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  Join us for this tour from Mar 31 to May 11, 2021! Book Details: Book Title: Caroline & Mordecai the Gand by Jeff Gunhus Category: Middle-Grade Fiction (Ages 8-12), 186 pages Genre: Fantasy, Literary Publisher: Seven Guns Press Release date: March 31, 2021 Format available for review: print (USA), ebook (mobi for kindle, epub, PDF, audiobook (audible download) Tour dates: Mar 31 to May 11, 2021 Content Rating: PG: The language is G. There is one scene with the main character punches a bully resulting in a bloody nose. The emotional treatment of grief and the death of a loved one can be somewhat intense. "Readers of all ages who look for ethereal, haunting stories of recovery and courage will find Caroline & Mordecai the Gand may hold the trappings of a fantasy adventure; but inside there is so much more. Make the right decision, to read this!" - D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review "Caroline’s story is profoundly sad, and yet hopeful, magical, and yet rooted in reality. There is magic, mystery, and daring adventure." - BooksCoffee Book Description: This novella was written by USA Today bestselling author Jeff Gunhus after he received a devastating diagnosis of state 3 cancer. The story is a message to his five children on how to deal with grief and a plea for them to grasp onto joy and love even in the darkest of times. Caroline loses her spark. It takes a great adventure for her to find it again. Caroline loses her father in a car accident for which she feels responsible. Consumed by grief, she has a difficult time readjusting to a world that has changed so dramatically for her. On the anniversary of her father’s death, a strange window opens in the middle of the small lake behind her house. She climbs up an old oak to peer inside, but falls out of the tree and discovers that the window also serves as a door into a different world. Enter Mordecai the Gand, a mysterious traveler who befriends Caroline and promises to help her find a way back home since the window she fell through has disappeared. The two set out on a series of adventures that include visiting a tree village populated by a tribe known for eating travelers, running into a witch under a spell of her own making, hiding in a cave with a dragon encased in a wall of ice (prone to melting by campfire), all the while being pursued by a mysterious entity call the Creach which promises to devour Caroline and trap her in an eternity of despair. As they navigate these adventures and this new world, Caroline slowly discovers that she is meant to help each of the characters she meets. As she battles internally whether to stay or return home to the sadness and grief waiting for her there, she must regain perspective and open her heart to the act of caring and to the joy of love itself. In the end, she must demonstrate great courage, loyalty, and caring as the plot unfolds, becoming the active hero of her own story.  Meet the Author: Jeff Gunhus is the USA TODAY bestselling author of thriller and horror novels for adults and the middle grade fantasy series, The Jack Templar Chronicles. The first book, Jack Templar Monster Hunter, was written in an effort to get his reluctant reader eleven-year-old son excited about reading. It worked and a new series was born. His books for adults have reached the Top 30 on Amazon, have been recognized as Foreword Reviews Book of the Year Finalists and reached the USA TODAY bestseller list. Jeff wrote Caroline & Mordecai the Gand after receiving a devastating diagnosis of stage 3 cancer. The novella was meant as a private story for his five children on how to face grief by holding onto joy and love. He leads an active life in Maryland with his wife Nicole by trying to constantly keep up with their kids. In rare moments of quiet, he can be found in the back of Old Fox Books in Annapolis working on his next novel or on JeffGunhus.com. connect with the author: website ~ twitter ~ facebook ~ instagram ~ goodreads ~ bookbub Tour Schedule: Mar 31 – Rockin' Book Reviews – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Apr 1 – Lisa's Reading – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Apr 5 – Freda's Voice – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Apr 6 – Because I said so -- and other adventures in Parenting – book review / giveaway Apr 8 – pick a good book – book review / author interview / giveaway Apr 9 – Rockin' Book Reviews – audiobook review / giveaway Apr 12 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review / giveaway Apr 13 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book review / giveaway Apr 14 – michellemengsbookblog – book review / author interview / giveaway Apr 16 – Writer with Wanderlust – book review / guest post / giveaway Apr 20 – Sadie's Spotlight – book spotlight / giveaway Apr 21 – Sefina Hawke's Books – book spotlight Apr 22 – Kam's Place – book review Apr 23 – Books Lattes & Tiaras – book spotlight / giveaway Apr 26 – I'm All About Books – book spotlight / giveaway Apr 27 – Cover Lover Book Review – audiobook review / giveaway Apr 28 – Icefairy's Treasure Chest – book review / giveaway Apr 30 – Books for Books – audiobook review May 3 – Hall Ways Blog – audiobook review / giveaway May 4 – High Society Book Club & Review – book review / author interview / giveaway May 5 – Westveil Publishing – audiobook review / guest post / giveaway May 5 – Jazzy Book Reviews – book review / guest post / giveaway May 6 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / giveaway May 7 – Reading is My Passion – book review May 7 - Splashes of Joy – book review / author interview / giveaway May 10 – Bound 4 Escape – audiobook review / giveaway May 11 – Laura's Interests – audiobook review / giveaway TBA – Leels Loves Books – book review / giveaway Enter the Giveaway:
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AUDIOBOOK AND BOOK TOUR: Back to the Burgh and Beyond (An Owl's Nest Mystery) by C.S. McDonald1/5/2021 
Join us for this review tour from Mar 1 to Mar 26, 2021!
Book Details: Book Title: Back to the Burgh and Beyond (The Owl's Nest Mysteries) Author: C.S. McDonald Category: Adult Fiction, 208 pages Run Time: 5 hours, 59 minutes Genre: Cozy Mystery Publisher: McWriter Books Release date: Sep 10, 2020 Formats Available for review: audiobook (audible download), ebook (mobi for kindle, epub, pdf) Tour dates: Mar 1 to Mar 26, 2020 Content Rating: G. C.S. McDonald's books are appropriate for YA readers as well as adults--no bad language or sexual content.
Book Description:
Meet Alexa Owl. She's returned home to Pittsburgh after a divorce to start a new life and a new business, The Owl’s Nest Couturier Shoppe. Much to her surprise, she's getting more than she ever bargained for: Detective Bobby Starr, and he's no ordinary sleuth. Bobby is an angel who's returned to Earth in hopes of earning his way into the Guardian Angel Squad. He's been sent by none other than Saint Pete to acquire Alexa’s help to solve three cold case murders he left behind. Except, here’s the catch: he’s only been allotted four days to solve the first case! How in heaven’s name is she supposed to do that? Alexa is a professional seamstress—not a detective. Bobby insists the only way to solve the first case is to return to 1953, and Alexa’s not in love with that idea at all!
You May Also Review One of C.S. McDonald's Fiona Quinn Mysteries in Audiobook or Ebook: 
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Book Title: Murder on Pointe: A Fiona Quinn Mystery #1 Author: C.S. McDonald Category: YA Fiction, 219 pages Run Time: 4 hours, 30 minutes Genre: Cozy Mystery Publisher: McWriter Books Release date: Jul 19, 2016 Formats Available for review: audiobook (audible download), ebook (mobi for kindle, epub, pdf) Tour dates: Mar 1 to Mar 26, 2020 Content Rating: G (The Fiona Quinn Mysteries are for everyone--adults love the books and they are appropriate for teens and tweens too!)
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Fiona can't wait to attend the performance of Coppelia at the Benedum Center in Pittsburgh. Her old friend, Silja Ramsay, is dancing the principal role. They have dinner after the show, but when they return Pittsburgh Ballet Theater is down one dancer! Ballerina, Alexis Cartwright, has been found dead in the dressing room. Is this murder a result of hot tempers among the cast members? Or is it a random act of violence? Will there be more murders? Homicide Detective Nathan Landry isn't taking any chances. After finding out Fiona has a strong background in ballet, he recruits her to go undercover among the cast of Coppelia. Can Fiona help catch a killer, or will she be the next victim? 
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Book Title: Merry Murder: A Fiona Quinn Mystery #2 Author: C.S. McDonald Category: YA Fiction, 219 pages Run Time: 4 hours, 51 minutes Genre: Cozy Mystery Publisher: McWriter Books Release date: Sep 16, 2016 Formats Available for review: audiobook (audible download), ebook (mobi for kindle, epub, pdf) Tour dates: Mar 1 to Mar 26, 2020 Content Rating: G (The Fiona Quinn Mysteries are for everyone--adults love the books and they are appropriate for teens and tweens too!)
Book Description:
The cookies are baked. The tree is trimmed. The shopping? Well, it's almost done, and Fiona's parents have finally returned home for a holiday visit - along with some unexpected unruly friends. Yep, Fiona's perfectly planned Christmas is coming together, but how could've she planned for her favorite uncle's murder? Who could possibly kill a sweet old man who's played Santa at the local mall every year without fail? Fiona's boyfriend, Detective Nathan Landry, is determined to find out - before Christmas day arrives. There's only one problem: Nancy Quinn. Fiona's mom is just as determined as the detective to catch the murderer, and she isn't shy about getting the job done - even if it includes breaking a few pesky laws! Will Fiona and her mother find the killer first or will the killer find them? 
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Book Title: Waves of Murder: A Fiona Quinn Mystery #3 Author: C.S. McDonald Category: YA Fiction, 190 pages Run Time: 4 hours, 6 minutes Genre: Cozy Mystery Publisher: McWriter Books Release date: Apr 11, 2017 Formats Available for review: audiobook (audible download), ebook (mobi for kindle, epub, pdf) Tour dates: Mar 1 to Mar 26, 2020 Content Rating: G (The Fiona Quinn Mysteries are for everyone--adults love the books and they are appropriate for teens and tweens too!)
Book Description:
School's out for the summer! Kindergarten teacher Fiona Quinn is looking forward to spending some quality time in her yard and with her boyfriend, Detective Nathan Landry. However, Fiona's plans get squelched when her mother volunteers her to edit a manuscript for famous romance author Wyla Parkes. What's so bad about that? The author insists Fiona must work on the manuscript at her beach cottage on Presque Isle - three hours away from her yard and Nathan. Spending six weeks in an adorable cottage on a private beach doesn't really seem all that bad until people start turning up dead - beginning with the author! Fiona's summer of sun and sand is instantly transformed into a murder investigation. Can Fiona and Nathan crack the case or will the murderer getaway on a wave of deceit? Join Fiona and the gang for a hot whodunit on the sandy beaches of Presque Isle, Pennsylvania! 
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Book Title: Tastes Like Murder: A Fiona Quinn Mystery #4 Author: C.S. McDonald Category: YA Fiction, 202 pages Run Time: 4 hours, 46 minutes Genre: Cozy Mystery Publisher: McWriter Books Release date: Nov 23, 2017 Formats Available for review: audiobook (audible download), ebook (mobi for kindle, epub, pdf) Tour dates: Mar 1 to Mar 26, 2020 Content Rating: G (The Fiona Quinn Mysteries are for everyone--adults love the books and they are appropriate for teens and tweens too!)
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The bridesmaid dresses are ruffles and ruffles of ugly, one bridesmaid is trying to micro-manage…well, pretty much everything, and the bride-to-be is a total bridezilla! Wedding bells will soon be ringing, but as usual, Fiona is a bridesmaid and not a bride. As the maid of honor, how can Fiona keep the volatile pre-wedding festivities running smoothly? The problem is abruptly solved when the bride drops over dead at the elegant wine-tasting wedding rehearsal. Yikes! Who poisoned the wine? The suspects are lining up, and Fiona finds herself at the top of the list! Double yikes! It’s a vintage murder case for Fiona, Detective Landry, and the gang. Cheers! 
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Book Title: Good Luck to Murder: A Fiona Quinn Mystery #5 Author: C.S. McDonald Category: YA Fiction, 148 pages Run Time: 3 hours, 49 minutes Genre: Cozy Mystery Publisher: McWriter Books Release date: June 1, 2018 Formats Available for review: audiobook (audible download), ebook (mobi for kindle, epub, pdf) Tour dates: Mar 1 to Mar 26, 2020 Content Rating: G (The Fiona Quinn Mysteries are for everyone--adults love the books and they are appropriate for teens and tweens too!)
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Dreams, wishes, fantasies, and... murder? Fiona's good friend and fellow teacher, Lucky Maguire leads everyone to believe he has won a huge jackpot! Only Lucky turns out not to be so lucky - he winds up dead and his supposed winning lottery ticket missing! Yikes! Did Lucky really win the lottery and if so, where is the ticket hidden? Who knew for sure if he truly was Pittsburgh's newest millionaire? Double yikes! Join Fiona and the gang for this winning cozy mystery that's sure to keep you betting on the suspects! 
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Book Title: Mambo and Murder: A Fiona Quinn Mystery #6 Author: C.S. McDonald Category: YA Fiction, 160 pages Run Time: 4 hours, 9 minutes Genre: Cozy Mystery Publisher: McWriter Books Release date: October 31, 2018 Formats Available for review: audiobook (audible download), ebook (mobi for kindle, epub, pdf) Tour dates: Mar 1 to Mar 26, 2020 Content Rating: G (The Fiona Quinn Mysteries are for everyone--adults love the books and they are appropriate for teens and tweens too!)
Book Description:
Three ballroom dancers were murdered over 40 years ago. Wow, that’s one old cold case. What’s more, the murderer, who was thought to have been killed during a police chase, has resurfaced in Pittsburgh. Yikes! How can that be? Worse, ballroom dancing simply isn’t Detective Nathan Landry’s forte. After weeks of practice, Nathan still has two left feet. Can Fiona step in to guide Nathan through this dancing debacle or will it take 40 years for the detective to find his footing? Double yikes! Join Fiona and detective Landry in this high-stepping whodunit! 
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Book Title: Saddle Up for Murder: A Fiona Quinn Mystery #7 Author: C.S. McDonald Category: YA Fiction, 178 pages Run Time: 4 hours, 47 minutes Genre: Cozy Mystery Publisher: McWriter Books Release date: May 14, 2019 Formats Available for review: audiobook (audible download), ebook (mobi for kindle, epub, pdf) Tour dates: Mar 1 to Mar 26, 2020 Content Rating: G (The Fiona Quinn Mysteries are for everyone--adults love the books and they are appropriate for teens and tweens too!)
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Fiona is in total shock when her mother arrives unannounced on her doorstep. What’s going on? Why, she’s left Fiona’s father, that’s what. Yikes! Worse, a horse trainer is murdered outside his ex-wife’s home in Pittsburgh, and the trail leads directly to a Thoroughbred racetrack in the neighboring state of West Virginia. Get ready, because the suspects are mounting up and heading down the stretch. Whoa! Fiona and Detective Landry aren’t horsing around with this homicide! 
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Book Title: Bon Voyage to Murder: A Fiona Quinn Mystery #8 Author: C.S. McDonald Category: YA Fiction, 198 pages Run Time: 6 hours, 52 minutes Genre: Cozy Mystery Publisher: McWriter Books Release date: Nov 5, 2019 Formats Available for review: audiobook (audible download), ebook (mobi for kindle, epub, pdf) Tour dates: Mar 1 to Mar 26, 2020 Content Rating: G (The Fiona Quinn Mysteries are for everyone--adults love the books and they are appropriate for teens and tweens too!)
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Hooray! Fiona has finally convinced her boyfriend detective Nathan Landry to go on a romantic Caribbean cruise. Unfortunately, their fun on the high seas is interrupted by murder. It isn’t long before they discover a boatload of suspects, who have motives deeper than the ocean for wanting the victim out of their lives. 
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Book Title: Taking Notes on Murder: A Fiona Quinn Mystery #9 Author: C.S. McDonald Category: YA Fiction, 184 pages Run Time: 5 hours Genre: Cozy Mystery Publisher: McWriter Books Release date: May 19, 2020 Formats Available for review: audiobook (audible download), ebook (mobi for kindle, epub, pdf) Tour dates: Mar 1 to Mar 26, 2020 Content Rating: G (The Fiona Quinn Mysteries are for everyone--adults love the books and they are appropriate for teens and tweens too!)
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Mysterious notes are showing up in Fiona’s kindergarten classroom, claiming a suicide from 2005 was actually a homicide. Detective Landry maintains the messages are too vague, possess no integrity, and do not warrant a review of the old case. Fiona’s not convinced. She’s determined to find the author of the enigmatic notes and uncover the truth about a man who had many secrets and countless enemies, including Fiona’s mother and former suspect Nancy Quinn! Can Fiona crack this cold case, and what will it take to get Detective Landry involved? Don’t miss taking notes on this murder! 
Meet the Author:
For twenty-six years C.S. McDonald’s life whirled around a song and a dance. Classically trained at Pittsburgh Ballet Theater School, The Pittsburgh Dance Alloy, and many others, she became a professional dancer and choreographer. During that time, she choreographed many musicals and an opera for the Pittsburgh Savoyards. In 2011 she retired from her dance career to write. Under her real name, Cindy McDonald, she writes murder-suspense and romantic suspense novels. In 2014 she added the pen name, C.S. McDonald, to write children’s books for her grandchildren. In 2016 she added the Fiona Quinn Mysteries to that expansion. She decided to write the cozy mystery series that everyone, including teens and tweens, can read and enjoy. Presently, the Fiona Quinn Mysteries nine books with a tenth slated for 2021. The books are also available on audio, narrated by Maren Swenson Waxenberg. Cindy’s newest venture is The Owl’s Nest Mysteries. Once again, she has set her cozy mystery in Pittsburgh. The female protagonist, Alexa Owl, is much different from Fiona Quinn. The Owl’s Next Mysteries has a little grit, a little time travel, a little romance, and a whole lot of cozy! Ms. McDonald resides on her Thoroughbred farm known as Fly by Night Stables near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with her husband, Bill, and her poorly behaved Cocker Spaniel, Allister. Connect with the author: Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook
Tour Schedule
Mar 1 –Olio by Marilyn – book review of Back to the Burgh and Beyond / giveaway Mar 1 -She Just Loves Books – audiobook review of Back to the Burgh and Beyond / giveaway Mar 2 -Laura's Interests – audiobook review of Saddle Up for Murder / giveaway Mar 3 –Gina Rae Mitchell – audiobook review of Back to the Burgh and Beyond / giveaway Mar 4 –Rockin' Book Reviews – audiobook review of Back to the Burgh and Beyond / giveaway Mar 4 –Gina Rae Mitchell – audiobook review of Murder on Pointe / giveaway Mar 4 -Laura's Interests – audiobook review of Back to the Burgh and Beyond / giveaway Mar 8 –Locks, Hooks and Books – audiobook review of Back to the Burgh and Beyond / giveaway Mar 9 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book review of Murder on Pointe / giveaway Mar 9- Splashes of Joy – audiobook review of Back to the Burgh and Beyond / giveaway Mar 10 –My Tangled Skeins Book Reviews – audiobook review of Back to the Burgh and Beyond / giveaway Mar 10 -Wickedly Romance – book review of Back to the Burgh and Beyond / giveaway Mar 11 –Book Corner News and Reviews – book review of Back to the Burgh and Beyond / giveaway Mar 11 -Wickedly Romance – book review of Murder on Pointe / giveaway Mar 11 - Blooming with Books- audiobook review of Back to the Burgh and Beyond Mar 12 – Splashes of Joy – audiobook review of Murder on Pointe / giveaway Mar 12 -Books Lattes & Tiaras – book review of Back to the Burgh and Beyond / giveaway Mar 15 - Blooming with Books - audiobook review of Murder on Pointe Mar 15 – She Just Loves Books – audiobook review of Tastes Like Murder / giveaway Mar 15 - Chit Chat with Charity - audiobook review of Saddle Up for Murder / giveaway Mar 16 – Olio by Marilyn – book review of Murder on Pointe / giveaway Mar 16 - My Reading Journeys – book review of Back to the Burgh and Beyond / giveaway Mar 17 –Westveil Publishing – audiobook review of Back to the Burgh and Beyond / giveaway Mar 17 - My Reading Journeys – book review of Saddle Up for Murder / giveaway Mar 18 -Books for Books – audiobook review of Murder on Pointe Mar 19 –Books Lattes & Tiaras – book review of Murder on Pointe / giveaway Mar 19 –Rockin' Book Reviews – audiobook review of Good Luck to Murder / giveaway Mar 22 –Westveil Publishing – audiobook review of Murder on Pointe / giveaway Mar 23 –Locks, Hooks and Books – audiobook review of Tastes Like Murder / giveaway Mar 23 -Lisa's Reading – book review of Back to the Burgh and Beyond / giveaway Mar 24 –My Tangled Skeins Book Reviews – audiobook review of Murder on Pointe / giveaway Mar 24 -Books for Books – audiobook review of Back to the Burgh and Beyond Mar 25 –BookishKelly2020 – book review of Back to the Burgh and Beyond / giveaway Mar 25 - Chit Chat with Charity - audiobook review of Back to the Burgh and Beyond / giveaway Mar 26 - BookishKelly2020 – book review of Murder on Pointe / giveaway Mar 26 -Lisa's Reading – book review Tastes Like Murder / giveaway TBA – Musing of Souls – book review of Back to the Burgh and Beyond TBA - Musing of Souls – audiobook review of Tastes Like Murder
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Join us for this tour from Jan 13 to Feb 8, 2021!
Book Details: Book Title: The Burden of Hate (An Annie Collins Mystery) by Helen Starbuck Category: Adult Fiction (18+), 216 pages Genre: Mystery Publisher: Routt Street Press Release date: March 2020 Format available for review: print (USA and Canada), ebook (Gifted Kinde, PDF), audiobook (audible download) Tour dates: Jan 13 to Feb 9, 2021 Content Rating: R. Several explicit sex scenes, profanity, medical scenes
Book Description:
How far would you go for someone you love? How much hate would you need to commit murder? Revenge. Hate. Fear. Not exactly traditional wedding gifts. But when convicted killer Ian Patterson escapes from prison, operating room nurse Annie Collins and fiancé assistant district attorney Angel Cisneros are forced to confront these realities head on. Will Ian Patterson’s quest for revenge toward the two people responsible for sending him to prison—Annie Collins and Angel Cisneros—bring them face to face to settle the score once and for all? Find out why Kirkus Reviews calls The Burden of Hate, “A thriller that offers a master class in suspense.”
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Book Title: The Mad Hatter's Son (An Annie Collins Mystery #1) by Helen Starbuck Category: Adult Fiction (18+), 285 pages Genre: Mystery Publisher: Routt Street Press Release date: 2018 Format available for review: ebook (Gifted Kinde, PDF), audiobook (audible download) Tour dates: Jan 13 to Feb 9, 2021 Content Rating: R. Two explicit sex scenes, profanity, medical scenes.
Book Description:
Curiosity killed the cat, so the saying goes, and it may end up killing operating room nurse Annie Collins. Annie’s estranged friend Libby Matheisen needs Annie’s help to discover what is causing her vague, puzzling symptoms. Unwillingly drawn into her friend’s life, Annie must discover whether Libby is really ill or if there is a hidden agenda. Faced with Libby’s apparent suicide, Annie is unable to stop asking questions to uncover the truth about her illness and death. The answers to these questions don’t come without a price, and pursuing the mystery of Libby’s death threatens to end her life as well. Friends change, love betrays, and the end results are never what you anticipate. Find out why the BookLife Prize called The Mad Hatter’s Son “An outstanding debut,” and it was the winner of The National Indie Excellence Book Awards mystery category. 
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Book Title: No Pity in Death (An Annie Collins Mystery #2) by Helen Starbuck Category: Adult Fiction (18+), 249 pages Genre: Mystery Publisher: Routt Street Press Release date: 2019 Format available for review: ebook (Gifted Kinde, PDF), audiobook (audible download) Tour dates: Jan 13 to Feb 9, 2021 Content Rating: R. Two explicit sex scenes, profanity, medical scenes.
Book Description:
Struggling to put her life back together after almost being murdered, operating room nurse Annie Collins agrees to help homicide Detective Alex Frost investigate a troubling number of patient deaths in the ICU step down unit at her hospital. Are the patients succumbing to life threatening illnesses or is someone helping them die? Assistant district attorney and close friend, Angel Cisneros, worries about Annie’s involvement with Frost’s investigation, and his concern escalates after a person from her past contacts her. His feelings for her, which have grown deeper, complicate everything. Dangerous enemies are something Annie and Angel have in common. As they quickly discover, paybacks can be hell. 
Meet the Author:
Helen Starbuck is a Colorado native, former OR nurse, and award-winning author of the standalone romantic suspense novel Legacy of Secrets, and the Annie Collins Mystery Series. She loves mysteries, suspense, romance, and any book that is well written. She’s a huge fan of books with independent, strong, women characters and, as Neil Gaiman says, “…stories where women save themselves.” Connect with the author: Website ~ Facebook ~ Twitter ~Instagram ~ Pinterest ~ Goodreads
Tour Schedule:
Jan 13 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book review of The Mad Hatter’s Son / giveaway Jan 13 -Literary Flits – books spotlight / giveaway Jan 14 –CorinneRodrigues – book review of The Mad Hatter’s Son / giveaway Jan 15 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book review of No Pity in Death / giveaway Jan 15 - Books Lattes & Tiaras – book review of The Mad Hatter’s Son / giveaway Jan 15 -Bound 4 Escape – audiobook review of The Mad Hatter’s Son Jan 16 - She Just Loves Books – audiobook review of The Mad Hatter’s Son / giveaway Jan 18 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book review of The Burden of Hate / giveaway Jan 19 – Elizabeth McKenna - Author blog – book spotlight / giveaway Jan 19 - - She Just Loves Books – audiobook review of No Pity in Death / giveaway Jan 19 –Bigreadersite – book review of The Mad Hatter’s Son Jan 20 –Locks, Hooks and Books – audiobook review of The Mad Hatter’s Son / giveaway Jan 21 –Olio by Marilyn – book review of The Mad Hatter’s Son / giveaway Jan 22 –CorinneRodrigues – book review of No Pity in Death / giveaway Jan 25 – StoreyBook Reviews – book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Jan 26 – Bigreadersite – book review of No Pity in Death Jan 26 - She Just Loves Books – audiobook review of The Burden of Hate / giveaway Jan 27 – Locks, Hooks and Books – audiobook review of No Pity in Death / giveaway Jan 28 –Olio by Marilyn – book review of No Pity in Death / giveaway Jan 29 -Bound 4 Escape – audiobook review of No Pity in Death Jan 29 – Books Lattes & Tiaras – book review of No Pity in Death / giveaway Feb 1 - Sadie's Spotlight – book spotlight / giveaway Feb 2 –CorinneRodrigues – book review of The Burden of Hate / giveaway Feb 2 – Bigreadersite – book review of The Burden of Hate Feb 3 – Locks, Hooks and Books – audiobook review of The Burden of Hate / giveaway Feb 3 - Pine Enshrined Reviews - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Feb 4 –Olio by Marilyn – book review of The Burden of Hate / giveaway Feb 5 – Books Lattes & Tiaras – book review of The Burden of Hate / giveaway Feb 8 – fundinmental – book spotlight / giveaway Feb 8 - Bound 4 Escape – audiobook review of The Burden of Hate Feb 9 – Adventurous Jessy – book review of The Burden of Hate / giveaway Feb 9 - Stephanie Jane – book spotlight / giveaway TBA – Books and Zebras @jypsylynn – book review of The Burden of Hate / giveaway
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Join us for this tour from Sep 21 to Oct 16, 2020!
Book Details: Book Title: Killer Deadline (A Nikki Bryant Cozy Mystery) by Lauren Carr Category: Adult Fiction (18 +), 232 pages Genre: Mystery/Cozy Mystery Publisher: Acorn Book Services Release date: April 23, 2020 Audiobook release date: August 5, 2020 Format available for review: audible download, mobi, epub, PDF Tour dates: Sep 21 to Oct 16, 2020 Content Rating: G. This is a true cozy mystery. No sex. No on-stage violence. No swearing. Just good clean fun!
"Here we go! Carr is a master storyteller who always offers a plot full of twists and turns, a bit of humor to offset the dark, and a unique cast of characters. In Killer Deadline that cast includes - handsome Ryan, her first love (who is now her step-brother); a mysterious social media friend called Nerdy Guy; Elmo, a super smart dog, a boxer, she rescued who has become a social media star and has a penchant for cleaning; a TV station full of suspicious employees; and more.
"This book is a wonderful read to pick up at the end of a long day. It truly is a "cozy murder mystery." I promise, it'll draw you in right from page one and keep you turning the pages until you reach the very last page. I can't wait for the second book in this series." - Marilyn R. Wilson, Olio by Marilyn
Book Description:
Folks in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania, claim that where Nikki Bryant goes, trouble is not far behind. Her refusal to back down from a challenge has made Nikki Bryant a top investigative journalist. When an online friend nudges her to join him in a pact to reconnect with their first loves, Nikki and her boxer dog Elmo leave the bright lights of Las Vegas for the charming town of Pine Grove. There, she must face the biggest challenges in her career and life—the first love she had left behind and her father’s unsolved murder. But before she has time to unpack her car, Nikki stumbles upon the dead body of local news anchor, Ashleigh Addison, her childhood rival. Could Ashleigh’s death be connected to an explosive news story that she had teased about airing live? Did that explosive story have anything to do with the murder of Nikki’s father? With the clues in her father’s cold case hot again, Nikki intends to chase down the story of her life until she catches his killer—no matter what it takes. 
Meet the Author:
Lauren Carr is the international best-selling author of the Mac Faraday, Lovers in Crime, Chris Matheson Cold Case, and Thorny Rose Mysteries—over twenty-five titles across three fast-paced mystery series filled with twists and turns! Killer Deadline marks Lauren's first venture into mystery's purely cozy sub-genre with a female protagonist. Book reviewers and readers alike rave about how Lauren Carr’s seamlessly crosses genres to include mystery, suspense, crime fiction, police procedurals, romance, and humor. A popular speaker, Lauren is also the owner of Acorn Book Service, the umbrella under which falls iRead Book Tours. She lives with her husband and two spoiled rotten German Shepherds on a mountain in Harpers Ferry, WV. Connect with the author: Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook ~ Instagram ~ Pinterest ~ Bookbub
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Sep 21 –Locks, Hooks and Books – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Sep 22 – Books, Tea, Healthy Me – audiobook review / giveaway Sep 22 - Books, Tea, Healthy Me - book spotlight / author interview Sep 23 –seasons of opportunities – audiobook review Sep 23 -Rockin' Book Reviews – audiobook review / guest post / giveaway Sep 23 -A Page Before Bedtime –book review / giveaway Sep 24 –I'm All About Books – book spotlight / giveaway Sep 25 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Sep 28 –Stephanie Jane – book spotlight / giveaway Sep 29 –Viviana MacKade – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Sep 29 -Blooming with Books – audiobook review / giveaway Sep 30 - Cover Lover Book Review - audiobook review / giveaway Oct 1 – The Book View – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Oct 2 –My Journey Back – audiobook review / giveaway Oct 2 - Splashes of Joy - audiobook review / giveaway Oct 5 –eBook Addicts – audiobook review Oct 5 -Pen Possessed – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 6 –fundinmental – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 6 -Bound 4 Escape – audiobook review / giveaway Oct 7 –Library of Clean Reads – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 7 - Buried Under Books - audiobook review / giveaway Oct 8 –Mystery Suspense Reviews – audiobook review / author interview / giveaway Oct 8 - Pine Enshrined Reviews - audiobook review / guest post / giveaway Oct 9 –Hall Ways Blog – audiobook review / giveaway Oct 9 - Lisa's Reading - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Oct 12 - Amy's Booket List - audiobook review / giveaway Oct 12 –Deborah-Zenha Adams – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Oct 13 –jea reads/instagram – book review Oct 13 - Book Lover in Florida - book review / giveaway Oct 13 - Jazzy Book Reviews – book spotlight / giveaway Oct 14 – Christa Reads and Writes – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Oct 14 - Why I Can't Stop Reading- audiobook review Oct 15 – My Reading Journeys – audiobook review / giveaway
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Join Us for this Audiobook Series Tour from Aug 31 to Oct 2, 2020! SERIES DETAILS: Series Title: Henrietta and Inspector Howard by Michelle Cox Category: Adult Fiction (18+) Genre: Historical Mystery Publisher: Michelle Cox Release dates: November 2017; April 2017; April 2018; April 2019; April 2020 Format available for review: audiobook (Author Direct Download) Tour dates: Aug 31 to Oct 2, 2020 Content Rating: R: Books 1-2 do not have any sex scenes, though there is sexual reference, Books 3-5 do have explicit sex scenes (tasteful). There is periodic swearing and violence, but not a lot. There are some dark themes (though not graphic examples) of suicide, prostitution, mob involvement, rape, drinking, homosexuality. 
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Book Title: A Girl Like You (The Henrietta and Inspector Howard Series) by Michelle Cox Narrated by: Jayne A Entwistle Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins Category: Adult Fiction (18+) Genre: Historical Mystery Publisher: Michelle Cox Audiobook Release date: November, 2017 Content Rating: R: Books 1-2 do not have any sex scenes, though there is sexual reference, Books 3-5 do have explicit sex scenes (tasteful). There is periodic swearing and violence, but not a lot. There are some dark themes (though not graphic examples) of suicide, prostitution, mob involvement, rape, drinking, homosexuality.
Book Description:
Henrietta Von Harmon works as a 26 girl at a corner bar on Chicago’s northwest side. It’s 1935, but things still aren’t looking up since the big crash and her father’s subsequent suicide, leaving Henrietta to care for her antagonistic mother and younger siblings. Henrietta is eventually persuaded to take a job as a taxi dancer at a local dance hall—and just when she’s beginning to enjoy herself, the floor matron turns up dead. When aloof Inspector Clive Howard appears on the scene, Henrietta agrees to go undercover for him—and is plunged into Chicago’s grittier underworld. Meanwhile, she’s still busy playing mother hen to her younger siblings, as well as to pesky neighborhood boy Stanley, who believes himself in love with her and keeps popping up in the most unlikely places, determined to keep Henrietta safe—even from the Inspector, if need be. Despite his efforts, however, and his penchant for messing up the Inspector’s investigation, the lovely Henrietta and the impenetrable Inspector find themselves drawn to each other in most unsuitable ways. 
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Book Title: A Ring of Truth (The Henrietta and Inspector Howard Series) by Michelle Cox Narrated by: Jayne A Entwistle Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins Category: Adult Fiction (18+) Genre: Historical Mystery Publisher: Michelle Cox Audiobook Release date: May, 2020 Content Rating: R: Books 1-2 do not have any sex scenes, though there is sexual reference, Books 3-5 do have explicit sex scenes (tasteful). There is periodic swearing and violence, but not a lot. There are some dark themes (though not graphic examples) of suicide, prostitution, mob involvement, rape, drinking, homosexuality.
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In this second book of the series, Henrietta and Clive delightfully rewrite Pride and Prejudice―with a hint of mystery! Newly engaged, Clive and Henrietta now begin the difficult task of meeting each other’s family. “Difficult” because Clive has neglected to tell Henrietta that he is in fact the heir to the Howard estate and fortune, and Henrietta has just discovered that her mother has been hiding secrets about her past as well. When Clive brings Henrietta to the family estate to meet his parents, they are less than enthused about his impoverished intended. Left alone in this extravagant new world when Clive returns to the city, Henrietta finds herself more at home with the servants than his family, much to the disapproval of Mrs. Howard―and soon gets caught up in the disappearance of an elderly servant’s ring, not realizing that in doing so she has become part of a bigger, darker plot. As Clive and Henrietta attempt to discover the truth in the two very different worlds unraveling around them, they both begin to wonder: Are they meant for each other after all? 
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Book Title: A Promise Given (The Henrietta and Inspector Howard Series) by Michelle Cox Narrated by: Jayne A Entwistle Length: 14 hrs and 21 mins Category: Adult Fiction (18+) Genre: Historical Mystery Publisher: Michelle Cox Audiobook Release date: February, 2020 Content Rating: R: Books 1-2 do not have any sex scenes, though there is sexual reference, Books 3-5 do have explicit sex scenes (tasteful). There is periodic swearing and violence, but not a lot. There are some dark themes (though not graphic examples) of suicide, prostitution, mob involvement, rape, drinking, homosexuality.
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This third book in the Henrietta and Inspector Howard series provides a delightful romp through the English countryside and back. Anxious to be married, Henrietta and Clive push forward with their wedding plans despite their family differences, made worse now by Oldrich Exley’s attempts to control the Von Harmons. When the long-awaited wedding day arrives, there is more unfolding than just Clive and Henrietta’s vows of love. Stanley and Elsie’s relationship is sorely tested by the presence of the dashing Lieutenant Harrison Barnes-Smith and by Henrietta’s friend Rose―a situation that grows increasingly dark and confused as time goes on. As Clive and Henrietta begin their honeymoon at Castle Linley, the Howards’ ancestral estate in England, they encounter a whole new host of characters, including the eccentric Lord and Lady Linley and Clive’s mysterious cousin, Wallace. When a man is murdered in the village on the night of a house party at the Castle, Wallace comes under suspicion―and Clive and Henrietta are reluctantly drawn into the case, despite Clive’s anxiety at involving his new bride and Henrietta’s distracting news from home. Delicately attempting to work together for the first time, Clive and Henrietta set out to prove Wallace’s innocence, uncovering as they do so some rather shocking truths that will shake the Linley name and estate forever. 
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Book Title: A Veil Removed (The Henrietta and Inspector Howard Series) by Michelle Cox Narrated by: Jayne A Entwistle Length: 15 hrs and 11 mins Category: Adult Fiction (18+) Genre: Historical Mystery Publisher: Michelle Cox Audiobook Release date: April, 2020 Content Rating: R: Books 1-2 do not have any sex scenes, though there is sexual reference, Books 3-5 do have explicit sex scenes (tasteful). There is periodic swearing and violence, but not a lot. There are some dark themes (though not graphic examples) of suicide, prostitution, mob involvement, rape, drinking, homosexuality.
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Murder is never far from this sexy couple . . . even during the holidays! Their honeymoon abruptly ended by the untimely death of Alcott Howard, Clive and Henrietta return to Highbury, where Clive discovers all is not as it should be. Increasingly convinced that his father’s death was not an accident, Clive launches his own investigation, despite his mother’s belief that he has become “mentally disturbed” with grief. Henrietta eventually joins forces with Clive on their first real case, which becomes darker―and deadlier―than they imagined as they get closer to the truth behind Alcott’s troubled affairs. Meanwhile, Henrietta’s sister, Elsie, begins, at Henrietta’s orchestration, to take classes at a women’s college―an attempt to evade her troubles and prevent any further romantic temptations. When she meets a bookish German custodian at the school, however, he challenges her to think for herself . . . even as she discovers some shocking secrets about his past life. 
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Book Title: A Child Lost (The Henrietta and Inspector Howard Series) by Michelle Cox Narrated by: Jayne A Entwistle Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins Category: Adult Fiction (18+) Genre: Historical Mystery Publisher: Michelle Cox Audiobook Release date: June, 2020 Content Rating: R: Books 1-2 do not have any sex scenes, though there is sexual reference, Books 3-5 do have explicit sex scenes (tasteful). There is periodic swearing and violence, but not a lot. There are some dark themes (though not graphic examples) of suicide, prostitution, mob involvement, rape, drinking, homosexuality.
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A spiritualist, an insane asylum, a lost little girl . . . When Clive, anxious to distract a depressed Henrietta, begs Sergeant Frank Davis for a case, he is assigned to investigating a seemingly boring affair: a spiritualist woman operating in an abandoned schoolhouse on the edge of town who is suspected of robbing people of their valuables. What begins as an open and shut case becomes more complicated, however, when Henrietta―much to Clive’s dismay―begins to believe the spiritualist's strange ramblings. Meanwhile, Elsie implores Clive and Henrietta to help her and the object of her budding love, Gunther, locate the whereabouts of one Liesel Klinkhammer, the German woman Gunther has traveled to America to find and the mother of the little girl, Anna, whom he has brought along with him. The search leads them to Dunning Asylum, where they discover some terrible truths about Liesel. When the child, Anna, is herself mistakenly admitted to the asylum after an epileptic fit, Clive and Henrietta return to Dunning to retrieve her. This time, however, Henrietta begins to suspect that something darker may be happening. When Clive doesn’t believe her, she decides to take matters into her own hands . . . with horrifying results. 
Meet the Narrator:
Jayne Entwistle was born in the North of England and lived in a myriad of places (Vancouver, San Francisco, Tucson, Sequim, Seattle) before landing in Los Angeles. She is an avid improviser who hitched her space-work wagon to Patrick Bristow’s company, Improvatorium, where she studied, taught, directed and performed improv. She is an award-winning audiobook narrator best known for her narration of the Flavia de Luce series by Alan Bradley. She also received the 2015 Odyssey Honour Award for The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place by Julie Berry and the 2016 Odyssey Award for, The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. When not inhaling books for work or pleasure, Jayne works in film, television and commercials. The biggest star she has ever worked with is Shaquille O’Neal. He is quite literally THE biggest star she has ever worked with. Ever. He’s really big! 
Meet the Author:
Michelle Cox is the author of the multiple award-winning Henrietta and Inspector Howard series as well as “Novel Notes of Local Lore,” a weekly blog dedicated to Chicago’s forgotten residents. She suspects she may have once lived in the 1930s and, having yet to discover a handy time machine lying around, has resorted to writing about the era as a way of getting herself back there. Coincidentally, her books have been praised by Kirkus, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and many others, so she might be on to something. Unbeknownst to most, Michelle hoards board games she doesn’t have time to play and is, not surprisingly, addicted to period dramas and big band music. Also marmalade. Connect with the Author: website ~ facebook ~twitter ~ instagram ~ goodreads
Tour Schedule:
Aug 31 - Bookish Paradise – series spotlight / guest post / giveaway Aug 31 – Hall Ways Blog – audiobook review of A Girl Like You / giveaway Aug 31 -Rockin' Book Reviews – series spotlight / guest post / giveaway Sep 1 –Lamon Reviews – audiobook review of A Girl Like You / giveaway Sep 1 -Rebecca Graf on Medium - audiobook review of A Girl Like You Sep 2 - Rajiv's Reviews - audiobook review of A Girl Like You / giveaway Sep 2 - Library of Clean Reads - audiobook review of A Girl Like You / giveaway Sep 3 – Locks, Hooks and Books – audiobook review of A Girl Like You / giveaway Sep 3 -Amy's Booket List - audiobook review of A Girl Like You Sep 4 - Rebecca Graf on Medium - audiobook review of A Ring of Truth Sep 4 -Rajiv's Reviews - audiobook review of A Ring of Truth / giveaway Sep 7 -Rajiv's Reviews - audiobook review of A Promise Given / giveaway Sep 8 – Sefina Hawke's Books – series spotlight Sep 8 - Rebecca Graf on Medium - audiobook review of A Promise Given Sep 9 – Books for Books – audiobook review of A Girl Like You Sep 9 –Jazzy Book Reviews – series spotlight / guest post / giveaway Sep 9 - Rajiv's Reviews - audiobook review of A Veil Removed / giveaway Sep 9 - Library of Clean Reads - audiobook review of A Ring of Truth / giveaway Sep 10 -Amy's Booket List - audiobook review of A Ring of Truth Sep 10 - Rosepoint Publishing - audiobook review of A Girl Like You Sep 11 – Books for Books – audiobook review of A Ring of Truth Sep 11- Rebecca Graf on Medium - audiobook review of A Veil Removed Sep 14 –Hall Ways Blog – audiobook review of A Ring of Truth / giveaway Sep 14 - Rajiv's Reviews - audiobook review of A Child Lost / giveaway Sep 15 – Olio By Marilyn – audiobook review of A Girl Like You / giveaway Sep 16 - Library of Clean Reads - audiobook review of A Promise Given / giveaway Sep 17 –Locks, Hooks and Books – audiobook review of A Ring of Truth / giveaway Sep 17 - Amy's Booket List - audiobook review of A Promise Given Sep 18 - Books for Books – audiobook review of A Promise Given Sep 18 - From the TBR Pile - audiobook review of A Girl Like You Sep 20 - Rebecca Graf on Medium - audiobook review of A Child Lost Sep 21 - Books for Books – audiobook review of A Veil Removed Sep 21 – Hall Ways Blog – audiobook review of A Promise Given / giveaway Sep 22 –Olio By Marilyn – audiobook review of A Ring of Truth / giveaway Sep 23 – Book Corner News and Reviews – audiobook review of A Veil Removed / giveaway Sep 23 - Library of Clean Reads - audiobook review of A Veil Removed / giveaway Sep 24 – Locks, Hooks and Books – audiobook review of A Promise Given / giveaway Sep 24 -Amy's Booket List - audiobook review of A Veil Removed Sep 25 –Books for Books – audiobook review of A Child Lost Sep 25 - From the TBR Pile - audiobook review of A Ring of Truth Sep 28 – Hall Ways Blog – audiobook review of A Veil Removed / giveaway Sep 29 -Locks, Hooks and Books – audiobook review of A Veil Removed / giveaway Sep 30- From the TBR Pile - audiobook review of A Promise Given Sep 30 – Olio By Marilyn – audiobook review of A Promise Given / giveaway Sep 30 - Library of Clean Reads - audiobook review of A Child Lost / giveaway Oct 1 - From the TBR Pile - audiobook review of A Veil Removed Oct 1 – Olio By Marilyn – audiobook review of A Veil Removed / giveaway Oct 1 - Amy's Booket List - audiobook review of A Child Lost Oct 2 –Locks, Hooks and Books – audiobook review of A Child Lost / giveaway Oct 2 - From the TBR Pile - audiobook review of A Child Lost TBD-Rockin' Book Reviews – audiobook review of A Girl Like You / giveaway TBD– Rockin' Book Reviews – audiobook review of A Child Lost / giveaway TBD - Rockin' Book Reviews – audiobook review of A Veil Removed / giveaway TBD – Rockin' Book Reviews – audiobook review of A Ring of Truth / giveaway TBD – Rockin' Book Reviews – audiobook review of A Promise Given / giveaway TBD - History from a Woman’s Perspective - audiobook review of A Girl Like You
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"Wow - this is one INCREDIBLE novel that I could not put down. It had me on the edge of my seat and I can honestly say that I never saw the end coming. It was full of suspense, action but also humour (done in a way that only Lauren can accomplish)." - 5-Star Review of THE NUTCRACKER CONSPIRACY by Working Mommy Journal
Join Us for This Audiobook Tour from June 8 to June 26, 2020!
Book Details: Book Title: The Nutcracker Conspiracy (A Thorny Rose Mystery #4) by Lauren Carr Category: Adult Fiction (18 +), 388 pages Genre: Mystery Publisher: Acorn Book Services Release date: January 30, 2020 Format available for review: audible (download code), mobi, epub, PDF Tour dates: June 8 to Jun 26, 2020 Content Rating: PG-13 (Lauren Carr's books are murder mysteries, so there are murders involved. Occasionally, a murder will happen on stage. There is sexual content, but always behind closed doors. Some mild swearing (a hell or a damn few and far between). No F-bombs!
Book Description:
Three years ago, the nation gasped in horror when the President of the United States barely escaped an assassination attempt that left two dead—the vice president’s wife and the attempted assassin. Even after numerous investigations proved otherwise, conspiracy theorists argue that the assassin was acting on orders from the CIA, FBI, and every federal agency within a hundred miles of the capital. Aspiring Author Dean Conway is the last person Lieutenant Commander Murphy Thornton wants to spend his Saturday afternoon when they end up at the same wedding reception table. While their wives tend to bridesmaid duties, Murphy is trapped listening to Dean’s latest work-in-project—completing the manuscript of an investigative journalist who’d disappeared months earlier. “She was number twelve,” Dean says. “Twelve?” Murphy asks. “Twelve witnesses connected to or investigating The Nutcracker shooting have died either in an accident or suicide.” Two days later, Dean dies suddenly―but not before sending a text message to Murphy: “13” 
Meet the Author:
Lauren Carr is the international best-selling author of the Mac Faraday, Lovers in Crime, Chris Matheson Cold Case, the Thorny Rose, and now the Nikki Bryant Cozy Mysteries—almost thirty titles across five fast-paced mystery series filled with twists and turns! Book reviewers and readers alike rave about how Lauren Carr’s seamlessly crosses genres to include mystery, suspense, crime fiction, police procedurals, romance, and humor. A popular speaker, Lauren is also the owner of Acorn Book Service, the umbrella under which falls iRead Book Tours. She lives with her husband and two spoiled rotten German Shepherds on a mountain in Harpers Ferry, WV. Connect with the author: Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook ~ Instagram ~ Books on Audible
Tour Schedule:
June 8 – She Just Loves Books – audiobook review / giveaway June 9 –Mystery Suspense Reviews – audiobook review / giveaway June 9 – Mystery Suspense Reviews – book spotlight / guest post June 10 –Rockin’ Book Reviews – audiobook review / guest post / giveaway June 10 -T's Stuff – audiobook review / guest post / giveaway June 11 –Sefina Hawke's Books – audiobook review June 11 - Bound 4 Escape – audiobook review / giveaway June 11 - Rosepoint Publishing - audiobook review June 12 –Splashes of Joy – book spotlight / guest post / author interview / giveaway June 12 -Nighttime Reading Center – book spotlight / giveaway June 12 - Locks, Hooks and Books – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway June 15 –Buried Under Books - audiobook review - giveaway June 16 – Dab of Darkness Audiobook Reviews – audiobook review /giveaway June 17 –Jazzy Book Reviews – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway June 17 - Blooming with Books - audiobook review / giveaway June 19 –Stephanie Jane – book spotlight / giveaway June 22 –Hall Ways Blog – audiobook review / giveaway June 23 –Books for Books – audiobook review June 24 –JBronder Book Reviews – audiobook review / guest post / giveaway June 25 – Thoughts in Progress – audiobook review / giveaway
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Join us for this tour from May 4 to Jun 5, 2020! 
Book Details:
Book Title: Kill and Run by Lauren Carr Series: Thorny Rose Mystery Series (Volume 1) Category: Adult fiction, 422 pages Genre: Murder Mystery Publisher: Acorn Book Services Release date: September, 2015 Format available for review: audible (download code), ebook (mobi, ePub, PDF) Tour dates: May 4 to Jun 5, 2020 Content Rating: PG (mild violence and sexual suggestion)
"The plot was well thought out and there were no loose ends at the end. The story was fast paced to keep my attention easily. The book is a treat to a reader who loves a mix of genres in their reads. It has the right amount of romance, mystery, action and thrill to keep me satisfied from the start to the end." - Reviewer: The Travelogue of a Book Addict
"I love how Carr writes. She has such great characters, and there is always something happen. There is always some kind of fire fight going on, and the way she connects things is just fantastic." - Reviewer: Paij Slater, My Love For Reading Keeps Growing Book Description: Five women with seemingly nothing in common are found brutally murdered in a townhome outside Washington, DC. Among the many questions surrounding the massacre is what had brought these apparent strangers together only to be killed. Taking on his first official murder case, Lieutenant Murphy Thornton, USN, believes that if he can uncover the thread connecting the victims, then he can find their murderer. The case takes an unexpected turn when Murphy discovers that one of the victims has a connection to his stepmother, Homicide Detective Cameron Gates. One wintry night, over a dozen years before, her first husband, a Pennsylvania State trooper, had been run down while working a night shift on the turnpike. In this first installment of the Thorny Rose Mysteries, the Lovers in Crime join newlyweds Murphy Thornton and Jessica Faraday to shift through a web of lies and cover-ups. Together, can the detectives of the Thorny Rose uncover the truth without falling victim to a cunning killer? 
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Book Title: A Fine Year for Murder by Lauren Carr Series: Thorny Rose Mystery Series (Volume 2) Category: Adult fiction, 374 pages Genre: Murder Mystery Publisher: Acorn Book Services Release date: January, 2017 Format available for review: audible (download code), ebook (mobi, ePub, PDF) Tour dates: May 4 to June 5, 2020 Content Rating: PG (mild violence and sexual suggestion)
"Lauren Carr's books are never boring, that's for sure. They entertain, give us a good mystery to dig into, keep the reader guessing, give us a few good laughs and make us eager for the next book. Warning: Lauren Carr's series are addictive, so be ready to read more than just one book!" - Review by Laura Fabiani, Library of Clean Reads
"Lauren Carr has yet gone it again with another great mystery. I am so loving this series and can't wait for more. I know have to read more of Lauren's books. She is a very talented writer." Review by Stacey Schneller of Books, Dreams, Life. "Mysteries, murder, danger, and memories that threatens their lives keeps the action and suspense at a high level and even when the answers are found, it left me wanting more." - Review by Sherry Fundin of Fundinmental Book Description: After ten months of marital bliss, Jessica Faraday and Murphy Thornton are still discovering and adjusting to their life together. Settled in their new home, everything appears to be perfect … except in the middle of the night when, in the darkest shadows of her subconscious, a deep secret from Jessica’s past creeps to the surface to make her strike out at Murphy. When investigative journalist Dallas Walker tells the couple about her latest case, known as the Pine Bridge Massacre, they realize Jessica may have witnessed the murder of a family while visiting family at the winery near-by, and suppressed the memory. Determined to uncover the truth and find justice for the murder victims, Jessica and Murphy return to the scene of the crime with Dallas Walker, a spunky bull-headed Texan. Can this family reunion bring closure for a community touched by tragedy or will this prickly get-together bring an end to the Thorny Rose couple? 
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Book Title: Murder by Perfection by Lauren Carr Series: Thorny Rose Mystery Series (Volume 3) Category: Adult fiction, 322 pages Genre: Murder Mystery Publisher: Acorn Book Services Release date: May 31, 2018 Format available for review: audible (download code), ebook (mobi, ePub, PDF) Tour dates: Jan 20 to Feb 28, 2020 Content Rating: PG (mild violence and sexual suggestion)
Murder by Perfection by Lauren Carr mixes the police procedural with the spy game, in much the same way that James Patterson does with his Alex Cross novels. Ripping true crime stories from the headlines and weaving her characters into the plotlines, while adding a dash of humor and romance, this highly entertaining and fast-paced Thorny Rose Mystery will have readers seeing the darker side of perfection." Review by The iRead Reviews
"Lauren Carr is a master of the light murder mystery. Each contains a strong couple as the central characters. Both the male and female roles are great role models - smart, loyal, talented and always interested in the truth. And as the author is a huge dog lover, there are always several incredible pets, each with their own unique personality. No matter how serious the threat they are facing, the author manages to work in a little humor to keep the tale from getting too dark. Murder by Perfection is book 3 in Carr's Thorny Rose Mystery Series. The main characters - Murphy and Jessica - fell in love at first sight and married quickly. This 3rd story sees them struggling to try to find balance in their daily lives as well as enough free time to spend together. After a quarrel one evening, Murphy takes off on his motorcycle to calm down - and disappears! He has been kidnapped. Why - no one knows for sure. Friends, family and the government come together to search for answers. Can he be found in time? Murder by Perfection is a wonderful read and a perfect to escape from the challenges of a busy day. Danger, intrigue, humor, and love all take their turn in this tale which will keep you reading into the wee hours." Review by Marilyn R. Wilson, Olio by Marilyn Book Description: Beware: Perfection has a dark side! Frustrated with their busy schedules, Murphy Thornton and Jessica Faraday attempt to find togetherness by scheduling a weekly date night. The last thing Jessica Faraday expected for her date night was to take a couple’s gourmet cooking course at the Stepford Kitchen Studio, owned by Chef Natalie Stepford―the model of perfection in looks, home, and business. When Natalie ends up dead and Murphy goes missing, the Thorny Rose detectives must peel back the layers of Natalie Stepford’s life to discover that the pursuit of perfection can be deadly.
Enjoy this latest Thorny Rose Mystery! Coming soon to Audible!
"Wow - this is one INCREDIBLE novel that I could not put down. It had me on the edge of my seat and I can honestly say that I never saw the end coming. It was full of suspense, action but also humour (done in a way that only Lauren can accomplish)." - 5-Star Review of THE NUTCRACKER CONSPIRACY by Working Mommy Journal 
Book Details:
Book Title: The Nutcracker Conspiracy (A Thorny Rose Mystery #4) by Lauren Carr Category: Adult Fiction (18 +), 388 pages Genre: Mystery Publisher: Acorn Book Services Release date: January 30, 2020 Format available for review: audible (download code), mobi, epub, PDF Tour dates: May 4 to Jun 5, 2020 Content Rating: PG-13 (Lauren Carr's books are murder mysteries, so there are murders involved. Occasionally, a murder will happen on stage. There is sexual content, but always behind closed doors. Some mild swearing (a hell or a damn few and far between). No F-bombs!
Book Description:
Three years ago, the nation gasped in horror when the President of the United States barely escaped an assassination attempt that left two dead—the vice president’s wife and the attempted assassin. Even after numerous investigations proved otherwise, conspiracy theorists argue that the assassin was acting on orders from the CIA, FBI, and every federal agency within a hundred miles of the capital. Aspiring Author Dean Conway is the last person Lieutenant Commander Murphy Thornton wants to spend his Saturday afternoon when they end up at the same wedding reception table. While their wives tend to bridesmaid duties, Murphy is trapped listening to Dean’s latest work-in-project—completing the manuscript of an investigative journalist who’d disappeared months earlier. “She was number twelve,” Dean says. “Twelve?” Murphy asks. “Twelve witnesses connected to or investigating The Nutcracker shooting have died either in an accident or suicide.” Two days later, Dean dies suddenly―but not before sending a text message to Murphy: “13” 
Meet the Author:
Lauren Carr is the international best-selling author of the Mac Faraday, Lovers in Crime, Chris Matheson Cold Case, and Thorny Rose Mysteries—over twenty-five titles across three fast-paced mystery series filled with twists and turns! Book reviewers and readers alike rave about how Lauren Carr’s seamlessly crosses genres to include mystery, suspense, crime fiction, police procedurals, romance, and humor. A popular speaker, Lauren is also the owner of Acorn Book Service, the umbrella under which falls iRead Book Tours. She lives with her husband and two spoiled rotten German Shepherds on a mountain in Harpers Ferry, WV. Connect with the author: Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook ~ Instagram ~ Books on Audible
Tour Schedule:
May 4 -Hall Ways Blog - series spotlight / giveaway May 4 – She Just Loves Books – series spotlight / giveaway May 4 - Elizabeth McKenna – Author – series spotlight / giveaway May 4 - Rockin' Book Reviews – audiobook review of Kill and Run / giveaway May 6 -Buried Under Books – audiobook review of Kill and Run / giveaway May 7 -A Mama's Corner of the World – series spotlight / guest post / giveaway May 11 -Rockin' Book Reviews – audiobook review of A Fine Year for Murder / giveaway May 11 - Locks, Hooks and Books – series spotlight / guest post / giveaway May 11 - Jazzy Book Reviews – series spotlight / author interview / giveaway May 11 - Merlot Et mots –series spotlight / giveaway May 12 -Laura's Interests – series spotlight / giveaway May 12 -Rockin' Book Reviews – audiobook review of Murder by Perfection / giveaway May 13 -Bookish Quest – audiobook review of Kill and Run / giveaway May 13 - Blooming with Books - audiobook review of Kill and Run / giveaway May 13 - Lamon Reviews - series spotlight / guest post / giveaway May 14 - Buried Under Books – audiobook review of A Fine Year for Murder / giveaway May 15 - Sefina Hawke's Books – series spotlight May 19 -Rockin' Book Reviews – series spotlight / guest post / giveaway May 19 - Rosepoint Publishing – audiobook review of Murder by Perfection / giveaway May 20 -Stephanie Jane – book spotlight / giveaway May 20 -Bookish Quest – audiobook review of A Fine Year for Murder / giveaway May 20 - Blooming with Books - audiobook review of A Fine Year for Murder / giveaway May 21 -Books for Books – audiobook review of Murder by Perfection May 22 –fundinmental – series spotlight / author interview / giveaway May 25 - Buried Under Books – audiobook review of Murder By Perfection / giveaway May 25 - T's Stuff – series spotlight / author interview / giveaway May 26 -Dab of Darkness Audiobook Reviews – series spotlight / giveaway May 27 - Bookish Quest – audiobook review of Murder by Perfection / giveaway May 27 - Blooming with Books - audiobook review of Murder by Perfection / giveaway May 27 -Books for Books – series spotlight May 28 - Bookish Quest – series spotlight / author interview/ giveaway May 29 - Mystery Suspense Reviews – series spotlight / guest post Jun 1 -Thoughts in Progress – series spotlight / giveaway Jun 2 - Svetlana's reads and views – series spotlight Jun 2 -Kristin’s Novel Café – series spotlight Jun 3 -Buried Under Books – series spotlight / giveaway Jun 3 - Blooming with Books - series spotlight / giveaway Jun 4 -Rosepoint Publishing – series spotlight / giveaway Jun 4 -Splashes of Joy - series spotlight / guest post / author interview / giveaway Jun 5 -The avid reader – series spotlight / giveaway TBD – Michelle L. Bloodworth - Goodreads – audiobook review of Kill and Run TBD - Michelle L. Bloodworth - Goodreads – audiobook review of A Fine Year for Murder TBD - Michelle L. Bloodworth - Goodreads – audiobook review of Murder by Perfection TBD - La libreria di Beppe - series spotlight / giveaway
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Lauren Carr's iReads book tour is amazing! She gets real results. Not only did I get thousands of new eyes on my series, but I grew my following on all social media channels as well. Lauren has a dedicated group of reviewers and bloggers who are competent and reliable - no more wasted ARCs mailed out with no results. Archives
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