Global adventure from M. S. Spencer: Lapses of Memory & Orion's Foot

Ready for some global adventure? Want to roam Europe and the Middle East? How about the Amazon? Throw in mystery, suspense, romance, and maybe a monster or two and voila! Edge of your seat thrills. Here are two books that fit the bill:

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

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.

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Lapses of Memory

Sydney Bellek first meets Elian Davies in the 1950s on a Boeing 377 Stratocruiser when she is five and he is seven. They run into each other every few years after that, but while he knows from the start that she is his true love, she does not. Later, as rival journalists, they vie for scoops on international crises from the Iranian revolution to the Lebanese civil war. The handsome and intrepid Elian beats her out at every turn, even while keeping his love for her secret.

Only after years of separation does she finally realize they are meant to be together, but this time, in a twist of fate, it is Elian whose memory of her is gone. Will he remember her before she loses heart or will their new love be enough to replace the old one?

More Post-Christmas Reads from M. S. Spencer

 

Once you’ve polished off Artful Dodging: the Torpedo Factory Murders and The Mason’s Mark: Love & Death in the Tower, you’ll be ready for something warm and sandy. So I’m offering a taste of two of my novels set in Florida: Whirlwind Romance, and The Pit & the Passion: Murder at the Ghost Hotel.

Whirlwind Romance:

In the aftermath of a hurricane, Lacey Delahaye finds herself marooned on an island on the Gulf coast of Florida with a mysterious man. They are immediately drawn to each other, but before Armand can confess his identity, they are kidnapped and taken to a tiny island in the western Caribbean. With the help of her son Crispin and a cadre of loyal followers, she and Armand must face down pirates, power-mad ideologues, and palace intrigue, if they are to restore the once idyllic tropical island to its former glory.

The Pit & the Passion:

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.

Post-Christmas Snuggle Up Reading: Artful Dodging & the Mason's Mark

Now that Christmas is over, you probably want to curl up before the fire with a good book and hope the dishes do themselves and the house elves will pick up the mounds of wrapping paper. Since Old Town Alexandria is the quintessential Christmas town, with its cobblestones and churches and Colonial houses, I thought I’d suggest two of my novels for your reading pleasure.

Artful Dodging: the Torpedo Factory Murders

It’s just before Christmas, and Milo Everhart has two needlepoint stockings, a cross-stitch purse, and three canvases to finish for her clients. Waiting out the rain in a pub, she is captivated by the handsome man next to her, but 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 corporate lawyer and former Marine, is focused on his plan to convert the Torpedo Factory into a box store. He is drawn to the beautiful woman sitting next to him, 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 both their differences and the still-fresh memory of her late husband. 

 

The Mason’s Mark: Love and Death in the Tower:

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.

Hidden Gem Winner NN Light's Best Books 2022

 

The great N. N. Light’s Book Heaven list of Best Books of 2022 is  out and  Hidden Gem: the Secret of St. Augustine is the winner in Mysteries!

They consider Hidden Gem one of the best of the 1000 books they reviewed this year. 

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!  

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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.

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