Ellen Byerrum
Ellen is giving away a signed copy of RAIDERS OF THE LOST CORSET.

Ms. Smithsonian goes to Paris! Washington style maven Lacey Smithsonian grabs the chance of a lifetime to finally see the fashion capital of the world--and chase the fashion story of a lifetime. Lacey's quarry: a legendary lost Romanov corset lined with jewels.

Pursued by a Russian ex-spy and an English jewel thief, Lacey and her fellow 'raiders of the lost corset' chase a bloody thread of clues from Washington to Paris and Normandy and finally to New Orleans, finding, and fleeing, romantic complications and danger at every twist in the trail, while an elusive killer pulls the laces on this mystery ever tighter.

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Kate Collins
Kate is giving away 1 signed copy of DEARLY DEPOTTED and one other surprise book.

ACTS OF VIOLETS, the 5th installment of the best-selling Flower Shop Mysteries, finds our feisty, florist-sleuth Abby Knight on the trail of a clown's killer to keep hunky boyfriend Marco from being accused of murder. Who knew flowers could be so deadly?

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Beverly Connor
Beverly is giving away a signed copy of DEAD PAST.

Diane Fallon's crime scene unit is facing one of its worst ever cases: an explosion in a converted house has claimed many lives—from the students attending a party in one of the upstairs apartments to the junkies running a meth lab in the basement. Diane and her team sifts through the evidence for days, searching the scene for any slight clue to the identities of the unrecognizable bodies. The incident has a devastating impact on the local community—with most people knowing at least one of the victims. Diane is determined to discover the root cause of the explosion. But, she must do so while avoiding the frenzy of media interest, local government officials keen to assign blame and the political machinations of a chief fire inspector who will stop at nothing to get Diane's job.

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Leann Sweeney
Leann is giving away 2 signed copies of SHOOT FROM THE LIP: A Yellow Rose Mystery

Even though sassy Texas heiress Abby Rose was born with silver iced-tea spoon in her mouth, she's seen plenty of hard-luck stories in her work as an adoption PI. But consulting on a lifestyle makeover show will introduce her to an alternative—and deadly—reality....

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Elaine Viets
Elaine is giving away TWO signed copies of HIGH HEELS ARE MURDER.

Sleuthing can be dangerous - but high heels can really kill you... Every job has its pluses and minuses. Josie Marcus gets to shoe-shop—but she also must deal with men like Mel Poulaine, who's too interested in handling women's feet. Soon Josie's been hired by Mel's boss to mystery-shop the store, but one step leads to another and Josie finds herself in St. Louis's seedy underbelly. Caught up in a web of crime, Josie hopes against hope that she won't end up murdered in Manolos.

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