Monday, January 6, 2025

Cover Reveal - Murder on the Steel Pier - A Tess Mancini Time Travel Mystery by Rosie Genova


Murder on the Steel Pier

A Tess Mancini Time Travel Mystery

By

Rosie Genova

 

About the Book:

Genres: An Adult Time Travel Historical Mystery (with cozy noir elements)

Publisher: Two Roses Press

Publication Date: March 31, 2025

 

The morning after a blowout thirty-fifth birthday celebration in Atlantic City, crime reporter and party girl Tess Mancini wakes up in an unfamiliar place—1955. Bread is eighteen cents a loaf, Ike occupies the White House, and the Boardwalk is crawling with vintage cars and vintage wise guys. A bewildered Tess is sure of only two things: One, she’s not crazy, and two, the clothes are fabulous. And somehow, she’s living the life of her Great Aunt Theresa, who disappeared decades before Tess’s birth.

In her 1950s existence, Tess is a reporter for the local newspaper, living and working at a boarding house owned by her Zia Antonetta, an Italian immigrant with secrets of her own. Tess also discovers that Theresa has a kid brother, teenaged troublemaker Val Mancini—also known as Tess’s paternal grandfather. Though determined to return to her own time, Tess’s curiosity takes over. What happened to the first Theresa Mancini? And is Tess’s trip through time somehow connected to her aunt’s fate?              

But when young Val is accused of murdering a boarding house guest, a Nazi in hiding, Tess ends up with two investigations on her hands, and though desperate to leave the Nifty Fifties, she’s stuck in time until she can prove Val’s innocence. As she searches for answers, she finds allies in a dishy police detective and a suspiciously charming fellow reporter. She also crosses paths with a Mid-Century icon of science—possibly the one person who can help her get back home—but not until she finds a way to keep her grandfather off Death Row.

Because before Tess can get back to the future … she needs to make sure she has one.

 Purchase Link:

Amazon

About the Author:

Proud Jersey girl Rosie Genova is a multi-genre author. Her work includes a Jersey shore cozy series, The Italian Kitchen Mysteries, and the upcoming Tess Mancini Time Travel Mysteries, set in 1955 Atlantic City. She is also the author of standalone suspense and a couple of rom-coms that presently live in her computer files (but are longing to be released into the wild). A former teacher and journalist, Rosie’s non-fiction has appeared in Entrepreneur magazine and The New York Times. The mother of three sons, Rosie still lives in her favorite state with her husband, too many dusty antiques, and a charming mutt named Lucy.

 

Contact Links:

Website: http://www.rosiegenova.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RosieGenova

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6462450.Rosie_Genova

Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Rosie-Genova/author/B00BEKZU5U

 

 

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Release Blitz - Sensible Shoes by Cindy Causey

 


Sensible Shoes

By

Cindy Causey

 

About the Book:

Genres: An Adult Women’s Fiction

Publisher: Wild Rose Press

Publication Date: January 6, 2025

 

At her fiftieth birthday party, Tess Thomason, a plain-Jane, divorced mother and decidedly unprepared women’s newspaper columnist, is blindsided by her well-meaning family with a stack of gift cards she interprets as meaning she’s fat, frumpy, and wrinkled. Facing a lonely future and failing career, Tess embarks on a journey of self-discovery, taking her readers along for the ride. But her resolve is nearly derailed by a hilarious season of family chaos that includes a surprise pregnancy, rushed wedding, and unexpected houseguests. In the midst of it all, Tess is drawn into a confusing new relationship with a man who is impossibly perfect for her. But if she can keep herself, her family, and her willpower firmly seated on the crazy roller coaster of her life, maybe Tess will find her own self-worth and a new love in the bargain.

 

 

Purchase Links:


Amazon Kindle

Amazon Paperback

Goodreads

 

Excerpt:


“Tess, Tess, I’m not expecting you to write like Sylvia. I’m not even expecting you to write about fashion. What I have in mind is a column to women, for women, about women. Real women. Like one of those influencers on the Internet. You know…funny, wise, poignant, and… relevant.”

The creeping dread, now fully formed, tossed a grenade into my stomach. She might as well have asked me to write like Shakespeare. “You want me to be funny, wise, poignant, and…relevant? Are you insane?”

Okay, I may have stepped over the line with that last bit, because Ruth’s face twisted a little in the ominous way I had seen so often just before she pounded her fist on the desk. “Just write the damn thing, Tess. I don’t care if you’re funny, wise, poignant, or what was the other thing?”


“Relevant,” I murmured. 


“Relevant, for God’s sake. Just do it. I need a column for the women’s page starting next week, and you’re it. Write about what you know. Family. Food. The laundry. You’ve got family. You’ve got laundry. It’ll be a cinch.”

“But—”

“No buts. Just do it. It’ll be good for you. You need to get out of your rut.” She turned her attention to her computer screen. 

As if in a trance, I rose from the chair and turned to leave. “Oh, Tess?” she said without looking at me.

 

“Yes?” Maybe she’s changed her mind; she saw my outfit, and she changed her mind. 

 

“Happy birthday.”

 

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About the Author:

Cindy Causey taught herself to type in the 8th grade because she couldn't write in her diary fast enough.  Cindy retired from JCPenney in 2007 and opened Dallas Media Center with her husband Scott.  She shuttered the company in 2021, after Scott passed away. Cindy first romance novels, A Different Drum and A Hot Time in Texas were published in 2009. Her latest novel, Sensible Shoes, was published by The Wild Rose Press in 2025. Cindy makes her home in Dallas, Texas, where she enjoys traveling and spending time with her 5 grown children and 4 grandchildren. 

 





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BLOG: https://thewidowwoman.com/

WEBSITE: https://cindycausey.com/

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/cindy.ubbencausey

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/cindycausey2/

YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@cucausey

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Thursday, January 2, 2025

Pre-Order Blitz ~ Timeless - Heart's True Desire Series: Book Two by Kathryn Amurra

 


Timeless

Heart’s True Desire Series: Book Two

By

Kathryn Amurra

 

About the Book:

Genres: Contemporary Romance with Mystical Elements / Paranormal Romance

Publisher: Wild Rose Press

Publication Date: March 12, 2025

 

Erin Dovetree cannot forgive her father for cheating on her mother years ago and has sworn off men altogether. That is until destiny leads her to her grandmother’s incredibly attractive and mysterious landlord.

 

William Abbott has lived for over a hundred years, cursed with a static and unnatural existence as punishment for his past sins. Although drawn to the lovely and intelligent Erin, he refuses to subject her to the fate that is his alone to bear.

 

As Erin pieces together the story of Will’s past and discovers the true cause of his timeless existence, she must reconsider the judgments she has made in her own life. And to have any chance at a life together, she and Will must find answers to the questions that have plagued them both.


Purchase Link:


Amazon


Excerpt:


Erin snorted quietly. “Meet him? When would I ever meet your landlord?”

“Right now,” replied her grandmother, as though it were obvious. “I need you to take my rent up to him.”

“What?” gasped Erin. “Absolutely not. I am not going up there to check him out, Grandma. I’m sure our paths will cross eventually.” She added under her breath, “And I’m sure he’s not as ‘handsome’ as you say he is.”

“Get up, Erin. My rent check is already made out. It’s under the saltshaker on the table.”

Erin sat up straight and crossed her arms, feeling like a petulant child. “No, Grandma, I’m not going up there.”

Her grandmother rubbed her hands together, then looked up at Erin with a crinkle in her brow that was designed to elicit sympathy.

“Honey, I really need you to take it. It’s almost the end of the month, and I forgot to give it to him when he came for his visit. It’ll be late if I mail it. You know I would take it up there myself if it weren’t for my arthritis.”

“I’m sure there’s a grace period,” replied Erin, already feeling her resolve weaken. “Or you can have Dad do it when he comes over tomorrow.”

“Please, Pumpkin.” The crinkles in her forehead deepened masterfully. “I would sleep a lot easier knowing my rent is paid.”

Erin never could resist a “Pumpkin” plea from her grandmother. She knew she had no choice.

“He’s probably not even up there,” said Erin, pulling herself up and walking reluctantly to the table where the check lay, mocking her. She picked it up and slipped it into the back pocket of her jeans. “There’s probably a mail slot or some basket for rent checks up there, now that he’s here,” she reasoned, walking to the door. “Your devious little scheme to have me meet this mysterious Mr. Abbott is not going to work, you know.” Erin reached for the doorknob. “I’ll be back in a minute, Grandma. Prepare to be sorely disappointed.”

She could hear the old woman chuckling from her chair as she closed the door behind her.

Shaking her head, Erin walked up the three flights of stairs to the apartment where the allegedly gorgeous Mr. Abbott resided. Half annoyed, and half amused, she wished she could have just a fraction of her grandmother’s spunk when she turned twenty-seven later that year, let alone when she was in her eighties.

As she climbed up the last few steps to the third floor, she scanned the area all around the door marked 3A for a mailbox or a slot for dropping off rent without success. Too soon, she thought. The poor guy hadn’t even gotten himself situated yet, and her grandmother wanted her to stalk him.

Taking a breath, Erin raised a fisted hand and gave the heavy wooden door three strong knocks. She would wait about five seconds, and, if there was no answer, she would return to her grandmother’s apartment victorious.

Two seconds had gone by when the door opened. “Can I help you?”

Damn it. He was gorgeous.

 

About the Author:

Kathryn Amurra is the author of sweet and sensual love stories. Her debut series, Soothsayer's Path, is a historical romance series of standalone books set in Ancient Rome around 115 CE. Her new series, Heart’s True Desire, is a paranormal romance series of standalone books published through The Wild Rose Press. Kathryn has been making up stories for as long as she can remember and writing since grade school. Against the advice of her 12th grade English teacher, she studied Mechanical Engineering in college, then worked as an Engineer for a few years. After finding and marrying her own hero, she and her hubby went to law school together. They currently live in North Carolina with their three girls.

 

Contact Links:

Email - kathrynamurra@gmail.com

Website: https://www.kathrynamurra.com

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/kathrynamurra/

Twitter – https://x.com/AmurraKathryn

Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20280375.Kathryn_Amurra

BookBub - https://www.bookbub.com/authors/kathryn-amurra

 

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