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Book 3 in the Charlotte Donovan Mysteries
Charlotte Donovan finds herself embroiled in a deadly mystery when she’s invited to speak about the enigmatic Hedy Lamarr aboard the SS Hollywood. Gifted with a priceless journal once belonging to the iconic star, Charlotte’s joy turns to dismay when the journal is stolen from her luxury suite–and the mysterious woman who bestowed it upon her has vanished.
Teaming up with her steadfast friend Kate, Charlotte delves into a labyrinth of danger and deception to uncover the truth behind the theft. As they navigate through the facade of the glamour and glitz of Hollywood’s heyday, they realize they not just fighting for the recovery of the journal, but for their very lives–and the legacy of the Hedy Lamarr herself.
(Read the first chapter here)
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A Beach Reads Mystery Book 3
(writing as Maggie Blackburn)
When Beach Reads bookshop hosts a Valentine’s Day event, “Romance by the Sea,” bookseller Summer Merriweather has no idea that the guest author is under investigation for her own husband’s murder. When that same author is found dead at the local bed and breakfast, nobody assumes it’s natural causes–there were plenty of people who wanted her dead.
As Summer searches for the truth about the author’s stranger-than-fiction life, Summer finds suspicious indications of shady behavior in the author’s belongings. But the casual sleuthing is quickly derailed when Summer’s friend Glads gets hauled in for the murder, and they launch a full-blown investigation to clear her name.
As Summer and company pick through the scant clues to solve the case, they may find more treachery and heartbreak than they bargained for.
New York, 1804. America’s beloved Alexander Hamilton lies dead after a duel with Aaron Burr. Meanwhile, Eliza Hamilton’s eighteen-year-old son, Alexander Jr., was seen fighting with a man in a tavern the night before his father’s duel and quickly comes under suspicion for murder when the man turns up dead.
Eliza searches for ways to clear her son’s name, even as she is grieving, but as she combs through her late husband’s papers, she finds evidence of a plot to steal money from the government during his tenure as secretary of state. Hamilton was accused of stealing that money, and it was a scandal that almost broke the family—but is Eliza now holding proof of Alexander’s innocence?
Deep in debt and despair, with eight children to support, Eliza turns to selling her handmade lace—and is drawn into a mysterious network of widow lacemakers who are intimately connected to New York’s high-society families. They know their dead husbands’ secrets—and soon, Eliza begins to piece together the truth.
There’s a dark plot connected with the duel, as one by one, witnesses to the bout are being killed. Now, Eliza must not only clear her husband’s and son’s names but keep herself out of the killer’s sights.
Hello Mollie – I picked up The Lace Widow for my spouse to read. When she finished to book I asked her if she liked it and she said yes. I decided to give it a try and was pleasantly surprised by the read. The novel was interesting, compelling and entertaining. It was the kind of book when you get started you don’t want to put it down! We both liked it very much. Keep up the great work. Sincerely, J&E
Thank you so much!
I would love to be a beta reader for you. I love reading & enjoy that escape. I’m home 95 % of the time due to kidney problems. I also enjoy lots of genres. It would help me feel as if my time was well used.
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Great meeting you at “I Scream…” Loved your presentation and will enjoy your books.
Thnak you so much!
Dear Ms. Cox:
I hope this message finds you well. It’s James Blakey; we met at an event for THE LACE WIDOW in Waynesboro back in December.
I think I mentioned that my debut novel SUPERSTITION, a paranormal thriller, will be published this fall by City Owl Press.
Here’s the pitch: A college newspaper reporter battles his skeptical editor and a hostile university administration when he links a series of campus deaths to broken superstitions.
I appreciate that’s not exactly your genre, and I’m certain you are very busy, but I wondered if you’d be interested in reading a digital ARC of SUPERSTITION — pdf or ePub — with the idea of providing a one or two sentence blurb for the back of the book/inside of the book. The novel is 88,000 words long, and I’d need a blurb by July 25th.
Thanks for your time.
James Blakey
Absolutely, James!