Friday, March 30, 2012

LET'S GET COZY (DOUBLE POST DAY): DUE OR DIE - A PREVIEW AND GIVEAWAY

DOUBLE POST DAY?
TODAY I AM POSTING TWO COZY MYSTERIES
BECAUSE ALTHOUGH THE PEN NAME IS DIFFERENT,
THE AUTHOR IS THE SAME. BE SURE AND CHECK
THEM BOTH OUT TODAY!
GIVEAWAY ENDED 
DUE OR DIE
A Library Lover's Mystery
BY JENN McKINLAY

ABOUT THE BOOK: 
What is the original meaning of the word clue?

Answering tricky reference questions like this one is more than enough excitement
for library director Lindsey Norris. Until another murder is committed in her cozy hometown of Briar Creek, Connecticut, and the question of who did it must be answered before someone else is checked out—for good.

Carrie Rushton, the president of the Friends of the Library, has been accused of murdering her husband. The evidence is stacking up against Carrie, but neither Lindsey nor the Briar Creek crafternoon club is buying it.


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Jenn McKinlay is the New York Times bestselling author of the Cupcake Bakery mystery series and the Library Lover's mystery series. She also writes the Decoupage mystery series under the name Lucy Lawrence and the Good Buy Girls mystery series under the name Josie Belle. 

Her main interests are reading, writing, baking, knitting and skateboarding. She lives in sunny AZ in a house overrun with kids, pets and guitars.

From her website, Josie writes about herself, "I am writing up a storm in the corner of my kitchen in my house in the desert. While my house, which is filled to bursting with kids, pets and my husband's guitars, is not the New York City apartment I dreamed of as a teen, I wouldn't trade it or the life I am living for anything!" 

SOME Q & A FROM THE "FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS" ON JENN McKINLAY'S WEBSITE?
What are you working on now?
I'm working on the fifth mystery in the cucpake bakery series GOING, GOING, GANACHE. I am studiously researching all I can about the best ganache frosting recipes - it's brutal, truly.

How long did it take for you to get published? What advice can you give me on writing a book?
I decided to be a writer when I was sixteen. I didn’t actually write anything until I was twenty-five. I sold my first book when I was thirty-three. So, you can see it was a long and winding journey to being published. My advice: Get your butt in the chair every day, write every day, then, when your work is the absolute best it can be, submit to publishers/​agents who publish/​represent what you write. Then do it all over again until you wear them down into publishing you. Hey, it worked for me.

GIVEAWAY 
THANKS TO KAYLEIGH AND THE GOOD FOLKS
AT BERKLEY PRIME CRIME AND PENGUIN
BOOKS, I HAVE ONE COPY OF THIS SUPER
MYSTERY, DUE OR DIE, TO GIVE AWAY
 
--U.S. RESIDENTS ONLY
--NO P. O. BOXES
---INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS
IN CASE YOU WIN!
--ALL COMMENTS MUST BE SEPARATE TO
 

COUNT AS MORE THAN ONE!


HOW TO ENTER:


+1 ENTRY: COMMENT ON WHAT YOU THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT YOU READ ABOVE ABOUT DUE OR DIE THAT MADE YOU WANT TO WIN THIS BOOK, AND DON'T FORGET YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS

+1 MORE ENTRY:
BLOG AND/OR TWEET ABOUT THIS GIVEAWAY AND COME BACK HERE AND LEAVE ME YOUR LINK

+1 MORE ENTRY: COMMENT ON SOMETHING YOU FIND INTERESTING AT JENN McKINLAY'S WEBSITE HERE

+1 MORE ENTRY: COMMENT ON A ONE WAY THAT YOU FOLLOW MY BLOG. IF YOU FOLLOW MORE THAN ONE WAY, YOU MAY COMMENT SEPARATELY FOR EACH WAY TO RECEIVE MORE ENTRIES
 
GIVEAWAY ENDS AT
6 PM, EST, APRIL 15
 GOOD LUCK!
REMEMBER...
TODAY IS A DOUBLE POST DAY SO BE SURE
AND CHECK OUT MY OTHER COZY 
MYSTERY POST FOR 50% OFF MURDER!

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  1. I want to know how the club tries to clear their friend of the murder accusation.

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  15. I love the cover - cute dog and SNOW! Reminds me of the winter we didn't have here in MN.
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  16. I've never read this author but these sound like fun mysteries
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  17. I learned this book is #20 this week on the NYT bestseller list
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  18. This book sounds intriguing. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com

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  19. This is a NYT bestseller. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com

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  22. I have learned about this author and her series. elliotbencan(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  23. I'm a big fan of Jenn's Cupcake series and think a mystery with books is always a great idea!
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  24. I liked Jenn's story about wanting to be a jockey and learning that she is now six feet tall!
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  29. I would love to see how they solve the crime.
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  31. Since I am an library lover, I think I should read a library lover's mystery.
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  32. On the author's website she says that she thinks daydreaming is an underrated life skill. I like that.
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  44. I'd like to see how Lindsey and the crafters solve this murder.

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  45. She was an extra on a TV show that starred Peter Straus. Said it was the most boring 28 hours of her life.

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  50. I love going to the library and I like dogs to
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  57. I found out that she is interested in skateboarding. Also that she writes quiet a few different mystery series

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  58. it's cool that the protagonist is a library director!
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  60. I like mystseries and I want to find out how the murder is solved.
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  69. I didn't realize that this author also writes the Cupcake shop mysteries. I'm reading the first one now and would love to try this series too.
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  78. Hard to resist a cozy-- love the cover!

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