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December 21, 2017
Solve by Christmas Celebration by Amber Schamel Tour
About the Book
Solve by Christmas Historical MysteryName of book: Solve by Christmas
Author: Amber Schamel
Genre: Historical Christmas
Release Date: September 1, 2017
When sabotage threatens the Rudin Sugar Factory, Detective Jasper Hollock believes this will be his first real case. But dear Mr. Rudin—the only father Jasper has ever known—holds a different assignment for his private investigator.
“I’ve struck a deal with God, Jasper, and you’re my angel.”
Mr. Rudin charges Jasper to build a “case” of reasons for his employer to continue his life. If he fails, Mr. Rudin will end it in suicide on Christmas night.
As the incidents at the factory become life threatening, Jasper’s attempts at dissuading Mr. Rudin prove futile, and Jasper is left staring at the stark reality of his own soul. Time is ticking. Jasper must solve both cases by Christmas before Mr. Rudin, the company, and Jasper’s faith, are dragged to perdition. Will this be the Christmas Jasper truly discovers what makes life worth living?
“Amber Schamel’s engaging prose weaves together not one, but two edge-of-your-seat threads in this historical mystery. With the hero racing against time to solve the two cases readers will be kept guessing as they attempt to crack the case. “ ~ Laura V. Hilton author of Christmas Admirer (Whitaker House)
About the Author
Amber Schamel writes riveting stories that bring HIStory to life. She has a passion for history, books and her Savior. This combination results in what her readers call “historical fiction at its finest”. A homeschool graduate from a family of 12 children, Amber found her calling early in life. First published at age 21, she has continued to hone her craft and has been awarded the 2017 CSPA Book of the Year Award in Historical Fiction. Between ministry, family and working in their family-owned businesses, Amber loves to connect with readers and hang out on Goodreads with other bookish peoples. Find her on the Stitches Thru Time blog, or on any of the major social media sites. Amber is an active member of American Christian Fiction Writers.
Pick up your copy here.
Guest Post from Amber Schamel
Thank you so much for joining us on the Celebrate Lit blog tour for Solve by Christmas!! I am so excited you’re here. For this special event, I wanted to share the inside scoop behind the story.
Solve by Christmas is a historical Mystery set in Denver during the great blizzard of 1913. It has a unique storyline, so people often wonder where the idea came from. Honestly, it was one of those ideas that just popped into my head, then took on a life of its own and evolved over several weeks.
I wanted to give my readers a new story before the year was out, but I didn’t have a specific plot in mind. I did know I wanted to write a Christmas story. So, I had that much. Then I decided I wanted something with a firm deadline.” If this doesn’t happen by this date, everyone dies” sort of thing. Then “By Christmas” popped into my head and flicked on a light. What if Christmas was the deadline?
I’ve always loved detectives and mystery stories, and they go perfectly with deadlines. So, then I thought, what if a detective must solve the case by Christmas or death wins?
Sometimes, as an author, there are ideas and thoughts that seem to come out of nowhere. Almost like God dropping a card into your mental mailbox. The next point of Solve by Christmas was that way. What if a detective was assigned a case that he had to solve by Christmas, but it wasn’t a real case –at least not the type of case he wanted—but something completely different? From there, the story began to really take shape.
The next step, of course, is to come up with a character to be the detective. I wanted the story to have a Sherlock Holmes feel, so I started by studying his character a bit. But my story also has a less serious side since it isn’t a murder mystery and takes place at a sugar factory. I wondered…what would happen if you took Sherlock Holmes and meshed him with Barney Fife?
Now THAT would be hard to pull off. But I was determined to try. So, I made a list of Sherlock Holmes traits, and one of Barney Fife’s traits. I began to see that they actually DO have several similarities. They’re both a bit socially awkward. They both have a very similar flavor of pride. And they both have this air of authority…although Sherlock can back his up while Barney struggles in that area. Then I began to pick and choose between the traits that were left, this Barney trait, this Sherlock trait, and pretty soon I had Detective Jasper Hollock forming on the page. Whether you will get a Barney Fife and Sherlock feel when you read Solve by Christmas, I can’t say. But I do believe I was successful in creating a unique, quirky character that will bring this Christmas mystery to life.
There you have it. The scoop behind Solve by Christmas. I hope you enjoy the story, and best wishes in the giveaway! I will be stopping by along with Jasper and Denny (the two main characters) to answer any questions you may have about the story or the characters, so please do leave us a comment.
Blog Stops
Connie’s History Classroom, December 13
Bigreadersite, December 13
The Fizzy Pop Collecton, December 14
Genesis5020, December 14
Baker Kella, December 15
Daysong Reflections, December 15
History, Mystery & Faith, December 16
Karen Sue Hadley, December 16
Locks, Hooks and Books, December 17
Christian Author, J.E.Grace, December 17
Aryn The Libraryan, December 18
A Reader’s Brain, December 18
Bibliophile Reviews, December 19
Mary Hake, December 19
Texas Book-aholic, December 20
Simple Harvest Reads, December 20
Babs Book Bistro, December 21
Reading Is My SuperPower, December 21 (Interview)
Seasons of Opportunities, December 22
Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, December 22
Just the Write Escape, December 23
The Power of Words, December 23
Live.Love.Read., December 24
Carpe Diem, December 24
Blogging With Carol, December 25
The Important Things in Life: God, Books, & Chocolate, December 25
Giveaway
To celebrate her tour, Amber is giving away a grand prize of a Christmas themed basket which will include a paperback copy of Solve by Christmas and The Swaddling Clothes (my two Christmas books) as well as a Christmas terrarium jar, and a Solve by Christmas notepad!!
Click below to enter. Be sure to comment on this post before you enter to claim 9 extra entries! https://promosimple.com/ps/c5bb
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December 12, 2017
A Murder for the Books: A Blue Ridge Library Mystery by Victoria Gilbert, blog tour, spotlight & giveaway
A Murder for the Books: A Blue Ridge Library Mystery
by Victoria Gilbert
A Murder for the Books: A Blue Ridge Library Mystery
Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Crooked Lane Books (December 12, 2017)
Hardcover: 336 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1683314394
E-Book ASIN: B072396C2L
Fleeing a disastrous love affair, university librarian Amy Webber moves in with her aunt in a quiet, historic mountain town in Virginia. She quickly busies herself with managing a charming public library that requires all her attention with its severe lack of funds and overabundance of eccentric patrons. The last thing she needs is a new, available neighbor whose charm lures her into trouble.
Dancer-turned-teacher and choreographer Richard Muir inherited the farmhouse next door from his great-uncle, Paul Dassin. But town folklore claims the house’s original owner was poisoned by his wife, who was an outsider. It quickly became water under the bridge, until she vanished after her sensational 1925 murder trial. Determined to clear the name of the woman his great-uncle loved, Richard implores Amy to help him investigate the case. Amy is skeptical until their research raises questions about the culpability of the town’s leading families… including her own.
When inexplicable murders plunge the quiet town into chaos, Amy and Richard must crack open the books to reveal a cruel conspiracy and lay a turbulent past to rest in A Murder for the Books, the first installment of Victoria Gilbert’s Blue Ridge Library mysteries.
About the Author
Victoria Gilbert, raised in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains, turned her early obsession with reading into a dual career as an author and librarian. She has worked as a reference librarian, research librarian, and library director.
When not writing or reading, Victoria likes to spend her time watching films, gardening, or traveling. She is a member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and International Thriller Writers, and is represented by Frances Black at Literary Council, NY, NY.
Victoria lives in North Carolina with her husband and some very spoiled cats. This is her first Blue Ridge Library mystery.
Author Links:
Website/blog: http://victoriagilbertmysteries.com/
Facebook author page: https://www.facebook.com/VictoriaGilbertMysteryAuthor/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/VGilbertauthor
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/VictoriaGilbert
Purchase Links:
Amazon B&N Books-A-Million Indie Bound
TOUR PARTICIPANTS
December 11 – A Chick Who Reads – REVIEW
December 11 – Books,Dreams,Life – SPOTLIGHT
December 12 – Books a Plenty Book Reviews – REVIEW
December 12 – Teresa Trent Author Blog – REVIEW
December 13 – Babs Book Bistro – SPOTLIGHT
December 13 – Readeropolis – INTERVIEW
December 14 – The Book’s the Thing – REVIEW
December 14 – My Reading Journeys – REVIEW
December 14 – Bea’s Book Nook – REVIEW
December 15 – Jane Reads – CHARACTER GUEST POST
December 15 – That’s What She’s Reading – REVIEW
December 15 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW, INTERVIEW
December 16 – The Power of Words – REVIEW
December 16 – A Holland Reads – SPOTLIGHT
December 16 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – REVIEW
December 17 – The Montana Bookaholic – SPOTLIGHT
December 18 – The Pulp and Mystery Shelf – GUEST POST
December 18 – Melina’s Book Blog – REVIEW, CHARACTER GUEST POST
December 19 – Valerie’s Musings – REVIEW
December 19 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW
December 19 – A Blue Million Books – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
December 20 – Moonlight Rendezvous – REVIEW
December 20 – Curling up by the Fire – REVIEW
December 20 – Brooke Blogs – GUEST POST
December 21 – I Wish I Lived in a Library – REVIEW
December 21 – Sleuth Cafe – SPOTLIGHT
December 21 – Girl with Book Lungs – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
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Egg Drop Dead (A Cackleberry Club Mystery) by Laura Childs, blog tour, giveaway & spotlight
Egg Drop Dead (A Cackleberry Club Mystery)
by Laura Childs
Mass Market Paperback
Egg Drop Dead (A Cackleberry Club Mystery)
Series: A Cackleberry Club Mystery (Book 7)
Publisher: Berkley (December 5, 2017)
Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
ISBN-13: 978-0425281710
E-Book ASIN: B01CZCW4MW
SynopsisIn Laura Childs’s New York Times bestselling mystery series, Suzanne, Petra, and Toni—co-owners of the Cackleberry Club café—are back to track down another bad egg…
Maintaining good personal relationships with their suppliers is one of the secrets of the Cackleberry Club café’s success, so Suzanne doesn’t mind going out to Mike Mullen’s dairy farm to pick up some wheels of cheese. She’s looking forward to a nice visit with the mild-mannered farmer before heading back to their hectic kitchen.
But when she arrives, Mike’s nowhere to be found. The moaning of his cows leads her to look in the barn, where she discovers a bloodcurdling sight—the farmer’s dead body. Apparently not everyone was as fond of Mike Mullen as the Cackleberry Club.
Churning with grief and outrage, Suzanne, Petra, and Toni vow to find the farmer’s murderer—but as they get closer to the truth, the desperate killer gets whipped into a frenzy and plans to put the squeeze on them…
RECIPES INCLUDED!
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About The Author
Laura Childs is the New York Times bestselling author of the Tea Shop Mysteries
, Scrapbook Mysteries
, and Cackleberry Club Mysteries
. In her previous life she was CEO/Creative Director of her own marketing firm and authored several screenplays. She is married to a professor of Chinese art history, loves to travel, rides horses, enjoys fund raising for various non-profits, and has two Chinese Shar-Pei dogs.
Laura specializes in cozy mysteries that have the pace of a thriller (a thrillzy!) Her three series are:
The Tea Shop Mysteries 
– set in the historic district of Charleston and featuring Theodosia Browning, owner of the Indigo Tea Shop. Theodosia is a savvy entrepreneur, and pet mom to service dog Earl Grey. She’s also an intelligent, focused amateur sleuth who doesn’t rely on coincidences or inept police work to solve crimes. This charming series is highly atmospheric and rife with the history and mystery that is Charleston.
The Scrapbooking Mysteries
– a slightly edgier series that take place in New Orleans. The main character, Carmela, owns Memory Mine scrapbooking shop in the French Quarter and is forever getting into trouble with her friend, Ava, who owns the Juju Voodoo shop. New Orleans’ spooky above-ground cemeteries, jazz clubs, bayous, and Mardi Gras madness make their presence known here!
The Cackleberry Club Mysteries
– set in Kindred, a fictional town in the Midwest. In a rehabbed Spur station, Suzanne, Toni, and Petra, three semi-desperate, forty-plus women have launched the Cackleberry Club. Eggs are the morning specialty here and this cozy cafe even offers a book nook and yarn shop. Business is good but murder could lead to the cafe’s undoing! This series offers recipes, knitting, cake decorating, and a dash of spirituality.
Laura’s Links:
Webpage – http://www.laurachilds.com/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/laura.childs.31
TOUR PARTICIPANTS
December 4 – Cinnamon, Sugar and a Little Bit of Murder – REVIEW REPRISE
December 5 – Books,Dreams,Life – SPOTLIGHT
December 6 – A Holland Reads – GUEST POST
December 7 – My Journey Back – REVIEW, INTERVIEW
December 8 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
December 9 – Books a Plenty Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
December 9 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW REPRISE
December 10 – Mythical Books – INTERVIEW
December 11 – Deal Sharing Aunt – REVIEW
December 12 – Community Bookstop – INTERVIEW
December 13 – Babs Book Bistro – SPOTLIGHT
December 14 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT
December 15 – Brooke Blogs – GUEST POST
December 16 – Laura’s Interests – REVIEW REPRISE, GUEST POST
December 16 – Mystery Thrillers and Romantic Suspense Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
December 17 – 3 Partners in Shipping, Nana, Mommy, &, Sissy, Too! – REVIEW REPRISE
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December 11, 2017
Of Murder and Men (A Cat Latimer Mystery) by Lynn Cahoon, blog tour, giveaway & spotlight
Of Murder and Men (A Cat Latimer Mystery)
by Lynn Cahoon
Of Murder and Men (A Cat Latimer Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
3rd in Series
Kensington (November 28, 2017)
Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1496704399
Digital ASIN: B06XFJCBTD
Audio ISBN-13: 978-1541460300
Love is in the air in Aspen Hills, and it’s making a terrible mess of Cat Latimer’s writers’ retreat—especially when blood stains the plot . . .
Ever since her business partner, Shauna, fell for a wealthy landowner in town, Cat has been working double time to keep her writers’ retreat running. And with the January session almost underway, that spells trouble. As if scheduling mishaps aren’t disastrous enough, Shauna skips out on kitchen duties one morning, forcing Cat to serve unsuspecting guests store-bought muffins . . .
But best laid plans really go awry when Shauna discovers her beau missing from their bed. When his body later turns up in the horse barn, they quickly find out the victim’s scandalous lifestyle left many dying for revenge. While balancing an eccentric group of aspiring writers and a suspect list for the record books, Cat soon finds herself on the heels of a killer—and authoring her most deadly conclusion yet . . .
About The Author
Lynn Cahoon is the author of the NYT and USA Today best-selling Tourist Trap cozy mystery series. Guidebook to Murder, book 1 of the series won the Reader’s Crown for Mystery Fiction in 2015. She’s also pens the recently released, Cat Latimer series. She lives in a small town like the ones she loves to write about with her husband and two fur babies. Sign up for her newsletter at www.lynncahoon.com
Author Links
Goodreads –http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5857424.Lynn_Cahoon
Twitter – https://twitter.com/LynnCahoon
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/LynnCahoonAuthor
Amazon author page – http://www.amazon.com/Lynn-Cahoon/e/B0082PWOAO/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1
Website – http://lynncahoon.com/
Purchase Links
Amazon
Nook
Kobo
Google Play
TOUR PARTICIPANTS
December 1 – Valerie’s Musings – REVIEW
December 1 – 3 Partners in shopping, Nana, Mommy, & Sissy, Too! – SPOTLIGHT
December 2 – Laura’s Interests – REVIEW
December 2 – Reading Is My SuperPower – GUEST POST
December 3 – Books,Dreams,Life – SPOTLIGHT
December 3 – The Montana Bookaholic – REVIEW, CHARACTER GUEST POST
December 4 – StoreyBook Reviews – REVIEW
December 4 – Island Confidential – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
December 5 – I Wish I Lived in a Library – REVIEW
December 5 – Deal Sharing Aunt – SPOTLIGHT
December 6 – Books a Plenty Book Reviews – REVIEW
December 6 – Varietats – REVIEW, GUEST POST
December 7 – My Reading Journeys – REVIEW, CHARACTER INTERVIEW
December 7 – Mythical Books – INTERVIEW
December 8 – A Holland Reads – SPOTLIGHT
December 9 – Readeropolis – SPOTLIGHT
December 10 – Melina’s Book Blog – REVIEW
December 11 – Book Babble – REVIEW
December 12 – Babs Book bistro – SPOTLIGHT
December 12 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
December 13 – The Bookwyrm’s Hoard – REVIEW, CHARACTER GUEST POST
December 13 – The Pulp and Mystery Shelf – INTERVIEW
December 14 – Community Bookstop – REVIEW
December 14 – Brooke Blogs – SPOTLIGHT
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Running out of Time (A Dodie O’Dell Mystery) by Suzanne Trauth, blog tour, spotlight & giveaway
Running out of Time (A Dodie O’Dell Mystery)
by Suzanne Trauth
Running out of Time (A Dodie O’Dell Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
3rd in Series
Lyrical Underground (October 10, 2017)
Paperback: 220 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1601837240
Digital ASIN: B01NBUM1LD
Restaurant manager Dodie O’Dell’s themed food ideas have been called cute, clever, and delicious, but never revolutionary—until now. Dodie’s Windjammer Restaurant is stocking the Etonville Little Theatre’s concession stand with colonial-era desserts and drinks: Swamp Yankee applesauce cake, pumpkin bread, hot cider punch, and mulled wine to complement the latest production. A local playwright has adapted Thornton Wilder’s Our Town into Eton Town, shifting the story to colonial America and the founding of Etonville, New Jersey, shortly after the Revolutionary War.
On opening night, hours before the curtain rises, Dodie runs into an agitated actress backstage with blood on her hands. Then a stranger is found among the chairs set for a graveyard scene with a knife in his chest. The show will not go on—the theatre is now a crime scene. Hoping to clear the red-handed suspect, Dodie returns to the role of amateur sleuth to mull over the clues and beat the backstage stabber to the punch—before someone else becomes history . . .
Suzanne Trauth, Harvard Studio, Montclair, NJ. 06/27/2014 Photo by Steve Hockstein/HarvardStudio.com
About The Author
Suzanne Trauth is a novelist, playwright, screenwriter, and a former university theatre professor. She is a member of Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and the Dramatists Guild. When she is not writing, Suzanne coaches actors and serves as a celebrant performing wedding ceremonies. She lives in Woodland Park, New Jersey. Readers can visit her website at www.suzannetrauth.com.
Purchase Links
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Murder, She Slopes (A Penning Trouble Mystery) by Rachael Stapleton, giveaway
Murder, She Slopes (A Penning Trouble Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
2nd in Series
Release Date – November 26, 2017
Print Length: 214 pages
ASIN: B075CTKP2B
Sirens ring. Are you listening? Near Candy Cane Lane. A Body is glistening. A murderous sight. Trubble’s investigating tonight. Walking through this winter wonderland.
It’s the week before Christmas and Investigative Journalist Penelope Trubble has reluctantly agreed to investigate the death of a woman at the Sleighs & Slopes Adventure Resort in the hopes of exonerating her her husband—who just happens to be Penny’s ex. But with so many suspicious characters lurking in the trees, Penelope risks being strangled by clues, Christmas lights, conjecture, and catastrophe. It doesn’t help that Penny’s still a little frosty with the man accused of icing his bride, and she must prove he’s no cold-blooded killer. At least there’s candy-cane cocoa, a roaring fire, and the Laurentian Mountains to savor—not to mention the hunky detective dashing through the snow after her.
Helping an ex is a slippery slope, and things are going downhill fast for Penelope Trubble.
About The Author
Rachael Stapleton lives in a Second Empire Victorian home with her husband and two children in Ontario, Canada and enjoys writing in the comforts of aged wood and arched dormers.
Author Links
@RaquelleJaxson Amazon GoodReads
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Queen of All She Reads – REVIEW
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The Montana Bookaholic – REVIEW
Laura’s Interests – REVIEW
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Community Bookstop – REVIEW
My Reading Journeys – REVIEW
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December 9, 2017
Glass Meal Prep Containers product review
I love these glass containers. s. Each one has 3-Compartment, airtight lids with In-Built Cutlery Slot and FREE Reusable Flatware Set. ( https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077F279X8/... in handy for lunches or dinners for any of us in the family. )
What I like best is the portion controls for those of us on a diet. Each container can hold up to 4 cups of food. With the airtight lids, you cannot spill a thing out of the container. I have had soup and the container on its side and the car seat was still nice and dry. I mainly use it for my salads. Easy to place the meat on one side and the veggies in the other with the salad dressing in the 3rd section. Nothing gets soggy or ruined.
Not only are they dishwasher safe, microwavable, can be stored in the freezer without cracking, and are even oven-safe up to 752 F. There is not much out there that can do the same thing. They are easy to use and keep clean.
Frankly, there is NOTHING I don’t like about these containers. My husband is picky about what he eats out of on his job site and these are his favorite. I would like to get a second set so each family member can have their own container.
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December 6, 2017
The Discombobulated Decipherers by Julie Seedorf, blog tour, recipe and spotlight
The Discombobulated Decipherers
by Julie Seedorf
The Discombobulated Decipherers: A Brilliant, Minnesota Mystery
Cozy Mystery
2nd in Series
Self Published (November 21, 2017)
Print Length: 195 pages
ASIN: B076Z3YFYQ
Will be up on GoodReads soon
It’s Christmas in Brilliant, Minnesota, and Brilliant is known for its glitzy Christmas traditions. A world-renowned Christmas pageant, the town square decked out with Santa’s Village and a live nativity scene bring visitors to Brilliant each year. Just as the tourists arrive, Jezabelle Jingle and her mystery writer friend, Miranda, find the body of Ernest the elf dead and wrapped in a bundle of Christmas lights in the town square. Is Ernest part of a new holiday puzzle the Discombobulated Decipherers need to solve? Or is dead Ernest part of a bigger plot? Will Jezabelle decipher the clues so Brilliant can celebrate Christmas in peace? Or will Jezabelle be the next gift-wrapped box under the village tree?
Recipe
LEMON LOVE NOTES
Jezabelle and I would like to thank Gladys Johanson and her family for letting us use her recipe for Lemon Love Notes in the Brilliant Bistro. Gladys celebrated her 100th birthday on October 19, 2017. She fed 14 children with her fabulous cooking. Thank you for sharing love through your baking.
Ingredients:
½ cup butter 1 cup flour
¼ cup powdered sugar
Mix together – pat in 9” pan. Bake 15 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool. 2 tbsp. lemon juice
1 grated lemon rind 2 eggs beaten
1 cup sugar
2 tbsp.flour
½ tsp. baking powder
Blend together ingredients, pour over baked crust. Bake 25 minutes at 350 degree. Cool.
Frosting:
¾ cup powdered sugar 1 tbsp. butter
1 ½ tsp. milk
Mix well. Frost lemon bars.
About the Author
As human beings, we are always a work in progress. From birth to death we live, hurt, laugh, cry, feel, and with all of those emotions we grow as people, as family members, and as friends. I am a dreamer and feel blessed to have the opportunity in my writing to pass those dreams on to others. I believe you are never too old to dream and to turn those dreams into a creative endeavor. I live in rural Minnesota and I am a wife, mother, and grandmother.
I have worn many hats throughout my lifetime such as working as a waitress, nursing home activities, office manager and finally computer repair person eventually owning my own computer repair business. I never forgot my love of writing and quit my computer business in 2012 after signing a contract with Cozy Cat Press for Granny Hooks A Crook, the first book in my Fuchsia, Minnesota Series.
Adding four more books to the Fuchsia Series, adding a new Brilliant, Minnesota Series and writing a column for local newspapers feeds my writing creativity.
I also dabble a bit in watercolor painting and hope to eventually add pictures to my children’s book series, Granny’s In Trouble.
Oh, and did I tell you I like to be a little bit silly.
Author Links:
Website: http://julieseedorf.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/julie.seedorf.author
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/julieseedorf
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/julie_seedorf
Pinterest.com: http://pinterest.com/julieseedorf
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/author/julieseedorf
Sprinkled Notes Blog: http://sprinklednotes.com
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/JulieSeedorf
Merchandise from my books: https://www.zazzle.com/hermiony
Purchase Link – Amazon
TOUR PARTICIPANTS
December 7 – Babs Book Bistro – SPOTLIGHT, RECIPE
December 8 – Books a Plenty Book Reviews – REVIEW
December 9 – Books,Dreams,Life – SPOTLIGHT, RECIPE
December 10 – Laura’s Interests – REVIEW, CHARACTER GUEST POST
December 11 – T’s Stuff – INTERVIEW
December 12 – Cozy Up With Kathy – CHARACTER GUEST POST
December 13 – Lisa Ks Book Reviews – REVIEW, GUEST POST
December 14 – A Holland Reads – SPOTLIGHT
December 15 – Valerie’s Musings – REVIEW, GUEST POST
December 16 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – SPOTLIGHT
December 17 – The Self-Rescue Princess – REVIEW
December 18 – Paranormal and Romantic Suspense Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
December 19 – StoreyBook Reviews – SPOTLIGHT, RECIPE
December 20 – The Pulp and Mystery Shelf – INTERVIEW
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December 5, 2017
A Tangled Web by Mike Martin, blog tour, spotlight and giveaway
A Tangled Web
by Mike Martin
A Tangled Web
Cozy Mystery
6th in Series
Booklocker.com, Inc. (October 1, 2017)
Paperback: 338 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1634926508
E-Book ASIN: B0768R7VTR
Life is good for Sgt. Wind¬flower in Grand Bank, Newfoundland. But something’s missing from the Mountie’s life. Actually, a lot of things go missing, including a little girl and supplies from the new factory. It’s Windflower’s job to unravel the tangled web of murder, deceit and an accidental kidnapping that threatens to engulf this sleepy little town and destroy those closest to him. But there’s always good food, good friends and the love of a great woman to make everything better in the end.
About the Author
Mike Martin was born in Newfoundland on the East Coast of Canada and now lives and works in Ottawa, Ontario. He is a longtime freelance writer and his articles and essays have appeared in newspapers, magazines and online across Canada as well as in the United States and New Zealand. He is the author of Change the Things You Can: Dealing with Difficult People
and has written a number of short stories that have published in various publications including Canadian Stories and Downhome magazine.
The Walker on the Cape was his first full fiction book and the premiere of the Sgt. Windflower Mystery Series
. Other books in the series include The Body on the T, Beneath the Surface, A Twist of Fortune and A Long Ways from Home.
A Long Ways from Home was shortlisted for the 2017 Bony Blithe Light Mystery Award as the best light mystery of the year. A Tangled Web
is the newest book in the series.
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TheWalkerOnTheCapeReviewsAndMore/
Twitter @mike54martin
Website www.sgtwindflowermysteries.com
Purchase Link – Amazon
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December 4, 2017
Mermaid Fins, Winds & Rolling Pins: A Cozy Witch Mystery, Erin Johnson, blog tour, spotlight and giveaway
Mermaid Fins, Winds & Rolling Pins: A Cozy Witch Mystery
by Erin Johnson
Mermaid Fins, Winds & Rolling Pins: A Cozy Witch Mystery
Cozy Mystery
3rd in Series
Self Published (November 21, 2017)
Paperback: 286 pages
Paperback: 286 pages
Kindle ASIN: B077CHVX8N
Murder at a Mermaid Nightclub
The enchanted village of Bijou Mer’s on high alert, with the villainous Horace on the loose. Imogen’s excited to escape the tension with a trip to the underwater Mermaid Kingdom to bake for the young mermaid queen’s engagement to the pirate king.
But when the mermaids turn out to be less French Riviera and more Jersey shore, the bakers are wrapped up in their world of clubbing in sea caves and fighting off seals for the best tanning spots, and are embroiled in a pirate smuggling scandal. It gets worse when a member of the mermaid court is found dead in a fishing net, and one of Imogen and Maple’s baked goods seems to be the murder weapon.
Imogen tries to fish out the real murderer to clear their names, while struggling with her romantic feelings for Hank. At the same time, she’s working with him to learn to control her magic and investigate Horace’s riddle and her own mysterious past.
As the mermaid court’s freewheeling lifestyle rubs off on the bakers, the gang lets loose and passions rise to the surface. But with a giant octopus crawling the ocean floor, the mermaid court filled with simmering secrets and scandals, and the ever present threat of the Badlands Army, Imogen must solve the murder before she ends up fish food herself.
About the Author
A native of Tempe, Arizona, Erin spends her time crafting mysterious, magical, romance-filled stories that’ll hopefully make you laugh. In between, she’s traveling, napping with her dogs, eating with her friends and family, and teaching Pilates (to allow her to eat more).
Website: www.erinjohnsonwrites.com. Facebook: www.facebook.com/EJohnsonWrites. Twitter:@EJohnsonWrites
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