Historical Fiction
Date Published: 08-01-1021
Publisher: BQB Publishing
England, 1609. Matthew did not trust his friend, Richard’s stories of Paradise in the Jamestown settlement, but nothing could have equipped him for the privation and terror that awaited him in this savage land...
Ghosts of the Big Thicket, Book Three
Southern Gothic, Mystery, Paranormal Women’s Fiction
Published: July 2021
Publisher: Zimbell House Publishing
on sale: AMAZON
I've read Book 1 and Book 2 of this series and I'm headed for Book 3. You'll see my reviews below. I was going to tell you I was "working my way through the series" but working isn't the right term to use. I've been reading as fast as I can through this fun cozy because that's just what it is...fun.
What a fun cozy. Although inheriting a restaurant might not
be an odd theme in a cozy, inheriting one with uncommonly good soups and extra
special friends might be. Paranormal is
not a genre I read a lot of but I love mysteries and somehow the “special
soups”, the fun, and so many laughs blended together for a good story and a
good mystery.
What really made me enjoy it from beginning to end were the
characters. Not just Juli, the main character, but all of them and that’s
because they became so real. Somehow Elizabeth Rain got all of these
characters defined enough that I knew their personalities and that leads us to
the next point. The humor and the sarcasm. My favorite flavor in a cozy.
Reasons to laugh. A couple of these characters are even as snarly as I am now
and then:) But aside from all the other what I call “elements” of a cozy, there
are a few subtle twists and turns; making you really wonder if this amateur
sleuth is following in her uncle’s footsteps or completely off-track.
Elizabeth Rain has several books published. Some cozy
mystery genre as well as some from the fantasy genre. There is a YA series to
look at as well. Risky Bisqueness is Book 1 of a series titled “Snips and
Snails Cafe Mystery”. So far there are 3 books in the series. I hope there will
be more. Check out Elizabeth Rain’s books here: https://amzn.to/3sqCmhr
I read Book 1 of Elizabeth Rain’s Snips and Snails Café
series, and I just finished Book 2. It was everything I hoped for and yet
better. Not one bit of the delicious laugh out loud humor is gone. The cozy mystery series with Juli as an amateur sleuth continues, and
the café just gets better and better. The soups keep pleasing people every day,
and I mean Really pleasing people. After all, Juli’s a soup witch. This must
give you a hint that there is a little magic in this café and in this story.
But you know, it’s the fun kind of magic, crazy sweet characters, cookbooks
that come alive, and yummy soup to take all your cares away. But this is still
a mystery. One with all of the “twisties and turns” a good mystery should have.
Elizabeth Rain put out a lot of red herrings and really had me guessing about
who was the bad guy, or girl.
I’m moving on to Book 3, but in the meantime, I’m going to write the author and ask if she can make me a dessert witch :)
Book 3...I'm all ready curled up with this one in my hands...
I already have it preordered!
Watch for sales: https://amzn.to/3xhkTdv
Somewhere past 40, I realized the tights were never going to fit, and the only flying I was ever going to do was in a plane.
So instead, I write my Strong and Sassy Heroes/Heroines into
the novels I pen...
I build doorways into contemporary worlds filled with magic
that allow all of us to be a hero to our own fantastical imaginations.
To me, every character is real. I walk alongside them as they
discover that fear is the flip side of courage, that survival may just be a
badge of honor, and that our flaws are an opportunity to emerge stronger, and
discover our own personal brand of superpowers--at any age.
Next month in August, the 25th-through the 31 I am running a big promotion to launch Death by Dumpling. The first three books are part of a KCD on Amazon. Book One, Risky Bisqueness will be FREE for those 25-28...the other two on serious sale as part of Kindle Countdown Deal through the 31st.
Fantasy Adventure/Fantasy Humor
Release Date: 7/29/2021
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Say Yes to Life provides you with seven keys to unconditional, abundant living. Each key opens a doorway to experiencing life as a gift...
This post is part of a book tour organized by Goddess Fish Promotions. Maria Imbalzano will be awarding a $20 Amazon/BN GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
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Risk-averse ER nurse, Alyssa Beckman, is about to lose her job because of yet another bad decision. In order to put her life back on track, she books a week at a rustic mountain resort to ponder her next steps and rejuvenate. But when she arrives, she learns she’s enrolled in boot camp, an adventure program far out of her comfort zone...
