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A Day in My Life ~ Bookseller Penelope (and Her Ghost) by Cleo Coyle
My name is Penelope Thornton-McClure. For decades, customers believed our bookshop was haunted. I never did. Then one dark night, I met him. The ghost. In 1949 Jack Shepard was a New York private investigator. While following a lead in a case, he was gunned down in...
Let’s Get To Know ~ Emma Cross Andrews by Alyssa Maxwell
Emma Cross Andrews sits down for a Q&A with dru’s book musings responding to twenty or more questions so we can learn more about her. Are you ready? Let’s get to know Emma. What is your full name? Emmaline Cross Andrews, but please call me Emma. I’m a descendant...
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A Word With Karen E. Olson
Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . . Why do you write the genre that you write? I used to want to write something more in the vein of the early Oprah books, but after a while I realized many of the women characters were victims. In the...
A Day In My Life ~ Kate Hamilton by Connie Berry
Someone said once that the most significant events in our lives aren’t the plans but the interruptions. How true! Fifteen months ago, I was a forty-five-year-old widow with a thriving antiques business in Jackson Falls, Ohio. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine...
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My Musing ~ THE PILGRIMAGE OF PRIMROSE HONEYCHURCH by Laura Jensen Walker
Dru’s Short Musing: Taking stock of her life, Primrose heads out on a journey of self-discovery that pulls at one’s emotional heartstrings. The author wrote a beautiful and endearing story that stayed with me from the first page to the last and beyond. Stepping out of...
My Musing ~ Stitch, Bake, Die! by Lois Winston
Stitch, Bake, Die! by Lois Winston Series Name: Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery #10Genre: CozyRelease: October 4, 2021 With massive debt, a communist mother-in-law, a Shakespeare-quoting parrot, and a photojournalist boyfriend who may or may not be a spy, crafts...
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My Musing ~ Portrait of a Sister by Laura Bradford
Portrait of a Sister by Laura Bradford is an Amish-inspired women’s fiction novel. Publisher: Kensington, June 2018 Katie Beiler was always the follower to her twin sister Hannah’s lead. That is until Hannah left their Amish upbringing for an English life—leaving...
My Musing ~ A Reel Catch by Lorraine Bartlett
A Reel Catch by Lorraine Bartlett is the second book in the “Lotus Bay” mystery series. Publisher: Polaris Press, coming August 3, 2018 Swans Nest Inn is about to open, and Kathy Grant solicits her BFF, Tori Cannon, to help spruce up her property at the marshy end of...
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Releases
Week of July 11, 2021
Here is a list of some of the new releases for July 11 – 17, 2021 with four debut series from Holly Danvers, Linda Lovely, Alec Peche, and Laura Scott. Hope a few of these new titles will keep you entertained. Enjoy! A Hex for Danger by Esme Addison (Cozy)The small...
Cover Reveals
Cover Reveal ~ THE CASE OF THE DETERMINED DETECTORIST by Cathy Ace
Cathy Ace is a prolific author with many books under her belt and it is my pleasure to host the cover reveal for the latest book in her "WISE Enquiries Agency" mystery series, coming in January 2027 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: January 11, 2027 Name of...
Cover Reveal ~ Contract for Chaos by Judy Alter
I am excited to share with you the cover for the eighth book in the “Kelly O'Connell” mystery series from Alter Ego Press, coming September 20, 2018. Title: Contract for Chaos Genre: Traditional Mystery Author Website: judyalter.com Book Synopsis When four young men...
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dru’s book musings have been listed as one of the 60 BEST MYSTERY BOOK BLOGS to follow on the internet in 2026! dru’s book musings placed 13th on the list. Click here for the full list of mystery book blogs. dru’s book musings have been listed as one of the 70 BEST...
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