How about a cup of tea and ketchup? 🍅🫖
Apr 25, 2025 9:31 pm
Voice recognition mistake of the day: Voice recognition mistake of the day: "If you want to have a cup of tea and ketchup, let me know." 🍅🫖
In the Reluctant Psychic Mystery series, a quirky loner who can read the history of any object with her touch gets drawn into mysteries at the museum of oddities where she works. Preorder book 1, A Stone Cold Murder, for delivery April 28!
“Kris Bock, you’ve created something special here. The prose is sharp, the mystery is addictive, and Petra’s journey is one I won’t forget. If you love atmospheric thrillers with a deeply human core, you need this book.” – Lauren M GoodReads review
Check out my blog post on Magdalena, a New Mexico small town, where I visited mining ruins and witnessed a shootout (at the annual festival, that is).
My husband and I went to Arizona for a week to make up the trip we missed in December when we both had Covid and I had my appendix out. We hiked and saw family, then stopped by the Chiricahua National Monument on the way back. We like weird rocks!
I have many books out now, so it might be hard to keep track. Here's a quick overview. All are in print and ebook at all major retailers.
Do you want to read about a smart midlife woman reinventing herself, catching killers, and laughing with intergenerational friends? Read the Accidental Detective humorous mystery series! Books 1-3 are also in audio!
Are you curious about what it might be like to live with psychic powers? Dive into the Reluctant Psychic Mystery series and see how an introverted psychic geologist responds when she gets a vision of murder.
Do you need a heartwarming break from the stress of real life? Check out the Furrever Friends cat cafe sweet romance series filled with cuddly cats and kittens and the people who love them.
Do you want to read about a family that gets suddenly rich and they *don't* turn into jerks? Find out how the Accidental Billionaire Cowboys answer the question, “If you had the money to do anything, what would you do?” in this sweet romance series.
Did you love the wacky characters and fun action in the movie Sweet Home Alabama? Read the Felony Melanie: Sweet Home Alabama romantic comedy novels to see those same characters growing up!
Do you enjoy action, adventure, and romance? Why not go on a treasure hunt in the southwestern desert in the Treasure Hunting Romantic Suspense series? Book 1, Desert Gold, is only 99 cents! Plus I have 3 other standalone romantic suspense novels.
Browse my store for the cat café romances and romantic suspense or see my books from Tule Publishing (the mysteries and the Accidental Billionaire Cowboys).
Here are the cuties, Rigby (light) and Mercury (dark):
Find More New Books and Authors!
Cat Scratch Murder by Karen McSpade: “A young writer living in Boston, Sidney Grace is far from the small wacky town of Crystal Beach, Florida, where her spell-happy grandmother retired. All is well until Sidney's grandmother is arrested for murdering a resident at her retirement community. Sidney road-trips to Florida to discover that her grandmother has no alibi, her grandfather isn’t as dead as she thought he was, and one of her cats can speak. Now, Sidney must embrace her own magical talents to prove her grandmother’s innocence and stop the killer bent on destroying anyone who gets in the way.” Start this well-rated series for only 99 cents!
The Final Assignment by K.C. Brennan: “Mila was ready to confront a past demon and prove herself capable as a professor of ancient history at the University of Chernivtsi in Kyiv. She reunites with her best friend Ania, the university’s librarian. Then someone steals a manuscript from the library. When the detective pegs her as the prime suspect, Mila must use her expertise and cunning to prove him wrong. But the book is more dangerous than it appears, and its origins are evil. Mila hopes to help the detective find the book before it falls into the wrong hands, but he doesn't want her help...” Free with newsletter signup (unsubscribe any time).
Frostbitten Hearts by Gina Thornwood: “Jack fought his way out of the vampires’ prison, but freedom means nothing without the woman he loves. For ten long years, he’s searched for Aideen — the fire witch who stoked his courage and melted the walls around his heart. Now, fate throws her back into his arms… with a devastating secret. They have a son he’s never known. And their enemies are using the boy as bait. If Jack and Aideen don’t outwit the vampires by sunset, their son will pay the ultimate price.” This “sizzling novella for fans of protective heroes and fierce heroines” is free with newsletter signup (unsubscribe any time).
April Showers – Cozy Mystery & Clean Romance: If you like mystery, romance, or both, you'll find dozens of fun free books here! You might meet your next favorite author.
Bonus ferret pic!
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Did you get your freebies? Find them all here: a cat café romance novella, an Accidental Detective short story, and 22 recipes from the cat Café. Plus get a Sweet Home Alabama short story and a preview of my brother’s comedy, Totally Rad Wormhole.
Learn more about the Accidental Detective humorous mystery series, the Reluctant Psychic Mystery series, the Accidental Billionaire Cowboys sweet romance series,the Felony Melanie: Sweet Home Alabama romantic comedy novels, and the Furrever Friends cat cafe sweet romance series.