October 15, 2020

I can't believe how quickly the last month has passed. September was a bit warmer than I'd like for fall weather, but October has seen me break out my sweatshirts. And that makes me happy!

Do you like fall? It's my favorite season, I think I was influenced by growing up in New England. I do miss the bright fall colors of that area but Tennessee does have some decent leaf peeping available in most areas although this year it seems a bit subdued.

Hubby made a quick trip to see kids/grands and other family in Maryland and I stayed home with the #2doods, Cooper and Murphy. Normally they aren't much trouble. Actually, Murphy is never any trouble and Cooper, well, that's a different story. Seems there was a cat under our shed and Cooper managed to pry the wire screening free enough to slip under there.

So I call in our neighbors to help get him out as he appears stuck. By the time they bring back materials, he's out (in the front unfenced yard) and the cat is out as well. Screening tacked down and all is good. Right?

Wrong! The next day he's under there again, this time going underneath the screening. Argh! I call, he ignores. I entreat, he is deaf. I go back into the house and he's moved up next to the screening where he got in the first time. I pull it loose and he comes out. This time I prop something in front of the weak spot. That'll fix him. Right?

Wrong again! Round three the next day. This time after he's back where he belongs, which I think you know isn't under the shed, I drive some stakes in to keep him from moving the item I had propped up.

24 hours pass and no escape. Yay! I was about ready to ship him to Maryland with hubby. Well, I should have. Almost dark and he's missing. I can't see any signs of how he got out but he's missing again and NOT under the shed. I call, I offer treats, and I offer the biggie - dinner! I finally see him in a neighboring yard and the thoughts of dinner lured him home.

Now that hubby is back home (YAY), he discovered Cooper was pushing his way past a big deck box in front of the shed and squeaking out into the front yard. Time to do what we've talked about for over a year - move the fence line forward to the front of our garage leaving the shed well inside the fencing. Ahhh, home and pet ownership - always fun.

Think any of this bothered Cooper? Here's how he was sleeping recently...looks broken, doesn't he! Nah, just relaxed...LOL!

In other news, my Klondike Mystery novella, Always on Duty, is now available on Amazon for only $0.99. It's a clean mystery with a female lead and set on a cruise ship.

*Note: My Klondike Mysteries are more police procedural whodunits and do have some language.

Next up will be Paradise Dawn, a novella prequel to my C'Mon Inn Mystery series.

Now on to the good stuff!

📚 Featured Book (10/11): Paula Williams: Burying Bad News

✍ Featured Author (10/07): Author: Laura Hern

📚 Featured Book (10/04): Jackie Layton: Dog-Gone Dead

✍ Featured Author (09/30): Author: K.C. Hart

📚 Featured Book (09/27): Laura Hern: Murder in the Backwater

✍ Featured Author (09/23): Author: Emmeline Duncan

📚 Featured Book (09/20): K.C. Hart: Moonlight, Murder, & Small Town Secrets

✍ Featured Author (09/16): Author: Jackie Layton

And here are some great books, shared by friends.

Check them out and I hope you find one (or more) to enjoy!

DIAMONDS AND DECEPTION

A Bite-Size Mystery Novella

Nurse Juno is looking forward to some festive downtime in the seaside town of Fareport Cove when shocking theft gets in the way. The Christmas season turns out to be anything but relaxing when thieves swipe a priceless necklace from under her patient's nose. It's no surprise when big-hearted Nurse Juno tries to help by stepping in to help her distraught patient out.

Juno is racing to beat the clock and find the necklace before Christmas day with the help of best friend and local bookshop owner, Kate.

Who is behind the dastardly deception? Can Juno solve the mystery and get the diamond necklace back in time to save her patient's Christmas?

Diamonds and Deception is a short prequel novella to the Nurse Juno Investigates clean cozy mystery series.

 DECEPTION IN DEVON

She's a sassy senior, traveling solo, who's ready to sleuth!

Before heading to her London, England pet sit, Viviane travels to Devon for a bit of sight-seeing. Soon after Viviane arrives, a young woman staying at the inn is found unconscious.

Was it an accident or had she been attacked?

As Viviane becomes involved with the other guests staying there, she realizes that she’s staying in a house of secrets.

Who will stop at nothing to keep theirs?

If you enjoy travel, sassy sleuths and mysteries that keep you guessing, you’ll love the Viviane’s Adventures Mystery series. 

 JULIET & DEAD ROMEO

All is going beautifully at the annual Stresa Festival in Verona’s Vineyard—well, other than the fact that Juliet Da Vinci’s one true love belongs to the family hers has feuded with for years, and she doesn’t have the nerve to tell her parents she plans to marry Nicolo Montague.

Oh, and then her mother introduces her to Paris Nobleman, Mom’s choice as Juliet’s future mate. But Paris is just so clingy, like an annoying rash that won’t go away.

But it isn’t until the body of a feuding neighbor, Mariotto Romeo, is found dead under the bridge—by Juliet and Paris—well, that’s when things really begin to get sticky.

After another death, this time on the Da Vinci side of the feud, and her father’s arrest for murder, Juliet believes she knows who the killer is. Regrettably Juliet sends her detective boyfriend in the wrong direction and must face the killer on her own, without her daddy, without anyone.

A FRESH BREW

Welcome to Aconite Café, where dragons, coffee, and snark, are today’s special.

Hailey Morton has just become the sole owner of Aconite Café. Upon her aunt’s death, Hailey also inherited her cat.

Only Azure is no cat. He is actually a dragon, and Hailey has just inherited the position of Dragon Protector alongside the deed to the café.

If her world turning upside down wasn’t enough, Azure is convinced Hailey’s aunt was actually murdered. The sheriff and his deputy are oblivious, which means it’s up to her to solve the mystery. All while running the café.

Will Hailey bring her aunt’s murderer to justice? Can she learn to run Aconite Café? Does she have what it takes to be a Dragon Protector?

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Well, that about wraps it up for this issue. I hope you have enjoyed it and maybe even found a few fun books to read. Feel free to forward this to your cozy mystery loving friends and we will see you next time with more to share!