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Die to Your Own Tune – Book Tour and Giveaway

19 Sunday Apr 2026

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Die to Your Own Tune (Octavia Fields Mysteries)
by Rebecca McKinnon

About Die to Your Own Tune


Die to Your Own Tune (Octavia Fields Mysteries)
Cozy Mystery
3rd in Series
Setting – Rocky Mountains
Independently Published
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 23, 2026
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0GL4TKBD3
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After months of giving into her wanderlust, free-spirited violist Octavia Fields is ready to get back to her Aerie Pines music shop. But she hasn’t even had a chance to unpack before running into her teenage nemesis, who’s there to solo with the Aerie Peaks Symphony. Things get even more interesting when Octavia learns the conductor is none other than her ex-boyfriend, who seems to think they’re engaged.

After finding her nemesis dead, Octavia jumps barefoot-first into another investigation. But Detective Dreamy isn’t about to let her investigate alone — he knows her knack for attracting trouble. And he wants to keep an eye on the ex who’s twisted being separated for a year into an engagement.

When Octavia’s asked to step in as the new soloist, she has to balance investigating with rehearsals. And what should be an honor puts Octavia directly in the spotlight — and possibly the killer’s crosshairs. With tension mounting both on stage and off, Octavia realizes someone might be tuning up for an encore performance.

She needs to unmask the killer before the final curtain falls and Octavia takes the deadliest bow of all!

About Rebecca McKinnon

Rebecca McKinnon enjoys playing with her imaginary friends and introducing them to others through her writing. She dreams of living in the middle of nowhere, but has been unable to find an acceptable location that wouldn’t require crossing an ocean.

Author Links

Website https://rebeccamckinnon.com/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rebeccamckinnon_author/?hl=en

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rebecca-McKinnon/956145304405426?ref=hl

GoodReads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4993788.Rebecca_McKinnon

BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/rebecca-mckinnon

Purchase Link – Amazon

TOUR PARTICIPANTS

April 13 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT

April 13 – Books1987 – SPOTLIGHT

April 14 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW

April 15 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT

April 15 – Reading Is My SuperPower – SPOTLIGHT

April 16 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

April 16 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – REVIEW

April 17 – Sarandipity’s – SPOTLIGHT

April 17 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

April 18 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT

April 19 – Elizabeth McKenna – Author – SPOTLIGHT

April 20 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – SPOTLIGHT

April 21 – Salty Inspirations – AUTHOR GUEST POST

April 22 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR GUEST POST

April 23 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW

April 24 – deal sharing aunt – CHARACTER INTERVIEW

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Murder, Local Style – Book Tour and Giveaway

05 Sunday Apr 2026

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Murder, Local Style (An Orchid Isle Mystery)
by Leslie Karst

About Murder, Local Style


Murder, Local Style (An Orchid Isle Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
3rd in Series
Setting – Hawaii
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Severn House
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 7, 2026
Print length ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
Hardcover
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1448316588
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1448316588
Digital
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1448316571
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0FVLW3ZL8
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Retired caterer Valerie Corbin investigates a suspicious poisoning in this Orchid Isle cozy culinary mystery, featuring a feisty queer couple who swap surfing lessons for sleuthing sessions in tropical Hilo, Hawai‘i.

A dinner to die for!

It’s been an eventful transition, but retired caterer Valerie Corbin and her wife Kristen are finally settling into life on the Big Island of Hawai’i. Val’s even joined the neighborhood orchid society to make some new friends. So when she’s asked to step in to cater their latest social event, as the newbie of the group she can’t exactly say no.

But what should have been a straightforward gig is soon a dining disaster when the food from the event poisons and kills the society president. As Val herself becomes a suspect in the murder investigation, she’s determined to uncover the truth. Who would want to kill the mild-mannered president of the orchid society?

Turns out the list is longer than a celebrity chef’s tasting menu. Apparently some of the residents did not “love thy neighbor.” Can she reveal the killer’s identity before they strike again?

This mouthwatering cozy mystery is perfect for fans of Ellen Byron, Jennifer J Chow, Lucy Burdette, and Raquel V Reyes, and includes a selection of delicious Hawaiian recipes to cook at home.

About Leslie Karst

Leslie Karst is the Lefty and Macavity Award-nominated author of the Orchid Isle mysteries Waters of Destruction and Molten Death, of the Sally Solari mystery series, and of the IBPA Ben Franklin and IPPY award silver medal-winning memoir, Justice is Served: A Tale of Scallops, the Law, and Cooking for RBG. After years waiting tables and singing in a new wave rock band, she decided she was ready for a “real” job and ended up at Stanford Law School, then returned to school to study the culinary arts. Now retired from the law, Leslie splits her time between Hilo, Hawai‘i and Santa Cruz, California, spending her days writing, cooking, cycling, gardening, and observing cocktail hour promptly at five o’clock.

Author Links

Website http://www.lesliekarstauthor.com/

Chicks on the Case https://chicksonthecase.com/

Mystery Lovers Kitchen https://www.mysteryloverskitchen.com/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/lesliekarstauthor/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lesliekarst/

BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/leslie-karst

GoodReads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14220589.Leslie_Karst

Purchase Links
Amazon Barnes & Noble Bookshop

TOUR PARTICIPANTS

March 30 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT

March 30 – Carla Loves To Read – REVIEW

March 31 – Read Your Writes Book Reviews – RECIPE

April 1 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – AUTHOR GUEST POST

April 1 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT

April 2 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT

April 2 – Rebecca M. Douglass, Author – REVIEW, CHARACTER GUEST POST

April 3 – Sarandipity’s – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

April 3 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

April 4 – Because I said so – REVIEW

April 5 – Elizabeth McKenna – Blog – SPOTLIGHT

April 6 – Baroness Book Trove – SPOTLIGHT

April 7 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – REVIEW

April 8 – Ruff Drafts – SPOTLIGHT

April 8 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW

April 9 – Angel’s Book Nook – SPOTLIGHT

April 10 – Ascroft, eh? – CHARACTER INTERVIEW

April 11 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – REVIEW

April 11 – fundinmental – SPOTLIGHT

April 12 – StoreyBook Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

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Fried Chicken Castañeda by Suzanne Stauffer – Book Tour and Giveaway

13 Friday Mar 2026

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Fried Chicken Castañeda
by Suzanne Stauffer

About Fried Chicken Castañeda

FRIED CHICKEN CASTANEDA COVER 3
Fried Chicken Castañeda
Historical Culinary Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Setting – Las Vegas, New Mexico, in June 1929
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Artemesia Publishing, LLC
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 6, 2025
Print length ‏ : ‎ 228 pages
Paperback
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1963832051
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1963832051
Digital
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1963832242
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0DZC47WJQ
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At the Castañeda Hotel you’ll find romance, gourmet dining, bootleggers, and murder!

Bored with her conventional middle-class life, Prudence Bates escapes Cleveland by heading west to qualify as a Courier for the Southwestern Indian Detours. On the California Limited she meets Jerry Begay, a charming Navajo school teacher. They feel an instant rapport, but he’s headed for Gallup, so it’s but a brief encounter.

In Las Vegas, New Mexico Prudence is befriended by Castañeda Hotel Harvey Girls Martha and Anne and desk clerk Clara. They take Prudence under their wing and invite her along to dances and the local hot springs.

Four days later, Martha’s brother, Tom, is found murdered. Was it because of his bootlegging activities? Or his amorous relationship with Liz Kearney, daughter of the richest man in the area and rumored mob boss? And was that really Jerry Begay whom Prudence saw meeting with Tom in secret the day before he was killed?

Following in the footsteps of her favorite fictional detectives, Tommy and Tuppence, Prudence is determined to solve the murder. But one wrong step and she may end up in the sights of the bootleggers.

About Suzanne Stauffer

After 20 years as a librarian and 20 as a professor of library science and library historian, Suzanne Stauffer has moved on to a third career as a mystery novelist. She currently lives in Albuquerque with her Australian husband and brown and white spotted rat terrier dogter, Treme. Her debut novel, Fried Chicken Castañeda (Artemesia Publishing, May 2025), won the CIPA EVVY Bronze Medal in Mystery/Crime/Detection and the New Mexico Book Award for Cozy Mystery.

Author Links
Blog https://couriersseries1926.blogspot.com/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/couriers1926/
Substack Newsletter Amuse-Bouche https://smstauffer.substack.com/

Purchase Links: Publisher Amazon B&N Bookshop.org

TOUR PARTICIPANTS

March 2 – deal sharing aunt – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

March 2 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT

March 3 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT

March 4 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

March 4 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

March 5 – Sarandipity’s – CHARACTER INTERVIEW

March 5 – Books1987 – SPOTLIGHT

March 6 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT

March 7 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT

March 8 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT

March 8 – Guatemala Paula Loves to Read – AUTHOR GUEST POST

March 9 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – CHARACTER GUEST POST

March 10 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – REVIEW

March 11 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR GUEST POST

March 12 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW, RECIPE

March 13 – Elizabeth McKenna – Author – SPOTLIGHT

March 13 – StoreyBook Reviews – CHARACTER GUEST POST

March 14 – fundinmental – SPOTLIGHT

March 15 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – REVIEW

March 15 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW, AUTHOR INTERVIEW
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