A Body in the Belfry by J.B. Hawker | Monday Mini-Review

A Body in the Belfry by J.B. Hawker

Series: A First Ladies Club Mystery, #2

Genre: Cozy Mystery, Christian Fiction

Publisher: J.B. Hawker

Publication Date: Print, 11-3-15 / Digital, 12-1-15

Paperback: 220 pages 

ISBN-10: 1507696620
ISBN-13: 978-1507696620 

eBook File Size: 666 KB  

ASIN: B017IXN3QE

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Author J.B. Hawker is discounting the digital versions (Kindle, ePub) to only 99 cents 
for a limited time during the launch. After that, it will return to the regular price of $4.99. 

 The Blurb

A Twist of Fortune by Mike Martin | Book Excerpt Tour with Giveaway

The Blurb

A Twist of Fortune is the fourth book in the Sgt. Windflower Mystery Series and it continues the adventures of Sgt. Windflower as he tries to solve crime and experience the joy and the sadness of life in a small maritime community. Follow along as he feels the sometimes bitter taste of an east coast winter and the unique culinary delights of this part of the world. 

A Twist of Fortune by Mike Martin

Series: A Sgt Windflower Mystery, #4

Genre: Mystery, Crime Fiction
Publisher: Booklocker.com, Inc.

Publication Date: April 1, 2015

ASIN: B00W4CKGBA

eBook File Size: 447 KB

ISBN-10: 1634903803
ISBN-13: 978-1634903806

Paperback: 278 pages

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Murder & Mayhem in Goose Pimple Junction, by Amy Metz | Monday Mini-Review

Murder & Mayhem in Goose Pimple Junction, by Amy Metz

Series: A Goose Pimple Junction Mystery, #1

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Publisher: Southern Ink Press, Blue Publications

Publication Date: 2nd ed, 9-6-14 (1st ed, 8-5-12) 

Paperback: 252 pages 

ISBN-10: 0989714020

ISBN-13: 978-0989714020 

eBook File Size: 563 KB  

ASIN: B00NE1H8FW

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 The Blurb

Cat Thursday | I'm Ready for My Close-Up!

Welcome to the weekly meme that celebrates the wonders and sometime hilarity of cats! Join us by posting a favorite LOL cat pic you may have come across, famous cat art or even share with us pics of your own beloved cat(s) and then link up at the host’s site: The True Book Addict.

Maxie found me utterly fascinating, for some reason, while I was trying (unsuccessfully) to use my laptop.

If you look closely at her right ear, you can see the little notch where she sliced it with her claw, years ago, during an overly-vigorous bath. 

Gone and Done It by Maggie Toussaint | Monday Mini-Review

Gone and Done It by Maggie Toussaint

Series: A Dreamwalker Mystery, #1

Genre: Paranormal Mystery  

Publication Date: April 18, 2014

Publisher: Five Star/Cengage

Hardcover: 275 pages

ISBN-10: 1432828134

ISBN-13: 978-1432828134

eBook File Size: 369 KB

ASIN: B00JJ2XVZ6

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The Blurb 

Love or Deception by Morgan K. Wyatt | Blog Tour with Excerpt, Author Interview, and Giveaway

The Blurb

Amy awakes to find her husband Mark missing, along with her memories. Her recollections of Mark include a whirlwind courtship and a beach wedding. Amy is determined to uncover what happened to her husband. How could a man who loved her so intensely just walk away? 

The police have no interest in finding Mark. They reason he wasn’t ready for marriage and he walked. She wonders if his disappearance could be associated with her work.

Ryan, a close friend and co-worker, assists her in piecing together her missing memories. As the pair work together, they find that Amy’s actual past reveals a scenario that is so horrifying that it forces them on the run, not knowing whom they can trust.  Will Amy’s newly recalled memories prove fatal to both her and Ryan? 

Love or Deception by Morgan K. Wyatt 

Genre: Romantic Suspense
Series: Special Circumstances, Book 1
Publisher: Secret Cravings Publishing

Publication Date: April 7, 2014
Paperback: 260 pages
ISBN-10: 163105287X
ISBN-13: 978-1631052873
eBook File Size: 958 KB
ASIN: B00JOPQTX4

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The Excerpt

Leather and Lace by Maggie Adams | Blog Tour with Excerpt

The Blurb

Sam Coalson, ex-Navy Seal, has returned to Grafton for the wedding of his brother. After being run out of town fifteen years ago for a crime he didn’t commit, he’s determined to claim what is rightfully his and take on anyone crazy enough to try and stop him.

Angel Devereaux is smart, sexy and definitely on Sam’s blacklist. After siding with Sam’s enemy fifteen years ago, Angel can’t help but wonder what if…. What if Sam had never left? What if he could forgive her now? She had her reasons, but he won’t listen. So enough with words, sometimes action is exactly what’s called for. 

Leather and Lace by Maggie Adams
Series: Tempered Steel, #2
Genre: Adult Romantic Suspense

Date Published: February 27, 2015

Publisher: CreateSpace

Paperback: 206 pages
ISBN-10: 1508558620
ISBN-13: 978-1508558620
eBook File Size: 4822 KB
ASIN: B00TVASI1S
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The Excerpt

Murder In One Take by April Kelly and Marsha Lyons | Blog Tour with Excerpt, Interview, & Giveaway

The Blurb

Det. Blake Ervansky is first on the scene when an Oscar-winning star is shot by his ex-lover. As lead cop on the case, Ervansky has everything he needs to put away Ali Garland: motive, weapon, videos of the murder and a dozen eyewitnesses, one of whom is his partner of less than 24 hours, Sgt. Maureen O’Brien. 

This is LA, the beating heart of show biz, though, so nothing is as it seems, even Ervansky’s new partner. Ali Garland appears to have been justified in defending herself with lethal force, but could this wide-eyed ingénue be the architect of an airtight double fake? Has she really pulled off the perfect murder? 

Ervansky and O’Brien will only unravel her skein of deceit when they turn to the same Hollywood magic that convinces audiences aliens can phone home, talking clown fish do search and rescue, and every hooker is just a nice girl waiting for the right millionaire.

Murder In One Take by April Kelly and Marsha Lyons
Series: Ervansky-O'Brien, #1
Genre: Mystery / Humor / Crime
Publication Date: May 18 2012
eBook File Size: 1407 KB
ASIN: B008BJ2QHW
Paperback: 324 pages
ISBN-10: 061564533X
ISBN-13: 978-0615645339

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 The Excerpt

The North Country Confessional by Craig C. Charles | Blog Tour with Excerpt and Giveaway

The Blurb

Family roots, teachings, and tradition permeate Darby Weeks’s existence despite a two decades old decision to walk away from a life of privilege. They have given him the courage to survive under impossible conditions, but the most challenging of them all comes from an unexpected place: his return home. As heinous crimes peppered with riddles begin to plague the North Country, Darby's reappearance back home sparks an old rivalry between two families, releasing an evil to wreck vengeance upon everything around them. Darby's proposal of a truce between them not only fails to appease the rival family’s thirst for retribution; it fuels it. And the town of Bretton Woods lies between the two when old passions ignite and set forth new determinations to win an old struggle. 

Reunited with an old flame and guided by a pompous blowhard, Darby sets out on a journey to learn the truth about his family’s past and their ancient blood feud with a ruthless industrialist. Darby’s quest leads him all over New England, from the rare books library at Dartmouth College to Author’s Ridge — the final resting place of the literary greats Thoreau, Hawthorne, and Emerson. Darby discovers family he’s never known and an insidious danger lurking in the arms of a rekindled love.

The North Country Confessional by Craig C. Charles
Genre: Romantic Suspense, Mystery
Publisher: North Country Press
Publication Date: December 12, 2014
Paperback: 236 pages
ISBN-10: 0692307060
ISBN-13: 978-0692307069
E-Book File Size: 368 KB
ASIN: B00QWC71HA
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The Excerpt

Three Days to Forever by Lauren Carr | Blog Tour with Excerpt and Author Guest Post

The Blurb

In this latest Mac Faraday Mystery from best-selling mystery author Lauren Carr, readers will embark on a roller coaster adventure with old friends (including the Lovers in Crime team of Prosecutor Joshua Thornton and Homicide Detective Cameron Gates), but also meet new ones as Mac Faraday’s daughter Jessica Faraday and Joshua Thornton’s son Murphy Thornton join the team in the race to get the love birds to the altar!

With three days left to the year, Deep Creek Lake is hopping with holiday vacationers and wedding guests pouring into the Spencer Inn for Mac Faraday and Archie Monday’s huge wedding ceremony which is being touted as the social event of the year.

But droopy flowers and guests who failed to RSVP are the least of Mac’s and Archie’s problems when a professional hit squad hits Spencer Manor to send the groom, Joshua Thornton, Archie’s mother, and Gnarly running for their lives.

With time running out to the big day, Mac Faraday and Spencer’s small police force have to sort through the clues to figure out not only who has been targeted for assassination, but also who is determined to stop everything … FOREVER!

Three Days to Forever by Lauren Carr 

Series: Mac Faraday Mystery , #9

Genre: Mystery

Publisher: Acorn Book Services

Publication Date: January 19, 2015

Format: Paperback, Kindle

Paperback: 438 pages

ISBN-10: 0692353844
ISBN-13: 978-0692353844

E-Book File Size: 2674 KB

ASIN: B00R2803RI

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The Excerpt

Breath of Scandal by Sandra Brown | Blog Tour with Excerpt and Giveaway

Follow the Breath of Scandal tour here! 

There will be two or three reviews posted each day of the tour, plus several interviews. 

 The Blurb

On a rainy Southern night, Jade Sperry endured a young woman’s worst nightmare at the hands of three local hell-raisers. Robbed of her youthful ideals and at the center of scandal and tragedy, Jade ran as far and as fast as she could. But she never forgot the sleepy “company town” where every man, woman, and child was dependent on one wealthy family. And she never forgot their spoiled son, who with his two friends changed her life forever. Someday, somehow, she’d return . . . exacting a just revenge, freeing herself from her enemies’ grasp, and, perhaps, fulfilling a lost promise of love.

Breath of Scandal by Sandra Brown

Genre: Adult Suspense Thriller

Published by: Grand Central
Publication date: February 26th 2013
Paperback: 592 pages
ISBN-10: 1455529842
ISBN-13: 978-1455529841
E-Book File Size: 696 KB
ASIN: B00BEK6ZBI

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The Excerpt

Exposed by Rage by Sherrel Lee | Book Blast with Excerpt and Giveaway

The Blurb

He has a dead body.  She has the seedy connections. To solve the crime they are forced to work together.

To keep her mother’s reputation from destroying her, Ashley Dix Gibson had to learn at an early age to persevere and tune out the lies, gossip, and the bullies.  Detective Michael DeMarco has no desire to team up with a woman with ties to the underbelly of the porn industry but if he wants to solve his case, he has no other options. When Ashley and DeMarco combine their resources to find a brutal killer, sparks of distrust turn into the fires of passion.

Exposed by Rage by Sherrel Lee
Series: Deadly Exposure, #1
Genre: Romantic Suspense 

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The Excerpt

Admit to Mayhem by DJ Adamson | Blog Tour with Excerpt and Author Interview

The Blurb

With a contrary attitude and an addiction for independence, Lillian Dove admits she has not been a success in life. In fact, she considers failing as one of her addictions. Yet, when she comes across a suspicious house fire with a history of arson and murder, she instinctively attempts to help someone trapped. Lillian becomes the only possible eyewitness to criminal arson, and her life begins to spiral out of control. 

Lillian Dove is an endearing “everywoman” struggling with life issues, emotional complexities and a habit of doing just the opposite of what she’s told to do. These qualities in a heroine give the reader an ability to vicariously struggle along with the protagonist in this intriguing Midwest Noir mystery.

Admit to Mayhem by DJ Adamson 

Series: Lillian Dove Mystery, #1

Genre: Noir Mystery / Amateur Sleuth

Publisher: Horatio Press

Publication Date: March 10, 2014

Format: Paperback, Kindle

Paperback: 286 pages

ISBN-10: 0990307808
ISBN-13: 978-0990307808

E-Book File Size: 403 KB

ASIN: B00N1L0RVC

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The Excerpt

Eclipse Lake by Mae Clair | Blog Tour with Excerpt, Author Interview, and Giveaway

The Blurb

Small towns hold the darkest secrets.

Fifteen years after leaving his criminal past and estranged brother behind, widower Dane Carlisle returns to his hometown on the banks of sleepy Eclipse Lake. Now, a successful businessman, he has kept his troubled past a secret from most everyone, including his seventeen-year-old son.

But memories in small towns are bitter and long.

Ellie Sullivan, a nature photographer for a national magazine, has a habit of ping-ponging across the map. Her latest assignment leads her to Eclipse Lake where she becomes caught up in the enmity between Dane, his brother Jonah, and a vengeful town sheriff. When freshly-discovered skeletal remains are linked to an unsolved murder and Dane’s past, Ellie is left questioning her growing attraction for a man who harbors long-buried secrets.

Eclipse Lake by Mae Clair 

Genre: Romantic Mystery 

Publication Date: June 21, 2014
Paperback: 294 pages
ISBN-10: 1502859157
ISBN-13: 978-1502859150
eBook File Size: 453 KB
ASIN: B00L78GM60
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The Excerpt

Mr. 8 by David J. Thirteen | Blog Tour with Author Guest Post

Mr. 8 by David J. Thirteen

Genre: Psychological Thriller / Horror
Publication Date: February 5th, 2015
Publisher: Booktrope Editions
Paperback: 288 pages
ISBN-10: 1620156199
ISBN-13: 978-1620156193
eBook File Size: 1935 KB
ASIN: B00S0DQCME
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The Blurb

Sex. Coffee. Time Travel by Elle Brookes | Blog Tour with Excerpt and Giveaway

The Blurb

In Book Two, Adventure-Romance author Lesley Meryn has her 'second date', a little bit of Time Travel, with the volatile yet seductive scientist Miles Sherwood. She wakes up to a spring day in 1765 Yorkshire. Miles should be there, waiting for her, but he's nowhere to be found.

Circumstances spin rapidly out of control. Someone keeps trying to kill her new Eighteenth Century companion and self-appointed protector, Mick Kenning, a handsome and hunky stableman at the New Inn. Lesley helps him to foil these clumsy, but persistent and mysterious attempts on his life.   

As the days pass, Miles remains missing. The clock is literally ticking down the days. She has less than two weeks to find him or she may be trapped in the past. Has Miles fallen victim to the very real dangers of an earlier time?

Complications multiply with the appearance of an elusive, badass, Highwayman. With a hefty price on his head, agents of the Crown have arrived at the New Inn to track him down. For Mick it's personal, he despises the Highwayman. The Highwayman, not satisfied with jewelry, and coins, stole away the woman Mick once loved.

Will Lesley find Miles in time? What has happened to him? Will Mick ever find out who wants him dead? Will he ever find out why?

Balancing between high adventure, sword fighting, fisticuffs, pistols, and daggers, Lesley must use her wits, imagination, and every trick from her own books to find Miles, survive the Eighteenth Century, and return to her own time. 

Sex. Coffee. Time Travel by Elle Brookes
Series: Time-Frame, #2
Genre: Romance / Adventure / Suspense
Publication Date: January 20, 2015
eBook File Size: 2202 KB
ASIN: B00SHR7376
ISBN-13: 9781310423079

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 The Excerpt

The Rules in Rome by A.L. Sowards | Book Blast with Excerpt and Giveaway

The Blurb

With Hitler’s forces firmly entrenched in Europe, countless heroes seek to end the madman’s reign. Bastien Ley is one of the best. Working in Italy for the Office of Strategic Services, he’s been tasked with sabotaging German convoys. When his team kills an officer headed for Rome, the man’s similarity to Bastien is undeniable, and seeing an opportunity to turn the tide of the war, Bastien makes a bold decision: he will assume the dead officer’s identity. He becomes Dietrich, an Iron Cross–wearing German officer — an ideal position from which to infiltrate the Nazi ranks in Rome. To help with his stressful assignment, his superiors send him a reinforcement in the form of the lovely Gracie Begni, an intelligent and eager radio operator with absolutely no undercover experience.

With a gulf of resentment between them, these two agents must find a way to portray a couple in love. Soon their reluctant alliance becomes much more as Bastien and Gracie find themselves getting lost in their feelings for each other. But as they engage in battle against the deadliest foe the world has ever known, the pair quickly realizes their love may be doomed. As the Rome Gestapo threatens to destroy all they’ve worked for, will Bastien and Gracie survive their charade?

Praise for The Rules in Rome

Readers who hunger for a great espionage thriller with an extra helping of romance will devour The Rules in Rome. A.L. Sowards is at the top of her craft with this terrific WWII suspense novel. It is definitely a book not to be missed!

Gregg Luke, author of Bloodborne and Deadly Undertakings

The Rules in Rome has it all. Romance, adventure, and epic themes illustrating the unconquerable human spirit. From the moment Gracie met Bastien, I knew I would love this book. He’s the perfect hero, Gracie is his match. I fell in love with these characters over and over again. Thank you, Sowards, for another fabulous read!

Stephanie Fowers, author of the Twisted Tales Trilogy and Jane and Austen

The Rules in Rome by A.L. Sowards 

Genre: Romantic Suspense, Historical Fiction
Publisher: Covenant Communications
Publication Date: February 1, 2015
Paperback: 304 pages
ISBN-10: 1621088820
ISBN-13: 978-1621088820
eBook File Size: 1441 KB
ASIN: B00SNW0ESA
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The Excerpt

Diamond Rings Are Deadly Things by Rachelle J. Christensen | Blog Tour with Excerpt and Giveaway

The Blurb

Adrielle Pyper knows how to plan a wedding, and she is especially good at pleasing bridezillas. But when her biggest client and best friend is murdered just three days before the wedding, Adri’s world falls apart. She moves to the resort town of Sun Valley, Idaho, and starts from scratch. Thanks to Adri’s impeccable taste and unique style, she lands two celebrity clients, and her business seems headed for success — that is, until someone vandalizes the specialty wedding dresses she imported from overseas. The race is on to uncover a secret hidden within the yards of satin and lace before Adri becomes the next victim. With a delightful blend of mystery, toe-curling kisses, humor, and spine-tingling thrills, Diamond Rings are Deadly Things is a romantic suspense novel that will keep you turning pages long into the night. 

Praise

“I love Rachelle J. Christensen’s stories and characters, and Diamond Rings Are Deadly Things is another thrilling mystery to add to my collection. Don’t be surprised if you have to stay up all night to finish he book!” ~Rachel Ann Nunes, author of Before I Say Goodbye 

Diamond Rings are Deadly Things pulled me right in from the first page and held me captive until the very end. Great characters, a compelling plot, a surprising twist at the end … Rachelle Christensen knows how to craft a great mystery. ~Tristi Pinkston, author of the Secret Sisters Mysteries 

A cunningly crafty mystery with just the right mix of romance. Readers won’t be able to get enough of Adrielle Pyper, stunning party-planner turned heroine. ~Nichole Giles, author of Descendant 

In Diamond Rings Are Deadly Things, each chapter features instructions for crafts, recipes, wedding tips, etc. Read along and enjoy creating something marvelous with Adri Pyper, at this link.

Diamond Rings Are Deadly Things by Rachelle J. Christensen
Series: Wedding Planner Mystery, #1
Genre: Romantic Suspense, Cozy Mystery
Publisher: Shadow Mountain
Publication Date: July 8, 2014
Paperback: 320 pages
ISBN-10: 1609078616
ISBN-13: 978-1609078614
eBook File Size: 561 KB
ASIN: B00JS3XF9I

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 The Excerpt

Ultimate Prey by Kristine Mason | Blog Tour with Excerpt and Giveaway

The Blurb

When the hunter becomes the hunted… who will become the ultimate prey?

CORE agent Lola Tam has two things on her mind, quitting her job as a criminal investigator and baking a frozen pie for Thanksgiving dinner without burning it. But a midnight call forces a change of plans. Her boss and future stepfather, Ian Scott, has been kidnapped from his Florida vacation rental — along with her mother. The kidnapper’s plan? Drop Ian and her mom in the Everglades and hunt them like animals. Terrified for her mom, Lola takes the bait and travels to Everglade City, Florida where she’s determined to end the hunt before it begins.

Ryan Monahan, former Navy SEAL turned airboat captain is used to taking tourists through the Everglades, not guiding a sexy agent on a rescue mission. After spending years dealing with a past filled with guilt and regret, he needs a little action and adventure in his life — he needs to prove he could still be a hero. What he doesn’t need? Falling for a woman he has no business wanting, especially when the hunt takes a deadly turn…

Ultimate Prey by Kristine Mason
Series: Ultimate CORE, #3
Genre: Romantic Suspense 

Publication Date: December 12, 2014
Paperback: 418 pages
ISBN-10: 099065432X
ISBN-13: 978-0990654322
eBook File Size: 2170 KB
ASIN: B00QZCYL98
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The Excerpt

The Ex File by Alexis D. Craig | Release Day Party with Excerpt and Giveaway

Happy Release Day to The Ex File and Alexis D Craig!

We're having a party to celebrate. 

The Blurb

Second Chances Can Be Lethal

Narcotics Officer, Sean O’Leary is bitter after a messy divorce that has reinforced his solitary nature, leaving him only with his dog and a sword collection. He could never imagine that  his former best friend may be the only woman to bring happiness into his lonely life.

Ellie Gardner knows loss; especially after she was banished from her best friend/crush's life by his jealous wife. Although the regret of walking away from the love of her life still stung, a chance encounter with Sean may change everything.

When Ellie and Sean reconnect, they could never expect it'd be in such an explosive way, leaving them both to gain the fulfillment of their 'what if's.

Finding love is hard enough without the past breathing down their necks, especially when said past has no intention of letting go. When Sean's ex, Pia Mastriani returns, Ellie must face her nemesis' relentless tactics to get Sean back, including eliminating Ellie if necessary.

Sean and Ellie’s relationship is put to the test but will they fare well while they go rummaging through The Ex File?

The Ex File by Alexis D. Craig

Series: Behind the Blue Line, #1

Genre: Adult Romantic Suspense

Publisher: Hot Ink Press
Publication Date: February 6, 2015

eBook File Size: 2546 KB

ASIN: B00TAJLFVA

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