Artistic License to Kill (+ Giveaway)

I normally don’t post on Sunday, but I wanted to share this delightful new book with you so I’m participating in author Paula Darnell’s Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour for her new release, ARTISTIC LICENSE TO KILL, the first installment in her Fine Art Mystery series.

Artistic License to Kill

By Paula Darnell

*Cozy Mystery

*1st in Series: A Fine Art Mystery

*Publisher: Campbell and Rogers Press (January 15, 2021)

*Hardcover: 384 pages

*ISBN-10: 1887402136

*ISBN-13: 978-1887402132

*Paperback: 258 pages

*ISBN-10: 1887402128

*ISBN-13: 978-1887402125

*Publisher: Campbell and Rogers Press (January 5, 2021)

*Digital Print length: 211 pages

*ASIN: B08MWVYDLD

Artist Amanda Trent, accompanied by her beloved golden retriever Laddie and her persnickety calico cat Mona Lisa, is determined to start a new life after her husband divorces her to marry a younger woman, but it isn't easy.

After a disastrous interview at the prestigious Roadrunner Gallery in Lonesome Valley, Arizona, far away from her previous home in Kansas City, Amanda's afraid that she'll fail at her new career. But her prospects begin to improve when she's accepted as the newest member of the cooperative gallery.

Then, on her very first day, she discovers Janice, the stern director, has been murdered right in the art gallery, and the Roadrunner's members, including Amanda herself, become suspects. Which gallery member murdered the unpopular director? Or was the killer an outsider with an ax to grind?

ARTISTIC LICENSE TO KILL is available at the following sites: Amazon - Apple Books - Barnes & Noble - Kobo

                                         Meet the Author

Award-winning author Paula Darnell is a former college instructor who has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Iowa in English and a Master of Arts degree from the University of Nevada, Reno in English with a Writing Emphasis.

Artistic License to Kill is the first book in her Fine Art Mystery series. She's also the author of the DIY Diva Mystery series and The Six-Week Solution, a historical mystery set in Nevada.

She resides in Las Vegas with her husband Gary and their Pyrador Rocky.

For more on Paula and her writing, you can connect with her on the following sites:

Author Website - https://www.pauladarnellauthor.com/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/PaulaJDarnell

Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18782445.Paula_Darnell

Bookbub - https://www.bookbub.com/authors/paula-darnell

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Be sure to enter the giveaway. If the Rafflecopter widget doesn’t appear, you can still enter by clicking HERE. You can also check out the other stops on the tour by visiting the bloggers below.

Doesn’t this cover just draw you in quickly and the animals look so cute?

January 11 – I'm All About Books – SPOTLIGHT

January 11 – The Avid Reader – REVIEW

January 11 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT

January 11 – I Read What You Write – SPOTLIGHT

January 12 – Sneaky the Library Cat's Blog – CHARACTER INTERVIEW

January 12 – Celticlady's Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

January 12 – Mystery Thrillers and Romantic Suspense Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

January 12 – Laura' Interests – REVIEW

January 13 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

January 13 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

January 13 – Maureen's Musings – SPOTLIGHT

January 13 – Literary Gold – CHARACTER GUEST POST

January 14 – Mysteries with Character – REVIEW

January 14 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT

January 14 – Christy's Cozy Corners – SPOTLIGHT

January 14 – A Blue Million Books – AUTHOR INTERVIEW 

January 15 – View from the Birdhouse – SPOTLIGHT

January 15 – Mochas, Mysteries and Meows – CHARACTER INTERVIEW

January 16 – Here's How It Happened – SPOTLIGHT

January 16 – Reading, Writing & Stitch-Metic – SPOTLIGHT

January 16 – Cassidy's Bookshelves – GUEST POST

January 17 – Lisa Ks Book Reviews – GUEST POST

 

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Saint Vandal’s Day (+ Giveaway)

It’s a pleasure to be a part of author D.E. Haggerty’s Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour for her recent release, SAINT VANDAL’S DAY, the latest installment in her Death by Cupcake series. 

Saint Vandal's Day: A Humorous Culinary Cozy Mystery

By D.E. Haggerty 

*Short Read (Death by Cupcake)

*Cozy Mystery
*7th in Series
*Independently Published (January 1, 2021)
*Print length: 104 pages
*Digital ASIN: B08FX45TC7

St. Valentine’s Day is THE perfect day for a wedding. Unless a vandal is trying to ruin your life that is.

Callie is finally getting her dream wedding. On St. Valentine’s Day no less. Only a vandal is determined to destroy her bakery before the wedding can occur. Anna, self-proclaimed best cupcake baker this side of the Mississippi, is not letting anything happen to the cupcake bakery. No way. Barista extraordinaire Kristie jumps at the chance to help as well. Together the three women launch a mission to find the jerk who thinks it’s okay to attack the bakery.

Will the gals of Callie’s Cakes find the vandal and save the cupcake bakery before Callie’s dream wedding is ruined?

Cupcakes not included, although recipes for all the delicious cupcakes Anna bakes are.

SAINT VANDAL’S DAY is available to purchase at Amazon.

 Meet the Author 

D.E. Haggerty is actually just plain old Dena, but she thinks using initials makes her sound sophisticated and maybe even grown up. She was born and raised in the U.S. but considers herself a Dutchie and not only because it sounds way cooler.

After a stint in the U.S. Army, she escaped the US to join her husband in Holland. She fled Holland over ten years ago when she couldn’t stand the idea of being a lawyer for one single second more. Turns out Bed & Breakfast owner in Germany didn’t do it for her either.

When the hubby got a job in Istanbul, she jumped ship and decided to give this whole writer thing a go. She’s now back in Holland, which she considers home. Sorry, Mom.

For more on D.E. and her writing, you can connect with her on the following sites:

Website: http://dehaggerty.wordpress.com

Blog: https://dehaggerty.wordpress.com/category/mymusings/

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/dehaggerty

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

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7210211.D_E_Haggerty

Amazon author page: http://www.amazon.com/D.E.-Haggerty/e/B00ECQBURU/

Newsletter signup: https://mailchi.mp/027b2768aa1c/newsletter-sign-up-for-a-writers-life-by-de-haggerty

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/denahaggerty/

Bookbub author page: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/d-e-haggerty

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/d-e-haggerty-4b49a29/

You can follow the author on her book tour by visiting the blogs listed below. Be sure to enter the giveaway. If the Rafflecopter widget doesn’t appear, you can still enter by clicking HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Doesn’t a Valentine’s Day wedding sound like the perfect setting (with maybe a little pressure involved too)?

TOUR PARTICIPANTS

January 4 – I Read What You Write – REVIEW

January 5 – I'm All About Books – SPOTLIGHT

January 5 – The Pulp and Mystery Shelf – SPOTLIGHT

January 6 – Celticlady's Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

January 7 - Mysteries with Character – REVIEW

January 7 - FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT

January 8 – Maureen's Musings – REVIEW

January 9 – Literary Gold – SPOTLIGHT

January 10 – Author Elena Taylor's Blog – CHARACTER INTERVIEW

January 10 – Christy's Cozy Corners – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

January 11 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – SPOTLIGHT

January 12 – Reading, Writing & Stitch-Metic – SPOTLIGHT

January 12 – Baroness' Book Trove - REVIEW

January 13 – Sapphyria's Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

January 14 – Ruff Drafts – SPOTLIGHT WITH RECIPE

January 14 – Lisa Ks Book Reviews – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

January 16 – Ebook addicts – REVIEW

January 17 – Book Blog with Sylv.net – SPOTLIGHT

 

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Crime Scene Connection (+ Giveaway)

I’d delighted to be participating in author Deena Alexander’s Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour for her recent release, CRIME SCENE CONNECTION.

Crime Scene Connection

By Deena Alexander

*Love Inspired Suspense
*Inspirational Romantic Suspense

*Publisher: Love Inspired Suspense (January 12, 2021)

*Mass Market Paperback: 224 pages

*ISBN-10: 1335404996

*ISBN-13: 978-1335404992

*Digital Publisher: Love Inspired Suspense (January 1, 2021)

*ASIN: B089RLTK6L

Her writing was fiction,

until a killer made the danger very real…

A serial killer’s imitating crime scenes from Addison Keller’s bestselling novel, determined to make her the final victim. But with former police officer Jace Montana and his dog at her side, Addison might just be able to unmask the murderer.

With time running out as the killer closes in, she must confront her past and unravel long-buried secrets…and hope they can all escape with their lives.

CRIME SCENE CONNECTION is available to purchase on the following sites:

Amazon - Barnes & Noble - Kobo  - Harlequin  - Books-a-Million  - Target - Indiebound - Walmart  - Apple Books  - Google Play

Meet the Author

Deena grew up in a small town on the south shore of eastern Long Island, where she met and married her high school sweetheart. She recently relocated to Florida with her husband, three kids, son-in-law, and four dogs. Now she enjoys long walks in nature all year long, despite the occasional alligator or snake she sometimes encounters.

Deena's love for writing developed when her youngest son was born and didn't sleep through the night, and she now works full time as a writer and a freelance editor.

For more on Deena and her writing, you can connect with her on the following sites:

Webpage: http://deenaalexander.com/index.html

Blog: http://deenaalexander.com/blog.html

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DeenaAlexanderA

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20382104.Deena_Alexander

BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/deena-alexander

Newsletter: https://gmail.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=d7e6e9ecdc0888d7324788ffc&id=42d52965df

You can also follow Deena on her tour by visiting the blogs listed below. Be sure to enter the giveaway. If the Rafflecopter widget doesn’t appear you can still enter by clicking HERE.

Thanks so much for dropping by today. Doesn’t this sound like an intriguing mystery that will keep us guessing until the very end?

TOUR PARTICIPANTS

January 4 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT

January 4 – Socrates Book Reviews – REVIEW

January 5 – Nadaness In Motion - REVIEW, INDIVIDUAL GIVEAWAY

January 5 – Ruff Drafts – GUEST POST

January 6 – Lisa Ks Book Reviews - AUTHOR INTERVIEW, INDIVIDUAL GIVEAWAY

January 6 – Because I said so -- and other adventures in Parenting – REVIEW

January 7 - Reading, Writing & Stitch-Metic - REVIEW, GUEST POST

January 7 - Baroness' Book Trove – CHARACTER INTERVIEW

January 8 – Literary Gold – CHARACTER GUEST POST

January 8 – Sapphyria's Book Reviews - SPOTLIGHT

January 9 – Reading Is My SuperPower – REVIEW

January 10 – Brooke Blogs – SPOTLIGHT

January 11 – Here's How It Happened – REVIEW

January 12 – Mysteries with Character – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

January 13 – Christy's Cozy Corners – REVIEW

January 14 – I Read What You Write – SPOTLIGHT    

January 15 – Celticlady's Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

January 15 – Books to the Ceiling – REVIEW

January 16 – eBook Addicts – CHARACTER GUEST POST

January 17 – Maureen's Musings – REVIEW

January 17 – I'm All About Books - REVIEW, INDIVIDUAL GIVEAWAY

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