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This is my own version of a weekly book haul and all things new on fuonlyknew.

Sunday Post

I’m also linking up with The Sunday Post hosted by Kimberly @Caffeinated Book Reviewer.

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Some chit chat.

It’s been so long since I’ve shared a Sunday Post. Life has been strange since Covid entered my world. Took a long time to feel myself again and then it was back to work, work, work. The saddest part is being so tired I can’t stay awake to read a book, or several. Miss those nights where I stayed up too late reading. Now my eyes droop after a few pages, even if the book is super good. I made myself make a schedule for blogging and have actually got a huge bunch of review drafts waiting to be polished a bit and then posted.

I sure have missed talking about books and life with all of you and plan to be back in the swing of things now!

Stay safe and have a great new week!

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Some of my new books.

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Dark Reign (The Collector Book 1) by [Amelia Wilde]  Horror Library, Volume 7 by [J. Guignard, Eric]  The Last Keeper (The Warminster Series Book 1) by [J.V. Hilliard]

The Thief's Relic by [Angela Knotts Morse]    Ratstrike by [Jools King]

I have a bunch more and will share them next time.

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Here are some FREEBIES for ya.

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Murder at Mile Marker 18 (A Mallory Beck Cozy Culinary Caper Book 1) by [Denise Jaden]  Bodies, Baddies, and a Crabby Tabby (A Bliss Bay Village Mystery Book 1) by [Sherri Bryan]  Birkin Bags & Red Flags: A Hood Love Edition by [Theresa Reese, Mz. Biggs, Yasauni, Celeste Moore, Tosha Lavette, Myeisha Newton, Dejah Rice, J. Dominique, Miss Jazzie]

Little Lost Secrets (Georgiana Germaine Book 2) by [Cheryl Bradshaw, Cheryl Bradshaw ]  No Way Out (A Carly See FBI Suspense Thriller—Book 1) by [Rylie Dark]  Fireball - A gripping crime thriller (Mac McRyan Mystery Thriller and Suspense Series Book) (McRyan Mystery Series Book 8) by [Roger Stelljes]

Manhunt (A Rocky Mountain Thriller) by [Ann Voss Peterson]  SEAL of Approval (SEAL Series Book 1) by [Jack Silkstone]  Never Is A Very Long Time: A Romantic Comedy About Dating After 40 (The Perfect Date Book 1) by [Donna McDonald]

Dinosaur Lake by [Kathryn Meyer Griffith]  Twisted Reunion: 28 Terrifying Tales by [Mark Tullius]  The Survivors Book I: Summer by [V. L. Dreyer]

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Other posts on my blog this week.

Murder Is No Picnic

Valued For Murder

Bayou Book Thief

Boondocks: Survive The Doom 

Death Of An Heiress

Awakenings

Mysteries, Midsummer Sun And Murder

The Case Of The Cat Crazy Lady

Dare To Call Me Vampire

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Five Belles Too Many

A Sarah Blair Mystery

by Debra H. Goldstein

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Five Belles Too Many (A Sarah Blair Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
5th in the Series
Setting – Alabama
Kensington Cozies (June 28, 2022)
Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1496732235
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1496732231
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09HRCV4TN

When Sarah Blair’s mother participates in a reality show competition for brides in Wheaton, Alabama, things get a little too real as a murderer crashes the wedding party . . .

 

Sometimes Sarah’s mother, Maybelle, can be higher maintenance than her Siamese cat RahRah. Maybelle and her friend, Mr. George Rogers, have been chosen to be one of five couples competing for a small-town “perfect” wedding and dream honeymoon on a Southern Belles reality show—and guess who has to be chaperone. Even more vexing, the producers have decided to put up the crew and participants at the restaurant/bed and breakfast owned by Sarah’s nemesis Jane Clark.

 

But when someone turns up dead with Jane kneeling by the body with blood on her hands, she goes from being Sarah’s chief rival to the police’s chief suspect. Neither Sarah nor her twin, Chef Emily Johnson, can stand Jane—still, they don’t think she’s a murderer. The producers vow the show must go on, but to protect their mother and the other contestants, Sarah vows to find the true killer before someone else gets eliminated . . .

 

Includes quick and easy recipes!

About Debra H. Goldstein

Many, Four Cuts Too Many, Three Treats Too Many, Two Bites Too Many, and One Taste Too Many). Her novels and short stories received an IPPY award and have been named Agatha, Anthony, Derringer, and Silver Falchion finalists. Debra served on the national boards of Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America and was president of the Guppy and SEMWA chapters. Find out more about Debra at https://www.DebraHGoldstein.com .

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Dare to Call Me Vampire
by Tamara Grantham

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(Legends of Crimson Hollow, #2)
Publication date: May 24th 2022
Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal

Synopsis

They called us vampires. If only that were the truth.

My name is Amaya De la Vega. I’m a former patient at Crimson Hollow, an institute for those infected with the vampire virus. After the virus was cured, we thought our problems were over. Now we realize they’re just beginning.

Lucian Vidraru was branded with many labels. But he’s desperate to save me—and everyone once infected with the virus. The cure wasn’t what we’d expected. We need a solution before our newfound powers possess us. People fear us—and for good reason.

They called us vampires. Now, the world will finally know the full extent of our abilities, which could destroy us all…

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About Author Tamara Grantham:

Tamara Grantham is the award-winning author of more than a dozen books and novellas, including the Olive Kennedy: Fairy World MD series and the Shine novellas. Dreamthief, the first book of her Fairy World MD series, won first place for fantasy in INDIEFAB’S Book of the Year Awards, a RONE award for best New Adult Romance of 2016, and is a #1 bestseller on Amazon with over 200 five-star reviews.
Tamara holds a Bachelor’s degree in English from Lamar University. She has been a featured speaker at multiple writing conferences, and she has been a panelist at Comic Con Wizard World speaking on the topic of female leads. For her first published project, she collaborated with New York-Times bestselling author, William Bernhardt, in writing the Shine series.
Born and raised in Texas, Tamara now lives with her husband and five children in Wichita, Kansas. She rarely has any free time, but when the stars align and she gets a moment to relax, she enjoys reading fantasy novels, taking nature walks–which fuel her inspiration for creating fantastical worlds–and watching every Star Wars or Star Trek movie ever made. You can find her online at www.TamaraGrantham.com.

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The Case Of The Cat Crazy Lady

A Buttercup Bend Mystery

by Debbie De Louise

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The Case of the Cat Crazy Lady: A Buttercup Bend Mystery
Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Setting – Buttercup Bend, a fictional town in the Catskills, New York State
Next Chapter Publishing
• Number of Pages Est. 275 pages

After Buttercup Bend’s “Cat Crazy Lady,” Maggie Broom, is smothered to death in her home, Cathy Carter is stunned to learn that the animal shelter and pet cemetery she co-owns with her brother Doug is the recipient of the bulk of Maggie’s estate.

When Maggie’s estranged brother and sister come to town and are upset with the terms of their sister’s will, Sheriff Leroy Miller is convinced one of them killed Maggie.

At a baby shower Cathy’s grandmother holds for Doug’s wife, one of the guests turns up dead, and Cathy and her reporter friend, Nancy Meyers, set out to solve the murders.

About Debbie De Louise

Debbie De Louise is an award-winning author and a reference librarian at a public library on Long Island. She is a member of Sisters-in-Crime, International Thriller Writers, the Long Island Authors Group, and the Cat Writers’ Association. Her novels include the five books and four stories of the Cobble Cove cozy mystery series, a comedy novella, When Jack Trumps Ace, a paranormal romance, Cloudy Rainbow, and the standalone mysteries; Reason to Die, Sea Scope, and Memory Makers. Debbie has also written a time-travel novel, Time’s Relative, and a non-fiction cat book, Pet Posts: The Cat Chats, written from the points of view of four of her cats and has also published articles in online and print pet magazines including Catster.com. Her latest book, Meows and Purrs, is a poetry collection of cat poems that includes photos and notes about her cats.

Debbie’s stories and poetry appear in the Red Penguin Collections, What Lies Beyond, ‘Tis the Season, Stand Out, Volumes I and II, Until Dawn, Treat or Trick, and Pets on the Prowl. Her poems are also featured in the Nassau County Voices In Verse 2020 anthology and the 2020 and 2021 Bards Annual. She lives on Long Island with her husband, daughter, and three cats.

Author Links: Website/Blog/Newsletter Sign-Up / Facebook / Twitter

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Mysteries, Midsummer Sun And Murders

A Cozy Mystery Anthology

by Hillary Avis, Benedict Brown, Catherine Coles, Paula Darnell, Connie B. Dowell, Ellen Jacobson, Joann Keder, Patti Larsen, Cate Lawley, Gayle Leeson, Daisy Linh, Rimmy London, R.B. Marshall, Megan Mayfair, Wendy Meadows, Phillipa Nefri Clark, Michele Pariza Wacek, Erin Scoggins, Cathy Tully, Victoria LK Williams and Carly Winter

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Mysteries, Midsummer Sun and Murders: A Cozy Mystery Anthology
Aye Alba Publishing (June 21, 2022)
Number of Pages ~1600
Digital B09K9NN64X

Poisonous picnics, burgled barbeques, deadly deckchairs… and midsummer mayhem!

From a brilliant bunch of amazing authors, including multiple prizewinners and USA Today best sellers, comes this wonderful collection of 21 summer-themed cozy mysteries.

Featuring peril at the pool, blood on the beach, and felony at the festival, these fabulous stories—21 brand new and exclusive tales—will keep you entertained until long after the sun has set.

With stories from Hillary Avis, Benedict Brown, Catherine Coles, Paula Darnell, Connie B. Dowell, Ellen Jacobson, Joann Keder, Patti Larsen, Cate Lawley, Gayle Leeson, Daisy Linh, Rimmy London, R.B. Marshall, Megan Mayfair, Wendy Meadows, Phillipa Nefri Clark, Michele Pariza Wacek, Erin Scoggins, Cathy Tully, Victoria LK Williams and Carly Winter, you’ll surely find some of your favourite authors and discover some great new writers within the ~1600 pages of this set.

This collection will only be available for a limited time so don’t miss out – grab yourself a bargain today!

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Title: Farmer, Flip-Flops and Felony

By: Wendy Meadows

 

“Good morning, Leo,” she called back. Leonard Nestle was her old farmhand who had come with the farm when she’d bought it. He had been on this land for decades.

“How are you this morning, Miss Vera?” he asked, tipping the straw hat on his head.

A true Southern gentleman, Vera thought with a chuckle. “I’m doing well. How are you doing?”

“I’m just dandy, but my left knee keeps locking up. It’s the darnedest thing.” He bent over and tapped his knee with his hand. “Hear that? Sounds like a walnut rattlin’ aroun’ in a cigar box.”

Vera cocked an eyebrow. “Is that some old Southern saying that I don’t know?”

“Naw, that’s a Leo-ism.” He pointed to himself. “Straight from th’ horse’s mouth.”

She grinned, then motioned to his knee with a nod. “So what does that mean? Bad weather rolling in?”

He shook his head. “Worse,” he said. “It means that some crazy stuff is about to go down. Non-weather-related shenanigans.”

Vera couldn’t help the smile from escaping her lips as she stared at him. His face held steady—furrowed brow, pursed grimace, narrowed eyes—and she realized he was serious.

“Your knee is psychic?” She chuckled. “I had no idea body parts could tell the future.” She looked down at his knee, and then at Leo’s eyes, which finally twinkled—just a little.

“Some people have a trick knee. I have a…magic knee.” The sides of his mouth turned upward, revealing his yellowed teeth as he smiled from ear to ear. “It tells the future. Well, the bad future.” His smile went away.

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About The Authors

About Ellen Jacobson

Ellen Jacobson is a writer, cat lover & obsessed with chocolate. She writes cozy mysteries and romantic comedies including the Mollie McGhie Mysteries and the Smitten with Travel Rom-Coms.

You can find out more on her website (ellenjacobsonauthor.com), sign up for her newsletter (https://www.subscribepage.com/m4g9m4).

About Patti Larsen

I’m a multiple award-winning writer with a passion for the voices in my head. With many (many!) titles across many (many!) genres, all in happy publication, there’s no end in sight…

That being said, I’m short (permanent), happy (I have the best life ever) and blonde (for ever and ever). I love to talk one on one about the deepest topics and can’t seem to stop seeing the big picture. I happily live on Prince Edward Island, Canada, home to Anne of Green Gables and the most beautiful red beaches in the world, with my multiple cats, pug overlord and lady and Gypsy Vanner gelding, Fynn.

About R.B. Marshall

Like my amateur sleuth, Izzy, I’m a dressage-riding computer geek who loves coffee – but there the similarity ends. She is far smarter than me, and a lot younger! I hope you’ll join me in discovering where her curiosity leads to next…

Pretty much all my books are set in my native Scotland, and my mystery stories are no exception. You’ll meet colourful characters solving perplexing puzzles in the most glorious landscape imaginable. Throw in a castle or two, the occasional royal, and maybe even a delicious cake shop, and you’ll have the recipe for my new series.

I also write fantasy and clean romance/women’s fiction, as Roz Marshall: http://viewAuthor.at/RozMarshall

and Historical Romance telling the story of Mary Queen of Scots, as Belle McInnes: http://viewauthor.at/BelleMcInnes

About Hillary Avis

Hillary Avis writes cozy mysteries about smart women who persist until they uncover the truth—about themselves, about their communities, and of course about any unsolved murders.

She grew up in a small town on the west coast, went to college in a small town on the east coast, and now lives in beautiful Eugene, Oregon. She has two charming children, three fluffy dogs, and two practically perfect felines named Mystery and Intrigue. She also has too many chickens and one very patient husband.

When Hillary’s not reading, writing, or editing, she bakes bread, makes pottery, drinks coffee, and streams The Great British Bake-Off, but not all at the same time.

About Cate Lawley

Cate Lawley writes humorous, action-filled mysteries that frequently contain a paranormal twist.

When Cate’s not tapping away at her keyboard or in deep contemplation of her next fanciful writing project, she’s sweeping up hairy dust bunnies and watching British mysteries.

Cate is from Austin, Texas (where many of her stories take place) but has recently migrated north to Boise, Idaho, where soup season (her favorite time of year) lasts more than two weeks.

She’s worked as an attorney, a dog trainer, and in various other positions, but writer is the hands-down winner. She’s thankful readers keep reading, so she can keep writing!

Paranormal cozy mystery series:

-Vegan Vamp Mysteries

-Night Shift Witch Mysteries

-Death Retired Mysteries

-Cursed Candy Mysteries

Cozy mystery series:

-Fairmont Finds Canine Cozy Mysteries

Cate’s sweet romance series:

-Love Ever After

-Lucky Magic

For bonus materials and updates, visit her website to join her mailing list: www.CateLawley.com

About Rimmy London

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Welcome to my stop on the virtual book tour for They Awakenings organized by Goddess Fish Promotions.

Author Loraine Conn will be awarding a $25 Amazon or B&N Gift Card to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour. Don’t forget to enter!

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Awakenings

by Loraine Conn

Genre: Fantasy

Synopsis

Many generations have passed since Carling first faced Chaos’ rage. With each incarnation, his desire to find and claim her gifts grows.

Claire is just like any other 17-year-old, or so she thought. No stranger to tragedy and heartache, she finds comfort in her great-uncle and guardian, and her best friend, Adam. Her life is settling into a happy peace. Until one night everything she knew and trusted is turned on its head.

Spirited away in the middle of the night and thrust into a world of family secrets and hidden magical abilities, Claire discovers she’s not just any teenager and she’s being hunted by her best friend’s father. Claire must learn to harness her awakening gifts before an ancient evil finds her.

Can she master her Abilities before Marcus finds her?

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The footsteps had stopped. Claire tried to swallow. She had never known fear like this, not even when she had been told her parents had died and she wondered what was going to happen to her. Thoughts of her Uncle Geoff came into her head, and she wished she were home with him. It was at that moment she became aware of someone standing over her. When she pried her eyes open and looked, a dark figure loomed large, and she almost gave a cry of alarm.

 

The figure bent down, and a beam of light caught his features. Claire did not know what to make of what she saw. It was her uncle. He held out his hand to her, telling her to get up. She froze for a moment, her head spinning as she tried to make sense of it.

 

“Uncle Geoff?” Claire asked in a soft and confused voice.

 

“Come on, Kid. We don’t have all night.” He reached down and pulled her up into a standing position.

 

“We were told you were to take her to Mr Ryder immediately, Mr Brown,” Deep Voice said, shining his light on the girl.

 

“I am aware of that,” Geoff told him curtly. Then to Claire in a softer voice, he said, “I’m sorry, Kid.”

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About Author Loraine Conn

Loraine Conn grew up on the outskirts of Upper Hutt, New Zealand. Her backyard encompassed the surrounding farmland, river, hills, and mountains which she wandered with her brothers and fed her imagination. After discovering a love for writing in English class at the age of eight, she continued to write in secret. It was not until much later in life that Loraine turned what she thought was a hobby, and something fun to do, into her first completed novel. Now married, Loraine moved from New Zealand to Perth, Western Australia in 2008, and became a stay-at-home mum. While caring for her family and after battling breast cancer, a series was born from a kernel of a dream. Loraine has now published the seven book fantasy series, The One True Child Series, and also the stand-alone Realm of Dragons, Fight for the Crown. Both the series and book have been released with the American based indie publishing company Between the Lines Publishing, under their Liminal Books branch, using the pen name L.C. Conn. She continues her career with many more stories waiting in the wings to be released, and even more ideas to be written.

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Death Of An Heiress

by Anne Louise Bannon

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Death of an Heiress
Historical Mystery
4th in Series (Old Los Angeles)
Setting – California
Healcroft House, Publishers (June 14, 2022)
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 306 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1948616211
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1948616218
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09W5NLMT8

 

When the unmentionable stalks the pueblo

 

It starts when the inheritance that Lavina Gaines was to receive is stolen by her brother Timothy. Then an old Indian healing woman is murdered. Winemaker and physician Maddie Wilcox wants to find the person responsible for Mama Jane’s death, but is also occupied with another killer – the measles.

 

When Lavina’s friend Julia Carson dies trying to rid herself of a pregnancy, Lavina asks Maddie’s help finding the man responsible for Julia’s child. Soon after, Lavina is killed and her murder bears an uncanny resemblance to that of Mama Jane’s. The only motive Maddie can find involves Julia’s death, which is not the sort of thing one talks about. Not only that, Lavina’s nether garments are missing.

 

It’s a difficult challenge, but Maddie rises to it, searching among the many men of the pueblo, including some of her dearest friends.

 

How does a proper lady in 1872 get the answers she needs to stop a killer determined to stop her first?

 

About Anne Louise Bannon

Anne Louise Bannon is an author and journalist who wrote her first novel at age 15. Her journalistic work has appeared in Ladies’ Home Journal, the Los Angeles Times, Wines and Vines, and in newspapers across the country. She was a TV critic for over 10 years, founded the YourFamilyViewer blog, and created the OddBallGrape.com wine education blog with her husband, Michael Holland. She is the co-author of Howdunit: Book of Poisons, with Serita Stevens, as well as author of the Freddie and Kathy mystery series, set in the 1920s,  the Operation Quickline series and the Old Los Angeles series, set in the 1870s. Her most recent title is the current stand-alone, Rage Issues. She and her husband live in Southern California with an assortment of critters. Visit her website at AnneLouiseBannon.com.

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This is my post during the blog tour for Boondocks by Jaydeep Shah. Boondocks is the first book in a new Apocalyptic Thriller series by Jaydeeb Shah.

This blog tour is organized by Lola’s Blog Tours and the tour runs from 13 till 26 June. You can see the tour schedule here.

Boondocks (Survive the Doom #1)
By Jaydeeb Shah

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Boondocks: An Asian Evil Apocalyptic Thriller (Survive the Doom Book 1) by [Jaydeep Shah]

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Genre: Apocalyptic Thriller
Age category: Adult
Release Date: 9 June 2022

Synopsis:

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They believe it is only about defeat and escape.
Little do they know; it is something more than that. It is about the rise of the dead and the world’s destruction.

Lost in the desert of Rajasthan, India, Rahul and Elisa learn the truth about a wicked wizard named Dansh and some enchanters performing resurrection rituals.

Though they try to stop him, Dansh knows black magic and they find him a challenging adversary. Even worse than him, Rahul and Elisa soon discover that the churel named Dali has returned. Soon, the King of the Underworld, an immortal rakshasa named Sekiada, will make his way to the earth with the force of his thousands of fallen angels to conquer the world.
Rahul and Elisa must find a way to stop them and save humanity.

Terror inflames the nation. The country’s best commando, Aarav Singh, and the best local police officer, Arjun Rawat, reach the city’s border near the desert with the force of gifted soldiers to commence battle against evil. They turn the border into a battlefield to prevent the demons from entering the city.

The apocalypse is struggling to reach its highest peak as the Asian evils slowly spread across the nation: churels, rakshasas, pishachas, daayans, shaitans, and many more hair-raising bloodshed lovers.

Rahul must find a way to murder the immortals: the wicked wizard, the king of the Underworld, and the strongest churel of all time, and Elisa must gather her own courage to battle the demons, especially one of the immortals, to prove women are not weak.

Welcome to the world of horror, where the characters play games of deceit and betrayal to achieve their goals, and the demons enjoy slaughtering the humans.

The end is near. Or it’s just the beginning!? Dare to witness the apocalypse, but only if you are comfortable with bloodbath and barbarity.

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PROLOGUE

5000 years ago 

Rajasthan, India

In the small, secluded village Kendraa somewhere in the middle of 500,000 km2 of desert and home to only about three hundred or so people, residents halted their work of woodcutting, ceramics, and making dung cakes and rushed into their Wigwam huts. Five minutes passed, and then the village’s mukhiya, Ram, a fifty-five-year-old who looked like he was thirty, began to patrol, scrutinizing whether everyone had secured themselves in their huts. From the way the villagers had run and how Ram was inspecting the village, it was crystal clear that it was their routine; each of them was aware of the regular impending doom that escalated at or after dusk.

After everyone had locked themselves in, and when Ram found no one outside still working or wandering around, he locked himself in his own hut. Two other huts flanked it on each side, and they stood only a few inches away from the dirt road.

In one of the huts near to Ram’s, a child sat with his father.

“I’m scared, papa,” said a boy after a brief look at his father, who was sitting on the ground against the wall. The man secured his child in a hug with an expression of dread, startled at his son’s rush of feelings. Then he forced a fake smile, patted his son’s back, and kissed his forehead, assuring him that he was safe with his dad. The boy’s fear vanished, and he smiled back. All the while, the child’s mother sat against the wall opposite, hugging her knees and crying silently, keeping her face hidden in the hollow between her legs and breast to prevent scaring her son.

In one of the other huts, another wife cried, this one hugging her husband. “She ate my brother last month, my sister last week, and your brother yesterday. I don’t want to lose you.”

She was talking about an evil lady who visited the village after dusk and enjoyed massacring humans and eating their flesh.

A sense of apprehension dangled over every hut.

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Author Jaydeep Shah’s Top Ten List:

Top Ten Favorite Binge Worthy Shows

 

 

  • Stranger Things (2016 – Present)

 

The Duffer Brothers’ Stranger Things is a must watch science fiction, horror show in which a young boy disappears, and while solving the mystery, a small town named Hawkins in Indiana discovers a girl with strange powers and some terrifying strange supernatural forces.

 

What makes it a worthy binge-watching show is narration of the story which is filmic but separated in small number of episodes. Every season ends with some exciting scenes leaving the audience want more of it. The other best part of the series is each episode is connected to the previous one and plays well as a whole instead of standalone episodes.

 

This is the show I never miss any season to binge watch. Season 4, Volume 1 contains really a solid, intriguing story, and the season ends with a much powerful twist. I can’t wait for the season 4, volume 2 to come on July 1.

 

Watch on Netflix

 

 

  • Bridgerton (2020 – Present)

 

Based on Julia Quinn’s bestselling novels, Bridgerton is a beautiful, highly driven historical romance story. Both seasons are a must watch although the series returns with slow second season. The setting is set in a high society of 19th century London in which rich young families enjoy gossiping which young men will marry which young ladies. Besides all this, what makes it a fun to watch series is the narration. If you are looking for something fresh historical romance, Bridgerton is a must watch.

 

Watch on Netflix

 

 

  • The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window (2022 – Present)

 

The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window. OMG!

 

This is the show you will never want to miss watching. The season starts with slow development. But then as the story progresses, it leaves the audience with a lot of suspense. Heartbroken and lonely Anna witnesses a murder across the street. However, the questions rises when the police officers find no evidence of murder. Did she have hallucination? Or, if she did witness the murder, where did the dead body disappear? And who is the murderer?

 

Yet, what makes it a riveting story is the unexpected and unimaginable twist in climax. This is truly a must-must-must-watch show if you enjoy suspense thriller stories.

 

Watch on Netflix

 

 

  • Emily in Paris (2020 – Present)

 

This is another must-must-must watch show for people who love comedy and romance. A smoothly running storyline in which the protagonist, Emily, struggle to develop connections with her colleagues at her new workplace in Paris. Her downfalls are: 1. She is American for which her French colleagues don’t like her as they believe Americans take work too seriously. 2. She doesn’t know French at all. It’s different matter she does indeed try her best to learn French.

 

However, each episode from the first season to the second season’s last one, the story gets charming and charming as Emily makes some new connections and try to follow the French culture and decide to do what people do in Paris: Fall in love; after all, what happens in Paris stays in Paris. Emily in Paris is indeed a watchable show full of humor and love.

 

Watch on Netflix

 

 

  • Sex Education (2019 – Present)

 

 

This is really a good comedy show. From the name of show, you may think it’s all about sex. I would say yes and no. Indeed, the show focuses on sex advice; however, it is legit, not like a pornography show. The show does include a story about completely naïve having hard time to focus on his personal things, due to an interference of her mother in his personal and sexual life. He also struggles to cope with her mother’s occupation as a sex therapist.

 

The first two seasons are fun, but the third one is super fun as a new character, Hope Haddon, is being introduced as the school’s new headmistress. Because of her, the third season escalates to the next level of fun and excitement.

 

Watch on Netflix

 

 

  • The Big Bang Theory (2007 – 2019)

 

 

Hey! Have you heard The Big Bang Theory is returning next year?

Bazinga!

 

Lol! I’m sorry. But you at least have had an idea who is my favorite character from the show. Of course, it is Sheldon Cooper.

 

The show is super fun to watch, especially with friends as the show portrays a great connection of friendship between characters. A show with nerdy and funny characters with the focus on science studies creates its own unique depth of comedy. The cast did a phenomenal job playing the characters beautifully. However, without Sheldon Cooper, this show would not be fun, so thanks to the creators for bringing him to our lives. Jim Parsons has brought the character into life with his extraordinary acting skills.

 

The season has 12 seasons, and believe me if you locked me in a room and told me to watch all the seasons in one shot, I can do it.

 

Watch on HBO Max

 

 

  • Friends (1994 – 2004)

 

 

Friends is one of the best funniest sitcoms. This is another show will enjoy watching with friends. The show is not only about friendship but love and relationship. There is an amazing bond between characters. It is enjoyable to watch how friends support each other while they are trying to build their careers.

 

Watch on HBO Max

 

 

  • Shadow and Bone (2021 – Present)

 

 

A Netflix series, Shadow and Bone, created by Eric Heisserer based on Shadow and Bone and Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo is wonderful to watch for fantasy lovers. In this series, dark forces want to stop Alina Starkov, a sun summoner, the most powerful Grisha capable of destroying the creatures and the dark world. Although the main setting is Ravka, the most exciting part to watch is the war between the shadowy creatures in the dark world called the Fold. As Alina Starkov learns to use her powers, the season gets excited. Can’t wait for the second season to arrive.

 

Watch on Netflix

 

 

  • Van Helsing (2016 – Present)

 

 

Van Helsing is set in the post-apocalypse world of vampires where survivors struggle to survive. The first season seemed like just normal like the other vampire post-apocalypse shows. However, as the plot develops, the story gets exciting. Each season comes with a bang. The show contains so much violence and gore, and it increases in every season. This is a much watch show if you love vampires and comfortable watching severe violence and gore scenes.

 

Watch on Netflix

 

 

  • Never Have I Ever (2020 – Present)

 

 

I just have started watching this show. I’m about to complete the first season. So far, it seems like a girly show; however, I do enjoy watching it as an Indian-American teenager named Devi tries to improve her school life when she faces too many breakdowns as the death of her father flashes and also as she is naïve to making new connections.

 

So far, I just love the show. I’m sure girls, especially, teenage girls will enjoy watching this show.

 

Watch on Netflix

 

References:

 

Stranger Things Poster

https://stranger-things-merch.com/products/stranger-things-day-poster

 

Bridgerton Poster

https://collider.com/bridgerton-season-2-character-posters-netflix/

 

The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window Poster

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13315324/

 

Emily in Paris Poster

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8962124/

 

Sex Education Poster

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7767422/

 

The Big Bang Theory Poster

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0898266/

 

Friends Poster

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/friends

 

Shadow and Bone Poster

https://twitter.com/thisisnotahmad/status/1384617716837871625

 

Van Helsing Poster

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5197820/

 

Never Have I Ever Poster

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10062292/

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About the Author:
Jaydeep Shah is an avid traveler and a multi-genre author. As a bachelor’s degree holder in Creative Writing, he aims to entertain as many as people he can with his stories. He is best known for Tribulation, the first book in the “Cops Planet” series.

In addition to those books, The Shape-Shifting Serpents’ Choice, Jaydeep’s first young adult flash fiction written under his pen name, JD Shah, is published online by Scarlet Leaf Review in their July 2019 issue. Currently, he’s endeavoring to write a debut young adult fantasy novel while working on a sequel to his first apocalyptic thriller, Havoc.

When Shah is not writing, he reads books, tries new restaurants, and goes on adventures.

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Bayou Book Thief

A Vintage Cookbook Mystery

by Ellen Byron

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Bayou Book Thief (A Vintage Cookbook Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Setting – New Orleans Louisiana
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berkley (June 7, 2022)
Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593437616
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593437612
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09FPJHVGK

A fantastic new cozy mystery series with a vintage flair from USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award–winning author Ellen Byron.

 

Twenty-eight-year-old widow Ricki James leaves Los Angeles to start a new life in New Orleans after her showboating actor husband perishes doing a stupid internet stunt. The Big Easy is where she was born and adopted by the NICU nurse who cared for her after Ricki’s teen mother disappeared from the hospital.

 

Ricki’s dream comes true when she joins the quirky staff of Bon Vee Culinary House Museum, the spectacular former Garden District home of late bon vivant Genevieve “Vee” Charbonnet, the city’s legendary restauranteur. Ricki is excited about turning her avocation – collecting vintage cookbooks – into a vocation by launching the museum’s gift shop, Miss Vee’s Vintage Cookbooks and Kitchenware. Then she discovers that a box of donated vintage cookbooks contains the body of a cantankerous Bon Vee employee who was fired after being exposed as a book thief.

 

The skills Ricki has developed ferreting out hidden vintage treasures come in handy for investigations. But both her business and Bon Vee could wind up as deadstock when Ricki’s past as curator of a billionaire’s first edition collection comes back to haunt her.

 

Will Miss Vee’s Vintage Cookbooks and Kitchenware be a success … or a recipe for disaster?

About Ellen Byron

Ellen’s Cajun Country Mysteries have won the Agatha Award for Best Contemporary Novel and multiple Lefty Awards for Best Humorous Mystery. Bayou Book Thief will be the first book in her new Vintage Cookbook Mysteries. She also writes the Catering Hall Mystery series under the name Maria DiRico.

Ellen is an award-winning playwright, and non-award-winning TV writer of comedies like Wings, Just Shoot Me, and Fairly Odd Parents. She has written over two hundred articles for national magazines but considers her most impressive credit working as a cater-waiter for Martha Stewart. An alum of New Orleans’ Tulane University, she blogs with Chicks on the Case, is a lifetime member of the Writers Guild of America and will be the 2023 Left Coast Crime Toastmaster. Please visit her at https://www.ellenbyron.com/

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Valued For Murder: A British Cozy Murder Mystery

A Dotty Sayers Antique Mystery

by Victoria Tait

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Valued for Murder: A British Cozy Murder Mystery
(A Dotty Sayers Antique Mystery)

Cozy Mystery
2nd in Series
Kanga Press (June 10, 2022)
Number of Pages c. 240
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09TRXWWNG

An antiques show. A dead diva. For an amateur sleuth the truth is not always crystal clear.

Dotty Sayers is enjoying her job in a Cotswold auction house. When she’s offered a place on an antiques TV show, she nervously agrees to a makeover and is surprised by the admiring glances she receives. Working on set at a historic country hotel, she realises all that glitters is not gold when at the bottom of the circular staircase, one of the experts is found dead.

Was the death accidental or something shadier? Dotty promises to leave the investigation to the police, but as this amateur sleuth appraises the dead woman’s estate, she can’t help unveiling clues. But when she returns from viewing a priceless sculpture, and finds her British blue cat missing, she knows that life does not imitate art.

Can Dotty tell a fake from the real deal and identify the killer?

About Victoria Tait

I was born and raised in Yorkshire, UK, and never expected to travel the world.  But I fell for an Army Officer, and I’ve followed him from Northern Ireland, up to the Scottish Highlands, across to Africa and the Kenyan Savannah, back to the British Cotswolds, and we are now living in Sarajevo, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Southern Europe.

I never expected to be an author, but all this moving is not ideal for holding down a job.  Instead, I’ve taken the experiences of the places I’ve lived to write vivid and evocative cozy mystery books with determined female sleuths.

I have two fast-growing teenage boys, and together we’ve learnt to ski on the Bosnian mountains.  I also enjoy horse riding, mountain biking and I’ve started running as a way to improve my physical fitness, mental wellbeing and shed some excess pounds.

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