Growing up, word search puzzles were my favorite puzzles. (That and find the missing items puzzles.) I thought it might be fun to do a word search puzzle with some cozy mystery terms. A couple of hints on playing: To “select” the word, click on the first letter, hold down the shift key, and select […]
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Happy Book Birthday to The Taking! To celebrate, I’m giving away one of two signed paperback copies of The Taking, including a bonus bookmark. (US only.)
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All my life, I had loved reading fairy tales and myths. As a child, some relative (likely one of my grandmothers but I can’t remember now) had bought me the original Grimm’s fairy tales, which I devoured. (I’m not sure if whoever bought it realized how dark some of them were, but quite honestly, it
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Hot summer nights and a cool giveaway. For July’s giveaway, I’m offering one $10 Amazon Gift Card to one lucky winner. Good luck!
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The Taking Chapter 1 It started like any other day. My alarm woke me, dragging me out of an exhausted, unsatisfying sleep. Between my night terrors and inability to quiet my mind, it was a constant battle to get enough rest. I stumbled to the kitchen to get the first pot of coffee started—I went
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A few years back, I discovered that if a lake is cold enough, and deep enough, it doesn’t give up its dead. In other words, if someone drowns in that cold, deep lake, their bodies will rarely surface. Needless to day, the mystery author in me was delighted to learn such a morbid fact, especially
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Happy Summer! June Monthly Giveaway. For June’s giveaway, I’m offering one $10 Amazon Gift Card to one lucky winner. Good luck!
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Note: Below is an excerpt from Loch Ness Murder, a standalone cozy mystery in the Charlie Kingsley Mystery series. Chapter 1 “Wait, which monster did you say you wanted to document again?” Nancy’s voice floated across the lobby as I pulled open the door to the Redemption Inn, a charming bed and breakfast. It was
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