Friday, June 1, 2012

LET'S GET COZY: THE AZALEA ASSAULT: A PREVIEW AND GIVEAWAY

GIVEAWAY ENDED
THE AZALEA ASSAULT
A Garden Society Mystery
BY ALYSE CARLSON

ABOUT THE BOOK: 
Roanoke, Virginia, is home to some of the country’s most exquisite gardens, and it’s Camellia Harris’ job to promote them. But when an out of towner turns up dead, she discovers there’s no good way to spin murder…

Camellia Harris has achieved a coup in the PR world. The premier national magazine for garden lovers has agreed to feature one of Roanoke’s most spectacular gardens in its pages—and world-famous photographer Jean-Jacques Georges is going to shoot the spread. But at the welcoming party, Jean-Jacques insults several guests, complains that flowers are boring, and gooses almost every woman in the room. When a body is found the next morning, sprawled across the azaleas, it’s almost no surprise that the victim is Jean-Jacques.

With Cam’s brother-in-law blamed for the crime—and her reporter boyfriend, Rob, wanting the scoop—Cam decides to use her skills to solve the murder. Luckily a PR pro like Cam knows how to be nosy…


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
"This (Alyse Carlson) is my pen name for my Cozy Mystery contract with Berkley Prime Crime.  The series has a gardening theme and takes place in Roanoke, Virginia, starring 30-something public relations guru Cam Harris, her crazy friends and family, and her eccentric colleagues at the Roanoke Garden Society.  The first one comes out June 5, 2012, the second is with my primary editor, and the third is in the editing process (due in June).  (Alyse thanks the 3-Es for all their help:  Elizabeth, Ellen and Emily)"--Hart Johnson.
Hart Johnson:  aspiring author of main stream suspense, some adult some YA... "This is my dark face, seeking to do really rotten things to my characters for your reading pleasure (using the fictional drama to keep me from stirring up the real kind).  I've written seven suspense novels and two mysteries under this dark cloud and it is still my hope these will be published and make me rich enough to at least quit my day job."
GIVEAWAY
THANKS TO KAYLEIGH AND FRIENDS AT
BERKLEY PRIME CRIME AND PENGUIN BOOKS,
I HAVE ONE COPY OF THIS NEW
MYSTERY BOOK, THE AZALEAS ASSAULT,
TO GIVE AWAY TO A LUCKY READER
 
--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 WHAT YOU READ ABOVE ABOUT THE AZALEA ASSAULT 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 ALYSE CARLSON'S BLOG HERE 

+1 MORE ENTRY: COMMENT ON ONE WAY YOU FOLLOW MY BLOG. IF YOU FOLLOW MORE THAN ONE WAY, YOU CAN COMMENT SEPARATELY AND EACH WILL COUNT AS AN ENTRY

+1 MORE ENTRY: COMMENT ON A CURRENT GIVEAWAY THAT YOU HAVE ENTERED ON MY BLOG. IF YOU ENTERED MORE THAN ONE, YOU MAY COMMENT SEPARATELY FOR EACH TO RECEIVE MORE ENTRIES
 
GIVEAWAY ENDS AT
6 PM, EST, JUNE 15
   GOOD LUCK!
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NOTICE!
 JUNE ON BOOKIN' WITH BINGO IS
GOING TO CONCENTRATE MOSTLY ON
AUDIO BOOKS AND COZY MYSTERIES!
WITH SOME GREAT BUNDLE GIVEAWAYS!
KEEP WATCHING!

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