Double Scoop of Murder (Coffee & Cream Café Mysteries) by Lena Gregory Virtual Book Tour!

Double Scoop of Murder (Coffee & Cream Café Mysteries)

Cozy Mystery
3rd in Series
Setting - New York
Gemma Halliday Publishing (February 27, 2024)
Number of Pages 226
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CKV7QQB8

From author Lena Gregory comes a hunt for more than just treasure...

Danika Delany is loving running her uncle's old fashioned malt shop on eastern Long Island and putting her own modern spin on the treats they serve. Life is finally looking up for her! That is, until local billionaire Maxwell Crumbholtz dies and leaves his fortune in the form of a treasure hunt.

Chaos descends on Watchogue, and Dani and the rest of the gang from the Coffee & Cream Café join the melee when they enter the contest, try to decipher the clues, and go in search of the treasure. But Dani digs up more than she expected when she discovers a dead body buried instead of a treasure!

To make matters worse, a witness claims to have seen Dani at the scene of the murder. Now, instead of a four-billion-dollar payday, Dani is on the hunt for a killer.

Lena Gregory is the author of the Bay Island Psychic Mysteries, which take place on a small island between the north and south forks of Long Island, New York, the All-Day Breakfast Café Mysteries, which are set on the outskirts of Florida’s Ocala National Forest, the Mini-Meadows Mysteries, set in a community of tiny homes in Central Florida, and the Coffee & Cream Café Mysteries, which take place in a small town on the south shore of eastern Long Island, New York.

Lena grew up in a small town on the south shore of eastern Long Island, but she recently traded in cold, damp, gray winters for the warmth and sunshine of central Florida, where she now lives with her husband, three kids, son-in-law, and four dogs.

Her hobbies include spending time with family, reading, and walking. Her love for writing developed when her youngest son was born and didn’t sleep through the night. She works full-time as a writer and a freelance editor and is a member of Sisters in Crime.

• Newsletter:

• Website:

• Facebook:

• https://www.facebook.com/lena.gregory.986

• Facebook Page:

• https://www.facebook.com/Lena.Gregory.Author/?fref=ts

• Twitter/X:

• https://twitter.com/LenaGregory03

• Goodreads:

• https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14956514.Lena_Gregory?from_search=true

• Pinterest:

• https://www.pinterest.com/lenagregoryauth/

Purchase Links - Amazon - B&N - Kobo 

TOUR PARTICIPANTS

February 27 – Mystery, Thrillers, and Suspense – AUTHOR GUEST POST  

February 27 – Christy's Cozy Corners – REVIEW, INDIVIDUAL GIVEAWAY

February 28 – Eskimo Princess Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

February 28 – Hearts & Scribbles – SPOTLIGHT

February 29 - Literary Gold – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

February 29 - Maureen's Musings – SPOTLIGHT

March 1 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW

March 2 – Reading Is My SuperPower – REVIEW

March 2 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT

March 3 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – REVIEW

March 4 – Novels Alive – REVIEW – SPOTLIGHT

March 4 – Celticlady's Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

March 5 – Christa Reads and Writes – REVIEW

March 5 – Ascroft, eh? – CHARACTER GUEST POST

March 6 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW

March 6 – Guatemala Paula Loves to Read – REVIEW

March 7 – Baroness Book Trove – REVIEW

March 7 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT

March 8 – View from the Birdhouse – REVIEW

March 8 – The Mystery of Writing – AUTHOR GUEST POST

March 9 – Read Your Writes Book Reviews – CHARACTER INTERVIEW 

March 9 – StoreyBook Reviews – CHARACTER GUEST POST

March 10 – #BRVL Book Review Virginia Lee – SPOTLIGHT

March 11 – Sapphyria's Book Reviews – REVIEW

a Rafflecopter giveaway

$25 Amazon Gift Card

Have you signed up to be a Tour Host?

Click Here to Find Details and Sign Up Today!

Want to Book a Tour?
Click Here

The Rock Point Collection by Freya Barker Release Blitz!

 

Title: The Rock Point Collection 

Author: Freya Barker 

Genre: Romantic Suspense 

Release Date: March 3, 2024 

Hosted by: Buoni Amici Press, LLC. 

The Rock Point series chronicles the stories of each of the agents of the La Plata County FBI office. These books will take you on a wild ride of romance, danger, passion, and betrayal.  Durango, Colorado has never been more adventurous and exciting.

Keeping 6

When Special Agent Damian Gomez walks into the small Books and Brew store looking for coffee, he doesn’t expect to find Kerry Emerson manning the espresso machine. She seems equally surprised but that quickly turns to anger when the annoyingly handsome FBI agent seems to have her confused for a criminal. 

***

Cabin 12

EMT Bella Greene thinks Special Agent Jasper Greene is a narcissistic hotshot, and he, in turn, believes her to be a high maintenance snob. But the moment the first cop is gunned down, they’re forced to work side by side and amid corruption and murder, they quickly discover how misleading first impressions can be.

***

HWY 550

Investigating a string of robberies places Special Agent Luna Roosberg undercover and on the back of Arrow’s Edge MC President Ouray’s bike. He does not have much choice because with pressure both in- and outside the club mounting, he no longer knows who to trust. Except perhaps the pretty agent who is shaking up his life—and stirring his blood.

***

10-CODE

Single mom, Marya Berger does not want to be attracted to Special Agent Dylan Barnes. Not only is he several years her junior, but he is also the father of one of the boys on her son’s soccer team. But when the disappearance of a child hits a little too close to home, she finds herself responding to the agent’s need to protect her and her boys. 

AMAZON 

 

  

USA Today bestselling author Freya Barker loves writing about ordinary people with extraordinary stories. With forty-plus books already published, she continues to create characters who are perhaps less than perfect, each struggling to find their own slice of happy. 

Recipient of the ReadFREE.ly 2019 Best Book We've Read All Year Award for "Covering Ollie, the 2015 RomCon “Reader’s Choice” Award for Best First Book, “Slim To None”, Finalist for the 2017 Kindle Book Award with “From Dust”, and Finalist for the 2020 Kindle Book Award with “When Hope Ends”, Freya spins story after story with an endless supply of bruised and dented characters, vying for attention!

The Perfect Parents by A.J Baker Blog Tour!

 

The Perfect Parents

Jackson and Lydia Hemsworth are pillars of the community, feted for having the perfect marriage and three wonderful children – Florence, Jessica and Ezra.

But appearances can be deceptive.

Because behind closed doors Jackson Hemsworth rules his family with cruelty and control. His marriage is a sham; his children for years have cowed in fear.

Until the day that Jackson and Lydia throw themselves off Newport Bridge in a joint suicide pact – the final cruel blow by Jackson to control his wife and torture his adult children.

As the Hemsworth siblings return to their family home, they must try to make sense of their parents’ last act. But there are many dark secrets waiting to be unearthed at Armett House.

Like, why are the townsfolk so suddenly hostile towards them? And who are the strangers who arrive at Armett House unannounced? And why has their mother’s body still not been found?

In the aftermath of their parents’ death, it becomes clear that something terrible is about to be exposed about the Hemsworths’ perfect parents.

https://mybook.to/perfectparentssocial

J. A. Baker is a successful psychological thriller writer of numerous books, previously published by Bloodhound. Born and brought up in Middlesbrough, she still lives in the North East, which inspires the settings for her books. Her first title for Boldwood will be published in December 2022.

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/judith.baker.9

Twitter

https://twitter.com/thewriterjude

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/jabakerauthor

Newsletter Sign Up

 https://bit.ly/JABakerNews

My Thoughts

I have read a few of J A Bakers books and have enjoyed them. Perfect Parents tells the story of three siblings and their parents. Florence, Jessica and Ezra are attending the funeral of their father. 

Jackson and Lydia Hemsworth had for whatever reason made a suicide pact that they would jump from the Newport Bridge. They do this but only the father's body is found. Did Lydia survive? If she did where is she?

The three siblings have gone back to their home to just try to have some semblance of normalcy. They know that they need to decide what to do with the house. For each of the siblings, the house brings back memories of their childhood. Because Jackson was such a controlling and mean person their childhood memories are best left alone.

As the story goes on we learn about the sibling's childhood years plus their adult lives and the issues that they have as a direct result of how they were treated as children. Until their mother's body is found they are kind of in a limbo, they cannot sell Armett House or anything else that is in the will but as they go through things in the house, they find that here were secrets of which may or may not explain the father's cruelty.

As with all of JA Bakers novels, there is a twist at the end that you would not have guessed. Like I said, I have enjoyed all the books that I have read by this author. 

Thanks to #Netgalley and #Boldwood for the copy of the book for review purposes only. I was not monetarily compensated for my review.

The Edge by Jim McGhee Book Blitz! ⁣⁣#TheEdge #JimMcGhee #XpressoTours @XpressoTours⁣

 

The Edge
Jim McGhee

(DI Barney Mains, #5)
Publication date: February 28th 2024
Genres: Adult, Thriller

DI Barney Mains blames himself for the grotesque murder of a top banker in France.

He’s obsessed with the belief that he allowed a near-mythical assassin to escape certain death to kill again.

And when a duplicate murder is reported 1000 miles away in Barney’s home town in Scotland, the guilt drives him ever closer to the edge.

How many more must pay the ultimate price for his failure?

But then death comes closer to home. He is left with no choice but to face his demons, before a shocking confrontation which will change everything…

Goodreads / Amazon

Barney controlled his breathing as he stepped into the room. Wary of sending shadows across that blind, he shone his phone torch onto the floor and started to step carefully around the perimeter of a worn carpet.

There was a small kitchen area on the wall to his right and a fold-down bed on the facing wall. He stopped and dared raise his torch a tad. The bed was empty and neatly made.

He moved around, past an open toilet door, and relaxed a little in the knowledge that this looked like a studio flat, which meant there were no other rooms to check, no need to risk staying too long.

He continued to step into the pool of light until he reached the third wall. He stopped dead. Why the hell would anyone take up this much space in a small flat by installing a bloody great chest freezer? And how could someone who’d been reduced to living in such mean accommodation afford to fill the bugger anyway?

Barney thought these were very interesting questions. But there was another. Why had he fitted a padlock to it?

Well, of course there was a logical explanation. Maybe the man who lived here made his living buying and selling meat. There were so many food shops and restaurants in the area that the logic was inescapable and Barney wanted to like it.

Breaking into a flat was one thing but breaking into a freezer full of meat would be just plain silly. And he badly needed to be gone.

He flicked the patch of light along the floor to the fourth wall, the one with the window. There seemed to be a desk and chair here. He looked closer. Yes, a desk, or rather a make-up table, with a trio of fixed mirrors. He felt that chill run down his back, the one which knew things before he did. It was the kind of table he’d seen Jack use when transforming himself into a movie legend. The Ghost too was said to be a master of disguise.

Had Barney, by going to an AA meeting then following its worthy Leader to this place, discovered the dragon’s lair? But why here and why had he been a regular at such meetings? Unless he was quite simply hiding in plain sight, where no-one would think to look for him. He could return here as Alec and leave as whoever he chose for his next commission. But if so, why would he let the Leader come and go so freely?

Barney knew he was staying too long. He needed to get out before someone returned. And yet, the mystery of the freezer intrigued him.

In such a room, in such a place, a locked freezer?

He took a big breath and realised how tense he was. But he’d come this far and rightly or wrongly he sensed that the freezer was significant.

The thought made him so cold that he might have been inside that big white box. Was he really going to add this next crime to drink driving and housebreaking?

‘Ach, what the hell,’ he said out loud for courage, then pulled out his lock picks again. Now, all he had to do was lift the lid and confirm the contents as lamb chops and steaks before making his escape and laughing at himself as the complete fool that he was.

He paused. He felt both disoriented and exhilarated; shitting himself and screaming inside with some crazed sense of liberation. He was in the forbidden land, beyond the laws he’d spent his adult life enforcing.

The scariest thing, he realised as he pulled open the lid and rested it against the wall, was that he liked it.

At first glance, it looked like the opaque plastic sheet could very well cover nothing more than the stock products of a meat trader.

He reached across to his left to grab the far corner then carefully drew it towards him so that he could put it back in more or less the same position.

He shone his torch. Shit! His gut clenched. A human face stared blankly back at him from within a clear plastic bag.

Barney pulled the cover all the way to his right.

The man, maybe aged around forty, had no obvious injuries and was dressed like half the world, in faded jeans, denim jacket and trainers. He had clear plastic bags over his hands.

But it was that stony, bloodless face like porcelain which drew him. For this could, after all, be the face in the sketch, the face which haunted him.

Jim McGhee's a former award-winning environmental journalist.

Formerly based in East Lothian, near Edinburgh, Scotland, he is now mainly to be found in Nice in the South of France, the main setting for his DI Barney Mains series.

After a full-on career as a campaigning newspaper reporter, he and wife Jean launched their own recruitment company in central Edinburgh and for twelve fun-packed years worked closely together alongside their brilliant team - without spilling a single drop of blood.

The Alpes-Maritimes and Var departments, on the other hand, have provided a host of dramatic locations just perfect as inspiration for the odd spot of fictional gore.

Locals, blessed with scenery ranging from unspoilt mountain villages to the classic palms-and-marinas coast, claim that they can be swimming one moment and ski-ing a little over an hour later. It's a claim not yet put to the test!

Besides, when not writing or travelling, Jim's more likely to be off on a hike in the hills with his ever-ready buddy, Jack the Irish Terrier.

#bookstagram #instabooks #bookish #booklover #greatreads #booknerd #fortheloveofreading #bookstagrammer #bibliophile #bookaholic #mustread #authorsofinstagram #bookblogger #amreading

GIVEAWAY!

$25 Amazon gift card

a Rafflecopter giveaway

—

A Conjuring of Ravens A Practical Guide to Sorcery Book 1 by Azalea Ellis Book Tour! @SilverDaggerBookTours #aConjuringOfRavens aPracticalGuideToSorcery @AzaleaEllis @schroesingersspy

 

 In a world where magic is a science, Siobhan is a

 genius.

But even geniuses need schooling.  

A Conjuring of Ravens

A Practical Guide to Sorcery Book 1

by Azalea Ellis

Genre: Epic Fantasy

In a world where magic is a science, Siobhan is a genius.

But even geniuses need schooling.

When Siobhan stumbled into the theft of a priceless magical book, she thought her dreams of becoming the world's most powerful sorcerer were destroyed.

But then a mysterious spell changed her life forever...

Siobhan is now wearing the body of a strange man and has a new identity—Sebastien. With a new chance for a new start, she allies herself with a local gang—secretly a revolutionary party funding itself through crime. Now, she is bound by vow to repay them in magic and favors.

But as Sebastien's reputation begins to bloom, and Siobhan's old enemies still lurk in the shadows, she quickly realizes that the secrets of this world are deeper and darker than she ever could have imagined.

Forced to juggle the two sides of her double life, Siobhan is determined to uncover the truth and take control of the name they gave her—The Raven Queen.

A Conjuring of Ravens is the first book in a hard fantasy series that includes: an intelligent protagonist, a rules-based magic system, and some hilarious misunderstandings.

Get it now.

Amazon * Apple * B&N * Google * Kobo * Smashwords * AzaleaEllis.com * Bookbub * Goodreads

**Don’t miss the rest of the series!**

Find them on AzaleaEllis.com

casting magic, magic school, 

Sebastien’s magic spun her ball even faster, until the sand began to heat with its passing, and then slowed it abruptly. The minimalist spell array glowed with inefficiency as the ball slowed, and then dimmed as the ball began to spin the opposite direction and gain speed again. Undoing the momentum the ball had built up so quickly required a level of energy she couldn’t channel all at once.

Perhaps one day, the ball would stop in an instant, with a cracking sound like a miniature bolt of lightning. She could dream, at least. “But is there any actual way for the coppers to catch the thief, if she or one of her accomplices doesn’t carelessly reveal themselves? Are there any leads?” she asked another student, trying to seem nonchalant.

Westbay looked from her spell Circle back to his own with a frown, spinning his ball faster. He was good, better than most of their classmates, but it was obvious to Sebastien that he hadn’t practiced as much as her. “The Raven Queen is skilled, and has been careful,” he said. “But she’s cocky, too. She wants to be seen, to be noticed, that’s why she commits such outrageous crimes in broad daylight. She will act again, she cannot help it, and when she does, she will make a mistake, and we will catch her.”

Sebastien raised her eyebrows, indignation at that assessment rising up inside her. She clamped down on the emotion and sent her ball on a series of fast, jerking turns back and forth.

Alec Gervin, who had grown bored with losing his game, stood up and stepped closer, watching with interest. “How are you doing that?”

Without thinking, she replied, “I can explain it to you, but I cannot understand it for you.”

The cogs between his ears moved slowly as he processed her words. His eyes widened. “Did you just insult me?”

“I didn’t mean to offend you. My intention was to insult you without you noticing.” The words spilled from her in a bout of ire, and it was only after they were out, hanging in the air like little guillotines over her neck, that she realized it may have been slightly uncalled for. Perhaps even a little rude?

 I’m the type of person that often has a wacky, shocking, or silly–but totally true–story to tell about my life.

(Like the time my brother and I were chased through a secluded strip of woods in the middle of the city, for over a mile, by a naked man with an erection.)

(Or the time a trucker threw an open bottle of pee out his passenger side window without looking right as I was walking by. You can guess what I got splashed with.)

(Or the time a man hit me with his pickup truck on purpose while I was riding my bike to school, and then insisted I get into the vehicle with him so he could drive me the rest of the way as an apology. Needless to say, I resisted.)

The early part of my childhood was spent on a small farmstead, and I’ve got an active imagination that tends toward the outrageous and the macabre, which led to me being voted “most likely to borrow someone else’s car to transport a dead body.”

Website * Facebook * Instagram * Bookbub * Amazon * Goodreads

#Epic #Fantasy #FantasyBooks #Magic #Adventure #books #readers #reading #booklovers #bookbuzz #bookboost #BookPromo #AuthorPromo #BookBlogger #Bookstagram #bookish #bookclub #MustRead #Writersofinstagram #AmReading #BookTour #Giveaway #writingcommunity #readerscommunity 

Follow the tour HERE for special content and a giveaway!

$20 Amazon

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Lighten the Load: A Pioneer Western Adventure David Fitz-Gerald Blog Tour! @AuthorDAVIDFG @cathiedunn @authordavefitzgerald @thecoffeepotbookclub

 

Book Title:

Lighten the Load

Series:

Ghosts Along the Oregon Trail (Book 2)

Author:

David Fitz-Gerald

Publication Date:

January 31, 2024

Publisher:

David Fitz-Gerald

Page Length:

203

Genre:

Western, Historical Fiction

Series Trailer:

https://youtu.be/sWvp6dtbXvA 

After a devastating tragedy, Dorcas Moon faces brutal choices in the unforgiving wilderness.

An unsolved hometown murder casts a foreboding shadow over the journey. Mounting responsibilities weigh heavy on Dorcas' shoulders while navigating the trail along the Platte River. Family, friends, and neighbors can't seem to get along without her help.

The gruesome trail exacts a heavy toll. A sweeping grass fire blazes across the prairie. A doomed wagon careens down a treacherous hill. A fellow traveler is gored to death while hunting buffalo. Each disaster pushes the pioneers to the brink. Amidst the chaos, Dorcas grapples with the realization that she must dump her precious cook stove and her husband's massive safe. The oxen can no longer haul the heavy weight of unnecessary cargo.

When her daughter mysteriously disappears while the wagons are at Fort Laramie, Dorcas Despairs. She is desperate to help her daughter when the troubled youth is found in the arms of a Brulé man in Spotted Tail's village.

Secure your copy of Lighten the Load and delve into an unforgettable saga of empowerment, sacrifice, and the haunting echoes of the American frontier. Rejoin Dorcas Moon on the adventure of a lifetime as she confronts the challenges that shape her destiny.

This title is available to read on #KindleUnlimited.

Universal Buy Link:

https://books2read.com/lighten-the-load 

 #HistoricalWestern #WesternAdventure #AmericanWest #Pioneers #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub

David Fitz-Gerald writes westerns and historical fiction. He is the author of twelve books, including the brand-new series, Ghosts Along the Oregon Trail set in 1850. Dave is a multiple Laramie Award, first place, best in category winner; a Blue Ribbon Chanticleerian; a member of Western Writers of America; and a member of the Historical Novel Society.

Alpine landscapes and flashy horses always catch Dave’s eye and turn his head. He is also an Adirondack 46-er, which means that he has hiked to the summit of the range’s highest peaks. As a mountaineer, he’s happiest at an elevation of over four thousand feet above sea level.

Dave is a lifelong fan of western fiction, landscapes, movies, and music. It should be no surprise that Dave delights in placing memorable characters on treacherous trails, mountain tops, and on the backs of wild horses.

Website:

https://www.itsoag.com/GATOT 

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/AuthorDAVIDFG 

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/AuthorDaveFITZGERALD/ 

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/authordavefitzgerald/ 

Pinterest:

https://www.pinterest.com/AuthorDaveFITZGERALD/ 

Book Bub:

https://www.bookbub.com/profile/david-fitz-gerald 

Amazon Author Page:

https://www.amazon.com/author/dfitzgerald 

Goodreads:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17341792.David_Fitz_Gerald 

Linktree

https://linktr.ee/authordavidfitzgerald 

Tour Schedule Page: