Kiki Lowenstein Books 1-3 & Cara Mia Delgatto Books 1-3: The Perfect Series for Crafters, Pet Lovers, and Readers Who Like Upbeat Books!
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I felt my mouth flop open, but I was too shocked to say anything. That was good, because Cooper continued to talk.
“Amberlee has already phoned Jodi to say the cops up in St. Louis have been questioning her—and she doesn’t like the scrutiny. Not one bit. There’s no reason for Amberlee to keep Jodi’s involvement a secret. Knowing your sister the way I do, she’ll find a way to wiggle out of any charges. She’s got this very well-developed sense of self-preservation that makes her absolutely ruthless.”
I was searching for something to say when he tugged at Gerard’s leash. “Okay, I’ve cleaned up all my outstanding messes. Except for you, buddy.”
The dog hopped off the sofa and leaned against Cooper’s leg.
“What did you mean when you mentioned taking Gerard to the pound?” I reached over to pat the animal’s head. Gerard turned to stare up at me, and then he licked my hand.
“Jodi absolutely had to have this dog when we were in the Bahamas. I suspected then that she was showing off for the other couples. Proving what a compassionate person she is, and all that. But now she’s fed up. He sheds. He needs to go out. He chewed on a pair of her shoes. Dog stuff. After I leave here, I’m dropping Gerard off at the animal shelter. I hope he’ll find a good home.”
“Oh, no you don’t. I’ll take him.” I reached out and grabbed the leash before Cooper could say another word.
Gerard stood next to me as I watched the Escalade pull out of my driveway. When the shiny black vehicle disappeared, I gathered the dog into my arms and started to cry.
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Cara’s Story Continues…
Cast Away: Book #4 in the Cara Mia Delgatto Mystery Series –
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When a priceless antiquity from a sunken treasure ship is stolen from a locked room, Cara is blamed. Now the entire philanthropic community of South Florida thinks she’s a thief. Can she keep her head above water or is she going down with the ship?
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Excerpt from Photo, Snap, Shot
Chapter 1
“Anya is all right now,” said Cammie Carter, my daughter’s advisor, “but you need to come pick her up…please. Immediately.”
Three phrases guaranteed to panic any mother: 1.) The babysitter called, and there’s a problem. 2.) There’s something on the back of your skirt. 3.) Your child is all right now.
If Anya was all right now, what on earth had happened earlier?
“Whoa. What’s up? Mrs. Carter, is she okay?” I waved my keys at my boss, Dodie Goldfader, who owns Time in a Bottle, St. Louis’s premier scrapbook store.
“Ye—es.” Mrs. Carter hesitated. “Anya’s okay. But…she found a body.”
My world came to a skidding halt. I froze in the middle of the store and yelled, “She found a what?”
“A body. A corpse. Uh, someone died. Was killed. In the balcony of the Delacroix Theatre here at school. Could you come get her?”
I smacked my cell phone closed and ran, sprinted really, through our stockroom, doing high hurdle jumps over boxes of scrapbook supplies. My co-worker Bama followed me with her eyes. I heard Dodie calling behind me, “Do you need me to drive?”
Bama yelled, “Kiki? You okay?”
Gracie, my harlequin Great Dane, jumped to her feet and yodeled as I ran past.
But I didn’t pause for a second.
My daughter needed me. Twelve-year-old girls should not be stumbling over dead bodies.
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Cara’s Story Continues…
Cast Away: Book #4 in the Cara Mia Delgatto Mystery Series –
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A Special Gift for You
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THE KIKI LOWENSTEIN MYSTERY SERIES
By Joanna Campbell Slan
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Sand Trapped: Book #6 in the Cara Mia Delgatto Mystery Series—
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About the author…
Joanna Campbell Slan
Joanna is a New York Times and a USA Today bestselling author who has written more than 40 books, including both fiction and non-fiction works. She was one of the early Chicken Soup for the Soul authors, and her stories appear in five of those New York Times bestselling books. Her first non-fiction book, Using Stories and Humor: Grab Your Audience (Simon & Schuster/Pearson), was endorsed by Toastmasters International, and lauded by Benjamin Netanyahu’s speechwriter. She’s the author of four mystery series. Her first novel—Paper, Scissors, Death: Book #1 in the Kiki Lowenstein Mystery Series—was shortlisted for the Agatha Award. Her first historical mystery—Death of a Schoolgirl: Book #1 in the Jane Eyre Chronicles—won the Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence. Her contemporary series set in Florida continues this year with Cast Away: Book #4 in the Cara Mia Delgatto Mystery Series. Her fantasy thriller series starts with Sherlock Holmes and the Giant Sumatran Rat.
In addition to writing fiction, Joanna edits the Happy Homicides Anthologies and has begun the Dollhouse Décor & More series of “how to” books for dollhouse miniaturists.
Joanna independently published I’m Too Blessed to be Depressed back in 2004 when she was working as a motivational speaker. She sold more than 34,000 copies of that title. Since then she’s gone on to independently publish a full-color book, The Best of British Scrapbooking, numerous digital books, and coloring books. Her book Scrapbook Storytelling sold 120,000 copies.
She’s been an Amazon Bestselling Author too many times to count and has been included in the ranks of Amazon’s Top 100 Mystery Authors.
A former talk show host and sought-after motivational speaker, Joanna has spoken to small and large (1000+) groups on four continents. Sharing Ideas Magazines named her “one of the top 25 speakers in the world.”
When she isn’t banging away at the keyboard, Joanna keeps busy walking her Havanese puppy Jax. An award-winning miniaturist, Joanna builds dollhouses, dolls, and furniture from scratch. She’s also an accredited teacher of Zentangle®. Her husband, David, owns Steinway Piano Gallery-DC and five other Steinway piano showrooms.
Contact Joanna at JCSlan@JoannaSlan.com.
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