New Releases For The Week Of June 14th, 2020–Part 3

Here is a list of some of the new releases for the week of June 7th, 2020. I am going to divide the list into 3 days because there are so very many of them for the week. Today is the third day of my list for this week. Hope you find some selections for your weekly reading. Enjoy and happy reading.

 

SERIES PREQUEL – THIS STORY OCCURS BEFORE THE EVENTS DEPICTED IN THE REST OF THE SERIES AND IS GEARED TOWARD ROUNDING OUT THE CHARACTERS AND ADVENTURES OF THE ASSOCIATED BOOKS. IT DOES NOT NEED TO BE READ FIRST TO MAXIMIZE THE SERIES. ENJOY

How in the name of the goddess’s favorite sports bra am I going to do this Magical Librarian job? I have no idea what I’m doing. And the woman who’s supposed to be training me is…well, let’s just say she’s distracted and leave it at that. I guess I’ll bumble through. It’s become something of a trademark move for me.

My name is Naida Griffith and I’m a sorceress. I actually found that out not too long ago. I’ve lived with an undefined something burning in my belly for a while, feeling as if something wasn’t quite right under my skin. Then, on my eighteenth birthday I started getting headaches. Bad ones. And random stuff started following me around.

Recently I was approached by a group called the Société of Dire Magic to become Keeper of the Artifacts. A magical librarian. Given that magical artifacts have taken to following me around, I decided I might have an aptitude for the job. So I said yes.
But in the first few days, I’ve been flogged by flip flops, bludgeoned by gnomes, and discovered a corpse in a suitcase. Then there’s the woman who’s supposed to be training me. She’s…interesting.

Will I survive the training long enough to get the job as an artifact librarian? You might as well ask me if a caterpillar gets manis or pedis. Who knows? But I know one thing for sure. This gig is hard.

I’m going to do my best to succeed. Or die trying.  (Amazon)

Editions Available:  Kindle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is no boring librarian shushing people from behind a desk. This librarian corrals rogue magic. But more importantly, she has a frog and a cat, and she’s not afraid to use them!  (Amazon)

Editions Available:  Kindle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When a big Seattle pharmaceutical company’s “miracle” drug kills several people, a dedicated researcher blows the whistle.Pressed to come up with an instant bestseller about the case, book editor Carolyn Neville and her sidekick Stephen Ames are stunned when the scientist is poisoned.

Trying to produce a book, they face a grieving widow, an opportunistic police chief, an impossible deadline—and jail.

For fans of Horace Rumpole, Monk and Stephanie Plum, the Carolyn Neville Mysteries are full of laugh-out-loud suspense.  (Amazon)

Editions Available:  Kindle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Famous crime writer Bella Tyson is hired to co-host a Murder Mystery cruise, on a luxury liner sailing from Southampton to New York. She’s expecting an easy ride; fun and games, surrounded by amateur sleuths and fans of her books, all the while staying in a deluxe cabin and enjoying the spa and the amazing restaurants on board, culminating in a visit to one of her favourite cities in the world – the Big Apple.

She’s NOT expecting to be stuck on a boat in the middle of the Atlantic with her two least favourite people in the world, her hot but unfaithful bastard ex-husband Joel Quigley and fellow crime writer, bitch goddess and Twitter frenemy, Louise Meyers. And when real live dead bodies start turning up – as well as fake not-really-dead bodies – Bella’s dreams of being pampered on the high seas turn sour.

Accused of a murder she would have liked to commit but didn’t, and helped (or hindered) by a gang of unlikely detectives, can Bella find out who the real murderer is before the ship reaches its destination and New York’s finest drag her off?

“A sexy, wildly funny read that will keep you guessing right to the end. The queen of the ‘cromcom’ mashup at her best!” Sandy Barker, author of ‘One Summer in Santorini’  (Amazon)

Editions Available:  Kindle, Paperback

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome to Hawkwood Hollow, where the dead outnumber the living.

Maura left her paranormal life behind years ago. Her ghost-hunting gift has given her nothing but trouble, and she’s decided she’s better off living outside of the magical world with her trusty sidekick, Mart.

But after she gets fired from her job at the morgue — turns out the living don’t generally appreciate it when the dead try to micromanage their own funerals — she receives a message from a teen blogger in need of her assistance in getting rid of a troublesome spirit. Broke enough to give ghost-hunting one last shot, she decides to take on the case.

The slight problem? Hawkwood Hollow contains more ghosts than living people, and they know something isn’t quite right about their visitor. Determined to leave as soon as the ghost is dealt with, Maura lands herself in hot water when she clashes with a local paranormal detective and finds herself suspecting the trouble-making spirit was murdered.

Maura’s not one to give up without a fight, but it’ll take all her skills to outwit the detective and send the ghost packing — preferably without anyone realising the source of her unique skills.

She’ll show them a ghost-hunting witch like her might be just what Hawkwood Hollow needs.  (Amazon)

Editions available:  Kindle, Paperback

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After her exciting adventure uncovering a murderer, Lucy Moretti is back to business at the Italian restaurant she owns and operates in Boston’s historic North End neighborhood. Lucy and her best friend, Ally Pope, are ready to do all the hard work it takes to put their restaurant on the map. In fact, Ally has recently been nominated for the Outstanding Young Chef award, given every year to an executive chef under thirty. Will Lucy’s jealousy divide the long time friends?

Between wrangling employees and crazy customers, Lucy doesn’t have much time for anything else, especially not after reluctantly adding a kitten to the mix. But Lucy’s neighbor, Lucas, soon discovers a document that may change everything. He claims to own the building that holds both Alba, Lucy’s restaurant, and her home. Even worse, he accuses Lucy’s grandfather of a long-ago murder. Will Lucy be able to uncover the truth in time to save her livelihood, and her family’s reputation? Join Lucy and Ally as they work to uncover the secrets hidden by family, long ago.

Includes recipe and cooking techniques!  (Amazon)

Editions Available:  Kindle, Paperback

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The first book in the new Madeleine Brooks Mystery series!

Madeleine Brooks, Senior Probation Officer, is having problems at work with a boss who is threatened by Maddie’s competence. And now one of her long-term probation clients has been returned to prison on suspicion of murdering a child, the details of which have strong similarities with his original crime. Maddie doesn’t believe it and worries the police are not looking for anyone else.

When Maddie is suspended by her revengeful boss, she finds herself with time and energies she can put to good use. What if her client was innocent of the crime for which he was convicted years ago, just as he has always maintained? This would have implications about the present murder. When Maddie’s teenaged daughter becomes involved, things spiral down.

Has Maddie compromised her own family?

A compulsive page-turner, Death in Cold Waters is a murder mystery in the grand British classical mystery tradition.  Read it now to see how a new heroine’s tenacious determination to unearth the truth conflicts with a murderer’s devious and dangerous intrigue.  (Amazon)

Editions Available:  Kindle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My name’s Shelby Flynn, witch, college student, and hot-tempered redhead, and I’m in way over my head.

I never set out to save the world, but it seems that’s the course Destiny set for me when an angel gifted me with magical powers beyond anything I could have ever imagined. Not that I mind being able to control the elements or blow things up with my mind, but a heads up about my future would have been fantastic. Instead, I fell through a magical doorway straight into the library of a secret academy ran by a fae and guarded by a three-headed hellhound and a talking, fire-breathing monkey named Stu. I realize how far out it sounds, but trust me – I couldn’t make it up if I tried.

Now, a coven of dark witches bent on destroying the source of white magic has stolen the Scepter of Life, and I only have six days to recover the remaining components or else they’ll succeed. I’m not one to walk away from a fight, but this time, it’s not about saving myself or even my family – the fate of the entire world lies squarely on my shoulders.

My task comes with a heavy price tag. Not only do I have to save the people I care about, I have to lie to them while I do it because secrecy is the Celestial Academy’s biggest advantage. My long-term boyfriend suspects I’m cheating, and my best friend is stuck in the middle, trying to keep my “real” life from falling apart while I’m off fighting demons, evil witches, and whatever else goes bump in the night.

Am I up for it? I’m not sure, but I have no choice. The elements are mine to control, and I have an ancient Fae and a powerful – and hot – wizard by my side. That will have to be enough.

After all, I’m a Flynn witch, and nobody messes with me or mine.  (Amazon)

Editions Available:  Kindle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mary’s daughter, Cathy, is visiting Dune House, the majestic B&B on the beach, for a few days. Best friends Suzie and Mary are so excited to spend time with her. They are looking forward to catching up, enjoying each other’s company and relaxing on the beach with their boisterous yellow Labrador, Pilot. Suzie, Mary and Cathy manage to get a last-minute appointment at a new salon and spa. They are ready for a day of relaxation and pampering.

But when a well-loved and influential resident dies at the spa, they find themselves right in the middle of a baffling murder investigation. Suzie and Mary soon discover that Cathy inherited a passion for solving mysteries from her mother, and the three join forces to try and unmask the killer. But the trio soon discover that the victim was not as well loved as it appeared, and she had many secrets. Will they be able to uncover the secrets and suspects in time to find the murderer?

Suzie, Mary and Cathy head straight toward danger. Will they manage to stay out of trouble long enough to find the murderer before there is another victim?

Join Suzie, Mary, Cathy and Pilot for a heartwarming, fun cozy mystery by USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author Cindy Bell.  (Amazon)

Editions Available:  Kindle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It’s hard to stay alive for Charlie Tobias, a middle-aged L.A. probate attorney with a classical music resume, whose rag-tag law firm clients too often turn up dead. Charlie’s previous estate Administrator, dapper real estate developer and visionary futurist, David Alex, lost his life too close to home. Charlie’s current, zealous estate Administrator, beautiful, fiery Angel Sedona fights for her two children’s future, and is in danger. Captain Jack Wonder, former Navy SEAL, the ex-partner of the deceased subject of the Beneshan estate, has his own grandiose, diabolical ambitions. Angel despises attorneys but counts on Charlie to make things right in the unforgiving world of major law-firms’ deadly hold over L.A. probate court justice.

Charlie’s pushing his luck, on the edge of the River Styx, walking with the dead, trying to avoid Charon, the ferry boatman’s ghostly grasp.  (Amazon)

Editions Available:  Paperback

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When one of Chief Pete Adams’ first murder convictions is overturned, he and County Detective Wayne Baronick are assigned to reinvestigate the case. As new theories about the murder surface, Pete begins to question not only the original suspect’s guilt, but his own investigative skills from the days when he first took over the Vance Township Police Department.

Did Pete put his personal feelings ahead of his quest for justice and lock up an innocent man? Or is the defendant as devious as Pete first believed?

Meanwhile, Zoe Chambers, Monongahela County’s new chief deputy coroner, struggles with the turmoil of two mysterious deaths—including someone close to her heart—as she tries to master her new job and plan her upcoming wedding.

But her investigation soon links to Pete’s case, making Zoe the target of a killer determined to keep the truth from getting out. Can Zoe see the danger in time, and get to the church for her wedding…alive?

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TIL DEATH by Annette Dashofy | A Henery Press Mystery. If you like one, you’ll probably like them all.  (Amazon)

Editions Available:  Kindle, Hardcover, Paperback, Audiobook