New Releases For The Week Of June 13th, 2021–Part 4

When an old friend is arrested in Dublin, tour guide Lana Hansen will need the luck of the Irish to clear him of the crime.

Lana is thrilled her friend Jeremy and his wife are on her tour to Ireland. The couple are having the time of their lives exploring the country’s rich literary and cultural history, until they run into Guy Smith, a reporter Jeremy recently exposed as a fraud.

A tussle turns into a fight and leaves each man vowing to destroy the other. Yet cross words and dirty looks tell Lana that Jeremy is not the only client on her tour who has a grudge against the reporter.

When Guy is murdered at the same pub Lana’s group is present at, Jeremy is the police’s number one suspect. But did he really murder the reporter? Or was it one of her other guests?

Lana keeps their tour going and her ears open for any clues that might help free her friend. Can she discover the true killer’s identity before their trip to the Emerald Isle draws to a close?

The Travel Can Be Murder Cozy Mysteries are heartwarming stories about making friends, traveling, and celebrating new experiences. Join tour guide Lana Hansen as she leads tourists and readers to fascinating cities around the globe on intriguing adventures that often turn deadly.

Books in the Travel Can Be Murder Cozy Mystery series:
Book 1 – Death on the Danube: A New Year’s Murder in Budapest
Book 2 – Death by Baguette: A Valentine’s Day Murder in Paris
Book 3 – Death by Windmill: A Mother’s Day Murder in Amsterdam
Book 4 – Death by Bagpipes: A Summer Murder in Edinburgh
Book 5 – Death by Fountain: A Christmas Murder in Rome
Book 6 – Death by Leprechaun: A Saint Patrick’s Day Murder in Dublin
Book 7 – Death by Flamenco: An Easter Murder in Seville
Books 8-12 – Coming Soon!! (Amazon)

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It’s all fun and games until the last cookie crumbles…

Ainsley McGregor and the entire town of Sweet River, Texas, are preparing for the annual summer celebration. And thanks to the extra tourist traffic, Ainsley’s shop, Bless Your Art, has never been busier. Good thing her new friend, Lizzie, has opened a bakery nearby and provides Ainsley and her staff with tasty treats and daily sugar rushes. It’s all cookies and fun, until someone ends up dead in the bakery and her new pal is the prime suspect.

Ainsley is convinced Lizzie is innocent. Unfortunately, her brother, the town sheriff, and her boyfriend, Jake, have some not-so-secret suspicions. With a town full of strangers who just might be suspects, Ainsley finds herself targeted by a killer. Even as her world crumbles faster than a cookie, she’s determined to prove her friend’s innocence—if she can stay alive long enough. (Amazon)

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When the pirate treasure is valuable enough for murder, it’s up to our R.E.D. heroine and her family to grab their swords and discover who wants it most!

An old business associate of Aidan’s invites him, Daisy and Celia on the inaugural two day pirate-dress cruise of a replica of the ‘Black Pearl’ he’s built, Captain Jack Sparrow’s ship from the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. Daisy, of course, is a little curious (or suspicious) of the Russian billionaire’s motives for inviting them, and it’s only a few hours after they’ve set off from Great Yarmouth when they discover her gut feeling is all too right. Of course.

Aidan is entrusted with an important role he really doesn’t want, but can’t refuse. It becomes clear why he’s been asked when things start to get scarily complicated, and he and Daisy begin to wonder just who their enemies really are. And if life on the high seas wasn’t dangerous enough, there’s a curse to deal with too!

‘Pirates of Great Yarmouth: Curse of the Crimson Heart’ is a modern-day swashbuckling adventure, where the seemingly-innocent turns out to be anything but. Of course!

Read all about the hit Daisy Morrow series at rtgreen.net/daisy-morrow

And look out for her next adventure, ‘The Terrifying Tale of the Homesick Scarecrow’, coming to pre-order soon! (Amazon)

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It’s a new month in Monroe Cove and magic is in the air. So is the smell of freshly baked goods as the town prepares for its annual spring bake-off. Cassie’s best friend is a top contender, and Cassie is there to lend a hand. But then, everything starts going wrong, from a ruined mixer to a clogged garbage disposal. It’s as if Penny’s Bakery is cursed. Now that Cassie is starting to feel more at home at Crooked Windows Inn, and with her magic, she’s determined to help her friend out. Is it a curse or just a case of bad luck? When a body turns up at the back of the bakery, the whole town is in uproar. And with so many new faces mulling about, there is no saying who could be the culprit! With the help of a quirky cat, a handsome handyman, and a meddling aunt, Cassie will do whatever it takes to make sure her friend isn’t next on the killer’s list. If you love a little magic and wit with your murder, you’ll love this fast-paced paranormal witch cozy mysteries series from USA Today bestselling author, Valia Lind! One click today! (Amazon)

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Down Under’s funniest detectives shoot from the lip with a wit as dry as their martinis’ Kathy Lette

A brand new mystery featuring Nick and La Contessa, the beloved characters from Matthew Benns’ smash hit nationwide newspaper serial.

‘Time for a martini, darling?’

Wise-cracking, cocktail-swilling detective duo Nick Moore and his glamorous Italian wife, La Contessa, receive a last minute invitation from the Prime Minister to a glamorous but intimate dinner party at Kirribilli House on New Year’s Eve.

The intriguing guestlist includes several top diplomats, a casino billionaire, a dodgy bookie, a controversial doctor, a social media influencer and, of course, Nick and La Contessa’s trusty beagle, Baxter.

But a dramatic revelation from the PM sets off more fireworks inside than outside … and that’s before the bodies start to pile up.

As suspicion falls on some of the most powerful people in the country, the race is on. Can Nick and La Contessa solve the case before anyone else joins the dying diplomats’ club?

Bonus story included! Go back to where it all began with Nick and La Contessa’s first adventure in the smash hit newspaper serial We’re All In This Together. (Amazon)

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Celeste Adams is a 62-year-old widow who thought that she and her late husband would spend their golden years operating The Gran Vista Hotel. Unfortunately, Celeste’s husband is killed in a tragic accident, and she must carry on alone, in debt, and in danger of losing the hotel. Public relations expert, Bill Matthews convinces her to advertise the hotel as a wedding venue, but the first event she hosts ends with a dead groom. Though his death is first believed to be natural causes, an autopsy proves otherwise. Fingers point to the bride, Emma Carlyle, who is now a second-time widow. However, as the Carlyle family skeletons come tumbling out of the closet, the clues Celeste uncovers lead to a surprising conclusion (Amazon)

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“I am not half so virtuous as you paint me. I cannot tolerate boredom.”

Miss Isabella Wycliffe is a single woman in possession of seven dogs, a biting wit, and the leadership of the Spinsters’ Sewing Circle.

It’s an excellent life, particularly for a determined spinster with a large fortune and full calendar.

But when an elderly woman is found dead in a pond, covered in bite marks that indicate she was mauled by dogs, Isabella has no choice but to set her other interests aside to investigate the mystery and clear her beloved pets’ names. After all, it’s ludicrous to imagine clumsy Apollo murdering anybody, and surely Artemis’s lively puppy spirit could not conceal a vicious nature.

Nobody else, however, seems particularly convinced of the dogs’ innocence—least of all the judgmental new parish curate, who seems determined to dislike Isabella and obstruct her at every turn. Fortunately, she has never been the kind of woman to let other people dictate her behavior—even if they do have magnificent cheekbones and Byronic good looks.

This delightful sequel to Fall From Lace is a cozy Regency murder mystery full of witty banter, enemies-to-lovers romance, and gripping twists and turns that are sure to delight fans of Jane Austen, Jayne Davis, and Lynn Messina. (Amazon)

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A gaming convention, a gaggle of geeks, and an accident waiting to happen.

Staley Stoneybrook has settled nicely into the Paradise Bay Station & Inn. As spring gives way to summer, her routine pleasantly starts with making the inn’s coffee and finishes with the evening bonfire. But her first real challenge arrives when an errant roof tile tumbles into the vegetable garden.

At the invitation of some young guests at the station, Staley is also trying to broaden her horizons while staying close to home. She visits her first Paradise Bay gaming convention. Game nerds compete with each other over tabletops full of custom boards, dice, and miniatures. But fun and games turn deadly, when one of the gamers bizarrely loses control of his car. (Amazon)

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With a jangle of keys, a door opened. Herbert clanked in, his arms locked to his sides, his ankles shackled, his face a Hannibal Lecter mask. He was overjoyed to see me.

“Marco, I’m jailed day and night with murderous thugs who can’t tell Schiller from Shakespeare. I’m desperate for intellectual stimulus—but you’ll do for now.”

TV personality Marco Ocram is the world’s only self-penned character, writing his life in real time as you read it. Marco’s celebrity mentor, Herbert Quarry, grooms him to be the Jackson Pollock of literature, teaching him to splatter words on a page without thought or revision.

Quarry’s plan backfires when imbecilic Marco begins to type his first thought-free book: it’s a murder mystery—and Herbert’s caught red-handed by the butchered body of his lover.

Now Marco must write himself into a crusade to clear his friend’s name. Typing the first words that come into his head, Marco unleashes a phantasmagorical catalogue of twists in his pursuit of justice, writing the world’s fastest-selling book to reveal the awful truth about the Herbert Quarry affair. (Amazon)

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A paranormal cozy box set filled with magic, mystery, and a whole lot of good old fashioned family.

My sister, Sapphire, and I had raised our family. Done a darn good job of it too.

Now, right smack in the middle of my life, everything is changing. The girls have moved out, Sapphire went and eloped without telling me, and now I’m getting the feeling that my long-standing secret relationship with Sheriff Orville Taylor is about to change too.

At least if he has any say in the matter. And what with him being half of our secret couple, I’d say that was a given.

One thing I know for sure. The Goddess isn’t done with me yet. Mid-life, schmid-life… the best may well be yet to come.

There’s another thing I’m pretty sure about as well. My life will never be boring. Not when dead bodies keep showing up.

As I believe I’ve said… the Goddess isn’t done with me yet. I think Orville and I just might be in for one heck of a ride.

This box set includes books 1-3 of the Witch Reborn series along with books 1 and 2 of the Gemstone Coven Holiday Shorts. Ready for a witchy mystery binge read? (Amazon)

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A tourist is shoved from a cliff. It’s up to an unruly ghost to solve the murder.

When Bernie and her ghostly grandmother, Ruby, witness the killing of a tourist from a far, they find themselves ensnared in a vengeful group of suspects, each having an excellent motive for pushing the man to his death.

Deputy Adam Gallagher has been assigned to solve the case. The problem? No one is talking. When Ruby approaches Bernie with a secret plan to nail the murderer and help Adam, she reluctantly agrees.

As Bernie and Ruby do their part to assist Adam, Bernie realizes the case is far more complicated than anyone thought. Unraveling it may put them all in danger. Can she find the murderer and get the dead man justice before the killer gets to her first? (Amazon)

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She’s on holiday in L.A. when they tumbled into town…only, there’s a problem…

Who stole it?…from her room in the elegant Beverly Hills Hacienda…actors, surfers and high rollers are everywhere…and the Beatles are coming into town as they take the country by storm…

The Beverly Hills Beatles Burglary…Helen must use all her wits, and her mother, to find the perp who stole George Harrison’s new Rickenbacker 12 string…before the Beatles can play at the Hollywood Bowl on their first tour of America.

It’s I Love Lucy meets Hollywood…with cameo appearances from Hollywood elite including Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman…and visits to Southern California beaches…Helen is on the culprit’s trail, turning over every stone, getting into trouble…and this time has her quirky and loveable red-headed mother Daphne accompanying her…

Can she do it? Can she survive her mother? Will she come through for the Beatles, or will the show fail, and with it Helen’s hopes to keep working for the Beatles?

Set in the summer of 1964 this fun read is filled with humor and a touch of mystery in 1960s Southern California.

Available for pre-order. BUY it now!

(This fictional novel is intended for most ages. No Beatles are harmed, mild language, no graphic descriptions of violence, or bedroom activities)

About the Series: Follow super smart amateur sleuth and Beatles fan club helper Helen Spencer as she solves mysteries for the Beatles…and usually gets in over her head. Whether in Liverpool, London, the USA and everywhere else the Beatles lived, visited and performed, Helen uses her brilliance and persistence to figure problems out and help John, Paul, George and Ringo bring their music to the world…with hilarious happenings and chases every step of the way.

Titles in the A Cozy Beatles Mystery series:

LARCENY IN LIVERPOOL: 1962, she needed a job…they needed a big break…all went well …until the robbery! Who stole the souped up lyrics to Please Please Me? Helen helps the Beatles set a trap for the culprits to save their dreams. (#1) Released April 13, 2021

MAYHEM FOR HER MAJESTY: 1963,(#2), Released May 19, 2021

THE BEVERLY HILLS BEATLES BURGLARY: 1964, (#3) Releasing June 22, 2021

THE BEATLE CAR BANDITS: 1965-69, (#4) Releasing July 20, 2021 (Amazon)

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Any witch way lies danger!

Settle Island. Home to verdant pine forests, spectacular bluffs, great views of Lake Superior, and abundant wildlife. Also home to Darcy and her kooky Coven of nature witches. Darcy would love to spend all her time loping through the woods free and happy as the wolf who mentored her. Or maybe making time with the incredibly-hot-but-doesn’t-know-it Ranger Cutter Stillwell.

But if it’s not her responsibilities as the Radix leading her coven getting in the way of her plans, it’s cold blooded murder. When the town’s racoon witch sanitation expert is found buried in her own landfill, Darcy uncovers more than just a body. She finds a nest of secrets which hiss, spit, and bite in the light of day.

Can Darcy solve the case while protecting her coven and beloved island? Will she and Ranger Cutter ever admit the growing attraction between them? And will Darcy’s perpetually snarky and habitually mouthy feline familiar Dax ever shut up?

Find out in this delightful and relaxing cozy mystery! (Amazon)

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