Archive for December 17, 2025

 

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Welcome to my stop on the virtual book tour for Voices Beyond The Creek organized by Goddess Fish Promotions.

Author Curt Richards will be awarding a $15 Amazon or B&N Gift Card to a randomly drawn winner. Don’t forget to enter!

And you can click on the tour banner to see the other stops on the tour.

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Voices Beyond The Creek

By Curt Richards

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Genre: Vintage Young Adult

Synopsis

Set in the foothills of the Appalachians, fourteen-year-old Caleb Austin and his friend Marlee (Mary Lee) Patterson face poverty and prejudice in their small rural town. Confronted with the “creek people” who live in the hollow and the wild child Annabelle Pruitt, their lives take an exciting turn.

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Enjoy this peek inside:

Marlee hurried to the edge of the creek and stopped before her shoes touched the water. Any other time, Caleb knew that she wouldn’t have hesitated to splash through the creek, but if she came home with wet shoes and a muddy dress today, her mother would have a few good words for her, to say the least.

“Hello!” Marlee called into the doghobble thicket on the opposite bank. Caleb stood, sheltered by a poplar tree, and watched, expecting Smoky Pruitt and his hounds to come crashing through the brush any minute.

“Annabelle. Are you there?” Marlee bent and studied the undergrowth. Suddenly, Annabelle appeared next to a large hickory tree. The girl stood motionless, like a rabbit spotted in a briar thicket. Her hair was shoulder-length and unkempt, and she wore a dirty dress that draped to mid-calf, ending a few inches above her leather shoes.

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About Author Curt Richards:

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Curt Richards is a retired public school teacher from Upstate South Carolina. He has taught various science courses for forty years, from middle school to college. He believes there is no higher calling than guiding young people and adults through their education. In his free time, Richards enjoys studying nature, gardening, hiking, reading, socializing with family and friends, and writing in multiple genres.

Books by Curt Richards:

Voices Beyond the Creek (2025, Young Adult Fiction)
Circle the Stones (scheduled for release in 2026, YA fiction)
Misguided Passions and the Lord’s Prayer (2024 Non-fiction)
30 Insights for New Teachers to Thrive (2023 Non-fiction)

Website / Instagram / LinkedIn

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Dug to Death: A Vivien Brandt Mystery
by Gianetta Murray


Dug to Death: A Vivien Brandt Mystery
Cozy Mystery
2nd in the Series
Setting – South Yorkshire, England
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Catmom Press
Publication Date ‏ : ‎ October 28, 2025
Print length ‏ : ‎ 294 pages
Paperback
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1739547330
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1739547332
Digital
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1739547325
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0DZ3PV2SP

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“Wicked stepmother” wasn’t something Vivien wanted on her resume (or CV!).

But six months after moving from California to join her British husband in a quiet Yorkshire village, Vivien and her cat Sydney are confronted with a volatile 24-year-old stepdaughter and the sparks begin to fly.

It certainly doesn’t help when they join a local protest and a body turns up.

In this sequel to Moved to Murder, Vivien must once again work with her enterprising neighbors to solve a murder and clear her family’s name. Which isn’t easy when you’re dealing with people who “Ear all, see all, and say nowt”!

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Vivien’s Playlist

If music be the food of love, play on!

If you’ve read any of the Vivien Brandt Mysteries, you know Vivien is a devotee of classic pop culture, be it music, film, or repeats of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Now you too can relive the glorious songs from the sixties or thrill to the soundtrack of Gone with the Wind or Starsky and Hutch with Vivien’s Playlist and Vivien’s Soundtrack. The links are to YouTube, but you can also find the lists on Spotify, just search on “Vivien Brandt”.

Can’t remember when these songs were mentioned in the books? Well then, it might be time to consult your copy of Moved to Murder or Dug to Death. And if you haven’t yet indulged in the adventures of our California librarian bravely facing the murderous impulses of a quaint English village, you can always get them at https://gianettamurray.com.

Happy listening!

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Vivien Brandt’s Playlist:

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Vivien Brandt’s Soundtrack:

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About Gianetta Murray 

Gianetta Murray grew up in California in the heady days of Silicon Valley, but for the last twenty years has lived a slightly more peaceful existence in England with her husband and a minimum of two cats. She enjoys rewatching Hollywood musicals and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, plays guitar and ukulele, and stresses about using all the pears provided by the tree in her back garden. She dreams about one day being spit on by Jonathan Groff.

Author Links: Website / Facebook / Instagram / Goodreads / SubStack / BlueSky

Purchase Links – AmazonB&NKoboMore Stores

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TOUR PARTICIPANTS

December 8 – Guatemala Paula Loves to Read – SPOTLIGHT

December 9 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT 

December 9 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT

December 10 – Sneaky the Library Cat’s Blog – CHARACTER INTERVIEW

December 10 – Baroness Book Trove– SPOTLIGHT

December 11 – Elizabeth McKenna – Author -SPOTLIGHT

December 12 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW, CHARACTER GUEST POST

December 13 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – AUTHOR GUEST POST

December 14 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

December 15 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT

December 16 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR GUEST POST

December 17 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT WITH MUSIC PLAYLIST

December 18 – Sarandipity’s -AUTHOR INTERVIEW

December 18 – Books1987 – SPOTLIGHT

December 19 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – REVIEW

December 20 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

December 21 – fundinmental – SPOTLIGHT

 

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Thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew and Good Luck!

For a list of my reviews go HERE.

To see all of my giveaways go HERE.