Tag: Cozy mystery
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Poison at Penshaw Hall: a super quick update
The release date for Poison at Penshaw Hall (The Milverton Mysteries #2) is fast approaching… A mere one month to go, and much work to do! Feedback from my wonderful beta readers has been pouring in. Frequently mentioned highlights have included Milverton throwing another body at Addison’s feet, his developing relationship with the studly Sergeant…
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Mark Waddell’s debut novel: The Body in the Back Garden
Crescent Cove is a picturesque coastal setting for the small-town mystery and slow-burn romance of Mark Waddell’s debut novel, The Body in the Back Garden. Luke is a bolshie guy from the big city who has inherited his aunt’s cottage and antiques shop in a small coastal town. He wants to be in and out…
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Story edit complete for Poison at Penshaw Hall
The next Milverton Mystery has hit another important milestone now that the story edit is done! Sometimes called the developmental or structural edit, this involved cracking open the messy first draft of Poison at Penshaw Hall and getting to grips with the big picture. Does it have good bones? Does one scene flow to the next?…
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Be gay, solve crime
Happy pride month to my cosy queers who love a fun lil read! Murder on Milverton Square Addison Harper is abruptly summoned to Milverton at the behest of an abrasive lawyer. He plans to be in and out, back to the city lickety-split. Instead, he finds himself charmed by the small town with its delightful and eccentric…
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Most Wished For in LGBTQ+ Mystery
Your wish is my command? I’m not sure what this mini selection on Amazon.com is about, but I’ll take it! Off the back of Murder on Milverton Square being selected for yesterday’s Kindle Daily Deal in the US and Canada, it looks like a bunch of readers on Amazon.com might have added my debut cosy…
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#2 Best Seller in LGBTQ+ Mystery
Murder on Milverton Square is currently the #2 best seller on Amazon.com’s LGBTQ+ Mystery list! My first cosy murder mystery was selected for a Kindle Daily Deal on Amazon.com (50% off) and Amazon.ca (65% off) for today only (31 May 2023). It’s been great to see so many new readers jumping on this discount! If…
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Milverton selected for Kindle Daily Deal
Murder on Milverton Square is discounted on Amazon.com (50% off) and Amazon.ca (65% off) for today (31 May 2023). Grab yourself a copy: This promotion is curated, organised and rolled out by Amazon themselves. This means they’ll be using some of their clout to get the book in front of a wider audience i.e. much more than I can…
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The Squared Circle
The Squared Circle (An Alumière Sisters’ Adventure) by Morgan Delaney is a funny cosy British mystery in which village life comes under attack from occult and paranormal forces. I received The Squared Circle in the post this week and can’t wait to get into it! If you want to grab a copy for yourself, or…
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Milverton review on TikTok
Dimitra Rose makes fantastic TikTok videos, often related to the spicy/romance/fantasy books that she usually prefers to read. Her videos are so much fun, and I recommend giving her a follow. After we met on TikTok, Dimitra decided to give Murder on Milverton Square a go. Being a cosy mystery, it’s very much outside what…
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