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A Fun New Release by Karen C. Whalen

A friend of mine has a new release coming on April 14th and one you will genuinely enjoy! Book 2 in the Sea Oats Beach series, Washed Up at Sea Oats Beach. It holds well-drawn characters, a unique and intriguing mystery, and is set in a charming seaside town. So with summer finally on the… Continue reading A Fun New Release by Karen C. Whalen

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Don’t Miss Out on the Holiday Fun!

Available Now for Preorder! Inn the Dead of Winter, book 2 in the Spirit Lake Mysteries, is now available for preorder! Click on the image below to order your copy now, and prepare for another adventure with Andie Rose, Sister Alice, and Aspen. Not all who check inn, check out. Welcome to Spirit Lake in… Continue reading Don’t Miss Out on the Holiday Fun!

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Cover Reveal & Release Date!

Inn the Dead of Winter, book 2 in the Spirit Lake Mysteries, will be available on February 12th! Prepare for another adventure with Andie Rose, Sister Alice, and Aspen. Not all who check in, check out. With the help of her ESA and her sidekick nun, a six-year sober life coach and the owner of… Continue reading Cover Reveal & Release Date!

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Happy Fall!

To say I love autumn is an understatement. A HUGE one! But since fall goes so fast, starting early makes it last longer. ๐Ÿ™‚ Pumpkin spice everything; sweaters; hoodies; fingerless writing gloves;ย the smell of leaves and the sound as they crunch beneath my feet when I walk or run; the changing colors in nature; the… Continue reading Happy Fall!

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Release Day Tomorrow!

Inn the Spirit of Murder, book one in the Spirit Lake Mysteries, releases Wednesday, July 24th, by The Wild Rose Press. I'm absolutely thrilled that N.N. Light gave it a 5-star review! The kitchen is closed. Except for murder. Six-year-sober life coach and skeptic, Andie Rose Kaczmarek, and her red retriever emotional support animal, Aspen,… Continue reading Release Day Tomorrow!

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New Release Date for Inn The Spirit of Murder

My publisher has emailed to let me know the release date for Inn the Spirit of Murder has been bumped up from August 12th to July 24th! Preorders will go up soon. I'll send a reminder for those who are interested. The kitchen is closed; Except for murder. Also, like to read, discuss anything about… Continue reading New Release Date for Inn The Spirit of Murder

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Discovering New Favorite Authors

Don't you just love it when you stumble across a new author who changes your world? An author whose stories are so poignant and real and beautiful that you want to live there forever. Other than one Hallmark-style contemporary women's fiction novel, The Inheritance, I write mysteries, both cozies and clean romantic suspense. So 60%… Continue reading Discovering New Favorite Authors

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Enjoy A Cozy Mystery for Just .99!

Join Melanie Hogan and Claire Davis on the journey of solving a murder! When a body is discovered in the woods by Melanieโ€™s Minnesota lake house, it nearly gets both her and her estranged mother, Violet, killed. Melanie retreats to the familiar and comfortable surroundings of the beauty salon she owns with her best friend… Continue reading Enjoy A Cozy Mystery for Just .99!

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Coming in 2024!

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Now Available!

Shear Murder, book four in the Melanie Hogan Mysteries, is now available on Kindle! Paperback soon to follow. When beauty salon owner Melanie Hogan joins six of her pals from beauty college for a reunion in Pinewood Village, Minnesota, one of the gang turns up dead the morning after the party. With Melanieโ€™s shears as… Continue reading Now Available!