Going out with a Bang: the trifecta

 Hey Everyone,

The Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour for my Candle With Care is drawing to an end today and boy is it a big bang! The book is featured at three different tour sites. There's a Spicy Pecans recipe at Deal Sharing Aunt, a character interview of Harley the cat by a cat from another series at Sneaky the Library Cat's blog and then, best of all, a fab review of the book at Storybook Lady's Facebook page. That's good food, good fun, and good news! What a fab trifecta of blog posts.

 

Here are today's hyperlinks:

 SPICY PECANS RECIPE

HARLEY THE CAT INTERVIEW

CANDLE WITH CARE REVIEW 

 

SHOOT THE MOON!

I know for a fact that you can still enter the giveaway for the gift certificate and books for a few more days, but don't delay. This could wrap up very quickly! Below are the sites where you can enter the giveaway through Rafflecopter. Each site below represents an additional entry so you have more chances to win. Hit them all for 16 contest entries! The site links go to the exact contest post. All you have to do is scroll down to the Rafflecopter widget and enter at every page. How's that for an Easy Button!

February 13 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT 

February 13 – Baroness Book Trove – REVIEW  

February 14 – Jody'sBookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT  

February 14 – Escape With Dollycas Into A GoodBook – AUTHOR GUEST POST :Why a white cat is named Violet

February 15 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT

February 16 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT 

February 17 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT  

February 18 – Angel's Book Nook – SPOTLIGHT    

February 18 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR GUEST POST: Why is the beach Tabby's Happy Place?

February 19 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT  

February 20 – Christy's Cozy Corners – AUTHOR GUEST POST:  Recipe for Creating a Villain   

February 20 – Maureen's Musings – SPOTLIGHT 

February 21 – Sapphyria's Book Reviews – REVIEW 

February 22 – Deal Sharing Aunt – RECIPE: Spiced Pecans  

February 22 – Sneaky the Library Cat's Blog – CHARACTER INTERVIEW: Harley the cat

February 22 – Storybook Lady – REVIEW  

 I hope you'll try the Magic Candle Shop Mystery series and meet all the wonderful characters is this cozy paranormal romp through Savannah, Ga. Thanks also to Lori Caswell, the brains and brawn behind Great Escapes!!!

Thanks for loving to read books!

 Maggie Toussaint aka Valona Jones

https://maggietoussaint.com 

BOOK BIRTHDAY FOR CANDLE WITH CARE

 Today, Tuesday, Feb. 11, is the release day of CANDLE WITH CARE, book 4 in A Magic Candle Shop Mystery series, which I write under the pen name of Valona Jones. This book features amateur sleuth Tabby Winslow, a psychic and candlemaker who is a fraternal twin to her sister Sage. The twins live in Savannah, GA, and they co-own and operate The Book and Candle Shop on Bristol Street.

In CANDLE WITH CARE, Detective Sharmila Belfor is seriously injured from a hit-and-run accident when she is off duty. Soon thereafter, Sage's former coworker and friend, Larry Rau is murdered in his home. Then the twins' high school nemesis is kidnapped, and her mother begs Tabby to investigate. To make matters worse, Milly Quigsly, Tabby's fiance's mom, is throwing them an engagement shower and now Tabby has to come up with a suitable pastel gown for the June occasion. How on earth can she possibly get everything done, investigated, and bought when she's working full-time in the candle shop? Can Tabby identify the culprit(s?) before she becomes the next victim?

 CANDLE WITH CARE is available in print and digital format across the web. 

Digital Buy Links: KINDLE   NOOK    iBOOKS     KOBO  

Print Buy Links:   AMAZON    coming soon to B&N et al

 

Online Launch Activities

Cozy Mystery Party Takeover on Facebook, Wednesday, February 12, 7-8 pm EST

  A Love for Mysteries Party on Facebook, Friday, February 14, 7-8 pm EST, with 6 other authors

 

 Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour, February 13-22

 

 

 

Follow the Book Tour!

 

February 13 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT

February 13 – Baroness Book Trove – REVIEW

February 14 – Jody's Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT

February 14 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – AUTHOR GUEST POST

February 15 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT

February 16 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

February 17 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT

February 18 – Angel's Book Nook – SPOTLIGHT

February 18 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR GUEST POST

 February 19 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

February 20 – Christy's Cozy Corners – AUTHOR GUEST POST

February 20 – Maureen's Musings – SPOTLIGHT

February 21 – Sapphyria's Book Reviews – REVIEW

February 22 – Deal Sharing Aunt – RECIPE 

February 22 – Sneaky the Library Cat's Blog – CHARACTER INTERVIEW

February 22 – Storybook Lady – REVIEW

 

 In Person Appearance

Also, for my local readers, I will be appearing at the Old Jail Art Center and Museum in Darien, GA,for a booksigning on Saturday, March 15, from 11-1pm.  You're invited!

 

I hope to see you on my tour, and I hope you LOVE the new cozy paranormal mystery.

 

Maggie Toussaint

writing as Valona Jones

https://maggietoussaint.com

 

 

 

RELEASE DAY FOR TALLOWED GROUND

The third book in my A Magic Candle Mystery series released today! TALLOWED GROUND is out under my own imprint and I'm delighted to have this opportunity to feature the book's cover by illustrator Martha Whidden. She did a great job creating an eye-catching cover that is similar in style to the ones created by my former publisher.

Here's the book blurb:

When a killer props his third and latest victim against the double tombstone of Tabby and Sage Winslow’s grandparents' grave in Savannah, Georgia, the psychic twins are stunned. Even worse, the victim is the very man they filed a restraining order against a few months ago for trashing their book and candle shop. Coincidence...or a connection? Then a clue about the murders points to Tabby's career as a candlemaker. Now, she is a person of interest in the killing spree.

The twins investigate all three victims, finding little that might tie the cases together besides where the bodies were found—in or near Bonaventure Cemetery, a beautiful 100-acre historic graveyard with a storied past. Then Tabby’s Medical Examiner boyfriend is mysteriously pulled from the case, with his dream job in jeopardy. The situation reaches a flashpoint when new evidence points to Tabby. With her freedom and the family business in peril, Tabby matches her wits and psychic abilities against the wily killer.

That is, until Tabby's spirited inquiry as an amateur sleuth lands her in the worst kind of trouble. Can Tabby clear her name before the fiend snuffs her flame…for good? 

Get your copy today:

DIGITAL LINKS

Kindle   

Kobo  

Nook  

iBooks     

 

TRADE PAPERBACK LINKS

Amazon     

Barnes & Noble   

Thanks for being a fan! If you write reviews or even want to only post stars, authors value reviews.

Also, check out my other paranormal series, The Dreamwalker Mysteries, that I wrote using my name Maggie Toussaint as the author.

https://valonajones.com

https://maggietoussaint.com

Happy Reading!

Maggie Toussaint

w/a Valona Jones

Who Doesn't Love a Bargain?

 Who doesn't love a bargain?

I love bargains and I unabashedly shop sales and clearances for just about everything. I also love Estate Sales, but I try to stay away from them because I don't need any more stuff.

About 24 years ago, we downsized our home and got rid of lots of stuff. Some of it was painful, like the set of Encyclopedias that we couldn't even give away, the snow skiing equipment that no one wanted. We'd already gone through the winnowing/divesting of stuff when my father-in-law passed, and we'd kept a lot of his tools. So, when the purge for us came in 2000, we went from a five-hammer family to just having two. Painful as it was, we settled into a smaller one-story home with no basement or attic.

Everything was fine until we wanted to turn the porch into a sunroom. We ended up with a tile cutting saw for that project. Then in the warmer climate, we needed a power washer. And so it went. Soon we had a shed brimming with tools and machinery. Then several more relatives passed, and we took in some real treasures of no particular value.

Seems we're doomed to have stuff! But it makes us happy and productive. That's a good thing!

Speaking of bargains, I have great news for you! 

Today, Feb. 8, 2024, IN THE WICK OF TIME, which I wrote under the pen name of Valona Jones, is sale priced at $2.99 and is the Kindle Daily Deal. Thanks to Crooked Lane for putting this book on such a wonderful sale.  GET YOUR COPY

More about the book: This is book 2 of my A Magic Candle Shop Mystery series. The amateur sleuth is Tabby Winslow, and she and her twin sister Sage are energetics. This is a kind of psychic that can manipulate energy. They live in Savannah, GA, one of the most haunted cities in the US. In this book, Sage's boss is poisoned, and the cops dial in on the stillroom in the back of the candle shop. (For those who don't know, this is like an apothecary shop where things are made but also herbs and spices are ground up).

Thanks for visiting! Happy Thursday, All

Maggie Toussaint

also writing as Valona Jones

https://maggietoussaint.com and https://valonajones.com