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Getting the Word Out by Debra H. Goldstein

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Getting the Word Out by Debra H. Goldstein

I’ve been so busy balancing the pandemic, mentioning that the
fourth Sarah Blair book, Four Cuts Too Many, is available for pre-order, and writing
the fifth book for 2022, that I haven’t given quite as much love to recently
published Three Treats Too Many.

Part of my seeming neglect of Three Treats Too Many is that the
very day it came out in August 2020, is the same day we moved into our new house
(I know, only a fool builds a new home during a pandemic). Consequently, I was
balancing unpacking boxes, figuring out new appliances, reviewing edits for
Four Cuts, writing blogs, and doing virtual appearances. I can honestly say
there were days I whipped off my t-shirt, grabbed a nice top, and barely made
it on to the computer looking like a human being from the waist up. And then, I
found myself glued to the news.

I know I am not the only author who has been a little off
my game, so I’m inviting you to mention your new books in the comments below. Let’s
give ourselves a round of applause for being published during these crazy
times!!!

Oh, and here is what Three Treats Too Many is about:

When a romantic rival opens a competing
restaurant in small-town Wheaton, Alabama, Sarah Blair discovers murder is the
specialty of the house . . . 
 
For someone whose greatest culinary skill is
ordering takeout, Sarah never expected to be co-owner of a restaurant. Even her
Siamese cat, RahRah, seems to be looking at her differently. But while Sarah
and her twin sister, Chef Emily, are tangled up in red tape waiting for the
building inspector to get around to them, an attention-stealing new
establishment—run by none other than Sarah’s late ex-husband’s mistress,
Jane—is having its grand opening across the street. 
 
Jane’s new sous chef, Riley Miller, is the talk
of Wheaton with her delicious vegan specialties. When Riley is found dead
outside the restaurant with Sarah’s friend, Jacob, kneeling over her, the
former line cook—whose infatuation with Riley was no secret—becomes the prime
suspect. Now Sarah must turn up the heat on the real culprit, who has no
reservations about committing cold-blooded murder . . .
 
 Includes quick and easy recipes!    Try it…. You might like it….

 

My World is Upside Down

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My World is
Upside Down by Debra H. Goldstein

I should be
promoting my new book, Three Treats Too Many, the third book in the Sarah Blair
mystery series that was released last week, but I’ve been busy. We moved.

Moving is not for
sissies. Moving is not for anyone. It’s exhausting – especially if you sell the
house you lived in for fifteen years in seven hours and need to move into
temporary housing ten days later. This translates into moving everything you own
into 3 storage bins. Six weeks later, everything came out of storage and was
brought to the house.

The kitchen alone
had just under 40 boxes to unpack, but we got them done.  Other than needing to go through some more
books and get a stand for my printer and a record player, the boxes downstairs
are gone.

Anyway, I’m going
to cut myself some slack this week and ask you to consider doing three things:

1) Join me and other members of Booklovers Bench  (Maggie Toussaint, Nancy J. Cohen, Cheryl
Hollon, and Anna Gerald/Diane A.S. Stuckart) for our Fall Cozy Mystery Party on
September 14   https://www.facebook.com/events/1221072701585246 

2)   
Think about purchasing or having your library
purchase Three Treats Too Many – or read it and pass it on to a friend.
Remember, it is a standalone, but for one day, today, September 11, you can get
a kindle or e-book copy of One Taste Too Many for only $1.99 –https://openroadmedia.com/

3)   
Grab a book, mine preferred, curl up somewhere
and enjoy a few hours of respite.

BSP and Passing It Forward by Debra H. Goldstein

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For
the next few months, while Linda takes a short break, watch for guest posts
featuring new books and authors.

BSP
and Passing it Forward by Debra H. Goldstein

It took
me months to learn that BSP stands for “Blatant Self Promotion.” Like many
authors, I’m basically an introvert who struggles to self-promote. Although I
could use this column to tell you that Three Treats Too Many, the new
Sarah Blair mystery, releases on August 25, but is available for pre-order and
that the e-book version of Two Bites Too Many, which was just named a
2020 Silver Falchion finalist, will be reduced to $.99 from August 21-24, and
featured in a Bookbub ad on August 22, but I won’t. Instead, I want to pass it
forward and tell you about some new releases I think might interest you.

On Tuesday, August 11, pick up a copy of PAW AND ORDER by V. M.
Burns.

It is the fourth book in the Dog Club Mystery Series. Available at https://bit.ly/DCMPawAndOrder :

Lilly’s
best pal Scarlett “Dixie” Jefferson has done it again! She’s convinced
eccentric poodle-loving billionaire Archibald Lowry to sponsor a grand
fundraiser for the Eastern Tennessee Poodle Rescue. Tragically, it’s too late
to rescue Lowry, who is murdered at the event. His pet poodle is now orphaned,
so Dixie begs Lilly to foster the adorable pup. Of course, she already has a
poodle—her beloved Aggie, named after Agatha Christie. Fortunately, Aggie seems
to like the new addition to the family, whom Lilly renames Rex, after her
second favorite mystery author, Rex Stout.
 
But she’s barely welcomed Rex into her home when
there’s an attempted poodle-nabbing, foiled with Aggie’s help. As desperate
characters try to get their hands on the canine cutie, Lilly turns to Dixie’s
dog training class to help her sort through a litter of suspects. Ultimately,
she may have to unleash Rex as bait to collar the killer . . .

Another
book to check out this month is Digging Up the Remains by Julia Henry.
It is the third book in the Garden Squad mystery series. This time,

Between hosting a haunted house on her
lawn, serving on the town’s 400th Anniversary Planning Committee, and prepping
for the Fall Festival’s 10k fundraiser, Lilly’s hands are full. She doesn’t
have time for prickly newspaper reporter Tyler Crane, who’s been creeping
around town, looking for dirt on Goosebush’s most notable families . . . until
he’s found dead on the race route moments before the start.
 
An unfortunate accident? Or did Tyler unearth a
secret that someone in Goosebush is willing to kill to keep? By planting nasty
rumors and cultivating fear, Tyler sowed a fair share of ill will during his
brief time in town. Weeding through the suspects will be thorny, but Lilly and
her Garden Squad are determined to root out the autumnal assassin before the
Fall Festival flops . .

A few more recently or about to be
released books include Cheryl Hollon’s Still Knife Painting, Leslie Budewitz’s The
Solace of Bay Leaves, Sherry Harris’ From Beer to Eternity, Bethany Maines’
Love and Treasure, Anna Gerald’s Peachy Scream, and Maggie Toussaint’s All
Done With It.