Joyce and Jim are giving away 3 copies of A SPIRITED GIFT!

Joyce and Jim Lavene are the authors of 60 published novels, including the third book in the Missing Pieces Mysteries, A SPIRITED GIFT. They live in North Carolina with their family.

For more contests, excerpts and more, visit Joyce and Jim Lavene at http://berkleysignetmysteries.com/author261

Liz is giving away an autographed copy of LIVER LET DIE and BEEF STOLEN OFF!

Aspiring sportswriter Jordan McAllister never imagined she’d be a food critic. Yet here in Ranchero, Texas, that’s exactly what she is. And while she may not know a flank steak from a filet mignon, she certainly knows how to rustle up trouble... As the food columnist for The Ranchero Globe, Jordan catches the eye of cattle baron Lucas Santana, who invites her to the Cattleman’s Ball, hoping a positive review for the ball might boost the county's sagging beef sales. To ensure Jordan enjoys herself, Santana sets her up with a prime cowboy companion for the event—Rusty Morales. Jordan’s delighted to go with him and two-step the night away. But instead, she winds up in the emergency room where her date is DOA. When Rusty’s mother begs her for help, Jordan knows she needs to grab the bull by the horns and get to the bottom of this mystery before she corrals herself into trouble...

For more contests, excerpts and more, visit Liz Lipperman at http://berkleysignetmysteries.com/author444

Sharon is giving away two signed copies of her latest release, SKETCH A FALLING STAR (2 winners - 1 book each)!

SKETCH A FALLING STAR is the third book in the “Portrait of Crime” series from Berkley Prime Crime. Sketch artist Rory McCain and her partner, deceased federal marshal Zeke Drummond, have a baffling new case to solve when her aunt Helene’s acting troupe is caught in a flash flood in northern Arizona. Although all but one of the amateur thespians survive, there’s mounting evidence that the victim’s death is a result of human nature rather than Mother Nature. In addition, Rory has a new neighbor, Eloise, who developed psychic abilities as the result of a stroke. To Zeke’s dismay she seems to know all about him. And Rory finally discovers who murdered Zeke back in the nineteenth century and why. The series has been described as a cross between The Ghost and Mrs. Muir and the TV series Moonlighting.

For more contests, excerpts and more, visit Sharon Pape at http://berkleysignetmysteries.com/author411

Denise is giving away a signed copy of LITTLE SHOP OF HOMICIDE!

MURDER OF THE CAT’S MEOW
Coming September 4, 2012

When ex-Vegas showgirl Bunny Reid starts an online match making service that morphs into a cat show/speed dating event who knew that emotions would run so high? Now school psychologist Skye Denison must solve this purrpelxing murder and prove her sleuthing skills are the cat’s meow

For more contests, excerpts and more, visit Denise Swanson at http://berkleysignetmysteries.com/author33

Annette is giving away 5 copies of SKIRTING THE GRAVE (5 winners - 1 book each)!

There’s nothing Maddie loves more than fabulous vintage clothes, but the visions she gets while touching them are starting to wear her down. Even so, when a beautifully dressed girl comes to Vintage Magic in search of her past, Maddie isn’t about to turn her away, especially since she bears a striking resemblance to her good friend Dolly Sweet.

When Maddie touches Paisley Skye’s exquisitely crafted child’s cloak, the vision she receives is of the ugliest sort: a decades-old case of kidnapping and murder. To give herself more time to investigate, Maddie enlists the help of her FBI Agent boyfriend Nick and takes Paisley into her home. But when Dolly suddenly skips town, Maddie realizes that uncovering the folds of Paisley’s past will reveal more than one vintage crime...

5 STARS: “This story exploded into one of international intrigue, well beyond the confines of Vintage Magic, into a mysterious tale replete with a film noire aura. Paisley, who had the air of a lost princess, was the mysterious thread woven into the tapestry of this mystery. Maddie, a capable sleuth in her own right, was unduly powerful with boyfriend, Nick Jaconetti, and Detective Lytton Werner on board. If you’re up for an explosive paranormal cozy, Madeira Cutler will take you on one heck of a roller coaster ride!” —D. Fowler TOP 50 REVIEWER VINE VOICE

For more contests, excerpts and more, visit Annette Blair at http://berkleysignetmysteries.com/author365

Janet is giving away a copy of THREADED FOR TROUBLE!

THREADED FOR TROUBLE is the second book in Janet Bolin’s Threadville Mystery series. In THREADED FOR TROUBLE, a “killer” sewing machine lives up to its name...

For more contests, excerpts and more, visit Janet Bolin at http://berkleysignetmysteries.com/author429