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Auld Lang Mayfair is Live!!

January 31, 2023 / / 0 Comments
And we are live, Folks!! Yay! Only 99 cents for a limited time!

Also, here are two fun posts about this final installment in the MB&B series. Check them out on the misterio press blog ~ Letting Go of Beloved Characters and Confessions of a Lifelong Horse Lover

AULD LANG MAYFAIR, A Marcia Banks and Buddy Mystery, #13

Should auld acquaintance be forgot…

The last year has been eventful for Marcia and husband Will. They’ve successfully launched their private investigation agency and completed their family with an adorable but creatively energetic baby girl. Now, they’re about to ring in the New Year with friends and neighbors.

But there’s something more than champagne bubbling in Mayfair, Florida.

The octogenarian matriarch of the town is always looking for ways to boost the community’s economy. Her latest scheme is the addition of a row of shops along Main Street. But a few of her new tenants have something more nefarious in mind than simply selling their wares.

When old hostilities set off New Year’s fireworks, a shopkeeper ends up dead, and two friends of Marcia’s are prime suspects. Determined to clear them, Marcia and Will—with Buddy’s help, of course—set out to uncover the real Grim Reaper.

AVAILABLE ON:

AMAZON ~ NOOK ~ APPLE ~ KOBO  ~ GOOGLE PLAY

Enjoy!!!

Auld Lang Mayfair is Here!

January 8, 2023 / / 0 Comments

Yay!! Book #13, the holiday novella that completes the Marcia Banks and Buddy Mysteries, is here!!

Available for Preorder now. Just 99 cents during Preorder; goes up after it releases on January 31, 2023.

AULD LANG MAYFAIR, A Marcia Banks and Buddy Mystery

Should auld acquaintance be forgot…

The last year has been eventful for Marcia and husband Will. They’ve successfully launched their private investigation agency and completed their family with an adorable but creatively energetic baby girl. Now, they’re about to ring in the New Year with friends and neighbors.

But there’s something more than champagne bubbling in Mayfair, Florida.

The octogenarian matriarch of the town is always looking for ways to boost the community’s economy. Her latest scheme is the addition of a row of shops along Main Street. But a few of her new tenants have something more nefarious in mind than simply selling their wares.

When old hostilities set off New Year’s fireworks, a shopkeeper ends up dead, and two friends of Marcia’s are prime suspects. Determined to clear them, Marcia and Will—with Buddy’s help, of course—set out to uncover the real Grim Reaper.

AVAILABLE ON:

AMAZON ~ NOOK ~ APPLE ~ KOBO  (Coming to GOOGLE PLAY soon)

Reserve your copy now! Only 99 cents during Preorder!

To Bark or Not To Bark is Live!!

July 16, 2022 / / 0 Comments

Woot! Woot! We are live!!

Only $2.99 for a very short time after today’s release; then it goes up to $4.99. So grab your copy now.

To Bark or Not To Bark, A Marcia Banks and Buddy Mystery, #12

Service dog trainer Marcia Banks tackles a locked room mystery in a haunted house, while training the recipient of her latest dog.

The border collie, Dolly has been trained to clear rooms for an agoraphobic Marine who was ambushed in a bombed-out building. But the phantom attackers in his psyche become the least of his troubles when Marcia finds his ex-wife’s corpse in his master bedroom, with the door bolted from the inside.

Was it suicide or murder? Marcia can’t see her client as a killer, but the local sheriff can.

Then the Marine reports hearing his ex calling for him to join her on the other side of the grave. Is his house really haunted, or is he hallucinating?

Bottom line: Marcia has lost a client to suicide before. She’s not going to lose another!

Available Now on:

AMAZON ~ APPLE ~ NOOK ~ KOBO  ~ GOOGLE PLAY

 

Enjoy!!  Kass

 

A New Marcia and Buddy Cozy is Here: To Bark or Not To Bark

July 5, 2022 / / 0 Comments

Doing my happy dance! This new story is now available to PREORDER ~ Releases on Saturday, July 16th!!

$2.99 during Preorder and for a very short time after release; then it goes up to $4.99 — so grab your copy now.

To Bark or Not To Bark, A Marcia Banks and Buddy Mystery, #12

Service dog trainer Marcia Banks-Haines tackles a locked room mystery in a haunted house, while training the recipient of her latest dog.

The border collie, Dolly has been trained to clear rooms for an agoraphobic Marine who was ambushed in a bombed-out building. But the phantom attackers in his psyche become the least of his troubles when Marcia finds his ex-wife’s corpse in his master bedroom, with the door bolted from the inside.

Was it suicide or murder? Marcia can’t see her client as a killer, but the local sheriff can.

Then the Marine reports hearing his ex calling for him to join her on the other side of the grave. Is his house really haunted, or is he hallucinating?

Bottom line: Marcia has lost a client to suicide before. She’s not going to lose another!

PREORDER ON: AMAZON ~ APPLE ~ NOOK ~ KOBO  ~ GOOGLE PLAY

Enjoy!!  Kass

 

One Flew Over the Chow-Chow’s Nest is Live!!

June 4, 2021 / / 0 Comments

Woot!! The newest Marcia Banks and Buddy book is now live in ebook format.

Doing my happy dance!

Check it out!!!

One Flew Over the Chow-Chow’s Nest, Book #11

The world moves toward normal, but Marcia’s life is rarely “normal”…

When newly vaccinated Marcia Banks calls to finally schedule the human phase of training with her Air Force pilot client—the soon-to-be owner of a Chow-Husky service dog named Bear—she’s informed that the veteran has been in a private psychiatric hospital for months, with no one allowed to visit due to Covid.

Through her neighbor’s daughter, Sybil—a traveling nurse who has worked at the hospital—Marcia receives a message from the pilot implying he’s being held against his will. Should she believe him, or is he being paranoid?

Then suddenly he’s discharged, only to have his private plane crash in a fiery ball two days later. Convinced the crash is no coincidence, Marcia attempts to discover how her veteran client became the target of a murderer.

What she uncovers looks suspiciously like a scheme to defraud the Veterans’ Administration. But who is behind it…and did they sabotage her client’s plane? Or did the saboteur have a more personal motive?

And just how determined are they to silence Marcia and Sybil?

ONLY $2.99 for a few more days! Then it goes up to $4.99

AVAILABLE on:  AMAZON ~ APPLE ~ KOBO ~ NOOK ~ GOOGLE PLAY

And yes, I’m working on getting the paperback version out as well.

Also, working on putting together more collections and getting all the Buddy books out in audio eventually.

So stay tuned, Folks!!

 

Funny Valentine is Live and Buy Audio Books Directly Now!

September 22, 2020 / / 0 Comments
Woohoo!! The next Marcia and Buddy book is live!

My Funny Mayfair Valentine, A Marcia Banks and Buddy Mystery, #10

A newcomer to Mayfair charms the socks off of Susanna Mayfair, the sheltered niece of the town’s elderly matriarch. In a panic, the aunt turns to service dog trainer Marcia Banks to dig into the man’s past.

What Marcia finds, with her detective husband Will’s help, is disturbing—a trail of broken hearts and outstanding warrants. But when the older gentleman is arrested, he claims it’s a case of mistaken identity.

While Will attempts to untangle the truth and Susanna struggles with her feelings, Marcia is worried about her friend’s mental health, unaware that Susanna may be in physical danger as well. Will Marcia figure it out in time to protect Susanna…and herself?

AVAILABLE NOW FOR $0.99 for a very limited time!

AMAZON ~ APPLE ~ NOOK ~ KOBO ~ GOOGLE PLAY

Paperback format is in the works!

 

And great news, folks. You can now buy my audio books directly, usually at a lower price than charged on audio book retailers.

Check it out HERE:

Download an app at the store to listen on your Android or iOS device!

My Funny Mayfair Valentine ~ Now Available for Preorder!

September 16, 2020 / / 1 Comment
Woohoo!! The next Marcia and Buddy book is here! (Available for Preorder)

My Funny Mayfair Valentine, A Marcia Banks and Buddy Mystery, #10

A newcomer to Mayfair charms the socks off of Susanna Mayfair, the sheltered niece of the town’s elderly matriarch. In a panic, the aunt turns to service dog trainer Marcia Banks to dig into the man’s past.

What Marcia finds, with her detective husband Will’s help, is disturbing—a trail of broken hearts and outstanding warrants. But when the older gentleman is arrested, he claims it’s a case of mistaken identity.

While Will attempts to untangle the truth and Susanna struggles with her feelings, Marcia is worried about her friend’s mental health, unaware that Susanna may be in physical danger as well. Will Marcia figure it out in time to protect Susanna…and herself?

RELEASES ON 9/22/2020 ~ AVAILABLE NOW FOR PREORDER ON:

AMAZON ~ APPLE ~ NOOK ~ KOBO ~ GOOGLE PLAY

Paperback format is in the works!

 

Lord of the Fleas Is Live!! Plus an Ode To My Readers

May 26, 2020 / / 0 Comments

 

Release Day has arrived. Yay!!

Lord of the Fleas is Live (in ebook form). Paperbacks will be available very soon!

And I’m blogging over on the misterio press website today about how much we writers love and need our readers. Stop over and check it out.

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Lord of the Fleas book cover

Lord of the Fleas, A Marcia Banks and Buddy Mystery, #9

What could be more innocent than a country flea market?

When service dog trainer Marcia Banks takes up temporary residence with her best friend in Williston, Florida, her goals are simple: spoil her toddler godchildren and train her newest dog’s veteran owner, a vendor at a local flea market.

Ha, the universe has other plans. When the owner of the flea market is found dead and her client is a prime suspect, she discovers that nothing is as it seems—from the flea market owner himself, to the ornate dragonhead cane he gave to her client, to the beautiful but not very bright young woman whom her client has a crush on.

The only true innocent in the bunch seems to be her guileless client. But when he shares a confidence that puts her in a double bind with local law enforcement, she’s not sure she can even trust him.

Despite her promises to her new husband that she won’t “poke around” in the investigation, the only way out of her no-win dilemma seems to be to find the real killer herself.

The flea market, however, is hiding more secrets, and at least one of them could be deadly.

Available at these retailers ~ $2.99 through May 30th, goes up to $4.99 after that…

AMAZON ~ NOOK ~ APPLE ~ KOBO ~ GOOGLE PLAY

Enjoy!!

Kass

 

A New Book! Lord of the Fleas ~ Preorder Now

April 29, 2020 / / 0 Comments

Hey Marcia and Buddy fans,

I’ve got a new book for you! Here’s the adorable cover.

Just $2.99 during the preorder period (will go up after release on May 26th)

Lord of the Fleas cover

 

Lord of the Fleas, A Marcia Banks and Buddy Mystery, #9

What could be more innocent than a country flea market?

When service dog trainer Marcia Banks takes up temporary residence with her best friend in Williston, Florida, her goals are simple: spoil her toddler godchildren and train her newest dog’s veteran owner, a vendor at a local flea market.

Ha, the universe has other plans. When the owner of the flea market is found dead and her client is a prime suspect, she discovers that nothing is as it seems—from the flea market owner himself, to the ornate dragonhead cane he gave to her client, to the beautiful but not very bright young woman whom her client has a crush on.

The only true innocent in the bunch seems to be her guileless, partially paralyzed client. But when he shares a confidence that puts her in a double bind with local law enforcement, she’s not sure she can even trust him.

Despite her promises to her new husband, the only way out of her no-win dilemma seems to be to find the real killer. The flea market, however, is hiding more secrets, and at least one of them could be deadly.

 

Available for Preorder at these retailers ~ $2.99 during preorder period; goes up to $4.99 after release on May 26th!

AMAZON ~ NOOK ~ APPLE ~ KOBO ~ GOOGLE PLAY

It’s Live! A Star-Spangled Mayfair ~ for your summer reading pleasure!

July 23, 2019 / / 0 Comments

We have liftoff!!

$0.99 for a limited time; then it goes up to $2.99.

A Star-Spangled Mayfair, A Marcia Banks and Buddy Mystery #8

A flamboyant fiancé, a “Mob Killer” Roman candle, a yappy rescue dog, and a bison bull named Tarzan.

A recipe for chaos and calamity for Marcia’s introverted friend, Jess Randall.

When not serving up her to-die-for eggs and biscuits at the Mayfair Diner, Jess just wants to live quietly on their farm. But her fiancé Dan has impulsively offered to host the Mayfair Independence Day Extravaganza.

The day of the big bash, Marcia and her dog Buddy witness a public fight between the couple, and just hours later, Dan is found with a Roman candle through his chest. Was it an accident, or was it murder? And is Jess a killer, as the sheriff’s department believes?

Between dog-training sessions, Marcia feels compelled to investigate, especially when there are signs that the real killer may not be finished… Could Jess be the next target?

AVAILABLE NOW ON:

AMAZON ~ NOOK ~ APPLE ~ KOBO ~ GOOGLE PLAY

 

And the paperback version of Police Protection, Book 10 in the Kate Huntington series, is finally available. Click HERE to order a copy.

(Paperbacks of The Sound and The Furry and A Star-Spangled Mayfair should be out soon as well.)

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