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Guilty as Framed by Lois Winston – Book Tour and Giveaway

14 Wednesday Sep 2022

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Guilty as Framed (An Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery)
by Lois Winston

About Guilty as Framed


Guilty as Framed (An Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
11th in Series
Setting – New Jersey
Independently Published (September 6, 2022)
Print length ‏ : ‎ 263 pages
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0B1XHPLBC

When an elderly man shows up at the home of reluctant amateur sleuth Anastasia Pollack, she’s drawn into the unsolved mystery of the greatest art heist in history.

Boston mob boss Cormac Murphy has recently been released from prison. He refuses to believe Anastasia’s assertion that the man he’s looking for doesn’t live at her address and attempts to muscle his way into her home. His efforts are thwarted by Anastasia’s fiancé Zack Barnes.

A week later, a stolen SUV containing a dead body appears in Anastasia’s driveway. Anastasia believes Murphy is sending her a message. It’s only the first in a series of alarming incidents, including a mugging, a break-in, another murder, and the discovery of a cache of jewelry and an etching from the largest museum burglary in history.

But will Anastasia solve the mystery behind these shocking events before she falls victim to a couple of desperate thugs who will stop at nothing to get what they want?

Crafts projects included.

About Lois Winston

USA Today and Amazon bestselling author Lois Winston began her award-winning writing career with Talk Gertie to Me, a humorous fish-out-of-water novel about a small-town girl going off to the big city and the mother who had other ideas. That was followed by the romantic suspense Love, Lies and a Double Shot of Deception.

Then Lois’s writing segued unexpectantly into the world of humorous amateur sleuth mysteries, thanks to a conversation her agent had with an editor looking for craft-themed mysteries. In her day job Lois was an award-winning craft and needlework designer, and although she’d never written a mystery—or had even thought about writing a mystery—her agent decided she was the perfect person to pen a series for this editor. Thus, was born the Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mysteries, which Kirkus Reviews dubbed “North Jersey’s more mature answer to Stephanie Plum.” The series now includes eleven novels and three novellas. Lois also writes the Empty Nest Mysteries, currently at two novels, and one book so far in her Mom Squad Capers series.

To date, Lois has published twenty novels, five novellas, several short stories, one children’s chapter book, and one nonfiction book on writing, inspired by her twelve years working as an associate at a literary agency

Author Links

Website: www.loiswinston.com

Newsletter sign-up: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2e9v1

Killer Crafts & Crafty Killers blog: www.anastasiapollack.blogspot.com

Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/anasleuth

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Anasleuth

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/722763.Lois_Winston

Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/lois-winston

Purchase Links – Amazon – Nook – Kobo – iBookstore

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September 12 – Jane Reads – CHARACTER GUEST POST

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September 13 – My Reading Journeys – REVIEW

September 14 – Elizabeth McKenna – Author – SPOTLIGHT

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September 15 – Mysteries with Character – REVIEW

September 15 – The Mystery Section – SPOTLIGHT

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September 17 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT

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September 19 – Literary Gold – SPOTLIGHT

September 20 – Baroness Book Trove – CHARACTER INTERVIEW

September 21 – My Journey Back – CHARACTER GUEST POST

September 21 – Novels Alive – SPOTLIGHT

September 22 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT

September 22 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – GUEST POST

September 23 – Ascroft, eh? – GUEST POST

September 24 – I’m All About Books – SPOTLIGHT

September 25 – Lady Hawkeye – GUEST POST

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The Mystery of the Tea Cup Quilt by Jodi Allen Brice – Book Tour and Giveaway

10 Saturday Sep 2022

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Mystery of the Tea Cup Quilt – A Cozy Mystery:
Harland Creek Mystery Quilters
by Jodi Allen Brice

About Mystery of the Tea Cup Quilt


Mystery of the Tea Cup Quilt A Cozy Mystery: Harland Creek Mystery Quilters
Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Setting – Mississippi
Guardian Ink LLC (September 5, 2022)
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 214 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1953854966
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1953854964\
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0B83Y31YN

Hi! I’m Dove Agnew, former successful dress designer who was living the high life in New York, until my sleazy business partner used my business to move his drugs, leaving me to pack my ruined reputation and move back home to the tiny town of Harland Creek.

Despite the setback, all was going relatively well until I found Gertrude Brown’s body on the floor of my mom’s quilt shop. Now, rumors are flying and all eyes are on me. I’m a murder suspect! Even my ex-boyfriend, the current chief of police, is suspicious of me.

Now, it’s up to me to clear my name and find out who the real killer is before someone else gets hurt. But I’m going to need help, and the Harland Creek Quilters, and a goat named Petunia, are just the group to get things done.

Welcome to the new series set in the beloved town of Harland Creek. With the quilting club ladies and a sidekick, which happens to be a goat, this book will keep you guessing and laughing out loud!

About Jodi Allen Brice

Jodi Allen Brice has written numerous books under different pen names. Under Jodi Allen Brice she writes women’s fiction, small town clean sweet romance, and cozy mysteries.

She transitioned away from paranormal romance in the year 2020 when the virus hit. She still writes about lovable characters who overcome the impossible to get what they want. You’ll find yourself laughing and crying when you are reading her books. She is also an avid quilter and camping. Sometimes she does both at the same time!

Author Links – Website – Facebook 

Purchase Links – Amazon – Kobo – Google – nook

TOUR PARTICIPANTS

September 6 – Mysteries with Character – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

September 6 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT

September 7 – Lady Hawkeye – GUEST POST

September 8 – I’m All About Books – SPOTLIGHT

September 9 – The Avid Reader – REVIEW

September 9 – Ascroft, eh? – CHARACTER GUEST POST

September 10 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

September 10 – Elizabeth McKenna – Author – SPOTLIGHT

September 11 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW, AUTHOR INTERVIEW

September 12 – Sneaky the Library Cat’s blog – CHARACTER INTERVIEW

September 12 – Cassidy’s Bookshelves – GUEST POST

September 13 – Reading Is My SuperPower – REVIEW

September 13 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

September 14 – Hearts & Scribbles – SPOTLIGHT

September 14 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW

September 15 – Literary Gold – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

September 15 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – REVIEW, CHARACTER GUEST POST

September 15 – Novels Alive – REVIEW – SPOTLIGHT

September 16 – Brooke Blogs – GUEST POST

September 17 – #BRVL Book Review Virginia Lee Blog – SPOTLIGHT

September 18 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

September 19 – BookishKelly2020 – SPOTLIGHT

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Murder up to Bat – New Release!

29 Monday Aug 2022

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Hello Readers!

Murder Up To Bat

I’m excited to announce the release of Murder up to Bat – Book 2 in my cozy mystery series.

Description: After falling in love with the quiet lake life and a certain police detective, former Chicago Tribune reporter Emma Moore trades interviewing jocks for chasing champion cows at the county fair. As a small-town newspaper reporter, she covers local topics both big and small, but when her friend Luke is arrested for the murder of the head coach of his club softball team, she’ll need to hone her investigative skills to clear his name. Emma calls up best friend Grace for help, and together the women go up against cutthroat parents willing to kill for a chance to get their daughters onto a premier college sports team.

The game is tied with bases loaded, and murder is up to bat. Can Emma and her friends bring the heat and win the game?

If you haven’t read The Great Jewel Robbery – Book 1, you might want to start there. Both are standalone cozy mysteries and quick reads!

I’m not going to lie. Writing this book was a struggle, and it took me longer than usual to complete it. I started it days before the 2020 pandemic took over our lives. Unfortunately, my mental health suffered from all of the chaos and tragedies, and I didn’t write for almost two years.

The story was inspired by my experiences watching my daughters play middle school and high school sports and travel softball. My youngest also played college softball. Over the years, I witnessed police intervention due to threatening behavior, profanity-laced tantrums, and umps ejecting people from the ballpark. All because an adult took winning a game or a tournament too seriously. It was often embarrassing and sometimes frightening.

But my daughters’ sports experiences weren’t all bad. They bonded with their various teammates and forged lifelong friendships. They learned teamwork and not to give up despite what the scoreboard read. They also learned the power of sunscreen and Gatorade.

I hope you enjoy Murder up to Bat and will leave a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Goodreads.

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