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Gambling With Murder ~ A Southern California Mystery by Lida Sideris

Posted: March 31, 2022 in Cozy Mystery, giveaways
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Gambling With Murder

A Southern California Mystery

by Lida Sideris

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Gambling with Murder: A Southern California Mystery
Mystery
5th in Series
Setting – California
Level Best Books (March 29, 2022)
Paperback, 260 pages
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09QYW2VYG

A late-night call is all it takes for rookie lawyer Corrie Locke to kiss her day job at the movie studio goodbye, and do what she does best: flex her sweet P.I. skills and go undercover to find a senior who’s missing from a posh retirement community. One small stumbling block: skirting past security to gain inside access to the exclusive Villa Sunset. Time to call in the heavy artillery. Besides former security guard turned legal assistant—now wannabe P.I.—Veera, Corrie relies on a secret weapon: her mother, a surprisingly eager addition to Corrie’s team. Armed with enough pepper spray to take down a band of Navy Seals, Mom impersonates a senior to infiltrate the Villa, Corrie and Veera in tow. Turns out the job’s not as easy as they’d thought. These seniors have tricks tucked up their sleeves and aren’t afraid of using them.

 

The action gets dicey when the missing senior case turns into attempted murder by a criminal mind who’s always one step ahead. Corrie’s hot on the trail, but finds more than she bargained for…when her mother becomes a target.

 

About Lisa Sideris

Lida Sideris’ first stint after law school was a newbie lawyer’s dream: working as an entertainment attorney for a movie studio…kind of like her heroine, Corrie Locke, except without the homicides. Lida was one of two national winners of the Helen McCloy Mystery Writers of America Scholarship Award and a Silver Falchion Award Finalist. She lives in the northern tip of Southern California with her family, rescue dogs and a flock of uppity chickens. To learn more, please visit: www.LidaSideris.com

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It waits for everyone….. Comeuppance Served Cold by Marion Deeds

Posted: March 30, 2022 in Fantasy, giveaways
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0927CQSSN
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tordotcom (March 22, 2022)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 22, 2022
Language ‏ : ‎ English

Praise for COMEUPPANCE SERVED COLD
A Most Anticipated Pick for The Nerd Daily | Autostraddle

“I love a good heist, and this is a beautifully constructed magical heist in turn-of-the-century Seattle.” ―Mary Robinette Kowal

“This fierce magical heist tale is as smooth as gin and jazz.” ―Beth Cato

“Catnip for those who like watching con artists walk the tightrope of trickery and lies.” ―Marie Brennan

“[A] captivating noir fantasy. . .Deeds presents all this intrigue in reverse chronological order, spinning out mysteries that will keep readers guessing till the end. The result is a well-crafted puzzle; readers’ only complaint will be that they want more.” ―Publishers Weekly, starred review

“A fun, fast-moving heist story that will immediately hook readers who love 1920s-era worlds and soft-fantasy world building.” ―Booklist, starred review

“Readers who love heist and caper stories will be thrilled with Dolly and her quest to deliver much-deserved comeuppance to those who believed they are above the law. The gas-lamp setting gives just the right touch of magic and creeping dread to Deeds’s novel.” ―Library Journal

“A deliciously fun novella set in 1929 Seattle is just what is needed for your bookshelves. . . .Beginning at the ending and following the path backwards through a magical heist, this story brings comeuppance to all.” ―Buzzfeed

“Deeds tells her story with nuance and subtly, luring you into a false sense of pleasantry. From the first page to the very last word, I was enthralled with this tale of thievery and lies.” ―Grimdark Magazine

 

Synopsis

Seattle, 1929—a bitterly divided city overflowing with wealth, violence, and magic.

A respected magus and city leader intent on criminalizing Seattle’s most vulnerable magickers hires a young woman as a lady’s companion to curb his rebellious daughter’s outrageous behavior.

The widowed owner of a speakeasy encounters an opportunity to make her husband’s murderer pay while she tries to keep her shapeshifter brother safe.

A notorious thief slips into the city to complete a delicate and dangerous job that will leave chaos in its wake.

One thing is for certain—comeuppance, eventually, waits for everyone.

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Chapter One

 

november 4, 1929 (thirteen days before)

 

ambrose earnshaw, Seattle’s Commissioner of Magi, looked over his wide ebony desk at the young woman seated across it. “Mortimer Lester is a good friend,” he said, “but he is not a great a judge of character. I am, and I investigate thor- oughly.” He touched the open file folder before him.

The woman nodded. Her expression was serious but not anxious. She was pretty, with green eyes and black hair, un- fashionably long, tucked up bob-like under a gray cloche. Her hands were folded, but he could see where a tear in the thumb seam of one glove had been nearly perfectly mended. Her white blouse was impeccably pressed. The gray wool skirt she wore, which ended just below her knee, was not in the latest fashion.

“You came here from California, and you told me you at- tended Miss Meritage’s Young Women’s Academy in San Diego,” he said.

“My parents died when I was ten, and Uncle John was the only one who could take me in.” She had a low-pitched voice. “When I was thirteen, my aunt got sick. With the four boys, they couldn’t look after me, so I went to Miss Meritage’s.”

“I have her letter here.” He cleared his throat and read aloud,

“Miss White was a conscientious and obedient student. Even though she possesses no magical affinity, she is a careful and methodical mixer of potions. She is reliable, punctual, and tidy. If the position you are filling does not require great imag- ination, she will do well. I recommend her to you.”

If Miss White was hurt by this blunt assessment, it didn’t show.

“You cared for Mortimer’s great-aunt, in Tarzana, until she crossed over.”

“Yes.” Miss White shifted her hands. “I came to Seattle look- ing for work. Mr. Lester told me you might have a position.”

“I do,” he said. He glanced around the room, stroking his mustache with thumb and forefinger. His study always filled him with satisfaction, from the teak wainscoting to the mar- quetry ceiling carved of bird’s-eye maple. The rich Persian rugs—chosen by his wife, now five years dead—ran up to the French doors, their thin drapes drawn back to show a view of the flagstone terrace and the autumn garden.

“I’ve done a bit of research about you too, Mr. Earnshaw,” Dolly White said. “I understand you are the Commissioner of Magi, and your eldest child, Francis, is in the Order of Saint Michael the Protector, which I assume is a magical police force. Or part of your commission? I don’t completely under- stand.”

“The Order is less formal. Our police force is filled with shortsighted fools, too timorous to take necessary action. There’s a need for a volunteer force to pick up the slack.”

A puzzled frown wrinkled her forehead. “A vigilance com- mittee?”

“That’s an old-fashioned term, Miss White. The Order of Saint Michael merely protects the populace where the police

cannot.” He shot his cuffs. “As for the Commission, it’s a . . . well, a governing council. We recommend policy on magic to the mayor and the city council, and we investigate com- plaints. We’re responsible for the licensing of magical practi- tioners and the collecting of fees.”

“We didn’t have those in California, I think,” she said. “California is a hotbed of magical crime.”

A silence fell.

“Well,” Dolly said, “I admit I’m confused. You wanted a companion for your daughter, but I’ve seen her picture in the society pages, and she isn’t an invalid, is she?”

“My daughter is a drunkard.” Dolly White raised her eyebrows.

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Marion Deeds was born in Santa Barbara, California and moved to northern California when she was five. She loves the redwoods, the ocean, dogs and crows.

She’s fascinated by the unexplained, and curious about power: who has it, who gets it, what is the best way to wield it. These questions inform her stories.

Deeds has published Aluminum Leaves and Copper Road from Falstaff Books, with short works in Podcastle and several anthologies. She reviews fiction and writes a column for the review site Fantasy Literature.

     
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They dared to rule the high seas….. Pirate Queens

Posted: March 29, 2022 in Action/Adventure, giveaways, middle grade
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ National Geographic Kids (January 11, 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 64 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1426371950
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1426371950
 

Praise for PIRATE QUEENS

“For readers who want more herstory in history.” —Booklist

“…an ethnically inclusive selection of real-life women who commanded ships, wielded cutlasses, and struck fear into the hearts of others.” —Publishers Weekly

 

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From Ching Shih, a Chinese pirate who presided over a fleet comprised of some 80,000 men (Blackbeard had 400!), to Anne Bonny who famously ran away from an arranged marriage to don trousers and brandish a pistol in the Bahamas, to Sayyida al Hurra, an Islamic queen who ruled the Western Mediterranean, this edgy illustrated book proves that since ancient times women have made their mark in all aspects of history—even pirate lore.

Reviewed by some of the world’s leading pirate experts and historians, Pirate Queens showcases six gutsy women who dared to rule the high seas.

 

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Photo Content from Leigh Lewis

Leigh Lewis is a children’s writer whose middle-grade debut, Pirate Queens: Dauntless Women Who Dared to Rule the High Seas (National Geographic Kids), spotlights six fierce female pirates, telling each of their stories in verse. Leigh’s adventures on the high seas have enabled her to call many places home, including Turkey, Greece, England, Japan and Russia, and she eventually navigated her way back to her hometown of Columbus, Ohio. Leigh spends her time there dreaming up stories for kids of all ages, buoyed by an amazing crew—her Turkish delight of a husband and their three swashbuckling daughters.

 

Sara Gómez Woolley is an award-winning Latina illustrator, graphic novelist, and educator living and working in Brooklyn, NY. Her children’s book Charlotte and the Quiet Place received a Foreword Reviews INDIES Book of the Year Gold Medal and an IPPY Award Silver Medal, and has been featured in Creative Quarterly: Journal of Art and Design.

 

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Katz Island by Katherine E. Soto

Posted: March 28, 2022 in Fantasy, giveaways
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Book Details:

Book Title:  Grey Dawn of Dharaven Bk.1: Katz Island by Katherine E. Soto
Category: Adult Fiction (18 +), 417 pages
Genre: Fantasy
Publisher: Rhetoric Askew
​Publication Date: February 24, 2022.
Tour dates: March 28 to April 15
Content Rating: PG

Book Description:

A fantasy adventure book about an archeology expedition that heads off into uncharted areas on Katz Island on the planet Dharaven. Earth Dragon Clan born archaeologist Grey Dawn Fields leads to a team of explorers and archaeologists into the wilds of Katz Island looking for a human
underground settlement. She’s seen it on an ancient map found in an antiquarian store. That’s when the problems start, and they’re not only coming from the island. When they arrive on Katz Island the expedition is forced to wonder why they are even there when they find little in the first valley the team ground searches. The second valley is more promising as it shows signs of old habitation in its cliff caverns. It’s still not what Grey is looking for.

When an Earth Dragon attacks the second camp looking for food, then dies leaving a baby Earth dragon behind; Grey realizes she has trouble on her hands. Between training a baby Earth Dragon and her archaeology expedition duties Grey is required to stretch her problem solving capabilities and is forced to rely on her friends, colleagues and even her Earth Dragon Clan for help.

​Is there an ancient human underground settlement on Katz Island or is Grey on a crazy quest to find something that does not exist? Grey’s archaeology career rests on her ability to solve every problem that stands in her way of success. Readers of fantasy adventure books will be captivated by this book.

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Meet the Author:Katherine E. Soto is a writer of fantasy novels. Her passion for writing started in high school with free form poetry writing, although she does remember creative story writing at an early age. Katherine enjoys composing short stories, flash fiction, poetry, sci-fi/fantasy novels, and nonfiction. She wrote her first fantasy novel in 2019 and it was published in 2022.

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The Stars Forgot Us by R. J. Garcia

Posted: March 28, 2022 in giveaways, Paranormal or fantasy, YA
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We’re celebrating the release of The Stars Forgot Us, by bestselling author R.J. Garcia. This beauty will be available on March 30th. Read on for details and a chance to enter a fantastic giveaway – A paperback copy & a $10 Amazon e-gift card (US only) and an e-book edition if the winner lives outside the US!

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The Stars Forgot Us

Publication Date: March 30th, 2022

Genre: YA Paranormal

Publisher: Midnight Tide Publishing

Fifteen-year-old Jacob Kelly would love to go back to simpler times. Before his parents’ divorce and the onset of his older brother’s schizophrenia. But when he returns to his hometown, things feel off. After a series of strange occurrences in his new house, Jacob fears the house is haunted, or even worse, he is losing his mind.

To his surprise, Jacob discovers a mysterious teenage runaway, Sanctuary Daniels, living in the house. She reveals she has been kept by a figure known only as Mother, in a place where downstairs children are languishing prisoners, and upstairs children do Mother’s bidding.

Both Jacob’s investigation into Sanctuary’s allegations and their budding romance are cut short when she is reclaimed by evil beings. Beings who unleash terror upon Jacob and his family. Now he must journey to a real haunted house to save his first love and fight for his life.

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Excerpt

My eyes snapped open as three words surfaced in my sleepy brain. You’re not alone. A cold settled into my flesh, making the fine hairs on my arm stand up. I sat up in bed, sucking in a deep breath, and stared into the darkness, unsure what had woken me. My lights were off. It was pitch black. Then the distinct pitter-patter of footsteps sounded down the hall.

“Mom?” When I got no answer, I jumped out of bed and scrambled for the light switch. The overhead fluorescent light blinked on, and I immediately noticed the closet door was partway opened again. This time, I was sure I’d closed it, so I started off with slow, measured steps to investigate. I yanked the door open the rest of the way and hit the closet light. I scoured the walls to discover more writing. The single word, HELP, was written in the same marker on the wall. My pulse skyrocketed. It freaked me out.

I crept back over to the bed and grabbed the blanket, swinging it around my shoulders like a cape, settling down on the drafty hardwood floor. With a shiver of anticipation, I kept my eyes pinned to the door, and strained to hear the slightest noise. It was eerily quiet. Even the wind had died down.

Unexpectedly, I heard a girl’s voice, so soft it was hardly audible, as it drifted up from the floor. It was only the word, “I’m.”

I scooted over to the vent and whispered, “Um…hello?” There was no reply. It could have been a ringing or humming in my ear. Yeah, I’d only imagined it was a voice. Yet, I hadn’t imagined the writing on the wall. I mean, what the hell? I got up and decided to have a look around. If someone was in the house, I had to know. I exited my room and began my search.

I stood face to face with a long and quiet hallway—doors on the left and right. My mind was a hot blank space as a thread of fear tugged me along. My mom’s bedroom was kitty-corner to my room, so I stepped in just far enough to take in the visual of her tucked in bed. Her sleeping sounds were somewhere between wheezes and moans.

“Mom?” I whispered, but she didn’t wake up, and I decided to just let her sleep.

I crossed over to the spare bedroom, smacking on the lights. There was only a desk and Mom’s old computer in the corner. Determined, I was now on a serious hunt and rushed to the closet, flinging the door open. There wasn’t anything. Not even writing on the wall.

Next on the list was Michael’s room. I found him sitting up in bed with a vacant stare. The lights were off, but the blinds were open. Moonlight flitted in, creating shadowy outlines above the chest of drawers that appeared incompatible and menacing.

My gaze returned to my brother as I cleared my throat. “Were you just walking around?”

“No.”

“Did you hear a girl’s voice, Mike?”

He came to life. “Yeah. I heard her.”

My mouth dropped. “Holy shit, I hoped I imagined it.”

Michael stared at me with an unsettling intensity. “I heard her in the vents, the drainpipes, and in the walls. If you listen closely enough, you’ll hear them all.”

Oh great, I’m losing it too.

My brother nodded approvingly. Tension slid from his features, softening his mouth and jaw muscles. Misery loves company, I guess.

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About the Author

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R.J. Garcia is a wife, and proud mom of two smart teens and a chorkie, Zoey She earned her MSW and worked with foster children and as a school social worker. Writing has been her other great love. She has been writing short stories for as long as she can remember. To her amazement, those short stories became novels!

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Touch Of Night by Nara Jade

Posted: March 27, 2022 in giveaways, Paranormal or fantasy
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NIGHT by Nara Jade is available now and that I get to share the news!

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wonderful book, be sure to check out all the details below.

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About The Book:

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Title: TOUCH OF NIGHT

Author: Nara Jade

Pub. Date: March 22, 2022

Publisher: Nara Jade

Formats: Paperback, eBook

Pages: 266

Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle

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An ancient vampire king seeks to claim his mate — a beautiful
mortal bound to him by fate itself.

Vampire king Vincent Strand spent centuries searching for his
mate, only to find her standing in front of him in his home — but she’s human.
That does not bode well for his kind, who can last an eternity. Yet, he is
drawn to her with a thirst he has not felt in centuries. As he struggles to
control his dark desires, he finds Mira has her own secrets, ones that hunt her
for their own purposes. He must convince Mira to accept him as her mate, or
else lose her forever… and doom them both.

Mira Khan moved to Scotland to escape a relentless enemy —
her parents. She didn’t expect to be swept up in the affairs of a dangerous
local mob boss on her first night there. Vincent ignites an irresistible
attraction in her that she can’t ignore, and she craves him in ways she can’t
explain. But there is something dark and mysterious about him, something otherworldly.
When her past comes back to haunt her, he just might be the only one who can
protect her.

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Touch of Night: Immortal Kiss book 2, a standalone, steamy
paranormal romance based on Norse myth. If you enjoy this, check out Immortal
Kiss book 1, Burning for the Beast.

 

Enjoy this peek inside:

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Mira thought she caught a strange emotion as Vincent watched
her with those enigmatic red eyes. She brushed a finger against his temple. No
tell-tale curve of contact lenses even in this brighter setting, and they
looked just as they had the night before, so vibrant and beautiful.  

“I still can’t believe they’re real. They’re so
bright.” 

“Does the color displease you?” he asked. 

“No. Can’t imagine you had an easy time growing up, though. I
think most people would associate red eyes with demons or the devil.” 

“They’re not entirely wrong.” 

She looked at him past her lashes. “Pretty funny that the mob
boss who insists he obeys the law thinks of himself as a devil. You have an
identity issue.” 

A slow shake of his head. “I know exactly what I am.” The
words were spoken too seriously for the teasing tone of her comment. 

“And what’s that?” 

“Someone who wants you.” 

She lightly shoved at his chest. “You smooth-talker. Maybe
you are a devil come to tempt me.”  

“And are you tempted?” His gaze turned downwards, to her
lips. Her breath hitched, and immediately her mind went to indecent places. But
that wasn’t her fault, not when he was looking at her like that.

“Yeah, I’m tempted,” she murmured. Vincent leaned
in.  

She put her hand over his mouth before he could swoop down,
and he raised a brow in question. “You said there are cameras
everywhere.”  

Vincent grabbed her wrist and pulled her hand away, then
kissed her. Hard. 

Mira’s next protest was muffled against his claiming mouth,
and as she parted her lips to make her complaint, his tongue plundered past
them.  

She stilled. A moan escaped her and her eyelids fluttered
shut. He kissed good. He kissed really good. Enough that she didn’t mind
the cameras.

Damned man probably knew it, too.

 

About Nara Jade:

 

Nara Jade
writes paranormal romance novels, with one novel published and many more in her
head. Follow on social media or narajade.ca to get updates about upcoming
books! New work expected to be published Winter 2021.

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In Light Of Recent Events by Amy Klinger

Posted: March 27, 2022 in Contemporary Literature, giveaways
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I am so excited that IN LIGHT OF RECENT EVENTS by Amy Klinger is available now and that I get to share the news!

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If you haven’t yet heard about this wonderful book, be sure to check out all the details below.

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below.

 

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Title: IN LIGHT OF RECENT EVENTS

Author: Amy Klinger

Pub. Date: March 22, 2022

Publisher: The Story Plant

Formats: Paperback, eBook

Pages: 336

Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, B&N, iBooks, TBD, Bookshop.org

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In the 1990s American workplace,
survival of the fittest is sometimes less about clawing your way to the top
than developing good camouflage. And Audrey Rohmer is doing her very best to
blend in as an undistinguished middle manager. Uninspired by her job and uneasy
about her father’s new marriage, Audrey coasts through the work week leaning on
her “partner in apathy” – an admin assistant named Pooter – to keep her
relationship with the married head of her department from becoming water cooler
gossip.

But when an old family friend-turned-Hollywood-superstar crashes on her
doorstep in the midst of a publicity crisis, Audrey’s under-the-radar status
quo gets upended, and the writing may literally be on the bathroom wall that
secrets will find a way out.

Equally acerbic and heartfelt, In Light of Recent Events is
both an endlessly engaging piece of storytelling and a fascinating commentary
on workplaces, families, and fame.

 

Reviews:

“I really enjoyed IN LIGHT OF RECENT EVENTS. It’s a fast, fun, emotionally engaging novel
about friendship, family, and the day-to-day horrors of middle management. Amy
Klinger gives us a delightful cast of characters to relate to, laugh with, and,
ultimately, root for.” — Matthew Norman, author of DOMESTIC VIOLETS

“With a wit as precise as an edge of a carefully cut diamond, In Light of
Recent Events navigates universal workplace intrigues in this thoughtful story
about love, friendship, and growing up.” — Jane Ward, author of In
the Aftermath

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My interest in other lives was not kinky, just curious.
Seeking out those everyday moments of poignancy or grace, silliness and
tenderness, explosive scenes like the shattered window or quiet moments like
someone slowly turning the blinds closed for the night.

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Though not a skill most human resource professionals would
actively seek in an employee, I found that the ability to likewise sit quietly
and observe in the workplace provided a subtle advantage that seemed
evolutionary in nature. Because really, at its most basic, an office (such as
the one in which I worked) was a living demonstration of the pack mentality,
whereby every interaction was filtered through the lens of perceived status.
And status—whether bestowed by one’s title, office size, or number of
subordinates—mattered. When you took the time to look and listen before
exposing yourself in a meeting or at the nearly empty coffee pot in the break
room, you were better able to navigate the complex social maze of cubicles.
This applied to the go-getters as much as the coasters. I fell into the latter
category.

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Pseudo-voyeur, coaster, technically single young woman with a
slight case of ennui and an undersized sense of ambition, this was me circa
1996. And it only mildly troubled me. After all, the vast majority of the
world’s population led quiet, not particularly remarkable lives. Odds were, I
would never be a Publisher’s Clearing House sweepstakes winner, but it was just
as unlikely that I would be struck by lightning.

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What I hadn’t counted on was the kung-fu kick of coincidence.
The chance encounter. That notorious butterfly effect that sets in motion a
series of actions and reactions that make complacency a joke. Or at the very
least, irrelevant.

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Regardless, at that time, as long as I had a reliable
paycheck that afforded me a comfortable home and the ability to take a nice
vacation once a year, I found little to complain about, and even less to strive
toward.

 

About Amy Klinger:

 

Amy Klinger
is a fiction writer and essayist, a freelance copywriter and message
strategist. She is also an amateur baker, a mediocre mountain biker, and
whatever the opposite of “handyman” is. Amy has an MFA from University
of Utah and lives with her family in Vermont where she is currently working on
her next novel. Visit AmyKlinger.com for blog posts and other updates.

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Ink, Red, Dead ~ A Kiki Lowenstein Mystery by Joanna Campbell Slan

Posted: March 26, 2022 in Cozy Mystery, giveaways
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Ink, Red, Dead

A Kiki Lowenstein Mystery

by Joanna Campbell Slan

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Ink, Red, Dead: Kiki Lowenstein Mystery Series
Cozy Mystery
3rd in Series
Setting – Missouri
Spot On Publishing (September 30, 2013)
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 221 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1543209998
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1543209990
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B006KZ5M84

On a sweltering day, ace scrapbooker Kiki Lowenstein has to cancel a crafting party when she discovers Marla Lever, their hostess, nearly dead of the heat. Not only is Marla seriously “under the weather,” she’s also a hoarder, and her home is a house of horrors, complete with a corpse in the cooler. Meanwhile, Detective Chad Detweiler works a cold case that involves women disappearing all over St. Louis. The attraction between Kiki and Detweiler heats to a red-hot fever pitch, but will it boil over and leave both of them feeling burned?

About Joanna Campbell Slan

“Our best friend, our next-door neighbor, and ourselves with just a touch of the outrageous.” That’s how RT Book Review describes Joanna’s protagonist, Kiki Lowenstein. The truth is that’s a pretty good description of Joanna Campbell Slan as well.

Joanna is a New York Times Bestselling, USA Today Bestselling, and Amazon Bestselling author as well as a woman prone to frequent bursts of crafting frenzy, leaving her with burns from her hot glue gun and paint on her clothes. And the mess? Let’s not even go there.

Otherwise, Joanna’s a productive author with more than 80 written projects to her credit. Her non-fiction work includes how to books, a college textbook for public speakers, and books of personal essays (think Chicken Soup for the Soul).

Currently, she writes five fiction series: The Kiki Lowenstein Mystery Series (Agatha Award Finalist, contemporary, St. Louis setting, crafting), the Cara Mia Delgatto Mystery Series (contemporary, Florida setting, DIY, and recycling), the Jane Eyre Chronicles (Daphne du Maurier Award Winner, 1830s England, based on Charlotte Brontë’s classic), the Tai Chi Mystery Series (contemporary, senior citizen female amateur sleuth and Washington, DC setting), and the Friday Night Mystery Club Series (traditional mystery, 1980s setting, Midwest).

A former TV talk show host, college teacher, and public relations specialist, Joanna was one of the early Chicken Soup for the Soul contributors. She won a Silver Anvil for her work on the original FarmAid concert to benefit farmers.

In her ongoing quest never to see snow again, Joanna lives with her husband and their Havanese puppy, Jax, on an island off the coast of Florida. You can email her at jcslan@joannaslan.com or visit her website at https://linktr.ee/jcslan

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The Cowboy’s Road Home ~ A Cowboys Of Whistle Rock Ranch Novel by Shirleen Davies

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The Cowboy’s Road Home

Cowboys of Whistle Rock Ranch Book 1

by Shirleen Davies

Genre: Clean Contemporary Western Romance

Second chances aren’t a sure thing.
Not when sparks fly between the perfect woman
and a devoted cowboy whose father
is determined to keep them apart.

It’s been eight years since Wyatt Bonner left Whistle Rock Ranch.

After two college degrees and loads of experience helping to run his uncle’s dude ranch, he’s back and ready to take his place beside his father. Sunrise to sunset, he’s all business, hardworking, and dedicated to the family’s horse breeding operation—until Daisy Raines bursts back into his life.

A successful businesswoman, Daisy’s never forgotten her first love. Learning Wyatt has returned to Brilliance, Wyoming, and the family ranch, she faces a hard truth. She still loves the handsome, sometimes cocky cowboy.

After eight years, she expects little, and is surprised when Wyatt makes it clear he wants another chance. The independent Daisy is all in until a significant obstacle blocks their growing relationship.

There’s no sure path to a second chance. Not when Wyatt’s father is dead set against a union including Daisy.

The Cowboy’s Road Home, book one in the Cowboys of Whistle Rock Ranch Contemporary Western Romance series, is a clean and wholesome standalone, full-length novel with an HEA and no cliffhanger.

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Shirleen Davies writes romance—historical and contemporary cowboy romance with a touch of suspense, and romantic suspense. She is the best-selling author of numerous series including Macklins of Whiskey Bend, Eternal Brethren, MacLarens of Fire Mountain historicals and contemporaries, the MacLarens of Boundary Mountain, Cowboys of Whistle Rock Ranch, and Redemption Mountain. Shirleen grew up in Southern California, attended Oregon State University, and has degrees from San Diego State University and the University of Maryland. Her passion is writing emotionally charged stories of flawed people who find redemption through love and acceptance. She lives with her husband in a beautiful town in northern Arizona.

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Snowed Under Murder ~ A Sierra Pines B&B Mystery by Kathryn Long

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Snowed Under Murder

A Sierra Pines B&B Mystery

by Kathryn Long

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Snowed Under Murder (A Sierra Pines B&B Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
2nd in Series
Setting – California
Camel Press (March 8, 2022)
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1942078609
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1942078609
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09MSRTZDG

The holiday season has arrived when all should be merry in Sierra Pines. A plea from her mother pushes Ali to offer her annoying cousin, Nathan, and his even more annoying bride, Isadora, lodging at the B&B. When Isadora is found dead at the bottom of a ski slope and fingers point to Nathan as suspect number one, the merry season turns into a scary season for the residents of Sierra Pines. Soon, the B&B needs numerous repairs, the Sierra Pines Alliance of Cultural Activities is missing funds, and business owners quarrel incessantly about their dismal sales. What horrible spell has fallen on this cozy town? What’s worse—everyone blames Nathan for bringing a curse. Ali knows her cousin might get on her nerves, but he’s no killer. However, can she prove his innocence?

About Kathryn Long

Retired teacher, Kathryn Long now spends her days plotting and writing mysteries. Besides her SIERRA PINES B&B MYSTERIES, published credits include A DEADLY DEED GROWS and BURIED IN SIN. She’s actively involved in the writing and publishing worlds with social media platforms, including her author website, blog, Twitter account, and Facebook page. She’s a member of Sisters in Crime as well as of International Thriller Writers. As Bailee Abbott, she writes the PAINT BY MURDER MYSTERY SERIES. The second book, KILL THEM WITH CANVAS, will release October 11, 2022. She lives with her husband and furry friend Max in the quiet suburbs of Green, Ohio.

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