tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83365972024-03-15T20:09:48.623-05:00Livia J. WashburnLivia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comBlogger199125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336597.post-56451523561803718182024-03-04T01:00:00.001-06:002024-03-04T01:00:00.146-06:00New Release -- Tourist Trap (Kingfisher P. I. Book 3) by James Reasoner & Livia J Washburn<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSUcZZ0vNx5h0kDfcyy83LqPMXgAS3IuHvMHW5ioUAAL3GRxDfUrs46uS2dQoqoWnHoDGPiBA46yvJn2NAFVYgu2XgAJNu4_HJ-1KgboSZpQHZ_74dguo6z65GFn79EVaRfu-9dm6Vbi3MaFI3gXbim2uMw3VHlLYIqCd5Y6TOqdEpB1UttfgEg/s600/Kingfisher%20PI%20Book%203%20Web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSUcZZ0vNx5h0kDfcyy83LqPMXgAS3IuHvMHW5ioUAAL3GRxDfUrs46uS2dQoqoWnHoDGPiBA46yvJn2NAFVYgu2XgAJNu4_HJ-1KgboSZpQHZ_74dguo6z65GFn79EVaRfu-9dm6Vbi3MaFI3gXbim2uMw3VHlLYIqCd5Y6TOqdEpB1UttfgEg/s320/Kingfisher%20PI%20Book%203%20Web.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The search for one of the world’s most wanted fugitives, a swindler who is rumored to have stashed away close to a billion dollars in ill-gotten gains, leads brother and sister private investigators Callista and Joseph Kingfisher to a fabulous, luxurious resort in Mexico. But deep in the jungles of the Yucatan, they discover another secret hidden away, a secret that may mean death for both Kingfishers!<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-bold" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700 !important;">TOURIST TRAP</span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> is another lightning-paced, colorful adventure from bestselling authors James Reasoner and Livia J. Washburn featuring plenty of thrills, humor, and excitement, with suspense and plot twists that will leave readers breathless.</span><p></p><p>EXCERPT:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 110%; mso-pagination: none;">“He’s running,”
she told Joseph as she came out of the car. “I’ll get him!”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 110%; mso-pagination: none;">“Callie, wait!”
he called as he started to circle the front of his car, but of course, she
ignored him and dashed after the fleeing figure.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 110%; mso-pagination: none;">Her eyes had
adjusted well enough to the darkness that she could see the man throwing
wide-eyed, frightened glances over his shoulder.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 110%; mso-pagination: none;">“Stop!” she shouted.
“William Murphy, you’re under arrest!”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 110%; mso-pagination: none;">Wait, she
thought as she ran. Was she allowed to say that? Would declaring him to be
under arrest be considered impersonating a police officer?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 110%; mso-pagination: none;">Just to be sure
she didn’t do anything that would get Joseph in trouble, she added, “I’m a bail
enforcement agent!”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 110%; mso-pagination: none;">That didn’t
sound nearly as cool as “bounty hunter”, but it was more technically correct.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 110%; mso-pagination: none;"><br /></p><p><span style="color: #0f1111;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 110%; mso-pagination: none;">
</p><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #960c96;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3OYYhdz" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Amazon </a> <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/tourist-trap-james-reasoner/1144941159?ean=2940167683426" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Barnes and Noble</a> <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/tourist-trap-kingfisher-p-i-book-3" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Kobo</a> <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/tourist-trap-kingfisher-p-i-book-3/id6478249747" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Apple Books</a> <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1524717" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Smashwords</a></span></h3>Livia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336597.post-41728543096081444912024-01-08T08:00:00.000-06:002024-01-08T08:00:00.136-06:00New Release -- KINGFISHER P.I. Book 2: DARK RIDE by James Reasoner and Livia J. Washburn<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF249d4H764dWu3FvthZMia-9d3NnAbllMaetOaQeqe1Nv1Q4Sn4wNmZ4Nc2NzFMgxvgeZJqhf_ttEyjjXmNUe-LdP3m4QfKPe1Uj-CNyGTT7XP-RExLIqBHJdmxS9FbUvQUHHh0_FbqhxSJAt9buCMX2_chNDc72cq6TDwdtMYonOUm20rWvXFw/s598/Kingfisher%20PI%20Book%202%20Web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF249d4H764dWu3FvthZMia-9d3NnAbllMaetOaQeqe1Nv1Q4Sn4wNmZ4Nc2NzFMgxvgeZJqhf_ttEyjjXmNUe-LdP3m4QfKPe1Uj-CNyGTT7XP-RExLIqBHJdmxS9FbUvQUHHh0_FbqhxSJAt9buCMX2_chNDc72cq6TDwdtMYonOUm20rWvXFw/s320/Kingfisher%20PI%20Book%202%20Web.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Hired to find out who’s been threatening a Texas state senator’s granddaughter, the two triplet sleuths Callista and Joseph Kingfisher find themselves in more trouble than they bargained for as Callie goes undercover at a therapeutic riding center and becomes involved in a dangerous conspiracy with roots on the other side of the world.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Between international criminals who want them dead, an enigmatic former Special Forces operator who can’t be trusted, federal agents who would like to make the Kingfishers disappear in some black site prison, and the shadowy menace who started the whole thing, Callie and Joseph will have their work cut out just trying to survive this case!<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-bold" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700 !important;">KINGFISHER P.I.: DARK RIDE</span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> is the second in a new series of thrilling mystery novels from </span><span class="a-text-italic" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic !important;">New York Times</span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> bestselling author James Reasoner and the creator of the popular Fresh Baked Mystery series Livia J. Washburn. Mount up for these exciting and entertaining tales from two of today’s best storytellers!</span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Excerpt:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">“Would you like to ride? We have
a pony named Ferdinand that would be just right for you, I think.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Still no response.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">“You came out here to ride,
didn’t you? Just a few times around the ring. If you don’t like it, you don’t
have to keep doing it. But you really ought to give it a try.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Nothing.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">“Who brought you out here?”
Callie asked. “Your mom? Your dad? Don’t you think they’d like to see you ride?
I’ll help you switch your hat for the special riding helmet and get you mounted
up. A nice lady named Connie will be controlling the horse, and I believe Jimmy
will be there to help the whole way to make sure nothing happens except that
you have a good time.” She reached toward his shoulder. “I really think you’d
enjoy—”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">“Don’t do that,” an urgent voice
said behind her.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The warning came too late. She
rested her hand on Tyler Harper’s shoulder.<o:p></o:p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">And the little boy screamed,
twisted, and lashed out, swinging his right-hand crutch at Callie’s head.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3S5tcH7" target="_blank">Amazon</a> <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/book/1144541450?ean=2940167664173" target="_blank">Barnes and Noble</a> <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/dark-ride-kingfisher-p-i-book-2" target="_blank">Kobo</a> <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/dark-ride-kingfisher-p-i-book-2/id6475118812" target="_blank">Apple Books</a> <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1499645" target="_blank">Smashwords</a></span></p>Livia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336597.post-58985227864285102562023-11-06T01:00:00.009-06:002023-11-06T07:36:36.698-06:00New Release -- KINGFISHER P.I. by James Reasoner and Livia J. Washburn<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0NpZYEEKoKrIA19HtjpHKbb25IL715tfLwii1z0T2XR5AtZ03kKPN-nBYUwsewJ4nd8CDWrLuUFAi7t1uHfHAfsAPGOxVrB0cRFs0xTz2JxzlWjSeEXOVu8XRxRNXY17wDF5VjHw2h-6JAfY36DRSZL-TtEevWiYk1liBfpryzna8Qh8c-AU6Qg/s1280/Kingfisher%20PI%20Ebook%20on%20table.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0NpZYEEKoKrIA19HtjpHKbb25IL715tfLwii1z0T2XR5AtZ03kKPN-nBYUwsewJ4nd8CDWrLuUFAi7t1uHfHAfsAPGOxVrB0cRFs0xTz2JxzlWjSeEXOVu8XRxRNXY17wDF5VjHw2h-6JAfY36DRSZL-TtEevWiYk1liBfpryzna8Qh8c-AU6Qg/w382-h254/Kingfisher%20PI%20Ebook%20on%20table.jpg" width="382" /></a></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">KINGFISHER P.I. </h2><h2 style="text-align: center;">by James Reasoner and Livia J Washburn</h2><p></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0921uQxB5_mV36Gavg08PJ_kNd2c8XCbCLeI1T0bpGGDy4eHpHBF7b_yPYyPIgADiVHoygl6TLlF8P-Tfq3yoFnejbA0BJmGNi1DxlJn3Gh30LMxQmsFxv8oV2j99oWlFHGjNSiYLtCvHFsKlrwRRl4dHqtmO3KA4Bnleu78QbcL-Vn0Ow2O0A/s3238/Kingfisher%20PI%20Book%201%2011.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3238" data-original-width="2158" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0921uQxB5_mV36Gavg08PJ_kNd2c8XCbCLeI1T0bpGGDy4eHpHBF7b_yPYyPIgADiVHoygl6TLlF8P-Tfq3yoFnejbA0BJmGNi1DxlJn3Gh30LMxQmsFxv8oV2j99oWlFHGjNSiYLtCvHFsKlrwRRl4dHqtmO3KA4Bnleu78QbcL-Vn0Ow2O0A/s320/Kingfisher%20PI%20Book%201%2011.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>Callista Kingfisher is a former mixed martial arts fighter and one of the top stunt performers in Hollywood. But when an accident on a movie set leaves her badly injured, she goes home to Corpus Christi, Texas, to recuperate.</div><div><div><br /></div><div>Callie’s triplet brother Joseph is a top private investigator, and when he lands the job of tracking down a fugitive who has disappeared into the thick Piney Woods of East Texas, Callie decides she’ll give her brother a hand with the case. Both Kingfishers are plunged into the middle of a deadly feud between rival crime families, and Callie quickly discovers that the real thing is even more dangerous than making action movies.</div><div><br /></div><div>New York Times bestseller James Reasoner and critically acclaimed mystery author Livia J. Washburn team up for KINGFISHER P.I., the first in a new series of exciting, action-packed mystery novels that will leave you breathless with their suspense, adventure, and humor.</div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><a data-cke-saved-href="https://amzn.to/3QryWsJ" href="https://amzn.to/3QryWsJ" target="_blank"><strong>Amazon</strong></a> <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/kingfisher-p-i-james-reasoner/1144220313?ean=2940166119483" href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/kingfisher-p-i-james-reasoner/1144220313?ean=2940166119483" target="_blank"><strong>Barnes and Noble</strong></a> <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/kingfisher-p-i" href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/kingfisher-p-i" target="_blank"><strong>Kobo</strong></a> <a data-cke-saved-href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/kingfisher-p-i/id6469385597" href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/kingfisher-p-i/id6469385597" target="_blank"><strong>Apple Books</strong></a> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe;"> </span><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.everand.com/book/677437523/Kingfisher-P-I" href="https://www.everand.com/book/677437523/Kingfisher-P-I" style="font-size: 18px;" target="_blank"><strong>Scribd</strong></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe;"> </span><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1464761" href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1464761" style="font-size: 18px;" target="_blank"><strong>Smashwords</strong></a><span style="font-size: 18px;"> </span></div><div><br /></div>Livia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336597.post-40881706736009168082023-10-11T08:16:00.002-05:002023-10-11T08:16:59.690-05:00Now Available for Pre-order -- KINGFISHER P.I. by James Reasoner and Livia J. Washburn<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi37VV5Rr0QgVCuEBWOWWwk6ClgUuI2tISCuJQDnw_4ZTZT6sFZwLK5oA24NIm5Ioghvc9W_nfWeKGHRD5wVeEAKBbWQBOXDql4LCBF_aNEFUe0hA8hoQIfJgP67BSjUdngYZ96Kjy7NP3QsMw64EQLDk8_XK7rWhscLAhi726bbUp0nqChuaTGrg/s3238/Kingfisher%20PI%20Book%201%2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3238" data-original-width="2158" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi37VV5Rr0QgVCuEBWOWWwk6ClgUuI2tISCuJQDnw_4ZTZT6sFZwLK5oA24NIm5Ioghvc9W_nfWeKGHRD5wVeEAKBbWQBOXDql4LCBF_aNEFUe0hA8hoQIfJgP67BSjUdngYZ96Kjy7NP3QsMw64EQLDk8_XK7rWhscLAhi726bbUp0nqChuaTGrg/s320/Kingfisher%20PI%20Book%201%2011.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">KINGFISHER P.I.</span></h2><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Callista Kingfisher is a former mixed martial arts fighter
and one of the top stunt performers in Hollywood. But when an accident on a
movie set leaves her badly injured, she goes home to Corpus Christi, Texas, to
recuperate.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Callie’s triplet brother Joseph is a top private
investigator, and when he lands the job of tracking down a fugitive who has
disappeared into the thick Piney Woods of East Texas, Callie decides she’ll
give her brother a hand with the case. Both Kingfishers are plunged into the middle
of a deadly feud between rival crime families, and Callie quickly discovers
that the real thing is even more dangerous than making action movies.<i> </i></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><i>New York Times</i> bestseller James Reasoner and
critically acclaimed mystery author Livia J. Washburn team up for KINGFISHER
P.I., the first in a new series of exciting, action-packed mystery novels that
will leave you breathless with their suspense, adventure, and humor.<o:p></o:p></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Excerpt:</h4><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; text-indent: 0in;"><i>Patient: Callista Kingfisher<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; text-indent: 0in;"><i>Date: August 27, 3:00 PM</i></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><i>I really don’t remember that much, Doctor. Falling, of course. I
remember falling. I mean, it’s hard to forget that feeling of going down and
down and down with nothing under you, and knowing what’s waiting at the bottom,
and the seconds seem to take forever but at the same time they pass so fast…<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3tkJO3G" target="_blank">Amazon Link</a></p>Livia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336597.post-4198354369652613132022-02-09T08:39:00.004-06:002022-02-09T08:39:43.677-06:00Hallam: A Lucas Hallam Short Fiction Collection (A Lucas Hallam Mystery) by L.J. Washburn<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgihifzNHxltNeiGmCe614s_h6iDd2bBesLXMXhid_wA6A-ss4o99bo-4ZZN0TpmKYIACHYtJkK2wXBksPdXQbWnIv4iPeQGgrc1AvOODyue-vJgwLte7IozcOoO9zUUr2_elEjaO4D2jd6zJ6J5TV4r94Ldji_awvOWZsDJDjY9WSZ4nN5t8w=s346" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="217" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgihifzNHxltNeiGmCe614s_h6iDd2bBesLXMXhid_wA6A-ss4o99bo-4ZZN0TpmKYIACHYtJkK2wXBksPdXQbWnIv4iPeQGgrc1AvOODyue-vJgwLte7IozcOoO9zUUr2_elEjaO4D2jd6zJ6J5TV4r94Ldji_awvOWZsDJDjY9WSZ4nN5t8w=s320" width="201" /></a></div><p></p><p>HOLLYWOOD IN THE 1920s, WHERE THE GLITZ AND GLAMOR OF THE SILENT MOVIE ERA CONCEALS DARK AND DANGEROUS SECRETS, AND ONE OLD COWBOY USES FRONTIER CUNNING AND GUN-SKILL TO UNCOVER THE TRUTH AND DELIVER JUSTICE IN THIS COLLECTION OF HARD-BOILED MYSTERY STORIES.</p><p>From Lucas Hallam’s first appearance in Hallam—where a cowboy who has outlived the days of the Old West becomes a gun-toting private eye and stuntman in the early days of motion pictures in California—to Hollywood Flesh—where Hallam’s most recent case is starting to give him nightmares—Hallam is told as a larger-than-life character.</p><p>He tangles with killers, solves mysteries, battles against grievous transgressions, and enjoys memorable moments with his friends while working as a riding extra in a colorful portrait of Hollywood during one of its golden ages.</p><p>In each short story, readers will begin questioning … Will Hallam win over evil by the end … or has he finally reached the end of the trail?</p><p>Hallam Collection: A Lucas Hallam Short Fiction Collection includes Hallam, The Blue Burro, Pictures in the Stars, Medicine Tongue, Ladysmith, and Hollywood Flesh.</p><p><b><i>Excerpt</i></b></p><p><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 22.5pt;">The newcomer was big, too, but he wore a
pin-striped suit and a pulled-down Panama instead of cowboy clothes.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 22.5pt;">He stopped in front of Hallam, looked him
up and down in disbelief, and said, "You're a private dick?"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 22.5pt;">"I'm Lucas Hallam, if that's who
you're lookin’ for." Hallam felt an instant dislike for this man, but he
kept his voice flat and impassive.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 22.5pt;">The man jerked a thumb over his beefy
shoulder. "Somebody wants to see you, Hallam."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 22.5pt;">"Question is, do I want to see this
somebody?"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 22.5pt;">The man stiffened. He wasn't used to people
asking questions. "You wanna see him if you know what's good for you,
Tex," he snapped.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 22.5pt;">Hallam rubbed his jaw, squinted toward the
long black car. He could see a figure sitting in the back seat. "Maybe
your boss should do his own askin'," he said slowly.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 22.5pt;">"Why, you moth-eaten old
bastard—" the man hissed. His hand shot out and clamped down on Hallam's
shoulder. "You'll come when I tell you to come, you—"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 22.5pt;">Hallam hit him in the stomach with his left
and jerked his shoulder loose. His right swept around as the man gasped and
took a step backward. The blow cracked into his jaw and knocked him sprawling.
With a growled curse, he reached under his coat and grabbed an automatic out of
a shoulder rig.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 22.5pt;">Just as the gun came clear, the man froze,
the point of Hallam's Bowie knife resting easily just under his chin. The blade
barely pricked the skin, but it was enough to stop any threat the man wanted to
make.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 22.5pt;">Hallam smiled down at him.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 22.5pt;">"This ain't a prop, son," Hallam
said so softly the man could barely hear him. "You go to movin' too much,
it'll slice your head right off. Now take that gun out real slow and put it on
the ground."</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe style="width:120px;height:240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=httpliviajwac-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon®ion=US&placement=B09P8XCLNK&asins=B09P8XCLNK&linkId=3b7e94344c8bb25de1c9ae46336ef603&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true"></iframe><br /></p><br />Livia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336597.post-60425608720739105332021-06-18T15:43:00.000-05:002021-06-18T15:43:05.307-05:00Now Available -- Never Trifle With Murder (Fresh-Baked Mystery Novel Book 15)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyAtoF1jSiYypSS1LN9hOvh74kuQ5mWFXGuEBBxBGoEev9Nfn9Gg2r1903h5fn34O58pm9ARywIKz1_mMF78pnGtVuQny-kF2W4-yPvlTaWqF2pqrvwm5r_2iiRGroAZAva3G-uw/s1200/Never+Trifle+with+Murder+LJW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="659" data-original-width="1200" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyAtoF1jSiYypSS1LN9hOvh74kuQ5mWFXGuEBBxBGoEev9Nfn9Gg2r1903h5fn34O58pm9ARywIKz1_mMF78pnGtVuQny-kF2W4-yPvlTaWqF2pqrvwm5r_2iiRGroAZAva3G-uw/w398-h219/Never+Trifle+with+Murder+LJW.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p>It’s early summer in Weatherford, Texas, and retired teacher/amateur sleuth Phyllis Newsom and fellow retiree Carolyn Wilbarger are taking British cooking classes at the local senior center in this suspenseful Fresh-Baked mystery.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: left;">In the latest from Livia J. Washburn, the nationally bestselling author of the Fresh Baked Mystery Series, Phyllis Newsom learns to make a trifle that’s to die for…</p><p style="text-align: left;">While Sam Fletcher is playing dominoes with the guys, Eve Turner is busy flirting with the English chef since she has a fascination for English accents and handsome men who can cook. This puts her in competition with a couple of other ladies from the senior center, who also have their caps set for Chef Alfred Dorrington.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The third and final class features desserts, and more than the stove heats up when the trifle is poisoned! Once again Phyllis finds herself involved in a murder case filled with hidden motives and colorful characters.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Includes recipes!</p><p style="text-align: left;"><i>(</i><span style="text-align: center;"><i>It took two long years for me to finish the next Fresh-Baked Mystery Novel. 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wonderful home cooked foods. It was all fun and games until someone played hide
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<b><i>The Coconut Bunny Butt Caper</i></b> is a short
story that follows <b>DEATH BAKES A PECAN PIE</b> the fourteenth novel in the
critically acclaimed and best-selling Fresh Baked Mystery series. Phyllis and
her friends tackle another complex case with all the humor, camaraderie,
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On a beautiful spring day under an almost cloudless blue
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screaming across the vast green lawn. They descended on the shrubbery and
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“They’re certainly enthusiastic,” Phyllis agreed. “This
reminds me of the big Easter egg hunts that went on when we were young, and
even when Mike was a child. I remember taking him to several of them, sometimes
put on by family, sometimes by the community or one of the local service clubs.
People don’t do things like that anymore. Not much, anyway.” She shook her
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">‘Tis the season in Weatherford, Texas, and everyone in town is gearing up for the annual holiday parade and tree-lighting ceremony in the town square, where Phyllis Newsom will be serving her much-anticipated candy cane cupcakes. Local rancher Barney McCrory manages to charm one away from her before the ceremony begins. But unfortunately, when the minty confection is finished, so is he.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">This isn’t the first time someone has dropped dead after eating one of Phyllis’s treats. But when the paramedics determine the rancher was shot, suspicion swiftly falls on McCrory’s daughter and her husband—who both stand to reap some sweet rewards from his death. Though Phyllis doesn’t want to get mixed up in another murder investigation, something about this case doesn’t sit right with her. With a little help from a tabloid TV news crew, Phyllis must unwrap the truth and restore good cheer to Weatherford before it’s too late...</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">It’s late summer in Weatherford, Texas and Mike Newsom’s childhood friend is sweltering in prison for a crime he claims he didn’t commit, murdering his wife. So instead of asking his mother to please stop investigating a murder, as he usually does, he asks her and Sam to please help his friend.</span><br />
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Dan Callahan's daughter was supposed to take care of her fourth grade class's pet mice over the Christmas vacation—or so she claimed. Melissa Logan, the little girl's teacher, wondered why she had gotten close with the handsome single dad, only to have him back off unexpectedly. But when the mice went missing, the truth about everything came out, and the search for the elusive creatures led not only to unexpected secrets from the past but also to the answers that two lonely people had been seeking without even knowing it.</div>
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It’s time for the Harvest Festival again, and Phyllis is determined to bake a killer pecan pie. </div>
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Hollywood comes to Weatherford, Texas, as a movie company arrives to shoot scenes for a film based on the novel by Phyllis Newsom’s friend Eve. But movie fantasy turns to deadly reality as a murder recreated for film turns out to be the genuine article, and once more Phyllis has to track down a cunning killer to see that justice is done.</div>
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she <span style="border: none;">was puzzled and a little annoyed, but curiosity
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was saying. “<span style="border: none;">You four will marry the Remington
sisters and gain a fortune from them—but we <span style="border: none;">will sign
an agreement here and now that any monies you receive upon marriage will be
split with me down the middle. If it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t even know
there was a fortune to be had by marrying a R<span style="border: none;">e<span style="border: none;">mington.”</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="border: none; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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at <span style="border: none;">Lola<span style="border: none;">, at Belle, at Bree.
All of them <span style="border: none;">stared back <span style="border: none;">at
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">January’s theme is <i>Baby, It’s cold outside</i>. The cold Alaskan excerpt below is from my western romance novel, Lizzy that was included in the boxed set Mail Order Brides for Sale: The Remington Sisters! There are four Remington sisters, and a novel about each romantic adventure. This is my<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Brought up in the wealth and comfort of Eastern “old money” in staid and proper Philadelphia, the Remington sisters are forced to scatter to the four winds and become mail-order brides. In order to gain a fortune, their sinister step-father, Josiah Bloodworth, has made plans to marry them off in loveless marriages. Time is running out, and no matter what lies ahead in their uncertain futures, it has to be better than the evil they’re running from…<o:p></o:p></div>
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Elizabeth Remington’s world is turned upside down when she is forced to become a mail-order bride. With her cat, Fulton, Lizzy flees to Alaska—only to discover the man she’s to marry is not who she thought he was! Now, she must protect herself from the biggest danger of all—her own heart. Handsome Flint McKinnon has signed his soul away to her step-father, hasn’t he? He’s chased Lizzy across the continent, but can she believe him when he says he loves her?<o:p></o:p></div>
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But it was Flint’s simple declaration that had stolen all the breath from her body. He was looking directly into her eyes, and the sincerity, the utter truth she saw in his gaze, shook her to her core.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Yes,” he said. “Why do you think I followed you all the way here to Alaska? I had a bit of money of my own saved—not enough to rescue my uncle’s business ventures—but enough for me to track you down after you disappeared. I hired detectives, and they led me to that matrimonial agency. From there, I learned that you were supposed to marry a man named Gabriel Devery in Seattle. That...that tore me up inside, Lizzy.” The pain in his voice and on his face was undoubtedly genuine. “You fled from marrying me, but you were willing to marry a stranger just to get away.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“From Josiah,” she said. “To get away from Josiah and his scheme...but I can see...I can see why you felt the way you did.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“I’m glad of that, anyway. Glad you understand.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Without thinking about what she was doing, Lizzy reached out and rested her fingers on his forearm. “Why didn’t you tell me all this as soon as you arrived in Harrisburg?” she asked. “Why did you let me stay angry at you?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Pride, I guess,” he said with a sigh. “Although how a man who’s just chased a woman all the way across a continent can have any pride left, I don’t know.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“There’s nothing wrong with a man going after what he wants. No reason not to be proud.” Lizzy swallowed hard. “If that’s what he really...wants.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“More than anything in the world,” Flint said.<o:p></o:p></div>
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His hands came up, rested gently on her shoulders, urged her toward him. Lizzy didn’t resist. His fingers grazed the side of her neck, slid along her jaw to cup her head with incredible tenderness. It was amazing how those hands, strong enough to swing a pickax or fight for what was right, could be so soft and compelling now in their touch. Her head tipped back, not forced but willingly, instinctively, and her eyes closed as she felt his warm breath brush her cheek.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Lizzy moaned softly, deep in her throat, as she put her arms around his waist and molded herself to him. The urge to be closer to him, as close as humanly possible, rose up and crashed through her in an irresistible wave. She clung to him as their mouths worked together, hungrily, passionately, and the sensation made her head spin until she felt like she was flying high in the air, higher than any of these majestic mountains that rose around them.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Livia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336597.post-39087961850763897112017-11-19T13:57:00.000-06:002017-11-19T13:57:16.878-06:00Review -- The Great Chili Kill-Off -- Giveaway!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This week we have a fun group of food mysteries for your Thanksgiving dinner reading-Asking for Truffle: A Southern Chocolate Shop Mystery by Dorothy St. James, Dead and Ganache: A Chocolate Whisperer Mystery by Colette London, The Secret, Book & Scone Society by Ellery Adams, Assault and Buttery: A Popcorn Shop Mystery by Kristi Abbott, The Great Chili Kill-Off: A Fresh Baked Mystery by Liv Washburn, and The Quiche and the Dead: A Pie Town Mystery by Kirsten Weiss. Details at the end of this post on how to enter to win a copy of all 6 books, along with links you can use to purchase them.
Kings River Life Magazine's Food Mysteries For Your Thanksgiving Holiday includes a very nice review of the 12th Fresh Baked Mystery, THE GREAT CHILI KILL-OFF. Lots of fun reading included.<br />
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Brought up in the wealth and comfort of Eastern “old money” in staid and proper Philadelphia, the Remington sisters are forced to scatter to the four winds and become mail-order brides. Their sinister step-father, Josiah Bloodworth, has made plans to marry them off in loveless marriages—marriages to men who will do his bidding, and help him gain a fortune. But time is running out for the beautiful Remington brides. No matter what lies ahead in the uncertain future they’re headed for, it has to be better than the evil they’re running from…</div>
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Elizabeth Remington’s well-ordered world is turned upside down when she is forced to become a mail-order bride to escape the plans of their sinister step-father, Josiah Bloodworth. With her cat, Fulton, Lizzy flees to Alaska, a wild land in the throes of gold fever—but she soon discovers the man she’s to marry is not who she thought he was! Taking refuge in a saloon alongside rough-and-tumble gold miners and cutthroat claim jumpers, she tries to protect herself from the biggest danger of all—her own heart. Flint McKinnon has signed his soul away to the Devil in Philadelphia, she believes. He’s chased Lizzy across the continent, but can she believe him when he says he loves her? </div>
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Belle Remington must marry someone else before the dangerous Neville Fenster catches up with her. She's desperate to escape the wicked match her step-father has arranged—so she hightails it out of Philadelphia to the wild land of Idaho Territory to become a bootmaker's mail-order bride. But when she arrives in Oreana, she discovers her groom has been murdered—and now, his brother-in-law, rancher Cord Callahan, insists on fulfilling the marriage contract himself. Belle’s life depends on a hasty marriage, and an inebriated Cord is happy to oblige. Belle is beautiful and smart as a whip. But she has a secret. When Fenster shows up, can Cord protect the woman he wants to love forever?</div>
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Impulsive Sabrina Remington, the youngest sister, chooses to wed a man she knows her well-bred family will disapprove of. Cameron Fraser is half Scottish, half Cherokee, and all-out dangerous! Though his family owns a ranch, Cam has made his way in the world with his fast draw for many years—he’s a gunman, living barely on the right side of the law. Will Sabrina be able to find a new life, and lasting love, in lawless Indian Territory with him? His skills with a gun may see Cam Fraser as the only man alive who can keep Sabrina safe from her diabolical step-father. With everything on the line as Bloodworth and his henchmen close in, will Cam be able to protect Sabrina from the desperate man who means to kidnap her for his own wicked purposes? </div>
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As the eldest daughter, Lola Remington made sure her younger sisters were well on their way to escape from their ruthless step-father, Josiah Bloodworth, before she thought of herself. Bloodworth’s intentions are calculated and cruel—and he has determined that Lola will marry his detestable cohort—Uriah Pleasant. Lola makes her escape to a rancher in Texas who waits to marry her. Jackson Theodore Rains is something—self-assured, handsome as sin, tough…and tender. But Lola has stepped into the middle of a violent Range War. To make matters worse, Jack lets her know he had expected someone younger—he wants a big family to fill his home. To cover her disappointment, Lola throws herself into learning how to shoot, how to ride—and how to escape once more when the dangerous Mr. Pleasant unexpectedly finds her and makes her his prisoner. But the main goal was to win Jack’s love—the biggest battle of all. </div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Doctors were pretty clueless, experimenting on me until finally we all agreed to just let the knee hurt. James was a sweetheart. He took over chores like cleaning the bathtub. There weren't many tools to help when we first married. I remember the first grabber I bought. What a wonderful tool. I have several of those handy tools.</span></span></span><br />
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If you don't have a cool handle, a dowel works fine and can be quickly attached to your favorite razor.Livia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336597.post-73456078015304870522017-10-13T06:56:00.000-05:002017-10-14T12:09:20.547-05:00Friday the 13th -- BAKER'S DEADLY DOZEN by Livia J. Washburn<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Friday the 13th is considered an
unlucky day in the United States. It occurs at least once every year, and up to
three times a year. It’s interesting to find that while there is evidence of
both Fridays and the number 13 being considered unlucky, there is no record of Friday
the 13<sup>th</sup> being especially unlucky before the 19th century. And it’s
all where you live, Hispanic and Greek culture find Tuesday the 13<sup>th</sup>
unlucky while it’s Friday the 17<sup>th</sup> for Italians.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Personally I haven’t found Friday
the 13<sup>th</sup> especially unlucky. We did have someone set a fire in a
nearby field on an October Friday the 13<sup>th</sup>. Luckily my husband and I
both worked from home, so we smelled the smoke and were able to call the fire
department and then take our shovels and keep it from a neighbor’s house. Seems
to me that was a lucky day, though.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This Friday the 13<sup>th</sup> is
another lucky day for me personally. It's the release date of the 13<sup>th</sup> Fresh Baked Mystery. I am
so lucky to be able to continue this series with Baker’s Deadly Dozen.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Going back to school can be a
killer!<br />
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Phyllis Newsom and Sam Fletcher come out of retirement to take
substitute teacher jobs as a favor for some friends, but they soon realize that
the more things change, the more they stay the same. That means getting up
early, dealing with students and other teachers, and helping out with
extracurricular activities. The problem is, for Phyllis, stumbling over dead
bodies is an extracurricular activity!<br />
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When murder strikes at the school’s
Friday the Thirteenth dance, it’s unlucky not only for the victim but also for
the student who’s the prime suspect. Sam’s granddaughter has a crush on the boy
and can’t believe he’s a killer. Neither can Phyllis. The police are convinced,
though, so the only way Phyllis can help him is to uncover the true identity of
the killer stalking the halls of the high school before it’s too late!<o:p></o:p></div>
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The light downstairs went out before they reached the stairwell. Phyllis
frowned. If Mr. McCracken was down there cleaning he should have been moving
around enough to keep the light on. Unless he was inside one of the classrooms,
then the light might have gone off, she reasoned.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Something about the way things were happening made a chill run down her
back. She was at the top of the stairs now, so she stopped and called, “Mr.
McCracken?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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A strange sound came from below. It might have been a human groan.
Ronnie exclaimed, “What was that?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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The lights went off again.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Ronnie,” Phyllis said, “I’m starting to get the feeling that something
is wrong. Go back to the cafeteria and find your grandfather.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“What are you going to do?” Ronnie gestured toward the stairs. “Go down
there and see what it is we heard? It might be a . . . a monster!”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“You don’t believe in monsters.”<o:p></o:p></div>
<span style="text-indent: 0in;"> “Right now, I don’t disbelieve in them.”</span><br />
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Going back to school can be a killer!<br />
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Phyllis Newsom and Sam Fletcher come out of retirement to take substitute teacher jobs as a favor for some friends, but they soon realize that the more things change, the more they stay the same. That means getting up early, dealing with students and other teachers, and helping out with extracurricular activities. The problem is, for Phyllis, stumbling over dead bodies is an extracurricular activity!<br />
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When murder strikes at the school’s Friday the Thirteenth dance, it’s unlucky not only for the victim but also for the student who’s the prime suspect. Sam’s granddaughter has a crush on the boy and can’t believe he’s a killer. Neither can Phyllis. The police are convinced, though, so the only way Phyllis can help him is to uncover the true identity of the killer stalking the halls of the high school before it’s too late!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Chili will always be associated with family for me. My mother would give New Year Eve parties for both sides of our family, which would result in rooms full of love. Dad had six siblings, and so did Mom, so our house would be full of aunts, uncles, and cousins. For the parties, Mom would make a huge pot of chili and a big pot of pinto beans. I know, many do not think you should put beans into chili, and especially not pintos, but that’s the way my mother made it, so that is one of my comfort foods. And on the side was some wonderful golden cornbread. Funny how some foods equal love in our minds. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />My mother was also a teacher. She and her friends gave me many ideas for this series. I have great respect for teachers, and was thrilled when both of my daughters went into the profession. I’m very proud of them both.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />So book twelve of the Fresh Baked series was written with much love and respect to both family and the many teachers in our world. I’m thinking it might be time to put on a big pot of chili…</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Phyllis, Sam, Carolyn, and Eve head for West Texas to compete in a Fourth of July chili cookoff. Thousands of people have descended on a sleepy little ghost town, turning it into a boomtown for chili mavens, gamblers, musicians, and media. Raucous excitement fills the air, but so does chili when a sabotaged propane cooker explodes, killing the much-hated current champion. The victim leaves behind a tangled trail of sleeping with other men’s wives, cheating at cards – and maybe at chili cooking – and deadly anger. With Sam a possible suspect in the murder, emotions run hot as a bowl of Texas red as Phyllis has to untangle these threads in order to put her finger on the killer!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Livia J. Washburn's beloved Fresh Baked Mystery series is back with another novel full of tasty recipes, dastardly doings, and brilliant sleuthing by Phyllis Newsom and her friends. THE GREAT CHILI KILL-OFF is a delicious dish of murder and detection.</span><br />
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What better way to spend the holiday and winter season than by curling up with a good cozy mystery. My latest find is <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Gingerbread Bump-Off</em> by Livia J. Washburn. The small town feel and the comradery between four senior citizens sharing a grand old house in Weatherford, Texas, gives this mystery a sense of special warmth. The cast of characters is four senior citizens, all retired teachers. It’s a unique lifestyle, and they’ve all become the very best of friends. Phyllis owns the house and shares it with “sort of” boyfriend, Sam, Carolyn and Eve. Much to everyone’s surprise, Eve, seems to have landed yet <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">another</em> “Mr. Right,” and is getting married on New Year’s Eve. <a href="http://23.235.201.158/~wws/2016/12/24/the-gingerbread-bump-off-a-fresh-baked-mystery-by-livia-j-washburn/" target="_blank">To Read More Follow This Link</a></div>
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Livia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336597.post-91606166743771932672016-12-09T08:00:00.000-06:002016-12-09T08:00:09.335-06:00Free Novelette-- Naughty or Mice by Livia J. Washburn<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It’s late summer in Weatherford, Texas and Mike Newsom’s childhood friend is sweltering in prison for a crime he claims he didn’t commit, murdering his wife. So instead of asking his mother to please stop investigating a murder, as he usually does, he asks her and Sam to please help his friend.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">All of them. My mother was a teacher and this series was written with her and her teacher friends in mind, while using characteristics from some of my daughters’ teachers as well. None of the fictional characters are based on anyone in particular. It's more of a case of blending qualities from all of them. When I created this series my mother was the treasurer of her chapter of the retired teachers organization, and I wrote the first book honoring her. Sadly dementia claimed her reading ability before the first book, A Peach of a Murder, was published.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I’m a "by the seat of your pants" baker. I learned to bake using a dab of this and a spoonful of that. It was a real eye opener when I had to write down the exact amount I was throwing into the mix. It was very frustrating when I’d painfully measure everything until the last ingredient and realize I’d just tossed it in. It meant I had to start over, carefully measuring each ingredient. My favorite treat would be cookies and I especially enjoy the Oatmeal Delight cookies that were in Killer Crab Cakes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I always have an outline before trying to even write the first chapter. It’s difficult enough to keep up with the clues without trying to do that by the seat of your pants. Just the opposite of baking. Ideas come from reading, mixing fiction with non-fiction. When my youngest daughter saw the poison book I was intensely going through, she informed me that if her daddy died of any mysterious ailment, she was telling the cops about my books. She was just kidding, I think.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I love to work with wood. When my husband and I first married, we built our home from the ground up. When I say the ground up, actually it started below ground. We dug the septic system with a shovel and a jackhammer. Made the foundation with a small electric cement mixer, carrying the cement in a wheel barrow and buckets. It’s amazing what you can actually do yourself when you try.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I fell in love with food mysteries when I read my first Nero Wolfe mystery, and I enjoy the twists and turns Ellery Queen would put into a story. Phyllis is a little of Ellery Queen, and Caroline has a bunch of Nero Wolfe in her. The series I’m currently reading is the humorous Deadwood mysteries by Ann Charles. I do enjoy the mix of humor, ghosts, and mysteries she put in this series. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Well of course it’s my dream job. How many jobs can you do in your pajamas while daydreaming? I enjoyed building houses. I’ve helped family with their homes, too. But unfortunately that can’t be done in your pajamas with a pair of Chihuahua/Min Pins curled up in your lap. Who am I to deny the ankle biters a human bed? I also enjoy helping other authors get published. I started a small press business with a friend, Cheryl Pierson, and that has grown like a wildfire. We just celebrated our 3rd year at <a href="http://prairierosepublications.com/" target="_blank">Prairie Rose Publications</a> and have had over 250 new releases. Below are a couple of my co-workers, Nora on the left, and Nicki on the right. They keep the UPS driver in fear for his life. (At least in their dreams.)</span></div>
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In the latest from the nationally bestselling author of The Candy Cane Cupcake Killer, Phyllis Newsom returns with a blackberry and blueberry pie recipe that’s to die for…</div>
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It’s late summer in Weatherford, Texas and Mike Newsom’s childhood friend is sweltering in prison for a crime he claims he didn’t commit, murdering his wife. So instead of asking his mother to please stop investigating a murder, as he usually does, he asks her and Sam to please help his friend.</div>
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Danny Jackson, found guilty of beating his wife Roxanne to death at the ritzy hair salon where she works, was sentenced to prison for 30 years. His pleas of innocence fell on deaf ears, so it’s up to Phyllis to find what actually happened. She finds there are a lot of secrets and lies being told, and Roxanne was in the middle of them all.</div>
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