BOOK TOUR

I'm so thrilled to be a stop on the 

blog tour for author

Daryl Wood Gerber

and her book

A DEADLY ÉCLAIR

Book 1 in the French Bistro Mysteries

It’s always been Mimi Rousseau’s dream to open her own bistro, but it seems beyond her grasp since she’s been chased back home to Nouvelle Vie in Napa Valley by her late husband’s tremendous debt. Until her best friend Jorianne James introduces her to entrepreneur Bryan Baker who invests in promising prospects. Now, working the bistro and inn until she’s able to pay it off and call it her own, Mimi is throwing the inn’s first wedding ever.

The wedding will be the talk of the town, as famous talk show host Angelica Edmonton, daughter of Bryan’s half-brother, Edison, has chosen the inn as her perfect venue. Anxious, Mimi is sure things are going to turn south, especially when Edison gets drunk and rowdy at the out-of-towners’ dinner, but by the evening, things begin to look up again. That is until six AM rolls around, and Bryan is found dead at the bistro with an éclair stuffed in his mouth. And the fingers point at Mimi, whose entire loan is forgiven in Bryan’s will.

Now it’s up to Mimi to clear her name and get to the bottom of things before the killer turns up the heat again in A Deadly Éclair, the scrumptious series debut by Agatha Award-winning author Daryl Wood Gerber.

GIVEAWAY #1

From Daryl:

I’m offering a book giveaway (winner’s choice of 1 from my published paperbacks) every day of this traveling feast. To enter, tell me today–which appetizer do you like to bring to a party? (Lisa's Note: To tell Daryl about your appetizer, use the comments section here on my blog)

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*****!!!GIVEAWAY!!!***** (#2)

Winners will be chosen after October 20

at the end of the tour

One (1) lucky reader with win a
Savor The Mystery Prize Package
from Daryl!

Enter using the Rafflecopter form at the end of this post.

This giveaway is through Great Escape Book Tours, not Lisa Ks Book Reviews.

www.escapewithdollycas.com

FROM DARYL

Traveling Meal

Appetizer #1

As I get ready to release the first French Bistro Mystery, A DEADLY ÉCLAIR, which is set in Napa Valley, I thought it would be fun for the Escape with Dollycas tour to really escape. Go on a trip. Together. We’ll have what’s known as a traveling meal. We’ll spend a little time with each hostess along the way.

Have you ever enjoyed a traveling meal? You start with an appetizer and beverages and move on to the next house for…

Let’s see. What should the menu include? Appetizers, salad, soup, entreés and dessert. Sound good?

I’m trying to focus on French-themed foods, so…hmm. What should we start with? How about a delicious Brie appetizer?

Here is a quick blurb about A DEADLY ÉCLAIR.

Mimi Rousseau is throwing the bistro’s first wedding—the nuptials of a famous talk show host. She is sure things will go awry when the bride’s father shows up drunk to the out-of-towners’ dinner. By the end of the evening, things look sweet again…until the next morning, when her benefactor is found dead at the bistro with an éclair stuffed in his mouth. All fingers point at Mimi, whose loan is forgiven if he dies. It’s up to her to éclair—er, clear—her name before the killer turns up the heat.

And a delicious appetizer. One of my all time favorites! À votre santé! Cheers!

MANGO CHUTNEY AND BRIE

½ yellow onion, chopped fine

1 Tablespoon oil

1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar

1 Tablespoon brown sugar

½ teaspoon thyme

½ teaspoon cloves

2 slices mango, chopped

½ tomato chopped fine

1 Tablespoon fresh basil, chopped

4 ounce wedge of Triple Cream Brie  * brought to room temperature

8-10 crackers or crisp bread

In a saucepan, cook chopped onion in oil until wilted.  Add brown sugar, vinegar, thyme, cloves.  Cook one minute.  Remove from heat. Add in mango, basil and tomatoes and toss until combined. Set on a plate. Adorn wth a wedge of brie and crackers or slices of crisp bread. Use a spoon to put chutney on crackers. Add slice of cheese.  Yum!

GIVEAWAY #1 (reminder)

From Daryl:

I’m offering a book giveaway (winner’s choice of 1 from my published paperbacks) every day of this traveling feast. To enter, tell me today–which appetizer do you like to bring to a party? (Lisa's Note: To tell Daryl about your appetizer, use the comments section here on my blog)

BY THE WAY, don’t miss out on the French Bistro-themed BOX I’m giving away on my Facebook Author page. Link below.

BIO:

Agatha Award-winning Daryl Wood Gerber writes the brand new French Bistro Mysteries as well as the nationally bestselling Cookbook Nook Mysteries.  As Avery Aames, she pens the popular Cheese Shop Mysteries. A DEADLY ÊCLAIR, the first French Bistro Mystery, comes out November 2017. Daryl also writes stand-alone suspense: DAY OF SECRETS and GIRL ON THE RUN. Fun tidbit: as an actress, Daryl appeared in “Murder, She Wrote.” She loves to cook, and she has a frisky Goldendoodle named Sparky who keeps her in line!

SOCIAL  MEDIA LINKS:

http://www.darylwoodgerber.com

http://youtube.com/woodgerb1

http://www.mysteryloverskitchen.com

http://facebook.com/darylwoodgerber

http://twitter.com/darylwoodgerber

http://instagram.com/darylwoodgerber

http://pinterest.com/darylwoodgerber

NEWSLETTER: http://darylwoodgerber.com/contact.php#mailing-list

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MY REVIEW

C’est fantastique!

I’m always excited, yet a little apprehensive when I start a new series. Especially if that series is by an author I already love to read. What if I don’t like it? Well, I had no reason at all for concern with author Daryl Wood Gerber’s first book in her French Bistro Mysteries. As with all of her past books, I was quickly drawn in, and totally absorbed it this wonderful tale!

Right from the start I was rooting for protagonist, Mimi Rousseau, and her new bistro. Through author Gerber’s magnificent writing, I felt Mimi’s emotions along with her. Her excitement and nervousness over making the bistro and inn a success, her heartbreak when she discovers her mentor dead, and her angst at being the suspect in his murder. I’ve never felt so many emotions in just a few chapters of a book!

A DEADLY ÉCLAIR got better and better with every word. With a magnificent plot, great characters, and fabulous setting, I didn’t stop turning pages until the story was done. Even then I went back and re-read the exciting reveal. I was as stunned as I was the first time I read it.

Also included in A DEADLY ÉCLAIR are 15 amazing recipes, some of which include the gluten free versions!

If you’re looking for a new series to start, get yourself a copy of A DEADLY ÉCLAIR. It is magnifique!

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Tour Participants
November 1 - Lisa Ks Book Reviews - Review, Recipe
November 2 - Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book Review, Recipe
November 3 – Brooke Blogs  Review, Recipe
November 4 – A Holland Reads Review, Recipe
November 5 – Jane Reads Review, Recipe
November 6 – StoreyBook Reviews Review, Recipe
November 7 – Back Porchervations Review, Recipe

GOOD LUCK!

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Don't forget to leave a comment about the appetizer you bring to a party! You could win your pick of anyone of Daryl's published books! 

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