Welcome to Judy Penz Sheluk w/ #Mystery #book ‘Skeletons In The Attic’ @JudyPenzSheluk @GoddessFish

On December 1, 2016November 4, 2016 By Casey's CornerIn Authors & Books, Goddess Fish Promotions4 Comments

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Today we have author Judy Penz Sheluk visiting. Welcome!

What would you like to tell readers about yourself?

* An Amazon International Bestselling Author, Judy Penz Sheluk’s debut mystery novel, The Hanged Man’s Noose (Barking Rain Press), was published in July 2015. Skeletons in the Attic (Imajin Books), the first book in her Marketville Mystery Series, was published in August 2016.
* Judy’s short crime fiction appears in World Enough and Crime, The Whole She-Bang 2, The Whole She-Bang 3, Flash and Bang and Live Free or Tri.
* Judy is a member of Sisters in Crime, Crime Writers of Canada, International Thriller Writers and the Short Mystery Fiction Society.
* Find Judy on her website/blog at http://www.judypenzsheluk.com, where she interviews other authors and blogs about the writing life. You can also find Judy on Facebook (facebook.com/JudyPenzSheluk), Twitter (@JudyPenzSheluk) and on her Amazon author page, amazon.com/author/judypenzsheluk.

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* What goes on behind closed doors doesn’t always stay there…
* Calamity (Callie) Barnstable isn’t surprised to learn she’s the sole beneficiary of her late father’s estate, though she is shocked to discover she has inherited a house in the town of Marketville—a house she didn’t know existed. However, there are conditions attached to Callie’s inheritance: she must move to Marketville, live in the house, and solve her mother’s murder.
* Callie’s not keen on dredging up a thirty-year-old mystery, but if she doesn’t do it, there’s a scheming psychic named Misty Rivers who is more than happy to expose the Barnstable family secrets. Determined to thwart Misty and fulfill her father’s wishes, Callie accepts the challenge. But is she ready to face the skeletons hidden in the attic?

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* Callie: “You said he wanted me to move into the house? When was he going to tell me?”
* “I think the initial plan was that your father was going to move back in there,” Leith said. “But of course now—”
* “Now that he’s dead, you think he wanted me to move there?”
* “Actually, it’s more than wanted, Calamity. It’s a provision of the will that you move into Sixteen Snapdragon Circle for a period of one year. After that time, you are free to do what you wish with it. Go back to renting it, continue to live there, or sell it.”
* “And if I decide to sell it?”
* “Homes in that area of Marketville typically sell quickly and for a decent price, certainly several times your parents’ original investment back in 1979. You’d have to put in some elbow grease, not to mention some basic renovations, but your father left you some money for that as well.”
* “He had money set aside? Enough for renovations?” I thought about the shabby townhouse, the threadbare carpets, the flannel sheet covering holes in the fabric of the ancient olive green brocade sofa. I always thought my dad was frugal because he had to be. It never occurred to me he was squirreling away money to fix up a house I didn’t even know existed.

Buy Skeletons In The Attic here…
Skeletons In The Attic is on sale from December 1 through December 7 for .99 (reg. price $4.99) at Amazon

Find Judy Penz Sheluk here…
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Thank you for joining us here today, Judy Penz Sheluk! It was a pleasure getting to know you and your story.

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Welcome to Maggie McConnell w/ #RomCom #book ‘Spooning Daisy’ @GoddessFish

On November 30, 2016November 4, 2016 By Casey's CornerIn Authors & Books, Goddess Fish Promotions2 Comments

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Today we have author Maggie McConnell visiting. Welcome!

What would you like to tell readers about yourself?

* Golden Heart nominee Maggie McConnell spent her childhood overseas as the daughter of US diplomats. Attending college in Illinois, she earned a BA in Art and an MBA while working at the local humane shelter. At 26, she packed her dog and cat into a Ford truck and drove the Alcan Highway to Alaska, where she spent 23 years exploring The Last Frontier in a single-engine Cessna. A vegan and animal rights advocate, Maggie provides a sanctuary on her Arizona ranch for all creatures great and small, but her immediate family includes dog Molly, cat Sara, horses Quinn and Teena, and an ever-growing dynasty of chipmunks. Every year, like the Gray Whale, Maggie returns to Alaska.

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~ Blurb ~

* Her mango chutney is exquisite; her blueberry sauce to die for. But Chef de Cuisine Daisy Moon is a woman without a kitchen after a “bit of trouble” at her last job. Now blacklisted from Seattle to San Francisco, Daisy’s sole job offer is from Wild Man Lodge in Otter Bite, Alaska, where the end of the road is just the beginning.

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* His laugh was immediate. Daisy realized how ridiculous her allegation was. Max Kendall’s particular brand of woman didn’t need lies to motivate her into his bed. His women were fun and adventurous and, unlike Daisy, didn’t have impossible expectations.
* “I thought we were talking about you,” he said with a dying chuckle. “But if you think you’re helping the enemy…” With his good leg bearing the brunt of his weight, he rose from the bed. Grabbing the handles on his duffle bag, he slowly stepped toward the bathroom.
* “If the lights were dim and the music soft and the wine expensive.”
* Max turned at the door. “And?”
* “And what?”
* “I don’t believe for one second that you, Daisy, would be undermined by lights, music, and wine.”
* “And… if I thought you were…special.”
* “And what makes a man special?”
* Daisy hesitated at the fork in her road. She could give Max an honest answer or… “Well, for one thing, he’s very forgiving–“
* His eyes crinkled as his grin returned.
* “–And he would never use all the hot water just to prove some ridiculous point.”
* “I guess I’m not the only one who has trouble giving a straight answer. See you when the water runs cold.” The bathroom door clicked shut.
* “And he makes me smile,” Daisy murmured, smiling.

Buy Spooning Daisy here…
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Thank you for joining us here today, Maggie McConnell! It was a pleasure getting to know you and your story.

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Welcome to M. D. Presley w/ #Fantasy #book ‘The Woven Ring’ @aironearth @GoddessFish

On November 29, 2016November 4, 2016 By Casey's CornerIn Authors & Books, Goddess Fish Promotions4 Comments

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Today we have author M. D. Presley visiting. Welcome!

What would you like to tell readers about yourself?

* Never passing up the opportunity to speak about himself in the third person, M.D. Presley is not nearly as clever as he thinks he is. Born and raised in Texas, he spent several years on the East Coast and now waits for the West Coast to shake him loose. His favorite words include defenestrate, callipygian, and Algonquin. The fact that monosyllabic is such a long word keeps him up at night.

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* A fantasy reimagining of the American Civil War that pits muskets against magic, massive war machines against mind readers, and glass sabers against soldiers in psychic exoskeletons.
* In exile since the civil war, former spy and turncoat Marta Childress wants to quietly live out her remaining days in the West. But then her manipulative brother arrives with one final mission: Transport the daughter of a hated inventor deep into the East. Forced to decide between safely delivering the girl and assassinating the inventor, Marta is torn between ensuring peace or sparking a second civil war.

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* The man waiting for her was entirely nondescript, his suit a few years old, eyes and hair a burnished brown that matched his well-trimmed mustache. He would have blended in with any crowd, just another anonymous face, but the crook in his nose gave Carmichael away. It had been two years since Marta last beheld her brother, but she recognized him instantly despite his disguise.
* Her anger immediately roiled to a boil, burning away the effects of the alcohol as the perfect clarity of rage roared within her. Her fourth Breath also flared to life, begging to be released. Straightaway, Armor plans filled her head: a club to stave his skull in, claws to tear out his throat, or even the serpentine tongue that had shattered his nose all those years ago. Some part of Marta’s mind clinically noted there would be a certain symmetry to that act as her Breath again implored her to be released to wreak havoc.
* The Blessed Breath remained in her chest though, Marta incapable of releasing it now. Carmichael had seen to that when last they met.
* “Are you going to continue to gawp like a provincial on her first trip to town or can we conduct our business inside?”
* His voice was familiar, always soft, but demanding attention. Yet there was something new to it, a further depth to his indifference Marta had not encountered before as she stepped aside to allow him entrance. If she did not acquiesce willingly, he would be forced to force her.

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Thank you for joining us here today, M. D. Presley! It was a pleasure getting to know you and your story.

ANNOUNCEMENT! M. D. Presley will be awarding to a randomly drawn commenter a handcrafted silver ring! So be sure to leave a comment AND use this RAFFLECOPTER LINK to enter the drawing. Also, visit the other tour stops for a greater chance of winning!