August 2022 News

has set the launch date for THE CASE OF THE AMOROUS ASSAILANT, the first book in his new Beachtown Detective Agency series featuring spunky, young PI Jade Cavendish.

announces that STYLED FOR MURDER is a Semifinalist in the Royal Palm Literary Awards sponsored by Florida Writers Association. https://books2read.com/StyledforMurder

will be appearing with Barb Ross, Lee Hollis, Darci Hannah, and Cheryl Hollon for a virtual cozy evening of fun at Seattle’s University Book Store on Tuesday, August 2nd (6 PST/8CST/9EST). The event is free but you must register at
https://www.ubookstore.com/events?id=161&month=8&year=2022 . Debra will be at Thank You Books in Birmingham, Alabama on Thursday, August 4 from 4-6 p.m. CST for a live book discussion and signing of newly released Five Belles Too Many. Royalties from the event (including books picked up at a different time or mailed) are being donated to the St. Stephens Memorial Garden being created to remember the three congregants who were so needlessly shot. (Thank You Bookshop – a woman-owned indie – 5502 Crestwood Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35212 · (205) 202-3021 – hello@thankyoubookshop.com .

is preparing for a book event in celebration of the release of DEATH A SKETCH (Paint & Shine Mystery #3). She is appearing with long-time author friend Carol J. Perry at Books at Park Place on Sunday, August 7 at 1:00-3:00 pm in Pasadena Shopping Center, St. Petersburg FL

is working on a proposal for a paranormal cozy mystery series based on one of her short stories in her anthology WHO’S BEHIND THE DOOR, which is still only $0.99 as a Kindle eBook (free with Kindle Unlimited!) https://tinyurl.com/3ydcccc9

has signed with Crooked Lane Books to bring out book 2 in her Magic Candle Shop mysteries, LUMINARY OF DEATH, which follows book 1, SNUFFED OUT.

will be speaking on several panels at Killer Nashville August 18th-21st where STITCH, BAKE, DIE!, her 10th Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery, is a finalist for both a Silver Falchion Award for Best Cozy Mystery and a Reader’s Choice Award. In addition, Lois is excited to announce that all the full-length novels in the series are now available in hardcover and will be out as audiobooks in the coming months.