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If you’re a fan of intricate #worldbuilding & #characterization, be sure to snag a @barnesandnoble #BNexclusive edition of #Stain for your #bookcollection. I explain my #writingprocess while weaving in #theprincessandthepea, building my kingdoms, + character details. Also, there‘s #artwork by me and my amazingly talented son, @iredrayn! ••• @BNBuzz @BNTeens @bnteens #retelling #aghowardbooks #gothic #fantasy #fairytale #OnceUponANightmare #bookworm #bookstagram #booklovers #bookaddict #bookgram #booktography #bookish #teaser #excerpt https://www.instagram.com/p/BteL3HpnAWt/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=fpouitj8l1xy

At my #barnesandnoble #Stain #authorsigning this weekend, my son, @iredrayn, came to hang out w/me. He generously posed w/a @barnesandnoble #BNexclusive edition open to some of his #artwork. Also included are #writingtips on #characterization & #worldbuilding, so be sure to get one for your #bookcollection if you haven’t! ••• @BNBuzz @BNTeens @bnteens #retelling #aghowardbooks #gothic #fantasy #fairytale #OnceUponANightmare #bookworm #bookstagram #booklovers #bookaddict #bookish #books #bookworm #aghowardbooks #authorlife #authorsofinstagram #fairytale #fantasy #theprincessandthepea https://www.instagram.com/p/BtwT69HHlb9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=9za9liz4h07k

Qotd: what are you reading in November? . As the winter turns colder I like to cozy up with some mystery books. What could be better than this one? I plan to get unrepentantly nosy when I’m older... . Jane Darrowfield is using her retirement years to work as a professional busybody, with most of her business coming from her West Cambridge, Massachusetts, community. This time her client is right next door… Megan, who’s purchased the house next to Jane’s, needs some help from her snooping neighbor. Megan’s been having blackouts, hearing voices—and feeling like someone’s following her. Are these symptoms of an illness—or signs that she’s in danger? Considering the extensive security system in Megan’s house, it seems like she should be safe—yet she soon vanishes into thin air. Some think she’s run away, but would this ambitious young lawyer on the partner track really miss a meeting with an important client? And where’s Megan’s cat? The mystery is about to deepen when the cat is finally located in a hidden panic room—and as Jane and the police look into Megan’s friends, family, and past, it may be time to sound the alarm… . @kensingtonbooks @maineclambake #BarbaraRoss #JaneDarrowfieldandtheMadwomanNextDoor #BNexclusive #cozymystery @tlcbooktours #bookstagram #bookblog #booklover #booknerdigans #bookstagrammer #booklover #picoftheday #photooftheday #pictureoftheday #instagood #mystery #currentlyreading #tbr #reading #amreading #bookcommunity #booksbooksbooks #bookworm #bookish (at Columbus, Ohio) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHQCUedALVg/?igshid=ir5wllptlm9k

It’s finally Friday! Which means absolutely nothing except that I am starting a new project in my house tomorrow. I will finally tackle painting my living room! I’ve lived in this house for over 6 years and could never decide on the right color. Fingers crossed 🤞🏼 It turns out the way I’m imagining it 🥴 . 🍭 . I was recently sent a copy of MURDER AT THE TAFFY SHOP by Maddie Day. This is the 2nd book in the Cozy Capers Book Group Mystery Series, and I am really excited to start this series soon. I can’t wait to read about all the sugary goodness made in the taffy shop. Plus there’s murder! Two of my favorite things 🤣 . 🍭 . Thanks to @tlcbooktours and @kensingtonbooks for sending me this B&N Exclusive copy! . 🍭 . Cape Cod bicycle shop owner Mackenzie “Mac” Almeida and her mystery book club find a certain accusation of murder quite the stretch . . . When your mother is an astrologist and your dad is a minister, you learn to keep an open mind. Which is just what Mac loves to do—exercise her mind by puzzling out fictional clues in the mystery novels she reads and discusses with her Cozy Capers Book Group. But now Mac’s friend Gin has found herself in a sticky situation. After wealthy genealogist Beverly Ruchart is found dead outside Gin’s taffy shop, the candy maker becomes a person of interest. When it’s revealed that Beverly was poisoned the night Gin brought a box of taffy to a dinner party at Beverly’s house, she’s bumped to the top of the suspects list. It’s up to Mac and her Cozy Capers crime solvers to unwrap this real-life mystery. But this time they might have bitten off more than they can chew . . . . 🍭 . #murderatthetaffyshop #maddieday #cozycapersbookgroupmystery #kensingtonbooks #bnexclusive #tlcbooktours #readersofinstagram #readmorebooks #bookstoread #tbrpile #unitedbookstagram #alwaysfullybooked #littleinklingsdesign https://www.instagram.com/p/B_Yfi5WFlzQ/?igshid=12fn5urdr7bty

QOTD: Are you artistic at all? I definitely am not. My stick figures look like kindergarten scribbles 🤦🏻‍♀️ I’ve always wished I could draw and do calligraphy though 🙇🏻‍♀️ . 🖍 . A BRUSHSTROKE WITH DEATH by Bethany Blake just released yesterday and I am so excited for it. I love cozy mysteries and the artistic and paranormal elements make it even better. The fact that it also takes place in my home state is icing on the cake 🎂 . 🖍 . Thank you to @kensingtonbooks and @tlcbooktours for sending me a free copy { #partner #sponsored } . 🖍 . Book summary in the comments 🔻 . 🖍 . #bnexclusive #tlcbooktours #bethanyblake #abrushstrokewithdeath #cozymystery #fallreads #paranormalcozymystery #bookgrammers #bookishgram #novelsandthoughts #jennblogsbooks #booksharks #bookthrills #bookishpost #bibliolover #unitedbookstagram #readingandrelaxing #booksaremyfav #addictedtowords #bionicbookbabes https://www.instagram.com/p/B4QCXZ3lqA1/?igshid=ec28h6m8bh9e

🔪GIVEAWAY🔪 Would you rather be an investigator OR a psychic? (Taking heavy cues on Psych! 😂) * • * I am excited to be on the tour for Murder at the PTA! Thank you to @tlcbooktours @leehollisbooks and @kensingtonbooks for the copy! It sounds so cozy and perfect for fall!! * * Synopsis: “Someone is trying to turn Portland High into a school for scandal with a gossipy website called Dirty Laundry. The latest target of ruinous rumors is newly elected PTA president Sandra Wallage. After a heated meeting with outraged parents, Sandra runs into fellow school mom and private investigator Maya Kendrick, who’s discovered the person behind the website. But when the women storm into the venomous gossip columnist’s office they find a lifeless body—along with a confession. Although the police rule the death a suicide, Maya suspects an injured party hung the Dirty Laundry creator out to dry. Maya already has a PI partner—but she’s pregnant, and sonograms and stakeouts tend to conflict. So when Sandra volunteers for a crash course in sleuthing, Maya accepts the help. But as these unlikely partners study the clues, a killer plans to teach them a lesson . . .” * * * I have a US only GIVEAWAY for one copy! * How to enter: 🖋Must be following me, @tlcbooktours , @leehollisbooks , @kensingtonbooks 🖋Tag 3 friends below 🖋Share in your stories for 24 hours * RULES: -Giveaway will end Monday, September 9 at midnight CST -US only -Not affiliated with Instagram -Must be 18 or have parents permission -No giveaway accounts -Must be a public account * * Beautiful plaid booksleeve from @loveyoumorestudio ! Code: Storied10 * * #LeeHollis #BNexclusive #cozymystery #MurderatthePTA #AMayaandSandraMystery #tlcbooktours #mysteryreads #mysteries #bookphotographer #readersofinstagram #booktoday #booksbooksbooks #literature #getlit #booklove #bookgram #bookaesthetic https://www.instagram.com/p/B19PdOfgXPY/?igshid=n7d97t9qqnxy

Looking for a charming cozy mystery? #partner Well here you go! Jane Darrowfield, Professional Busybody by Barbara Ross is the first in a new series. Read on to learn about this fun new character. Now on instatour with @tlcbooktours . Jane Darrowfield is a year into her retirement, and she’s already traveled and planted a garden. She’s organized her photos, her recipes, and her spices. The statistics suggest she has at least a few more decades ahead of her, so she better find something to do . . . After Jane helps a friend with a sticky personal problem, word starts to spread around her bridge club—and then around all of West Cambridge, Massachusetts—that she’s the go-to girl for situations that need discreet fixing. Soon she has her first paid assignment—the director of a 55-and-over condo community needs her to  de-escalate hostilities among the residents. As Jane discovers after moving in for her undercover assignment, the mature set can be as immature as any high schoolers, and war is breaking out between cliques. It seems she might make some progress—until one of the aging “popular kids” is bludgeoned to death with a golf club. And though the automatic sprinklers have washed away much of the evidence, Jane’s on course to find out whodunit . . . . . BarbaraRoss #JaneDarrowfield #cozymystery #BNExclusive #tlcbooktours #booksofinstagram #instabook #bookaddict #bookaholic #amreading #summerreading #bookblogger #bookstagram @kensingtonbooks @maineclambake  (at Riverbend, Montana) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz3HJjDAm4_/?igshid=51eo8n5k2im6

Everyone having a good start to their weekend? I was very productive today AND I finished my book club selection. I was cutting it a little close considering our meeting is tomorrow night 😬 . 🐶 . THE POMERANIAN ALWAYS BARKS TWICE by Alex Erickson sounds like the cutest cozy mystery. I love when cozies feature animals and this is the first in a new series which is a total bonus! Thank you to @tlcbooktours and @kensingtonbooks for sending me an advanced copy ❤️ . 🐶 . Book blurb: . With a veterinarian dad and a pet-rescuing mom, helping animals is a family business for the Dentons—but after a shocking murder, it’s Liz Denton’s son who might end up in a cage . . . Sadly, Timothy Fuller is too old and infirm to continue caring for his beloved Pomeranian, Stewie, who is also elderly. But finding Stewie a new home has been challenging. Fortunately, Liz Denton and her son, Ben, are on the case. With two beagles and a calico currently residing under their roof, they’re always ready to provide care in an emergency. But a rival rescue group is already there when they show up at the Fuller house—along with a nurse and Mr. Fuller’s sour-faced son. After an unpleasant argument, they reschedule the pickup for later. But by the time she gets back, Stewie is an orphan. Mr. Fuller has been found with a knife in his back. And Ben, who’d stopped off to visit one of Mr. Fuller’s neighbors, has been collared. Now solving the mystery is Liz’s only hope for rescuing her own son . . . . 🐶 . #thepomeranianalwaysbarkstwice #kensingtonbooks #tlcbooktours #alexerickson #BNexclusive #cozymystery #afureverpetsmystery #jennblogsbooks #bookstagramming #bookgram #mybookfeatures #libraryofinstagram #bookfeaturepage #bookphotography #bookpage #booksofinstagram #bookaesthetic #booktography #bookcommunity #goodreads #bookriot #booksbooksbooks #readinglife #bookseverywhere #instareads #metime https://www.instagram.com/jennblogsbooks/p/Bv7xyRAl1X7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1d3qon0sqnmoo