Have you ever been moving along through life, feeling like everything is going great, when, all of a sudden—Bam!—all hell seems to break loose?
Yeah, I figured you probably have. . .
It’s not fun, is it?
In a matter of days (actually, let’s make that hours), I found a dead body (in the trunk of a car), fell and hit my head (on a slab of concrete), saw one of my closest friends cry like I’ve never seen her cry (gut wrenching, I tell you), had another accuse me of being a traitor (and when seen through her eyes, I get it), and have had to accept the unacceptable where yet another one is concerned (though trust me, I’m fighting it with everything I am).
If I drank, I’d be drinking right now.
But since I don’t, I guess I better figure something else out. And fast.
You can read more about Tori in Patterned After Death, the 12th book in the “Southern Sewing Circle” mystery series.
Everyone in Sweet Briar, South Carolina, knows former high school football stars Jake Davis and Noah Madden. The two were fierce rivals once and now, twenty years later, the dueling quarterbacks haven’t lost their luster. So townsfolk are surprised when Jake and Noah team up for a business venture. And there’s only one suspect when Noah turns up murdered.
Margaret Louise, Jake’s mother and one of the founding members of the sewing circle, isn’t about to take the attack on her son’s reputation lying down. In fact, she’s in full mama-bear mode. And Tori and the rest of the Sweet Briar gang are more than willing to help her sharpen her claws to catch a killer.
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About the author
Elizabeth Lynn Casey (of the Southern Sewing Circle Mysteries) is a pen name for Laura Bradford, the national bestselling author of several mystery series, including the Emergency Dessert Squad Mysteries, the Amish Mysteries, the Tobi Tobias Mysteries, and the Jenkins & Burns Mysteries. Laura is a former Agatha Award nominee, and the recipient of an RT Reviewer’s Choice Award in romance. When she’s not writing, Laura enjoys making memories with her family, baking, and being an advocate for those living with Multiple Sclerosis.
To learn more, visit her website: www.laurabradford.com, or hang out with her on Facebook and she can also be found occasionally tweeting at: @Bradfordauthor.
All comments are welcomed.
Giveaway: Leave a comment below for your chance to win a print copy of Patterned After Death. US entries only, please. The giveaway ends June 12, 2017. Good luck everyone!
Looks really good. I’m going to have to go check this series out. It’s new to me. Thanks for sharing it. 🙂
Sounds like an interesting book. I confess I have #11 waiting to be read…but this has made me determined to put it on the top of the pile and read it 😇. Poor Margaret Louise!
Thanks Dru Ann for bringing this series back to my attention in your blog. Thanks Laura for the chance to win a copy!😀
I have not read any of this series nor heard of the author. I would like to start reading her books. Is it ok to read this one or should I start with the first of the series?
I’m surprised that I’ve never heard of this series before. Thanks for a chance to win!
One of the best cozy series!!!
Thank you for the giveaway…..
Thank you for hosting Elizabeth Lynn Casey and her book, Patterned After Death. This series sounds like my type of series. It would be great to have this chance to win.
Thanks for this intriguing giveaway. An interesting series which I would enjoy.
I am just now getting started on reading this fun series. Thanks for the giveaway.
Don’t enter me, I already have it, I’m just chiming in with I’m only 30% of the way in and WOW, yes, all hell has broken loose. The gang really has an upheaval going on. I think that I will be finishing this book quickly. 🙂
Just finished reading the book and let me say, it was awesome.Probably the best in this series. Don’t enter me as I have a book.
Sounds great. Thanks for a chance to win a copy.
Sounds like a fantastic read.
Sweet Briar sounds a bit chaotic right now! Thanks for the chance to win!
Thanks, everyone! For those of you who haven’t read the series yet, yes you *can* start with this book. But if you do, be sure to go back to the beginning and read all the way through.
~Elizabeth Lynn Casey (aka Laura Bradford)
I love Southern books! Thanks for the chance
I have read all the previous books in this series and absolutely love them. I’m looking forward to reading Patterned After Death. Thank you so much for the chance to win a copy.
I haven’t read any of the books in this series, but I love the Emergerncy Dessert Squad series. The book sounds great! Thank you so much for the chance to win!
I love your Day in the life features, and would love to win a copy of Patterned After Death — it sounds like a really good read. Thanks so much for the giveaway!
This is such a great series and this book sounds fantastic! Thanks for the chance to win a copy!
Dueling quarterbacks. High school never really goes away, does it?
I so enjoy Laura’s books; thanks for the opportunity to win Patterned After Death. The books written under the name Elizabeth Casey are new to me.
Oh, my! I love this series. Sure would love to win.
Thanks for the chance to read the latest in the series.
I’d love to win this book by this great author! Cozy mysteries are so much fun to read!
Thank you for the chance to read another of your books. Love your writing.
This is a new series to me. I really enjoyed the description of the book and I’m definitely adding the series to my TBR list.
I’ve heard marvelous things about this series and intend to start it soon. Thanks for sharing this post!
Wow. Sounds like Tori has had a rough couple of days.
Sounds like a case for the sewing circle!
This would be a great book for me to read as we leave for a trip in a few weeks. Long rides need good books!
A super series but I’ve fallen behind and need to catch up!
Love the cover. A most interesting post. Looks like a great read. And exciting. A new author and read always is. So hpoing
I love, love, love this series. I have read them all up to this title! Anxiously awaiting to read Patterned After Death
Sounds like a good read.
This sounds like a great series. I love to discover ” new to me ” authors and series. I am a fan of cozy mysteries.
I can’t believe I’ve missed this series.
Sounds great and I’ll go look for the prior 11 books.
I love mystery books, this sounds great.
This book sounds like a good read.
Love this series! I would love the chance to win Patterned After Death
I know my mother-in-law has read others in this series and would enjoy this book immensely.
This sounds like a very interesting book I have to read
Sounds like a book that would keep my interest 🙂
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Patterned After Death by Elizabeth Lynn Casey is Debra Puksar
Congratulations
I love reading new books.