BOOK TOUR 

CINNAMON TOASTED 

Book 3 in the Spice Shop Mysteries 

by Gail Oust 

Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks? Case in point: Piper Prescott's former mother-in-law Melly. Beneath her twin sets and pearls beats the heart of a geek―a geek whose programming changes for the point-of-sale software in Piper's shop have the owners of the program ready to make her an offer she can't refuse. "Trusty" Rusty Tulley and Chip Balboa swing by Brandywine Creek―just in time for the town's annual Oktoberfest, which has cinnamon, cloves, and cardamom flying off Piper's shelves in record numbers. News spreads faster than a text message, and Melly is the toast of the town.

But it isn't long before Melly's status changes to public enemy number one when Chip's body is found at the foot of her basement stairs. Questions start to pile up when handsome police chief Wyatt McBride arrives on the scene and the coroner sets the time of death for the previous evening. McBride wants to know why it took Melly so long to report the incident―especially after she admits to arguing with Chip about the contract he wanted her to sign. Piper knows Melly would never hurt a fly, so she enlists the help of her BFF Reba Mae to clear her name―but can they find the real killer before Melly gets sent away for good? A mouth-watering entry in Gail Oust's delicious Spice Shop series, Cinnamon Toasted is sure to delight cozy fans of all stripes.

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One (1) Autographed Hardcover Copy 

CINNAMON TOASTED 

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MY REVIEW

Author Gail Oust really spices up mystery in this new installment of the Spice Shop Mysteries!

Blending just the right combination of the ingredients mystery, action, and humor, author Oust has created a cozy that is to be savored. CINNAMON TOASTED had me at page one.

This was another title that found me reading much later into the night than I had planned. The excellent story moved at a fast pace with each new chapter being better than the one before. There were twists and turns in the first-rate plot that lead all the way to the spectacular ending!

If you’re looking to add some flavor to your reading, you’re going to want to read CINNAMON TOASTED!     

If you haven’t read the other books in this series, no worries, you won’t feel lost. But I do suggest reading the first two because they are really good.

Don’t miss the yummy recipes at the back of the book! 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

“Imagination is more important than knowledge” is one of my favorite quotes.  Another one should be, “Ignorance is bliss.”  I never started out to be a writer.  My goal was to become a registered nurse.  Having that black band added to my nurses’ cap was literally a crowning achievement.  While my education excelled in the nursing arts, it sadly lacked the liberal arts.  The only thing remotely close was once doing a research paper on the Sitz bath.

     I was a stay-at-home mom while our children were small.  Somewhere between the vacuum cleaner and the ironing board, my imagination shifted into high gear.  I had stories inside my head that just wouldn’t leave me alone.  I’m talking plots, dialogue, characters, and costume, the whole ball of wax.  During nap times, I’d take out my old portable typewriter and attempt to put it all down on paper.  Well, was I in for a shock!  I learned my very first lesson on becoming a writer.  I quickly discovered writing—even bad writing--is hard work.
     But ultimately my persistence paid off.  It wasn’t until I returned to work full-time as a nurse/technologist for a vascular lab that I made my first sale, Sweet Possession, a historical romance under the pseudonym of Elizabeth Turner.  Eight more historical romances followed while juggling a family and a job as vascular technologist.  It was a busy but rewarding time in my life.

     I’ve been happily married for more years than I care to count to my husband, Bob, and have two grown children.  In the course of our marriage, we’ve lived in Chicago, upstate New York, and suburban Detroit.  A few years ago, my husband and I re-located to another small town, this time one in South Carolina with a community very much like the one inhabited by Kate McCall, the protagonist in my new Bunco Babe Mystery series.  Along with a change in locale, I decided to change genres.  I’ve been a mystery fan ever since devouring Nancy Drew novels as a girl so the transition from historical romance to cozy mysteries was as fun as it was painless.

      As my son reminded me, life’s an adventure.  I’m enjoying the ride.

GOOD LUCK!

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