Her Secret Protector My Review Great Escapes Book Tour

 October 20 – My Reading Journeys – REVIEW

About the book 

To find her attacker

…he must stay in the shadows.

Assigned to protect sea turtle biologist Peyton Bradley from a dangerous stalker, former SEAL Gray Wallace is determined to save his headstrong charg­e—even if she doesn’t want to be saved. Their attraction is powerful. But damning rumors around the handsome bodyguard’s past get him fired. Only when Peyton is kidnapped and loses her memory does Gray reveal his startling—possibly deadly—secret.   

From Harlequin Romantic Suspense: Danger. Passion. Drama.

Feel the excitement in these uplifting romances, part of the SOS Agency series:

Book 1: Navy SEAL Seduction

Book 2: Shielded by the Cowboy SEAL

Book 3: Navy SEAL Protector

Book 4: Her Secret Protector

My review

Actually my favorite Genre. 

I love the suspense. 

I love the wee bit of romance. 

I love the Seal Protector.  This one with secrets.

And I love the reluctant female lead. 

Negatives for me.  Only a little.  

I am not so into the stalkers types.  Kind of energizer bunny.  

But I loved this story.  These are the lind I can read in a few hours if I get the time.  

The kind you can't put down.

 I found a new author and new series thanks to Great Escapes Book Tours. 

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Excerpt Book Spotlight New Releases A Corpse at the Witching Hour by Debra Sennefelder

 

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“We talked about all the upgrades and improvements I want to make to the house. She’s fully on board. Speaking of Aunt Issy”—Drew clasped his hands together— “since the girls are spending Halloween with their mom . . .”

Hope’s shoulders sagged at the reminder that her plans had blown up. She’d been looking forward to taking Ethan’s daughters, Becca and Molly, trick-or-treating. She also had a container of beef stew in the refrigerator waiting to be reheated and served from a pumpkin-shaped tureen before they all ventured out in the dark, chilly night to go door to door in the neighborhood and then on Main Street. But Ethan’s ex-wife, who was now out of rehab, had other plans, and they included Becca and Molly.

“I’m wondering if you’d like to help me hand out candy at Osbon House? Aunt Issy hasn’t been feeling well this week, and this morning her doctor put her on bed rest for a few days. How about it? Are you in?” He pressed his palms together and gave her a pleading look. “I could use the help.”

“Hmm . . . handing out candy on Halloween in a haunted house?” A smile stretched across Hope’s face at the prospect, even though she didn’t believe in ghosts. It would be fun scaring the bejeebers out of the little trick-or-treaters. “Heck, yeah, I’m in!”

“Thank you, thank you, thank you.” He clapped his hands in victory. “My mom is going to a séance—”

“Your mother? A séance?” Hope wasn’t sure if she had heard correctly.

“I’m not even asking her why. Heaven help the ghost who gets summoned. Anyway, my cousins have plans so they can’t pitch in. We’ll be going nonstop once the sun sets.”

Hope didn’t doubt that claim. Since moving out of Fenn House, Issy’s home for decades had been a stately Victorian set at the edge of Main Street. Its spooky reputation stemmed from a murder-suicide a century ago. Each decade, the tale grew bigger and drew curiosity seekers hoping for a paranormal encounter, especially on H

alloween.

A Corpse at the Witching Hour by Debra Sennefelder

 

A Corpse at the Witching Hour, a Food Blogger Mystery

Hope Early has to contend with ghosts, a fatal curse, and a decades-old family secret to catch a killer in the new Food Blogger Mystery . . .

When her best friend’s Aunt Issy falls ill, food blogger Hope Early agrees to help him hand out Halloween candy at his aunt’s house, which is rumored to be cursed. A murder-suicide took place there a century ago, and legend has it that a woman has died there every twenty years since—on Halloween. Hope doesn’t really believe in curses or ghosts, but when all the trick-or-treaters are gone and she discovers a woman’s dead body on the front lawn, she wonders if the curse might be real after all.

Then Hope and her friend discover a cache of love letters linking the dead woman to Aunt Issy’s husband years ago, and Hope is certain they’ve uncovered the motive for murder—and the police are certain Aunt Issy is their main suspect. Determined to prove Issy’s innocence and nab the real culprit, Hope starts shaking other branches of the family tree. But she forgets that Halloween isn’t the only day people hide behind masks, and if she’s not careful, Hope will come face-to-face with a ghoulish fiend who’s not afraid to kill again . . .

Recipes included! 

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Brush Up On Murder by Sybil Johnson Great Escapes Book Tour

 October 9 – My Reading Journeys – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

Interview with Author 

MY READING JOURNEYS INTERVIEW

 

September.  I  am glad to be in the 'ber' months.  I am waiting for cooler weather are you? 

I don’t much like hot weather. I’m more a fan of moderate, which is why I live near the beach. It’s not usually horrendously hot here, though it has been known to reach 100 on a rare occasion. Not fun when you don’t have air conditioning!

What is your favorite drink on a hot day when you’re parched? 

A cold glass of lemonade or Diet Coke. 

I am so glad you are touring with Great Escapes again.  With several tours behind you now what is your favorite part of the tour?  

Connecting with readers. I like doing interviews like this one.

 Are you a daily writer with a plan and agenda? Tell us about a typical day.

I typically write 5 days a week, M-F. I only work on the weekends if I have a deadline coming up or I feel a scene wanting to come out of my brain. I’m not a morning person so I don’t start writing until around 10 a.m. Between then and the time I get up around 7:30, I read the paper, read email, work on website work and do some puzzles to get my brain going.

Favorite snack while your working on that word count.  

I try not to snack because I can go overboard with that. When I do, it’s something like popcorn.

What is your favorite part of writing? 

Coming up with the initial idea and plotting the general direction the story is going. That also includes coming up with the new characters. I’m a plantser so I do some outlining, but not an extensive amount before I start writing.

If you could take your character anywhere in the world where would you go? 

A cruise would be interesting. I think Rory would enjoy that.   

I never ask if an author has a favorite character but is there a sub character in your casts that is just waitin' for a chance at a lead? 

I feel like Liz, Rory’s BFF, is waiting for her own story. Or Detective Green.

What about villains.  Have there been any that kinda tugged at your heart strings and you hated making he or she the bad guy?    

I don’t want to give away the names of specific characters in case someone hasn’t read a book yet but, in general, I do like writing murderers who are just ordinary people that find themselves in a situation where they felt the need to kill someone. Some of those characters tug at my heart strings.

Let's talk about your covers . . .

Do you have a favorite? 

I love all of my covers, but I think the Halloween one for Designed For Haunting is my favorite, with the Christmas cover of Ghosts of Painting Past a close second. The one for Paint the Town Dead always makes me want to go to the beach.

The current one seems to have a few clues.  Finding a clue or two on your covers is that normal? 

It depends on the story. I don’t like to give too much away in the covers, but there are usually elements of the story in the cover.

You have just written 'The End" what do you do to celebrate? 

Go out to dinner and/or take a couple days off from writing. I don’t go out to eat much so that’s a treat.

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New Releases That Caught My Eye

 

Let It Crow! Let It Crow! Let It Crow!

 by Donna Andrews 

Meg has been roped into participating in a weaponsmithing competition, a Forged in Fire wannabe organized by a blacksmith friend. Meg originally turned down an invitation to participate, but the night before the filming starts, someone attacks Faulk, her blacksmithing mentor, breaking his arm and eliminating him from the contest before it begins. Meg agrees to step in as his replacement to keep the project from failing. She’s not thrilled that the filming will take place during December – Christmas is already a crazy time for her. 

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Whipped Crime 

by Angela K. Ryan 

Much to Anna’s delight, Ava Grant, a childhood friend of Bella’s, and her husband purchase a home across the street from Mile Long Beach. As the renovations get underway, the job superintendent slips to his death on one of the jetties at the cove. It looks like an accident, but Anna suspects foul play.

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Overdue or Die

 by Allison Brook 

Carrie Singleton has more than her fair share on her plate: her job at the Clover Ridge Library, preparing for her wedding to Dylan Avery, and hoping that the local art gallery doesn’t steal away one of her part-time employees. Her fiancé Dylan accompanies her to the beautiful home of Victor Zalinka—art collector and successful businessman—to select paintings for an art show at the library. 

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Baking Spirits Bright

 by Sarah Fox 

Winter has arrived in Larch Haven, Vermont, bringing with it holiday cheer, lots of snow, and freezing temperatures. Becca Ransom is squeezing in time to skate on the frozen canals and drink hot chocolate by a roaring fire while also whipping up new creations for her family’s chocolate shop and experimenting with holiday flavors like eggnog, gingerbread, and peppermint. At the same time, Becca is preparing for the Baking Spirits Bright holiday baking competition, a popular annual event. 

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Brush Up On Murder 

by Sybil Johnson 

As Valentine’s Day approaches, residents are training for the annual Love Run and expressing their undying affection for each other by attaching love locks to the pier railings. But a string of bank robberies is ruining the romantic vibe. 

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Sugar Plum Poisoned 

by Jenn McKinlay 

When up-and-coming singing sensation Shelby Vaughn arrives in town for two weeks of concert dates, she hires her old friend Angie and the rest of the bakery crew to supply cupcakes for the VIP guest lounge every night. After overhearing Shelby in a heated argument with her manager, Mel is concerned, but she and the crew decide to make the best of their time working with the star.  

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Food Blogger Series by Debra Sennefelder New Release

About the book 

Hope Early has to contend with ghosts, a fatal curse, and a decades-old family secret to catch a killer in the new Food Blogger Mystery . . .

 

When her best friend’s Aunt Issy falls ill, food blogger Hope Early agrees to help him hand out Halloween candy at his aunt’s house, which is rumored to be cursed. A murder-suicide took place there a century ago, and legend has it that a woman has died there every twenty years since—on Halloween. Hope doesn’t really believe in curses or ghosts, but when all the trick-or-treaters are gone and she discovers a woman’s dead body on the front lawn, she wonders if the curse might be real after all.

 

Then Hope and her friend discover a cache of love letters linking the dead woman to Aunt Issy’s husband years ago, and Hope is certain they’ve uncovered the motive for murder—and the police are certain Aunt Issy is their main suspect. Determined to prove Issy’s innocence and nab the real culprit, Hope starts shaking other branches of the family tree. But she forgets that Halloween isn’t the only day people hide behind masks, and if she’s not careful, Hope will come face-to-face with a ghoulish fiend who’s not afraid to kill again . . .  

 

Includes two tasty 

recipes! 

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