Help the Chicks celebrate book release day twins Ellen Byron and Patricia Sargeant (writing as Olivia Matthews).

First up, please put your hands together for the trade paperback release of Ellen’s CRESCENT CITY CHRISTMAS CHAOS! CRESCENT CITY CHRISTMAS CHAOS is the fourth book in Ellen’s Vintage Cookbook Mystery series. Here’s what Ricki James-Diaz’s is cooking up in this caper.

It’s Christmas. It’s cozy. It’s culinary. It’s chaos! It’s the fourth book in this fabulous mystery series with a vintage flair from USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award-winning author Ellen Byron.

Have yourself a merry little … murder?

Ricki James-Diaz gets the best present ever when her parents arrive in New Orleans for the holidays. Not only is it a chance to catch up, it’s also an opportunity to jog her mom Josepha’s memory about Ricki’s adoption. The details have always been shrouded in mystery. And Ricki understands why when she learns her mother was blackmailed for years, simply for not wanting to lose her precious daughter.

But digging into the past soon lands the James-Diaz clan in water hotter than a big pot of gumbo! When the woman who extorted Ricki’s mom is found dead at her home, Josepha becomes the primary suspect. Now Ricki has another murder to solve, and tracking down a killer in Crescent City is going to take a miracle.

Luckily, ’tis the season! And Ricki has all the staff at the Bon Vee Culinary House Museum on hand to help. Can she prove her mother’s innocence and have the case wrapped up in time for Christmas?

Help Ellen celebrate by buying a copy of CRESCENT CITY CHRISTMAS CHAOS here.

Next, let’s raise a glass for Patricia’s MURDER UNDER A PEN NAME, the third book in her Peach Coast Library Mystery series, which she writes as Olivia Matthews. In this installment, a killer’s trying to take Marvey out of circulation.

Marvey, a small-town librarian, discovers a dead body—now she’s being framed for murder!

Marvey’s managing multiple projects at the library and volunteering with the Peach Coast Historical Society’s Annual Scavenger Hunt, but she still has time to help a neighbor in need.

When the town’s art gallery co-owner forgets his satchel at the library after his presentation, Marvey offers to return it to his office the next morning. But once she arrives, Marvey finds the co-owner murdered. Seconds later, sheriff’s deputies appear and Marvey’s cataloged under a cloud of suspicion.

With evidence being planted against her, Marvey must prove her innocence. To do that, she’ll have to find the real killer—who may be hiding under a fake name.

Help Patricia celebrate by buying a copy of MURDER UNDER A PEN NAME here.