The Mannequin Offensive by Kirsten Weiss

The Mannequin Offensive
by Kirsten Weiss
Rocky Bridges Book One
California nightmares…

After an overseas assignment goes bad, all Rocky Bridges wants is out of the global security business. No more personal protection gigs. No more jaunts to third world countries. No more managing wayward contractors. But when her business partner is killed, Rocky must investigate her own company and clients.

Rocky’s no PI, but she’s always trusted her instincts. Knife-wielding mobsters, sexy insurance investigators, and a Russian-model turned business partner are all in a day’s work. But her inner voice has developed a mind of its own, and she finds herself questioning her sanity as well as reality as she knows it. Rocky can’t trust those around her. Can she trust herself?

Genre: Mystery
Content/Theme(s): Suspense, Occult, Magic, Supernatural
Release Date: July 1, 2016
Publisher: Misterio Press

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The Fish Fry Fiasco by Laurel Richards

The Fish Fry Fiasco
by Laurel Richards
Cassie Wynn Mystery Book Two
Cassie and Mitch are back, and their new PI firm, Chase Investigations, has its first big case.

Roman Ricardo, owner of Roman Tackle and the sponsor of one of the biggest fishing tournaments in town, has been murdered. Someone slipped a lethal amoeba into Roman’s nasal spray.

Now Mitch and Cassie have to figure out who did it, and their list of suspects grows as they investigate the people who last came into contact with the victim.

With Mitch’s dad in town, they have some extra help, but father and son don’t exactly see eye to eye. Will Chase Investigations be able to catch the killer?

Genre: Romantic Mystery
Content/Theme(s): Cozy, Humor, Small Town, Florida
Release Date: June 2, 2016
Publisher: Indie

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The Clam Festival Murders by Laurel Richards

The Clam Festival Murders
by Laurel Richards
Cassie Wynn Mystery Book One
Nothing ever happens in a small clamming town like Fatmire, FL.

At least, that’s what Mitch Chase thinks until he teams up with eccentric mystery writer Cassie Wynn to solve a murder.

Vicki Cash is found facedown in her seafood dinner after someone at the Clam Festival slipped her a deadly ingredient.

Now Mitch and Cassie have to eliminate suspects, but that’s easier said than done. Vicki wasn’t exactly well liked. She took her ex-husband for everything he was worth, evicted the town’s most successful clam farmer, feuded with her sister, and bad-mouthed the mayor’s wife.

As they investigate, Mitch discovers this small town isn’t what it seems, and he’s attracted to more than Cassie’s powers of observation. With his quirky and intriguing partner by his side, he’s sure to lose his heart while he catches a killer.

Genre: Romantic Mystery
Content/Theme(s): Romantic Comedy, Amateur Sleuth, Small Town, Cozy
Release Date: May 1, 2016
Publisher: Indie

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Ghost Walking by Ally Shields

Ghost Walking
by Ally Shields
Maggie York Book One
Not believing won't make the ghosts go away.

New Orleans' homicide cop Maggie York is at the top of her game until a sniper's bullet changes everything. She flatlines, comes back. But not quite the same. She sees and hears things...ghostly things. And she blurts out enough to her doctors to end up on medical leave with a diagnosis of PTSD. If only.

Six months later, the voices have faded and the ghostly sightings are less frequent. The department still won't let Maggie return to the job. Oh, she's quit talking about ghosts, except to a few friends and the loony relatives who believe she's a witch, but Maggie doubts herself. Since inactivity is making it worse, she sets out to track down her shooter, only things get complicated...a ghostly witness wants his own murder solved, and sexy homicide cop, Josh Brandt—who just happens to be her replacement—wants her to butt out of his case.

After Josh catches her at the murder scene of a key witness, he wonders how the attractive redhead is staying one step ahead of him and how deeply her involvement goes. She doesn't appear as unstable as he's been told, but she's hiding something. He recognizes the signs...because he has secrets of his own. Unraveling her case soon draws them down twisted but intersecting paths.

And failure may cost Maggie her life.

Genre: Paranormal Mystery/Urban Fantasy
Content/Theme(s): Cops, Ghosts, Witches, Spiritualist, Thriller
Release Date: April 22, 2016
Publisher: Etopia Press

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The Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum by Kirsten Weiss

The Perfectly Proper
Paranormal Museum
by Kirsten Weiss
Perfectly Proper Paranormal
Museum Mystery Book One
A Perfectly Proper Murder

When Maddie Kosloski's career flatlines, she retreats to her wine-country hometown for solace and cheap rent. Railroaded into managing the local paranormal museum, she's certain the rumors of its haunting are greatly exaggerated. But a new ghost may be on the loose. A fresh corpse in the museum embroils Maddie in murders past and present.

With her high school bully as one of the officers in charge, Maddie doubts justice will be served. When one of her best friends is arrested, she's certain it won't be.

Maddie grapples with ghost hunters, obsessed taxidermists, and the sexy motorcyclist next door as outside forces threaten. And as she juggles spectral shenanigans with the hunt for a killer, she discovers there truly is no place like home.

Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery
Content/Theme(s): Humor, Haunting, Women Sleuths
Release Date: March 16, 2016
Publisher: Midnight Ink

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The Hermetic Detective by Kirsten Weiss

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The Hermetic Detective by Kirsten Weiss
Riga Hayworth Book Seven

A Monstrous Assassin. A Metaphysical Detective.

Housebound with five-month-old twins, Riga Hayworth just wants to get back in the metaphysical detecting game.

But when she’s called to help an elderly woman, haunted and alone, a deadly threat follows Riga home.

Can Riga prevent a tragedy and protect her family?

The Hermetic Detective is the seventh and final book in the Riga Hayworth series of paranormal mystery novels.

Genre: Paranormal Mystery
Content/Theme(s): Detective, Assassin, Magic, Suspense, Urban Fantasy
Release Date: October 31, 2015
Publisher: Misterio Press

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Dangerous Threads—Quest for the Crystal Skull—Murder at Webster Point Inn by David Ciambrone

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Dangerous Threads Book 7 Suspense, Adventure, History		Quest for the Crystal Skull Book 6 Adventure, Voodoo, Treasure		Murder at Webster Point Inn Book 8 Forgeries, Smuggling, History
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Dangerous Threads
by David Ciambrone
Virginia Davies Mysteries Book Seven
Virginia Davies-Clark must find a quilt missing for seventy years. An award-winning quilt hiding an amazing secret.

Virginia Davies-Clark is called back into the service of the Smithsonian Central Security Service and the Department of Defense along with her husband Andy and her friend Donna to locate a quilt. This isn't just any quilt.

At the 1933 Century of Progress in Chicago, Sears Roebuck Company sponsored a quilt contest. The Grand Prize was to be $1,000.00. The quilt that won the prize was a pieced called "The Unknown Star" by the maker, Margaret Rogers Caden of Kentucky. The quilt itself was presented to the President's wife, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Sometime during FDR's presidency the quilt disappeared and has not been seen for almost seventy years.

Virginia questions why the DOD is interested in an old quilt. As she, Andy and Donna start their quest, they find they are not the only ones searching for the quilt and they are attacked by various organizations bent on stopping her.

Their adversary list grows as they try to accomplish an impossible assignment. Virginia makes some strange alliances across the country to take down the organizations trying to stop her. Using her wits, cunning, intellect, and guts, she, Andy and Donna attempt to locate the quilt and use any means she can to undermine a bold strategy by her adversaries trying to kill her and her little group. Her conniving, devious and messy strategy brings the villains to an explosive end.
Note: This was originally published in 2013. It has been newly edited, given a new cover, and rereleased by a new publisher

Genre: Mystery
Content/Theme(s): Suspense, Adventure, History
Release Date: August 11, 2014
Publisher: White Bird Publications

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Blood Sin by Jenn Lyons
Blood Chimera Book Two
Everything is permitted… and everyone has their price.

Zander Sin is the bad boy of rock-n-roll, known for his wealth, his temper tantrums, and his love of hedonism, but to K&R expert and newly born maran vampire Jackson Pastor, Zander Sin is something else: murderer, monster, and kidnapper. After Zander’s Whore of Babylon tour comes to Los Angeles, Jackson also learns that Zander Sin has a grudge with Jackson’s family that goes way beyond money or power, and stretches all the way back to ancient Rome.

Zander may be on everyone’s hit list, human and supernatural alike, but when Jackson learns that Zander’s keeping his younger sister Monika prisoner, he finds himself face-to-face with the most objectionable of outcomes: being forced to help Zander Sin get what he wants. Even if it means Jackson may have to betray everyone he loves to do it.

Genre: Paranormal Mystery
Content/Theme(s): Urban Fantasy, Vampires, Shifters, Suspense, Musicians
Release Date: November 4, 2014
Publisher: World Weaver Press

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Cover Reveal - The Hoodoo Detective by Kirsten Weiss

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The Hoodoo Detective
by Kirsten Weiss
Riga Hayworth Book Six

Hoodoo, Haunts, and Horror...

Riga Hayworth just wants to wrap up her supernatural TV series exploring the magic of New Orleans.

When she stumbles across a corpse, she becomes a police consultant on a series of occult murders, murders that become all too personal.

Genre: Paranormal Mystery
Content/Theme(s): Urban Fantasy, Hoodoo, Vampires, NOLA, Suspense
Release Date: October 31, 2014
Publisher: Misterio Press

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Blood Chimera by Jenn Lyons
Blood Chimera series Book One
Some ransoms aren’t meant to be paid.

Kidnap and Ransom negotiation used to be straightforward. The bad guys kidnap someone, and K&R expert Jackson Pastor negotiates their release, skillfully traversing a maze of bloodthirsty monsters: criminals, terrorists, police, and especially the FBI.

But that was before he met real bloodthirsty monsters.

When Jackson Pastor arrives in Los Angeles to help a new client recover his kidnapped wife, he finds himself dropped in the middle of a 500-year-old war between rival European and Mexican vampire clans, a conflict that threatens to escalate into a full-on public gang war. Worse, Jackson hasn’t been brought to Los Angeles to be a negotiator.

His new boss wants to turn him into an assassin.

With Jackson about to be caught in the middle of a clan war, his only hope of escape may lie with a secret FBI monster-hunting task-force led by a very dangerous, eccentric wizard.

Which could be a problem, since Jackson’s a monster himself.

Blood Chimera is a gritty, noir-style mystery of paranormal proportions where nothing is as it seems, not even the term “vampire.”

Genre: Paranormal Mystery
Content/Theme(s): Vampires, Wizards, K&R, Noir, Urban Fantasy
Release Date: August 12, 2014
Publisher: World Weaver Press

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Lost Cause by JL Simpson
A Daisy Dunlop Mystery Book One
Daisy Dunlop thinks “heir hunting” is a perfect career. Too bad she has to work with her husband’s best mate, Irish PI Solomon Liffey. They’ve barely spoken since he took her husband Paul’s request to keep her safe far too literally and handcuffed her to the kitchen sink.

Solomon has no interest in babysitting a new partner, especially this one. The woman’s a bleedin’ liability. She has no concept of danger and could flirt for England at the next Olympics. As if that isn’t bad enough, she has a habit of sticking her nose where it’s not wanted, including into Solomon’s very private life.

Determined to keep Daisy safely out of his way, Solomon sets her the task of finding a missing lord. Her investigations land her in the middle of his case. Bullets fly, bombs explode, and the body count rises. When Solomon goes missing, the tables are turned. Now it’s his life that is in Daisy’s hands, and she has two missing men to find before it’s too late.

Genre: Contemporary Mystery
Content/Theme(s): Humor, Heir hunting, PIs, Cozy, Women Sleuths
Release Date: September 14, 2014

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Cover Reveal - Long Shadows by Cecilia Dominic

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Long Shadows by Cecilia Dominic
Lycanthropy Files Book Two

Being unique isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be.

By day, Lonna Marconi’s busy career keeps her mind off the fact she was turned werewolf against her will.

By night, a dose of wolfsbane lets her inner wolf out to play while her physical body stays safe at home.

When an overheard phone call at work warns her a trap is about to be sprung, she turns from hunter to hunted in the blink of an eye.

She finds refuge with the Ozarks pack she never claimed as her own. Upon discovering a family secret that explains why she’s unique among her own kind, Lonna finds heat in the arms of Max, who’s the one thing she cannot trust—a wizard.

Another kidnapping attempt sends her navigating the treacherous metaphysical borders of a centuries-old war, pursued by rogue sorcerers, a band of ghostly wolves, and repressed memories that prevent her from reclaiming her heritage. All the while, trusting her back to a wizard who demands the price of her heart…and who may not have the luxury of giving his in return.

Warning: Some sexy scenes, adult language, and alcohol consumption. Also descriptions of Italian food that might offend carbophobes.

Genre: Urban Fantasy
Content/Theme(s): Shifters, Werewolves, Wizards, Mystery, Psychology
Release Date: March 25, 2014
Publisher: Samhain Publishing

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Cover Reveal - The Unmasking by Adriana Kraft

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The Unmasking by Adriana Kraft
Whose mask will crumble first—
the enigmatic professor of Celtic Studies,
the undercover cop masquerading as a co-ed,
or the campus stalker,
biding his time to strike again?
Is anthropology professor Matt Bayfield the Blackthorn College rapist, or a potential ally? Aloof and unapproachable, Matt has academic ambitions. He can’t escape Blackthorn College soon enough, and he doesn’t want any entanglements to slow down his exit.

Nancy Appleby would like nothing more than to solve the string of campus rape cases before Thanksgiving so she can go home. The last thing she wants is a relationship to complicate her life—but she’ll settle for a fling, especially when the sex sizzles.

The stalker has his own carefully crafted timetable, with a special date just for Nancy. Can Matt and Nancy force him out of his hidey-hole before it’s too late?

Genre: Romantic Suspense
Content/Theme(s): Undercover Detective, College Professor, Mystery
Release Date: February 15, 2014
Publisher: B&B Publishing

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The Elemental Detective by Kirsten Weiss
Riga Hayworth Book Five
Mermaids, menehunes, and murder.

Riga Hayworth just wants to relax with her new husband on their Hawaiian honeymoon. But a body on a Kauai beach pulls them into a murder investigation, sending the supernatural world into an uproar.

When Riga detects traces of magic at a murder scene, she knows she can’t ignore the call. There’s necromancy afoot, and she must prepare for the battle to come. But can Riga fight the forces of nature? Or will they destroy her and everyone she loves?

Book five in the Riga Hayworth series of paranormal mystery novels, The Elemental Detective is a fun, fast-paced urban fantasy blending romance with the supernatural, and exploring the magic of Hawaii.

Genre: Urban Fantasy
Content/Theme(s): Mystery, Mermaids, Menehunes
Release Date: December 21, 2013
Publisher: Misterio Press

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Cover Reveal - The Trashy Gourmet by David Ciambrone

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The Trashy Gourmet by David Ciambrone
An Adam Thomas Mysteries novel
Drugs, forgeries, antique smuggling, and murder. Who said cooking was for sissies?

During his month-long sojourn in chef’s school in Georgetown, Texas, retired scientist and newspaper columnist known now as the Trashy Gourmet, Adam Thomas once again finds himself embroiled in the middle of a murder mystery. He is there when someone stabs Chef Elacroix with one of his customized carving knives and poisoned him. It is a crime in which Adam becomes a consultant to his friend Captain Roland Waits of the Georgetown Police Department in order to carve out clues that the police can’t.

Together with his girlfriend Kathy Rossi, Adam sifts through facts, questions fellow students, and narrowly avoids becoming one of the increasing number of corpses. Adam entangles the reader in a rapid-fire adventure, hashing through the worlds of cooking, drugs, forgeries, antique smuggling and sailing to uncover the hardboiled truth and crack the case.

Genre: Mystery
Content/Theme(s): Suspense
Release Date: November 7, 2013
Publisher: Taliesin Publishing

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Cover Reveal - Waking Up Dead by Margo Bond Collins

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Waking Up Dead by Margo Bond Collins
Callie Taylor Book One

When Dallas resident Callie Taylor died young, she expected to go to Heaven, or maybe Hell.

Instead, when she met her fate early thanks to a creep with a knife and a mommy complex, she went to Alabama.

Now she's witnessed another murder, and she's not about to let this one go.

She's determined to help solve it before an innocent man goes to prison.

And to answer the biggest question of all: why the hell did she wake up dead in Alabama?

Genre: Paranormal Mystery
Content/Theme(s): Ghosts, Amateur detective, Murder, Mystery, Crime, Humor
Release Date: November 11, 2013
Publisher: Solstice Shadows

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Second Skin by Genna Donaghy
Skinwalker Detective Agency Book One
Shane Kalman looked forward to exchanging military life for a civvy job where he could freely be out of the closet, but the position he lands is nothing like he imagined.

He didn't plan to work undercover for a corrupt detective agency, much less gathering dirt on the city's most dangerous crime boss. And he sure as heck didn't expect to have his mind temporarily switched with a tabby cat in order to do it.

His fellow agent, Jamison Rees, is a charmer and sometimes a German shepherd, but Shane doesn't need animal instincts to know that he's hiding something. When the job goes south and Shane's brother becomes a target for the crime boss's wrath, all evidence points to a mole in the detective agency. A dog may be man's best friend, but is he a cat's? Can Shane trust Jamison at all?

Genre: Urban Fantasy Romance
Content/Theme(s): M/M Romance, SciFi, Mystery, Suspense, GLBT
Release Date: December 13, 2013
Publisher: Musa Publishing

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Cover Reveal - Dead in the Desert by Lou Harper

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Dead in the Desert by Lou Harper
L.A. Paranormal Vol. 2
Jon Cooper used to think he wanted a life free of complications, but that was before he got involved with his roommate, Leander. Jon knows that the only thing he can't lose is what he doesn't have, but where does that leave him?

Leander Thorne, on the other hand, is an easygoing bookworm, with an addiction to books and cooking shows, and a soft spot for Jon, despite Jon's grumpiness. He also happens to be a psychic specializing in finding lost pets and—more recently—lost people. He's good at it. Too good if you ask Jon.

Unsolved crimes, missing people and bodies buried in the Mojave Desert make Jon's and Leander's lives anything but uncomplicated. Jon is forced to dig into his soul and find a way to let go of his past if he wants to keep Leander.

Genre: M/M Paranormal Romance
Content/Theme(s): Mystery, Contemporary, GLBT
Release Date: Sept 13, 2013
Publisher: Harper Books

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Cover Reveal - Matchpoint by Elise Sax

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Matchpoint by Elise Sax
The Matchmaker Series Book Two
Lovably troublesome Gladie Burger runs into sizzling danger and a fiery love triangle in the second installment of Elise Sax’s hilarious and sexy Matchmaker romance series.

Since joining the family matchmaking business run by her eccentric Grandma Zelda, Gladie is always looking for love. But when an unbearable toothache knocks her out of commission and into the dentist’s chair, she prays only for relief. No such luck. Emerging from an anesthetic haze, Gladie awakes to find that not only is her tooth still throbbing, but her dentist is dead—and the lead suspect in the murder, office receptionist Belinda, just so happens to be Gladie’s first real client. Now it’s up to Gladie to find Belinda a man and keep her from being locked up behind bars.

As if that weren’t enough distraction, two gorgeous men are vying for Gladie’s attention: Spencer, the playboy chief of police, and Holden, Gladie’s secretive, gorgeously muscled neighbor. Still, Gladie’s not complaining about having a helping hand or two when the case leads her to a dangerously bizarre cult. She may have met her match—and if she’s not careful, it could be her last.

Genre: Romantic Comedy w/Mystery Release Date: July 30, 2013 Publisher: Ballantine (Random House) Tour Wide Giveaway Ends August 31, 2013 Win one of 1 $50 Amazon gift card 2 $10 Amazon or B&N gift card Enter at www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/ba112f329

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Cover Reveal - The Box of Infernos by Matthew Head

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The Box of Infernos by Matthew Head
The Chronicles of Darkness Book One
In the south of England, in the city of Monks-Lantern, events are starting to unfold which have the potential to threaten all of creation. Isaac Jacobs is a young university student with a haunted past who has long been fighting the supernatural monsters of this world and now he fights them alongside his four friends; Gabbi Gurtpasha, Billie Stamford, Laura Henley and Ben Pokeley.

What starts off as a disturbing but relatively low key investigation soon explodes into something much larger, darker and more fearsome than any of them could have imagined. Just what is behind the slow but steady disappearance of people from the city? Who is the much feared Imperator? What is the worst thing you can hope to see beneath a door in an empty building? How do you define a good man from a bad one? And what terror lies within the Box of Infernos?

A plan which has been in motion for millenia is now coming to fruition and Isaac had better be ready as his life will never be the same again from now on.

Something is coming.

Genre: Supernatural Mystery Release Date: June 27, 2013 Tour Wide Giveaway Win one of two signed print copies of The Box of Infernos Open internationally Ends July 22, 2013 Enter at: www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/ba112f319

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