🐾 Dot's Wander & Wonder Weekly
Traveling from one mystery to the next... with Margo and Dot.
🐾 Dot's Detective Notes
Happy Friday, Detectives!
We made it through the first week of September, which means I think we should celebrate appropriately.
D.A. says that means relaxing over the weekend.
I say it means books and treats.
Luckily, I've been put in charge of the books today.
We have a featured mystery with a fellow canine investigator, two more cozy mysteries waiting on the bookshelf, AND several book promos for you to investigate.
So basically...
Your weekend plans have been made.
You're welcome. 🐾
Oh, and there's something else happening VERY soon.
Something involving...
🌸 Bellwether.
📚 An early book.
🔎 A certain garden show.
🐾 And possibly some very important advance investigators.
But apparently I'm not supposed to tell you about that yet.
So I won't.
Psst... check your email tomorrow.
— Dot 🐾
Professional Secret Keeper
(D.A. strongly disagrees with this title.)
☕🐾 This Week's Cozy Mystery
Bitter Grounds
by Paisley MacDonald
A Lakeside Café Cozy Mystery with a Loyal Service Dog and Deadly Secrets
A quiet morning at The Perch Lakeside Café takes a deadly turn when a visiting literary agent is found lifeless at the historic Meridian Inn.
The town whispers natural causes.
Julia Bennett isn't convinced.
And neither, apparently, is her golden retriever, Macchiato. 🐾
Julia never intended to become Heron's Cove's unofficial detective. She simply notices things—the position of a teacup, the way someone watches without appearing to, and especially when Macchiato suddenly refuses to cross a doorway.
Then there's the manuscript.
A tell-all book filled with the town's buried secrets is getting closer to publication, old alliances are beginning to crack, strangers are arriving in town, and someone seems determined to make sure certain truths never make it into print.
With her loyal service dog beside her—and a good cappuccino hopefully within reach—Julia has another mystery to unravel.
Small town? ✔️
Lakeside café? ✔️
Buried secrets? ✔️
Smart woman sleuth? ✔️
Golden retriever? DOT APPROVED. 🐾
If you love atmospheric small-town cozies with a canine companion right in the middle of the mystery, take a trip to Heron's Cove this weekend.
📚🐾 Dot's Cozy Picks
One mystery for the weekend?
Please.
I know you better than that.
D.A. and I have two more cozy mysteries from fellow authors for you today.
[INSERT MENTION #1]
[INSERT MENTION #2]
See one you like?
Go ahead and add it.
We're well past pretending your TBR has a reasonable limit.
🎁 Fill Your Weekend with Books!
We also have a few book promos for you today, which means there are LOTS of books waiting for you to browse.
And you know how I feel about that.
More books = more mysteries.
More mysteries = more investigations.
Therefore, downloading books is practically detective training.
The logic is flawless. 🐾
Grab your coffee, find your favorite reading spot, and see what catches your eye.
🌸 From D.A. Sweeten
Okay, Dot has teased this enough that I suppose I should say something. 😂
If you've been waiting for the chance to read...
Murder at Bellwether Gardens
...before its official release, stay VERY close to your inbox.
The signup invitation for my ARC Team is almost here!
ARC stands for Advance Reader Copy, which means selected readers will have the opportunity to read Murder at Bellwether Gardens before release and then share an honest review once the book is available.
I've been talking about Bellwether Gardens with you for quite a while now, so reaching this stage feels especially exciting.
Margo and Dot are coming home to Bellwether.
The Garden Show is preparing to open.
The flowers are blooming.
The town is full of familiar faces, traditions, history and secrets.
And, unfortunately...
someone isn't going to make it through the show alive. 🌸🔎
I cannot wait for some of you to finally step inside this story.
So when I say the ARC invitation is coming VERY SOON, I mean it.
How soon?
Well...
Psst...
Like TOMORROW soon. 🤫🌸📚
Keep an eye on your inbox because I'll be sending a special email with the ARC signup information tomorrow.
If you'd like the chance to be one of the first readers to return to Bellwether with Margo and Dot, that's the email you won't want to miss.
☕ Coffee with D.A.
Before we head into the weekend, I have a fun one for you.
Since today's mystery takes us to a lakeside café...
📚 Where would YOU choose to spend an entire afternoon reading?
A. ☕ A cozy little café
B. 🌊 Beside a quiet lake
C. 🏡 Curled up at home
D. 🍂 On a porch on a cool fall afternoon
E. 🏖️ Sitting on the beach
Hit Reply and tell me your choice!
I'm going to have a hard time choosing between C and D myself.
Dot says the correct answer is wherever the most comfortable blanket happens to be.
Have a wonderful Friday and an even cozier weekend. 💜
Warmly,
Happy travels,
Author & Chief Weekend Reading Supervisor
P.S. from Dot: Tomorrow. Check. Your. Email. That's all I'm saying.
P.P.S. from D.A.: This is why Dot is no longer trusted with confidential publishing information. 😂
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