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Sunday, May 10, 2026

Book Tour: A Maypole Of Deceit

A Maypole of Deceit: A British Cozy Murder Mystery (A Cotswold Antique Mystery) by Victoria Tait

About A Maypole of Deceit

A Maypole of Deceit: A British Cozy Murder Mystery (A Cotswold Antique Mystery) Cozy Mystery 5th in Series Setting - Cotswold, England Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kanga Press Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 8, 2026 Number of Pages c. 300 Digital ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1917168779 ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0G11QSWR6

Spring has arrived in the Cotswolds, and bunting flutters above the village green as Coln Akeman prepares for its annual May Day celebrations.

Antiques expert, Dotty Sayers, is busy at the auction house, and her friend, Keya Varma is run off her feet at her café. But when an elderly woman goes missing and a man’s body is found among the festivities, the joyful occasion takes a darker turn.

With clues as tangled as the ribbons on the Maypole, Dotty and her friends must work together to untie a knot of lies before mistrust tears their close-knit community apart.

A Maypole of Deceit, the next charming cozy mystery in Victoria Tait’s Cotswold Antique Mystery series, is a heart-warming tale of friendship, courage, and truth set in the heart of the British countryside. Perfect for readers who enjoy traditional whodunnits filled with village life, vintage treasures, and a dash of British humour.

Celebrate spring and uncover the truth with A Maypole of Deceit today!

About Victoria Tait

Victoria Tait was born and raised in Yorkshire, England, where she discovered a passion for mystery fiction and storytelling. Inspired by the works of Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Midsomer Murders, she writes British cozy mysteries infused with her signature British charm.

Her determined and hard-working female sleuths are joined by colourful but realistic teams of helpers, and her settings are vivid and evocative. With intrigue, surprises, and gentle humour, Victoria's page-turning stories offer engaging whodunits, best enjoyed with a cup of tea and a slice of cake.

Victoria's books avoid graphic content and profanity, focusing on character, logic, and the steady work of uncovering truth.

Victoria has recently been exploring the world, drawing inspiration for her books from remarkable places including the Azores, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Morocco, and Malta.

Read the FREE prequel to her Dotty Sayers Antique Mystery series at her website.

Author Links Website: https://victoriatait.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VictoriaTaitAuthor Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victoriataitauthor/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20373879.Victoria_Tait Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/victoria-tait Purchase Link - Amazon

TOUR PARTICIPANTS

May 9 – Jody's Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT May 9 – fundinmental – SPOTLIGHT

May 10 – Books1987 – SPOTLIGHT

May 10 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT

May 11 – Boys' Mom Reads! – SPOTLIGHT

May 11 – Storybook Lady – REVIEW, AUTHOR GUEST POST

May 12 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT

May 12 – Ascroft, eh? – CHARACTER INTERVIEW

May 13 – Christy's Cozy Corners – REVIEW May 13 – Reading Is My SuperPower – SPOTLIGHT

May 14 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW, AUTHOR INTERVIEW

May 15 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT May 15 – Sapphyria's Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

May 16 – Elizabeth McKenna - Author – SPOTLIGHT

May 17 – Sarandipity's -CHARACTER GUEST POST

May 18 – Salty Inspirations – AUTHOR GUEST POST

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Book Tour: Murder She Wrote: Murder Most Trivial

Murder, She Wrote: Murder Most Trivial by Jessica Fletcher and Barbara Early

About Murder, She Wrote: Murder Most Trivial

Murder, She Wrote: Murder Most Trivial Cozy Mystery 63rd in Series Setting - Starts in Cabot Cove, Maine, but most of it takes place in and around Los Angeles. Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berkley Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 12, 2026 Print length ‏ : ‎ 320 pages Hardcover ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593952901 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593952900 Digital ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593952924 ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0FM7785KS

The newest delightful entry in the USA Today bestselling Murder, She Wrote series, featuring mystery novelist Jessica Fletcher. Jessica Fletcher and friends Seth Hazlitt and Maureen and Mort Metzger team up for pub trivia and crush the competition, then are stunned to learn that the prize is a chance to appear in a five-day trivia tournament filming in LA. No one expects life-or-death stakes! But on day one of the tournament, a crew member is murdered. Who would benefit from derailing the show? Jessica has to come up with the ultimate answer. In a metafictional twist, the investigation takes Jessica and the gang to the filming locations of their favorite mystery shows, where they discuss how Columbo, Monk, or Jim Rockford might go about solving the case.

About the Authors

Jessica Fletcher is a bestselling mystery writer who has a knack for stumbling upon real-life mysteries in her various travels. Barbara Early coauthors this volume.

Barbara Early earned an engineering degree, but after four years of doing nothing but math, developed a sudden allergy to the subject and decided to choose another occupation.

Before she settled on murdering fictional people, she was a secretary, a schoolteacher, a pastor’s wife, and an amateur puppeteer. She lives in Western New York State (Go Bills!), where she enjoys cooking, crafts, classic movies and campy seventies television, board games, and spending time with her granddaughters.

Before teaming up with Jessica Fletcher, she previously wrote the Vintage Toyshop Mystery series and the Bridal Bouquet Shop Mysteries (as Beverly Allen).

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May 8 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT

May 8 – Sarandipity's – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

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May 10 – Books1987 – SPOTLIGHT

May 11 – Christy's Cozy Corners – REVIEW

May 11 – Sapphyria's Book Reviews - SPOTLIGHT

May 12 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW

May 13 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW

May 13 – Island Confidential – SPOTLIGHT

May 14 – Diane Reviews Books – REVIEW

May 14 – Salty Inspirations -AUTHOR GUEST POST

May 15 – View from the Birdhouse – REVIEW

May 15 – Books to the Ceiling – REVIEW*

May 16 – Reading Is My SuperPower – REVIEW

May 17 – Boys' Mom Reads! -SPOTLIGHT

May 18 – Caboodle of Cozies – CHARACTER GUEST POST

May 18 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

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Saturday, May 9, 2026

Book Blitz :Opening Danger

Chocolate won't kill him, but I might...

Opening Danger

Dangerous Ties Book 1

by E.A. Shanniak

Genre: Paranormal Enemies To Lovers Romance

I was supposed to be starting over.
New house. New life. No more wolves. Then wolves broke into my home.
The night I moved in, werewolves came looking for something I didn’t even know I had—a key powerful enough to get me killed.

Now I’m being dragged across pack territory to stand trial by wolves who’ve already decided I’m guilty. My only chance at survival?

Evander.
Dangerous. Infuriating. Impossible to ignore.
He doesn’t trust me. His Tribunal wants me dead. And I’m stuck relying on the one man who might be just as much of a threat as the enemies hunting me.

But the deeper we dig into the truth behind the key, the clearer it becomes—
This isn’t just about me.
It’s about power. Secrets. And something big enough to start a war. And if I can’t convince Evander I’m innocent before we reach his pack…

I won’t live long enough to prove it.

Opening Danger is a slow burn enemies-to-lovers paranormal romance featuring a hunted heroine, a morally gray hero, and rising tension that builds into the rest of the series. (aka s*x in books 2 & 3)

Warning: contains violence, attempted assault, and mature themes that may be triggering for some readers.

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Wicked Ties Book 1

by E.A. Shanniak

A Slow Burn Enemies to Lovers Vampire/Witch Paranormal Romance

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Aiding Azlyn

A Zerelon World Standalone Book 1

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Securing Freedom

Ubsolvyn District Book 2

by E.A. Shanniak

An Alien Prince Reverse Harem SciFi Romance

Book Tour: A Hundred Black Sunrises

Keeping secrets keeps you alive.

Sienna would know.

A Hundred Black Sunrises

A Friday the 13thStory

by Tamela Miles

Genre: Dark Paranormal Romance

A hundred different ways to break your heart, a hundred different ways to take your last breath. Sienna and Finn are exploring their strange attraction to each other until strange becomes something sinister. The clock is ticking as they fight to unravel the mystery of what draws them together on fateful Friday, the 13th.

What readers are saying:

A Hundred Black Sunrises is a haunting and emotionally charged horror short that blends reincarnation, cursed love, and inevitable tragedy. The story follows Sienna and Finn, two souls drawn together across lifetimes, only to face the same dark fate again and again. What begins as an intriguing connection quickly spirals into something far more sinister, as the truth behind their bond unravels. Though short, the narrative delivers a powerful mix of supernatural horror and tragic romance.

– Alicia Dean, Goodreads Reviewer

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A loud cracking sounded across the room and a huge, sil- ver gilded mirror fractured in half, splitting apart their reflec- tions. Elijah grabbed her hand and spoke softly. "Let me get you away from here, Poppy."

As they moved toward the dining room entrance, one of the kit- chen servants appeared. Her brown eyes widened and then narrowed at the scene laid out before her. She hastily wiped her hands on her white apron and latched onto Poppy's other hand.

"Run far, far away from this cursed place. Take nothing with you. His evil was contained while he was alive, but his death means..." she trailed off and shrugged her shoulders.

"What...what did he mean by "a hundred black sunrises?" Poppy asked in a tremulous voice.

The servant smiled sadly. "Nothing good, you can believe that." She gestured towards the hallway leading to the front door as a dozen other servants from the kitchen suddenly crowded around them. "Now, go! Take her and go!"

Elijah needed no further encouragement and pulled a dazed Poppy down the hallway, already filled with black smoke. As he opened the heavy door, she looked back one last time to say goodbye to every- thing she had ever known, and her gaze lit on Christianpaul's smiling portrait of himself as a much younger man. She shivered as Elijah led her out the front door and she clutched his arm fearfully. Poppy knew every brushstroke of that painting and never in her life had the bastard worn a smile in it.

Tamela Miles is a California State University San Bernardino graduate student with a Bachelor of Science degree in Child Development and a former flight attendant. She grew up in Altadena, California in that tumultuous time known as the 1980s. She now resides with her family in the Inland Empire, CA. She’s a horror/paranormal romance writer mainly because it feels so good having her characters do bad things and, later, pondering what makes them so bad and why they can never seem to change their wicked ways.

She enjoys emails from people who like her work. In fact, she loves emails. She can be contacted at tamelamiles@yahoo.com or her Facebook page, Tamela Miles Books. She also welcomes reader reviews and enjoys the feedback from people who love to read as much as she does.

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Book Blitz: Human Trafficking Exposed

Stories of Exploitation and Survival

Nonfiction / Human Rights

Date Published: January 8, 2026

Human Trafficking Exposed rips the mask off human trafficking and throws it at your feet without sugarcoating the truth. The book drags you straight into the underground world where children disappear, women are broken, and men are reduced to disposable labour—all while society pretends not to see.

Drawing from more than 25 years on the frontlines, award‑winning human trafficking buster Maxwell Matewere delivers an unfiltered, boots‑on‑the‑ground investigation into one of the world’s fastest‑growing criminal enterprises worse than slavery.

This is not second‑hand reporting. It is not theory. It is truth wrestled directly from survivors, traffickers, migration routes, brothels, recruitment networks, fake job agencies, and the silent corridors where victims are bought and sold like livestock.

Inside this book, you will encounter:

• Real cases of children trafficked across borders under the guise of “education.”

• Young girls promised opportunity but delivered into prostitution and violent sexual captivity.

• Men trapped in forced labour, stripped of pay, papers, and hope.

• Criminal networks operating like corporations—efficient, ruthless, and invisible.

• Powerful insights into how traffickers weaponize poverty, trust, promises, and psychological manipulation.

• The myths Americans believe about trafficking—and the uncomfortable truths no one talks about.

• How victims become “assets,” broken down and exploited until nothing remains.

This book exposes the global machinery of exploitation—recruiters, transporters, corrupt officials, fake pastors, greedy relatives, organised syndicates, migration scammers, and sexual predators—all working together to turn human suffering into profit.

About the Author

Maxwell Matewere is an internationally recognized legal and crime prevention expert with 27 years of vast experiences in the areas of human trafficking and child protection. He is the founder of Eye of the Child, a child rights organisation in Malawi, and Malawi Network Against Trafficking (MNAT). In 2020, the US Department of State recognised him as a Global Hero for championing national responses against human trafficking and successful rescue and rehabilitation of victims. His expertise specializes in law reform, advocacy, training, research and designing responses against transnational organized crimes including supporting victims of human trafficking in Malawi and their families. Maxwell has committed his professional life to challenge those who benefit from the exploitation of victims around the world and is dedicated to ensuring survivors live in freedom.

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Book Blast: Ivy Leigh Ever After

Middle Grade Fiction

Date Published: Feb 24, 2026

Publisher: Small Circles Press

Ivy Leigh’s a feisty eleven, almost twelve-year-old who could never imagine using a fist to solve a problem. But that was before. Before Momma died. Before her BFFs, Lizzie and Ruthie, started pressuring her to change. Before they told her that Michael, the cutest boy in school, has a crush on her. And, before two jealous bullies—Rachel and Winona teamed up to badger her on the bus and at school. Rachel calls her ‘Poison Ivy.’ Winona shoves her into a crowd at school. Hurt and humiliated, Ivy Leigh, on impulse, fights back. It’s a mistake she instantly regrets.

Ruthie and Lashonna know these bullies. They know their backstories and where they’ve come from. But they’re not the only ones. A cast of quirky characters like Mr. Winters, the wannabe cowboy next door who speaks his advice in the language of old-world slogans. There’s Miss Aurelia, an old hippy, whose eyes don’t work so well anymore, but who has a special kind of wisdom she shares with Ivy Leigh. And there’s Momma’s best friend, Miss Neola, who takes Ivy under her wing, and helps her understand that bullies have struggles too.

In the end, Ivy stands up for herself, not with a fist, but with a heart, walking in the shoes of Rachel and Winona, Lizzie and Ruthie, and even Grandma and her sister, Viv, who all struggle with loss and loneliness and sometimes misunderstanding too. Ivy soon learns that through all of this, she has never been alone, that Momma is still living in her midst, under that strawberry moon they both loved so much.

Excerpt

Chapter One: The Package

“She’s coming for you, Peachy.”

He leaped off the bed and scrambled toward me. Together, we stood at the window, watching. I’d heard the roar of that muffler. The sound of the crash. It all spelled trouble. Up until now, Peachy was unknown to her. But I knew it would never stay that way. Dad was at work. She always knew the perfect time to strike.

“That was Mom’s gnome!” Nat’s shriek pierced the air, and I knew this was going to be bad. I took the stairs two at a time, in boxers and a tank top, with Peachy trailing behind. It was early on a Saturday, Viv was still in bed, and I hadn’t even brushed my teeth. But that never mattered to Grandma. This was a surprise attack; we were in her sights, and she had a total takeover in mind. I tucked Peachy away in his crate and latched him in tight before heading out to the front porch to see what was going on.

And there she was. Bulb shaped and full of bluster, Grandma stood with Nat at her side, staring down at the smashed garden gnome. He was pink-faced with a green hat and a little red jacket. Mom named him ‘Happy.’ He made her laugh just to look at him in the midst of her treatments and trips to and from the hospital. But now Happy was here all smashed up in the garden, and Mom had been gone for almost a whole awful year.

“That is the tackiest thing! People will question the sort of people who live in a house with a thing like that out front!”

Things went quiet for a moment, I don’t think Nat even knew what to say to that.

But I knew this wasn’t going to be about the garden gnome. She’d come about Peachy who we’d hidden from her for a whole two weeks. But I’d had a funny feeling about that lately, Grandma had eyes and ears everywhere.

A minute later, I heard the squeak of metal behind me. And then, to my shock and surprise, the screen door flew open. Within seconds, Peachy bolted out, lunged at Grandma and nearly knocked her off her feet. How on earth did he get out of there, I thought.

“This! she bellowed. “This is exactly why I’m here!” Her face was wrinkled, powdered and puffed, with a coat of bright red lipstick smeared across her lips. Cruella had nothing on her. A true animal hater, she shrieked again at the sight of him.

I came running down the sidewalk then and scooped Peachy up in my arms. “It’s okay, boy,” I said, rubbing his peach-colored fur and holding him close.

“It is not okay! That dog has accosted the neighbors and now he’s attacked me! Always on the loose, with no training and no hope of it at all. Why was I not told about him?”

About the Author

Gael Lynch is a writer and storyteller, a teacher whose love of kids and furry creatures has followed her throughout her life. She now lives in coastal Carolina, a place of sunny beaches and warm breezes with her husband Tom and her rambunctious golden retriever, Wrigley. However, Newtown, Connecticut, with its pastoral beauty and kind-hearted people will always be a place she calls home.

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Book Blitz: Arranged Marriage To A K-Pop Idol

Arranged Marriage to a K-Pop Idol
Bianca Rowena
Publication date: April 28th 2026
Genres: Dystopian, Romance, Young Adult

He who controls the media, controls the world.

In a world where a young woman only has two choices, marry by age 18 and procreate naturally, or be thrown into a fertility prison, AnAn finds herself in an arranged marriage to K-Pop Idol Taejung, who is running from the paparazzi and his government.

Can Taejung and AnAn stop the One World Nation’s plot to use K-pop concerts and fans, to win the world election, or will Taejung be pulled back into the K-pop world he left behind, and AnAn lose her first love?

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Taejung studied her silently from his corner of the room and AnAn’s face flushed. She looked away, but her eyes kept returning to him even as the Building Families Official continued to talk. He looked like he’d just walked off the set of a Hear4U music video.

“AnAn, let me be direct,” the Official said. “Your arrangement to Taylor here is a unique situation. Building Families is expanding its repopulation efforts, globally.” The lady gave her a forced smile.

AnAn’s reporter instincts told her this was far from the truth. Taejung didn’t look like he even wanted to be here, let alone volunteer to repopulate the West, with her.

Author Bio:

Bianca Rowena was born in Romania, Transylvania and has enjoyed writing from a young age. She now lives in Canada, which is the setting and inspiration for her novels. Bianca studied Cinema/Television/Stage/Radio at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology.

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