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Melissa Bourbon

Book Excerpt: Murder at Sea Captain’s Inn

PROLOGUE “Seanabhean is ea mise anois go bhfuil cos léi insan uaigh is an chos eile ar a bruach.” / “I am an old woman now with one foot in the grave and the other on its edge.” ~Peig Sayer’s opening gambit, 1936 For Pippin Lane Hawthorne, being in her father’s secret study was akin to wrapping herself up in a cashmere blanket on a chilly afternoon. It had become

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Book Rec: Death at the Salon

I love recommending books! Check this one out by fellow mystery writer Louise R. Innes. DEATH AT THE SALON After hairdresser Daisy Thorne finds her missing scissors in a customer’s back, she becomes the prime suspect in a murder . . . When Ooh La La regular Mel Haverstock left the hair salon that morning, no one expected it would be her final parting. But when Daisy closes shop Saturday

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Paul Newman as Butch Cassidy or Robert Redford as the Sundance Kid?

I’m part of an Online Book Club group. On Tuesdays, we take readers into our books, whatever that might mean. Today is my day, and I wrote about the inspiration behind the character Harlow Cassidy from my Magical Dressmaking mystery series. After I finished the post, I decided I had to share it here with you, too, because I’m so curious to find out who’s a Paul Newman as Butch Cassidy fan

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How much water do you drink?

How many water bottles do you have? If you’re like me, it’s too many. We have a section of a shelf in our pantry lined up with a pretty hefty selection. Despite the choices, I have my favorite insulated cup…but I saw this one yesterday when I got my Covid-19 vaccination (yay!). The nurse at the clinic had this on her counter. Now I already drink a lot of water,

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