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Soon to be Released Mysteries

I have heard from several of you who have mentioned that you enjoy hearing about Soon to be Released Mysteries even before I post the monthly New Releases entries a month before the mystery books’ release dates. I don’t know why I didn’t think of this before, but sometimes it takes me a while to catch on…

Since I keep a running list of mystery books’ release dates in order to post the monthly New Mystery Book Releases entries, I thought I would go ahead and keep an active page on the site with all of the Soon to be Released Mysteries. I have been working at posting all of the mysteries on my active list, and will keep adding on new books as soon as I find out about their release dates. Also, I will continue to post the monthly New Releases entry.

If you take a look at the Soon to be Released Mysteries page, you will see that I have mysteries listed which will be published in January, February, March, April, May, June, and July of 2014. I am currently working on updating more mystery books, and will be posting some that are due out in August and October of 2014. (Weird that it skips a month, as I haven’t found any mysteries that will be published September 2014 >>> yet!)

So, for all of you who want to beat the rush putting your name on your libraries’ wait lists, welcome to the Soon to be Released Mysteries page on the Cozy Mystery site!

Hallmark Channel Holiday Movies

Laura, you asked about the Hallmark channel holiday movies. So far I have found two:

Halloween: The Good Witch’s Destiny
It is premiering this Saturday (Oct. 26) right after they show a run of all of the past The Good Witch movies (at 8:00 PM and also at 10:00 PM) and then on Sunday, Oct. 27 at 12:00 AM and again at 8:00 PM.

Thanksgiving: The Thanksgiving House
It is airing Saturday, Nov. 2 at 7:00 PM and again Sunday, Nov. 3 at 1:00 PM (Central)

As I haven’t seen either of these movies, I can’t vouch for them. (But, I am rather partial to the Hallmark holiday movies.)

Also, you had better consult your TV guides as I could be a little off on times and/or dates (although I don’t think I am.)

(I wrote this as a comment response to Laura’s comment, but decided some of the rest of you might want to know about both of these Hallmark channel  Halloween and Thanksgiving movies. They are not mystery movies.)

The Case of the Free First Mystery in a Series…

A couple of days ago I posted the latest Free and Cheap Kindle (and Nook) Mystery Books entry. When I make up these lists, I always go to the author’s page on the Cozy Mystery site, and then, with the use of Notepad, I go through each of the author’s mysteries. Each time I go through this process, I wonder why publishers/authors don’t do what Leslie mentioned in her comment:

“… If I were a cozy mystery author (or publisher) I would make the first one of a series FREE or very affordable with the idea that I could “hook” new readers to the series. I have found several series that way and now have to keep a personal list by author so I keep up with the latest editions of my favorites and avoid reading out of sequence…”

Going over the latest of these entry, I can see that either Deb Baker (aka Hannah Reed) or her publisher has done just that. Both of the first books in both of her mystery series (Gertie Johnson Murder Mystery Series and Dolls to Die For Mystery Series) are FREE. Another author (or her publisher) who has done this is L.L. Bartlett (aka Lorraine Bartlett & Lorna Barrett). The first mystery in her  Jeff Resnick Mystery Series is FREE.

Leslie O’Kane (aka Leslie Cane) is another mystery author who offered the first in her Molly Masters Mystery Series FREE.  And although not FREE, Kerry Greenwood (or her publisher) greatly reduced the price of the first mystery in her Phryne Fisher Mystery Series. When was the last time you paid only 99¢ for a mystery novel by a best-selling author?

What a great way for an author to introduce potential future fans to his/her mysteries! These Kindles (and Nooks) make it so easy for this >>> since there are no shipping and handling hassles involved.

Having said all this, I’d like to know if you all take advantage of the FREE first mysteries  or not. What I mean is, when you see a Kindle/Nook mystery novel is FREE, are you more apt to try an author who you may not have thought about trying?

(P.S. I am!)

Raves for MJ’s Comment…

MJ just posted a comment that I think is a great idea:

“How about another rave or two to add to the list? My new summer yummy discovery is in Walmart’s soda dept. It is ‘Coconut Wave’. Danna has told us how much she enjoys peach Fresca, as do I. However, it isn’t distributed where I live.

In June, I found this display of 2 liter beverages at Walmart. In the display was their lemonade, pink lemonade, cherry limeade, and this one called ‘coconut wave’ (ALL are carbonated and calorie free). Of course, I was intrigued and decided to try it. It’s like 7-up/Sprite with a little coconut flavoring – very refreshing. The flavor is distinctive, so if you don’t like coconut you won’t like this. It’s also good with a little of Torani’s peach/raspberry flavoring added to it.

In early July, I noticed they no longer had any of this soda. So sa-a-a-d (I thought it was gone for the summer). However, when I went back to Walmart the other day, they had a huge display with several dozen of the Coconut Wave. YEA! I bought many bottles so I have a ‘supply’ (even gave some to friends to ‘try’). It probably won’t be available in the fall.

I don’t like coffee or tea, so soda is my beverage of choice.

I also discovered Oreo’s Raspberry Fudge Crèmes. Another Yum! It’s like their fudge covered mint cookies only raspberry instead of the mint.”

MJ, I’m going to look for the Coconut Wave. Is it in Walmart’s carbonated sparkling water see-through bottles? I like two of those flavors, although all of them are pretty good.

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