Monday, December 26, 2022

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.

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

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. 


Tuesday, December 13, 2022

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.

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

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

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

Sunday, November 20, 2022

Great Books for a Holiday Read: Artful Dodging & The Mason's Mark

 


Mysteries set in Old Town Alexandria are great Christmas reads. Old Town is the picture-perfect place for celebrating the yule-tide. Artful Dodging: the Torpedo Factory Murders (which will be featured at N. N. Light’s Book Heaven Holiday Gift Guide) is set at Christmas. Here’s the story:

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. 

 

And The Mason’s Mark: Love & Death in the Tower, freemason, George Washington buffs, and murder mingle high above Alexandria’s cobblestone streets.

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.

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