We made the USA TODAY LIST!!!! Plus a new release and a rare sale!

Thanks to you, we did it!!!!

Six Merry Little Murders hit #76 on the USA Today Bestseller list and #6 on the IndieReader bestseller list! I could NOT have done this without you, and am SO grateful for your support.  If you participated in the Kindle Fire giveaway, I truly wish I could give every one of you a Kindle… but in this case, the winner is Laurie Thornton.

Congratulations, Laurie… and if you didn’t win this time, don’t worry… I’ll be doing another giveaway next week to celebrate the release of Lucy’s Farmhouse Kitchen! To enter, be sure to join my Readers’ Circle if you haven’t (you can do it at the top of this page)… I just sent out an amazing pot roast recipe to members this morning (I’ll post it here in a week or two if you missed it).

Speaking of Lucy’s Farmhouse Kitchen, I’m just putting the finishing touches on the cookbook, which includes not just recipes from the first six Dewberry Farm mysteries, but some bonus recipes, such as yummy Texas Peach Cobbler, the Christmas candy recipes from Slay Bells Ring, and a few of Grandma Vogel’s favorites, including Lavender Bath Salts you can easily make at home.  (I’ll be including a bunch of Lucy’s favorite kitchen tips, too.)  The cookbook, which will be out just in time for Thanksgiving, will also be featured in King’s River Life… I can’t wait!

And now, the rare book sale.

For the first time that I can remember, the Agatha-nominated Murder on the Rocks, the first book of the Gray Whale Inn mysteries (and the one that started it all), is on sale for only 99 cents.  This won’t last long and I really don’t know if it will ever happen again, so grab it while you can!!!!

OH… and before I forget, I’ll be speaking at the November 10 Sisters in Crime meeting in Austin.  It meets Sunday at 2 at the Laura Bush Library… I’ll be talking about writing series! 🙂

On the home front, Child #2 is slogging through college applications (one of the essays included the term “cheesy comestibles;” we have another writer in the family), Child #1 is knocking it out of the park at Oregon, where she’s loving marching band and just joined a service fraternity, and Dog #1 continues to enjoy rifling through my bookshelves until I produce chew toys.  And he and Dog #2 both like to sleep in the middle of the bed.  *sigh*

Check back soon… I’ve had some schedule juggling, and will be announcing a pre-order on not only a new Gray Whale Inn mystery, a BRAND NEW SERIES… I’m so excited!

If you haven’t joined my Facebook community yet, please do… I love getting to know my readers.  And as always, please follow me on BookBub to find out about new releases and sales.

Cheers, I hope you have a wonderful Halloween, and more very soon!

XXX OOO
Karen

I need your help! Plus a sneak peek of Slay Bells Ring.

I have a confession to make: I’m hoping to make the USA Today list! This is something I can’t do on my own with Dewberry Farm because I’ve got the series in Kindle Unlimited.

I know a lot of readers appreciate this, but it means I can’t qualify for a list. (To qualify, a book has to be offered for sale on more than one vendor.)

Will you help me to make USA Today? Grab this cozy Christmas bundle at .99 and if you know of anyone who’d love this deal, make sure to let them know too.  

THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART!

As promised, here’s a sneak peek of Slay Bells Ring… I really hope you enjoy it.

To help get the word out about Six Merry Little Murders, we’re doing an EVERYBODY WINS contest; you could win a 50 dollar gift card! The contest closes soon, so don’t delay.

If you haven’t joined my Readers’ Circle yet, please do; I do Kindle giveaways there all the time (and on my Facebook page, too).  And I’ll be announcing a special book sale next week… stay tuned, and thank you SO MUCH for your help!

 

 

Wicked Harvest Release (and technical glitch)!

The good news? Wicked Harvest came out 3 days early!

The bad news? Amazon’s technical glitch means they lost your preorder… but you can download it now ! Click here to grab your e-book and get into the Oktoberfest mood! (You can order the paperback here.) I am so sorry for any inconvenience; I’ve been working with Amazon, and you should be receiving an e-mail from them soon.   I love you guys and appreciate your support!

Despite the release-day craziness, I want to thank everyone who made Wicked Harvest a #1 new release! It clocked in at #306 overall in the Kindle Store and #1 in two categories (it’s still at the top of the crafts cozies bestseller list as of a few minutes ago) , and I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your support.  🙂

In the sixth installment of the Dewberry Farm mysteries, Oktoberfest has come to Buttercup, with spicy lebkuchen, frothy craft-brewed beer… and, of course, murder.  When a local brewer winds up dead under a bag of barley, everyone in town is on edge… particularly Lucy, whose farm has been hit by bad luck and dangerous vandals.

Add in a dash of Oktoberfest spirit, a dark love triangle, and lots of delicious beer, and you have a perfect cozy fall read. And there are lots of fabulous recipes, too! In fact, here’s a link to a recipe from the book for homemade German pretzels… perfect with a glass of beer (or root beer) on chilly fall nights!

If you’re an early reader and have a moment to review the book on Amazon or GoodReads, I would be eternally grateful… thank you so much for all of your support!)  And if you missed it, here’s a sneak peek of Chapter One!

Several of you suggested names for the furry new arrivals in Wicked Harvest on my Facebook page… I can’t wait for you to see which names they ended up with.  (If you haven’t joined me there yet, please do… I love getting to know my readers, and I am running a Kindle Fire giveaway there through October 3… hurry to enter!)

Have fun, I hope you enjoy the book… and please let me know what you think!

Karen

P.S.  Don’t forget to enter the EVERYBODY WINS contest! Every entry will receive a compilation of our favorite recipes AND  a chance at a $50 cash grand prize! And be sure to pre-order your copy of Six Merry Little Murders! This six-book bundle is a limited-time release for only 99 cents, with a combined value of more than ten times that; I won’t be rereleasing SLAY BELLS RING, the Dewberry Farm Christmas Story,  until next year and possibly at a higher price, so grab it while you can!

Till soon…

P.P.S.

I almost forgot… please follow me on BookBub to find out about new releases and sales! 🙂

 

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