Fair Winds & Foul Play Spotlighted at N. N. Light Today!

 

Today’s the big day! My mystery Fair Winds & Foul Play: An Amity Landing Mystery releases to great fanfare. You can read all about it at N. N. Light’s Book Heaven:

https://substack.com/@nnlightsbookheaven/p-218047830

Facebook Release Party for Fair Winds & Foul Play at Dark Angels

Make sure you set aside some time to attend my Facebook release party on September 30. Hosted by the wonderful Dark Angels, I’ll be taking questions on my new mystery Fair Winds and Foul Play: An Amity Landing Mystery.

Check in here:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1214770958606200

Wednesday, September 30

5:00 pm EST/2:00 pm PST.

To get you started, here’s the blurb:

What do a government official, a loony environmentalist, and a batty old lady have in common?

Zoe’s run-in with the newcomer in Albion Cottage is hardly promising, but his gunmetal gray eyes and air of mystery stick with her. Why is he hiding? Who is he? His prickly attitude grates on the neighborly—well, to be honest, nosey—folks of the village of Amity Landing, but when he confesses to Zoe that he is the witness to a gruesome murder, she jumps at the chance to help the handsome stranger.

Two more corpses make their appearance in quick succession, but their connection to the first body is murky at best. Is it simply a series of unfortunate incidents? Has Amity Landing become a hotbed of homicide or is there a pattern to the madness? Do more have to die before Zoe and the stranger can fit the puzzle pieces together?

Check it out at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Fair-Winds-Foul-Play-Landing-ebook/dp/B0GX35YY4X

Trailer for Fair Winds & Foul Play!

 

At midnight on a deserted island, Gunnar Nordstrom, assistant secretary ofthe Interior, falls from the sky, to be ripped to shreds by the blades of a wind turbine. Was it murder or a dreadful accident?

Sebastian Guthrie—the lone witness—is rushed into the witness protection program, but is it for his safety or that of someone else?

Nordstrom was about to approve an offshore wind farm in Maine, a project opposed by all but a handful of people. Sebastian finds an ally in Zoe Thibodeau, and together they sort through a Gordion knot of dead ends, red herrings, murders, and suspects. Is it all to do with the wind farm, or is there a much darker secret buried under the trail of corpses?

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Apple    Google  Indigo   Goodreads    Bookbub    Kobo

Trailer Reveal of Fair Winds and Foul Play!

Wow! Get a load of the intriguing trailer to my September 30 release: Fair Winds and Foul Play: an Amity Landing Mystery! N. N. Light offers a pre-release reveal here:

https://substack.com/@nnlightsbookheaven/p-217106071

Let me know what you think in the comments.

 

Count Down to Release of Fair Winds & Foul Play!

 

Get Ready! Fair Winds and Foul Play: an Amity Landing Mystery is on its way. Releasing September 30 of this year, it’s a story of murder and romance in small town Maine. Here’s the blurb:

What do a government official, a loony environmentalist, and a batty old lady have in common?

Zoe’s run-in with the newcomer in Albion Cottage is hardly promising, but his gunmetal gray eyes and air of mystery stick with her. Why is he hiding? Who is he? His prickly attitude grates on the neighborly—well, to be honest, nosey—folks of the village of Amity Landing, but when he confesses to Zoe that he is the witness to a gruesome murder, she jumps at the chance to help the handsome stranger.

Two more corpses make their appearance in quick succession, but their connection to the first body is murky at best. Is it simply a series of unfortunate incidents? Has Amity Landing become a hotbed of homicide, or is there a pattern to the madness? Do more have to die before Zoe and the stranger can fit the puzzle pieces together?

PREORDER HERE:

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Apple    Google

Teresa Crowe & The Salt Widow—new dark cozy mystery

Please welcome Teresa Crowe, author of the new dark cozy mystery, The Salt Widow, the first of five in the Salt Widow Mysteries set on the Chesapeake Bay. It releases officially today, August 31. Teresa, could you tell us about the story? 

Truth is a tide. You can’t keep it from coming in.

When Janessa “Nessa” Douglas inherits her grandmother’s house in Mystic Beach on the Chesapeake Bay, she intends to sell it and never look back. The locals still whisper about her grandmother, Elspeth, who wrote strange fairy tales about women who kept dangerous secrets.

When a college intern named Ivy Camden vanishes while studying those same folktales, Nessa’s plans are pulled out to sea. Ivy’s research hints that Elspeth’s most infamous story, The Salt Widow, was not born of myth but of murder.

With help from her childhood friend, Nessa begins to unravel the buried history of the town: drowned girls, a power family’s cover-up, and a legacy of silence stretching back more than a century. The deeper she digs, the more she realizes her grandmother’s stories weren’t warnings. They were confessions.

As storms roll in from the bay and old sins rise with the tide, Nessa must decide whether to flee from her family’s darkness or finish what the Salt Widow started.

The Salt Widow

Teresa Crowe Books, August 31, 2026

Genres: Dark Cozy Mystery, Thriller, Paranormal Mystery

Keywords: Mystery, Cozy Mystery, Thriller, Mystery Thriller, Amateur Sleuth, Small Town, Seaside, Superstitions, Secrets, Cold Case, Family Trauma, Crimes against women, Mythology, Legacy Family

Amazon Sales Link: https://a.co/d/01qDrNeZ

The Salt Widow Mysteries are a planned five-book series featuring the seaside, superstition, and small town secrets unraveled by amateur sleuth Nessa Douglas.

Order of books to be released:

1.     The Salt Widow

2.    The Salt Widow’s Key

3.    The Salt Widow’s Curse

4.    The Salt Widow’s Tide

5.    The Salt Widow’s Watch

 

About the Author & Social Media:

www.teresacrowebooks.com

www.facebook.com/teresacrowebooks

I’m Teresa Crowe, a mystery writer, social work professor, and longtime believer that stories help us understand what people hide, what they survive, and what they carry with them. I live near the Maryland Atlantic coast, where the water, weather, small towns, and shifting tides constantly find their way into my fiction. I’m drawn to places that feel beautiful and unsettling at the same time, like boardwalks after dark, quiet marinas, old houses, isolated shorelines, and small communities where everyone knows more than they say. When I’m not writing or teaching, I’m usually reading, boating, spending time on the beach, or hanging out with my husband and our dogs. My background in social work shapes how I think about people, but my mysteries come from a lifelong curiosity about secrets, motives, and the stories beneath the surface. I write coastal mysteries with psychological depth, atmospheric settings, and buried truths that refuse to stay buried.

Fair Winds & Foul Play Release Date September 30!

 

Get Ready! Fair Winds and Foul Play: an Amity Landing Mystery is on its way. Releasing September 30 of this year, it’s a story of murder and romance in small town Maine. Here’s the blurb:

What do a government official, a loony environmentalist, and a batty old lady have in common?

Zoe’s run-in with the newcomer in Albion Cottage is hardly promising, but his gunmetal gray eyes and air of mystery stick with her. Why is he hiding? Who is he? His prickly attitude grates on the neighborly—well, to be honest, nosey—folks of the village of Amity Landing, but when he confesses to Zoe that he is the witness to a gruesome murder, she jumps at the chance to help the handsome stranger.

Two more corpses make their appearance in quick succession, but their connection to the first body is murky at best. Is it simply a series of unfortunate incidents? Has Amity Landing become a hotbed of homicide, or is there a pattern to the madness? Do more have to die before Zoe and the stranger can fit the puzzle pieces together?

The Pit & the Passion: Murder at the Ghost Hotel in NN Light's Summer Event

A drop-dead gorgeous editor who may or may not be a villain, a publisher with a dark secret, and a mysterious ring—a famous writer & ace reporter unearth an unexpected link to the most famous circus family in the world. Do come by N. N. Light’s Book Heaven for her Summer Bookish Event, featuring my Longboat Key historical mystery the Pit and the Passion: Murder at the Ghost Hotel. I have a new excerpt for you. Enter to win fabulous prizes!

https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/summertime-books-bookish-event

OR

https://substack.com/@nnlightsbookheaven/p-204950562

Mrs. Spinney's Secret Makes an Entrance at N N Light's Summer Book Event

The lure of treasure draws moviemakers, madmen, and mystery to Maine. Do drop by N. N. Light’s Book Heaven for her Summer Bookish Event featuring my fabulous mystery Mrs. Spinney’s Secret. I’m offering a brand new excerpt! Enter to win great prizes.

https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/summertime-books-bookish-event

OR

https://substack.com/@nnlightsbookheaven/p-204322359

Don't Forget to Check out NN Light's Holiday Gift Guide Mystery!

 

Come on over to N. N. Light’s Book Heaven Holiday Gift Guide! Running through December 31, you can find my books featured under Romantic Suspense/Thriller/Mystery.  Artful Dodging: the Torpedo Factory Murders, is a great Christmas story. In the Crosshairs: the Body on Leffis Key will leaving wanting a beach vacation. And Railroad Ties: the Marmion Grove Murders, is a trip down the Victorian memory land. Be sure to check them and all the great books out. Remember: books make great gifts!

https://substack.com/@nnlightsbookheaven/p-178914564

Coming Soon! Hidden Gem: the Secret of St. Augustine

Approved! The official blurb for my upcoming mystery from The Wild Rose Press, Hidden Gem: the Secret of Saint Augustine:

Aviles Street, St. Augustine, where Philo lives.

Barnaby Swift is in St. Augustine, Florida, to teach a college seminar in historic methodology and plans to use The Secret, a treasure hunt book, as a framework for his class. He enlists Philo Brice, owner of an antique map store, to aid him in seeking clues in the historic sites of the ancient city.

The Secret: a Treasure Hunt by Byron Preiss

Together they face murderers, thieves, thugs, and fanatics, heightening their already strong attraction to each other. Can they solve the puzzle and unearth the treasure before the villains do? Philo and Barnaby must follow several twisting paths and false leads before arriving at a startling conclusion.

Sound intriguing? I'll keep you posted on publication date!

Orion's Foot at Long & Short Reviews Birthday Bash Today

Drop into the Long & Short Reviews Anniversary Blogfest today, Friday, August 27, for a dip into my exotic mystery set deep in the Peruvian Amazon, Orion’s Foot: Myth, Mystery, and Romance in the Amazon.

 

Orion’s Foot: Mystery lurks deep in the Amazon—a tale of monsters, passion, and obsession.

 

http://www.longandshortreviews.com/guest-blogs/lasr-anniversary-scavenger-hunt-orions-foot-myth-mystery-romance-in-the-amazon-by-m-s-spencer

 

LASR is giving away lots of Amazon gift cards, including TWO $100 cards! All you have to do is read my blurb, answer a question on the Rafflecopter, and win! Easy peasy and great fun.

The Penhallow Train Incident at N. N. Light's Today!

 Please drop by N. N. Light’s fantastical magical Mini Mystery Book event today, Tuesday, August 17 at 9 am for a dollop of intrigue from The Penhallow Train Incident.

https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/post/the-penhallow-train-incident-msbe

In the sleepy coastal Maine town of Penhallow, a stranger dies on a train, drawing Historical Society Director, Rachel Tinker, and curmudgeonly retired professor, Griffin Tate, into a spider’s web of archaeological obsession and greed. With the help of the victim’s rival, they set out to locate the Queen of Sheba’s tomb. Their plans are stymied when a war erupts between the sheriff and a state police detective who want to arrest the same man for different crimes. It’s up to Rachel to solve a mystery that includes two more murders, if she wants to unlock the soft heart that beats under Griffin’s hard crust. 

https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/post/the-penhallow-train-incident-msbe

Enjoy an excerpt in which we meet the hero, Griffin Tate. And while you’re there, enter the Rafflecopter contest to win an Amazon gift card! 

The Pit & the Passion at N. N. Light's Today & Giveaway!

Please drop by N. N. Light’s fabulous Mini Mystery event. Tune in TODAY,  Sunday, August 15 at 6 am to enjoy a taste of The Pit and the Passion: Murder at the Ghost Hotel. I have a delightful excerpt wherein we find the Ghost.

https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/post/the-pit-and-the-passion-msbe

At midnight, in the darkness of a deserted hotel, comes a scream and a splash. Eighty-five years later, workmen uncover a skeleton in an old elevator shaft. Who is it, and how did it get there? To find out, Charity Snow, ace reporter for the Longboat Key Planet, teams up with Rancor Bass, best-selling author. A college ring they find at the dig site may prove to be their best clue.

Although his arrogance nearly exceeds his talent, Charity soon discovers a warm heart beating under Rancor’s handsome exterior. While dealing with a drop-dead gorgeous editor who may or may not be a villain, a publisher with a dark secret, and an irascible forensic specialist, Charity and Rancor unearth an unexpected link to the most famous circus family in the world.

 

While you’re there, be sure to enter the Rafflecopter contest to win an Amazon gift card.

Enjoy!

https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/post/the-pit-and-the-passion-msbe

Interviewed at Love Romance Reads Today

Hey everybody, Love Romance Reads has interviewed me: https://www.loveromancereads.com/blog/author-talk-with-ms-spencer.

I’m talking about  ~

my writing journey: 

My work-in-progress, Mrs. Spinney’s Secret (set in Maine): 

My new mystery Orion’s Foot: Myth, Mystery, and Romance in the Amazon: 

And ending with a bit of unusual (I think) advice for aspiring authors. 

Join the discussion:

https://www.loveromancereads.com/blog/author-talk-with-ms-spencer

Orion's Foot: Myth Mystery & Romance in the Amazon Out Today

IT’S HERE!

Orion’s Foot: Myth, Mystery, and Romance in the Amazon

She wishes on Orion’s Foot—and gets mystery, murder, myth, and romance.

Orion

Petra Steele is wallowing in self-pity after being dumped at the altar, when her brother Nick invites her to come to the Peruvian Amazon. Before she even sets her suitcase down, she’s confronted with a murder victim. Mystery piles on mystery in a research station peopled with a quirky assortment of scientists. Why does the herpetologist sneak off to look for buildings? Why does the botanist claim he’s found a missing link between birds and dinosaurs? Is the biologist searching for a mythical monster or a living fossil? And why did the eccentric millionaire bring his prototype telescope to the jungle?

Hoatzin

She is drawn to Emory Andrews, the ornithologist, a gruff, big man with a secret past, until his beautiful ex-wife shows up. More murders, more secrets, more mysteries ensue, all in the deeply romantic, sizzling jungle.

Orion’s Foot: Myth, Mystery, and Romance in the Amazon

Casa de Fierro

Wild Rose Press, October 30, 2019

First Crimson Rose Edition, 2019

442 pp; 101,601 words

Rating: Spicy (PG13) 

Genres: Cozy mystery, Romantic suspense, Contemporary romance

Orion’s Foot will be available in print and ebook at all fine on-line stores. Here are the links so far:

Wild Rose Press

Amazon

Barnes and Noble

ITunes

KOBO

Google Play

Indigo

Indie-bound

Orion’s Foot and Halloween Costumes at Kate Hill’s

Kate Hill’s annual Halloween page all this month is live--authors, books, & prizes:

https://kate-hill.com/halloweenpage/m-s-spencer/

I’m talking about my favorite Halloween costumes AND offering an intriguing excerpt from my October 30 release: Orion’s Foot: Myth, Mystery, and Romance in the Amazon! 

It’s available now for preorder at these links:

Amazon

Barnes and Noble

ITunes

Find me at Kate Hill’s great site here: https://kate-hill.com/halloweenpage/m-s-spencer/

And watch this great video of the event here: https://youtu.be/WLFddKW0GS4

Ghoulies, Ghosties, and Cryptids at N. N. Light’s Trick or Treat Bonanza All October

Hi boys and girls, N. N. Light’s Book Heaven is hosting a Trick or Treat Book Bonanza this month. Lots of books, lots of authors, lots of prizes! If you like paranormal, supernatural, or just magical stories, this is the place for you!

October 30 features my NEW RELEASE Orion’s Foot: Myth, Mystery, and Romance in the Amazon. Available for pre-order now here:

Amazon

Barnes and Noble

ITunes

Here’s the story:

Petra Steele is wallowing in self-pity after being dumped at the altar, when her brother Nick invites her to come to the Peruvian Amazon. Before she even sets her suitcase down, she's confronted with a murder victim. In a research station peopled with a quirky assortment of scientists, she is drawn to Emory Andrews, a gruff, big man with a secret past. That is, until his beautiful ex-wife shows up. More murders, more secrets, more mysteries ensue, all in the deeply romantic, sizzling jungle

But don’t wait until October 30. Check out all the wonderful weirdness at the Trick or Treat Book Bonanza starting today!

https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/trick-or-treat-book-bonanza

Orion's Foot Available for Pre-Order!

Searching for a legendary monster deep in the Amazon, scientists confront living fossils, legendary creatures, and fanatics. Oh, and murder and  romance. 

Orion's Foot releases October 30 so get ready to enjoy! You can jump the gun and pre-order it RIGHT NOW at these fine outlets:

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Orions-Foot-Mystery-Romance-Amazon-ebook/dp/B07XBHMZYP/

Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/orions-foot-m-s-spencer/1133411467?ean=2940160900438

ITunes: https://books.apple.com/us/book/orions-foot-myth-mystery-and-romance-in-the-amazon/id1478581164