Dorothy is giving away a paperback copy of FLOWERBED OF STATE to 4 winners!

Cassandra “Casey” Calhoun’s passion for gardening has carried her to President’s Park on which sits the White House. But when she finds a dead body in a trash can, Casey has to root out a killer before she ends up planted herself. This spunky new romantic suspense series is an obvious pick for readers who enjoy Julie Hyzy’s “White House Chef” series (Buffalo West Wing), but also think of gardening mystery series such as Rosemary Harris’s (Slugfest). —Library Journal

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Mary is giving away a signed copy of ANGEL CONDEMNED!

As an attorney, Brianna Winston-Beaufort practices law in the great state of Georgia. As a celestial advocate, she handles appeals for the souls of the dead.

This is the fifth in the popular Beaufort & Company Mystery series.

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Ali is giving away a signed ARC and signed original paperback of DOUBLE BOOKED FOR DEATH (1 winner)!

As the new owners of Pettistone’s Fine Books, Darla Pettistone is determined to prove herself a worthy successor to her late great-aunt Dee...and equally determined to outwit Hamlet, the smarter-than-thou cat she inherited along with the shop. Darla’s first store event is a real coup: the hottest bestselling author of the moment is holding a signing there. But when the author meets an untimely end during the event, it’s ruled an accident—until Hamlet digs up a clue that seems to indicate otherwise. First in a new cozy series.

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Denise is giving away a signed copy of MURDER OF A CREPED SUZETTE!

MURDER OF A CREPED SUZETTE, Book 14 of the Scumble River Mystery series, is on sale NOW!

Plans to build a country music theater in Scumble River fall flat when a female country singer is murdered, and the motives and suspects stretch back decades.

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Leann is giving away a signed copy of THE CAT, THE LADY AND THE LIAR!

Cat lover and quilter Jillian Hart’s latest“Cats in Trouble” mystery involves a pampered cat, an antebellum mansion and a true southern belle with plenty of money and a few secrets that will lead to murder.

This book made the New York Times bestseller list for Mass Market Fiction.

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James is giving away a ctitique of a work by a writer, either published or otherwise. The text may be 3 chapters or up to fifty pages. The critique will include a followup after a re-working of the text, if the winner so desires!

LUCIFER’S TEARS, Book 2 of the Inspector Vaara series, will be available in trade paperback February 7, 2012!

Inspector Kari Vaara has left the Arctic Circle and returned—reluctantly—to Helsinki, where headaches and sleeplessness plague him. But he must work through the pain. He has two cases on his plate: the brutal murder of a Russian businessman’s wife, and—more secretively—an investigation into an elderly Finnish national hero who may have played a darker role in World War II than the public knows. Vaara’s past has turned him into a haunted man. The questions he’s asking now may turn him into a hunted man as well...

Please read reviews on my web page. There are many.

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Elaine is giving away a copy of DEATH ON A PLATTER, Book 7 in the Josie Marcus, Mystery Shopper series!

Josie Marcus plans to savor sampling the local St. Louis cuisine for a City Eats food tour. But her appetite is ruined at Tillie’s Off the Hill Italian Restaurant when another customer is poisoned. Was the victim the real target—or is someone trying to ruin Tillie’s reputation? It’s up to Josie to find a killer who has no reservations about preparing a dish to die for...

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