Tuesday, July 30, 2019


Tuesday is new release day!
These are some of the titles you'll find.









My oh my! Where do we even begin?!





As always, please leave a comment and 
let me know what you think!

Follow my blog by submitting your email in 
upper right hand corner of this page (on the side bar).

Reading from your phone? Scroll to the bottom of your page and click"View web version". Then follow the above directions.

Monday, July 29, 2019


Check out these giveaways from GoodReads!
(Use the link below the blurb of each book for a chance to enter)











The books I've listed are just some of the titles you can win!
There are not only more mysteries (of all types) but books in just about any genre you can think of.
What are you waiting for? Go enter!!!
GOOD LUCK!

PS . . . While you're there, I'd love for you to friend me and check out my reviews! If you enjoy them, please make sure to Like them. Thanks!





As always, please leave a comment and 
let me know what you think!

Follow my blog by submitting your email in 
upper right hand corner of this page. (on the side bar).

Reading from your phone? Scroll to the bottom of your page and click"View web version". Then follow the above directions.

Sunday, July 28, 2019

BOOK TOUR


I'm happy to be a stop on the blog tour for
THE SUBJECT OF MALICE
Book 4 in the Lila MacLean Academic Mysteries
by Cynthia Kuhn


The organizers have rustled up plenty of surprises for the literary conference at Tattered Star Ranch. But the murder of an influential scholar wasn't on the program--someone has clearly taken the theme of Malice in the Mountains to heart. This shocking crime is only the beginning: Other dangers and deceptions are soon revealed.
English professor Lila Maclean has a full agenda: She must convince a press to publish her book (possibly), ace her panel presentations (hopefully), and deal with her nemesis (regrettably).
However, when Detective Lex Archer requests Lila's academic expertise, she agrees to consult on the case. While her contributions earn high marks from her partner, it could be too late; the killer is already taking aim at the next subject.
As Lila races to keep her colleagues alive, publish or perish takes on new meaning.
📚📖📚📖📚

!!!GIVEAWAY!!!

1 lucky reader will win a digital copy of

THE SUBJECT OF MALICE

and a

$20.00 Amazon Gift Card

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

Winner will be chosen after July 17 at the end of the tour.

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

📚📖📚📖📚


A Chat with Cynthia Kuhn

LKBR:  Thank you for being here today, Cynthia!

Cynthia: Delighted to be here—thanks for having me.


LKBR: Please tell us a bit about you, and your book/series.

Cynthia: The Lila Maclean Academic Mysteries feature an English professor-turned-amateur-sleuth. (I am also an English professor, but she teaches at a small private school and I teach at a large state school.)


LKBR: Any hints or spoilers you can give us about your next book?

Cynthia: The Subject of Malice takes place at a very unusual academic conference...suffice it to say that there are costumes involved.


LKBR: Have you ever written a scene that you loved but had to remove it for the sake of the story?

Cynthia: Many times! It’s sad, but editing has to be ruthless. Those scenes are like the parts of movies that end up on the cutting room floor—part of the process.


LKBR: Have you ever gotten reader’s block? Just find it hard to get into reading because you are so into your writing?

Cynthia: What an interesting question! When I’m deep in the writing zone, it can be hard to do anything else, that’s true. But I’m a teacher, so there’s always something to be read. The show must go on...


LKBR: Are there any magazines/publications that as a writer you subscribe to? Are these or others something readers could also benefit from?

Cynthia: I read the publications that come from mystery organizations I belong to: Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and International Thriller Writers. I also subscribe to Mystery Scene and Vanity Fair. Recommend them all!


LKBR: Any new projects in the works?

Cynthia: Right now, I’m drafting book five in the Lila series.


LKBR: Where can readers go to learn more about you and your books?

Cynthia: Here are some links...
Website: cynthiakuhn.net
Twitter: @cynthiakuhn

LKBR: Thank you so much for letting us get to know you better!

Cynthia: It’s been lovely to chat with you—thanks for letting me visit!

About the Author

ck2x3

Cynthia Kuhn writes the Lila Maclean Academic Mysteries: The Semester of Our Discontent, The Art of Vanishing, The Spirit in Question, and The Subject of Malice. Honors include an Agatha Award for best first novel and Lefty Award nominations for best humorous mystery. She blogs with Chicks on the Case and is a member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and International Thriller Writers. For more information, please visit cynthiakuhn.net.

Author Links
 Twitter: @cynthiakuhn 
 Newsletter: https://bit.ly/2MPiEMh 
 Purchase Links 
Amazon    B&N   Kobo

GOOD LUCK!

a Rafflecopter giveaway


TOUR PARTICIPANTS

July 23 – Babs Book Bistro – SPOTLIGHT
July 23 – Literary Gold – SPOTLIGHT
July 24 – Carstairs Considers – REVIEW
July 24 – Island Confidential – SPOTLIGHT*
July 25 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
July 26 – I'm All About Books – SPOTLIGHT
July 27 – The Pulp and Mystery Shelf – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
July 28 – Elizabeth McKenna - Author – SPOTLIGHT
July 28 – Lisa Ks Book Reviews – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
July 29 – Brooke Blogs – SPOTLIGHT
July 30 – Cozy Up With Kathy – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
July 31 - Books Direct – SPOTLIGHT
August 1 - Encouraging Words from the Tea Queen – REVIEW
August 1 - Mysteries with Character – REVIEW
August 2 – Mallory Heart's Cozies – REVIEW
August 3 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book - SPOTLIGHT
August 4 – Celticlady's Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
August 5 – A Wytch's Book Review Blog – CHARACTER INTERVIEW


As always, please leave a comment and 
let me know what you think!

Follow my blog by submitting your email in 
upper right hand corner of this page (on the side bar).

Reading from your phone? Scroll to the bottom of your page and click"View web version". Then follow the above directions.

Friday, July 26, 2019


It's
Cozy Food Friday!

That means it's time to share a recipe from 
another great cozy mystery!
This week's recipe is from
SCONED TO DEATH
Book 5 in the Cat Latimer Mysteries
by Lynn Cahoon


Cat Latimer pursues a scone-cold killer who iced a top chef in a local bakery . . . 
Cat has a full plate at her Aspen Hills Warm Springs Resort, as a group of aspiring cozy mystery authors arrives for a writers retreat. So when baker Dee Dee Meyer stirs up trouble by filing a false complaint with the health inspector against the B&B—all because she insists Cat's best friend Shauna stole her recipes—Cat marches into the shop to confront her.

But Dee Dee's about to have her own batch of trouble. Greyson Finn—a celebrity chef and, until today, one of Denver's most eligible bachelors—has been found dead in her bakery. Cat's uncle Pete, who happens to be the chief of police, warns her not to engage in any half-baked sleuthing. But as her curiosity rises, Cat's determined to discover who served the chef his just desserts—before the killer takes a powder . . . 

🍽🍽🍽🍽🍽

CRANBERRY SCONES

photo property of www.dairygoodness.com

Preheat over to 425 degrees F. 

In a large bowl, mix:

   2 cups flour
   2 tsp baking powder
   ½ tsp salt

Add:

   4 Tbsp cold butter cut into chunks

Photo property of www.food.com

Mix the cold butter into the flour with a pastry knife until the mixture looks like small peas.

Add:

   3 Tbsp sugar
   ½ cup dried cranberries

In a small bowl, beat together:

   ½ cup half and half
   1 large egg

Add wet mixture to dry, but don't over mix. Then knead the dough no more than a dozen times. Roll out onto a floured surface and cut the circle into 8 wedges. Place scones on a lightly greased cookie sheet and brush some half and half on the top.

Bake for 10-14 minutes. Serve warm with butter.

Enjoy: 

Photo property of www.twopeas&theirpod.com

All you need now is a cup of tea!
🍽🍽🍽🍽🍽

MY REVIEW


In SCONDED TO DEATH, author Lynn Cahoon brings back our favorite inn proprietress, Cat Latimer, who this time is hosting a group of aspiring cozy mystery authors to her writer’s retreat. Seriously? Does it get any better for a cozy mystery reader than that?! Perfection! And I have no doubt Ms. Cahoon had to have taken some real life cues on this one.

As with the first four installments of the Cat Latimer Mysteries, SCONED TO DEATH is a superbly written book. Author Cahoon has a true talent for detail, making readers feel like a part of her stories. I know I always do. When I was finished, I felt like I had lived the experience of the story rather than having read it.

  I was truly stumped with this mystery. I just couldn’t settle on whodunit, never mind why they dunit. Even as I kept warning Cat (Yes. I talk to the characters.), to stay out of the investigation, I couldn’t wait for her to follow each new lead because I was hoping for answers as much as she was. And then I was floored with the reveal. I just didn’t see it coming.

All I can say is, Ms. Cahoon, keep the Cat Latimer mysteries coming! If they’re half as good as SCONED TO DEATH, they’ll be fabulous!

📚📖📚📖📚

Please keep reading to check out my 
installments of 
Book Beginnings on Fridays
and
The Friday 56

Both the BB and 56 are from


SCONED TO DEATH

📖📘📖📙📖

Book Beginnings on Fridays is a meme hosted by Rose City Reader
Share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading.

The Friday 56 is a meme hosted by Freda's Voice
Rules: *Grab a book, any book. *Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader (If you have to improvise, that's okay.) *Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it) that grab you. *Post it.

My Book Beginnings

I have measured out my life with coffee spoons ~ T. S. Eliot

There is nothing like the taste of coffee, first thing in the morning. Maybe it's the warmth flowing through your body. (Or maybe it's the jolt of caffeine.) The mixture did miracles for a wake-up call. 
 
My 56

"That guy has her on a really short leash."


As always, please leave a comment and 
let me know what you think!

Follow my blog by submitting your email in 
upper right hand corner of this page. (on the side bar).

Reading from your phone? Scroll to the bottom of your page and click"View web version". Then follow the above directions.