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 Eastover Treasures, Book 2

Cozy Mystery

Date to be Published: 12 Mar 2024

Publisher: Blue Dragon Publishing, LLC

 

Aury and Scott travel to the Finger Lakes in New York’s wine country
to get to the bottom of the mysterious happenings at the Songscape Winery.
Disturbed furniture and curious noises are one thing, but when a customer
winds up dead, it’s time to dig into the details and see what
ferments.

Is there any truth to the Native American legends that cluster near Seneca
Lake? Is the warrior’s disapproval of wineries growing legs?

Aury will need to pour over the clues to unearth the mystery before the
winery’s reputation is crushed. With the annual wine festival just
around the corner, Aury harvests more than she bargained for when the killer
tries to bottle her up for good.

About the Author

Dawn Brotherton

Dawn Brotherton is an award-winning author of nineteen books and featured
speaker at writing and publishing seminars. When it comes to exceptional
writing, she draws on her experience as a colonel retired from the US Air
Force as well as a softball coach and Girl Scout leader. Her variety of
interests has led to a range of genres including mystery, romance, young
adult fantasy, middle grade sports, picture book, and nonfiction. When she
isn’t using her words, Dawn is in her craft room in Williamsburg, VA,
quilting, painting, or taking online classes. Her affection for travel and
all-things-crafty keeps her imagination in high gear for the next Eastover
Treasure Mystery.

 

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 Eastover Treasures, Book 2

Cozy Mystery

Date to be Published: 12 Mar 2024

Publisher: Blue Dragon Publishing, LLC

 

Aury and Scott travel to the Finger Lakes in New York’s wine country
to get to the bottom of the mysterious happenings at the Songscape Winery.
Disturbed furniture and curious noises are one thing, but when a customer
winds up dead, it’s time to dig into the details and see what
ferments.

Is there any truth to the Native American legends that cluster near Seneca
Lake? Is the warrior’s disapproval of wineries growing legs?

Aury will need to pour over the clues to unearth the mystery before the
winery’s reputation is crushed. With the annual wine festival just
around the corner, Aury harvests more than she bargained for when the killer
tries to bottle her up for good.

 

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1767 Kaintwakon

“Take what I offer you. Five stones is a good trade.” Kaintwakon pushed the stones toward his playmate.

“I can get my own stones. Why do I need yours?” Atohi pushed the stones back.

The nine-year-old crossed his arms. “These are special stones with the power of the Creator. You White men don’t have anything so powerful. These take away fevers and bring rains during the growing season.”

The smaller boy stared at him, openmouthed. “We don’t have stones that do that.”

“White men don’t know that.”

“But you can’t say it if it isn’t true.”

“The French promise all manner of things that aren’t true.” Kaintwakon shoved the stones, and one rolled off their makeshift table.

Atohi flung his arm across the flat rock, sending the rest of the stones flying. “Why do I always have to play the part of the French? I want to be the one who brings honor to our Nation by discovering new goods. Let’s switch places.”

“Your father is not the one selected by the clan mother to interact with wily White men. You must be smart to know when they are telling the truth and when they are speaking falsely.”

Jumping to his feet, Atohi took up a fighting stance. “Are you saying I’m not smart?”

“What is this now?” Hasanoanda’s looming presence cast a shadow over the young boys.

Kaintwakon got to his feet. “We were just playing, Father.”

“It didn’t look like play, and it sounded like angry voices.”

The boys were reluctant to speak.

“Kaintwakon?” 

“I’m trying to teach Atohi how to trade. It’s good practice for us to learn how to deal with White men.”

“But it was a bad trade, and Kaintwakon is making false claims.” Atohi glared at the older boy in defiance.

“Is this true, Kaintwakon?” his father asked.

The young boy was wise enough to be chastened. Only insane people spouted lies; it was a sign of a disease, and those people were to be pitied. The word of an Onandowaga warrior was not something to trifle with.

He hung his head. “It was a foolish game.”

Hasanoanda regarded the two boys carefully. He pulled a leather thong from the pouch hanging around his waist. “Give me your right arms.”

Although frightened of what was to come, the boys did not dare disobey. They held out their right arms.

Kaintwakon’s father fashioned two loops and tied one end of the thong to his son’s wrist and the other end to Atohi’s, leaving them not more than six inches between. “You will stay like this until you learn how to work together. Visit both your mothers to see what chores need to be done.”

The boys glanced at each other and then at the binding. It was going to be awkward to even walk in this position, let alone get work done. 

“Yes, Father.” Kaintwakon tugged at his friend, and they shuffled off.

About the Author

Dawn Brotherton

Dawn Brotherton is an award-winning author of nineteen books and featured
speaker at writing and publishing seminars. When it comes to exceptional
writing, she draws on her experience as a colonel retired from the US Air
Force as well as a softball coach and Girl Scout leader. Her variety of
interests has led to a range of genres including mystery, romance, young
adult fantasy, middle grade sports, picture book, and nonfiction. When she
isn’t using her words, Dawn is in her craft room in Williamsburg, VA,
quilting, painting, or taking online classes. Her affection for travel and
all-things-crafty keeps her imagination in high gear for the next Eastover
Treasure Mystery.

 

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Eastover Treasures, Book 2

Cozy Mystery

Date to be Published: 12 Mar 2024

Publisher: Blue Dragon Publishing, LLC

 

Aury and Scott travel to the Finger Lakes in New York’s wine country
to get to the bottom of the mysterious happenings at the Songscape Winery.
Disturbed furniture and curious noises are one thing, but when a customer
winds up dead, it’s time to dig into the details and see what
ferments.

Is there any truth to the Native American legends that cluster near Seneca
Lake? Is the warrior’s disapproval of wineries growing legs?

Aury will need to pour over the clues to unearth the mystery before the
winery’s reputation is crushed. With the annual wine festival just
around the corner, Aury harvests more than she bargained for when the killer
tries to bottle her up for good.

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Chantel’s face fell, but she recovered quickly. “With so much
going on at Songscape, Ethan should cut his losses and drop out of the
festival next weekend. He has so much to attend to.”

“Oh, he’ll pull it together. Don’t worry about
him.” Aury didn’t understand how people put up with this
condescending woman.

“It’s not just about him. We want the attendees to feel safe.
We don’t want a repeat of what happened at the party. Of course,
I’m only saying this for the good of the community. Ethan and Joyce
are new here. They wouldn’t understand how much things like this festival
mean to the livelihood of all the wineries on the Finger Lakes.”
Chantel stared pointedly at Scott. “His careless mistakes could have
big repercussions on everyone.”

About the Author

Dawn Brotherton

Dawn Brotherton is an award-winning author of nineteen books and featured
speaker at writing and publishing seminars. When it comes to exceptional
writing, she draws on her experience as a colonel retired from the US Air
Force as well as a softball coach and Girl Scout leader. Her variety of
interests has led to a range of genres including mystery, romance, young
adult fantasy, middle grade sports, picture book, and nonfiction. When she
isn’t using her words, Dawn is in her craft room in Williamsburg, VA,
quilting, painting, or taking online classes. Her affection for travel and
all-things-crafty keeps her imagination in high gear for the next Eastover
Treasure Mystery.

 

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A Luscious Delights Mystery

Cozy Mystery

Date Published: January 16, 2023

Publisher: Wild Rose Press

 

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Roxy Constantine is the jam queen of Shavano, Colorado. But her social life
is a bust, and she’s still recovering from a bad experience as a line
cook in Denver. Things improve when she meets tasty local chef Nate
Robicheaux, but she’s also fending off the attentions of another
local, Brett Holmes, who won’t take no for an answer. When Brett
threatens to derail Roxy’s career, the two have a very public fight. A
few days later, Brett is found murdered in his restaurant kitchen, and
suddenly Roxy’s a prime suspect. Now Roxy must find the truth about
Brett and his murderer before the town of Shavano decides her reign as jam
queen is over for good.

 

About the Author

Meg Benjamin

Meg Benjamin is an award-winning author of romance. Meg’s Konigsburg
series is set in the Texas Hill Country and her Salt Box and Brewing Love
trilogies are set in the Colorado Rockies (all are available from Entangled
Publishing). Her new cozy mystery series, Luscious Delights, concerns a
jam-making sleuth based in the mythical small town of Shavano, Colorado.
Along with contemporary romance, Meg is also the author of the paranormal
Ramos Family trilogy from Berkley InterMix and the Folk trilogy from Soul
Mate. Meg’s books have won numerous awards, including an EPIC Award, a
Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award, the Holt Medallion from
Virginia Romance Writers, the Beanpot Award from the New England Romance
Writers, and the Award of Excellence from Colorado Romance Writers.

 

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Paint by Murder Mystery #2

Cozy Mystery

Date Published: 10-11-2022

Publisher: Crooked Lane Books

 

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In Bailee Abbott’s second book in the Paint by Murder mysteries,
Chloe and Izzie are taking their paint party business on the road—with
murder as the first stop!

Chloe Abbington and her sister, Izzie, are enjoying huge success running
Paint with a View, their paint party business in the tranquil western New
York lakeside town of Whisper Cove. Now, their aunt
Constance—president of the local chapter of the Chautauqua
Sisterhood—has hooked them up with a gig hosting a Halloween painting
party. The guests will be painting a local ghost legend, the Lady of
Chautauqua Lake, who died a hundred years earlier and rises from the lake
every October to haunt anyone who dares venture out on All Hallows’
Eve.

The event seems to be going off without a hitch, until Chloe overhears an
argument between Constance and Viola Finnwinkle, the Sisterhood director,
about the fate of the local chapter. Both women leave and the sisters finish
their painting. But the next morning, Viola’s body is discovered
floating face down near the town ferryboat dock, her long red hair spread
around her. Eerily, the image is an exact replica of a painting Chloe and
Izzie had discovered at the event the night before.

What’s more, the police find Constance’s purple knit hat lying
on the ground near the crime scene. Constance pleads innocence, saying the
hat mysteriously went missing during the event. Frantic that she might be
charged with murder, she begs Chloe and Izzie to help her. The sisters
believe their aunt is innocent, but if so, who’s the real
killer—and when will the next victim turn up?

 

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As we stepped up on the deck, Dewey was drying his damp face and hair with a towel. The sandy blond curls sprang out like corkscrews when he shook his head. He rubbed his face with one hand and leaned over to peer at the lake water again, as if he hadn’t noticed or heard us.

Izzie whistled. “Earth to Dewey. Are you running the ferry across the lake this morning anytime soon?” 

Dewey gasped and sprang to attention. His hand and fingers splayed across his chest. “About to give me heart failure, you did.” His gaze flitted sideways for an instant and straight again to us. “You want to take the ferry?”

“Uh, that’s what we’re here for, and I expect you’re here to take us.” Izzie planted both fists on her hips. “What do you keep staring at, Dewey Sawyer? Your face looks pale and almost white.” Izzie inched closer to him.

I walked alongside her. With a frown puckering my brow, I squinted. “And your hands are shaking like you overdosed on caffeine. Are you on that diet again? The one where you eat next to nothing? I remember last time you ended up in the hospital eating your meals through a tube. Not a smart thing to repeat.” I shook my head. Dewey was as thin as the stem of a rigger paint brush. He couldn’t afford to lose any weight. 

As we came to within a few feet of him, Dewey backed away from the edge of the deck and sobbed. I turned for a second. He stuffed his fist in his mouth, and his eyes bulged as if they could pop out of their sockets at any second. Something had upset him, which wasn’t so unusual. Everyone in town knew he was prone to hysterical episodes.

Puzzled and curious, I shifted my attention from Dewey to the lake water. I leaned over, searching exactly at the spot where he had been looking a moment ago. My insides lurched like they’d turn inside out, and I clutched my stomach with both hands. “Good lord.” I strained to speak. 

Izzie gripped my shoulder and let go of a low, feeble cry. “Is that really…is she…?” 

Even though my brain told me to look away, I couldn’t tear my gaze away from the horrible sight. A body was floating face down in the water near the shore, a woman with long red hair, spreading like tentacles around her head. Her blue wool coat was snagged on a huge tree trunk that had landed in the lake and been left there after lightning struck it down in a summer storm. An inch or two of her red dress showed along with the bottom half of her legs that had turned white and wrinkly. This image was almost exactly like in the painting we’d found left behind at the lodge, only this scene was terrifyingly real. Viola Finnwinkle was dead, and she’d been left floating in Chautauqua Lake. As if my mind finally caught up to what happened, I fumbled in my pocket to pull out the knit hat. I gasped as the hint of what it could likely mean hit me. The knit hat with a narrow brim was purple, and it looked exactly like the one Aunt Constance had been wearing to our event. 

 

 

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About the Author 

Bailee Abbott

Bailee Abbott is a native Ohioan who spends her days plotting murder and
writing mysteries. She’s a member of Sisters in Crime as well as of
International Thriller Writers. Bailee lives with her husband and furry
friend Max in the quiet suburbs of Green, Ohio. Bailee also writes the
Sierra Pines B&B mystery series under the name Kathryn Long.

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