Thursday, July 11, 2019

Murders and Metaphors

GIVEAWAY
FLOWER, AMANDA
MURDERS AND METAPHORS

USA Today bestselling author Amanda Flower is back with the third in her more-charming-than-ever Magical Bookshop mystery series. 

 It's ice wine season in the Niagara Falls region and Charming Books is hosting a celebrity book signing during the grape-harvest festival...that is until the sommelier author is found in the middle of a frozen vineyard -- with a grape harvest knife protruding from her chest! Bookshop owner Violet Waverly can't help but get involved when her friend becomes the prime murder suspect. Of course, she has help from her indomitable Grandma Daisy, tuxedo cat Emerson and the shop's mascot, Faulkner the crow in the enchanting third Magical Bookshop Mystery.

My Review:

Hello! What's better than a good bookshop cozy mystery? A magical bookshop cozy mystery, that's what! Where the books choose the right readers and leave cryptic crime solving clues for Violet to find. This time the shop leads her to Louisa May Alcott's Little Women (fangirling all over the place because that is one of my all time favourite childhood novels!) But cryptic is the key word here, and it's up to Violet to figure out just what the bookshop is trying to tell her. Preferably before the murderer strikes again!

Oh -- and did I mention the majestic birch tree that grows smack dab in the middle of the bookshop? With a roosting crow atop it? And a tuxedo cat with cadaver dog skills? Does this all sound zany? Well it is -- such madcap fun! Excellent mystery with lots of potential suspects. I had a great time trying to figure this one out. (I did not!...until it was nearly too late for both Violet and me!) And the romance really takes off in this one -- blasting that onerous love triangle to smithereens!

A smart and sassy cozy that ticks all the boxes!

Please note: This isn't a Christian Fiction selection but it is a clean read.

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

This giveaway is a little different so read on: 

winner will receive an ecopy of :
Murders and Metaphors 
(the third book in the Magical Bookshop Mystery series)
as well as winner's choice of a paperback copy of either 
Book One: Crime and Poetr
OR 
Book Two: Prose and Cons

If you would like a chance to win,  leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoreadATyahoo.ca If you add an email to your comment, remember to use AT and DOT instead of @ and . in order to protect yourself from spammers. If you enter the draw via email, please add the title to the subject line so it's easy to spot your entry. Draw will be held and winner announced on Saturday July 13 2019. Offer open to International readers. Good luck!

23 comments:

  1. I am very intrigued by this book. What a great read!
    mauback55 at gmail dot com

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    1. It's a fantastic cozy series. Good luck, Melanie!

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  2. Oh this sounds interesting. Thank you for your review.
    I love Amanda Flower.
    quilting dash lady at Comcast dot net

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  3. I've Never read any of Amanda Flowers 💐 books yet 📚
    I would love to Thank You for the chance to win 😃💖😍💗
    iamabho AT gmail DOT com 💜 💜

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    1. She's such a fun author! Hope you get to read something by her soon. Good luck, Linda!

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  4. Great review. Any thing by Amanda Flowers is good I haven't read this one yet I have read some of her Amish ones and they are great . I love this cover. Thanks for the chance.

    Tighefan42 atgmaildotcom

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    1. I love her Amish ones too! They are what got me hooked on her stories. Good luck, Tighefan!

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  5. Love bookshop books. Thank you for sharing.
    leliamae54(at)aol(dot)com

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    1. Bookshop books are the bestest. We're twinning on that count. Good luck, Lucy!

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  6. "A zany read"? Count me in! :-) Thanks for the chance at not one but TWO books, whoohoo!

    teamob4 (at) gmail (dot) com

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    1. Yes -- Amanda Flower does zany well. Good luck, Trixi!

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  7. Love her stories and how she includes her cats in at least 2 of her books. cheetahthecat1986ATgmailDOTcom

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    1. Oh, I didn't know that! I love how she writes critters though. Good luck, Kim!

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  8. She is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors.
    turtle6422 at gmail dot com

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  9. Thank you for your review on "MURDERS AND METAPHORS". Amanda Flower is a neat author. The books I've had the fortunate to read were great. This one sounds fabulous and I'd love the opportunity to read it as well as the other two mentioned.

    Thank you for the chance to win not the one reviewed in ecopy but also a paperback book of another of her books as well.
    2clowns at arkansas dot net

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    1. She has a crazy vivid imagination. Good luck, Kay!

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  10. These cozy mysteries are always fun!
    pbclark(at)netins(dot)net

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    1. Yep. I'm addicted! Good luck, rubynreba!

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  11. My favorite kind if cozy! Books! paulams49ATsbcglobalDOTnet
    Thanks again!

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