The Wishing Tree Featured at NN Light's 2023 Best Books of the Year!

 

I’m so excited to be a part of N. N. Light’s Book Heaven Best Books of ‘23 Bookish Event. Check out all the books released in 2023 and enter the giveaway to win a $45 Amazon gift card: https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/best-books-bookish-event

I’m featuring my latest release, The Wishing Tree: Love, Lies, and Spies on Chincoteague Island with a brand new excerpt. It will post Friday, December 22.

Will the wind whip her token from the Wishing Tree and make her wish come true?

Addison Steele dreams of the day her husband—lost at sea—returns to her. Instead, she meets Nick Savage, whose every word may be a lie. She is soon embroiled in mystery, all related to the top secret science station at Wallops Island, Virginia.

After a Belarusian scientist at Wallops is murdered, the questions multiply. Was it because he caught the person stealing classified documents or because he wanted to defect? Is Nick the spy—or is it his brother? How can she trust the man who is slowly claiming her heart when his story keeps shifting?

 

While you’re perusing the lovely books, enter to win a $45 Amazon gift card:

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Open Internationally. Runs December 18 – December 31, 2023. Winner will be drawn on January 2, 2024.

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Artful Dodging: the Torpedo Factory Murders---Christmas reading at NN Light's Today

 

The holidays are in full swing at N. N. Light’s Book Heaven’s Christmas and Holiday Book Festival. 30 books, 23 authors, a huge giveaway plus get an inside glimpse into a holiday tradition each author treasures. Seasons Greetings!  

HERE'S THE LINK: https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/post/artful-dodging-chbf

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Artful Dodging: the Torpedo Factory Murders, is featured today!

Brooding on both the death of her husband and the four needlepoint stockings she has to finish by Christmas,  not to mention two mysterious murders, Milo Everhart is distracted by the handsome man standing in the pub doorway.

Tristram Brodie, hard-driving lawyer and former Marine, is focused on his plan to convert the Torpedo Factory Art Center into a box store. He is drawn to the beautiful woman watching him, but blocking the road to romance is his proposal to gut her beloved studio. 
As Milo and Tristram edge closer to love, they must find a way to overcome not only their differences but also the still-fresh memory of her loss.

Enter to win a $75 gift card. Runs through December 31 with drawing January 3. See you there!

Christmas & Holiday Book Festival features Artful Dodging: the Torpedo Factory Murders

 

Calling all holiday-themed readers! We’re celebrating Christmas and the holidays all month long--December 1-31--at N. N. Light’s Book Heaven’s Christmas and Holiday Book Festival. 30 holiday-themed books featured plus a chance to win a $75 Amazon gift card.

 

I’m thrilled to be a part of this event. My book, Artful Dodging: the Torpedo Factory Murders, will be featured on December 13. Each author shares a family holiday tradition, including me. You won’t want to miss it.

Bookmark this event and come back every day:

https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/christmas-holiday-festival

Flotsam & Jetsam: the Amelia Island Affair--Cozy mystery at NN LIght's Summer Event

Come all to NN Light’s Summer Bookish Event featuring M. S. Spencer’s Flotsam & Jetsam: the Amelia Island Affair. Lots of fun & prizes too!

https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/post/flotsam-and-jetsam-sbbe

Whirlwind Romance at N N Light's Book Heaven Today

 

Whirlwind Romance Featured at N. N. Light's Summertime Bookish Event Today!

https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/post/whirlwind-romance-sbbe

Drop in for a lovely excerpt and a chance to win big prizes!!!!

Five Plus Plus Stars for Hidden Gem!

Five Plus Plus Stars for Hidden Gem!

N. N. Light loved my book! This is my first review for Hidden Gem: the Secret of St. Augustine, and it’s a doozy. Here’s a quote:

“Hidden Gem: the Secret of St. Augustine is a romantic adventure rolled up into a mystery that is one of the best books I've read this year. It has all the components I crave in an unputdownable read and then some. M.S. Spencer writes an addictive mystery with quirky characters, a treasure hunt, all taking place in one of the oldest cities in America.”

You can read the whole review here:

https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/post/hidden-gem-the-secret-of-st-augustine-br

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 Mystery Event

 Please drop by N. N. Light’s fabulous Mini Mystery event. Tune in on 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/mystery-and-suspense-bookish-event

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

Enjoy! 

Meet Jasper’s Father from Mrs. Spinney’s Secret at NN Light’s

 

Father’s Day is upon us! Come by N. N. Light’s Book Heaven TODAY for a preview of special books featuring all kinds of fathers, including my Maine mystery Mrs. Spinney’s Secret. The hero, Jasper MacEwan, is an aspiring movie director, and his father Philip has given him his first major motion picture.

You can read two excerpts that show Philip in two lights—as the Hollywood tycoon, and an unexpectedly softer side as a father.

Enter the Rafflecopter to win an Amazon gift card!  Meanwhile, check Mrs. Spinney’s Secret out here:

https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/post/mrs-spinney-s-secret-cfbe

Father's Day Event at N. N. Light's & Mrs. Spinney's Secret

 

Father’s Day is upon us! Come by N. N. Light’s Book Heaven June 15-20 for a preview of special books featuring all kinds of fathers. On June 20 (Father’s Day!) she will feature my Maine mystery Mrs. Spinney’s Secret. You’ll meet our her Jasper’s father, a Hollywood tycoon with a softer side. Enter the Rafflecopter to win an Amazon gift card!  Meanwhile, check out all the lovely books from today to Sunday.

https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/celebrate-fathers-bookish-event

Don't Forget to Visit NN Light's Mother's Day Event!

 

May 4-12!

Please drop by N. N. Light’s Book Heaven, where we’re celebrating Mothers Day from May 4 to May 12.  The Mason’s Mark: Love & Death in the Tower was featured May 7, but there are still wonderful books to read about, and a chance to win a $30 Amazon gift card. Pop over and enjoy!

https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/celebrate-mothers-bookish-event

The Penhallow Train Incident Featured at N N Light’s Book Heaven

 

Stop by N. N. Light’s Book Heaven for a delightful excerpt from the Penhallow Train Incident.

Who killed the mysterious Egyptian? Is there really a map to the Queen of Sheba’s tomb or is it a myth? Where is the bank robber’s loot? Rachel Tinker and Griffin Tate must find answers before more people die.

The Penhallow Train Incident takes place in the same Maine town as my upcoming release Mrs. Spinney’s Secret. You might want to get in the mood by picking up a copy!

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

Enter to win a HUGE basket of books, including The Penhallow Train Incident.

 

Spencer’s Artful Dodging at NN Light’s Book Heaven--Win It!

 

Come by N.N. Light’s October Cozy Mystery Bookish Event! Featured is my mystery Artful Dodging: the Torpedo Factory Murders.

Milo Everhart is waiting out the rain in a pub when she is captivated by the handsome man next to her. Blocking the road to romance are two mysterious corpses who turn up in the tower of her Torpedo Factory Art Center. As if that weren't enough, a second crisis erupts--a proposal to gut her beloved Art Center.

Tristram Brodie, hard-driving lawyer and former Marine, is focused on his plan to convert the Torpedo Factory into a box store. He is drawn to the beautiful Milo, but their mutual attraction will be frustrated by both the murders and his intentions. As they edge closer to love, they must find a way to overcome not only their differences but also the still-fresh memory of her late husband.

Read a great, shivery excerpt.

Find it here: https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/post/artful-dodging-cm

HEAR YE! HEAR YE!

Enter to win an e-book bundle of all 42 books featured in the Cozy Mystery Bookish Event:

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Open Internationally.

Runs October 13 – 19, 2020.

Winner will be drawn on October 23, 2020.

Find it here: https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/post/artful-dodging-cm

 

Mother's Day Celebration with The Mason's Mark at N. N. Light's

Come by May 7-10 for a Mother’s Day celebration at N. N. Light’s Book Heaven! Today she is featuring the Mason’sMark: Love & Death in the Tower.

https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/post/the-masons-mark-mothersday

In both the best and worst first day at work ever, docent Claire Wilding meets the man of her dreams, but her carefully rehearsed guided tour of the George Washington National Masonic Memorial collapses when she discovers a body and is drawn into a dark world of black ops and Italian renegade masons, of secret cabals and hidden treasure. Also cloaked in mystery is handsome Gideon Bliss, a George Washington expert who haunts the Memorial, his manner evasive. What is his secret? Claire fears she'll fall in love with him only to learn he's a thief or even a murderer. Juggling two eccentric mothers, an inquisitive sister, and an increasingly smitten detective, Claire must find answers to a complex web of intrigue, including who to trust and who to love.

Come by for a chance to win great prizes and read a funny excerpt—meet the mothers!

https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/post/the-masons-mark-mothersday

The Pit and the Passion: Murder at the Ghost Hotel is at the Spring Break Bookapalooza

The fantastic N. N. Light is putting on the Spring Break Bookapalooza all the month of April! 

Your spring break doesn’t have to be all jigsaw puzzle and Twister—it can be finding great new books!  And a little extra: enter to win any of five Amazon or Barnes and Noble gift cards!

Today my mystery/romantic suspense The Pit and the Passion: Murder at the Ghost Hotel is featured.

 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.

Come by and see me!

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

  

The Penhallow Train Incident at the Spring Break Bookapalooza

The fantastic N. N. Light is putting on the Spring Break Bookapalooza all the month of April! Your spring break doesn’t have to be all jigsaw puzzle and Twister—it can be finding great new books! 

Today my mystery/romantic suspense The Penhallow Train Incident is featured.

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 tug of 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.

Come by and see me! 

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

https://www.thewildrosepress.com/books/the-penhallow-train-incident

Spring Bookapalooza Giveaway

The incomparable N. N. Light is putting on the Spring Book Bookapalooza the entire month of April. My books The Penhallow Train Incident and The Pit and the Passion: Murder at the Ghost Hotel, are featured.

Come by for lots of new books and authors—and a Giveaway! Enter to win five gift cards for Amazon and Barnes and Noble!

https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/spring-break-bookapalooza 

Enter on April 7 with the spotlight on The Penhallow Train Incident.

Or on April 23 with the spotlight on The Pit & the Passion. 

The Mason’s Mark at the Bingeworthy Book Festival Today

Okay, so today’s the day! The Mason’s Mark: Love & Death in the Tower, makes its debut on N. N. Light’s Book Heaven’s Binge-Worthy Book Festival! 

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The Mason's Mark arose in part out of a true story. Starting in the 1940s an Italian named Licio Gelli embarked on a lifetime of bizarre scams and crimes. Alternately linked to rightists and leftists, he bilked or used people from Italian politicians, to the Nazis, the Communists, the CIA, even to Juan Peron, dictator of Argentina. His exploits cross the globe and spanned four decades. At last check, he was still alive, in his nineties and writing poetry from prison. In 1996 he was even nominated for the Nobel prize in literature.

Gelli is most famous for founding a Masonic lodge called Propaganda Due, a renegade group that was first dissolved, then reinstated, then erased by the Grand Orient de Italia. He had ensnared many prominent Italians into P2, which ultimately led to several huge scandals.  As the model for the shadowy puppetmaster in The Mason's Mark, I've saddled him with yet another—this time fictional--scandal. But you'll have to find your way through many plot twists and red herrings to discover just what that scandal really is.

Enjoy an excerpt at the Binge-Worthy festival on me!

Binge on Books August 1-30, but especially August 2

Celebrate your love of books all month long at N. N. Light’s Book Heaven Binge-Worthy Book Festival. 43 books, 30 bestselling and award-winning authors, 5 Amazon/B&N gift cards plus authors share what their first binge-worthy book they read and recommend. Join in the fun!

August 2: Read all about Spencer’s The Mason’s Mark: Love & Death in the Tower.

The Mason's Mark, a murder mystery/romance, set in Alexandria, Virginia at the Masonic Memorial. If you’re interested in international intrigue involving renegade Masons and black ops, long-lost papers of George Washington, and great romance, this is for you.

https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/binge-worthy-book-festival

Bingeworthy Books All August--I'm on August 2

Calling all readers! 

Feed your book addiction with N. N. Light’s Book Heaven Binge-Worthy Book Festival. 

43 books featured plus a chance to win one of the following:

Enter to win a $50 Amazon (US) or Barnes and Noble Gift Card

Enter to win a $50 Amazon (US) or Barnes and Noble Gift Card

Enter to win a $25 Amazon (US) or Barnes and Noble Gift Card

Enter to win a $15 Amazon (US) or Barnes and Noble Gift Card

Enter to win a $10 Amazon (US) or Barnes and Noble Gift Card

I’m thrilled to be a part of this event. My book, The Mason’s Mark: Love & Death in the Tower, will be featured on August 2. 

I even talk about my first binge-worthy book I read. You won’t want to miss it.

Bookmark this get-together and tell your friends:

https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/binge-worthy-book-festival