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The Mysterious Case of the Missing Motive by Michele Pariza Wacek – Book Tour and Giveaway

18 Friday Oct 2024

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The Mysterious Case of the Missing Motive (The Redemption Detective Agency)
by Michele Pariza Wacek

About The Mysterious Case of the Missing Motive


The Mysterious Case of the Missing Motive (The Redemption Detective Agency)
Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Setting – Wisconsin
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Love-Based Publishing (October 15, 2024)
Number of Pages ~200 pages
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CL7YVSJN
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When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Or maybe a gin and tonic.

Emily Hildebrandt has run into a bit of a rough patch. She’s lost her job, her fiance and her apartment. Still, she never expected to be desperate enough to accept an invitation to live with her eccentric Aunt Tilde in Redemption, Wisconsin.

But, beggars can’t be choosers. Even if part of the deal is she has to pretend to work at her aunt’s latest hair-brained scheme, The Redemption Detective Agency.

Seriously, the woman is a retired nurse. Why does she think she’s remotely qualified to run a detective agency, especially in a creepy little town like Redemption?

But, when a strange phone call suddenly thrusts them into an actual case, Emily finds herself hoping her aunt really does know what she’s doing … or an innocent person may be the one to suffer the consequences.

A spin-off from the Charlie Kingsley Mystery series! The Redemption Detective Agency is a funny, twisty cozy mystery series set in the 1990s featuring silver sleuths solving cold cases. Great for fans of the Thursday Murder Club.

About Michele Pariza Wacek

A USA Today Bestselling, award-winning author, Michele taught herself to read at 3 years old because she wanted to write stories so badly. It took some time (and some detours), but now she does spend much of her time writing stories. Mystery stories, to be exact. They’re clean and twisty, and range from psychological thrillers to cozies, with a dash of romance and supernatural thrown into the mix. If that wasn’t enough, she posts lots of fun things on her blog, including short stories, puzzles, recipes, and more, at MPWNovels.com.

Michele grew up in Wisconsin, (hence why all her books take place there), and still visits regularly, but she herself escaped the cold and now lives in the mountains of Prescott, Arizona with her husband and southern squirrel hunter Cassie.

When she’s not writing, she’s usually reading, hanging out with her dog, or watching the Food Network and imagining she’s an awesome cook. (Spoiler alert, she’s not. Luckily for the whole family, Mr. PW is in charge of the cooking.)

Author Links
Website https://MPWNovels.com

Facebook https://Facebook.com/MichelePWauthor

Instagram https://instagram.com/themichelepw

Purchase Links – Amazon – B&N

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October 14 – Mystery, Thrillers & Suspense – SPOTLIGHT

October 15 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – CHARACTER GUEST POST

October 16 – Baroness Book Trove – SPOTLIGHT

October 16 – Novels Alive – REVIEW

October 17 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

October 18 – Elizabeth McKenna – Author – SPOTLIGHT

October 19 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

October 20 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT

October 21 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – REVIEW

October 22 – Ruff Drafts – SPOTLIGHT

October 23 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT

October 24 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – REVIEW

October 25 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW, AUTHOR GUEST POST

October 26 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

October 27 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW, AUTHOR INTERVIEW

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Bell, Book and Corpses by T. C. LoTempio – Book Tour and Giveaway

30 Monday Sep 2024

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Bell, Book and Corpses (A Nick and Nora Mystery)
by T. C. LoTempio

About Bell, Book and Corpses

Bell, Book and Corpses (A Nick and Nora Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
7th in the Series
Setting – California
Beyond the Page (September 24, 2024)
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 206 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1960511831
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1960511836
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0DFDWSQRN
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It’s Halloween trick-or-treachery when murder pays a visit to a cursed mansion in the new Nick and Nora mystery . . .

Waincroft Manor has long been tied to rumors of witchcraft and fatal curses, and to Nora Charles, that makes it the perfect place for a Halloween fundraiser. But her first trip to the deserted old mansion turns out to be truly ghoulish when she discovers a dead body. What’s more, the corpse is laid out in a coffin—with two bite marks on its neck. Then the autopsy comes back showing that the body was drained of blood, and there’s no stopping the local gossips from whispering the word vampire to anyone who will listen.

Determined to dispel the rumors and save the fundraiser, Nora sets out to prove the murderer was quite human after all. Sifting through the clues, she learns of a bitter family rivalry that spans generations, and a more recent conflict that may point to the motive for the murder. And when Nick spells out a clue that proves to be the missing piece of the puzzle, Nora knows she’ll have to watch her back—because there’s a killer out there who wants to keep some secrets buried, and they’ll happily bury Nora right along with them . . .

Includes mouthwatering recipes!

About T.C. LoTempio

While Toni Lotempio does not commit – or solve – murders in real life, she has no trouble doing it on paper. Her lifelong love of mysteries began early on when she was introduced to her first Nancy Drew mystery at age 10 – The Secret in the Old Attic. She and her cat pen the Nick and Nora mystery series originally from Berkley Prime Crime and now with Beyond the Page Publishing. They also write the Cat Rescue series from Crooked Lane and the Pet Shop series, originally published by Midnight Ink and rebranded last year as “Urban Tails Pet Shop Mysteries.” Book six in the Nick and Nora mysteries, A PURR BEFORE DYING, is released this February from Beyond the Page. There is also a new series, Tiffany Austin Food Blogger, coming out in April.

You can catch up with them at ROCCO’s blog, www.catsbooksmorecats.blogspot.com or her website, www.tclotempio.net

Blog Website Facebook Twitter/X: @RoccoBlogger

Amazon  –  B&N –  Kobo

TOUR PARTICIPANTS

September 24 – Mystery, Thrillers & Suspense – SPOTLIGHT

September 25 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW

September 25 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – REVIEW

September 26 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT

September 26 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT

September 26 – Novels Alive – REVIEW

September 27 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

September 28 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – CHARACTER GUEST POST

September 28 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT

September 29 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

September 30 – Elizabeth McKenna – Author – SPOTLIGHT

October 1 – Sneaky the Library Cat’s blog – CHARACTER INTERVIEW

October 1 – Socrates Book Reviews – REVIEW

October 2 – Mochas, Mysteries and Meows – REVIEW

October 3 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

October 4 – Deal Sharing Aunt – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

October 5 – fundinmental – RECIPE

October 6 – Cozy Up With Kathy – AUTHOR GUEST POST

October 7 – Melina’s Book Blog – REVIEW

October 7 – Reading Authors – SPOTLIGHT

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Undercover Babymoon by Karina Bartow – Book Tour and Giveaway

19 Thursday Sep 2024

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Undercover Babymoon (Unde(a)Feated Detective)
by Karina Bartow

About Undercover Babymoon


Undercover Babymoon (Unde(a)Feated Detective)
Cozy Mystery
4th in Series
Setting – Orlando FL/Caribbean Cruise
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wild Rose Press (September 11, 2024)
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 246 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1509257616
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1509257614
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0D8L6GQ98

Most mothers-to-be spend their pregnancy leafing through baby names and shopping for nursery furniture. Minka Avery spends hers trying to hunt down a murderer on the open seas.

Minka’s promotion to Orlando PD’s homicide department has some bumps at first, including her growing baby bump. Just as she and her partner begin to hit their stride, Logan Baris’s suspicious death baffles them. The investigation leads the detectives to believe he had a hand in a shady operation, but the cruise ship worker’s troubles seem to voyage into the ocean blues with him.

After they meet up with some dead ends on land, Minka convinces her partner and his wife to join her and her husband to embark on a covert investigation on the ship. Will they be able to uncover whatever scheme is underway on the vessel? Or will the choppy waves of personal drama make it run ashore?

About Karina Bartow

Karina Bartow grew up and still lives in Northern Ohio. Though born with Cerebral Palsy, she’s never allowed her disability to define her. Rather, she’s used her experiences to breathe life into characters who have physical limitations, but like her, are determined not to let them stand in the way of the life they want. Her works include Husband in Hiding, Forgetting My Way Back to You, Brother of Interest, Wrong Line, Right Connection, and Accidental Allies. She may only be able to type with one hand, but she writes with her whole heart!

Author Links

Website https://www.karinabartow.com/

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

Blog https://www.karinabartow.com/behind-the-pages-blog/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/karina.bartow/

Twitter/X https://www.twitter.com/KarinaBartow

GoodReads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15045283.Karina_Bartow

Purchase Links – Amazon

TOUR PARTICIPANTS

September 11 – Lady Hawkeye – SPOTLIGHT

September 11 – Binge Reading Books – AUTHOR GUEST POST

September 12 – Mystery, Thrillers, and Suspense – SPOTLIGHT

September 12 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW

September 13 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – CHARACTER GUEST POST

September 13 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – SPOTLIGHT WITH EXCERPT

September 14 – Ruff Drafts – SPOTLIGHT WITH EXCERPT

September 14 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

September 15 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT

September 16 – Reading Is My SuperPower – AUTHOR GUEST POST

September 16 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT

September 17 – fundinmental – SPOTLIGHT

September 17 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

September 18 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT

September 19 – Elizabeth McKenna – Author – SPOTLIGHT

September 20 – StoreyBook Reviews – CHARACTER GUEST POST

September 20 – Read Your Writes Book Reviews – CHARACTER INTERVIEW

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