Flotsam & Jetsam Available for Review on Netgalley

For those of you who review on Netgalley, drop by the site and check out my new cozy mystery romance Flotsam & Jetsam: the Amelia Island Affair:

https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/book/155307

Blurb:

Who's littering the park with corpses?

State Park Rangers Simon Ribault and Ellie Ironstone are used to dealing with messy campers and ravaging raccoons, but when three bodies wash up on the beach, they mobilize all their powers of deduction. Who are they and how did they get to the shore of Amelia Island? Are they connected to the secretive League of the Green Cross? Or linked to a mysterious Jamaican drug ring?

Ellie, new to Amelia Island, must penetrate a close-knit community if she wants to find answers to the mystery, all while deciding between two rivals for her affection: Thad, the handsome local idol, and Simon, the clever, quirky bookworm.

Simon, for his part, will have to call on his not-so-well-honed romantic prowess to lure Ellie away from Thad and at the same time use his wide-ranging research skills to solve the case.

I’d love to hear what you think!

Hope Springs: Flotsam & Jetsam at Carroll-Bradd's Musings about the Writing Life

Simon's beloved car

Today I’m at Linda Carroll-Bradd’s wonderful site Musings about the Writing Life, with a new excerpt from my just-released cozy mystery/romance Flotsam & Jetsam: the Amelia Island Affair.

http://blog.lindacarroll-bradd.com/release-promotion/guest-release-promotion/flotsam-and-jetsam-the-amelia-island-affair-by-m-s-spencer/

Pirates, smugglers, patriots? Who’s responsible for the three corpses found on the sand? Two State Park rangers look for answers & find both romance and murder.

Today’s excerpt is Hope Springs, in which our hero begins to wonder if maybe, just maybe…

Read for fun!

RELEASE DAY!!! Flotsam & Jetsam is Born

Flotsam & Jetsam: the Amelia Island Affair, a cozy mystery romance set on a barrier island in north-east Florida, was released today.

Three corpses strewn across the sand. Who are they and how did they get to Amelia Island?  State Park rangers Simon Ribault and Ellie Ironstone must find the answers while contending with a secretive group called the League of the Green Cross. Are the deaths linked to it? Or could they be tied to the colorful history of the island, which was won and lost eight times? Mucking up the investigation is the crucial question—who will Ellie choose: Thad, the handsome local idol, and Simon, the clever, quirky bookworm?

I’m visiting Brenda Whiteside’s wonderful blog today to talk about Amelia Island and its crazy patchwork of history, which inspired me to write Flotsam & Jetsam. Find me here—and a thrilling excerpt:

https://brendawhiteside.blogspot.com/2018/12/ms-spencer-creates-cozy-on-island.html

What a Cold Hand You Have--A Second Chance at Love

Drop by the Wild Rose Press Holiday blog and read my story of a second chance at love, Che Gelida Manina. It will warm your heart.

https://thewildrosepress.blogspot.com/2018/12/che-gelida-manina-story-of-second.html

Originally published in 2015 as part of the Exquisite Christmas: 21 Romance Authors Share Holiday Stories & Recipes, you can find it here:

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B018F4ACSC

Createspace: https://www.createspace.com/5892101

B&N print: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/exquisite-christmas-victoria-adams/1123047064?ean=9781519495358

B&N ebook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/exquisite-christmas-victoria-adams/1123051071?ean=2940157928698

Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/exquisite-christmas/id1067388535?mt=11 

Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/498109

Coming Soon! Flotsam & Jetsam: the Amelia Island Affair--A TEASER

Mark your calendars: December 17 my new cozy mystery romance releases, hopefully to great fanfare!

Who's littering the park with corpses?

State Park Rangers Simon Ribault and Ellie Ironstone are used to dealing with messy campers and ravaging raccoons, but when three bodies wash up on the beach, they mobilize all their powers of deduction. Who are they and how did they get to the shore of Amelia Island? Are they connected to the secretive League of the Green Cross? Or linked to a mysterious Jamaican drug ring?

Ellie, new to Amelia Island, must penetrate a close-knit community if she wants to find answers to the mystery, all while deciding between two rivals for her affection: Thad, the handsome local idol, and Simon, the clever, quirky bookworm.

Simon, for his part, will have to call on his not-so-well-honed romantic prowess to lure Ellie away from Thad and at the same time use his wide-ranging research skills to solve the case.

Okay, here’s the teaser:

Ellie systematically searched the stern, lifting up seat cushions soaked from the rain and opening storage lockers. A rope sat in a jumbled heap by the cockpit wall. Under a small fold-out table, she noticed a red stain and bent down. It was dry. She scraped her fingernail in it and brought it to her nose. “Blood. I found blood, Simon!”

“A lot?”

“Puddle about six inches in diameter.”

“That’s nothing. I found a lot of blood. Oh, and a body.”

Where they find the blood.

Pre-order links are here:

The Wild Rose Press: https://catalog.thewildrosepress.com/all-titles/6345-flotsam-and-jetsam-the-amelia-island-affair.html

It is also available for pre-order at Amazon, I Tunes, and Barnes and Noble.