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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?

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Published on November 13, 2017 18:15

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

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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

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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Published on November 07, 2017 05:00

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.

Coming Soon!

+ Praise for Auntie Clem's Bakery Series

—It was very good! But made me hungry!

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“Every single one of [P.D. Workman’s] books has spoken to me in ways no one or almost anything else has. And I have found strength in the books I’ve read.”

“The way that P.D. Workman writes just flows amazingly and allows the reader to get really invested in a book.”

“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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Published on November 06, 2017 20:18

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!

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Published on November 03, 2017 10:10

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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Published on October 31, 2017 05:01

It’s a Freebie Weekend: Dairy-Free Death and Others!

Dairy-Free Death Promo

[image error]Dairy-Free Death is free on Kindle this weekend, October 27-30. Don’t wait, because this deal won’t last!

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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.

More freebies!

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.

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Published on October 26, 2017 23:00

Another Excerpt from The Hero of Ages

I told you I would have a Halloween short story for you in the Auntie Clem’s Bakery series, and it is now live. Get your copy of Witch-Free Halloween here. While you’re at it, you can check out my Halloween round-up for some other treats.

I realized today that I haven’t written much about what I have been writing lately. But rest assured, I haven’t given up on it! On Saturday, I finished the first draft of Vanishing Teardrops, which is the fourth book in the Tattooed Teardrops series. Tattooed Teardrops was originally written as a stand alone, but I have had so many requests for a sequel that I eventually took a run at it… which led to book three… and book four… I am expecting to release book two, Two Teardrops, in March 2018.

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

This doesn’t usually happen—I am still reading the book I was reading last Tuesday (Brandon Sanderson’s The Hero of Ages). I had just started it last Monday, and am just finishing it today, and it is epic fantasy! So, you get a second teaser from the same book.

I have been interested in the themes of faith and of opposition in all things, such as between ruin and preservation. So I picked a quote on faith.

“It sounds to me, young one,” Haddek said, “that you are searching for something that cannot be found.”

“The truth?” Sazed said.

“No,” Haddek replied. “A religion that requires no faith of its believers.”

Brandon Sanderson, The Hero of Ages

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Who is the Hero of Ages?

To end the Final Empire and restore freedom, Vin killed the Lord Ruler. But as a result, the Deepness–the lethal form of the ubiquitous mists–is back, along with increasingly heavy ashfalls and ever more powerful earthquakes. Humanity appears to be doomed.

Having escaped death at the climax of The Well of Ascension only by becoming a Mistborn himself, Emperor Elend Venture hopes to find clues left behind by the Lord Ruler that will allow him to save the world. Vin is consumed with guilt at having been tricked into releasing the mystic force known as Ruin from the Well. Ruin wants to end the world, and its near omniscience and ability to warp reality make stopping it seem impossible. She can’t even discuss it with Elend lest Ruin learn their plans!

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Published on October 24, 2017 04:50

Exclusive offer for Witch-Free Halloween and other Ghoulish stories

Witch-Free Halloween

[image error]Today marks the first time that I am offering a short story for one of my serieses. Witch-Free Halloween is a holiday short in the Auntie Clem’s Bakery series, bringing you Erin’s and Vic’s first Halloween in Bald Eagle Falls.

With so many other secrets in Bald Eagle Falls, what is one more?

This $0.99 holiday short story is only available through my website, and is available in mobi (Kindle), ePub (iBooks, Nook, Kobo,) and pdf format.

$0.99 short story

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Erin Price, gluten-free baker turned sleuth and her assistant and best friend, Vic are looking forward to their first Halloween in Bald Eagle Falls. But circumstances combine against them, and they face a problem that could mean the end to Auntie Clem’s Bakery.

Halloween Round-up

I have dug deep into the treat bag to come up with these tricksy stories for you!

Talitha: A Haunting, by Rachael Rawlings

Clare is a determined woman ready to launch into her new life. She just needs a little money to do it. When she goes to a historical home under renovation to help with the massive cleaning job, she is anxious to do her task and do it well. However, the house, Talitha, has other plans.

Trick or Treat and Murder, by Katie Bell

It’s Halloween in Sandy Harbor, Maine, and time for Tricks and Treats of the deadly kind. Blogger and foodie Allie McSwain finds the body of Sandy Harbor’s event coordinator at the Halloween bazaar and sets out to find the murderer. Romance is blossoming between Allie and detective Alec Blanchard, who is determined to keep her out of harm’s way, but Allie has other ideas.

Dearly Departed, by Rachel Rawlings

Dorothy, or Dot to her friends, is the slightly eccentric daughter of the town’s funeral director. Her art is the only medium that she can express herself with, but it sets her apart.

Until she meets him.

Disenchanted, by Rhonda Russell

Right witch, wrong sister!

Welcome to Wand-Anon, the last ditch clinic for powerless witches and wizards who are determined to find their magic.

And in Benedict DeWin’s case, desperate. Benedict’s impending arranged-since-birth marriage depends on his ability to prove that he, too, possesses the powerful magic his family is known for. Does Ben want to get married? No. But having been a disappointment to his family, he’s willing to take one for the team…

What Lies Inside, by J.L. Myers

Amelia is sucked into a nightmare and killed at the hungry fangs of a monster…but then she wakes up and everything has changed. Her whole life has been a lie. What she thought she was—human—is nothing but a disguise, one she never even knew she was wearing.

Amelia is a vampire and she always has been.

Halloween Moon, J.R. Rain

“Halloween Moon” – In bestselling author J.R. Rain’s exclusive ebook short story, Samantha Moon is about to confront a monster of the worst kind – a killer who preys on the innocent. A killer who lives just down her street…

Wrath of the Angel, by John R. Monteith

Warriors who take cybernetic control of predatory animals. A wounded soldier-turned alcoholic exorcist. A child who attacks with his mind. As Nate Clark leads his brothers out of a broken childhood, he discovers his supernatural ability to wield eagles, wolves, and leopards as weapons. His journey to establish his self-worth by protecting good people from evil attracts Father Lewis Bannen, who suspects demonic manipulation as the source of Nate’s apparently benevolent powers.

The Girl Who Saved Ghosts, by K.C. Tansley

After a summer spent in a haunted castle—a summer in which she traveled through time to solve a murder mystery—Kat is looking forward to a totally normal senior year at McTernan Academy. Then the ghost of a little girl appears and begs Kat for help, and more unquiet apparitions follow. All of them are terrified by the Dark One, and it soon becomes clear that that this evil force wants Kat dead.

Terrifying Tales, by David Kobb