It’s wedding time! I couldn’t be more excited if it was my wedding.
At last my beloved cousin Josie is getting married to Jake Greenblatt. I adore Jake and I know they’ll be so happy together. I’m going to be the maid of honor. I can’t wait!
Josie owns Josie’s Cozy Bakery here in Nags Head North Carolina, and Jake is the head chef at Jake’s Seafood Bar, so they are mighty busy people, thus they’re having a winter wedding, when things are reasonably quiet here in the Outer Banks.
They both got help from their parents to set up their business so they refused any financial assistance with the wedding. Small and simple, is what they want and small and simple is what I’m determined they’ll get.
Our friends Grace and Stephanie, with help from Josie’s mom Ellen, are the wedding planners. We’ve gathered at the beach house today to make plans over a sandwich lunch. Josie wants to make her own wedding cake – she is a professional baker after all – but I don’t want to see her taking too much on and forgetting to have fun with it.
That’s what I’m here for and I have everything under control.
Although, the impending arrival of Josie’s grandmother Gloria and a gaggle of cousins and aunts Josie calls (and not at all fondly) the Louisiana Mafia, might prove to be a bit of a problem
I hear that Cousin Mirabelle has recently gone into the wedding planning business, and that Mirabelle is determined to establish her name and a make a reputation in the high-end wedding market (think yacht clubs and weddings on yachts).
You don’t think she’ll try to make that name and reputation with Josie’s wedding do you? Surely not?
That would be a disaster.
The Bodie Island Lighthouse Library Classic Novel Reading Club is meeting this week to discuss The Busman’s Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Sayers. As I recall there’s something in that book about interfering relatives threatening honeymoon plans.
I wonder what Lord Peter Wimsey would do?
Giveaway: Leave comment below for a chance to win a hardcover copy of Something Read Something Dead. U.S. entries only, please. The giveaway ends March 17, 2019. Good luck everyone!
You can read more about Lucy in Something Read Something Dead, the fifth book in the “Lighthouse Library” mystery series, released March 13, 2019.
Dark deeds in the Lighthouse Library threaten to send Lucy Richardson’s soon-to-be-wed cousin Josie to an early ‘til-death-do-us-part.
Winter falls on North Carolina’s Outer Banks as Lucy Richardson and her friends joyfully help her favorite cousin, Josie O’Malley, plan her wedding. The owner and head baker of Josie’s Cozy Bakery and her fiancé, chef Jake Greenblatt, want a small, simple wedding.
But to their horror, Josie’s imperious grandmother, Gloria, descends with the “Louisiana Mafia”: a gaggle of aunts and cousins who intend to take control of the wedding plans. Gloria doesn’t do small and simple, and cousin Mirabelle has her own ideas for Josie’s wedding, something grand and lavish―and paid for by Josie’s parents, of course―that will kickstart her fledgling event planning business and get her work shown on the covers of wedding magazines. To make matters worse, Mirabelle focuses her full Southern charm on the prospective groom. . .and Jake doesn’t seem entirely adverse to her attentions.
To smooth the waters, Lucy hosts a bridal shower at the Bodie Island Lighthouse Library. But it turns deadly when Mirabelle collapses―soon after eating the gluten-free treats Josie prepared specifically for her. Now, to save her favorite cousin from prison, Lucy will have to bring a crook to book in this fifth festive Lighthouse Library mystery from national bestselling author Eva Gates.
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About the author
Vicki Delany is one of Canada’s most prolific and varied crime writers and a national bestseller in the U.S. She is currently writing three cozy mystery series: the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop series for Crooked Lane, the Year Round Christmas mysteries for Penguin Random House and, as Eva Gates, the Lighthouse Library series, for Crooked Lane Books. Her newest book is Something Read Something Dead, the fifth in the Lighthouse Library series.
Vicki lives and writes in bucolic Prince Edward County, Ontario. She is a past president of the Crime Writers of Canada. Her work has been nominated for the Derringer, the Bony Blithe, the Ontario Library Association Golden Oak, and the Arthur Ellis Awards.
Visit Vicki at www.vickidelany.com, on Facebook and on Twitter at @vickidelany
All comments are welcomed.
What an awesome giveaway! Thank you for offering this chance to win this!
I really love this awesome series, and this new book sounds so thrilling! Cute cover of the book too! Thanks so much for a chance to win!!! Crossing my fingers for luck! 😻💜🌈
Sounds like a lively story full of family drama and mystery. Have not read this series yet.
Count me in on this giveaway….
Thank you for the giveaway……
Great giveaway. Looking forward to this one.
I love this cover! ❤ That alone would make me want to read this book…but the storyline sounds great. Such a good series! Thanks for the chance to win a copy.
Thank you so much for this chance to win.
The covers on Eva’s books have always been great, but the colors of evening here really rock. As for the wedding monsters. Been there, done that, FOUR TIMES!
Our youngest daughter’s in-laws thought they knew what they were doing when we spoke to the caterer for the wedding. “J” went thru a whole song and dance and nearly had a heart attack at the price. I gace the catering manager my thoughts and the changes that WE wanted (which our daughter wanted) and asked him one question. How much if “Mr. Green” pays the bill. I saved us about four thousand dollars on the cost of the wedding and got added perks.
Do what you want even if you hire a “pro”. It’s your affair and your dream. They are only there to facilitate your wishes and make your life easier.
Thanks for this lovely giveaway. This author is creative and talented. I enjoy her novels. What a great series this is.
I hope Lucy and Josie survive the “Louisiana Mafia.” Beautiful cover. Thanks for the chance!
Oooooo! I want it!
Captivating story. What a fabulous writer whose books give me great pleasure. Thanks.
thanks for the chance, I love this series
Vicki Delaney’s series written on the concept of a library in a lighthouse is one of the most intriguing series I’ve read. The main character, Lucy Richardson, and her tendency to delve into the mystery is always well developed and makes me to not want to put the book down. Thanks for including it on your blog.
I really enjoy this series and the Bodie Island Lighthouse Library and its characters — especially Lucy and Charles Dickens, the cat. Thanks so much, Dru Ann, for featuring A Day in The Life of Lucy Richardson on your blog and for the giveaway!
Love the Lighthouse Library, so excited for a new one! Thanks for the chance to win!
I love this series and look forward to reading this one.
I’ve enjoyed the previous books in this series–and weddings always end up with some fights, if not downright murder, so this should be interesting.
This is a great series.
I think Lord Peter’s presence is required. He could charm the Louisiana mafia into behaving themselves. Maybe.
Love this series and can’t wait to read this installment! Thanks for the chance to win!
I’m so happy to see a new book in this series. Thanks for the giveaway.
Looks like a great read!
Thank you for the chance to win a book! Your synopsis is always illuminating.
This is a really good series!! looking forward to the Louisana mafia cfew 😉
I love this series! I like the library in a lighthouse setting and the Outer Banks location. Can’t wait to read.
I wonder why the aunts and cousin are called the “Louisiana Mafia”? Josie should be able to plan her ow wedding. I believe I should read the ones that come before this one.
I can’t wait to read this!
I am a big lover of lighthouses ,we a one nearby that is a B&N another a hostel.I really think a library is the best idea yet.I also like the Mayor
I love lighthouses. Would love the book..
This looks like a wonderful series. I love the idea of a lighthouse.
Lucy is so lucky to be able to live & work in a library in a lighthouse.
Can’t wait to read about Josie’s and Jake’s wedding.
I absolutely love this series and can’t wait to read this newest installment. Thank yuh for the chance.
Love that title.
Looking forward to reading this!
I love this series and can’t wait to read about Josie and Jake’s wedding! The wedding should be highly entertaining. Thank you for the giveaway.
I love lucy and her world.as a former library aide for over 14 years, my life was never as exciting as hers. I also share my space with an eccentric, independent cat. so glad book 5 is out, I’ve been waiting for this loveable cozy.
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