Raspberry Truffle Murder - The first of a series of tasty reads. #CulinaryLit

As you know, I am mixing my fondness of Food Network and Cooking Channel shows with book blogging. 

Raspberry Truffle  Murder kicks off the Maple Hills Cozy Mystery series by Wendy Meadows. 

What is the book about?

When Nikki’s husband of 20 years decided that he wanted a different life in Los Angeles it spawns a new life for her as well. Leaving behind Atlanta and her Journalism career there, she and her college bound son move to the small and tightknit town of Maple Hills, Vermont. With a bustling tourist season, the thriving community seems the perfect place to set up her new Chocolate Shop… yet opening day proves more deadly than profitable.

A hit and run right outside her shop door leaves a man dead and questions swirling. When the victim is identified as Steven Denforth, the most hated and reviled man in town, it resurrects the fissures that had recently torn Maple Hills apart. It seems that when Denforth first came to town, the quiet man bought the local paper, then proceeded to publish damning articles about some of the communities’ most prominent members - secrets that no one should have known about.

Now he is dead and everyone is a suspect, including Nikki. As both a former reporter and an FBI Consultant, Nikki instinctively knows the dirt in Maple Hills is piled high and if she doesn’t get to the bottom of it, and to the murder, then her stay in the quaint Northern Town may very well be short lived.

Want to know more about the series?

If you are hungry for more Maple Hill Cozy Mysteries, you can move on to Peppermint Chocolate Murder, Blueberry Truffle Murder and Sea Salt Caramel Murder.

Maple Hill Cozy Mysteries can be read in one to two hours. It is perfect for those moments when you are waiting at an appointment or want to enjoy a quick read --- Sounds convenient. 

For more about the author and her books, click here: http://wendymeadows.com/author/

Time for some Culinary Lit: Off the Menu by Stacey Ballis.

As many of you know, I have been spending a lot of my time with my Food TV blog recently including a celebrity sugar artist interview and a campaign to promote Food Network Star finalist Jernard Wells, The Chef of Love. I thought I would make a smooth transition back to promoting books and writers. So, I am going 'off the menu'....

What is Off the Menu about?

As the executive culinary assistant to celebrity Chicago chef Patrick Conlon, Alana Ostermann works behind the scenes—and that’s just the way she likes it. But with developing recipes for Patrick’s cookbooks, training his sous chefs, picking out the perfect birthday gifts for his ex-mother-in-law, and dealing with the fallout from his romantic escapades, she barely has a personal life, much less time to spend with her combo platter of a mutt, Dumpling.

Then a fluke online connection brings her RJ, a transplant from Tennessee, who adds some Southern spice to her life. Suddenly Alana’s priorities shift, and Patrick—and Dumpling—find themselves facing a rival for her time and affection. With RJ in the mix, and some serious decisions to make about her personal and professional future, Alana must discover the perfect balance of work and play, money and meaning, to bring it all to the table—one delicious dish at a time…

Want to know more this book and others by Stacey Ballis? Click here: http://www.staceyballis.com/books/

Why won't this butterfly take flight? He didn't want to miss this book trailer!

What's the book about?
George was like other butterflies of his age in so many ways. He loved to play Daisy Dodge with the other boys. He read lots of books. And after doing his homework, he loved playing his favorite video game, Knights and Castles. But George wasn’t like other butterflies. You see, George was the butterfly who didn’t want to fly. In The Butterfly Who Didn’t Want to Fly, George learns that the first step is admitting your fears and the second step is facing them, but can George overcome his fear and save his friend in time? The Butterfly Who Didn’t Want to Fly is an endearing story of courage and bravery that children of all ages will enjoy.

Watch the book trailer. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO2FUt_3Q3o
The Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Butterfly-Who-Didnt-Want-Fly/dp/0615950248

Engaging #SciFi #Dystopian book free July 12-15 for Kindle - Into the Outside by Lynda Engler

What's it about?

Fifty years ago the Earth died. The Earth is now a fertile but dangerous jungle world. Wildlife has prospered although often in oddly altered forms. Survivors live in underground shelters waiting generations for the environment to become safe enough to emerge. Above ground, the radiation and poison has mutated the few humans that are left, but they do their best to survive for the 20 to 22 years they might live before the toxic planet or disease kills them. 
16-year-old Isabella has grown up believing mutants are sub-human, stupid and would eat every shelter person if they had the chance, until she spies a wandering mutant tribe through the glass bottom swimming pool that is her shelter’s only light source. Isabella is fascinated by them, but it’s their 17-year-old leader, Malcolm, who truly captivates her – ebony skin, straw-colored hair, rippling muscles, four fingers on one hand and six on the other. Night after night she sneaks out of her shelter to watch the tribe, dressed in her grandfather’s chemical/radiation suit. When Malcolm discovers her, they are wary of each other at first but eventually become friends and then lovers. Isabella finally leaves the safety of her shelter to follow Malcolm into the perilous Outside. 
Isabella knows the government plans to exterminate the mutants once it is safe for the shelter-folk to come Outside, and she expects radiation and disease, but no one in the tribe is prepared for cannibals! 
Isabella’s family mourns for their lost daughter, knowing that she will die Outside, but Grandfather refuses to search for her. Even if they found her, he knows that she will not return without the mutants, and he will not allow them into the shelter. But everything changes when her brother, Luke, learns of Colonel Ericssen’s deadly plan for the mutants. Luke defies their grandfather and leaves the shelter to track down Isabella and warn her of the threat she knows nothing about. But he is no more prepared for the dangers Outside than she is. Hunted and finally captured by the military, Luke must escape their grasp, find Isabella, and save her life. 

Don't miss it! Links below:
US: http://ow.ly/RPAam UK: http://ow.ly/ZX5yS

Becca honors her Dad by offering a free ebook this weekend: The Shadow Soldier.

What more appropriate way to honor a veteran Dad than by offering a free Kindle ebook Father's Day weekend!

What's it about?

When a soldier is lost in the snowy mountains of Afghanistan, his girlfriend feels the loss thousands of miles away in Boston's Back Bay. Can a shadowy figure, known only as the shadow soldier, bridge the gap and help her heal? This second edition contains new content, and a bonus short story.

Becca also has a book trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWLT2WjcLyo . 

So, where can you take advantage of this offer? 

Click here! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017E5QYWG

Bitter Envy is doing well!

What is this YA Urban Fantasy about?

Years ago my parents sold me to shifter lord Uriah Amstead. He developed my light magic, warping it into something darker through means that would make a hardened criminal flinch. Now I use my enchantress power to help Uriah grow his criminal empire. I torture shifters with my light magic, and sometimes I’m forced to kill. In my crazy world, it can be hard to know who to trust. But I have to take a chance because Uriah has finally gone too far. I am Envy Davis, and I am through being a pawn.

Kimber Leigh Wheaton has written many other books. Check out her website here: http://www.kimberleighwheaton.com/

Here is her Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/kimberly.l.wheaton.9

Only 13 days left to nominate this book on Kindle Scout. Follow the link to do so: https://kindlescout.amazon.com/p/2GETN8KN3WE8

#indieWriters? #SelfPublishedAuthors? What can Ocean do for you?

As an indie writer myself, I know it can be an uphill battle if you don't have an agent or a big name publisher behind you. Self-publishing success is something you automatically reach for. Ocean Reeve can help you do that. Besides publishing, Ocean has been in television and film production. You can profit from his experience. Learn more here: http://www.oceanreeve.com/#!publishing/ca4p

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