A Grand Murder by Stacy Verdick Case

A Grand Murder

Author:  Stacy Verdick Case

Genre:Adult Suspense, Mystery, Thriller

Publisher: Before The Fall Books

Publication Date: August 9,2011

Pages: 207 :Amazon~Barnes&Noble~Powells

Synopsis:

A Grand Murder is the first book in the Catherine O'Brien mystery series. When a prominent local businessman and friend of the chief of police is murdered on the front steps of his poshGrand Avenue Hill home, Catherine O'Brien a pithy, vertically challenged, St. Paul, Minnesota, homicide detective with a monstrous coffee habit and her partner Louise are given two days to find his killer. They soon discover their victim had a list of people with motives to murderhim, including his fashion designer ex-wife, his mistress's husband, and the chief of police. The only evidence they have to go on is a missing cell phone, a stolen book, the victim's letter opener, and an ugly pair of Alpaca wool mittens.

*Review to follow soon!!!

About Stacy:
Stacy Verdick Case was born in Willmar, Minnesota. After a brief stint as a military brat, where she lived in Fort Sill Oklahoma and Fort Campbell, Kentucky, her family moved back to Minnesota.

Stacy currently lives in a suburb of St. Paul with her husband and her daughter. Her Catherine O'Brien mystery, A Grand Murder, is available from Before the Fall Books. Her second Catherine O'Brien mystery Murder is a Family Affair, will be released shortly. Stacy is hard at work on her third book in the series.

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The First Gardener by Denise Hildreth Jones - Virtual Book Tour

The First Gardener
Author:  Denise Hildreth Jones
Published: August 2011
Publisher: Tyndale House
Copyright: 2011
Pages: 432
ISBN 978-1-4143-3558-2
Genre:  fiction
Source:  a copy was provided by Tyndale Press in exchange for an honest review.  The First Gardener is on tour (virtual blog tour).

www.tyndalefiction.com

"Jeremiah Williams has been tending those gardens for over twenty-five years.  And like most first families who have come and gone, this one has stolen his heart.

Mackenzie and her husband, Governor Gray London, are enjoying a sweet season of life when a tragedy tears their world apart.  As the entire state mourns, Mackenzie falls into a grief that threatens to swallow her whole.

Though his heart is also broken, Jeremiah realizes that his gift of gardening is about far more than pulling weeds and planting flowers.  It's about tending hearts as well.  So he gently begins to cultivate the hard soil of Mackenzie's heart, hoping to show her what it took him decades to discover.

A Southern tale of loss, love, and living.  The First Gardener reminds us that all of life is a gift, but our heart is the most valuable gift of all."

Review to follow.....

www.denisehildrethjones.com

Denise Hildreth Jones makes her home in Franklin, Tennessee, with her husband and five bonus children.  She loves good books and cold Coca Colas, and every now and then she writes novels that have been acclaimed by readers and reviewers alike.  Visit her website at:  www.denisehildrethjones.com .