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If nothing else, the title of this book is sure to grab your attention! I'm thrilled to host one of my favorite authors, Brenda Whiteside, with a new release today. And she's teamed up with Joyce Proell to bring a new murder mystery to the bookshelves! I'll let her tell you about it. PURCHASE LINK …
Murder’s Legacy (A Tori Winters Mystery Book 2) @anita_dickason @LoneStarLit
I am thrilled to bring to you the second book in the Tori Winters Mystery Series! Take a look!

MURDER’S LEGACY
A Tori Winters Mystery, Book 2
by
Anita Dickason
Mystery / Amateur Sleuth / Women Sleuths
Publisher: Mystic Circle Books
Date of Publication: February 17, 2023
Number of Pages: 378 pages
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An inconceivable disaster brings Tori Winters’ plans for the historic house she inherited to a traumatic standstill. A section of the escape tunnel built by her great-grandfather, a notorious Dallas gangster, has collapsed. Within the rubble, there is a gruesome discovery. A skeleton with a bullet hole in the skull.
The shocking cave-in triggers an ominous scheme to condemn her property as accusations arise that the tunnel is dangerous.
Embattled, Tori soon discovers that more than the destruction of the house is on the line. It seems she can’t escape the past. It keeps clawing its way into her life with deadly consequences.
Who hides in the shadows with a motive for murder? And … is Tori the target?


Award-winning Author Anita Dickason is a twenty-two-year veteran of the Dallas Police Department. She served as a patrol officer, undercover narcotics detective, advanced accident investigator, tactical officer, and first female sniper on the Dallas SWAT team.

In Anita’s debut novel, Sentinels of the Night, she created an elite FBI Unit, the Trackers. Since then, she has added three more Tracker crime thrillers, Going Gone!, A u 7 9, and Operation Navajo, which are not a series and can be read in any order, and Deadly Business, a crime thriller.
As a Texas author, many of Anita’s books are based in Texas, or there is a link to Texas. When she stepped outside of the Tracker novels and wrote Not Dead and the Tori Winters Mysteries series, she set them in the small Texas communities of Meridian and Granbury, respectively.
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eBook copy of Deadly Keepsakes, Tori Winters Mystery #1
+ tote bag & personalized coffee mug
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The Art of Love and Murder #NewRelease @brendawhitsid2
I am happy to host author Brenda Whiteside today so she can tell you about her new book, which is part of a four-book series. I haven't read this one yet, but it's on my TBR list. I love this cover! PURCHASE LINK Thank you, Jan, for inviting me to share my new book with …
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Redemption: A Father’s Fatal Decision #NewRelease @gmplano
It is an honor and privilege to feature the newest release from Gwen Plano. I have known Gwen for many years, and not only is she a talented writer, but she is also a kind and generous soul. Take a look at her new thriller! PURCHASE LINK Thank you, Jan, for inviting me to your …
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A Study in Chocolate – Bean to Bar #5 @amber_royer @lonestarlit
I am thrilled to share a new release from a new-to-me author, Amber Royer!

A STUDY IN CHOCOLATE
Bean to Bar Mysteries Book 5
by
AMBER ROYER
Cozy Culinary Mystery / Women Sleuths / Romance
Publisher: Golden Tip Press
Date of Publication: January 27, 2023
Number of Pages: 260 pages
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Felicity Koerber’s bean to bar chocolate shop on Galveston’s historic Strand is expanding, as it has become a gathering spot for the community, despite having been the scene of multiple murders. Artists she met while doing a chocolate sculpture are now working out of the shop. So when Felicity is invited to tea by an eccentric art collector, she’s intrigued, especially when she gets asked to pose for a portrait done with chocolate on chocolate. Only, where there is a murder the next day at the same historic house where the tea was held, one of Felicity’s artist friends becomes the main suspect.
When the killer threatens that unless Felicity unravels the murder, one of her two love interests will be the next victim, she finds herself unwittingly at the center of a puzzle with a Sherlock Holmes-obsessed murderer who wants to be the next Moriarty – and wants to cast Felicity as Sherlock.
Felicity starts finding unexpected connections between her friends and acquaintances and must deal with the idea that someone who knows her is a murderer. At the same time, she has to keep her business running, despite construction dust and unruly customers – and an unexpected order for thousands of truffles.
Satchmo the retired police-dog-turned-therapy dog returns to help her sniff out a few clues, and the kidnapping of Ruffles, the quirky artist’s cat, helps lead Felicity into the puzzle. Can Felicity solve it in time to protect the people she cares about from becoming additional victims?
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Amber Royer writes the Chocoverse comic telenovela-style foodie-inspired space opera series and the Bean to Bar Mysteries. She is also the author of Story Like a Journalist: A Workbook for Novelists, which boils down her writing knowledge into an actionable plan involving over 100 worksheets to build a comprehensive story plan for your novel. She also teaches creative writing and is an author coach.
Amber and her husband live in the DFW Area, where you can often find them hiking or taking landscape/architecture/wildlife photographs. If you are very nice to Amber, she might make you cupcakes. Chocolate cupcakes, of course! Amber blogs about creative writing technique and all things chocolate.
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ONE WINNER:
Signed copy of A Study in Chocolate +
a chocolate bar from French Broad Chocolate.
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Menagerie – 13 Short Stories! #NewRelease @JoanHallWrites
It gives me great pleasure to host my friend and Story Empire colleague, Joan Hall, today! She has a brand-new collection of mystery, suspense, and contemporary short stories. But I'll let her tell you about it. PURCHASE LINK Thanks so much for hosting me today, Jan, and for sharing your space to talk about my …
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The Last Drive – #NewRelease from John W. Howell! @howellwave
I am thrilled to host my friend and colleague from Story Empire today, Mr. John W. Howell! He has a new book to share. I'm going to give him the floor. Take it away, John! I am so pleased to be with you today, Jan I want to thank you for helping spread the word …
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Stolen Obsession #BookBlitz @LoneStarLit @ewephoric #Mystery #LSBBT
STOLEN OBSESSION Annalisse Series, Book 1 Updated for 2022! by MARLENE M. BELL Genre: Romantic MysteryPublisher: Ewephoric PublishingDate of Publication: March 20, 2018, Revised 2022 Number of Pages: 284 Scroll down for the giveaway! PEOPLE DIE, BUT LEGENDS LIVE ON. Manhattan antiquities appraiser Annalisse Drury dreams of …
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Ghost of a Chance #NewRelease @jaydawes2
I am delighted to share a new book release with you from Jaye Marie! Snow’s Prequel Sometime during the night, the morphine had worn off, and detective David Snow woke early in agony. Looking at the bed, he had been thrashing around for hours. The damp sheets and the smell of his sweat permeated the …
September Book Reviews @stacitroilo @maeclair1 @brendawhitesid2 @Sandra_Cox @maurabeth2014
I normally wait until the end of the month to share my book reviews, but these wouldn't wait! Enjoy! Created in Canva PURCHASE LINK MY REVIEW: Hang onto your hat with this one, folks!This story, written in dual timelines is hands-down one of the best books of the year so far!I struggled at the beginning …





