Diane Vallere
Silk Stalkings
Material Witness #3
Penguin Random House (Berkley Prime Crime)
ISBN: 9780425270592
Silk Stalkings
Material Witness #3
Penguin Random House (Berkley Prime Crime)
ISBN: 9780425270592
The time has come for San LadrĂ³n, California’s annual Miss Tangorli beauty pageant, and Poly has agreed to use Material Girl’s inventory of shimmery silks to create embellished gowns fit for a crown. But when millionaire Harvey Halliwell—the man who revived the city’s citrus trade with his imported tangorli tree—is found dead days before the pageant contestants are announced, something sour takes over the town. To make matters worse, her friend, mechanic Charlie Brooks, is soon caught up in the crime, having been seen in the company of the case’s prime suspect. Now Poly’s on a mission to squeeze out the truth. But as she searches for a pattern, the killer seems intent on cutting up the evidence...
Victoria Hamilton
Much Ado About Muffin
Merry Muffin Mysteries #4
Berkley Prime Crime
Much Ado About Muffin
Merry Muffin Mysteries #4
Berkley Prime Crime
ISBN-13: 978-0425282588
In this fresh mystery from the national bestselling author of Death of an English Muffin, baker Merry Wynter comes to the aid of an innocent woman accused of murder.
When muffin baker Merry Wynter sees an innocent woman accused of murder, it’s dough or die...
Opera singer Roma Toscano may have a crippling case of stage fright, but she certainly is stirring up drama in Autumn Vale, New York, as she prepares for an upcoming performance at Merry’s Wynter Castle. With her flamboyant style and flirtatious personality, Roma attracts fans as well as critics, including the town’s postmistress—and Merry’s bitter foe—Minnie Urquhart.
But Roma and Minnie’s heated rivalry goes cold after Merry discovers Minnie dead at the post office. While every clue seems to be another ingredient in the investigation of Roma, Merry thinks the case is half-baked, and she’s eager to get her mitts on the real killer...
When muffin baker Merry Wynter sees an innocent woman accused of murder, it’s dough or die...
Opera singer Roma Toscano may have a crippling case of stage fright, but she certainly is stirring up drama in Autumn Vale, New York, as she prepares for an upcoming performance at Merry’s Wynter Castle. With her flamboyant style and flirtatious personality, Roma attracts fans as well as critics, including the town’s postmistress—and Merry’s bitter foe—Minnie Urquhart.
But Roma and Minnie’s heated rivalry goes cold after Merry discovers Minnie dead at the post office. While every clue seems to be another ingredient in the investigation of Roma, Merry thinks the case is half-baked, and she’s eager to get her mitts on the real killer...
Julianne Holmes
Clock and Dagger
Clock Shop Mystery series, 2nd book in the series
Berkley
978-0425275535
Ruth has three days to pull off four events—including the grand reopening of Cog & Sprocket, the clock shop she inherited from her grandfather—so she doesn’t have time for Beckett Green’s nonsense. The competitive owner of a new bookstore, Green seems determined to put other businesses out of business by also carrying their specialty items. He’s trying to steal Ruth’s new watchmaker, Mark Pine, not to mention block her plans to renovate the town clock tower. Ruth is already all wound up when she’s alarmed to discover Mark’s dead body. As the denizens of Orchard each chime in as to who they think the murderer is, Ruth needs to watch her back as she investigates on her own. Despite the danger, Ruth won’t stop until the killer is behind bars and serving time...
Mollie Cox Bryan
Death Among the Doilies
Cora Crafts Mysteries, 1st book in the series
Kensington
978-1496704641
For thirty-something blogger Cora Chevalier, small-town Indigo Gap, North Carolina, seems like the perfect place to reinvent her life. Shedding a stressful past as a counselor for a women’s shelter, Cora is pouring all her talents—and most of her savings—into a craft retreat business, with help from close pal and resident potter Jane Starr. Between transforming her Victorian estate into a crafter’s paradise and babysitting Jane’s daughter, the new entrepreneur has no time for distractions. Especially rumors about the murder of a local school librarian . . .
But when Jane’s fingerprints match those found at the grisly crime scene, Cora not only worries about her friend, but her own reputation. With angry townsfolk eager for justice and both Jane’s innocence and the retreat at risk, she must rely on her creative chops to unlace the truth behind the beloved librarian’s disturbing demise. Because if the killer’s patterns aren’t pinned, Cora’s handiwork could end up in stitches . . .
Mollie Cox Bryan
Death Among the Doilies
Cora Crafts Mysteries, 1st book in the series
Kensington
978-1496704641
For thirty-something blogger Cora Chevalier, small-town Indigo Gap, North Carolina, seems like the perfect place to reinvent her life. Shedding a stressful past as a counselor for a women’s shelter, Cora is pouring all her talents—and most of her savings—into a craft retreat business, with help from close pal and resident potter Jane Starr. Between transforming her Victorian estate into a crafter’s paradise and babysitting Jane’s daughter, the new entrepreneur has no time for distractions. Especially rumors about the murder of a local school librarian . . .
But when Jane’s fingerprints match those found at the grisly crime scene, Cora not only worries about her friend, but her own reputation. With angry townsfolk eager for justice and both Jane’s innocence and the retreat at risk, she must rely on her creative chops to unlace the truth behind the beloved librarian’s disturbing demise. Because if the killer’s patterns aren’t pinned, Cora’s handiwork could end up in stitches . . .
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Cozy Up To Summer Giveaway!
Happy August, all! We're about halfway through our Cozy Up To Summer month of giveaways, and to celebrate the August new releases we have a super giveaway planned. Win one of these three book prize packages by leaving a comment here naming one of the above new releases in your comment! US and Canadian addresses only, please!So... please leave your name, and your email address (yourname (at) yourserver (dot) com, if you like, to avoid the spambots picking it up) by 9 am, August 2nd.
*PLEASE NOTE... packages will be awarded as shown, no substitutions, and in the order your comment is drawn by random numerical draw.
Prize Package #1 - Books: Irish Stewed, by Kylie Logan; Silk Stalkings by Diane Vallere;
Cracked to Death by Cheryl Hollon; The Diva Serves High Tea by Krista Davis.
Prize Package #2 - Books: Toasting Up Trouble, by Linda Wiken; To Catch A Treat, by Linda O.
Johnson; Much Ado About Muffin by Victoria Hamilton; Read to Death by Terrie Farley Moran.
Prize Package #3 - Books: Fixin' To Die, by Tonya Kappes; A Clue in the Stew, by Connie Archer;
Knot The Usual Suspects by Molly MacRae; The Grim Steeper, by Amanda Cooper.
Good Luck, Everyone!
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What a wonderful giveaway! Clock and Dagger is a series new to me, thanks for the heads up!
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What a terrific prize package. And another month of so many books and not nearly enough time. I want to read them all, but Silk Stalkings by Diane Vallere is one I already know will be laugh out loud funny and a great read. Thanks!
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Super giveaway - thanks! Looking forward to Much Ado About Muffin and would love to win #2.
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What a great package! It's hard to decide, but I'd love to win #2. Happy August! Nicole
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Fingers crossed.
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What a great giveaway...and thanks for opening up this giveaway up to us Canadians! I love the Material Witness and Merry Muffin mystery series, and would love to try Clock and Dagger, which is a new author for me. grace dot koshida at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteAll the books sound like great reads, but I think my first choices will be Silk Stalkings and Death Among the Doilies. dbahn (at)iw (dot)net
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to "Clock and Dagger", "Silk Salkings" and "Read to Death". Have already read a few of the books.
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It's going to be a great August! I am looking forward to catching up with Merry and the gang in Much Ado About Muffin, And a first in the series, Death Among the Doilies, looks good too. Thanks for the chance to win!
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All these books look so great. I can't wait to read The Diva Serves High Tea. Thank you for the chance!
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I'm super excited about all the book releases tomorrow! Will be going to the bookstore for sure! I can't wait to read Silk Stalkings & all the other new releases!
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So exciting! Hard to pick too, but I think package 3. [email protected]
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway. All the books sound interesting. The title that caught my attention was Much Ado About Muffin.
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Thank you for such a great giveaway! I will pick Prize Package #2 because I have several of the books in the other two packages. They are all books I would enjoy! I love reading cozies!
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I have much ado about muffin on my wish list !! All these releases look awesome , I would be happy to win any of the packages ! [email protected]
ReplyDeleteI would love to win prize package #1. Thank you for this chance and your generosity! [email protected]
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great giveaway—I'm especially looking forward to reading The Grim Steeper!
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I would love to read Silk Satlkings. Diane Vallere is a new author to me. Thanks for the giveaway!
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LOve, Love, Love! Cannot wait to read Much Ado About Muffin! [email protected]
ReplyDeleteAwesome! I reviewed Death Among the Doilies and loved it. dr(dot)oldsmobileaticloud(dot)com
ReplyDeleteI am actually a newbie to the cozy mystery genre and have only read a few authors, one of them being Victoria Hamilton. I really enjoy her Merry Muffin and Vintage kitchen books.
ReplyDeleteSilk Stalking looks like a lot of fun to try! Actually, they all do. :-)
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Wonderful giveaway books. Will definitely check out all the new books especially Death Among the Doilies. I am from North Carolina and always enjoy books based on North Carolina towns
ReplyDeleteI'm looking foward to reading Much Ado About Muffin.
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Awesome giveaway contests! Thank you for sharing!
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Nice array of authors, books and covers. The giveaways were plotted out very well and I enjoy knowing what giveways and books are out there. As far as I am converned this is a public service announcement.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the chance to win. I am looking forward to Death Among the Doilies. bookaunt at outlook dot com
ReplyDeleteGreat giveaway. There are so many new books coming out this month. I hope I have enough funds to get them all. Thanks Lois R. @ [email protected].
ReplyDeleteWhat a awesome prize. I love books filled with cloak and dagger and I'm sure there's not one case that's much ado about muffins. mlarkin at rmrgroup dot com
ReplyDeleteWhat a super giveaway! I love the cover of Silk Stalkings---the color is just so vivid.
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What a wonderful way to spend the rest of the summer evenings, reading great books!
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All of the books look fantastic. I am looking forward to reading them all, especially A Clue In The Stew. [email protected]
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I love the Linda O. Johnston series. I just read To Catch a Treat but haven't read any of the other books yet.
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Thank you for offering such awesome prize packs! I hope I win:)
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I pretty much love all the books in the giveaway. But the hardest one to find in any local county library will be Much Ado About Muffin. So I hope I'm your second lucky winner.
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I love the Merry Muffin series, so I cannnot wait to read Much Ado About Muffin!
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What a wonderful giveaway. So many great authors/titles in each package. I just finished Silk Stalkings. It was wonderful. I'm looking forward to The Diva Serves High Tea, Much Ado About Muffin, The Grim Steeper and all the rest. I love the covers as well as the authors. I think Cozy Mysteries have the most attractive covers.
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ReplyDeleteWonderful post and giveaway. Prize Package #2 would be delightful and lovely. Thanks for this great feature and giveaway. elliotbencan(at)hotmail(dot)com
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Much ado about muffin has a clever title! A fun series to read. I look forward to the books! [email protected]
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Wow, nice group of books. Thanks
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I would love to win a set of these books! Thanks for the offer! Carole Smith [email protected]
ReplyDeleteI LOVE POLY - the heroine of Silk Stalkings. I have read the other books in the series, and I admire her courage and resilience. Annette N annettena (at) yahoo (dot) com
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ReplyDeleteI can't wait to read Silk Stalkings! I met Diane at B&N in Wyomissing on her last book tour. She's a trip!
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Thank you so much for this wonderful giveaway.
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Silk Stalkings - love the play on words.
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ReplyDeleteAny package would be a great win. So many cozy authors I have yet to read. Thanks for the chance to win. Package 1 would be super.
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I can't wait to read Much Ado about Muffin! Love the series.
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Awesome prize packages. From the new releases I'm really looking forward to eventually getting to read books from series that are old favorites (Silk Stalkings and Much Ado About Muffin) as well as books from new series (Death Among the Doilies). Thank you all for doing these giveaways.
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I can't wait to read The Diva Serves High Tea and Silk Stalkings, but a lot of the other ones are on my lists as well...thank you for the chance to win...(dianetelford(at)hotmail(dot)com)
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What a great giveaway thank you I loved Silk Stalkings. Babsbookbistro at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteWould love to read all of these. Clock and Dagger is new to me; they all sound good! Dianne
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Can't wait to read The Diva Serves High Tea! A Clue in the Stew looks intriguing as well. This is an amazing giveaway - thank you!! Laura AKA muddyshoesmom[at]gmail[dot]com
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ReplyDeleteWow! Those look like great prize packs. I think Death Among the Dollies might be interesting. beeblm1 at Gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteAll these books look great. Love Diane Vallere's books, so especially looking forward to Silk Stockings. Thanks for the chance.
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Awesome giveaway! Silk stalkings grabs my attention, but they all sound great.
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Much ado about Muffin is the first one I'd read. Thanx Andrea als(at)foxgull(dot)com
ReplyDeleteMuch ado about muffins! This is an excellent giveaway Thank you to all the Authors. I can't wait to win one package, mommomsworld(at)yahoo(dot)com
ReplyDeleteInterested to read The Diva Serves High Tea.
ReplyDeleteBeing a tea fan(atic) I love mysteries that include tea, scones, tea cups, teapots, tea caddies and tea cozies.
Irish Stewed is also intriguing - as I am also a collector of "receipts" - especially from the British Isles.
All of the new releases look great. I think Death Among the Doilies does it for me.I am Cyndi DeWitt. [email protected]
ReplyDeleteWow! So hard to choose just one! My favorite author is Molly MacRae and I just loved Knot the Usual Suspects!
ReplyDeleteAll of the series above look great! I love the cover and title for Clock and Dagger! And it looks great! Thank you so much for the chance to win one of these amazing prize packs!
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So many books never enough time. Lucky us.
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A murdered librarian in Death Among the Doilies! I must get that one. I work in a library and I love reading mysteries with librarians as characters.
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Winning the fixin to Die package would be great...but also some of the
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They all look great, but I am really looking forward to reading Knot the Usual Suspects. [email protected]
ReplyDeleteI'm down to my last cozy mystery book of the summer. I'd love to read these! They all look great (I've even ready three of them, already). #2 is my pick. Karen Chinetti, kchinetti at gmail dot com.
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What a wonderful giveaway! Looking forward to reading them all. Diva Serves High Tea is next for me in that series and I cant wait! Foxyj00 at hotmail dot com
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ReplyDeleteWould love to read them all! Give me a cup of tea, a comfortable chair and a cozy mystery and i will be set!! garyp1 at comcast dot net
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what a fun contest! Am really looking forward to Much Ado About Muffins. Thank you for the chance! johnnabooks AT hotmail DOT com
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Can't wait for Death Among the Doilies! What a great giveaway!
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This is a great giveaway! Thank you so much! I think silk stalkings would be a fun read. I want to win them all! I would pick package #1. Josie Gardiner crossxjo(at)hotmail(dot)com
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What a great way to welcome August with such a super giveaway, thanks. Clock and Dagger would introduce me to a new author.
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Oh, dear, how to name just one...but I knit so a craft mystery it is, Death Among the Doilies. Thank you for the opportunity! Eileen Eads, eileen (at) eads (dot) pro (yes, that email is correct!)
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I would love any of the books, and I'd love to read Toasting Up Trouble.
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Silk Stalkings and Clock and Dagger both sound great. Kelly (lil_munchiekin at yahoo dot com)
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