Plum Tea Crazy by Laura Childs-Great Escapes Tour-Review/Giveaway

About the book 

Theodosia Browning investigates a Charleston steeped in tradition and treachery in the latest Tea Shop Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Laura Childs.

While viewing the harbor’s Gaslights and Galleons Parade from the widow’s walk of Timothy Neville’s Charleston mansion, local banker Carson Lanier seemingly tumbles over a narrow railing, then plunges three stories to his death. But a tragic accident becomes something much more sinister when it’s discovered that the victim was first shot with a bolt from a crossbow.

At the request of the mansion owner, Theodosia investigates the tragedy and is soon neck deep in suspects. An almost ex-wife, a coworker, a real estate partner–all had motives for killing the luckless banker, but one resorted to murder to settle accounts.

INCLUDES DELICIOUS RECIPES AND TEA TIME TIPS!

What others are saying 

There are some funny moments and a well-paced plot.
~Teresa Trent, Author

Set in beautiful Charleston, South Carolina, Plum Tea Crazy jumps right into the action. . . Always a pleasure to return to Charleston with Theodosia, Drayton and all the gang.
~MysteriesEtc

The twists, turns, plots had me cheering Theo on the whole way as she met new people throughout the story who in turn, unknowingly, would set themselves up as a suspect and at the same time point the finger towards someone else who was just as guilty as they were.
~Ms. Cat’s Honest World

Some of my best times reading have been spent in the Indigo Tea Shop. I can vividly smell the smells, imagine the tastes of all the delicious offerings, hear the clink of spoons to fine bone china, as well as the voices of Theo and Drayton.
~Lisa Ks Book Reviews

Plum Tea Crazy has to be one of the prettiest books I’ve ever held in my hands. The cover is just so gorgeous. . . Like most of Ms. Child’s books, you’ll have a hard time deducing who the real suspect was.
~A Chick Who Reads

And I thought

The cover just beckons you to pour yourself a cup of tea or a glass of wine and enjoy.  

Plum Tea Crazy grabs you within the first few pages.  When the victim literally plummets to his death from a Widows Walk and right onto a wrought iron fence!  Accident?  Definitely not! 

Theodosia races to find out what happened and if she can help the poor man.  And then discovers an arrow which happens to be from a medieval type weapon.  

As the norm for Theodosia when victims just fall at her feet she has to investigate and find out who dun it. 

Plum Tea Crazy  is a great cozy read.  It's everything you would expect from Laura Childs.  

Full of twists and turns.  Full of suspects.   A little comic relief. 

And some great recipes at the end!  

Once again I was drawn in from the beginning all the way to the 

end.  

This series is just full of fun characters and lots of mystery. 

I received a complimentary copy. 

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Walk With Me-Book Review/Author Interview-I Read Book Tours

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Whenever I'm asked "which is the best camera?" I pretty much respond: "the one you have on you." In fact, most of the images in this book were taken with my cell phone simply because I always have it with me. ​

This is not only a book about street photography but a visual diary, or collection of quirky, unusual and sometimes just plain weird photos I've taken over the course of the last decade. ​
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As a street photographer, I need to be an assiduous walker. My sneakers often take me to little known, hidden corners, seaweed strewn (and sometimes stinky) beaches and really cool back alleys of my rather small island city of Victoria, BC.​

I've also included images of curiosities I've seen throughout my travels.
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Everyone sees the world differently and this is my collection of the quirkyness that I call life.

And I thought

A beautiful collection of photography.  If your a lover of photography and coffee table books you'll love Walk With Me.

Debra aka Girl With Camera takes you along on a journey that many might cautious about taking. 

From back alleys to remote places Debra shares everyday life 
and some kind of crazy things.  Debra shares some of the odd things in the interview below.

There is a varied collection of subjects from people to still life kind of shots. 

I loved the opportunity to see a little of Debra's work.  
I received a e-copy of Walk With Me.  
This is one book that I would purchase.

I received a complimentary copy.
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Interview with Debra Schoenberger aka #girlwithcamera

Hello Debra.  Welcome to the blog.  I was so excited to get the

chance to see your new book and chat with you about it!

I’ve never had the opportunity to interview a photographer.  I am so excited. I hope you enjoy our little chat.

Before we get into the book let’s break the ice with a few random questions.  

Chocolate with nuts or without?

With nuts!

Grilled Cheese or BLT?

BLT

Do you have a favorite pet?

Kipper, my budie and Fatboy my hummingbird

And one more just for fun! Spring or Winter?

Spring!  Me too!

Let's get into the book and your work!

One thing I am a bit curious about.  How does your family 

feel about you and your camera.  Are you always documenting 

family events?

I try to photograph my family whenever we are together which is not

often enough as we live quite far apart.

Let's get into the new book a bit.  

For our readers who have not seen the new book can you give a sneak peek maybe.

Share a few locations? Maybe an idea of subjects etc.?

Some of the locations are :Montreal, Florence, Venice, Rome, New York, 

Victoria-BC, Tibet, Beijing, Chilliwack, New Jersey, Mongolia, India, Amsterdam,

Paris, Iceland and others.  

Subjects range from bandaids on broken windows to shoes at a flea market.

I am just fascinated with the lovely shots.  Can you tell us a little bit about

street photography?

That is hard to define.  It you're walking and you see something that captures

your interest, you document it.  It can be posed or candid.  Walking definitely

increases the probability of finding something interesting as you are able to stop and 

take the picture. 

Having been such a fan of National Geographic what was it like to find out

your was to be in the museum?

I was really surprised and honored to have my picture chosen.  There are so many

talented photographers around the world.

Can you tell where was the most interesting place that you shot?

Probably India.  It's pulsating with life and I could go back over and over again 

and never see the same thing twice.

Do you have a favorite location?  Maybe somewhere you've been and want to back?

Hmm, good question  I would love to go back to Italy.  I adore Venice and Florence

but the warm light reflecting on the buildings in Rome was very dreamy.  

There are so many new places to discover- this year I  am going to Africa and hop to 

learn more about its culture and people.

This super fun.  I hope you enjoyed visiting as much as I did.

Congratulations on the new book and Best Wishes for the tour. 

Thanks for having me!

Meet the author

Debra Schoenberger aka #girlwithcamera

"My dad always carried a camera under the seat of his car and was constantly taking pictures. I think that his example, together with pouring over National Geographic magazines as a child fuelled my curiosity for the world around me.

I am a documentary photographer and street photography is my passion. Some of my images have been chosen by National Geographic as editor's favourites and are on display in the National Geographic museum in Washington, DC.  I also have an off-kilter sense of humour so I'm always looking for the unusual. 

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True To You by Jennifer Ryan

Series Montana Heat

Genre Adult Contemporary Romance

Publisher Avon Books

Publication Date February 27, 2018

About the book

A Montana Man risks everything for the woman he loves . . .

Undercover DEA Special Agent Dawson King spent five months in a Montana prison establishing a fake identity to take down a ruthless drug dealer and put him behind bars. Except there’s a wild card . . . the killer’s beloved daughter. Cara Potter may appear to be on the right side of the law, but King has learned the hard way to trust no one—even someone as tantalizing as the coffee shop owner. She’s irresistible . . . but is she also dangerous?

From the moment he enters her life, King makes Cara . . . nervous. The handsome drifter says he wants to get his life together . . . but there is something about him that doesn’t quite ring true. Cara wants to believe in him, yet she holds back despite the way he awakens dormant dreams and leaves her breathless with his sexy smile, steamy kisses, his every touch.

When the explosive truth comes out and she’s betrayed by the ones she loves, Cara must decide—can she trust her heart, or should she listen to her head?

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For the first time in a long time, Cara turned and went after what she wanted and believed with her whole heart that whatever happened was worth it, because letting this feeling go would be a loss she couldn’t live with and not regret the rest of her life. Her heart couldn’t shut off the dreams and possibilities she’d longed for once, lost, but wanted again. With Flash.

She stood in front of his door, stared at the grain in the wood, and sucked in a breath, found her courage, held up her hand to knock, but gasped and stepped back when Flash shoved the barn door aside and held a gun in her face. Again.

He immediately dropped it to his side and raked his free hand over his head. “Cara.” Her name came out on a relieved sigh that held an apology for pointing a gun at her for the second time in an hour. The relief turned to frustration. “What are you doing here? Go home.”

She dismissed the fact he opened the door armed, that he tried to send her away, his bare chest, even though she couldn’t stop staring at the wall of sculpted muscle, and unearthed the desire she’d buried long ago and unleashed it on him.

She closed the distance, went up on tiptoe, wrapped her arms around his neck, and locked her lips over his. Her body molded to his the second his arms wrapped around her and his hand landed on her ass. His fingers curled over the swell of her bottom and gripped tight, pulling her closer.

That spark between them flared to life as they kissed, his tongue sliding along hers. The ball of heat she carried low in her belly since she met him exploded through her system with every tempting taste of him. She wanted more and slid her fingers through his hair, held him close, angled her head to take the kiss deeper and gave herself over to him.

The flames flashed out the second he pushed her away and ordered, “Leave. Now.” He took two steps back, leaving her to catch her balance as he pulled his hands away from her shoulders. “Please.” The word came out strangled and forced from his throat.

She stared at him, wondering what she’d done. “What’s wrong?”

“This.” He held his hands out, realized he still had the gun in his hand, and tossed it onto the perfectly made bed. All she wanted to do was mess it up with him. She wanted him to let loose his reservations and kiss her again, because when they kissed nothing else mattered but the way they made each other feel.

“How can something that feels so right be wrong?” She didn’t get it. She didn’t understand why he’d kiss her the way he did, the way he wanted to kiss her, and say it was wrong.

The frustration in his eyes and the firm set of his lips came out in the angry swipe of his hand through his hair. “Damnit, Cara. This can’t happen.”

“Why? You want it. I want it. If we’re both willing…” She held her hands up in front of her like holding up an offering.

“I’m trying to spare you.”

That got her attention. She dropped her hands, cocked her head, and looked him dead in the eye. “What does that mean?” Because if he was sparing her a night in his arms, in his bed, and a chance to feel something as real as what she felt between them, she didn’t want or need his sacrifice. She just needed him.

“I’m not staying. As soon as I finish what I came here to do, I’m leaving. That hasn’t changed. It won’t change.”

Her heart cracked, the pain an echo of past hurts, but it didn’t change the fact that she wanted this. She would take tonight, however many nights Flash gave her, and be grateful for them, knowing that right now he wanted this as much as she did, but gave her the chance to back out and save her the pain and heartbreak she’d feel when he left.

She turned and went to the open door, feeling Flash stiffen behind her, hold his breath, and stare at her back everything in him wanting to call her back. That’s how close she felt to him, close enough to understand all he felt and feel it herself.

So she closed the door and turned back to him, knowing going in that this wasn’t forever but right now. Dreams of the future were wishes that may never come true, but right here, right now, she stood before a man she could have all those dreams with for tonight.

Moments like this were rare and sometimes never happened. She wouldn’t walk out on it because she couldn’t keep it. Instead she’d hold on to it, cupped in her hands like the precious gift it was and know that one day, maybe tomorrow, she’d have to let it go but it would always be a memory to savor, a piece of her heart that would remind her, once, she was loved.

Maybe not the forever kind of love she wanted, but loved enough to be told the truth.

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About the author 

Jennifer Ryan is the New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of The Hunted, McBride, and Montana Men series. She writes suspenseful contemporary romances with outrageous plot twists, deeply emotional love stories, high stakes and higher drama. Her stories are filled with love, family, friendship, and the happily-ever- after we all hope to find. Jennifer lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and three children. When she finally leaves those fictional worlds, you’ll find her in the garden, playing in the dirt and daydreaming about people who live only in her head, until she puts them on paper.

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Trust In Me by Kathryn Shay-Limited Free Offer

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To most people in the small town of Bayview Heights, high school principal Seth Taylor is a hero. But Seth has never forgotten the mistakes he made years ago with his students. And neither has reporter Lacey Cartwright, because one involved her brother, who’s now in jail. With her grandfather pressuring her to destroy Seth in the town newspaper, Seth invites Lacey to come to the school and see what the teachers really do with kids.

Attraction then love flares between these two star-crossed people. If Lacey starts to show her support—and her true feelings—for Seth, she will she lose what’s left of her family?
 

What others are saying

Mosley, in Booklist, concluded that "this powerful tale of redemption, friendship, trust and forgiving shows once again that Shay knows how to pack an emotional wallop." “Filled with hope, this novel's emotionally charged plot delivers a read that is as memorable as it is moving.” RT Book Reviews Top Pick “An unusual and compelling tale. I don’t know when I’ve been more involved in a novel’s characters and story.” The Romance Reader “It was one of the best stories I have read in a long time. It held meaning and depth not found in many of the more popular books I've read of late.” An Amazon reader

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I thought I’d share my book, TRUST IN ME, with you because it’s free for a limited time. When I started to write bigger books for Berkley, this was my first. The story centers around the  themes of love and redemption: how people can make up for their mistakes, how a man and a woman can hurt each other but forgive the damage done to their relationship; and how friendship can last through all that. Some sections of this story still make me cry, and I’m wondering if you’ll have the same reaction. Here are a few reviews, which will give you insight into the book. Grab a copy.

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Promises to Keep

By-the-book Secret Service Agent Joe Stonehouse is assigned to work with rebel Agent Luke Ludzecky on a task force to combat school violence.  When they go undercover in Fairholm, NY, to a school flagged for an outbreak, they find that the institution is indeed in danger. But when Joe butts heads with principal Suzanna Quinn, and teacher Kelsey Cunningham gets close to her new student Luke, all their personal lives are turned upside down.

In PROMISES TO KEEP, follow the fast-paced plot ripped straight from the headlines and bask in the love stories that will make you believe in romance.

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Michael's Family

Three years after his wife’s death, Public Defender Luke Rayburn is still struggling with loneliness and the trials of being a single parent. But when his son Michael decides he wants to meet his biological mother, Luke must face one of the biggest challenges of his life. Who knew, when they both meet the haunted, beautiful Meredith Hunter, their lives would get inextricably bound together?

Full of hot passion and tender family scenes, as well as insights into some explosive legal cases, MICHAEL’S FAMILY is sure to tug on your heart strings.

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When a Man Loves a Woman

Welcome to Kathryn Shay’s very first novel, which won several awards and garnered hundreds of letters from fans. Nearly one million copies of this book were printed in the 1990’s.

Nick DiMarco is out to prove something to himself and to the world. His ex-wife abandoned him and his two children, sad and shy Heather and wheelchair bound Jason, to lead the life of a socialite. Now, Nick’s in law school and working two jobs to get what he wants. But when Heather’s guidance counselor, Amanda Carson, calls to tell him his daughter is suicidal, Nick must make difficult choices to save his family.

Further complicating these issues are the feelings both Nick and Amanda, a woman too much like his ex, develop for each other. Intense emotional scenes, a frightening look at teenage suicide and a love story that won’t be denied, all combine to make this a powerful, heart-wrenching drama.

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A Price Worth Paying

This major original novel is vintage Kathryn Shay. Tackling passion, romance, a sexual predator, infidelity and the enduring love of two characters whose marriage withstands the unthinkable, she proves again why reviewers say she has “earned a well-deserved place among the top romance authors.”

Nick and Callie Muscato have been lovers since high school. They married at eighteen and Callie gave up Vassar to go on the road with Nick as he builds his major league baseball career. Once he becomes a superstar, their perfect life is marred by their inability to have children. And then a miracle happens and they adopt twin boys.

Eventually Nick is forced to give up his baseball career, gets his college degree and when the story opens, both he and Callie are teaching at their Alma Mater. Then tragedy strikes them with two major blows: Callie confesses she’s pregnant with another man’s child and, only an hour later, Nick is accused of sexual misconduct with a female student; he is suspended from teaching until hearings can be held.

Though this stress might split up a lesser couple, Nick and Callie fight the accusation and try to keep their marriage together.

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Crossing the Goal Line by Kim Findley

About the book 

Mike Reimer knows from experience that hockey and relationships don’t mix. And hot-tempered swim coach Bridget O’Reilly couldn’t be more wrong for the widowed pro goalie, aka the Iceman. As the playoffs approach, Mike’s growing feelings for her could melt the hardest heart. But what if being with Bridget means letting down his team…and, worst of all, himself?

And I am thinking

I am loving this sweet romance.  Sadly I have too many projects going on and family drama and I have not finished reading. 

I am more than 3/4's through and I can easily say this is a nice sweet romance.  So far there have been no bedroom scenes but 

I am just getting into the romance. 

Up until now the characters have been skating around their attraction to each other. 

Bridget is uncertain about Mike's intentions and not strong enough in herself to really believe that someone like Mike would be interested in her. 

Mike is struggling with the demands of his career and his guilt over the loss of his wife.  

The other characters mainly Bridget's family are fun and endearing.  

I am lovin' this book and can't wait to get to the end.  

I received a complimentary copy.

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Six Dogs 'Till Sunday-Great Escapes Tour Review/Giveaway

Six Dogs ’til Sunday (A Mae December Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
6th in Series
Setting – Tennessee
Camel Press
Paperback Release (March 1, 2018)
Digital Release (February 15, 2018)
Paperback: 256 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1603812504
Digital ASIN: B077KFFH52

About the book 

It’s January in Rosedale, Tennessee, and Mae December is preparing for her March wedding to Sheriff Ben Bradley. Mae, who boards dogs for a living, is also busy tending to her pregnant dog and scouting locations for the movie featuring the music of her former fiancé Noah West, who died in a car accident four years earlier. Fortunately, the picturesque old house at the end of Little Chapel Road is for rent.

Just as filming is about to begin, a man is shot on the set, but manages to drive himself to the hospital, where he dies before he can ID his killer. He was a member of the film crew, but also a local, and circumstances point to his being a confidential informant for Ben’s predecessor, Sheriff Trey Cantrell, also the owner of the house turned movie set. At the time of the shooting, the victim had been stealing a large sum of money from a safe on the premises. Whose money is it, and where does it come from?

The Rosedale Sheriff’s Office not only has another murder case on its hands, but one that will dredge up a past long buried. How far will the guilty parties go to protect their secrets?

And others are saying

The Mae December mysteries is one of the best series for character development that I’ve come across.
~The Power of Words

A complicated plot involving intertwined crimes both past and present. Intriguing psychological content and police procedural elements make this a very interesting mystery to untangle.
~Laura’s Interests

Six Dogs grabbed me from the prologue. . . the point where your heart starts beating a little faster in anticipation. And the text excellently fulfills the prologue’s promise.
~Back Porchervations

This mystery has many characters who weave nicely into Mae’s past and present. Because the story flows from character to character there are some interesting developments in both character and the plot. Great mystery!
~Author Teresa Trent

And I thought
This one takes some concentration at least for me it did.  
There are alot of characters to get to know.  
Having stepped in at book 6 may have been a bit of a drawback for me.  I just had a hard time getting into the story.  Honestly starting with the Prologue I was confused.
 Each chapter is told by a different character including Mae her fiance' Ben.  Mae's mother Suzanne and a police detective named 
Wayne.  And there are a lot of dogs in the story.  

 A bit of a mystery or thriller aspect is introduced in the first chapter when a stranger drives past Mae on the road.  Suzanne's mom and her husband see the same stranger in chapter 2.
There story picks up fairly quickly and a few more sub-characters are introduced here and there. 
All in all once I manged to get everyone straight.  And get their 
purpose in the plot I began to get into the story.  
I enjoyed the characters each did lend a part to the story. 

I received a complimentary copy from Great Escapes Tours.
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