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Showing posts with label Holiday Cozy Mystery. Show all posts

Monday, December 19, 2016

The Seven-Course Christmas Dinner by Rosie Genova (Book Promo)

In association with Great Escapes Virtual Book Tours, Jersey Girl Book Reviews is pleased to host a book promo for The Seven-Course Christmas Dinner by author Rosie Genova!





The Seven-Course Christmas Dinner by Rosie Genova
Book #3.5 - Novella: The Italian Kitchen Mysteries Series
Publisher: Beyond The Page
Publication Date: November 27, 2016
Format: eBook - 77 pages
               Kindle - 421 KB
               Nook - 243 KB
ASIN: B01NBDVUCX
BNID: 2940157053246
Genre: Cozy Mystery / Holiday Cozy Mystery Novella


Buy The Book: 
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Buy The Series: The Italian Kitchen Mysteries Series
Book 1: Murder and Marinara
Book 2: The Wedding Soup Murder
Book 3: A Dish Best Served Cold
Book 3.5: The Seven-Course Christmas Dinner
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
Goodreads



Book Description:

Rosie Genova, author of the Italian Kitchen Mysteries, serves up a new dish this week with the release of her e-book holiday novella, The Seven Course Christmas Killer: A Holiday Novella from the Italian Kitchen. Priced at .99, the e-book will be available on Amazon and most other retailers.

The story takes place on Christmas Eve, as Vic and the gang prepare the traditional Feast of the Seven Fishes for their annual holiday party. But before you can say “shrimp scampi,” Mayor Anne McCrae takes a nasty fall that may not be an accident. Add a nosy reporter, guests with grudges, and a missing kitchen knife—and Vic suddenly has all the ingredients for murder!


  On Christmas Eve, someone might be sleeping with the fishes. . .

It’s December at the Casa Lido, which means only one thing: the Rienzi family’s traditional Christmas Eve celebration, including wine, song, and seven Italian seafood courses. As Victoria and Tim prep scungilli and calamari, Nonna directs the cooking until all is in readiness for the big night.
But the holiday cheer is interrupted by the attempted murder of Mayor Anne McCrae, who asks Vic to investigate. Trouble is, there are as many suspects as there are fishes on the Christmas Eve menu . . .






About The Author




A Jersey girl born and bred, national bestselling author Rosie Genova left her heart at the shore, which serves as the setting for her cozy series, the Italian Kitchen Mysteries. Her debut, Murder and Marinara, was voted a Best Cozy of 2013 by Suspense Magazine and was a finalist for a 2014 Daphne Award. Her books have been described as blending “mystery with comedy, romance, family drama, a vivid and affectionate portrayal of the Jersey shore and…oh yes, cooking.”

The proud mama of three grown sons, Rosie still lives in her home state with her husband and a charming mutt named Lucy. She also writes women's fiction as Rosemary DiBattista.






Book Promo


Promo Participants:

November 30 - Mystery Thrillers and Romantic Suspense Reviews

December 1 - Jane Reads

December 1 - Moonlight Rendezvous

December 2 - Queen of All She Reads

December 2 - Turning the Pages

December 2 - Island Confidential

December 2 - Brooke Blogs

December 2 - T's Stuff

December 3- Melina's Book Blog

December 3 -  Christa Reads and Writes

December 4 - A Holland Reads

December 4 - The Power of Words

December 5 - A Blue Million Books

December 5 - Celticlady's Reviews

December 6 - Classy Cheapskate

December 7 - Books,Dreams,Life

December 9 - Cozy Up With Kathy

December 9 - Valerie's Musings

December 10 - StoreyBook Reviews

December 10 - Mystery Playground

December 11 - Bibliophile Reviews

December 11 -  Laura's Interests

December 12 - Socrates' Book Reviews

December 14 - Traci Andrighetti's blog

December 14 - Melissa's Eclectic Bookshelf

December 14 - 3 Partners in Shopping, Nana, Mommy, & Sissy, Too!

December 14 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book

December 15 - Author Annette Drake's blog

December 16 - Varietats

December 17 - Author Michele Lynn Seigfried's blog

December 18 - Community Bookstop

December 19 -  The Girl with Book Lungs

December 19 - Jersey Girl Book Reviews

December 23 - Pulp and Mystery Shelf




Monday, December 14, 2015

Murder Fir Christmas by Joyce and Jim Lavene (Book Review / Contest Giveaway)

In association with Great Escapes Virtual Book Tours, Jersey Girl Book Reviews is pleased to host the virtual book tour event for Murder Fir Christmas by authors Joyce and Jim Lavene!






Book Review



Murder Fir Christmas by Joyce and Jim Lavene
Book 1: A Christmas Tree Valley Mystery Series
Publisher: Independent Self Publishing
Publication Date: PB - November 29, 2015 / eBook - December 1, 2015
Format: Paperback - 246 pages
               Kindle - 538 KB / 208 pages
ISBN: 978-1519602527
ASIN: B016APS2PI
Genre: Holiday Cozy Mystery


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Disclaimer: I received a copy of the book from the authors in exchange for my honest review and participation in a virtual book tour event hosted by Great Escapes Virtual Book Tours.


Book Description:

Down the mountain from Sweet Pepper, Tennessee is Christmas Tree Valley, a place filled with hundreds of Christmas tree farms where generations of growers have made people’s lives brighter. Yet even here in this quiet, postcard-perfect corner of the world, darkness and murder can still stalk the night.

Federal Wildlife Agent Bonnie Tuttle has always had a special gift with wild animals. It was one of the reasons she decided to train with the wildlife agency. She’s spent the last ten years in Alabama working, but her mother needs her home and she’s back despite all the bad parts of her life she hoped to leave behind.

Her first day home begins with a fire on the island in Sweet Pepper Lake and the death of Harvey Shelton, the wildlife agent she’s supposed to replace. Bonnie manages to rescue dozens of animals from the fire – including a wolf pup that was shot with the same bullet that killed Harvey.

Now she’s hot on the trail of Harvey’s killer and trying to reintegrate the wolf back into the wild even though he seems to want to stay with her. Yet old memories persist in the small community where she grew up, and the killer now seems to believe that she has what he killed Harvey for. All she has to do is figure out what that is before it’s too late.

Christmas Recipes included!


My Book Review:

If you are looking to read an intriguing cozy mystery story with a Christmas theme over the holidays, then look no further, Murder Fir Christmas is the book for you!

Husband and wife author team of Joyce and Jim Lavene weave a delightful holiday cozy mystery tale that transports the reader to the picturesque Great Smoky Mountain small towns of Sweet Pepper and Christmas Tree Valley, Tennessee, where they follow Federal Wildlife Agent Bonnie Tuttle as she investigates a case of arson and murder.

After ten years in Alabama working with wildlife animals, Bonnie Tuttle heads home to Christmas Tree Valley, Tennessee, to help her ailing mother on their family Christmas tree farm, and to take over for retiring Federal Wildlife Agent Harvey Shelton. But an arson on the island of Sweet Pepper Lake, the rescue of an injured wolf pup, and the murder of Agent Shelton and another person, has Bonnie caught up in an investigation to find the killer before anything else occurs.

Murder Fir Christmas is the first book in A Christmas Valley Mystery Series. This is an exciting tale that easily draws the reader into the mystery and suspense that befalls the peaceful small towns of Sweet Pepper and Christmas Tree Valley, Tennessee. The authors provide the readers with a wonderful tale full of intrigue, action, suspense, Cherokee Indian folk lore, a paranormal twist, and enough twists and turns that easily keeps them turning the pages.

I loved following Bonnie's intertwining storylines of taking care of her mother and family's Christmas tree farm with the rescuing of the injured wolf pup and the arson / murder investigation at Sweet Pepper Lake. You can't help but delve into Bonnie's story with its wonderful mixture of mystery and mystical themes, the richly vivid descriptions transported me into the center of the action, and simply kept me captivated from beginning to end. I can't wait to read the next book in the series!

I would be remiss if I didn't mention the yummy Christmas recipes that are included at the end of the book. If you want to know what the sinfully delightful recipes are, then you'll just have to read the book to find out! You can thank me later. *wink, wink*

I am a fan of reading cozy mysteries that are set in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, and Murder Fir Christmas had everything that I expected and then some. I am a new fan of the Lavenes, and I look forward to reading more of their books. My heart aches for Joyce and Jim, as Joyce passed away in October, but I know that she is looking down from heaven and smiling lovingly at Jim for continuing their legacy of weaving wonderful tales for their fans.


RATING: 5 STARS 






About The Authors



Joyce and Jim Lavene
write award-winning, bestselling mystery fiction as themselves, J.J. Cook, and Ellie Grant. They have written and published more than 70 novels for Harlequin, Berkley, Amazon, and Gallery Books along with hundreds of non-fiction articles for national and regional publications. They live in rural North Carolina with their family.


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Virtual Book Tour



Tour Schedule:

December 2 – Back Porchervations – Review
December 3 – Lisa Ks Book Reviews – Review
December 3 – readalot – Review
December 4 – Community Bookstop – Review
December 4 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – Review
December 5 – Babs Book Bistro – Review 
December 6 – Moonlight Rendezvous – Review 
December 7 – Bubble Bath Books – Review 
December 7 – Mochas, Mysteries and Meows – Review
December 8 – Cozy Up With Kathy – Review
December 9 – fuonlyknew – Review
December 10 – 3 Partners in Shopping, Nana, Mommy, &, Sissy, Too ! – Review
December 10 – fundinmental – Review
December 11 – Mallory Heart Reviews – Review 
December 12 – Shelley’s Book Case – Review
December 13 – Laura’s Interests – Review 
December 14 – Jersey Girl Book Reviews – Review
December 14 – Socrates’ Book Reviews – Review
December 15 – View from the Birdhouse – Review
December 15 – Book Babble – Review