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Monday, June 12, 2017

Cement Stilettos by Diane Vallere | #Samanthapalooza! Tour w/ Review & Giveaway

The Blurb

Forget the cannoli. Take the shoes!

When newly engaged amateur sleuth Samantha Kidd discovers the body of a mafia princess dead in fiancé and shoe designer Nick Taylor’s showroom, her questions are so numerous she’d need a bookie to keep track. The victim’s ties to local organized crime are unexpected. Nick’s apparent vow of silence makes Samantha question the vows in their future, and despite past promises, all bets are off. Wise guys and leopard ladies keep her busier than a consigliere during tax season, and if she can’t keep her head above water, she’ll end up sleeping with the fishes.

Cement Stilettos by Diane Vallere
Series: A Samantha Kidd Mystery, #7

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Publisher: Polyester Press

Publication Date: June 13, 2017
Paperback: 212 pages
ISBN-10: 1939197325
ISBN-13: 978-1939197320
eBook File Size: 502 KB
ASIN: B06ZY1B1TR

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Sunday, June 11, 2017

Pearls Gone Wild by Diane Vallere | #Samanthapalooza! Tour w/ Review & Giveaway

The Blurb

Samantha Kidd is strung out.

Amateur sleuth Samantha Kidd’s life is finally on track. It’s her normally cultured friend Cat whose life has lost its luster: eight months pregnant and abandoned by her husband the week before Christmas. She ropes Samantha into helping at her boutique, but a string of jewelry thefts threatens her business. And when Cat’s husband is found strangled with pearls inside the shop, the last thing she’s concerned with is profit. Samantha tries to get a bead on the killer, but when the suspects all clam up, she’s left tangled in knots. Add in an unexpected proposal, a flirtatious friend, and a brand new detective, and this is bound to be Samantha’s wildest adventure yet.

Pearls Gone Wild by Diane Vallere
Series: A Samantha Kidd Mystery, #5

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Publisher: Polyester Press

Publication Date: December 31, 2016
Paperback: 218 pages
ISBN-10: 1939197287
ISBN-13: 978-1939197283
eBook File Size: 507 KB
ASIN: B01MD0U8XS

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Saturday, June 10, 2017

Grand Theft Retro by Diane Vallere | #Samanthapalooza! Tour w/ Review & Giveaway

The Blurb

Amateur sleuth Samantha Kidd is about to go retro.

When Samantha Kidd's job at Retrofit Magazine leads her into the archives of Seventies style, she's prepared to report on patchwork velvet and platform shoes. She never expected to uncover the theft of a major collection of samples from the days before disco died — or an evil coworker out to destroy her newfound success. A second chance with shoe designer Nick Taylor provides a distraction until the thief threatens his safety to keep Samantha quiet. The investigation heats up faster than fondue over Sterno and all too soon this amateur sleuth learns that while the beat goes on, there's no guarantee that she'll go on with it.

Grand Theft Retro by Diane Vallere
Series: A Samantha Kidd Mystery, #5

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Publisher: Polyester Press

Publication Date: May 17, 2016
Paperback: 228 pages
ISBN-10: 1939197260
ISBN-13: 978-1939197269
eBook File Size: 670 KB
ASIN: B01E1UHPV6

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Friday, June 9, 2017

Some Like It Haute by Diane Vallere | #Samanthapalooza! Tour w/ Review & Giveaway

The Blurb

If you can't stand the heat, get off the runway.

Fashion expert turned amateur sleuth Samantha Kidd is in the hot seat. After agreeing to help her ex-boyfriend’s former girlfriend with a runway show, her post-break-up life turns explosive. She recruits Dante, a smokin’ hot photographer, to turn up the heat on the investigation (and help her get over Nick), but even the third degree won’t expose an angry arsonist. With a crash course in sizzle, Samantha’s curiosity leads her into another inferno, and this time she either faces the fire or gets burned.

Some Like It Haute by Diane Vallere
Series: A Samantha Kidd Mystery, #4

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Publisher: Polyester Press

Publication Date: January 6, 2015
Paperback: 248 pages
ISBN-10: 1939197104
ISBN-13: 978-1939197108
eBook File Size: 587 KB
ASIN: B00RME4N6O

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Thursday, June 8, 2017

The Brim Reaper by Diane Vallere | #Samanthapalooza! Tour w/ Review & Giveaway

The Blurb

Former fashion buyer Samantha Kidd is in over her head

With no job prospects on the horizon, former fashion buyer Samantha Kidd convinces boyfriend and shoe designer Nick Taylor to give her a job in his showroom. When an over-the-top collection of vintage Hollywood costumes comes to Samantha Kidd’s hometown, it brings a hat box full of hype. Close friend Eddie is in charge of the exhibit but when hype turns to homicide, he turns to Samantha for help. Brimming with good intentions, she loops in the cops, but after one too many cloche calls, she’s soon in over her head. If she can tear the lid off the investigation, it might mean a feather in her fedora. And if she can't? She might get capped.

#3 in the funny and fashionable Samantha Kidd Cozy Mystery Series is a hat trick!

The Brim Reaper by Diane Vallere
Series: A Samantha Kidd Mystery, #3

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Publisher: Polyester Press

Publication Date: December 3, 2013
Paperback: 266 pages
ISBN-10: 0984965343
ISBN-13: 978-0984965342
eBook File Size: 640 KB
ASIN: B00H03A1MW

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Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Buyer, Beware by Diane Vallere | #Samanthapalooza! Tour w/ Review & Giveaway

The Blurb

Samantha Kidd: Bag Lady?
Out-of-work fashion expert Samantha Kidd is strapped. But when the buyer of handbags for a hot new retailer turns up dead and Samantha is recruited for the job, the opportunity comes with a caveat: she's expected to find some answers. With shoe designer Nick Taylor off in Italy her romantic life is on hold--until she turns to a sexy stranger for help (with humorous results!). But as the walls close around her like a snug satin lining, Samantha must get a handle on the mystery or risk being caught in the killer's clutches.

Buyer, Beware by Diane Vallere
Series: A Samantha Kidd Mystery, #2

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Publisher: Polyester Press

Publication Date: March 6, 2013
Paperback: 258 pages
ISBN-10: 1939197015
ISBN-13: 978-1939197016
eBook File Size: 623 KB
ASIN: B00BPD587G

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Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Designer Dirty Laundry by Diane Vallere | #Samanthapalooza! Tour w/ Review & Giveaway

To Celebrate the 5 Year Anniversary of the Samantha Kidd Humorous Mystery Series

by Diane Vallere, Great Escapes Book Tours is hosting #Samanthapalooza!

The Blurb

Meet Samantha Kidd.
Ex-buyer turned Trend Specialist turns amateur sleuth! She designed her future with couture precision, but finding the Fashion Director's corpse on Day One leaves her hanging by a thread. And when the killer fabricates evidence that puts the cops on her hemline, even a chance run-in with hot shoe designer Nick Taylor can't keep her life from unraveling. She trades high fashion for dirty laundry and reveals a cast of designers out for blood. Now her job, her love life, and her future are put on hold as she tries to expose a diabolical designer before getting marked down for murder.

Designer Dirty Laundry by Diane Vallere
Series: A Samantha Kidd Mystery, #1

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Publisher: Polyester Press

Publication Date: June 5, 2012
Paperback: 274 pages
ISBN-10: 0984965300
ISBN-13: 978-0984965304
eBook File Size: 614 KB
ASIN: B0088IEQPQ