Southernism of the Week : “A guilty fox hunts his own hole.” 🦊Meaning: To return to the scene of the crime. Do you think that’s true or merely something in books and TV shows?

Learn more about The Teenage Adventures of Felony Melanie, a comedy series featuring the characters from the movie Sweet Home Alabama.

Southern Treat of the Week: This Southern Potato Salad is flavored with dill pickles and yellow mustard.

Kris saw this "carrot-tailed chuckwalla" while hiking Arizona's South Mountain Park, the only place they live! Can you figure out how they get their name? 😁

Tule Publishing is celebrating Mother's Day with 50% off everything in the Tule Bookshop! This means you can get 50% off on A Stone Cold Murder, the six books in the Accidental Detective humorous mystery series, and the five billionaire cowboy novels (and they’re each only $4.99 to begin with!) if you buy directly from the publisher.

At checkout, use Promotion Code: MOMREADS25 – good until May 18. See all of Kris’s Tule books .

In The Accidental Detective humorous mystery series, a witty journalist solves mysteries in Arizona and tackles the challenges of turning fifty. Available in print, ebook, or audio!

In Kris’s NEW Reluctant Psychic Mystery series, see how an introverted psychic geologist responds when she gets a vision of murder. “A Stone Cold Murder is exactly the kind of book I crave—tightly plotted, emotionally rich, and impossible to put down. Kris Bock blends murder, mystery, and psychic suspense seamlessly, and I’m obsessed.” – Goodreads review

In the Accidental Billionaire Cowboys sweet romance series, a Texas ranching family struggles to maintain their privacy and work ethic after an enormous lottery win. Can they build new dreams and find love amidst the chaos? 

Already have all of Kris's Tule novels? Browse other mystery and romance titles at 50% off!

Kris’s voice recognition mistake of the week: “Maybe you could get geologists listed as in the sensual occupation.” I meant “as an essential occupation,” but whatever…

The main character in A Stone Cold Murder is a geologist. See Kris’s guest post on "the Inspiration for the Museum in the Reluctant Psychic Mysteries" (with photos!) here.

Kris's new ferret kids continue to amuse!

Find New Authors and Books

Garden of Lies by Jemma Stark: "In Special Agent Briana Song's first investigation at the New Orleans office, the governor requests the FBI's help after a renowned real estate tycoon is found hanging in his lavish Garden District mansion. With the pressure and stakes higher than any case before, Briana and her partner must delve into the secrets of the tycoon’s high-society world. But the Garden District is hiding more than garden varieties of lies.” Readers call this well-rated mystery fast paced, and it’s free with newsletter sign-up or 99 cents to buy.

The Mystery in the Margins by L.L. Gray: “Harper Sullivan is delighted to inherite her great-grandmother's bookshop. But instead of the cozy haven she envisioned, Harper finds herself entangled in inheritance drama, a surprising cousin rivalry, and a daring book thief on the loose. Unbeknownst to her, the quaint bookshop carries more than just shelves of stories—it harbors inherited mysteries and a touch of magical mayhem. Can she use her wits and witchy powers to untangle the mystery and safeguard her dreams?” Readers call it charming and cute!

Funny Answers: An All-Genre Giveaway for Humorous Mysteries: Explore mysteries with humor, from short stories to full novels. Each is free with newsletter signup. You might find your next favorite author!

Bonus pet pic. Which way is up?

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See all the freebies newsletter subscribers get here. They include a free Accidental Detective mystery story, a cat café sweet romance novel, “Recipes from the Cat Café” brochure, preview chapters of Doug’s Totally Rad Wormhole, and a sample of Felony Melanie in Pageant Pandemonium.

The Teenage Adventures of Felony Melanie is a comedy series stars characters from the movie Sweet Home Alabama, by the scriptwriter and his sister.

Kris Bock is also the author of The Accidental Detective humorous mystery series, the Accidental Billionaire Cowboys sweet romance series and The Furrever Friends Sweet Romance series, about the workers and customers at a small-town cat café, and the adorable cats and kittens looking for their forever homes.

Doug Eboch is also the author of Totally Rad Wormhole and Aftermath: Kodiak & Dawn (on Amazon or on Smashwords). He writes humorous Christian short stories as Jacob Love. Get these in paperback or check out the ebook options.