Look what arrived! FedEx dropped off a box and immediately I knew what it was – advanced reader copies for THE CORPSE IN THE GAZEBO, which releases on 9/28/21. While Connie was losing her mind (FedEx, UPS & Amazon trucks get her all fierce and protective, yes, she showed the FedEx who was in charge. LOL), I was dashing out to the front steps to grab the box and bring it inside. I was like a kid on Christmas morning. I couldn’t open the box fast enough.

I’m now getting them ready to mail out to reviewers this coming week. When I first did this with THE UNINVITED CORPSE I was terrified to send the book out because what happened if the reviewers hated it? Let me tell you, that feeling hasn’t gone away but it’s not as intense as it had been in 2018. First, the reviewer community in the cozy mystery genre are incredibly kind and professional. Not every reviewer will love my book, but I know these people won’t rip it apart just because they can. Second, as a writer I’m getting better at my craft and I’m feeling more confident to tell stories that may be a bit more complicated than I could have attempted to write in 2016 when I first sat down to write THE UNINVITED CORPSE. Third, the more often you do something, the easier it gets.

Here’s a fun fact about being an author. There’s nothing like holding your book for the first time, it doesn’t gets old.

A little about the book:

Food blogging is turning Hope Early into a household name. But the dead body down the block makes her a #1 suspect…
 
It seems everyone loves Hope’s blog these days, and she’s busier than ever volunteering to help other women create their own paths to success. So she’s shocked when a neighbor petitions to run Hope right out of her small Connecticut town! Set in her ways, apparently Birdie Donovan doesn’t like the chaos Hope’s sleuthing creates, the police activity and crime scenes, and it’s happening way too often lately. Eager to make amends, Hope bakes Birdie a batch of her best muffins. The delicious treats might have smoothed things over—until Hope discovers Birdie dead in her gazebo the very next day…
 
Now instead of worrying about holding on to her beloved home, Hope is trying to stay out of jail. Because suddenly she’s the lead suspect in the case. Not even her boyfriend, Police Chief Ethan Cahill, is promising he can clear her name, much less discuss the investigation with her. It’s up to Hope to get to bake new ground on the case before the lifestyle brand she’s created—and her whole life—crumbles…

To pre-order the book click here and you’ll be taken to the Food Blogger Mystery book page. And don’t forget, when you pre-order the book to enter my giveaway. For details on that giveaway click here.