Suitable For Framing By Lori Roberts Herbst

 

 About the book

Now that prize-winning photojournalist Callie Cassidy has returned to the mountainside village of her youth, she believes she’s put crime scenes and corpses in her rear view mirror. So why does she end up—once again—focusing her lens on murder?

Callie Cassidy is no stranger to dead bodies. Two decades as a photojournalist on a big-city newspaper landed her face to face with so many of them that her colleagues dubbed her Queen of the Dead. Now, Callie believes her days of hanging out with cadavers are behind her. With her lovable golden retriever Woody in tow, she has returned in disgrace to Rock Creek Village, Colorado, where she licks her wounds in a cabin on her parents’ Rocky Mountain ski resort property. But when her mother persuades her to abandon her fetal position beneath the quilts and take a photography gig at the Snowflake Swirl winter ball, Callie’s foray back into the real world lands her smack in the middle of town drama.

Before the first partygoer arrives, Callie stumbles across a deadly scene. A former classmate, one of the “mean girls” from high school, lies lifeless on her office floor. Another woman from Callie’s past crouches above the body, holding a bloody letter opener. The conclusion is obvious—at least to rookie detective Raul Sanchez. But Callie believes there’s more to the picture. With the help of an adopted stray cat named Carl, whose investigative skills may rival her own, Callie sets out to find the real murderer. Because unless she, her pets, and a quirky group of villagers can solve the mystery, Callie’s photos won’t be the only thing being framed.   

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Hero Debut by Angela Ruth Strong

 

About the book 

Gemma Bennett is the leading lady of her own life, and her true love is writing screenplays. With her trusty pink notebook in hand, she signs up for the Citizen's Safety Academy to research her newest blockbuster hope, a rom-com with a police officer as the hero. And the fact that the handsome and heroic Lieutenant Karson Zellner is the one leading the training? Well, who can blame her for wanting to spend evenings with the man she swooned over months ago when he responded to a call at her apartment?

Karson already has his fair share of problems before Gemma shows up, and he's not exactly a fan of the ditzy blonde who can't seem to stay out of trouble. The last thing he needs is a damsel in distress to rescue; there are plenty of people in real need of his help. The fact that she seems to think his job makes him a superhero is just one more strike against her. This isn't a movie, and he feels like the furthest thing from a leading man.

Gemma can't seem to stop doing the worst, most embarrassing things at just the wrong time. And as time goes on, Gemma begins to realize that the scripts for a perfect screenplay and a real-life happily-ever-after are two very different things. Can she step out of her own way to find the hero her story needs?Read excerpt 

Endorsement . . .

Strong"Another sparkling feel-good romance, brimming with perfect doses of heart and heat!"-- Bethany Turner, award-winning author of The Do-Over 

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About the author . . . 

Angela Ruth Strong is an expert on Write That Book, blogs on inspyromance.com and How to Write a Novel, and is the founder of IDAhope Writers. She is the author of the Resort to Love series and the CafFUNated mysteries. Angela lives in Meridian, Idaho. 

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Deadly Risk by Dana Mentink

 

My absolute favorite genre.  

I really, really like love Romantic Suspense. 

Add in Dana Mentink's ability to weave a suspense with a Christian theme and I am super happy. 

I received this one in a contest.  Many thanks to the author. 

I really enjoyed Deadly Risk there was a great plot and believable and likeable characters. 

The action began on the first few pages.   

This reader was drawn in wanting to know why along with the main character Mia.  Who ended up being the suspect of the house fire that killed her friend. 

Mia is a strong sweet character.  Abit confused about how God fits into her life after a stint in jail for stabbing her ex.  Who deserved it btw.  Mia is a good mom to her precocious little daughter Gracie who lives on Gold Fish and Mac and Cheese.  

Add in Dallas whom Mia tries hard to be mad at and not to be attracted to but actually God has placed them together so there really is no hope except give in and fall in love.  

Which they do while solving a murder. 

Running for thier lives. 

And saving Gracie from villains. 

Deadly Risk was a perfect Romantic Suspense that kept me turning pages and staying up late. 

That is 5 stars in my book.  

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Meet Author Maggie Toussaint

 

Valona Jones is the author of The Book and Candle Shop Mysteries which take place in Savannah, Georgia. Valona worked as a scientist for many years, and then she accidentally became a freelance reporter for a weekly paper, all the while stories in her head demanded to be written. A multi-year finalist for Georgia Author of the Year, she’s won three Silver Falchions, two different Readers’ Choice awards, and the EPIC Award writing as Maggie Toussaint.

Maggie Toussaint

w/a Valona Jones

Cozy and Paranormal Mystery Author

https://maggietoussaint.com https://valonajones.com 

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Weeding Out Lies by Jackie Layton my Review & Series Intro.

 

About the book

Flower farmer Emma Justice’s life is firmly rooted in Lutz, Texas where she has recently begun her new business. One morning while delivering flowers, she stumbles upon a prominent citizen. Dead. When a friend is accused of murder, Emma launches her own investigation. She’s used to separating weeds from flowers. Emma will dig for clues, weed out red herrings and cultivate a plan to find the killer.

And I thought 

I was blessed by Author Jackie Layton to be one of the first to read her new book Weeding Out Lies

It is always fun to start a new series right at book one. 

Jackie gives us some charming characters to live.  The kind that just charm their way in.  

I didn't 'grow' to love them.  

Emma just grabs your heart right away! 

And then Jake well you'll be needing your fan.  And not from the Texas heat. 

I was enchanted with the town of Lutz, Texas.  

And with Emma's flower grower business.  Which btw is the perfect 'in' when your trying to subtly ask people questions and uncover clues. 

Emma is a great main character who cares for her friends and has no fear of doing a a bit of sleuthing when a friend becomes a suspect in a murder investigation. 

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Lola's Party feat Jocie McKade and McNally

 We have a special day/week. 

Welcome to Lola's party week! 

 Lola invited some friends over.  

This is Lola's friend McNally 

Today is the perfect day to feature McNally she one special dog.  

She has her very own blog post every Monday. 

She has a very busy job helping her human Jocie McKade.    

And when Jocie needs a break from writing McNally is ready for adventure and plot research.  

McNally is Jocie's helper and has her own spot in Jocie's newsletter.

The newsletter is filled with fun stuff.  Book news of course.  What is happening around the farm.  Stuff about Tea because Jocie loves Tea.  And of course McNally's news. 

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Cozy New Releases

 

Cookies, Chamomile, and Corpses

 by Catherine Bruns 

After her disastrous marriage comes to an end, Sally Muccio decides that she’s unlucky in love and returns home with hopes to start a novelty cookie shop. There’s only one thing stopping her—money. Note: This work was previously published in the Killer Beach Reads collection. 

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Murder at the Library 

by Ellen Jacobson 

When Thea Olson agreed to volunteer at her local library, she anticipated shelving books, not stumbling across a dead body. Concerned her brother, the acting chief of police, is in over his head, Thea is determined to find out whodunit. She investigates the murder with the assistance of her grandmother and the handsome new library director. 

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The Peculiar Case of the Petersburg Professor

by Sharon Kay

It’s 1974, and Michelle Kilpatrick has her hands full trying to keep her difficult mother happy while studying journalism at the University of Petersburg. The fall quarter gets more complicated when Michelle’s grades drop thanks to the demanding Professor Ladd, who believes Michelle should be more like the already-published Craig Miller. But, when Michelle discovers the professor’s dead body during office hours, grades are suddenly the least of her worries. 

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A Body in a Cornish Village 

by Dee MacDonald 

Kate Palmer is delighted when she learns that her home, the beautiful seaside village of Tinworthy, is the setting for a new TV show. She’s even more excited when she, her handsome husband Woody and her drama queen sister Angie are all invited to be extras. But when the cameras start rolling, the trio are in for a nasty surprise when the film’s writer and producer, Crispin Wyngarde, drops dead…

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Stitching Concerns 

by Kathryn Mykel 

Alex Bailey’s mind is layered with ambivalence. A trip to Madras Island is just what the quilter has ordered. A kidnapping thwarts her travel and romantic rendezvous with Hawk. Just when she thinks she’s solved the mystery, a murder threatens to derail her once again. Can she arrange the details of the tangled threads before she’s stitching in a ditch?  

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Crime at the Cabana 

by Nicolette Pierce 

When Bailey moves to the tropical paradise of Coconut Cove, all she wants is to settle into her new life. But when she discovers her beach bungalows are better suited for a bonfire than a place to live, and there’s a dead body in the cabana, her dreams of paradise quickly turn into a nightmare. 

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Corpse at a Cape Cod Inn

 by Angela K. Ryan 

Heather hoped her memory would return quickly after a car accident, but a week later she still can’t remember a single thing. Fortunately, a new friend arranges for her to live and work at a local inn while she gets back on her feet. 

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A Generation of Vipers

 by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett 

When Dr Nell Ward stumbles across a woman’s body amongst the purple heather on Furze Heath, she was on the lookout for nests of poisonous adders. A cold-blooded killer is on the loose and this is not his first victim. As DI James Clark begins to investigate, a pattern emerges pointing towards this being the work of a serial killer. Every victim shares the same physical characteristics – all of which are a match to Nell herself.  

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