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Joanne Pence

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Joanne Pence is a USA Today best-selling and award winning author of two mystery series, contemporary and historical romance, fantasy and thrillers. She is the author of the Angie Amalfi culinary mystery series, which is still in print after twenty years, and now has 15 books (the latest, COOKING SPIRITS was an April 2013 release), and a novella (Cook's Christmas Capers, Dec. 2013). She has just begun a new series, the Rebecca Mayfield mysteries. ONE O'CLOCK HUSTLE is the first full-length novel, and THE THIRTEENTH SANTA is a novella which shows how the two main characters met.

Joanne's books have won many awards and honors, including RWA's Golden Heart and Rita Award nominations, the Independent Book Seller's Golden Quill, the Daphne du Mau
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Funny you should ask ... I'm working on a book of Angie's desserts at the moment. If it does at all well, I'll move on to other recipes. I hope…more
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Funny you should ask ... I'm working on a book of Angie's desserts at the moment. If it does at all well, I'll move on to other recipes. I hope to have the dessert book out in the next couple of months.

Thank you for your interest, and I'm so very glad to hear you enjoy Angie's cooking.

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New Mystery Series: One O'Clock Hustle

Spin-off characters from the Angie Amalfi mysteries now have their own series. Rebecca Mayfield is a homicide inspector in San Francisco (she works with Angie's fiance, Paavo Smith), and Angie's cousin, Richie Amalfi, are about as mismatched a couple as can be imagined. Both want nothing to do with the other...but can't deny the chemistry between them.

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Published on April 17, 2014 08:06 Tags: amalfi, cozy, homicide, mystery, san-francisco
One O'Clock Hustle Two O'Clock Heist Three O'Clock Séance Four O'Clock Sizzle Five O'Clock Twist Six O'Clock Silence
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“They want us to leave,” Batbaatar said. An ethnic Mongolian, he stood five-foot five, with a broad and stocky body and a round, flat face. Mongolians used only a single name, and “baatar” was a common ending. It meant “hero.”
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“I won't hurt you,” Will said. “But go out there now and someone might. If not Sam, then Arnie or Gus. Maybe Kohler himself. It's been a long time since any of us have been around women. Some of the men, clearly, have forgotten how to behave.” “But not you?” she said, a mocking jeer to her voice. “I don't force women.” “Oh? You're irresistible, are you?” “To one, I was. The woman I love. You're safe with me.” That stopped her, and she nodded.”
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Scott Roberts Merry christmas.


Joanne Pence Cathiecaffey wrote: "Hi Joannes! Thanks for the friendship! I haven't read your series yet but so many have told me about yours that I need to get on my kindle soon!! It will be fun chatting books with you. I love his..."

I'm glad to hear you've been told good things about my culinary mystery series. I stopped writing them after 14 books (it got tiring) and turned to other things. But there will be a new "Angie" mystery in the new year. My historicals are getting pretty decent reviews. That's a big relief to this otherwise "mystery" writer .


Cathiecaffey Hi Joannes! Thanks for the friendship! I haven't read your series yet but so many have told me about yours that I need to get on my kindle soon!! It will be fun chatting books with you. I love historical and you mentioned you write them? So I must that too!


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