Tuesday, June 18, 2024

~ WEDNESDAY MYSTERY FEATURE AMISH BOOK CELLAR ~

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~ WEDNESDAY MYSTERY FEATURE ~
--  'THE AMISH BOOK CELLAR'  --
AUTHOR TRACY FREDRYCHOWSKI
  
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The Amish Book Cellar JustRead Blog Tour

Welcome to the Blog Tour for The Amish Book Cellar by Tracy Fredrychowski hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

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About the Book

The Amish Book Cellar

Title:  The Amish Book Cellar
Series:
  Willow Springs Amish Mystery Romance #1
Author:
  Tracy Fredrychowski
Publisher:
  The Tracer Group, LLC
Release Date:  June 4, 2024
Genre:
  Christian Fiction Amish Cozy Mystery

It will take everything she has to face her past. Can this wayward woman find her way back into the hearts of her Amish Community? 

When a mistake forces Lydia Troyer to leave her Amish roots in exchange for a new life as an Englischer, she finds herself running from more than her past as Wally Troyer's rebellious daughter. 

Upon her father's untimely death, she is called home to take over The Book Cellar, Willow Springs's favorite Amish bookstore. A series of strange happenings and whispers among her people lead her to suspect there are more than books hidden in the cellar. Will she chance getting her heart broken again if she leans on a longtime friend and carpenter, Aaron Shetler, to help her discover the truth? 

Widower Aaron Shetler has too much at stake to allow Lydia Troyer back into his life. Will it take his young daughter, Mattie Rose, to convince him what he yearns for the most is the one thing he's fighting against the hardest? 

Together with their Labrador Yankee, Lydia, and Aaron help bring to light a century of mysteries waiting to be unearthed about some of Willow Springs's most upstanding citizens. 

Can this woman find the courage to stand up for what is right and find her place back among her people? 

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EXCERPT:

    The familiar scent of new books triggered a cascade of memories. Yankee, her father’s loyal charcoal lab, used to greet her at the door with enthusiasm. She half-expected to see him running to her but nothing but silence greeted her. A wave of loneliness washed over her, and she yearned for the comforting touch of the dog and the gentle thud of his tail against the floor and the warmth of his companionship. She couldn’t help but wonder what may have happened to the old dog.

      As she walked around to the back of the counter, she tripped over a pile of books and papers scattered on the floor. She stopped to gather up the mess when a note in her father’s handwriting caught her attention. She ran her finger over his perfect penmanship, realizing him being gone was still too enormous to grasp.

      It was like she was swimming through a muck of guilt and grief, trying to keep from drowning. If only she had stayed and faced her mistakes. Instead, she ran and hid her shame from her father and the boy she truly loved.

      The crack finally opened, and she fell back, hid her face in her hands, and let her heart shatter. Thirty minutes later, her body ached from the aftershock of her emotional outburst. She had not been prepared for how hard it was to step back into a life she could no longer share with her father.

 

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About the Author

Tracy Fredrychowski 

Tracy Fredrychowski’s life closely mirrors the gentle, simple stories she crafts in her writing. With a passion for the simpler side of life, Tracy regularly shares tips on her website and blog at tracyfredrychowski.com

In northwestern Pennsylvania, Tracy grew up steeping in the virtues of country living. A pivotal moment in her life was the tragic murder of a young Amish woman in her community. This event profoundly influenced her, compelling her to dedicate her writing to the peaceful lives of the Amish people. Tracy aims to inspire her readers through her stories to embrace a life centered around faith, family, and community. 

For those intrigued by the Amish way of life, Tracy extends an invitation to connect with her on facebook.com/tracyfredrychowskiauthor. On her page and group, she shares captivating Amish photography by her friend Jim Fisher and recipes, short stories, and glimpses into her cherished Amish community nestled deep in the heart of northwestern Pennsylvania’s Amish County.

Connect with Tracy at tracyfredrychowski.com to follow her on social media and sign up for email updates.


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(2) winners will win a $25 Amazon gift card!

The Amish Book Cellar JustRead Tours blog giveaway

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Thursday, June 13, 2024

~ FRIDAY MYSTERY FEATURE SORRY, KNOT SORRY ~

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~ FRIDAY MYSTERY FEATURE ~
'SORRY, NOT SORRY'
AUTHOR LOIS WINSTON 

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Sorry, Knot Sorry (An Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery) by Lois Winston

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ABOUT 'SORRY, NOT SORRY':

 

Sorry, Knot Sorry (An Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery) 

Cozy Mystery 13th in Series Setting - New Jersey & New York City 

 Independently Published (June 4, 2024)  

Print length ‏ : ‎ 300 pages Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CXTY8D76 

 

 

Magazine crafts editor Anastasia Pollack may finally be able to pay off the remaining debt she found herself saddled with when her duplicitous first husband dropped dead in a Las Vegas casino. But as Anastasia has discovered, nothing in her life is ever straightforward. Strings are always attached. Thanks to the success of an unauthorized true crime podcast, a television production company wants to option her life—warts and all—as a reluctant amateur sleuth.

Is such exposure worth a clean financial slate? Anastasia isn’t sure, but at the same time, rumors are flying about layoffs at the office. Whether she wants national exposure or not, Anastasia may be forced to sign on the dotted line to keep from standing in the unemployment line. But the dead bodies keep coming, and they’re not in the script.

Craft tips included.

 

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AUTHOR GUEST POST:

 

🎂🎈🎉 ~ How to Craft a Crafty Birthday Party ~ 🎉🎈🎂

By Lois Winston

 

I write the Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mysteries, a humorous amateur sleuth series where my protagonist is the crafts editor at a women’s magazine. She’s also drowning in debt and dealing with a loan shark demanding fifty thousand dollars, thanks to her deceased husband and his love affair with Lady Luck – an affair Anastasia knew nothing about until after he dropped dead in a Las Vegas casino. She thought he was at a sales meeting in Harrisburg, PA.

That’s the opening of Assault with a Deadly Glue Gun, the first book in the series. Since it debuted in 2011, the series has grown to thirteen books and three novellas. Sorry, Knot Sorry, is the latest release. Each book features a different craft.

Even though Anastasia’s financial situation is more dire than most, most of us deal with budgets. If you have young children, you know how expensive it is to throw a birthday party these days. Most of us aren’t rolling in the kind of dough it takes to rent out the local cineplex or skating arena. We’re more the Play-doh and pizza dough types.

So what do you do when it’s time to celebrate the anniversary of the birth of your very own chip off the old block? Some parents tell their kids they can only invite a small number of friends to a birthday party – five kids for the fifth birthday, six for the sixth, seven for the seventh, etc. Try explaining to a six-year-old that he wasn’t invited to his friend’s birthday party because he didn’t make the cut.

Instead of limiting the number of kids and causing all sorts of hurt feelings, as well as years of therapy (don’t we parents always get blamed for everything?), plan a party that doesn’t cost the equivalent of your next mortgage payment. Invite all your child’s friends to a crafting party.

Forget the party favors. Instead, buy inexpensive T-shirts at your local crafts or big box store.Wash them ahead of time to remove the fabric sizing, but skip the fabric softener.

Depending on the age of the kids, buy supplies for either sponge painting, rubber stamping, or fabric painting. Fabric markers or crayons work best for very young children. Supply buttons, pompoms, or “jewels” for embellishment. Make sure the paints, inks, and glue are made specifically for working with fabric. Many white glues aren’t waterproof. Read the labels.

You’ll also need a sheet of cardboard for each shirt (cut up those shipping or cereal boxes you normally recycle) and either plastic grocery bags or plastic wrap to cover the cardboard. Slip the cardboard into the shirt to keep the paint from bleeding through and the front from sticking to the back.

Working outside at a picnic table is ideal, but if the weather isn’t cooperating, make sure you cover your floor with a plastic drop cloth and use one on the table.

Now, let the kids have fun. They’ll have a blast creating their own shirts and take home a party favor that won’t break or be consumed within five minutes of leaving.

Afterwards, put your feet up and relax with a glass of wine and Sorry, Knot Sorry, the newest Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery. 😀

 

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ABOUT AUTHOR LOIS WINSTON:


USA Today and Amazon bestselling author Lois Winston began her award-winning writing career in 2006 with Talk Gertie to Me, a humorous novel about a small-town girl in Manhattan and the mother bent on bringing her home. That was followed by the romantic suspense Love, Lies and a Double Shot of Deception. Lois wrote her first mystery thanks to a conversation between her agent and an editor looking for a crafting-themed cozy series. Thus, was born the Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mysteries, which Kirkus Reviews dubbed, “North Jersey’s more mature answer to Stephanie Plum.” The series now includes thirteen novels and three novellas. To date Lois has published twenty-two novels, five novellas, several short stories, one children’s chapter book, and one nonfiction book on writing, inspired by the twelve years she worked as an associate at a literary agency. Learn more about Lois and her books at http://www.loiswinston.com.

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Website:  http://www.loiswinston.com  

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Killer Crafts & Crafty Killers blog:www.anastasiapollack.blogspot.com  

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June 11 – Mystery, Thrillers, and Suspense – SPOTLIGHT  
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June 14 – Reading, Writing & Stitch-Metic – AUTHOR CRAFT POST  
June 15 – StoreyBook Reviews – AUTHOR GUEST POST  
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June 17 – Literary Gold – SPOTLIGHT  
June 18 – Elizabeth McKenna - Author – SPOTLIGHT  
June 19 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT  
June 20 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT  
June 20 – Baroness Book Trove – SPOTLIGHT  
June 21 – Ascroft, eh? – CHARACTER GUEST POST  
June 22 – Boys' Mom Reads! – AUTHOR GUEST POST  
June 22 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – SPOTLIGHT
June 23 – eBook Addicts – SPOTLIGHT 

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Saturday, June 8, 2024

~ MY NEW PATRIOTIC TABLE DECORATIONS SEWING PATTERN RELEASE ~

 

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🇺🇸🪡🧵️ ~ Stitch up some festive patriotic table decorations for your Fourth of July celebrations and picnics using recycled jars and metal cans! Work together as a family to create these three projects—Patriotic Patchwork Jar Apron and two Fabric Craft Table Decorations. Make some extras for favors for your guests to take home, too.

 

Project 1 ~Patriotic Jar Apron
 
Project 2 ~ Firecracker
Table Decoration

Project 3 ~ Yo-Yo Drum
Table Decoration

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Thursday, June 6, 2024

~ RENDEVOUS 2024 BOOK EVENT ~

 ~ YOU ARE INVITED! ~


RDV '24 JustRead Blog Tour

Welcome to the Blog Tour for JustRead Rendezvous 2024, hosted, sponsored, and organized by JustRead Publicity Tours!

~ You are Invited ~

JustRead Rendezvous
November 15, 2024

DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel & Conference Center 
Chicago-Downers Grove

Join fellow readers and authors at the JustRead Rendezvous to celebrate Christian fiction and sweet reads. This event, modeled after the Christian Fiction Readers Retreat, aims to sweeten reading and storytelling experiences with fellowship and encouragement. Activities will include corporate worship, speaker sessions, author panels, small group discussions, games, giveaways, a pop-up book shop, and author signings. 

Baker Publishing Group fiction imprints (Bethany House and Revell), Enclave Publishing, and Kregel Publications have joined JustRead Publicity Tours as event sponsors.

Learn more about the 2024 JustRead Rendezvous


Participating Authors

JustRead Rendezvous 2024 first 27 participating authors

first row: Amanda Barratt, Amanda Cox, Amanda Dykes, Angela Ruth Strong, Becky Wade, Elizabeth Goddard, Elizabeth Musser, Emily Conrad, Gabrielle Meyer. second row: Janilise Lloyd, Kate Breslin, Katie Powner, Kimberley Woodhouse, Kristi Ann Hunter, Laura Frantz, Linda MacKillop, Lisa Phillips, Lynn Austin. third row: Mesu Andrews, Nancy Mehl, Nicole Deese, Robin W. Pearson, Ronie Kendig, Sara Brunsvold, Sara Davison, Sara Ella, Sara Watterson

Keynote speakers include Amanda Dykes, Becky Wade, and Ronie Kendig. Kimberley Woodhouse and Lisa Phillips will lead worship. More authors will be added to the event as reader registration increases!  

Check out recent releases by participating authors in the JustRead Amazon Storefront.


Register

The registration fee (including a book tote, lunch, afternoon snack, and more) is $124 for readers. We’re nearing the reader registration mark to add more best-selling, debut, and indie authors to the 2024 event. Tell your friends and register today to pave the way by August 1! 

Subscribe to email updates and learn more about each author on the JustRead Rendezvous website. Connect with other attendees and hopefuls in the Rendezvous Roomies & Logistics ’24 private Facebook group to arrange shared experiences or cost-sharing opportunities

Register Now

P.S. Join us on Thursday at the same location for the Art of Writing conference and The Christy Award Winners Gala. The Christy Award honors and promotes excellence in Christian fiction and is a program of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. Visit christyawards.com for more information and registration.

Giveaway

(1) winner will receive one paid registration to JustRead Rendezvous 2024 courtesy of '23 Rendezvous author Tamara Leigh
(1) winner will receive a canvas tote bag, an A6 journal notebook with a ballpoint pen, a 12 oz enamel mug, a scented candle, and a reading blanket
(5) winners will receive a $10 egift card (Baker Book House, Christianbook, or Amazon)

JustRead Rendezvous 2024 Blog Tour Giveaway

Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight June 4, 2024 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on June 11, 2024. Winners will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US only for physical prizes. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.

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