Happy Book Birthday HEARTACHE MOTEL!

HEARTACHE MOTEL brings three amateur sleuths -- Rose Strickland, Cherry Tucker, and Nichelle Clarke -- to Graceland at Christmas with three separate capers at the skeeziest dive motel east of the Mississippi.

"If you’re a fan of cozy mysteries, you’ll want to read Heartache Motel. Fans of Austin, Reinhart, and Walker won't be disappointed and this is a great way to dip your toes if you’re interested in reading a new author or genre. Just keep in mind, I'm not responsible if you find yourself swiveling your hips and attempting to impersonate Elvis afterwards." -- Literary Etc.

Actual cake by UK's Biscuiteers from their Bespoke collection

Elvis has left the building, but he's forever memorialized at the Heartache Motel. Filled with drag queens, Rock-a-Hula cocktails, and a vibrating velveteen bed, these three novellas tell the tales of three amateur sleuths who spend their holidays at the King's beloved home.

DINERS KEEPERS, LOSERS WEEPERS by Terri L. Austin
A Rose Strickland Mystery Novella (follows Diner Impossible)

When Rose and the gang head to Graceland right before Christmas, they get all shook up: the motel is a seedy dump and an Elvis impersonator turns up dead. Rose discovers missing jewels tie into the death and her suspicious mind flips into overdrive, questioning her fellow guests, the staff, and even a cute impersonator who keeps popping up. Will Rose be able to find the murderer and get home by Christmas day? It's now or never.

QUICK SKETCH by Larissa Reinhart
A Cherry Tucker Mystery Novella (prequel to Portrait of a Dead Guy)

Sassy Southern artist Cherry Tucker and her poker-loving boyfriend, Todd, pop into Memphis to help Todd's cousin who's been hustled out of his savings, right before Christmas. Staying at the shady Heartache Motel, Cherry can't tell a shill from a mark and fears everyone is playing them for chumps. Cherry and Todd quickly find themselves in a dangerous sting that could send them to the slammer or mark them as pigeons from cons looking for an even bigger score.

DATELINE MEMPHIS by LynDee Walker
A Headlines in Heels Mystery Novella (follows Buried Leads)

Crime reporter Nichelle Clarke thinks she's going home for Christmas. But a quick stop at Graceland proves news breaks in the strangest places. When the King's home gets locked down with Nichelle inside, she chases this headline into the national spotlight, and the thief's crosshairs. Christmas dreams of blue suede Manolos fade, and all Nichelle wants from Santa is to land the story before the thief cuts off her news feed for good.

Found in paperback in Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and available through local retailers.
Found in e-book in Kindle, Nook, Kobo, and iBooks.

HEARTACHE MOTEL blog tour with Book #Giveaways!

Follow the Great Escapes HEARTACHE MOTEL Blog Tour with chances to win e-book copies of books by Terri L. Austin, Larissa Reinhart, and LynDee Walker!

10-Dec			A Chick Who Reads	http://achickwhoreads.blogspot.com
11-Dec			Socrates' Book Review Blog	http://socratesbookreviews.blogspot.com/
12-Dec			Christy's Cozy Corners	http://www.christyscozycorners.com/
13-Dec			Musings and Ramblings	http://judy-ree.blogspot.com
14-Dec			Books-n-Kisses	http://www.books-n-kisses.com
16-Dec			Melina's Book Blog	http : //www.melinathereader.com
17-Dec			fuonlyknew	http://fuonlyknew.com
18-Dec			StoreyBook Reviews	www.storeybookreviews.com
20-Dec			My Recent Favorite books	http://readingnks.blogspot.com/
21-Dec			rantin' ravin' and reading	http://kateeileenshannon.com/
22-Dec			Jane Reads	http://janereads2.blogspot.com/
23-Dec			Queen of All She Reads	http://queenofallshereads.blogspot.com/

HEARTACHE MOTEL released December 10th!
Elvis has left the building, but he’s forever memorialized at the Heartache Motel. Filled with drag queens, Rock-a-Hula cocktails, and a vibrating
velveteen bed, these three novellas tell the tales of three amateur sleuths who spend their holidays at the King’s beloved home.

DINERS KEEPERS, LOSERS WEEPERS by Terri L. Austin
A Rose Strickland Mystery Novella (follows DINER IMPOSSIBLE)
When Rose and the gang head to Graceland right before Christmas, they get all shook up: the motel is a seedy dump and an Elvis impersonator turns up dead. Rose discovers missing jewels tie into the death and her suspicious mind flips into overdrive, questioning her fellow guests, the staff, and even a cute impersonator who keeps popping up. Will Rose be able to find the murderer and get home by Christmas day? It’s now or never.

QUICK SKETCH by Larissa Reinhart
A Cherry Tucker Mystery Novella (prequel to PORTRAIT OF A DEAD GUY)
Sassy Southern artist Cherry Tucker and her poker-loving boyfriend, Todd, pop into Memphis to help Todd’s cousin who’s been hustled out of his savings, right before Christmas. Staying at the shady Heartache Motel, Cherry can’t tell a shill from a mark and fears everyone is playing them for chumps. Cherry and Todd quickly find themselves in a dangerous sting that could send them to the slammer or mark them as pigeons from cons looking for an even bigger score.

DATELINE MEMPHIS by LynDee Walker
A Headlines in High Heels Mystery Novella (follows BURIED LEADS)
Crime reporter Nichelle Clarke thinks she’s going home for Christmas. But a quick stop at Graceland proves news breaks in the strangest places. When the King’s home gets locked down with Nichelle inside, she chases this headline into the national spotlight—and the thief’s crosshairs. Christmas dreams of blue suede Manolos fade, and all Nichelle wants from Santa is to land the story before the thief cuts off her news feed for good.

I hope you enter the giveaway for a multiple book treat from all three authors!

Hijack in Abstract blog tour

Take a spin with Cherry Tucker.  Win a gift card and check out interviews, reviews, and excerpts on the Chick Lit Plus blog tour!

Hijack in Abstract by Larissa Reinhart

Cherry Tucker’s love life has shifted into neutral. And her siblings, Grandpa, and sort-of-ex-husband have flipped her personal life to greasy side up. But life in Halo, Georgia, isn’t all bad for the sassy, Southern artist. Her career has pushed into full throttle. A classical series sold. A portrait commissioned. Then Uncle Will, Forks County Sheriff, calls in a favor to have Cherry draw a composite sketch of a hijacker. Suddenly, life takes a hairpin when the composite leads to a related murder, her local card sharking buddy Max Avtaikin becomes bear bait, and her Amazonian nemesis labels the classical series “pervert art,” causing Cherry to be shunned by the town. 

Cherry’s jamming gears between trailer parks, Atlanta mansions, and trucker bars searching for the hijacker who left a widow and orphan destitute and Max Avtaikin in legal jeopardy. While she seeks to help the misfortunate and save her local reputation, Cherry’s hammer down attitude has her facing the headlights of an oncoming killer, ready to grind her gears for good.

November 4 – Mary Castillo – Q&A

November 5 – The Book Bag – Review & Excerpt

November 6 – Ink and Paper – Q&A & Excerpt

November 8 – Shelf Pleasure – Q&A

November 11 – Keep Calm and Blog On – Review

November 12 – Mrs. Mommy Booknerd’s Book Reviews – Q&A & Excerpt

November 14 – Tlassy – Review

November 15 – Musings and Ramblings – Review, Q&A & Excerpt

November 18 – Melissa’s Mochas, Mysteries and More – Excerpt

November 19 – Chick Lit Plus – Review

November 22- Jersey Girl Book Reviews – Review, Q&A  & Excerpt

November 25 – Everything Books and Authors – Excerpt

Hope to see y'all on the blog tour! And I wish everyone luck on the giveaway. Can't wait to chat with you. Please be sure to say hello in the comment boxes.

Nothing Like a Good Sale! PORTRAIT OF A DEAD GUY at .99!

Just wanted to let y'all know that in celebration of our release of Cherry Tucker's #3, HIJACK IN ABSTRACT, my publisher, Henery Press put #1 PORTRAIT OF A DEAD GUY on sale for .99 cents through Sunday. Happy birthday to Cherry Tucker!

The Cherry Tucker Mystery Series:
PORTRAIT OF A DEAD GUY 
An Amazon and Barnes & Noble best seller.
Currently ranked #1 in Amazon Books Mystery/Cozies and #1 in Kindle Cozy/Crafts and Fiction/Humor, #12 overall in Nook, and
#1 in Kobo for cozy mysteries and #10 for women sleuths.

.99 cents for:
Kindle
Nook
Kobo

(Also available in paperback at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and through retail)

HIGH-OCTANE ACTION WITH QUIRKY, DOWN-HOME CHARACTERS...

"An entertaining mystery full of quirky characters and solid plotting...Highly recommended for anyone who likes their mysteries strong and their mint juleps stronger!” - Jennie Bentley, New York Times Bestselling Author of Flipped Out

“Reinhart is a truly talented author and this book was one of the best cozy mysteries we reviewed this year…We highly recommend this book to all lovers of mystery books. Our Rating: 4.5 Stars.” – Mystery Tribune

In Halo, Georgia, folks know Cherry Tucker as big in mouth, small in stature, and able to sketch a portrait faster than buckshot rips from a ten gauge -- but commissions are scarce. So when the well-heeled Branson family wants to memorialize their murdered son in a coffin portrait, Cherry scrambles to win their patronage from her small town rival. As the clock ticks toward the deadline, Cherry faces more trouble than just a controversial subject. Between ex-boyfriends, her flaky family, an illegal gambling ring, and outwitting a killer on a spree, Cherry finds herself painted into a corner she’ll be lucky to survive.

* Winner of the Dixie Kane Memorial Award * Nominated for the Daphne du Maurier Award and the Emily Award *

Hijack in Abstract, A Cherry Tucker Mystery #3

An Amazon Best Seller in Kindle Cozy Crafts & Hobbies, Cozy Books, and Kindle Humor.

At $4.99 for:

Kindle 

Nook

Kobo

(Also available in paperback at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and through retail).

HUMOR, HIJACKINGS, AND A HANDFUL OF HUNKS…

“The fast-paced plot careens through small-town politics and deadly rivalries, with zany side trips through art-world shenanigans and romantic hijinx. Like front-porch lemonade, Reinhart’s cast of characters offers a perfect balance of tart and sweet.” – Sophie Littlefield, Bestselling Author of A Bad Day for Sorry

 

“Reinhart manages to braid a complicated plot into a tight and funny tale...Cozy fans will love this latest Cherry Tucker mystery.” – Mary Marks, New York Journal of Books

With a classical series sold and a portrait commissioned, Cherry Tucker’s art career is in Georgia overdrive. But when the sheriff asks Cherry to draw a composite sketch of a hijacker, her life takes a hairpin as the composite leads to a related murder, her local card-sharking buddy Max Avtaikin becomes bear bait and her nemesis labels the classical series “pervert art.”

Cherry’s jamming gears between trailer parks, Atlanta mansions, and trucker bars searching for the hijacker who left a widow and orphan destitute. While she seeks to help the misfortunate and save her local reputation, Cherry’s hammer down attitude has her facing the headlights of an oncoming killer.

Still Life in Brunswick Stew, A Cherry Tucker Mystery #2

An Amazon and Kindle Best Seller

At $2.99 for:

Kindle

Nook

Kobo

(Also available in paperback at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and in retail)

DELIGHTFULLY SOUTHERN, SURPRISINGLY EDGY, DELICIOUSLY UNPREDICTABLE

“Cherry Tucker finds trouble without even looking for it, and plenty of it finds her in Still Life in Brunswick Stew…this mystery keeps you laughing and guessing from the first page to the last. A whole-hearted five stars.” – Denise Grover Swank, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author 

“The hilariously droll Larissa Reinhart cooks up a quirky and entertaining page-turner! This charming mystery is delightfully Southern, surprisingly edgy, and deliciously unpredictable.” – Hank Phillippi Ryan, Agatha, Anthony and Macavity Award-Winning Author of The Other Woman

Cherry Tucker’s in a stew. Desperate and broke, Cherry and her friend, Eloise, spend a sultry summer weekend hawking their art at the Sidewinder Annual Brunswick Stew Cook-Off. When a bad case of food poisoning breaks out and Eloise dies, the police brush off her death as accidental. However, Cherry suspects someone spiked the stew and killed her friend. As Cherry calls on cook-off competitors, bitter rivals, and crooked judges, the police get steamed while the killer prepares to cook Cherry’s goose.

HEARTACHE MOTEL ARC giveaway on Goodreads!

Now through Halloween, sign up to win one of twelve signed advanced reader copies of the mystery anthology, HEARTACHE MOTEL, set in Memphis at Christmas and starring three amateur sleuths from their own series, Rose Strickland, Nichelle Clarke, and Cherry Tucker. Releasing December 10th, you can win an advanced copy by entering the Goodreads Giveaway! Click the link below.

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Heartache Motel

by Terri L. Austin

Giveaway ends October 31, 2013.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

Enter to win

Elvis has left the building, but he’s forever memorialized at the Heartache Motel. Filled with drag queens, Rock-a-Hula cocktails, and a vibrating velveteen bed, these three novellas tell the tales of three amateur sleuths who spend their holidays at the King’s beloved home.

DINERS KEEPERS, LOSERS WEEPERS by Terri L. Austin
A Rose Strickland Mystery Novella (follows DINER IMPOSSIBLE)
When Rose and the gang head to Graceland right before Christmas, they get all shook up: the motel is a seedy dump and an Elvis impersonator turns up dead. Rose discovers missing jewels tie into the death and her suspicious mind flips into overdrive, questioning her fellow guests, the staff, and even a cute impersonator who keeps popping up. Will Rose be able to find the murderer and get home by Christmas day? It’s now or never.

QUICK SKETCH by Larissa Reinhart
A Cherry Tucker Mystery Novella (prequel to PORTRAIT OF A DEAD GUY)
Sassy Southern artist Cherry Tucker and her poker-loving boyfriend, Todd, pop into Memphis to help Todd’s cousin who’s been hustled out of his savings, right before Christmas. Staying at the shady Heartache Motel, Cherry can’t tell a shill from a mark and fears everyone is playing them for chumps. Cherry and Todd quickly find themselves in a dangerous sting that could send them to the slammer or mark them as pigeons from cons looking for an even bigger score.

DATELINE MEMPHIS by LynDee Walker
A Headlines in High Heels Mystery Novella (follows BURIED LEADS)
Crime reporter Nichelle Clarke thinks she’s going home for Christmas. But a quick stop at Graceland proves news breaks in the strangest places. When the King’s home gets locked down with Nichelle inside, she chases this headline into the national spotlight—and the thief’s crosshairs. Christmas dreams of blue suede Manolos fade, and all Nichelle wants from Santa is to land the story before the thief cuts off her news feed for good.
DINERS KEEPERS, LOSERS WEEPERS by Terri L. Austin
A Rose Strickland Mystery Novella (follows DINER IMPOSSIBLE)
When Rose and the gang head to Graceland right before Christmas, they get all shook up: the motel is a seedy dump and an Elvis impersonator turns up dead. Rose discovers missing jewels tie into the death and her suspicious mind flips into overdrive, questioning her fellow guests, the staff, and even a cute impersonator who keeps popping up. Will Rose be able to find the murderer and get home by Christmas day? It’s now or never.

QUICK SKETCH by Larissa Reinhart
A Cherry Tucker Mystery Novella (prequel to PORTRAIT OF A DEAD GUY)
Sassy Southern artist Cherry Tucker and her poker-loving boyfriend, Todd, pop into Memphis to help Todd’s cousin who’s been hustled out of his savings, right before Christmas. Staying at the shady Heartache Motel, Cherry can’t tell a shill from a mark and fears everyone is playing them for chumps. Cherry and Todd quickly find themselves in a dangerous sting that could send them to the slammer or mark them as pigeons from cons looking for an even bigger score.

DATELINE MEMPHIS by LynDee Walker
A Headlines in High Heels Mystery Novella (follows BURIED LEADS)
Crime reporter Nichelle Clarke thinks she’s going home for Christmas. But a quick stop at Graceland proves news breaks in the strangest places. When the King’s home gets locked down with Nichelle inside, she chases this headline into the national spotlight—and the thief’s crosshairs. Christmas dreams of blue suede Manolos fade, and all Nichelle wants from Santa is to land the story before the thief cuts off her news feed for good.

Still Life in Brunswick Stew
by Larissa Reinhart

(Cherry is)loyal and fun, quirky and optimistic, making this series a joy to read…
~Mommasez

Tour Participants
September 26 – Mommasez… – Review & Interview – E-book Giveaway
September 27 – Shelley’s Book Case Review – E-book Giveaway
September 28 – Chloe Gets A Clue Interview
September 30 – Brooke Blogs Review – E-Book Giveaway
October 1 – Melina’s Book Blog Review & Interview – E-Book Giveaway
October 2 – The Bookwyrm’s Hoard Review & Interview – E-Book Giveaway
October 4 – A Chick Who Reads Review
October 6 - According to Squenn Review
October 7 – rantin’ ravin’ and reading Review & Interview – E-Book Giveaway
October 8 – Kaisy Daisy’s Corner Review – E-Book Giveaway
October 9 – THE SELF-TAUGHT COOK Spotlight
October 10 – Musings and Ramblings Review & Interview – E-Book Giveaway

Giveaway is for an e-book of Portrait of a Dead Guy or Still Life In Brunswick Stew – Winner Choice.

Book Details:
Genre: Cozy Mystery/Humorous – 2nd in Series
Published by: Henery Press
Release Date: May 17, 2013
Number of Pages: 298

Synopsis

Cherry Tucker’s in a stew. Art commissions dried up after her nemesis became president of the County Arts Council. Desperate and broke, Cherry and her friend, Eloise, spend a sultry summer weekend hawking their art at the Sidewinder Annual Brunswick Stew Cook-Off. When a bad case of food poisoning breaks out and Eloise dies, the police brush off her death as accidental. However, Cherry suspects someone spiked the stew and killed her friend. As Cherry calls on cook-off competitors, bitter rivals, and crooked judges, her cop boyfriend get steamed while the killer prepares to cook Cherry’s goose.

Larissa Reinhart loves small town characters, particularly sassy women with a penchant for trouble. STILL LIFE IN BRUNSWICK STEW (May 2013) is the second in the Cherry Tucker Mystery Series. The first, PORTRAIT OF A DEAD GUY, is a 2012 Daphne du Maurier finalist, a 2012 The Emily finalist, and a 2011 Dixie Kane Memorial winner. She lives near Atlanta with her minions and Cairn Terrier, Biscuit. Visit her website, her Facebook page, or find her chatting with the Little Read Hens on Facebook.

Author Links

Website: larissareinhart.com

Blog: larissareinhart.blogspot.com

Facebook page: facebook.com/RisWrites

Goodreads author page: goodreads.com/author/show/5806614.Larissa_Reinhart

Twitter: twitter.com/RisWrites

Publisher: henerypress.com

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Amazon: amazon.com/author/larissareinhart

Buy Links:

PORTRAIT OF A DEAD GUY:

Amazon Kindle     B&N Nook     Kobo

Amazon Paperback     B&N Paperback 

STILL LIFE IN BRUNSWICK STEW:

Amazon Kindle  B&N Nook  Kobo

Amazon Paperback Barnes&Noble Paperback

HIJACK IN ABSTRACT Goodreads Giveaway, Cherry Tucker #3

Starting August 27 through September 24, you can sign up to win one of ten signed advanced reader copies of Hijack in Abstract, A Cherry Tucker Mystery #3. Hijack in Abstract (Henery Press) releases November 5, 2013, so be one of the first to read the next in the Cherry Tucker Mystery Series!

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Hijack in Abstract

by Larissa Reinhart

Giveaway ends September 24, 2013.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

Enter to win

"Larissa Reinhart has a unique knack of putting her lead character, Cherry Tucker, through a series of obstacles, increasing the pressure until I'm on the edge of my seat. I find myself not only rooting for this sassy heroine to solve the mystery, but to figure out her deliciously complicated personal life. Cherry Tucker mysteries just keep getting better and better. I can't wait for the next installment!" --Terri L. Austin, author of the best selling Rose Strickland mysteries.

With a classical series sold and a portrait commissioned, Cherry Tucker’s art career is in Georgia overdrive. But when the sheriff asks Cherry to draw a composite sketch of a hijacker, her life takes a hairpin as the composite leads to a related murder, her local card-sharking buddy Max Avtaikin becomes bear bait and her nemesis labels the classical series “pervert art.”

Cherry’s jamming gears between trailer parks, Atlanta mansions, and trucker bars searching for the hijacker who left a widow and orphan destitute. While she seeks to help the misfortunate and save her local reputation, Cherry’s hammer down attitude has her facing the headlights of an oncoming killer.

Exploring Grantville, GA: The Walking Dead and Cherry Tucker

The small, rural town of Halo of Forks County, Georgia, is the fictional hometown of Cherry Tucker and friends in the Cherry Tucker Mystery Series. When I'm attending local events, I'm often asked if Halo is based on a particular town in Georgia. I grew up in and around small towns, and truly Halo is an amalgamation of Southern and Midwestern towns (and even a small Japanese town I once lived in). I've thrown in shops both real and imaginary. The residents are fictionalized versions of personalties I've encountered.

Senoia's tracks I used for a scene in Hijack in Abstract

I live near Senoia, a quaint Georgian town used as a location set for many movies and TV shows (most famously, Fried Green Tomatoes and The Walking Dead) and recently home to Zac Brown's Southern Ground Social Club. Senoia was also a whistlestop with the early twentieth century bungalows and late Victorian houses you find in Halo. Since the production companies have moved in, Senoia has gentrified with a darling downtown with shops, restaurants, and Southern Living Idea Houses (and on certain weeks zombies and camera crews). However, Halo is on the cusp of renewal and lacks the funding of movie studios to pretty it up.

A Walking Dead barricade in Senoia

Downtown Grantville.
Imagine this building as the Tru-Buy grocery store
or Halo Herald

Which brings me to Grantville, another Walking Dead location town. Another whistlestop with turn of the century houses and buildings. Like Halo, Grantville has seen better days. I am friendly with the mayor, Jim Sells, and know he is hard at work to bring businesses and funding to Grantville, to revive its economy. Grantville is Halo in many ways (minus the town square and local businesses) and the moment I drove off the interstate and into the town, I knew in my heart this was Cherry Tucker's world.

Grantville's tracks

Examples of traditional, early twentieth century homes found in small depot towns like Grantville. Or Halo. 

Cherry's bungalow?

Although this is more what I imagined.

Mr. Johnson's (Cherry's neighbor) house.

Or this.

Picture yourself in Cherry's Datsun.

What do you think of when you imagine fictional small towns? Are these examples different than how you pictured Halo? Any Grantville or Senoia fans out there?

HIJACK IN ABSTRACT Cover Reveal!

Friday, July 19th, join me at Dru's Book Musing for Cherry Tucker Mystery #3 HIJACK IN ABSTRACT's cover reveal! Come tell us what you think of the original Henery Press artwork and enter to win a giveaway!

Other Covers in the Cherry Tucker Mystery Series

STILL LIFE IN BRUNSWICK STEW Tour with #Giveaway

Follow the Book Monster blog tour for interviews, excerpts, and book reviews, and enter the Rafflecopter giveaway to earn entries in the giveaway including a $20 Visa gift card!

6/10- Mad Hatter Reads

http://madhatterreads.blogspot.com/

6/11- United by Books

http://unitedbybooks.blogspot.com/

6/12- The Jeep Diva

http://thejeepdiva.com/

6/13- Literal Addiction 

http://www.literaladdiction.com/

6/14- Books-n-Kisses

http://www.books-n-kisses.com/

6/16 - My Book Addiction

http://mybookaddiction.com/

6/17- The Reading Cafe

http://thereadingcafe.com/

6/18- The Reading Cafe 

http://thereadingcafe.com/

6/19- Book Monster Reviews

http://www.bookmonsterreviews.com/

6/20- Froggarita's Bookcase 

http://www.froggaritasbookcase.com/

6/21- Bianca2b

http://bianca2b.wordpress.com/

6/23- Love In A Book

http://www.loveinabook.com/

STILL LIFE IN BRUNSWICK STEW CLP Review Tour with $20 Visa Giveaway

Chick Lit Plus Review Tour

May 20 thru June 10, 2013

Anyone who purchases their copy of Still Life in Brunswick Stew before June 10

and sends their receipt to Samantha (at) ChickLitPlus (dot) com, will get five entries

in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon gift card!!

Click on the name to travel to the blog.

• May 20: Mrs. Mommy Book Nerd
• May 21: Mary Castillo
• May 22: Sarah Belle
• May 23: The Book Bag
• May 27: A Blue Million Books
• May 28: The Self-Taught Cook
• May 30: Tlassy Beyond Belief
• June 3: Lindi Peterson
• June 4: Chick Lit Plus
• June 6: Melissa’s Mochas, Mysteries & More
• June 7: Jersey Girl Book Reviews
• June 10: Lavender & Camomile Press

Cherry Tucker’s in a stew. Art commissions dried up after her nemesis became president of the County Arts Council. Desperate and broke, Cherry and her friend, Eloise, spend a sultry summer weekend hawking their art at the Sidewinder Annual Brunswick Stew Cook-Off. When a bad case of food poisoning breaks out and Eloise dies, the police brush off her death as accidental. However, Cherry suspects someone spiked the stew and killed her friend. As Cherry calls on cook-off competitors, bitter rivals, and crooked judges, the police get steamed while the killer prepares to cook Cherry’s goose.

Amazon Kindle     B&N Nook     Kobo

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