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It’s a Cozy Mystery, with ROMANCE!
Something different from Mindy Steele!
I was thrilled to get an early sneak-preview of Mindy Steele’s September 1 release, “Murder Plainly Written,” the first book in her new Plain Order Ink Society series from Barbour Publishing.
While there is romance in this new series, the books are cozy mysteries, not primarily romances, and this first book is such fun!
The series focuses on a group of Amish writers who meet regularly to support each other and to discuss successes, failures and goals in their publishing dreams. Also featured are the people they interact with in their daily lives, some Amish and some Englisch.
Taking point in this first book in the new series is the delightful Sadie Lynch, a non-Amish woman in her 30s who has inherited her late Amish aunt’s candle store in Walnut Creek, Ohio.
Up until she heard about the inheritance, Sadie had no idea she had any Amish heritage. Talk about a surprise!
It came at a good time in her life, though, so she pulled up stakes and moved to Walnut Creek to learn how to make candles, and hopefully start a new life.
What Sadie didn’t expect was to have the local Amish bishop tell her in no uncertain terms that she was not wanted there, and to repeatedly tell her she needed to sell out and leave.
When the bishop is found murdered behind the counter in her shop, making Sadie the prime suspect, things really start hopping.
But with the help of new friends like Amish woman Wanda Miller, a member of the Plain Order Ink Society, Sadie will get to the bottom of the crime, and write herself into the lives of the people in her new community.
I loved this book, and highly recommend it. Available September 1 wherever you purchase fine Christian books and mysteries, and online from many sources including Barbour and Amazon.com.
If you love this cozy mystery from Barbour Publishing, let them know! Leave good reviews and send them an email to tell them you’d like to see more books like this from Mindy and your other favorite Barbour authors!
Tell Barbour you love Amish and Amish adjacent cozy mysteries!
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Are You Checking in Daily?
The CelebrateLit tour for Mary’s Calico Hope continues through July 10
Every time you like one of the bloggers’ pages, and click through to the entry, you’re entered for a chance to win a print copy of the book and a nice $25 Amazon.com gift card!
Here’s a small excerpt from today’s blogger, Patty Pierce from Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy:
“The author does an amazing job building the characters and storyline. One of my favorite character is the Bishop who plays an integral part in the story.
Truly, this clean, sweet Amish/Mennonite story will keep you reading.”
Thanks for the nice words, Patty!
Blog Stops
Here is the schedule for the rest of the CelebrateLit blog tour/review. Remember to check in daily to increase your chance to win. And feel free to share my blog tour with your friends who enjoy reading sweet Amish romance.
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(Guest Review from Marilyn Ridgway)
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I’ve Got a Newsletter!
I officially launched my very first author newsletter this week, and I think it’s not half bad!
Looking around, I realized most my fellow authors have such a thing. I thought, meh, I’ll do that when I actually have a book published! Who wants a newsletter from someone who really has no news?
But now that “Ruth’s Ginger Snap Surprise” has been out for nearly three months (and on the Amazon bestseller list most of that time!) and “Mary’s Calico Hope” is set to release June 1, I figured I couldn’t dodge the newsletter responsibility any longer.
Plus, my fabulous tech genius bro-in-law, Phil, told me if we didn’t launch a newsletter pronto, I was going to lose my domain on Mail Chimp. Well, I couldn’t let that happen, right?
So, the thing is done. If you’re one of the 91 people who have asked to be included, you should have received the newsletter (which I’m planning on publishing monthly) this past weekend.
If not, please feel free to PM me on Facebook at Anne Blackburne. Give me your name and email, and I’ll see that you are added to the list to receive my next newsletter in March.
I’m having fun with this writing journey! I hope you’re having fun traveling along with me.
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Happy Release Day for “A Quilt Room Secret” by Lisa Jones Baker!
From Barbour Publishing’s Heart of the Amish series, comes book #3 in the series, “A Quilt Room Secret“, by Lisa Jones Baker. This is the third book in the series in which my debut novel, “Ruth’s Ginger Snap Surprise” is book #2. Book #1, in case you missed it, is “The Flower Quilter” by Mindy Steele.
This is a delightful book about two people who have been best friends . . . and maybe more? . . . all their lives. Except for that unfortunate period of time when one of them moved away.
“As they took turns pushing each other on the swing that hung from a large tree, the mature—for a five-year-old—Jacob Lantz asked Trini Sutter to marry him. The nine-year-old thoughtfully responded that she’d consider his proposal when they were older.
Nearly two decades later, the Amish farmer returns to the beautiful countryside of Arthur, Illinois, to take the independent owner of The Quilt Room up on her promise. Quiet, handsome Jacob is truly in love with the spirited list maker, and Trini finds herself falling in love with Jacob, but the youngest of eleven has big plans of her own.
Jacob’s long-held aspirations are put to the test when he learns that Trini has been holding a secret. He prays for a turnaround of events; however, when Trini moves away from her tight-knit community, he begins to realize that his dream of them being Mr. and Mrs. most likely won’t happen.
Will Trini forfeit her own well-laid plan for the man of her dreams?”Don’t miss out on this wonderful story by a wonderful story-teller!
You’ll find it wherever fine books are sold! Available now in print and e-edition.
Amish Stories