Paperback Release of WATERS OF DESTRUCTION!

I’m thrilled to announce that today, my second Orchid Isle mystery, Waters of Destruction, is being released as a trade paperback, at the new low price of $16.99! So if you’ve been waiting to buy the book until the price came down, now’s the time! Here’s the synopsis: After a vacation of a lifetime in Hilo, Hawai‘i, retired caterer Valerie Corbin and her wife Kristen … Continue reading Paperback Release of WATERS OF DESTRUCTION!

Happy Book Birthday to ILL-FATED FORTUNE

Hurrah! It’s release day for Ill-Fated Fortune! This is the first book in Jen’s Magical Fortune Cookie series. Praise includes: “This first in a new series featuring a likable Chinese American heroine will appeal to fans of Jenn McKinlay, Eve Calder, or Joanne Fluke.” ―Booklist “I enjoyed all aspects of the pleasantly appealing whodunit.” ―Dru’s Book Musings   ABOUT THE BOOK The first in the heart-warming … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to ILL-FATED FORTUNE

Happy Book Birthday, Jennifer!

Hurrah for Jennifer’s new book, Death by Bubble Tea! It’s the first in her new L.A. Night Market Mystery series with two cousins who run a food stall and get dished some murder. “Jennifer J. Chow pens an evocative L.A. cozy seasoned with suspense, family drama, and a smart and engaging amateur sleuth. Death by Bubble Tea is a clever and cunning culinary mystery that is sure … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday, Jennifer!

Release Day: Fatal Cajun Festival

Join the Chicks in wishing a Happy Book Birthday to Ellen! FATAL CAJUN FESTIVAL, Book 5 in her Cajun Country Mysteries, is now available wherever books are sold! USA Today bestselling and award-winning author Ellen Byron cranks it up to eleven in the fifth fast and funny Cajun Country mystery. Louisiana B&B owner Maggie Crozat kicks up her heels at a country music festival–but she’ll have … Continue reading Release Day: Fatal Cajun Festival

Happy Book Birthday, Leslie!

Today is the official release day for MURDER FROM SCRATCH, by our very own Chick, Leslie Karst. Happy book birthday, Leslie! MURDER FROM SCRATCH is the latest addition to Leslie’s wonderful Sally Solari Mystery series. You can always count on great mysteries and great recipes from this Best Humorous Mystery Lefty nominee. Here’s a little about the book… Restaurateur Sally Solari’s cousin Evelyn may be … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday, Leslie!

Murder from Scratch, and My Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Tomorrow, April 9th, marks the official release of the fourth book in my Sally Solari series, Murder from Scratch. Yes, you could say I’m pretty darned excited. But it’s been a tough few days leading up to this point. Last Thursday, I awoke to learn that my 89-year-old father, Kenneth L. Karst, was being assigned hospice care. The news didn’t come as much of surprise, … Continue reading Murder from Scratch, and My Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

New Release: Foul Play on Words by Becky Clark

Book two in the fabulous Mystery Writer’s Mystery series, Foul Play on Words is available now wherever books are sold! ♥︎ Happy book birthday, Becky! Between a kidnapping, a double booking, and a crew of hapless volunteers, Charlee worries the writing conference will go to the dogs. Mystery author Charlee Russo agrees to speak at a Portland writers’ conference organized by her friend Viv Lundquist. … Continue reading New Release: Foul Play on Words by Becky Clark

New release alert: As Directed is out in the world!

This year’s spring and summer harvest has a bumper crop of Chicks’ books, and we couldn’t be more pleased. We’re kicking off this bookish bonanza with the release of As Directed, the third book in Kathleen Valenti’s Maggie O’Malley Mystery Series. Here’s the skinny on the book: In the shadow of a past fraught with danger and tainted by loss, former pharmaceutical researcher Maggie O’Malley … Continue reading New release alert: As Directed is out in the world!