Cover Reveal: Death Takes A Holidy

 

Death needed a vacation.

What he got was a murder, a demon, and a 73-year-old detective with no time to kill.

Death Takes a Holiday

The Mortimer & Mrs Morris Trilogy Book 1

by Tammie Painter

Genre: Humorous Dark Paranormal Mystery 

Death is bored. Immortality will do that to you.

** A hilarious new series from the author of The Cassie Black Trilogy! **

After an eternity of escorting souls to the afterlife, Death — who really prefers you call him Mortimer — is bored. There's been departmental divisions, technical developments, and fitness crazes that mean people just aren't dying like they used to.

What's worse… He's running low on romance novels to keep himself occupied.

His solution: a working holiday to Top World, where he expects room service, infinity-high thread counts, and an easy solution to get business booming again.

What he doesn't expect is Mrs Morris, a seventy-three-year-old detective with a tightly packed schedule that leaves no room for an immortal assistant.

But Mortimer refuses to go away. After all, detectives find murderers, and having his very own killer would be the perfect way to nudge up those mortality rates.

Luckily, someone's just been murdered — and Mrs Morris has been hired to find the culprit. The only trouble? The victim reeks of demons, turning Mortimer's perfect opportunity into a great deal of trouble that could end his career. Oh, and the human race.

Death Takes a Holiday is a humorous fantasy novel about the most inconvenient partnership in the history of the afterlife, where a pair of unlikely allies are thrown together by broken bones, murder mysteries, pesky demons, and the deadliest cup of coffee in Portland.

Like Terry Pratchett joining the Thursday Murder Club, Death Takes a Holiday is perfect for fans of wry humor, paranormal mystery, and unforgettable characters forming reluctant bonds.

 

**Releases August 18, 2026 – PreOrder Now!**

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Author of humorous fantasy whodunits full of mythical misfits and magical mishaps

Many moons ago I was a scientist in a neuroscience lab where I got to play with brains and illegal drugs. Now, I take wickedly strong tea and turn it into comic fantasy whodunits full of mythical misfits and magical mishaps that I hope give you a giggle. 
My tales run the gamut from the ever-expanding Cassie Black Trilogy with its wryly humorous paranormal mysteries to the comical fantasy whodunits in The Circus of Unusual Creatures, and from light-hearted novellas celebrating my love of books to short fiction in which I really flex my myth-loving and humor-craving muscles!

When I’m not creating worlds or killing off characters, I can be found gardening, planning my next travel adventure, concocting some sort of mess in the kitchen, or working as an unpaid servant to one very spoiled cat and some very demanding squirrels.

 

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Release: Garrett’s Forever

💜💜 NEW RELEASE 💜💜

She came to Rose Valley for a fresh start but found the forever she never expected. GARRETT’S FOREVER by Lindi Mae is now available! 

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Emily- 

I lost my last piece of family when my grandmother passed away. Needing a fresh start, I knew just the place- Rose Valley. A quiet little town my grandparents visited and one they talked about often. 

When I arrived in Rose Valley I had one goal- open a bakery and make my gram and my dream come true. 

I felt like I finally had it all- amazing friends and a family who took me in as their own, own bakery, and a tiny, cute little house with the porch swing. I had finally found a place to call home. 

Then came Garrett. My best friend’s broody older brother. 

I wasn’t looking for a hero, but damn, I wanted him. I wanted the kind of love my grandparents shared. 

Just when everything seemed perfect, everything fell apart. I wanted a forever with him. 

But at what sacrifice? 

Garrett- 

I’ve spent my life being the responsible one, putting everyone else first, being the one everyone depends on. 

Then came Emily, and for the first time I wanted to put myself first. I wanted to be selfish. I wanted what my parents had. I wanted the “happily ever after” my siblings found. And I wanted it with her. 

But just when I start thinking the future I want is possible, I’m thrown a curveball that threatens my plans and the future I want so desperately, I feel forced to make a choice: do what’s expected of me, or put myself first and the woman who makes me want to be a better man. 

I’m not certain of a lot of things, but one thing I am certain of? I’ll fight for that future I want. 

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Release: He’s So Into Her

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Fake engagement, best friends, second chances, and heroes who fall first? Yes, please! HE’S SO INTO HER by Kait Nolan is NOW AVAILABLE!

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Three men. Three women who have no idea. And three hearts that fell first—and fell hard.

He noticed first. He fell first. Now he's just waiting for her to catch up.

In this collection of he-falls-first romances, the heroines are too busy holding their worlds together to see what's right in front of them: a man who's already, completely, hopelessly into her.

Hero Ever After — She's the small-town mayor, the diner-booth lawyer, and the secret romantasy author whose viral hero looks an awful lot like her brother's best friend. When Ramsey Shaw comes home and kisses her like he knows the truth, the woman who's always been strong, quiet, and in control finally wants to be something else entirely: his.

Playboy in a Kilt — Connor MacKean has spent years being nothing more than her best friend's little brother. Now the marriage pact is broken, the playboy's reformed, and a fake engagement at his family's Scottish estate is starting to feel dangerously real. Trouble is, his Cinderella doesn't believe in princes—and isn't sure she deserves the fairy tale.

Don't You Wanna Stay — Contractor Wyatt Sullivan needs one big renovation to launch his home-improvement show. Newly divorced Deanna James needs to flip a historic disaster before her ex takes everything. The catch? Cameras rolling, walls coming down, and both of them under one roof—giving the viewers far more chemistry than either signed up for.

Because the best love stories start the moment he realizes he's already fallen.

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Pre-Order: The One Night Heist

✨PREORDER NOW✨ THE ONE-NIGHT HEIST by @c.rochelle_author releasing August 28! 

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Why you will love this book:
🔥Standalone Art Heist Adventure

🔥MM Romance

🔥Monopoly Man + Con-man

🔥Insta-Obsession (on both sides)

🔥(Lovers-to-) Enemies-to-Lovers (one-sided)

🔥A Con Gone Wrong,

🔥Forced Proximity

🔥Secret Relationship

🔥Partners in Crime & Mutual Destruction

🔥So. Much. TENSION.

🔥Unhinged Humor & Scorching Spice

🔥Betrayal and Redemption

🔥“Stop running from me!”

🔥Corporate Villain Takedown (EAT THE RICH!)

For fans of Knives Out, The Thomas Crown Affair, White Collar, The Art Thief, and The Mastermind, with the humor of The Blonde Identity mixed in, this dark, contemporary MM rom-com asks, how much will you risk to get everything you’ve ever wanted?

As the sole heir to his family’s estate, Giancarlo Luxford is focused on one thing: Auctioning off his late mother’s art collection to the highest bidder. A chance encounter with an ex-con has him setting his sights on a new goal, and nothing—not even the threat of mutual destruction—will stand in his way.

Longtime grifter Rowen Quincy only cares about the game, but after one too many bad decisions, he finds himself in a tight spot, dreaming of escape. Billionaire Giancarlo Luxford seems like an easy mark, and a ticket out of his situation, but this one-time heist may end up becoming the longest con of all.

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Teaser: Deliverance

✨TEASER: DELIVERANCE by @sunnyhartauthor releasing August 12th!

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Why you need to #ONECLICK this book…

🔥forced proximity

🔥found family

🔥office romance

🔥hidden identity

🔥they fall first

🔥badass strong FMC

🔥brothers

🔥vigilante

🔥why choose romance

🔥no MM

She stepped into the light… now the shadows are fighting back.

For years, Evelyn Harper kept the Archers invisible. Staying in the shadows was the only way to protect the people who trusted her with their lives. But Kingfisher, the most dangerous enemy she’s ever hunted, has pulled her into the light with a single move and now everything she has built is at risk.

The threat is closer than she thought and the stakes are more personal than she’s ever faced. The only way to survive is to stop fighting alone and trust the people who keep choosing her. But Kingfisher has one more move to make, and he knows more about Evelyn’s past than anyone should.

She built the Archers from one bad night and a refusal to let the system win. She’ll finish it the same way.

Deliverance is the stunning conclusion to The Archers series, full of explosive action, emotional depth, and a MFMMM harem that will fight for their woman until the very last page. If you love fierce heroines, devoted heroes, and high-stakes romance, Deliverance delivers.

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Teaser: Vandal Unbound

✨TEASER: VANDAL UNBOUND by @scarlettcole releasing August 13th!  

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Why you need to #ONECLICK this book…

🏍️ motorcycle club romance

❤️ enforcer x single mom

☀️ sunshine heroine / grumpy hero

☠️ Touch them and die

❣️ Broken MMC x hurt comfort

🔥 Slow Burn with Explosive Chemistry

🌻 Soft FMC / Dangerous MMC

👀 He falls first / he falls hardest

From USA Today bestselling author, Scarlett Cole, writing as S. Cole, comes an electrifying small town, opposites attract, single mom romance.

VANDAL

The men who took me thought they could break me, and maybe they did.

Physically, I get better every day. By my head is so messed up, I can’t tell the difference between a memory and a nightmare. The club says I survived. Most days, it doesn’t feel like it.

Then a little girl calls my phone by mistake.

One wrong number puts Daisy and Elsie right in the middle of my wrecked life. Daisy with her gentle touch and guarded eyes. And Elsie clutching her teddy bear, looking at me like I’m someone safe.

I’m not.

I’m an Iron Outlaw. Damaged. Barely holding myself together.

But Daisy’s running from dangerous men. And I start wanting things I stopped believing I deserved. A home. A family. Her.

So, when Daisy’s past finally catches up to her, they’re going to learn exactly how dangerous a broken man can be when you threaten the only people keeping him alive.

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Cover Reveal: Lovely Venom

    LOVELY VENOM BY A. ZAVARELLI   Release Date: August 18th Series: Book 3 of the Empire of Kings series Complete standalone, interconnecting, no cliffhanger   Cover Designer: Coverluv Photographer: Michelle Lancaster Cover Model: Mitchell Wick   Genre/Tropes: dark romance / mafia romance / Masks / Obsessive/Possessive / Touch Her and Die / Who Hurt You / Mafia / Secret Society / Protective Hero / Morally Gray / Only Soft for Her / Woman in Peril / My Wife / Hero Needs an Heir / Hidden Identity / Good Girl Energy / Secretly Obsessed / Guarded Heroine / Acts of Service Hero / He Falls First and Falls Hard / Rival Families / Pregnancy / Forced Proximity / Protective Family Dynamics / Found Family   Check out this HOT HOT HOT cover!!   We are honored to reveal the cover for the upcoming release of LOVELY VENOM by A. Zavarelli, coming August 18th!   Make sure to preorder this secret society, dark mafia romance TODAY!   PREORDER NOW! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H33ZWHCB         BLURB I’ve spent six years hiding behind a fake identity, too many deadbolts, and secrets that could destroy me. Trust isn’t an option. Especially when it comes to the man who doesn’t know I’m rival blood. In the Cosa Nostra, they call him Il Corvo, The Raven. On the surface, he’s cold, controlled, aloof…and definitely not interested. So I made a deal with a mysterious masked stranger instead. It was supposed to be a simple arrangement. He would help me explore my desires and overcome my fears. No names, no attachments. But when it got too real, I ran. What I didn’t know was that he had secrets of his own. Because the man who’s haunted me for the last three years? He might go by a different name… But he and The Raven are one and the same.         About A. Zavarelli:   Zavarelli is a USA Today and Amazon bestselling author of dark and contemporary romance. When she’s not putting her characters through hell, she can usually be found watching bizarre and twisted documentaries in the name of research. She currently lives in the Northwest with her lumberjack and an entire brood of fur babies.   Connect w/A. Zavarelli: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/azavarelliauthor/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/943497375705372/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@azavarelli Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/azavarelli/ Twitter:https://twitter.com/AZavarellibooks Mailing List: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/b7o9l3 Website: https://www.azavarelli.com Goodreads:https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13549895.A_Zavarelli Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/A-Zavarelli/e/B00U2562W8 Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/a-zavarelli