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I'm excited today to be a stop on the book tour for
BREWED AWAKENING
Book 18 in the Coffeehouse Mysteries
by Cleo Coyle
Spotlight On
From Cleo Coyle, the New York Times bestselling author of Shot in the Dark and Dead Cold Brew, comes a delicious new entry in the "fun and gripping" (The Huffington Post) Coffeehouse Mysteries.
When coffeehouse manager Clare Cosi awakens on a bench in Washington Square Park, she has no idea she's been missing for days, or that her friends and family have been frantic with worry. Now that she's back, everyone is overjoyed, including a handsome NYPD detective who claims to be her fiancé. But to Mike Quinn's crushing distress, Clare doesn't remember him, or much of anything about the last fifteen years of her life.
Clare's missing memory is tied to a crime she witnessed. An acquaintance of Clare's elegant employer--and fellow member of an exclusive Gotham circle known as "The Ladies Who Brunch"--invited Clare to her posh hotel to sample gourmet wedding cakes. After their indulgent tasting, they headed to the parking garage, where a camera captured a masked figure with a gun confronting the hotel heiress with Clare looking on. Did the kidnapper take Clare, too? The camera went dark, just like Clare's memory. Soon authorities grow suspicious. Is Clare really a victim? Or merely acting like one? Evidence is mounting that she set the woman up.
To clear her name, Clare must find a way to reclaim her memories and rescue the heiress before this high-stakes crime ends in tragedy. Otherwise, instead of walking down the aisle, Clare may find herself perp-walking to prison as an accomplice to kidnapping and murder.
When coffeehouse manager Clare Cosi awakens on a bench in Washington Square Park, she has no idea she's been missing for days, or that her friends and family have been frantic with worry. Now that she's back, everyone is overjoyed, including a handsome NYPD detective who claims to be her fiancé. But to Mike Quinn's crushing distress, Clare doesn't remember him, or much of anything about the last fifteen years of her life.
Clare's missing memory is tied to a crime she witnessed. An acquaintance of Clare's elegant employer--and fellow member of an exclusive Gotham circle known as "The Ladies Who Brunch"--invited Clare to her posh hotel to sample gourmet wedding cakes. After their indulgent tasting, they headed to the parking garage, where a camera captured a masked figure with a gun confronting the hotel heiress with Clare looking on. Did the kidnapper take Clare, too? The camera went dark, just like Clare's memory. Soon authorities grow suspicious. Is Clare really a victim? Or merely acting like one? Evidence is mounting that she set the woman up.
To clear her name, Clare must find a way to reclaim her memories and rescue the heiress before this high-stakes crime ends in tragedy. Otherwise, instead of walking down the aisle, Clare may find herself perp-walking to prison as an accomplice to kidnapping and murder.
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A WORD FROM CLEO
Cleo
Coyle Reveals her Inspiration for Brewed
Awakening
+ Recipe and Giveaway
My husband and I have been
writing our Coffeehouse Mysteries for more than fifteen years. As a married
couple we’ve had plenty of ups and down, and we always try to put the pain,
joy, and absurd humor of our daily lives into our novels. It’s one reason why
readers say they’ve formed deep connections with our characters.
If you’re new to our
Coffeehouse series, I’m happy to introduce you to our amateur sleuth. Clare
Cosi is a single mom in her forties who manages the Village Blend, a charming,
century-old coffeehouse in New York’s historic Greenwich Village. Clare is
often in a position to know more than the police about the quirky and creative
community she serves. When crime happens, and the professionals hit dead ends,
Clare goes to work.
For Clare’s latest case, Marc
and I began our story development with a talk over (you guessed it) coffee.
After everything we’ve gone through as a couple, we wondered: What if our years
together were suddenly wiped from our memories? Would we be drawn to each other
again? If so, how exactly does “like” deepen into something more? When does
love happen?
With Clare on a path to be
married to her longtime boyfriend, NYPD Detective Mike Quinn, we decided to
explore those questions in Brewed
Awakening, and we agreed that Clare would suffer from a traumatic memory
loss. Her damaged memory is tied to a crime she witnesses, one that lands her
in a great deal of hot water. To get herself out, and reclaim the love of her
life, Clare must find a way to recover what she’s lost. But will she? Or is her
life, as she once knew it, gone forever?
If you’re a newcomer to
our Coffeehouse world, don’t hesitate to pick up Brewed Awakening. Every Coffeehouse Mystery can be read as a
stand-alone story. And, if you like one, you’ll have seventeen more to enjoy.
But don’t miss our latest. We hope you’ll find this mystery about memory to be
unforgettable.
“Amid the delightfully twisty mystery, Coyle poses an intriguing
question: if you lost all memory of your beloved, would you fall for
him all over again?”
—Publishers
Weekly on Brewed Awakening
Cleo Coyle’s new culinary
mystery, Brewed Awakening, includes an appendix of recipes that will
show you how to prepare the delicious foods and drinks mentioned in the story.
To see, print, or download the free, illustrated guide to the book’s recipe
section, click below or on the image above.
FREE CHECKLIST OF CLEO’S 18 TITLES
Coffeehouse Mysteries in Order:
Download a free title
checklist, personally written by Cleo, with mini summaries of all 18
Coffeehouse Mysteries as well as her Haunted Bookshop Mysteries. The list
includes links to Cleo’s published recipe guides and her bonus web content. To
download the list as a PDF document, click below or on the image above.
About Cleo Coyle
CLEO COYLE is the pseudonym for Alice Alfonsi, writing in collaboration with her husband, Marc Cerasini. CLEO COYLE grew up in a small town near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After earning scholarships to study writing at Carnegie Mellon and American Universities, she began her career as a cub reporter for The New York Times. Now an author of popular fiction and New York Times bestselling media tie-in writer, Cleo lives and works in New York City, where she collaborates with her husband (also a bestselling author) to pen the Coffeehouse Mysteries for Penguin. Together Cleo and her husband also write the Haunted Bookshop Mysteries under the name Alice Kimberly. When not haunting coffeehouses, hunting ghosts, or rescuing stray cats, Cleo and Marc are bestselling media tie-in writers who have penned properties for NBC, Lucasfilm, Disney, Fox, Imagine, and MGM. In their spare time, they cook like crazy and drink a lot of java.
You can learn more about Cleo, her husband, and the books they write by visiting www.CoffeehouseMystery.com.
Author Links
Visit Cleo online: www.coffeehousemystery.com
Friend Cleo on Facebook: www.Facebook.com/CleoCoyle
Follow Cleo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cleocoyle/
Purchase Links
Five Minute Nutella Fudge
Chocolate and hazelnut are among the most popular flavors
in American coffeehouses, which is why we added this blissful fudge to the menu
of our beloved Village Blend. Because the light note of hazelnut comes from Nutella
instead of chopped nuts, the texture stays smooth, creamy, and dreamy. To download more of our recipes and learn
about our bestselling Coffeehouse Mystery series, visit us at CoffeehouseMystery.com.
May you eat (and read) with joy!
~ Cleo
Makes one 8x8 pan of fudge
5 minutes to prepare + 3 hours to chill
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
1 (14 ounce) can of
sweetened condensed milk
2 tablespoons unsalted
butter, cut into pieces
1 (12 ounce) package good
quality semisweet chocolate chips
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1-1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla
extract
1/2 cup Nutella (or your
favorite) chocolate-hazelnut spread (room temperature)
Step 1 –
Crisscross the
bottom of an 8 x 8 square pan with two sheets of parchment paper, allowing the
paper to extend over the sides, like handles. You’ll use these paper
handles to lift the finished block of fudge from the pan.
Step 2 – Place the milk, pieces of butter, and chocolate chips into a
microwave safe bowl. Heat in 30 second increments, stirring between sessions,
until the mixture is melted and smooth. Be patient with this process, taking
care not to burn the chocolate. Once the mixture is melted, add the salt,
vanilla, and Nutella. Stir from the bottom, lifting and folding to blend
everything well. Pour the mixture into your lined pan, and use a rubber spatula
to level the top.
Step 3 – Chill the pan until the block of fudge is firm. This will take about
3 hours. Remove, cut into small squares, and serve in mini cupcake liners. Match
the design of the paper liners to reflect whatever you’re celebrating, and this
recipe will work for almost any holiday or party that comes along. Store fudge
inside an airtight container and keep in your refrigerator.
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December 5 – Devilishly Delicious Book Reviews –
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December 8 – Literary Gold – SPOTLIGHT
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December 10 – Mystery Thrillers and Romantic Suspense Reviews
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December 12 – Mysteries
with Character – REVIEW
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