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Featured Book: The Honeymoon Homicide by J. R. Mathis and Susan Mathis

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Enjoy this Free Small-Town Murder Mystery Featuring A Unique Sleuthing Couple

I’m Father Tom Greer, a Catholic Priest in a small-town parish who never expected this . . .

When I came to Myerton to take over as pastor of Saint Clare’s Catholic Church, I never expected to run into a woman I loved in college twenty years ago . . .

I never expected that woman to be the police detective who solved my first wife’s murder–and saved my life in the process . . .

I never expected to fall in love with her all over again . . .

Most of all, I never, ever expected to receive permission from the Holy Father to marry her . . .

But that’s what happened to me.

So after a wonderful wedding and a honeymoon cruise with my new wife, we’re looking forward to another week together, just the two of us.

But instead, we have to go back home, to Myerton.

You see, my deacon’s been murdered, and I have a hurting flock to tend to.

I’m Helen Parr Greer, Chief of Police in a small-town police department who never expected this . . .

As a police detective in Myerton, I never expected to run into the man who broke my heart twenty years ago . . .

I never expected him to be a Catholic Priest . . .

I never expected him to ask me to solve the murder of his first wife . . .

I never expected to fall in love with him all over again . . .

Most of all, I never, ever expected him to receive permission from the Holy Father to marry me . . .
But that’s what happened to me.

So after a wonderful wedding and a honeymoon cruise with my new husband, we’re looking forward to another week together, just the two of us.

But instead, we have to go back home, to Myerton.

You see, a man’s been murdered, and I have a killer to find . . .

The Honeymoon Homicide is the first novel in the Mercy and Justice Mystery series, a contemporary small town mystery series. The series is a sequel to the Father Tom Mysteries that began with The Penitent Priest and includes the same cast of characters. It features Father Tom Greer, a Catholic Priest who is also an amateur sleuth in the tradition of Father Brown, and his wife Helen Greer, female Chief of Police and detective in the tradition of Kinsey Millhone. If you enjoy the works of Rhys Dylan, Andrew Mayne, and Mary Stone, you will enjoy this novel.

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Featured Book: Escape to Osprey Cove by Luisa Marietta Gold

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The mystery begins with an unusual find in the secret compartment of Doug’s new Corvette, changing his and Catherine’s life forever. Doug’s mysterious behavior afterward forces Catherine to escape to The Osprey Cove Lodge, where she finds something even more valuable. The series spans seven geographic locations, from the scenic Canadian region of the Rideau Lakes to the shores of the Caribbean. An exciting web of mystery develops as the characters’ lives intertwine. The description of the lodge is so inviting that you will want to pack your bags and head there.

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Featured Book: The Penitent Priest by J.R. Mathis and Susan Mathis

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Free First in a 12 Book Series!

My wife died in my arms, the victim of a nameless killer’s bullet. I should have died with her. But God had other plans for me.

Fifteen years later, I’m back where it all happened. I just want to forget, but the past won’t leave me alone.

Now, I’m asking a woman who I left broken-hearted twenty years before to catch my wife’s killer.

I’m Father Tom Greer, a Catholic priest, and I’m playing with fire.

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Temporarily Out of Luck by Vicki Batman

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Great job. What man? And murder. Newly employed at Wedding Wonderland, Hattie Cooks is learning the industry from a woman she greatly admires. When her former brother-in-law is found dead in his luxury SUV, all fingers point to Hattie’s sister, who is planning her own I Dos.
Detective Allan Wellborn is caught between a rock and a hard place—Hattie’s family and investigating the murder of a well-connected Sommerville resident, the same loser who was once married to Hattie’s sister. Determining who’s the bad guy—or gal—isn’t going to be easy and sure to piss off someone.
Can Hattie beat the clock to find out who murdered Tracey’s ex before she is charged with the crime and her wedding is ruined?

Targeted Age Group:: 35-80

What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
Temporarily Out of Luck is the third book in the Hattie Cooks mysteries. I wrote Temporarily Employed as a result of a car game while on a road trip. My friend asked questions and we'd answer, like: Pick one-Englebert Humperdink or Tom Jones. Then she asked us to write the opening paragraph of a book using the word "window." I had nothing-nothing. My friend knew I wanted to write and I suspected that was why she asked the question. Anyway, the next day at home, I sat down at the family computer and wrote eight chapters! Who knew? I tinkered for a couple of weeks and finally found the courage to show my friend. She read the pages, passed them back, and said, "Keep going." I did.

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Featured Book: Temporarily Out of Luck by Vicki Batman

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Great job. What man? And murder. Newly employed at Wedding Wonderland, Hattie Cooks is learning the industry from a woman she greatly admires. When her former brother-in-law is found dead in his luxury SUV, all fingers point to Hattie’s sister, who is planning her own I Dos.
Detective Allan Wellborn is caught between a rock and a hard place—Hattie’s family and investigating the murder of a well-connected Sommerville resident, the same loser who was once married to Hattie’s sister. Determining who’s the bad guy—or gal—isn’t going to be easy and sure to piss off someone.
Can Hattie beat the clock to find out who murdered Tracey’s ex before she is charged with the crime and her wedding is ruined?

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Featured Book: Secrets Rising by Sally Berneathy

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Murder, deception and romance as long-buried secrets rise from the past.
When Rebecca Patterson’s parents die in an automobile crash, she is shocked to find a note hidden in a locked drawer. “I thank you for what you’re doing for Rebecca. I know you’ll give her a good home and loving family, all the things I can’t…If she ever finds out you’re not her natural parents, you must not, under any circumstances, let her try to find me.”

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Featured Book: Solitary Cove by Cathy Walker

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The peaceful town of Solitary Cove will never be the same again. It’s about to be overrun by a movie crew and an assorted group of people all running from something in their lives.

Fleeing her husband’s killer, Nicole Warner rents a lighthouse on the cliffs of Solitary Cove and spends her time writing and living in fear for the safety of those she comes to care about. Determined not to fall in love again, her emotions betray her when she meets Ian Calder.

Living a life filled with fame, fortune, and women, Ian should be happy, but he’s not. Searching for elusive fulfillment, he agrees to act in a movie filming in the small Canadian town of Solitary Cove. When he meets Nicole, his life is further complicated by her rejection, his abused daughter’s appearance, and the necessity of protecting both the women he loves from Nicole’s dangerous stalker.

“If you love fast-paced romantic suspense novels peopled with characters you’ll cheer for, SOLITARY COVE is the book for you. A seaside village in Nova Scotia, a movie hero with a daughter he barely knows, and a woman on the run from danger equal the perfect formula for a terrific read. Cathy Walker has a winner on her hands!”

USA Today Best Selling Author – Barbara Bretton

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Featured Book: The Tragic Tale of Teddy Woven by Peter Gray

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Sela is assigned to be a private gardener for Theodore “Teddy” Woven’s ancestral home. The young gardener soon finds her presence unwelcome as she slowly uncovers the truth about his family’s past. The greatest mystery of all lies not in the house, but with its owner.

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Featured Book: The Final Proposition by Trevor Douglas

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Three million dollars or somebody’s life… Which would you choose?
After being exonerated for a crime he didn’t commit, Adam Wells leaves prison as the only living person who knows the location of a hidden cash fortune. Desperate to help a young friend who will soon die without an expensive and risky operation, Adam must weigh up the risk as he learns the money belongs to a drug syndicate who will stop at nothing to get their money back.

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The Secrets of Chateau Swansea by R.C. Matthews

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When the hunter becomes the hunted ~

A grisly murder leaves a haunted estate without an heir, and a powerful medium scrambles to find answers from beyond the grave.

Determined to escape the nightmarish memories of her childhood, heiress and psychic Maribeth Sommerset pursues the adventurous life of a psychic investigator, beginning with a murder and the spirits who hover behind at the haunted Chateau Swansea.

Meanwhile, devoted steward of the chateau Arthur Dunn plays a dangerous game of deception to shield his employer’s good name, landing himself at the top of Maribeth’s suspect list.

Amid scandalous secrets and destructive lies, will Maribeth uncover the secrets of Chateau Swansea before the killer strikes again?

Targeted Age Group:: 18+

What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
My mother loves reading cozy mysteries and I love writing gothic romance, so I married the two!

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