeeDee found herself in after the very successful New Year’s Eve party she catered for Dana Donnelly, the popular hostess of the Seattle television entertainment show, New Day NW. The successful party quickly became a distant memory when Dana was found murdered near her pool house. It didn’t help that the murderer was certain they’d been spotted by DeeDee, and she could identify the killer.

The Deep Blue Crush, by Clint Hollingsworth

From fire to water, tracker Mac Crow and his bounty hunting friends are searching for a swindler who specializes in stealing seniors’ retirement savings. The search leads to the beautiful Hawaiian islands–but it’s anything but a vacation. Before they are done, they’ll wish they had bought the travel insurance. Thriller action adventure.

Murder at the Playgroup, by Liz Hedgecock

Pippa Parker never wanted to move to the chocolate-box village of Much Gadding in the first place. When she meets the locals, she’s absolutely sure. There’s just one problem; she’s 8 months pregnant.

The village is turned upside down when Barbara Hamilton, pillar of the community, is found dead at Gadding Goslings playgroup. No one could have murdered her except the people who were there. The police suspect all of them, including Pippa herself…

The Great Keeper (Boxset), by Adelaide Walsh

When the resourceful Armand Reeves and beautiful Adele decided to overthrow a corrupt government, they didn’t keep in mind that Nature doesn’t like emptiness…

A much greater peril has come to France, and the pair has to learn to use their powers and find allies – in order to save the humanity.

Ravioli Soup Murder, by Patti Benning

Moira Darling is enjoying some well-earned downtime after a hectic Halloween. With spare time on her hands for the first time in quite a while, Moira is more than happy to help a friend’s relative find a place to stay in town. She doesn’t expect her act of goodwill to thrust her into the spotlight as a murder suspect.

While Moira fights to prove her innocence, she discovers something about a family member that will change her life forever. With a twenty year old secret out of the box and the police on the hunt for a killer, the desperate deli owner is frantic to make things right…before it’s too late.

Drafted, A War of the Worlds Retelling, by Holly Hook

Five hundred years in the future, the Earth is dying, overrun with pollution that the Great Council refuses to stop. 16-year-old Tess is a proud Earther who wants to save the planet, but the government says that shipping all humans to Mars must happen for humankind to survive. Tess fears the day she gets drafted because no one ever hears back from the Red Planet.

What Four, by Margaret Lashley

All Val wants is a quiet holiday away from her oddball family. But that just ain’t gonna happen.

After a close brush with a crazy cousin in St. Pete, Val and her boyfriend Tom arrive at her mom’s house in Hicksville to find the annual Family Fruitcake Frenzy competition is already well underway. And there’s more than a few fruits and nuts in the running….

Generation Why, by Susan Bohnet

Humorous stories of the ups and downs of life with young children. They seem to find their way into an amazing amount of trouble without trying. Of course, they wouldn’t try. They are sweet kids. A parent’s greatest skill is the ability to see what’s happening in the moment and figuratively step back and say, “Someday, this will be funny.”

Witching Ain’t Easy, by Samantha Silver

When Artemis Mani, owner of the bed and breakfast in Moonlight Cove goes out to get the paper one morning, the last thing she expects to find is a dead teenager in her yard.

And to make matters worse, it turns out Arti’s own mother had a fight with the victim just a few hours before he was killed. Worried that her mom is going to get herself arrested, Arti decides she needs to find the real killer, before it’s too late.

Excerpt from Down Under

If you missed the release of Dog-Free Dinner, a special Christmas short story in the Auntie Clem’s Bakery series, be sure to check it out. And watch for the release of book three in the series, Allergen-Free Assignation this Friday. Enter the Goodreads Giveaway for a chance to win a free paperback copy!

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme. Read the rules and more teasers at The Purple Booker. Anyone can play along.

I just finished a new (to me) James Patterson thriller, Private Down Under, by Michael White. I have read a couple of the other Private books, and quite enjoyed them. This one wasn’t quite up to the same standard as the other Private titles. There were three separate cases, and I thought that at some point they were going to intersect, but they did not. They were just three separate, unrelated cases, which meant a lot of bouncing around between storylines, multiple points of view, and no clear story arc.

Besides that, there was a strange combination of metric and Imperial measurements in the book. You might think, by the author’s use of Imperial measurements by an Australian character and narrator, that he didn’t know Australia uses metric. But then there are a couple of scenes referencing the usage of Fahrenheit by Americans and Celsius by Australians, followed by immediately referencing a Fahrenheit thermometer on the wall of an Australian establishment. Overall, it was a good read, but not what you would expect for a James Patterson.

It was then that I saw a third guy. He was standing next to Thorogood. Average build, five ten, with a cold, lived-in face. I recognized him immediately and felt a hard jolt of painful memories. I was absolutely sure the guy recognized me also. But he stood motionless, expressionless.

Michael White, Private Down Under

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With the best detectives in the business, cutting edge technology and offices around the globe, there is no investigation company quite like Private. Now, at a glittering launch party overlooking the iconic Opera House, Private Sydney throws open its doors . . .

Craig Gisto and his newly formed team have barely raised their glasses, however, when a young Asian man, blood-soaked and bullet-ridden, staggers into the party, and what looks like a botched kidnapping turns out to be a whole lot more.

Within days the agency’s caseload is full. But it is a horrific murder in the wealthy Eastern Suburbs and the desperate search for a motive that stretches the team to the limit. Stacy Friel, friend of the Deputy Commissioner of NSW Police, isn’t the killer’s first victim – and as the bodies mount up she’s clearly not the last . . .

Goodreads Giveaway of Allergen-Free Assignation

[image error]Be the first to get a paperback copy of Allergen-Free Assignation, book 3 of the Auntie Clem’s Bakery series! Enter this Goodreads Giveaway contest.

Erin Price, gluten-free baker turned sleuth, is happy to be dabbling in a murder that this time is too old and too cold for her to be considered a suspect. As Erin begins to unearth the buried secrets of Bald Eagle Falls, she is forced to confront her own family’s dark history, a history which she knows little about. But there are others in the small town who are interested in the Price family; people who are determined to end her investigation at any cost.

Can Erin figure out who is behind the threats before more than her family secrets end up dead and buried?

 

Christmas Story Round-up

Release of Dog-Free Dinner

[image error]Christmas is coming, and lots of fun Christmas stories and books line the virtual bookshelves! Dog-Free Dinner is a holiday short story in the cozy mystery series Auntie Clem’s Bakery available now for $0.99 exclusively on my website. Book 1, Gluten-Free Murder and book 2, Dairy-Free Death are out, and book 3, Allergen-Free Assignation will be released in one week!

Holidays can pull families together—or apart!

Vic is looking forward to Christmas with her new Bald Eagles Falls family. Erin—not so much. But she wants to make it a special day for Vic.

An unexpected turn in events changes all of their carefully-laid plans. 

This Christmas short, part of the Auntie Clem’s Bakery series, is only available through my website. The series—and your holiday—won’t be complete without it.

Buy Kindle or ePub via PayPal

$0.99

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More Christmas Stories

Christmas Stories, by Lucy Maud Montgomery

By the author of Anne of Green Gables

This book contains the following beautiful Christmas tales:

A Christmas Inspiration, A Christmas Mistake, The Red Room, Aunt Cyrilla’s Christmas Basket, The Josephs’ Christmas, The Osbornes’ Christmas, Bertie’s New Year, Clorinda’s Gifts, Ida’s New Year Cake, The Christmas Surprise at Enderly Road, The Falsoms’ Christmas Dinner, The Unforgotten One, Christmas at Red Butte, Uncle Richard’s New Year’s Dinner

Christmas Cookies with a side of Murder, by Meredith Potts

Fun-filled parties. Beautiful decorations. Delicious food. Fantastic presents. Joyous family celebration. And murder.

This is shaping up to be a holiday season that Sabrina Daley will never forget.

But if she doesn’t act fast, it will be for all the wrong reasons.

Joy, by Celina Grace

The last person Detective Sergeant Kate Redman wants to see while she’s doing her Christmas shopping is habitual petty thief and homeless alcoholic Charlie Petworth. While she knows that Charlie steals small things in part to get a warm bed for the night, it’s still annoying, particularly in the season of good will.

Then a far more serious crime occurs and Kate realises that Charlie might well be involved. But why would he go from stealing a packet of flower seeds to stealing a little toddler? And is there more to this case than at first meets the eye?

Bayou Christmas, by Riley Blake

There’s a new agent in town and she’s determined to turn Louisiana upside down. While Agent Harrison takes a Christmas vacation, Agent Pretty stirs all sorts of trouble. And those closest to Fortune could represent an imminent threat.

Christmas at the Inn, by Andrea Twombly

Heading north for the holidays, things certainly hadn’t gone as she had planned. A snowstorm, an apple pie, and an old friend, all conspire to bring her to a crossroads. Will a Christmas Eve detour send her back to her snug village home, or will she forge ahead and let a turn in the road lead her to a newfound happiness?

Avery Meets Chevy, by Mary Hiker

Avery Barks, a search and rescue volunteer is happy about moving into her own mountain cabin in time for the Christmas holiday. The excitement is short lived when several of her belongings turn up missing.

Fortunately, there is a new friend waiting in the wings to help her out..

Killer Christmas, by Harper Lin

After breaking up with hunky movie star Nick Doyle, superstar singer Emma Wild returns to her hometown for Christmas to get away from it all. In Hartfield, a small town in Ontario, Canada, she gets caught up in a murder case after a fan’s drink is poisoned at the Chocoholic Cafe, owned by Emma’s sister Mirabelle.

Who is the killer and was the drink originally intended for Emma? To add to the chaos, Sterling Matthews is the detective on the case. He’d shattered her heart nine years ago and inspired all her hit singles, but now they must work together to find the murderer before the murderer finds Emma.

Double Deck the Halls, by Gretchen Archer

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the Bellissimo Resort and Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. The trees are trimmed, the halls are decked, and Davis Way Cole’s grandmother is there to play in the Winter Wonderland Senior Slot Tournament.

This year’s theme: The Nice List. All is merry and bright until Granny Dee meets an elf who belongs on the naughty list.

Maybe even the downright nasty list.

Unexpected Gifts, by Elena Aitken

Christmas represents everything Andi Williams is supposed to have, and doesn’t. Running away to a remote mountain lodge in the Canadian Rockies sounds like the perfect way to escape, until a mix-up finds her sharing a villa with sexy, rough around the edges, Colin Hartford.

Colin’s determination to enjoy the holiday he’s missed for the last five years sweeps Andi into a season of joy that she’s not sure she’s ready for.

Snowed in with Death, by Ruby Loren

Trapped in a house with a serial killer, Holly Winter must solve the case… or die trying.

Getting snowed in with six private detectives in a remote house in Scotland is actually the stuff of Holly’s daydreams. An enthusiastic amateur sleuth herself, she is thrilled to have won the chance to attend the annual meeting of the best private detectives in the country.

But before they even have a chance to start dinner, one detective is found dead with a knife in his chest and the killings have only just begun.

Holly and the professional private detectives are trapped in Horn Hill House and everyone knows… there is a murderer in their midst!

Loving Winter, by Lyn Cote

Happily single, Winter Woodard who inherited her grandfather’s nursery is looking forward to a busy, fun fall and holiday season.

And it all begins with her cousin’s wedding where Winter meets the man the ladies around town have been buzzing about. Single by choice, Clay Dixon, the very successful football coach at the local high school, has rebuffed all offers of “home-cooked meals,” keeping the female population at bay. That’s fine with Winter. She’s her own woman, thank you very much.

Then bad things begin to happen. And unexpectedly Clay Dixon stands by her through a holiday season fraught with unnerving and destructive setbacks.

 

Release of Christmas Short: Dog-Free Dinner

Release of Dog-Free Dinner

[image error]Christmas is coming, and lots of fun Christmas stories and books line the virtual bookshelves! Dog-Free Dinner is a holiday short story in the cozy mystery series Auntie Clem’s Bakery available now for $0.99 exclusively on my website. Book 1, Gluten-Free Murder and book 2, Dairy-Free Death are out, and book 3, Allergen-Free Assignation will be released in one week!

Holidays can pull families together—or apart!

Vic is looking forward to Christmas with her new Bald Eagles Falls family. Erin—not so much. But she wants to make it a special day for Vic.

An unexpected turn in events changes all of their carefully-laid plans. 

This Christmas short, part of the Auntie Clem’s Bakery series, is only available through my website. The series—and your holiday—won’t be complete without it.

Buy Kindle or ePub via PayPal

$0.99

More Christmas Stories

Christmas Stories, by Lucy Maud Montgomery

By the author of Anne of Green Gables

This book contains the following beautiful Christmas tales:

A Christmas Inspiration, A Christmas Mistake, The Red Room, Aunt Cyrilla’s Christmas Basket, The Josephs’ Christmas, The Osbornes’ Christmas, Bertie’s New Year, Clorinda’s Gifts, Ida’s New Year Cake, The Christmas Surprise at Enderly Road, The Falsoms’ Christmas Dinner, The Unforgotten One, Christmas at Red Butte, Uncle Richard’s New Year’s Dinner

Christmas Cookies with a side of Murder, by Meredith Potts

Fun-filled parties. Beautiful decorations. Delicious food. Fantastic presents. Joyous family celebration. And murder.

This is shaping up to be a holiday season that Sabrina Daley will never forget.

But if she doesn’t act fast, it will be for all the wrong reasons.

Joy, by Celina Grace

The last person Detective Sergeant Kate Redman wants to see while she’s doing her Christmas shopping is habitual petty thief and homeless alcoholic Charlie Petworth. While she knows that Charlie steals small things in part to get a warm bed for the night, it’s still annoying, particularly in the season of good will.

Then a far more serious crime occurs and Kate realises that Charlie might well be involved. But why would he go from stealing a packet of flower seeds to stealing a little toddler? And is there more to this case than at first meets the eye?

Bayou Christmas, by Riley Blake

There’s a new agent in town and she’s determined to turn Louisiana upside down. While Agent Harrison takes a Christmas vacation, Agent Pretty stirs all sorts of trouble. And those closest to Fortune could represent an imminent threat.

Christmas at the Inn, by Andrea Twombly

Heading north for the holidays, things certainly hadn’t gone as she had planned. A snowstorm, an apple pie, and an old friend, all conspire to bring her to a crossroads. Will a Christmas Eve detour send her back to her snug village home, or will she forge ahead and let a turn in the road lead her to a newfound happiness?

Avery Meets Chevy, by Mary Hiker

Avery Barks, a search and rescue volunteer is happy about moving into her own mountain cabin in time for the Christmas holiday. The excitement is short lived when several of her belongings turn up missing.

Fortunately, there is a new friend waiting in the wings to help her out..

Killer Christmas, by Harper Lin

After breaking up with hunky movie star Nick Doyle, superstar singer Emma Wild returns to her hometown for Christmas to get away from it all. In Hartfield, a small town in Ontario, Canada, she gets caught up in a murder case after a fan’s drink is poisoned at the Chocoholic Cafe, owned by Emma’s sister Mirabelle.

Who is the killer and was the drink originally intended for Emma? To add to the chaos, Sterling Matthews is the detective on the case. He’d shattered her heart nine years ago and inspired all her hit singles, but now they must work together to find the murderer before the murderer finds Emma.

Double Deck the Halls, by Gretchen Archer

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the Bellissimo Resort and Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. The trees are trimmed, the halls are decked, and Davis Way Cole’s grandmother is there to play in the Winter Wonderland Senior Slot Tournament.

This year’s theme: The Nice List. All is merry and bright until Granny Dee meets an elf who belongs on the naughty list.

Maybe even the downright nasty list.

Unexpected Gifts, by Elena Aitken

Christmas represents everything Andi Williams is supposed to have, and doesn’t. Running away to a remote mountain lodge in the Canadian Rockies sounds like the perfect way to escape, until a mix-up finds her sharing a villa with sexy, rough around the edges, Colin Hartford.

Colin’s determination to enjoy the holiday he’s missed for the last five years sweeps Andi into a season of joy that she’s not sure she’s ready for.

Snowed in with Death, by Ruby Loren

Trapped in a house with a serial killer, Holly Winter must solve the case… or die trying.

Getting snowed in with six private detectives in a remote house in Scotland is actually the stuff of Holly’s daydreams. An enthusiastic amateur sleuth herself, she is thrilled to have won the chance to attend the annual meeting of the best private detectives in the country.

But before they even have a chance to start dinner, one detective is found dead with a knife in his chest and the killings have only just begun.

Holly and the professional private detectives are trapped in Horn Hill House and everyone knows… there is a murderer in their midst!

Loving Winter, by Lyn Cote

Happily single, Winter Woodard who inherited her grandfather’s nursery is looking forward to a busy, fun fall and holiday season.

And it all begins with her cousin’s wedding where Winter meets the man the ladies around town have been buzzing about. Single by choice, Clay Dixon, the very successful football coach at the local high school, has rebuffed all offers of “home-cooked meals,” keeping the female population at bay. That’s fine with Winter. She’s her own woman, thank you very much.

Then bad things begin to happen. And unexpectedly Clay Dixon stands by her through a holiday season fraught with unnerving and destructive setbacks.

 

Excerpt from Mercy

Things that are happening this week: I am enjoying writing a new book in the Zachary Goldman Mysteries series for Nanowrimo this month. It is coming together nicely. I have books in a couple of giveaways if you click on the banners down below. Be sure to check back here this Friday for a special Christmas short story in the Auntie Clem’s Bakery series! And now, on to the teaser!

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme. Read the rules and more teasers at The Purple Booker. Anyone can play along.

On to a medical thriller this week, one of my favourite genres. Daniel and Michael Palmer serve up Mercy: a Novel, where an “angel of death” serial killer is eliminating one patient after another. I am enjoying the detailed descriptions of the medical procedures, the suspense, and the character development of the protagonist and her family. In the tradition of Robin Cook’s Coma, the Palmers bring you Mercy. My teaser:

“How are you feeling, Walt?” Doc asked.

“Like I’m dying,” Walt said.

“Everyone is dying, Walt. We’re just moving at different rates of speed, is all.”

Daniel Palmer, Mercy

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Dr. Julie Devereux is an outspoken advocate for the right to die — until a motorcycle accident leaves her fiancé, Sam Talbot, a quadriplegic. Sam begs to end his life, but Julie sees hope in a life together. With the help of an organization that opposes physician-assisted suicide, Julie has Sam coming around to her point of view when he suddenly dies from an unexpected heart attack. An autopsy reveals that Sam died of an unusual heart defect, one seen only in those under extreme stress — in fact, it appears that Sam had been literally scared to death.

As Julie investigates similar cases, she finds a frightening pattern… and finds herself the target of disturbing threats. The more cases Julie discovers, the more the threats escalate, until she is accused of a mercy killing of her own. To clear her name and save her career, she must track down whoever is behind these mysterious deaths… but time is running out as someone has decided that killing Julie is the only way to stop her.

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Dog-Free Dinner

Dog-Free Dinner
Coming Soon!

by P. D. Workman
Series: Auntie Clem's Bakery
Genres: Cozy Mystery, Mystery
Links: Booksamillion
Goodreads

Holidays can pull families together—or apart.

Vic is looking forward to Christmas with her new Bald Eagles Falls family. Erin—not so much. But she wants to make it a special day for Vic. But an unexpected turn in events changes all of their carefully-laid plans. 

This Christmas short, part of the Auntie Clem’s Bakery series, is only available through my website. The series—and your holiday—won’t be complete without it.

 




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“This is one author I certainly will be looking out for, I can’t recommend her enough.”

About P. D. Workman

Award-winning author P.D. Workman writes riveting young adult/suspense fiction about mental illness, addiction, and abuse. P.D. Workman is a devout wife and a mother of one, born and raised in Alberta, Canada. She loves to read and is a technology geek with a love for all kinds of gadgets and tools. For as long as she can remember, the blank page has held an incredible allure, leading her to write her first complete novel at the age of twelve.

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Coffee, Tea, and Gluten Free: The Cookbook

Gluten-Free Recipes

So you’ve been reading my Auntie Clem’s Bakery series, and now you are craving some gluten-free treats of your own! While I do eat gluten-free myself, I have a lot of other dietary restrictions, so my repetoire is limited, and when I want to make something that isn’t on my usual weekly meal plan, it’s usually an experiment, swapping ingredients on the fly.

But one of my author friends, April D. Brown has recently put out a new Gluten-Free cookbook, and I offered to feature it for her.

So if you’re gluten-free and hungry, buy Coffee, Tea, and Gluten Free and get cooking now!

 

Excerpt from The Silent Sister

I hope you’re having a Happy Halloween and picked up lots of scary reads this year!

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme. Read the rules and more teasers at The Purple Booker. Anyone can play along.

This week I am on to a psychological mystery, The Silent Sister, by Diane Chamberlain. I am drawing close to the end, and it has been an interesting and engaging read, although I have guessed all of the twists well ahead of time. A well-written suspense novel that reminds me somewhat of a Mary Higgins Clark.

“I stopped by right after Daddy died,” I said, “but I couldn’t find you.”

“And that surprised you?”

Okay, I thought. The angry Danny today.

Diane Chamberlain, The Silent Sister

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In The Silent Sister, Riley MacPherson has spent her entire life believing that her older sister Lisa committed suicide as a teenager. Now, over twenty years later, her father has passed away and she’s in New Bern, North Carolina cleaning out his house when she finds evidence to the contrary. Lisa is alive. Alive and living under a new identity. But why exactly was she on the run all those years ago, and what secrets are being kept now? As Riley works to uncover the truth, her discoveries will put into question everything she thought she knew about her family. Riley must decide what the past means for her present, and what she will do with her newfound reality, in this engrossing New York Times bestselling mystery from Diane Chamberlain.

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Erin thought that after Angela Plaint’s murder was solved, everything would settle back to normal in Bald Eagle Falls and she could become part of the Norman Rockwell lifestyle. But the peaceful life that she had pictured remains elusive as her family’s past. Then her own past comes knocking on her door.

Between running the bakery and dealing with her interpersonal relationships, Erin doesn’t have a lot of time to spend delving into Auntie Clem’s genealogical records, but her chances at a happy future in Bald Eagle Falls may depend on it.

Check out the other books in the series! Don’t forget about Witch-Free Halloween, a holiday short story in the series.

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Last Chance for Murder, by Estelle Richards

One last chance to get things right.

Too old for Hollywood at age 29, Lisa Chance leaves her failed acting career and a cheating boyfriend in LA and goes home to Moss Creek, Arizona.

The Folly, a stately 1870s mansion in the middle of her hometown, has always drawn Lisa like a magnet. She thought she was done with that place, but now she has the chance to turn it into the coffee shop of her dreams.

But when a dead body turns up on the property, she’s the prime suspect in the murder. Can Lisa figure out whodunit, or will she lose her last chance at happiness?

Something Wicked, by Louise Marley

Katrina Davenport has opened a coffee shop and bookstore in the notorious Raven’s Cottage, once the home of a 17th century witch known as Magik Meg. The locals have told Kat stories, of how the cottage is haunted by the witch and her demon lover, but Kat doesn’t believe in witches, or ghosts, or anything that goes bump in the dead of night. Every strange thing that happened since she moved in must have a perfectly logical explanation.

Unfortunately it doesn’t really matter what Kat believes, because something wicked has returned to Raven’s Cottage.

Blind Justice, by James Scott Bell

Jake Denney has hit rock bottom. His wife has left him. He’s drinking again. And his five-year-old daughter is in the middle of it all. When a judge calls him “a disgrace to the legal profession,” Jake starts thinking things might be better for everyone if he wasn’t around anymore.

Then a childhood friend’s mother phones him. Her son, Howie, has been accused of murdering his wife. Jake takes the seemingly hopeless case in a last-ditch effort to save his client and his fading career.

Murder on the SS Rosa, by Lee Strauss

It’s 1923 and young war widow fashionista Ginger Gold makes a cross-Atlantic journey with her companion Haley Higgins to London England to settle her father’s estate. When the ship’s captain is found dead, Ginger is only too happy to lend her assistance to the handsome Chief Inspector Basil Reed.

The SS Rosa delivers a convincing array of suspects – the wife, the mistress, a jealous crewmate. To Ginger’s dismay, her name has been added to the list! With a little help from Ginger’s dog Boss, Ginger and Haley navigate the clues (those wartime operative skills come in handy.) They must solve the case and clear Ginger’s name before they dock–and oh, whatever shall she wear!

Deadly Gamble, by Connie Shelton

In this debut almost-cozy mystery series novel, Charlie Parker, accountant and partner in an Albuquerque private investigation firm, is visited by her old school friend, Stacy North. Stacy’s Rolex watch is missing and she begs Charlie to help locate it before her husband finds out. Things are complicated by the fact that Stacy had been seeing another man, Gary Detweiller, and he’s the one she suspects of having stolen the watch. With a little detective work, Charlie and her sidekick dog, Rusty, retrieve the missing watch and all should be well. But three days later, Detweiller is murdered. All eyes turn to Stacy as the prime suspect.

Once again, Stacy begs Charlie’s help in proving her innocence. As she begins to ask questions, Charlie learns that Detweiller’s life was not as simple as first perceived and that any number of people had grievances against him. And before she can pinpoint the killer, her own life is in danger as well.

True Crime Stories, by Jack Rosewood

In this gruesome true crime anthology you will read about twelve true crime stories that baffled investigators and continue to draw interest among the public due to their shocking details. From tragic cases of spousal murder to tragic cases of child murder, this true crime book will surely keep your attention.

Cream Puff Murder, by Sandi Scott

Ashley Adams is settling back into her life in Seagrass, TX after leaving a broken heart and criminal ex-boyfriend in Paris, France. Her French sweets catering company has finally landed a major job, making Ashley grateful for all that is going right – her business, her work partnership, and reconnecting with an old friend Ryan.

All that changes when Ashley overhears one of the guests arguing with a strange man in the bathroom. Things get worse when the woman is found dead the next day, poisoned by one of Ashley’s cream puffs.

Telling Lies, by L.A. Dobbs

The small police force of White Rock, New Hampshire, is still reeling from the death of Officer Tyler Richardson when they are called to the scene of the accidental drowning of an out-of-town camper.

But Chief Sam Mason and Sergeant Jody Harris soon discover the drowning was no accident. Someone murdered Lynn Palmer and staged the scene to make it look that way.

With a pool of suspects who aren’t telling the truth and a corrupt mayor who wants the case solved yesterday, Sam and Jo follow a puzzling trail of clues with a surprise ending. And when a stray dog points them in the right direction, Sam discovers the killer is closer than he thought.

Mango Cake and Murder, by Christy Murphy

When Mom convinces Christy to ditch her “lousy” job and help with the catering business, their fledgling partnership suffers a few setbacks. One of them can’t cook, they’re short a catering van, and the guest of honor at their first party is murdered.That would be bad enough, but then, Christy’s cousin, Celia, becomes the prime suspect.

Solving a murder is no easy task, but when drunken death threats, a dashing detective, and terrifying taxidermy are added into the mix, the case becomes almost impossible to crack. Who knew a small town like Fletcher Canyon could be filled with so much craziness?

Pasta, Pinot & Murder, by Jamie Lee Scott

Food blogger Willa Friday is excited to start training her new assistant to make recipes and style food. And she’s excited that her blog, A Dish in Thyme, is finally making enough money to hire an assistant. But she has other obligations too, like the food photography for the annual Whine & Roses Benefit poster.

Dreading her meeting, Willa gets a surprise when she arrives and the vineyard owner is dead.

Wicked Days, by Lily Harper Hart

Ivy Morgan is happy with who she is, and what she can do. She certainly doesn’t need to second guess her life, or her witchy ways … that is until Shadow Lake’s newest police detective enters her life.

Jack Harker is haunted by a past he refuses to talk about, and he’s not looking forward to a future with anyone – especially a sassy witch with boundary issues.

Jack and Ivy find their paths crossing on a regular basis when a dead body is discovered on the edge of Ivy’s property. Jack doesn’t want any romantic entanglements, but there’s just something about Ivy that keeps drawing him in.

When the truth is finally revealed, Jack has to decide what he believes – and he has to do it before a murderer turns his attention to Ivy.

All Good Deeds, by Stacy Green

Lucy tracks down killers to deliver vigilante justice. But a missing child will pull her into a case that’s darker and more complicated than anything she’s ever faced.

Lucy quickly discovers the link to a predator she’s faced before–a man the state of Pennsylvania decided to turn loose on the streets. Determined to find the little girl and put a criminal behind bars for good, Lucy forces her way onto the case.

As the search pulls Lucy into a web of evil beyond her darkest imagination, she’ll have to face her own dark truths to save the little girl–and herself.