Saturday, December 22, 2018

The First Kiss--Simon & Ellie at Delilah Devlin's Today



Ah, that first kiss. Romance readers love that part. Today at Delilah Devlin’s fantastic blog you’ll get to savor Ellie and Simon’s first kiss. Unfortunately, for Simon the bliss didn’t last long. Read all about it—and about Amelia Island, setting for my new mystery romance Flotsam & Jetsam: the Amelia Island Affair. Here’s the link:


Featured Author at Christmas Romance Saturday



Flotsam & Jetsam: the Amelia Island Affair, released December 17, is all the rage at Romance Lives Forever today.



I’m a featured author December 22 at Christmas Romance Saturday:



Friday, December 21, 2018

Stranger Things are Sighted on Amelia Island than Corpses



I’ve told you about the crazy history of Amelia Island, setting for my new mystery romance Flotsam & Jetsam: the Amelia Island Affair. What I didn’t tell you is that odd things continue to happen on the island—and I don’t just mean murders. When I was visiting the island a couple of years ago, I saw a great crowd of tourists ogling at something. When I got closer I saw it was the Wienermobile! Yes, it still exists (see photo).

Couldn’t help but put it in the book. Here’s a bit:

They passed a large gathering on the sidewalk. Many were pointing and taking pictures. Ellie stopped. “Must be something going on.”

Simon stood on tiptoe to peer over the arms brandishing cell phones in the air. “Why, it’s the Wienermobile!”
Just then the pack parted, revealing a red hot dog in a bright yellow bun the size of a blue whale sitting on top of a souped-up station wagon. Simon turned excitedly to Ellie. “I drove one of these back in college. Great summer job.”
“You’re kidding.” Ellie looked at her companion with a mixture of awe and mirth. “You have hidden depths.”
“Aw, shucks. Actually, I think that’s how I landed the job in the park service.”
“I guess it really stood out on an otherwise humdrum resume.”




Wild Rose Press, December 17, 2018
Mainstream Mystery, Cozy Mystery, Humorous/Romantic Comedy
Rating: Spicy (PG13) 
430 p.





Thursday, December 20, 2018

Guest at Wild Women Authors December 20-24--Georgia is Interviewed (God Help Us All)

Kat Henry Doran/Veronica Lynch



I’m talking about my new romantic suspense/cozy mystery Flotsam & Jetsam: the Amelia Island Affair, but this time it’s a little different. The ladies are interviewing one of my characters. Georgia Petrie is the hero Simon’s best friend. They’ve been sparring and sharing and getting in trouble since kindergarten. Georgia is in law school and an absolute treat for the eyes but a bit of a handful. She adores Simon and wants what’s best for him—which means Ellie.





Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Making Up--Ellie & Simon Style--Excerpt from Flotsam & Jetsam at the Reading Nook


Please drop by Dawn Roberto’s Reading Nook today, December 19, for a pleasant interlude with my new mystery romance Flotsam & Jetsam: the Amelia Island Affair. 

Dawn's Reading Nook



Today’s excerpt is “Making Up…With a Little Help from Your Friends.” Enjoy!

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

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:



Blurb:


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.

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!


Monday, December 17, 2018

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:

Saturday, December 8, 2018

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:

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