Sunday, July 27, 2025

Book Tour & Giveaway: The Spirit of Vanderlaan by Susan Harris Howell

The Spirit of Vanderlaan (The Samantha Hayes Series) by Susan Harris Howell

About The Spirit of Vanderlaan

The Spirit of Vanderlaan (The Samantha Hayes Series) Paranormal Cozy Mystery 1st in Series Setting: This story is set on the fictitious campus of Vanderlaan University, in the Midwest or Midsouth region of the United States Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wild Rose Press Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 2, 2024 Print length ‏ : ‎ 370 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1509258884 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1509258888 Digital Print length ‏ : ‎ 322 pages ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0DHV65RM4

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When beloved professor, Samantha Hayes, learns that her favorite four students live in as many of her old dorm rooms, she wonders how it happened and for what purpose. As she and her student entourage explore the possibilities, they uncover a death years ago and what appears to be the ghost of the dearly departed. All of this stirs up Samantha's long-held fear that she was responsible for that death, challenging all she thought she knew about herself and the work she holds dear. They must figure out what happened before Samantha gets fired for "dabbling in the paranormal."

About Susan Harris Howell

I am a psychologist, speaker, and author of The Spirit of Vanderlaan, my debut novel released in December of 2024. This book is a fun, cozy, ghost story featuring a professor, Samantha Hayes, and her lively band of students who get caught up in solving a campus mystery. This book draws on my teaching career of over thirty years to capture the camaraderie and warmth between a professor and the assortment of personalities which inhabit her office. I have also published extensively on equality between women and men. My first book, Buried Talents, explores the subtle ways women are discouraged from entering male-dominated occupations. Buried Talents was named a winner in InterVarsity Press’s 2022 Readers’ Choice Awards. My husband and I have two grown children, a daughter-in-law, one adorable grandson, and an incorrigible beagle named Doc. While Doc doesn’t understand a word I say, he fully supports my speaking and writing endeavors. 

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  Email List & Monthly Blog: https://susanharrishowell.substack.com 
  Amazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/3Zp0OTN 

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  TOUR PARTICIPANTS 
  July 21 – Ruff Drafts – AUTHOR GUEST POST 
  July 22 – Jody's Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT 
  July 23 – StoreyBook Reviews – AUTHOR GUEST POST 
  July 24 – Christy's Cozy Corners – AUTHOR INTERVIEW 
  July 24 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT 
  July 25 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT 
  July 25 – fundinmental – SPOTLIGHT July 26 – Maureen's Musings – SPOTLIGHT 
July 27 – Eskimo Princess Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT 
  July 28 – Deal Sharing Aunt – SPOTLIGHT 
  July 29 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR GUEST POST 
July 30 – Christy's Cozy Corners – AUTHOR GUEST POST 
  July 31 - MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT 
  August 1 - Boys' Mom Reads! – REVIEW 
  August 1 - Novels Alive – REVIEW 
  August 2 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – AUTHOR INTERVIEW 
  August 3 – Sapphyria's Book Reviews - SPOTLIGHT


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Saturday, July 5, 2025

Book Tour & Giveaway: Rocky Road to Murder by Lena Gregory

Rocky Road to Murder (Coffee & Cream Café Mysteries) by Lena Gregory

About Rocky Road to Murder

 

Rocky Road to Murder (Coffee & Cream Café Mysteries) Cozy Mystery 6th in Series Setting - New York Publisher ‏ : ‎ Gemma Halliday Publishing (July 1, 2025) Number of Pages - 220 Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0F7MV3JW5

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From author Lena Gregory comes a tasty summer murder mystery...

Danika Delaney is thrilled that her old fashioned malt shop, the Coffee & Cream Café, has gotten a catering contract for the biggest party of the season, the Rutherford Manor Fourth of July gala. She’ll be providing desserts for the party as well as attending the exclusive event on Eastern Long Island.

However her path to the gala quickly becomes a rocky road...

Dani arrives at the event, only to find the gala's hostess, Cressida Rutherford, dead! What's worse, one of Dani's signature parfaits sits next to the dead woman, with what looks like peanuts in it—a food Cressida is severely allergic to. Amid the melted ice cream mess, Dani initially blames herself, thinking she made a mistake while rushing with the desserts. However she quickly learns that what appeared to be an accident was actually foul play, and suddenly Dani has to spring into action proving that she isn't the perpetrator. Along with her friends, Dani uncovers a string of people in Cressida's life who might have wanted the socialite dead. Can she prove her innocence and make sure the killer gets their just desserts?

About Lena Gregory

Lena Gregory is the author of the Bay Island Psychic Mysteries, which take place on a small island between the north and south forks of Long Island, New York, the All-Day Breakfast Café Mysteries, which are set on the outskirts of Florida’s Ocala National Forest, the Mini-Meadows Mysteries, set in a community of tiny homes in Central Florida, and the Coffee & Cream Café Mysteries, which take place in a small town on the south shore of eastern Long Island, New York.

Lena grew up in a small town on the south shore of eastern Long Island, but she recently traded in cold, damp, gray winters for the warmth and sunshine of central Florida, where she now lives with her husband, three kids, son-in-law, and four dogs. Her hobbies include spending time with family, reading, and walking. Her love for writing developed when her youngest son was born and didn’t sleep through the night. She works full time as a writer and a freelance editor and is a member of Sisters in Crime.

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TOUR PARTICIPANTS 

July 1 – Jody's Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT 
July 2 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT 
July 2 – Ruff Drafts – AUTHOR GUEST POST 
July 3 – Elizabeth McKenna - Author – SPOTLIGHT 
July 3 – Frugal Freelancer – SPOTLIGHT 
July 4 – OFF 
 July 5 – Guatemala Paula Loves to Read – REVIEW 
 July 5 – Eskimo Princess Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT 
 July 6 – Salty Inspirations – CHARACTER INTERVIEW 
July 6 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW , CHARACTER GUEST POST 
July 7 – Reading Is My SuperPower – REVIEW 
July 7 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT 
 July 7 – Baroness' Book Trove – CHARACTER INTERVIEW 
 July 8 – Ascroft, eh? – CHARACTER INTERVIEW 
 July 8 – Sarah Can't Stop Reading Books – REVIEW 
July 9 – Reading, Writing & Stitch-Metic – AUTHOR GUEST POST, INDIVIDUAL GIVEAWAY 
July 9 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT   
July 10 – Christy's Cozy Corners – REVIEW, CHARACTER GUEST POST, INDIVIDUAL GIVEAWAY 
July 10 – Angel's Book Nook – SPOTLIGHT 
  July 11 – View from the Birdhouse – REVIEW 
  July 11 – Read Your Writes Book Reviews – AUTHOR INTERVIEW 
  July 12 – MJB Reviewers – REVIEW 
  July 13 – Sapphyria's Book Reviews – REVIEW 
  July 14 – Rebecca M. Douglass, Author – REVIEW, AUTHOR INTERVIEW 
  July 15 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW


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