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Book Details: Book Title: A HUSH AT MIDNIGHT by Marlene M. Bell Category: Adult Fiction (18 +), 368 pages Genre: Mystery Publisher: Ewephoric Publishing Release date: October 2024 Format available for review: print-softback (USA and Canada) and ebook (GIFTED KINDLE, EPUB, PDF, Book Funnel download ) internationally. Content Rating: G. No profanity or intimate situations
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Celebrity chef Laura Harris dwells on the horror of finding her mentor’s body in the groundskeeper’s disheveled bed—pillow and bedding half covering her open eyes—purple bruising around her mouth. A grisly snapshot in time revealing the Texas woman’s last moments during her attack. The elderly matriarch from the small town of Stenburg has left the physical world, and Laura is shattered. She is catapulted headlong into the pursuit of a casual executioner, one bold enough to come and go from the crime scene with ease, dropping bizarre crumb trails designed to mock the deceased. But Laura herself doesn’t go unnoticed. As she digs deeper, she is followed and bombarded by warnings to leave the state. When the victim’s attorney informs Laura that she’s to inherit the entire Stenburg fortune, the last act of kindness has made Laura the main person of interest in the investigation. Message by message, Laura is methodically taunted by someone so deranged and driven they’ll do whatever it takes to dislodge Laura from Texas – permanently. 
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Mystery at a killing pace Marlene M. Bell has never met a sheep she didn’t like. As a personal touch, her fans often find these wooly creatures visiting her international romantic suspense, thriller, and cozy mystery books as characters or subject matter. Marlene’s multi-award-winning Annalisse series boasts numerous Best Mystery honors for all installments including the newest IP Best Regional Australia/New Zealand, and Global Gold Award for the fourth cozy mystery from down under. connect with the author: website ~ X ~ facebook ~ instagram ~ goodreads
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Dec 27 - @michellegodardricherauthor - book mail post Jan 13 – @this.human.reads * - book review / giveaway Jan 15 – Kristy Centeno – book spotlight Jan 15 - Reading Excursions – book spotlight Jan 15 - Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / giveaway Jan 15 - @acourtofspinesnpages * - book review / giveaway Jan 15 - @bearyintobooks * - book review / giveaway Jan 16 - Kim's Book Reviews and Writing Aha's – book review / guest post / giveaway Jan 17 – @adriftinfictionalworld – book review Jan 20 – @jilljemmett * - book review / giveaway Jan 21 - ilovebooksandstuffblog - book spotlight / giveaway Jan 21 - Lisa Everyday Reads - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Jan 21 - @kiv_coffeeandpages * - book review / giveaway Jan 22 – @nissa_the.bookworm * - book review / giveaway Jan 22 - @michellegodardricher * - book review / giveaway Jan 23 - Teatime and Books – book spotlight Jan 23 – China Sorrows – book review / giveaway Jan 23 - Deal Sharing Aunt – book review Jan 24 – Older & Smarter? – book review / guest post / giveaway Jan 24 - @onemorechap * - book review / giveaway Jan 27 – FUONLYKNEW – book review / author interview / giveaway Jan 28 - Gina Rae Mitchell - book review / guest post / giveaway Jan 28 - @inkkandpages - book review Jan 28 – Book Corner News and Reviews – book review / giveaway Jan 28 - @Myfictionalmusings – book review Jan 29 – Cover Lover Book Review – book spotlight / giveaway Jan 29 - My Reading Getaway – book review / giveaway Jan 30 – @the_salty_islander * - book review / giveaway Jan 30 - @Leannebookstagram – book review Jan 30 - Liese's Blog – book spotlight Feb 3 – @melissajbooks4days – book review / giveaway Feb 3 – @niks.bookshelf – book review Feb 4 - Review Thick And Thin – book review / giveaway Feb 4 - Paws.Read.Repeat - book review / giveaway Feb 4 - Adventurous Jessy – book review / giveaway Feb 4 - @readsandmusic * – book review/ giveaway TBD - @nessasbookreviews * - book review / giveaway
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Book Details: Book Title: Copper Waters - A New Zealand Mystery (Annalisse Series Book 4) by Marlene M. Bell Category: Adult Fiction (18 +), 340 pages Genre: Mystery-Suspense Publisher: Ewephoric Publishing Release date: October, 2022 Format available for review: print - softback, e-book (mobi file (for Kindle), ePub, PDF ) Will send print books out: USA Content Rating: G. Book is for general audiences. No profanity. No graphic scenes. Crimes described briefly after-the-fact. Mild and limited romance
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Annalisse Drury and Alec Zavos find themselves on opposing sides when an ex-lover from Alec’s past introduces him to his alleged son. With Alec distracted and their future engagement in limbo, Annalisse accepts a key to her dream cottage—situated on a picturesque sheep station on South Island, New Zealand—only this time, she travels alone. But not long after her arrival she’s confronted by two peculiar deaths—either accidental, or the deliberate acts of a psychopath. Local investigators are closing the cases too quickly and want Annalisse to exit the country before she reveals the town’s darkest secrets. Will she return to Alec, or sacrifice their future together to expose it all?
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Book Title: Stolen Obsession (Annalisse Series Book 1) by Marlene M. Bell Category: Adult Fiction (18 +), 296 pages Genre: Mystery-Suspense Publisher: Ewephoric Publishing Release date: March 2018 Format available for review: print - softback, e-book (mobi file (for Kindle), ePub, PDF), audiobook (audible download) Will send print books out: USA Content Rating: PG. Subtle romantic interludes. No profanity.
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People die, but legends live on. New York antiquities appraiser Annalisse Drury's best friend was murdered. The killer’s identity may be linked to her friend’s expensive missing bracelet—a 500-year-old artifact that carries an ancient curse, one that unleashes evil upon any who dare wear the jewelry created for the Persian royal family. Weeks later, Annalisse sees a matching necklace at a Manhattan gallery opening. She begs the owner to destroy the cursed piece, but her pleas fall on deaf ears—despite the unnatural death that occurs during the opening. With two victims linked to the jewelry, Annalisse is certain she must act. Desperate, Annalisse enlists the gallery owner’s son to help—even though she’s afraid he’ll break her heart. Wealthy and devastatingly handsome, with a string of bereft women in his wake, Greek playboy Alec Zavos dismisses Annalisse’s concerns—until his parents are ripped from the Zavos family yacht during their ocean voyage near Crete. Annalisse and Alec race across two oceans to save his parents, feared kidnapped or even dead. When the killer changes tactics and goes after Alec behind Annalisse’s back, can her plan to rescue Alec’s mother save them all? 
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Book Title: Spent Identity (Annalisse Series Book 2) by Marlene M. Bell Category: Adult Fiction (18 +), 378 pages Genre: Mystery-Suspense Publisher: Ewephoric Publishing Release date: Nov 2019 Format available for review: print - softback, e-book (mobi file (for Kindle), ePub, PDF), audiobook (audible download) Will send print books out: USA Content Rating: PG-13+M. Main Character is accosted and fights an assailant in one chapter. Mild profanity.
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Antiquities appraiser Annalisse Drury drives to her family farm in upstate New York to consult with Aunt Kate about her troubled relationship with Greek tycoon, Alec Zavos. When Annalisse arrives, she learns the beloved farm she expects to inherit is for sale. That same morning, they find a stranger's body decaying in the barn. Then her aunt vanishes. In Spent Identity, Annalisse and Alec join forces for the second time. They must find the mastermind behind her aunt's abduction before Kate's health issues worsen. Was the corpse in the barn a coincidence or a warning? The clock ticks for Annalisse to find her aunt and repair what she has left with the man she loves. 
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Book Title: Scattered Legacy (Annalisse Series Book 3) by Marlene M. Bell Category: Adult Fiction (18 +), 352 pages Genre: Mystery-Suspense Publisher: Ewephoric Publishing Release date: Oct 2021 Format available for review: print - softback, e-book (mobi file (for Kindle), ePub, PDF) Will send print books out: USA Content Rating: PG+M. Brief kissing/romance. mild use of profanity like "damn." No F Bombs. Some violence and talk of an attack by villain that doesn't materialize.
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To outsiders, the relationship between Manhattan antiquities assessor Annalisse Drury and sports car magnate Alec Zavos must look carefree and glamorous. In reality, it’s a love affair regularly punctuated by treasure hunting, action-packed adventure, and the occasional dead body. When Alec schedules an overseas trip to show Annalisse his mother's birthplace in Bari, Italy, he squeezes in the high-stakes business of divesting his family’s international corporation. But things go terribly wrong as murder makes its familiar reappearance in their lives – and this time it’s Alec’s disgraced former CFO who’s the main suspect. Accompanied by friend and detective Bill Drake, Annalisse and Alec find themselves embroiled in a behind-closed-doors conspiracy that threatens the reputation and legacy of Alec’s late father – linking him to embezzlement, extortion, and the dirty business of the Sicilian Mafia. The search for the truth sends the trio straight into riddles, secrets, and an historic set of rosary beads. Annalisse leads Alec toward a discovery that is unthinkable, and events that will change their futures forever. Scattered Legacy is the third in Marlene M. Bell’s thrilling Annalisse series, which weaves romance, crime, and historical mystery into addictive tales to instantly captivate fans of TV show Bones or Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code.
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Meet the Author:
Marlene M. Bell is an eclectic mystery writer, artist, photographer, and she raises sheep in beautiful East Texas with her husband, Gregg, three cats and a flock of horned Dorset sheep. The Annalisse series has received numerous honors including the Independent Press Award for Best Mystery (Spent Identity,) and FAPA— Florida Author’s President’s Gold Award for two other installments, (Stolen Obsession and Scattered Legacy.) Her mysteries with a touch of romance are found at marlenembell.com. She also offers the first of her children's picture books, Mia and Nattie: One Great Team! Based on true events from the Bell’s ranch. The simple text and illustrations are a touching tribute of compassion and love between a little girl and her lamb. connect with the author: website ~ website ~ twitter ~ facebook ~ instagram ~ goodreads
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Jan 30 –Cover Lover Book Review – book series spotlight / giveaway Jan 30 - Paws.Read.Repeat – book review of STOLEN OBSESSION / giveaway Jan 31 – Rockin’ Book Reviews – audiobook review of STOLEN OBSESSION / giveaway Jan 31 – Bigreadersite – book review of STOLEN OBSESSION / giveaway Jan 31 – fundinmental – book review of SPENT IDENTITY / giveaway Feb 1 – Reading Excursions – book review of COPPER WATERS Feb 1 -Kim's Book Reviews and Writing Aha's – book series spotlight / author interview / giveaway Feb 2 –Mystery Review Crew – book series spotlight / guest post / giveaway Feb 2 -JB's Bookworms with Brandy Mulder – book series spotlight / guest post / giveaway Feb 2 -Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of SCATTERED LEGACY / giveaway Feb 3 – Rockin’ Book Reviews – audiobook review of SPENT IDENTITY / giveaway Feb 3– Bigreadersite – book review of SPENT IDENTITY / giveaway Feb 3 -Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of COPPER WATERS / giveaway Feb 6 –Book Corner News and Reviews – book review of SPENT IDENTITY / giveaway Feb 6 - Paws.Read.Repeat – book review of SPENT IDENTITY / giveaway Feb 7 - Review Thick And Thin – book review of STOLEN OBSESSION / giveaway Feb 7 –Book Corner News and Reviews – book review of SCATTERED LEGACY / giveaway Feb 8 –fundinmental – book review of SCATTERED LEGACY / giveaway Feb 8 –Book Corner News and Reviews – book review of COPPER WATERS / giveaway Feb 9 - Jazzy Book Reviews – book series spotlight / guest post / giveaway Feb 10 –Books for Books – book series spotlight Feb 10 -Older & Smarter? – book review of STOLEN OBSESSION / giveaway Feb 13 –Paws.Read.Repeat – book review of SCATTERED LEGACY / giveaway Feb 13 -Olio by Marilyn – book review of STOLEN OBSESSION / giveaway Feb 13 –Bigreadersite – book review of SCATTERED LEGACY / giveaway Feb 14 – Mystery Review Crew – book review of STOLEN OBSESSION / giveaway Feb 14 -Review Thick And Thin – book review of SPENT IDENTITY / giveaway Feb 14 – Olio by Marilyn – book review of SPENT IDENTITY / giveaway Feb 15 – Olio by Marilyn – book review of SCATTERED LEGACY / giveaway Feb 15 – Rockin’ Book Reviews – book review of SCATTERED LEGACY / giveaway Feb 16 – Olio by Marilyn – book review of COPPER WATERS / giveaway Feb 16 - Olio by Marilyn – book series spotlight / author interview / giveaway Feb 16 –Mystery Review Crew – book review of SPENT IDENTITY / giveaway Feb 16 - Lynchburg Reads – book review of SCATTERED LEGACY / giveaway Feb 17 – Celticlady's Reviews – book series spotlight / giveaway Feb 17- Lynchburg Reads – book review of COPPER WATERS / giveaway Feb 17- Older & Smarter? – book review of COPPER WATERS / giveaway Feb 20 -Splashes of Joy – book review of STOLEN OBSESSION / giveaway Feb 20 -Paws.Read.Repeat – book review of COPPER WATERS / giveaway Feb 20 –Bigreadersite – book review of COPPER WATERS / giveaway Feb 20 - FUONLYKNEW - book review of STOLEN OBSESSION / giveaway Feb 21 – Liese's Blog – book series spotlight Feb 21- Splashes of Joy – book review of SPENT IDENTITY / giveaway Feb 21 - Review Thick And Thin – book review of SCATTERED LEGACY / giveaway Feb 21 - Mystery Review Crew – book review of SCATTERED LEGACY / giveaway Feb 21 - FUONLYKNEW - book review of SPENT IDENTITY / giveaway Feb 22 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review of COPPER WATERS / guest post / giveaway Feb 22 – fundinmental – book review of COPPER WATERS / giveaway Feb 22 -Splashes of Joy – book review of SCATTERED LEGACY / giveaway Feb 22- FUONLYKNEW - book review of SCATTERED LEGACY / giveaway Feb 23 –Deborah-Zenha Adams – book series spotlight / guest post / giveaway Feb 23 - Splashes of Joy – book review of COPPER WATERS / giveaway Feb 23 - Mystery Review Crew – book review of COPPER WATERS / giveaway Feb 23 - FUONLYKNEW - book review of COPPER WATERS / guest post / giveaway Feb 24 – Stephanie Jane – book series spotlight / giveaway Feb 24 - Review Thick And Thin – book review of COPPER WATERS / giveaway Feb 24 – Rockin’ Book Reviews –book review of COPPER WATERS / guest post / giveaway
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Book Details: Book Title: Mia and Nattie - One Great Team by Marlene M. Bell Category: Children's Fiction (Ages 3-7), 32 pages Genre: Children's Picture Book Publisher: Ewephoric Publishing Release date: October 3, 2020 Format available for review: print (USA and Canada), ebook (gifted kindle) Tour dates: Jan 18 to Feb 5, 2021 Content Rating: G for everyone. Family based book for all ages,
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Nattie’s mouth was a little crooked. Her legs were a bit shorter than usual, and one horn was too straight, like a unicorn’s horn. But Mia thought Nattie was perfect. In a read-aloud picture book for children who love animals, award-winning writer and sheep breeder Marlene M. Bell presents Nattie the lamb’s true story. MIA AND NATTIE is a heartwarming book that teaches readers about problem-solving, teamwork, and love. On a visit to her grandma’s farm, eight-year-old Mia discovers a newborn, orphaned lamb outside in the cold and takes her to the laundry room, naming her Nattie. As she tries to nurse the lamb back to health, Mia discovers that Nattie is different from the other lambs and struggles to fit in with them like Mia does with other kids her age. When her grandmother says she will sell Nattie to a neighbor, Mia must come up with a plan to keep her friend around—one that will show the family just how special Nattie truly is. 
Meet the Author:
Marlene M. Bell is an award-winning writer, artist, and crazy sheep lady who resides in beautiful East Texas. Her renown sheep photographs grace the covers of many livestock magazines where she also writes newsy articles about raising sheep from her hands-on experience. Marlene offers the first of her children's picture books, Mia and Nattie: One Great Team which is based on true events from the Bell’s ranch. It's a touching story of compassion and love between a little girl and her lamb. Marlene shares her life with her husband and dreadfully spoiled horned Dorset sheep: a large Maremma guard dog named Tia, and cats, Hollywood, Leo, and Squeaks. The cats believe they rule the household—and do. connect with the author: website ~ twitter ~ facebook ~ goodreads
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Jan 18 –Hall Ways Blog – book review / giveaway Jan 18 -Because I said so -- and other adventures in Parenting – book review / author interview / giveaway Jan 19 –Cover Lover Book Review – book review / giveaway Jan 19 - Rockin' Book Reviews – book review / guest post / giveaway Jan 20 – Mystery Suspense Reviews – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Jan 20 - Bound 4 Escape – book review / giveaway Jan 21 – A Mama's Corner of the World – book review /giveaway Jan 21 -The Momma Spot – book review / giveaway Jan 21- Stephanie Jane – book spotlight / giveaway Jan 22 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / giveaway Jan 22 -Nighttime Reading Center – book review / giveaway Jan 25 – Lisa's Reading – book review / giveaway Jan 25 - Older & Smarter? – book review / giveaway Jan 25 - Twirling Book Princess - book review / giveaway Jan 26 – Ice Fairy's Treasure Chest – book review / giveaway Jan 26 - Books, Tea, Healthy Me – book review / author interview / giveaway Jan 27 - Gina Rae Mitchell – book review / giveaway Jan 28 – Jazzy Book Reviews – book review / guest post / giveaway Jan 28 - She Just Loves Books – book review / giveaway Jan 29 – Splashes of Joy – book review / author interview / giveaway Jan 29 - My Journey Back - book review / giveaway Jan 29 – We've Got Pockets – book review Feb 1 – Reading is My Passion – book review Feb 1 - Writer with Wanderlust – book review / giveaway Feb 1 - Writer with Wanderlust – book spotlight / guest post Feb 2 – Chit Chat With Charity – book review / giveaway Feb 2 - Cheryl's Book Nook – book review / giveaway Feb 2 - Reading Authors Network - book review / giveaway Feb 3 – Laura's Interests – book review / guest post / giveaway Feb 3 - Westveil Publishing – book review / guest post / giveaway Feb 4 – Library of Clean Reads – book review / giveaway Feb 4 -I'd Rather Be At The Beach – book review / giveaway Feb 5 – I'm Into Books – book review /giveaway
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Book Details: Book Title: Stolen Obsession by Marlene M. Bell Category: Adult Fiction; 284 pages Genre: Romantic Mystery / Thriller Publisher: Ewephoric Publishing Release date: March 20, 2018 Format available for review: print & ebook (mobi, ePub) Will send print books out: Internationally to wherever Amazon delivers Tour dates: Sept 10 to 28, 2018 Content Rating: R (Small bit of language and one detailed sex scene) Book Description: Antiquities appraiser Annalisse Drury dreams of a quiet life on the family's sheep farm, far away from Manhattan's brownstones, when her closest confidant falls victim to a mugging gone wrong. This had to be a hit--There are echoes from the past--and detectives have no leads. Then at a gallery opening, she sees an artifact on display, an interlocking necklace of horse heads matching her friend's stolen bracelet. Annalisse fears for the curator who owns the piece. Convinced the jewelry collection is evil and must be destroyed, Annalisse enlists the gallery owner's womanizing son. Alec Zavos has his mother's ear, but dismisses Annalisse's concerns--until a second victim at the opening brings them together in a fight against treachery, a race through exotic lands, and an unimaginable future. If Annalisse can survive...
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Meet the Author:
Marlene Bell is an acclaimed artist and photographer as well as a writer. Her sheep and lamb landscapes grace the covers of many publications such as, Sheep!, The Shepherd, Ranch & Rural Living and Sheep Industry News, to name a few. Her mail order venture, Ewephoric, began in 1985 out of the need to find personalized stationery depicting sheep that truly looked like them. She wrote Among the Sheep, nonfiction in 2009, and the Annalisse Series launched in March 2018. Marlene and her husband, Gregg reside on a wooded ranch in East Texas with their 50 head of spoiled Horned Dorset sheep, a lovable Maremma guard dog named, Tia, and 3 attention-loving cats who rule the household. Connect with the author: Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook BOOK TOUR SCHEDULE: Sept 10 - FLY HIGH! - book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Sept 11 - 411 on Books, Authors, and Publishing News - bk spotlight / guest post / gw Sept 11 - Truly Trendy - review Sept 12 - Locks, Hooks and Books - review / author interview / giveaway Sept 13 - Laurie's Thoughts and Reviews - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Sept 14 - T's Stuff - book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Sept 17 - A Mama's Corner of the World - review / giveaway Sept 18 - Writers and Authors - book spotlight / author interview Sept 19 - Cheryl's Book Nook - review / giveaway Sept 20 - Library of Clean Reads - review / giveaway Sept 20 - Rockin' Book Reviews - review / guest post / giveaway Sept 21 - Books for Books - review Sept 24 - Amy’s Booket List - review / guest post / giveaway Sept 25 - Svetlana's Reads and Views - review Sept 25 - Laura's Interests - review / guest post / giveaway Sept 26 - A Blue Million Books - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Sept 26 - Sefina Hawke's Books - review Sept 27 - Mystery Suspense Reviews - review Sept 28 - Adventurous Jessy - review / giveaway Oct 2 - Falling Into a Good Book - review TBD - meirem_in_booksland - review Enter the Giveaway! Ends Oct 6, 2018 |
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