Murder up to Bat – New Release!

29 Monday Aug 2022

Posted by Elizabeth McKenna - Author in Release Blitz

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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.

The Bones of Amoret by Arthur Herbert – Book Tour and Giveaway

20 Wednesday Apr 2022

Posted by Elizabeth McKenna - Author in Book Tour

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Join Us for This Tour: April 4 to April 22

Book Details:

Book Title: The Bones of Amoret – A Novel by Arthur Herbert
Category: Adult Fiction 18+, 320 pages
Genre: Mystery, Suspense
Publisher: Stitched Smile Publications
Release Date: April 2022
Content Rating: PG-13 – no sex, explicit or otherwise; almost all violence is off-screen; mild profanity

Book Description:

In this enigmatic follow-up to his critically acclaimed debut novel The Cuts that Cure, Arthur Herbert returns to the Texas-Mexico border with this saga of a small town’s bloody loss of innocence.

Amoret, Texas, 1982. Life along the border is harsh, but in a world where cultures work together to carve a living from the desert landscape, Blaine Beckett lives a life of isolation. A transplanted Boston intellectual, for twenty years locals have viewed him as a snob, a misanthrope, an outsider. He seems content to stand apart until one night when he vanishes into thin air amid signs of foul play.

Noah Grady, the town doctor, is a charming and popular good ol’ boy. He’s also a keeper of secrets, both the town’s and his own. He watches from afar as the mystery of Blaine’s disappearance unravels and rumors fly. Were the incipient cartels responsible? Was it a local with a grudge? Or did Blaine himself orchestrate his own disappearance? Then the unthinkable happens, and Noah begins to realize he’s considered a suspect.

Paced like a lit fuse and full of dizzying plot twists, The Bones of Amoret is a riveting whodunit that will keep you guessing all the way to its shocking conclusion.

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Meet the Author:

Arthur Herbert was born and raised in small-town Texas. He worked on offshore oil rigs, as a bartender, as a landscaper at a trailer park, and as a social worker before going to medical school. He chose to do a residency in general surgery, followed by a fellowship in critical care and trauma surgery. For the last eighteen years, he’s worked as a trauma and burn surgeon, operating on all ages of injured patients. He continues to run a thriving practice.

He’s won multiple awards for his scientific writing, and his first novel, The Cuts that Cure, spent ten days as an Amazon #1 Best Seller. His second novel, The Bones of Amoret, will be released on April 1, 2022, through Stitched Smile Publishers. Arthur currently lives in New Orleans, with his wife Amy and their dogs.

Connect with the author: Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook ~ Goodreads

Tour Schedule:

April 4 – Mystery Review Crew – book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
April 4 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / giveaway
April 5 – Rockin’ Book Reviews – book review / guest post / giveaway
April 5 – Cover Lover Book Review – book review / giveaway
April 6 – Olio by Marilyn – book review of THE CUTS THAT CURE / giveaway
April 6 – Olio by Marilyn – book spotlight / author interview
April 7 – Sefina Hawke’s Books – book spotlight
April 8 – Olio by Marilyn – book review of THE BONES OF AMORET / giveaway
April 11 – Jazzy Book Reviews – book review / giveaway
April 11 – Splashes of Joy – book review / giveaway
April 12 – Leels Loves Books – book review / giveaway
April 14 – Literary Flits – book review / giveaway
April 15 – The Page Ladies – book review
April 19 – Amy’s Bookshelf Reviews – book review
April 19 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book spotlight / guest post / spotlight
April 19 – I’m Into Books – book spotlight / giveaway
April 20 – Elizabeth McKenna – Author – book spotlight / giveaway
April 20 – Celticlady’s Reviews – book spotlight / giveaway
April 21 – Ravenz Reviewz – book review / guest post / giveaway
April 22 – Books Blog – book spotlight
April 22 – Mostly Mystery Reviews – book review / author interview

Enter the Giveaway:

BONES OF AMORET Book Tour Giveaway

The Art of the Decoy by Trish Esden – Book Tour and Giveaway

31 Thursday Mar 2022

Posted by Elizabeth McKenna - Author in Book Tour

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The Art of the Decoy (A Scandal Mountain Antiques Mystery)
by Trish Esden

About The Art of the Decoy

The Art of the Decoy (A Scandal Mountain Antiques Mystery)
Traditional Mystery
1st in Series
Setting – Vermont
Crooked Lane Books (April 5, 2022)
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1643859641
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1643859644
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B098PXZNDF

Perfect for fans of Jane K. Cleland and Connie Berry, Tricia Esden’s series debut is sure to please.

After her mother is sent to prison for art forgery, Edie Brown returns to Northern Vermont to rebuild her family’s fine art and antiques business. She’s certain she can do it now that her mother is gone. After all, butting heads with her mom over bad business practices was what drove Edie away three years ago, including a screwup that landed Edie on probation for selling stolen property.

When Edie scores a job appraising a waterfowl decoy collection at a hoarder’s farmhouse, she’s determined to take advantage of the situation to rebuild the business’s tarnished reputation and dwindling coffers. In lieu of payment, Edie intends to cherry-pick an exceptional decoy carved by the client’s renowned Quebecoise folk artist ancestors. Only the tables turn when the collection vanishes.

Accused of the theft, Edie’s terrified that the fallout will destroy the business and land her in prison next to her mom. Desperate, she digs into the underbelly of the local antiques and art world. When Edie uncovers a possible link between the decoy theft and a deadly robbery at a Quebec museum, she longs to ask her ex-probation officer, and ex-lover, for help. But she suspects his recent interest in rekindling their romance may hide a darker motive.

With the help of her eccentric uncle Tuck and Kala, their enigmatic new employee, Edie must risk all she holds dear to expose the thieves and recover the decoys before the FBI’s Art Crime Team or the ruthless thieves themselves catch up with her.

About Trish Esden

Trish Esden loves museums, gardens, wilderness, dogs, and birds, in various orders depending on the day. She lives in northern Vermont where she deals antiques with her husband, a profession she’s been involved with since her teens. Don’t ask what her favorite type of antique is. She loves hunting down old bottles and rusty barn junk as much as she enjoys fine art and furnishings.

Author Links

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Trish-Esden-author-108247488016132

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Website: https://trishesden.com

BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/trish-esden

GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21662893.Trish_Esden

Purchase Links – Amazon – IndieBound – Barnes & Noble – Books-a-Million – Kobo

TOUR PARTICIPANTS

March 29 – Novels Alive – GUEST POST

March 29 – Mysteries with Character – AUTHOR INTERVIEW