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Supernatural PI by Courtney DavisSupernatual P.I. (The Fawn Malero Mysteries Book 2) by Courtney Davis

Publisher:  DX Varos Publishing (October 11, 2022)
Category: Supernatural, Paranormal, Mystery, Vampires, Urban Fantasy
Tour Dates October 17-November 23, 2022
ISBN: 978-1955065627
Available in Print and ebook, 240 pages
Supernatural PI

Description Supernatural PI by Courtney Davis


Just when Fawn Malero was getting comfortable in her new life….

Fawn was enjoying her new-found career as a Supernatural P.I., settling into a relationship with the Werewolf, Logan, and figuring out how to interact with all the supernatural creatures living in the Seattle area. But it never occurred to her the water off the shore was also under her administration…that was until they started crawling out to beg for help.

Before she knew it, Fawn was on a quest to learn who was attempting to steal the magical properties of the ocean, where a powerful Vampire’s daughter was being held captive. And could she catch the Magician who’d been selling dangerous items to humans?

Of course, she wasn’t alone. The posse she’d collected were still with her and determined to help. If she was going to make it as a P.I. she wasn’t going to do it without backup.

Praise For A Life With Beasts by Courtney Davis


The Fawn Malero Mysteries Book 1

“A Life with Beasts is a story of intrigue and attraction that is especially recommended for mystery readers who enjoy more than a light dose of paranormal encounters and a touch of romance.”-D. Donovan, Midwest Book Review

“a fun adventure/mystery. Courtney Davis brings a fresh perspective to the supernatural creatures we are all familiar with without sacrificing the original ideas associated with them. She creates an exciting world of werewolves, vampires, witches/warlocks, magicians, trolls, and many others.
The book is easy to read and fast-paced. It’s a great read for the summer holidays or when you want a light, fun read. Can’t wait for the sequel!
Also, there is a healthy dose of romance, which can tend to be a bit much for those who don’t read romance (like me). However, Davis has done a great job of making the romance central to the plot, so I found it quite enjoyable.”- Writa Bhattacharjee, GoodReads

“This was a fast read and I really enjoyed it. It gave me some high school Twilight memories but brought more supernatural beings into play. There were several mysteries and problems being solved but they didn’t feel. I found the characters likeable and funny.”-Sara, GoodReads

Interview with Courtney Davis

TR: Please tell us something about ‘Supernatural PI’ that is not in the summary.  (About the book, character you particularly enjoyed writing etc.)

CD: I am very excited about a little journey Fawn and Logan take in this book to my town, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho! And while they are there, they visit some very popular and well-known places, like Tubbs Hill and Sander’s Beach. I am excited to hear from people who know this area and what they think of the way I wrote about our little city by the lake. 

TR: I always enjoy looking at the names that authors choose to give their characters. Where do you derive the names of your characters?  Are they based on real people you knew or now know in real life? How do you create names for your characters?

CD: I do a lot of baby name searches most of the time. For Fawn, I wanted a name that linked to her animal communication abilities but also something that would portray her as weak, as she works to find her strength of course, because she’s not really all that weak.

TR: Where did you get the inspiration for your cover?

CD: The covers for both Supernatural P.I. and the first of the series, A Life with Beasts were designed with the characters as inspiration.

TR: If this isn’t giving away spoilers, please tell us about when Fawn and Logan met and how she found out he was a werewolf.

CD: She always knew he was a werewolf, since she grew up within the supernatural world, that wasn’t a surprise. They were both children of powerful leaders in the area and so spent time around each other from time to time, meetings and boring stuff like that. But as a kid, Fawn thought she could play with the big kids, and she ended up being an inadvertent cause of some family trouble for Logan and that is an element that twists through both books. (and hint-hint even book #3)

TR: Which actress would you like to see playing Fawn from ‘Supernatural PI’ if it were optioned for a movie or series?

CD: Oh, this would be an ultimate dream come true! I think Emma Watson would be good or Lucy Hale!

TR: Who would you like to see play Logan?

CD: A young Jason Momoa!

TR: What draws you to the paranormal genre?

CD: I love the idea that there is more going on around us that what we know and see, just makes life more interesting.

TR: Describe the room you are sitting in as though it was a scene that Logan was describing.

CD: It’s hot as fuck! What are these people thinking having a fire going when it’s like sixty degrees outside. Weak humans… But at least their furniture is made for a big man like myself and comfortable too. I could take a nap if it was quiet but, kids and animals are sprawling all over the place making noise, reminds me of having the pack around, comforting but I can’t let my guard down. No one here can protect themselves so it’s my job.

TR: When did you first have a desire to write?  How did this desire manifest itself?

CD: It started in Jr. High. I wrote a short story for a class and people liked it. After that the idea sort of sat in my head. I started writing things here and there as I went through school and then, at eighteen I started writing what would turn out to be my first complete story, a historical romance. Now many years later I’m publishing urban fantasy and couldn’t be happier. I hope that someday I’m only writing and my day job will be a happy memory.

TR: What is next for Fawn?

CD: She has many adventures to come. She will continue to protect the supernaturals of the Seattle area for many books to come and keep them secret from the humans as well. I hope to keep this series going for a long time, as long as people keep wanting to read it!


About Courtney DavisSupernatural PI by Courtney Davis


Courtney Davis is a mother, wife and teacher who has always loved to find time to escape into a good story. She’s been in love with reading and writing since she was a child and dreams of a life where she can devote herself fully to creating worlds and exploring relationships. To give someone else enjoyment through her words is the ultimate thrill.

Website:  http://authorcourtneydavis.com/
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Murder At the Estate Sale by Lily CharlesMurder At the Estate Sale by Lily Charles


Thanks to Caitlin Hamilton Marketing and Publicity LLC, I am giving away one print copy of ‘Murder At the Estate Sale’ by Lily Charles.

Description Murder At the Estate Sale by Lily Charles


Molly O’Donnell is an antiquarian bookseller with specialties in several categories, including titles about the occult. She’s also the owner of two large, loyal, and lovable Russian wolfhounds and is possessed of a curiosity that leads to occasional recklessness.

Emma Clarke is a former academic, new to bookselling, who’s trying to gather her life together after a long but finally unsuccessful relationship. She likes her quiet life. She likes having no pets or obligations.

When Emma and Molly meet while waiting to enter an estate sale to search for the old, the rare, and the sell-able, what they find is a murder. Hearing a cry, Emma ignores a “Do Not Enter” sign and discovers book thief Buck Hubbell bashed in the head in a basement library. Molly soon follows and finds a slip of paper with a grave warning, written in ancient script. The paper has fallen from one of the books in this private part of the collection excluded from the sale. The page is creepy and hints at black arts, which neither lady condones, despite their intellectual interest in the subject.

Newly introduced, tentatively attracted to each other, and terrified, Molly and Emma form an uneasy alliance to reunite the ephemera with its original text—and to solve a murder.

Bibliophiles and mystery fans will relish this clever novel as well as champion this new pair of amateur sleuths who have the best intentions, the worst timing, big hearts, and significant smarts.

Praise Murder At the Estate Sale by Lily Charles


“…a delightful cozy mystery thanks to Molly and Emma’s reckless, brave aplomb.” Foreword Reviews

“…a charming pastiche of the age-old body-in-the-cellar mystery genre—one that’s full of hidden passageways, occult rituals, and, of course, amateur sleuthing….this book manages to rise above much of the competition, owing to its consistently jovial and easygoing narrative style, as well as its informative discussions of Renaissance sorcery. A fun, lightweight read for mystery fans, which will also keep occultists and bibliophiles happy.” Kirkus Reviews

About Lily Charles, Charlene Ball, Libby Ware


Lily Charles is the pen name of Charlene Ball and Libby Ware. MURDER AT THE ESTATE SALE is the first in their Molly and Emma Booksellers Series. Under the name Toadlily Books, they sell antiquarian and collectible books. Charlene and Libby married in 2016 and live about a mile from each other in Atlanta. Find them at lilycharles.com

Charlene Ball is the author of DARK LADY: A NOVEL OF EMILIA BASSANO LANYER (She Writes Press, 2017), winner of the Sarton Award from Story Circle. She has published short stories and articles in academic and literary journals. Until 2009, she worked as a college administrator and instructor.

Libby Ware is a member of Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and president of Georgia Antiquarian Booksellers Association. She is a fellow of The Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences. Her debut novel, LUM, won the American Library Association’s Stonewall Honor Book in Literature, a gold medal by the Independent Publishers Association, and was a finalist for Lambda Literary’s Debut Novel Award.

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Murphy Murphy and the Case of Serious Crisis by Keith HirshlandMurphy Murphy and the Case of Serious Crisis by Keith Hirshland


Publisher:  Beacon Publishing Group (May 1, 2020)
Category: Mystery, Humor
Tour Dates June and July, 2020
ISBN: 978-1949472124
Available in Print and ebook, 308 pages
Murphy Murphy

Description Murphy Murphy and the Case of Serious Crisis by Keith Hirshland


Murphy Murphy comes from a long line of male Murphys. All were named Murphy and all were cops. This Murphy heads the Department of Redundancy Department and his superior officer, Captain David “Dud” Hill has found him a case. The Captain’s niece is in a rock ‘n roll band called Serious Crisis, and it seems items belonging to members of the band have started to disappear.

Were these items stolen? Were they simply lost? As Murphy Murphy works the case, he must chase down the clues all the while dealing with grammatical anomalies that drive him crazy.  As Murphy gets closer to the answers he seeks, one more “thing” goes missing; the Captain’s niece. Suddenly, in an instant, the stakes in the case of Serious Crisis become a lot more dire.

Part Jasper Fforde, part Michael Connelly; Murphy Murphy and the Case of Serious Crisis combines humor, mystery, and grammar goofs as the detective pursues clues and suspects from coast to coast. It’s an entertaining and educational read for all ages.

My Thoughts Murphy Murphy and the Case of Serious Crisis by Keith Hirshland


If you like wordplay you are going to like this book. I can’t imagine how much time the author, Keith Hirshland spends thinking up clever puns and different wordplay gags to use in this novel. Or, maybe it all just comes naturally to him, as it seems to as I read. He has done this in his other novels but not to this extent.  Either way, ‘Murphy Murphy and the Case of the Serious Crisis’ is a zany delight that reminds me of something from Jasper Fforde or Douglas Adams.

The protagonist, Murphy Murphy (named after his father and grandfather and grandfather’s father and, oh, you get the picture) is a detective who works with the Department of Redundancy Department, a Monty Python-esqe sector within the police who exclusively detect and destroy redundancies. Murphy Murphy loves his job, that is, when his Captain isn’t purposefully torturing him with redundancies in wordplay. But he is lonely and a little unsure of what his future holds.

Meanwhile, across town, the lead singer of a band named Serious Crisis wakes in his hotel room to discover that his very expensive lighter is missing. After several more things go missing over the course of the next few days, the guitarist of the band mentions the disappearances to her mother, who mentions them to her brother who happens to be Murphy Murphy’s Captain. Murphy Murphy is immediately put on the case, and things get drastically more serious as the disappearances switch from random items to people. Murphy Murphy must do his job while simultaneously deciding whether or not to court attention from one very beautiful and potentially flirty bartender named Charlie Carlucci.

This is the kind of book that I could re-read multiple times and never tire of. An instant cult classic for lovers of humor and quirky characters and universes, this is a must read! I give it 5 out of 5.

I received the ebook for my honest opinion.

Awards and Recognition for Keith Hirshland


Book Talk Radio Club Memoir of the Year (Cover Me Boys I’m Going In)

New Apple Awards Solo Medalist True Crime Category (Big Flies)

Shelf Abound Award Winner Indie Book Competition (Big Flies)

About Keith HirshlandMurphy Murphy and the Case of Serious Crisis by Keith Hirshland


Keith Hirshland is an Emmy Award–winning sports television producer with more than three decades of experience producing live and pre-recorded programs that aired on ESPN and ESPN2. Among the first forty people to be hired by the Golf Channel in 1994, Hirshland was in the middle of the action when that network debuted in 1995. He provided his talents for Golf Channel, as its live tournament producer, for two decades.

Cover Me Boys, I’m Going In: Tales of the Tube from a Broadcast Brat is a memoir about his experiences in the television industry. Published by Beacon Publishing Group, Cover Me Boys was recognized as the Book Talk Radio Club Memoir of the Year. Hirshland’s second book, and first work of fiction, Big Flies, was published in 2016 and is the recipient of the New Apple Awards “Solo Medalist” in the True Crime Category. Hirshland followed that success with his third book, The Flower Girl Murder. In 2020 Beacon Publishing Group will release Murphy Murphy and the Case of Serious Crisis, Hirshland’s third mystery novel. All four books are available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other bookstores.

Keith Hirshland lives in Colorado with his wife and two dogs.

Website:  https://www.keithhirshland.com/
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