Friday, May 8, 2015

Bite The Biscuit by Linda O. Johnston Guest Post & Giveaway


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Bite The Biscuit
by Linda O. Johnston

Bite The Biscuit by Linda O. Johnston is a pawsitivly fantastic read for anyone who loves well written cozy mysteries where it isn’t easy to figure out who-dun-it!
~WV Stitcher
23364540Bite the Biscuit
(A Barkery & Biscuits Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
New Series
Publisher: Midnight Ink (May 8, 2015)
Paperback: 312 pages
ISBN-13: 978-0738745039
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Carrie Kennersly, a veterinary technician, has become known for offering healthy and popular dog treats at the clinic where she works. When the local bakery’s owner moves away, Carrie jumps at the chance to convert it into the Barkery, a shop to make and sell her canine delights.
But Myra Ethman, co-owner of another pet product store, hates the new competition. At the Barkery’s opening party, she badmouths Carrie’s homemade dog biscuits, insisting she’ll find a way to shut the place down. So when Myra is found dead with a Barkery biscuit beside her, Carrie must prove she didn’t do it before she’s collared for murder.
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About This Author
Linda O. Johnston’s first published fiction appeared in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine and won the Robert L. Fish Memorial Award for Best First Mystery Short Story of the year.   Since then, Linda, a former lawyer who is now a full-time writer, has published more short stories, novellas, and 38 romance and mystery novels, including the Pet Rescue Mystery Series, a spinoff from her Kendra Ballantyne, Pet-Sitter mysteries for Berkley Prime Crime, and Harlequin Romantic Suspense as well as the Alpha Force paranormal romance miniseries for Harlequin Nocturne.  She additionally writes the Superstition Mysteries for Midnight Ink.
    Her latest cozy mystery series, the Barkery and Biscuits Mysteries also from Midnight Ink, kicks off in May with BITE THE BISCUIT.

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Tour Participants
May 8 – WV Stitcher – Review
May 9 – Deal Sharing Aunt – Interview
May 10 – Melina’s Book Blog – Review, Guest Post
May 10 – LibriAmoriMiei – Review
May 11 – Community Bookstop – Review
May 12 – Lisa Ks Book Reviews – Review, Guest Post
May 13 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – Cozy Wednesday
May 14 – Musings and Ramblings – Review, Guest Post
May 15 – Christa Reads and Writes – Review
May 16 – readalot – Review
May16 – Laura’s Interests – Review
May 17 – Cozy Up With Kathy – Review, Interview
May 18 – Bea’s Book Nook – Review
May 18 – View from the Birdhouse – Review
May 19 – Mochas, Mysteries and Meows – Review, Interview
May 20 – Socrates Book Reviews – Review
May 21 – dru’s book musings – Guest Post

Guest Post:

Writing and Me
by Linda O. Johnston

(Blog post for May 9, 2015: Deal Sharing Aunt)

My new Barkery & Biscuits Mystery Series has now started.  The first book is BITE THE BISCUIT, and it was just released this May.

I write a lot.  BITE THE BISCUIT is my 39th published novel.  I had three books published last year, including my first Superstition Mystery.  I'll have two more books published this year, including my second Superstition Mystery.  I also write for two Harlequin romance series, including my own Alpha Force miniseries about a covert military unit of shapeshifters for their paranormal Nocturne line.  And, yes, another Alpha Force book will be published this year.

Okay, am I nuts?  Maybe.  In essence, I'm writing four series concurrently right now, since I'm also turning my Harlequin Romantic Suspense stories into another miniseries. 

But writing is what I do, especially now.

For many years, I was an attorney specializing in real estate law.  When the economy took its last downturn I became unable to find the kinds of law projects I'd been doing for a while.  Eventually, it became clear to me that I'd ramped up my writing enough that continuing to look for law jobs was impractical, and I became officially inactive as a lawyer.

Right now, I'm delighted to be on the Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour for BITE THE BISCUIT!  In addition to writing novels, I enjoy blogging and letting people know about my published work and just getting out there and meeting readers and other writers in person... and virtually! 

So, in case you're wondering, what's BITE THE BISCUIT about?

Well, in the Barkery & Biscuits Mysteries, protagonist Carrie Kennersly is a veterinary technician who also gets to realize her dream of becoming an entrepreneur.  Her good friend Brenda Anesco has to sell her bakery, Icing on the Cake, and move away from Knobcone Heights, California, because her mother is ill.  Carrie buys it from her and converts half of Icing into Barkery and Biscuits, a store that sells handmade dog treats made from healthy recipes Carrie developed for patients as a vet tech.

But a married couple who own a pet supply store in Knobcone Heights aren't happy because they see Carrie's new venture as competition.  And when the wife is found murdered with one of Carrie's special Barkery biscuits near her, Carrie's the primary suspect and has to figure out how to clear herself.

It's fun. It's a cozy mystery, the first in its series.  And I look forward to more Barkery & Biscuits Mysteries in the future.

I hope you will, too!


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