Jinx Schwartz - Hetta Coffey Collection is featured at the HBS Mystery Reader's Circle

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Hetta Coffey Collection

Boxed Set Books 1-4 Hetta Coffey Series


Author: Jinx Schwartz

Price: $ 7.99


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Boxed Set Includes Four Full-Length Novels including:

Just Add Water
Just Add Salt
Just Add Trouble
Just Deserts

Author Genre: Mystery & Thrillers, Young Adult/tweens, Historical/Western, Humor, Chicklit

Website: Jinx Schwartz
Author's Blog: Jinx Schwartz's Water Writes
Twitter: @jinxschwartz
E-Mail: jinxschwartz@yahoo.com
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Author Description:
Award-winning author, Jinx Schwartz, spends time between Arizona and Mexico. Her Hetta Coffey mystery series won the EPPIE award for Best Mystery (Just Add Water) and was a finalist for Best Mystery (Just Add Trouble).

Jinx Schwartz is the author of eight books, including the award-winning Hetta Coffey series. Hetta is a sassy Texan with a snazzy yacht and not afraid to use it!

A ninth-generation Texan, Jinx has lived and worked all over the globe, and much like the protagonist in her Hetta Coffey mystery series, she's a woman with a yacht and not afraid to use it.


Just Add Water

Hetta Coffey Series (Book 1)


Author: Jinx Schwartz

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Winner: International EPPIE Award for Best Mystery.

Hetta Coffey is a sassy Texan with a snazzy yacht and and she's not afraid to use it.

She's a globe-trotting civil engineer with swath of failed multi-national affairs in her jet stream.

Plying the San Francisco waterfront, trolling for triceps, her attention is snagged by a parade of passing yachts--especially their predominantly male skippers--and experiences a champagne-induced epiphany: If she had a boat, she could get a man.

In spite of a spectacular ignorance of all things nautical, Hetta buys her dream boat, but shadowy stalker, an inconvenient body, and Hetta's own self-destructive foibles, give a whole new meaning to the phrase "sink or swim!"



Just Add Salt

Hetta Coffey Mystery Series (Book 2)


Author: Jinx Schwartz

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Hetta Coffey is a woman with a yacht, and she's not afraid to use it!

Hetta, a globe-trotting engineer with attitude, a penchant for trouble, and a yacht, is back, and this time she s steering us into hot Mexican waters.

Miffed that vacation plans with her chronically absent boyfriend Jenks Jenkins have gone awry, she accepts a job in Baja. So what if she and her friend Jan are spectacularly unqualified to take her yacht on a thousand mile cruise in the eastern Pacific Ocean in the middle of hurricane season? Hiring a handsome, if somewhat fishy captain for the trip might keep them off the rocks, but probably won t do the same for her future with Jenks. Meanwhile, a little eye candy on board can t be all bad.

Hetta s unmanageable independence impels her to tackle the very profitable, if environmentally and politically incorrect project south of the border. True to form, her irreverent nature and disregard for danger soon swamps her in a sea of inconvenient bodies, illegal aliens, a pesky whale, and a menacing Mexican machinator. And without her usual arsenal of firepower.

Set sail for Baja Mexico s Magdalena Bay as Hetta Coffey leads us once more into a morass of intrigue that will keep you laughing, breathless, and wanting more.

To quote Lord Byron, Hetta would "much rather sink beneath the shock than moulder piecemeal on the rock."




Just Add Trouble

Hetta Coffey Series (Book 3)


Author: Jinx Schwartz

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Hetta Coffey is a woman with a yacht and she's not afraid to use it.

A globe-trotting engineer with adventure in her soul, Hetta is determined to solidify her relationship with her long-distance boyfriend, Jenks jenkins. What better place for a romantic interlude than aboard a yacht in Mexico's hauntingly beautiful and solitary Sea of Cortez?

But where Hetta goes, trouble follows, and chaos is sure to ensue. After a run-in with a couple of sea serpents that threaten to rock the boat, she nevertheless decides to take on a project in the port city of Guaymas. After all, Jenks is headed back to Kuwait, so why not cash in on the best of both worlds by making some dough while living aboard her boat in Mexico?

Once again Hetta's indomitablespirit, stubborn independence and penchant for deceit will keep the reader in stitches as she launches herself and her best friend, Jan, into a sea of trouble. A pesky parrot, a drunken aunt, and a shadowy figure who is handsome in a "criminal sort of way" lead to murder, mayhem, kidnapping, and run-ins with several federal agencies on both sides of the border.



Just Deserts

Hetta Coffey Series (Book 4)


Author: Jinx Schwartz

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Hetta Coffey is a woman with a yacht, and she's not afraid to use it. As a self employed engineering consultant with a penchant of oddball-read: shady- projects, she has a way of attracting trouble.

With her floating home drydocked for repairs in Mexico, Hetta needs a place to live and a job to pay the boatyard. Landing a project at a mining operation not far from her boat, Hetta finds herself on the tumultuous Arizona/Mexico border, where all hell is breaking loose even before she gets there.

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Gayle Carline - From the Horse's Mouth is featured in the HBS Mystery Reader's Circle today.

Author Genre: Humor Columnist, Mystery Author

Website: Gayle Carline - Humor Columnist
Author's Blog: On the edge of the chair of literature
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Gayle Carline is a typical Californian, meaning that she was born somewhere else. She moved to Orange County from Illinois in 1978, and landed in Placentia a few years later.

Her husband, Dale, bought her a laptop for Christmas in 1999 because she wanted to write. A year after that, he gave her horseback riding lessons. When she bought her first horse, she finally started writing.

Gayle soon became a regular contributor to California Riding Magazine, and in March, 2005, she began writing a humor column for her local newspaper, the Placentia News-Times. Every week, she entertains readers with stories of her life with Dale and their son, Marcus.

In her spare time, Gayle likes to sit down with friends and laugh over a glass of wine. And maybe plan a little murder and mayhem for the next novel.

From the Horse's Mouth: One Lucky Memoir

Author: Gayle Carline
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“When I was a young horse, I thought if I wasn’t always good, I could at least be use­ful. Then I broke my leg.”

When Snoopy was three years old, he won the 2007 Pacific Coast Quar­ter Horse Asso­ci­a­tion Trail Futu­rity. His trainer and his owner had his career mapped out—he would be cam­paigned around the cir­cuit and qual­ify to be invited to the AQHA World Show.

Then in 2008, Snoopy broke his left hind sesamoid, a small bone in the leg. This injury can mean any­thing from surgery to euthana­sia. Surgery didn’t guar­an­tee he could be rid­den again, much less shown.

In the tra­di­tion of Black Beauty, this is Snoopy’s own story, told from his spe­cial point of view. He tells of his youth, his train­ing, his injury, and his long fight to return to the show arena, to prove he’s the same horse he always was, only different.


“The per­fect gift-book for horse-lovers of all ages.”
—Michele Scott, best-selling author of Silent Har­mony (Into the Ring)

“It’s laugh-out-loud funny, touch­ing, and a great way to learn about life as a horse.”
Deb­bie Haas, book reviewer, Cal­i­for­nia Rid­ing Magazine


Here's Snoopy:


The Hot Mess

A Peri Minneopa Mystery

Author: Gayle Carline
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No one in the small town of Placentia, California is surprised when Benny Needles’s house catches fire. The outside hasn’t seen a paint brush in years. The inside is stuffed with Dean Martin memorabilia. It would be a simple case of homeowner negligence, except for the body found inside. Under suspicion of both murder and arson, Benny turns to the one person who has always helped him, private investigator Peri Minneopa. Fire investigation isn’t on her menu of services, but Peri’s weak spot for Benny overrules her reluctance, and she agrees to look into things. Her investigation takes a dangerous turn as she uncovers family secrets, going back several decades. There are skeletons in everyone’s closet, and even Benny’s bones are rattling.
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Diane Strong - Running Shorts is featured in the HBS Mystery Reader's Circle

Diane Strong is in the HBS Mystery Book Reader's Circle.

Author Genre: Mystery & Thrillers, Short Stories, Humor

Website: The Running Commentary
Twitter: @DianeIStrong
E-Mail: dianestrong@ymail.com
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Diane Strong lives in Kentucky with her husband and their two children. She received a liberal arts degree at Itasca Community College, a Bachelors of Science in Psychology and Equine Studies from Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Montana and a Master’s degree in Veterinary Science from the University of Kentucky.

She writes a small column for the Georgetown News Graphic and homeschools her children. In her spare time she competes in road races, triathlons and adventure races. She is the founder of the Georgetown Run Club and Intellectual Society. She loves what she does.

Running Shorts

Running Suspense and Short Stories

Author: Diane Strong

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Now, for the first time ever, The Running Suspense Series of short stories are together in a complete collection. Each a stand-alone story, all featuring a runner as the main character, The Running Suspense collection will engross and move you. This riveting collection of short stories features an unforgettable cast of characters: Luke Randal, a simple, fifty-something widower finds himself fighting for his life after following a scruffy puppy into a house of drug crazed squatters. Cora Franklin, an attentive mother of two makes a decision that will forever change her life, if she lives through it. Isaac Fisher, a young Amish father and husband leaves the Amish community only to return secretly to visit a long lost lover. Claire, a flirtatious teenage girl in love with an Ironman bound track star loses her innocence after she catches the eye of a twisted red-haired grounds keeper. A disgruntled husband loses his mind while waiting for his wife to awake from a coma after she is found at the bottom of a ravine during a long-distance trail run. A tuff as nails single mom is put into an unthinkable situation in a sad-looking trailer house after she loses her car keys during a run. Often surprising, always suspenseful this collection will captivate and enthrall you. It may even make you think twice before heading out on your next run. “Part Stephen King, part Alfred Hitchcock…a scrumptious masterpiece of twisty turns and edge of your seat suspense.”


Reviews:
The Run
edge of your seat!!! By Joshua T. Schwarz

I woke up and started reading this because I just wasn't ready to crawl out of bed. I couldn't put it down! It took me a little under an hour and now I'm definitely wide awake and ready for the day!! I look forward to reading more of her books!! This one is a must read!

Falcon Point
Another intense story by Diane Strong - Jesse

The second story in the Running Suspense series that Ms. Strong has released and that I was fortunate to edit. And this story is just as good as the first, just as full of white knuckle reading that makes you want the story to go faster so you can find out how it ends but not too fast so you can savor every word.

Claire is a typical teenager -- has the hots for a boy in her class, is active in her high school, and loves to run. On a day when she's training for a big running event, Claire goes missing…and all hell breaks loose in trying to find her.

Another great suspense story that keeps you guessing as you read. I love these characters -- one of which carries over from "The Run". Once again, a great plot and totally believable characters. Another must read from this lady.

And I give this one five out of five stars.

Reservoir Run
Mind Quakes! - Bill R. Chitwood

The recent years have not been happy for the Gleason family. Alison has kept to her running and other clandestine affairs. She and husband Rick have reached a dangerous end-point in their mind games. It wasn't always this way. Once there was love, but, with the kids' arrival, there came an apathy and a widening gap of communication, particularly so for Alison…she runs with a fervor and she escapes in other unfaithful ways. For Rick, fragile and still clinging to hope and love, his mind quakes and frightening dreams become terrible things. As Alison lies comatose in her hospital bed, having been found in a deep ravine off a running path, Rick sits and agonizes with his dreams and thoughts…

It is a quick and wonderful read, exploring the depths of love, hate, family, despair, and hope. The reader easily gets engrossed in the psychological mind quakes and awaits what proves to be a pulse-quickening ending.

You won't be disappointed with Diane Strong's fifth installment of 'The Running Suspense Series.'

Merry Christmas Mr. Saunders
A fast paced story of runner in trouble - Kayku

This is a poignant tale of a young woman who loses her keys while running on a lonely country road. When she finds help, it is not what she wanted or expected. You will enjoy this short story, moves quickly and smoothly to a surprise ending.

Short Stories Included:
The Run The Rescue
The Other Way
Falcon Point
Reservoir Run
Merry Christmas Mr. Saunders

Out and Back

Author: Diane Strong

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An out and back is a run that starts and ends at the same point. Along the way we are changed. In the end we are back where we started. Amber runs every morning, bakes home cooked meals, and keeps a spotless home. She homeschools her children, grows an organic garden and milks her own goats. But Amber Stonewall is not perfect. She is a mother who fails, a wife who is unable to show affection, a daughter who is absent and a sister who knows it all. When her mom dies, it all slaps her in the face.


Reviews
Couldn't put it down! - Up North

This was a "fun to read" book that looks back as far as childhood and the attitudes we all have and the impact they may or may not have had on those surrounding us. I got sucked in in the first chapter and just couldn't put it down. This is quite a feat since I don't normally read at all. I highly recommend you pick it up and enjoy it as much as I did! - Good luck putting it down-

Another Review
Parenting and Grieving and Running - Mark Matthews

Out and Back is the story of how a mother, runner, and uniquely gifted and wonderfully flawed human being deals with the death of her mother, and how, even after her mothers death, she is constantly working through their relationship.

This novel fell into my lap at a time when I was dealing with the death of a loved one, and was also in the throes of marathon training, so it spoke directly to my life circumstances and so my read was done in a unique mindframe. I am very glad it came into my life when it did.

Out and Back was very readable, easily accessible, doesn't require work but just keeps your attention and interest since if you're a parent or a runner you can relate. I loved the main character, who I assume is partially but not completely the author. I loved how she was aware of her flaws, how she had such high expectations of herself yet also swore and scolded herself when she didn't meet her own standards. She seemed so real, and the challenges of raising a family were portrayed with a sense of urgency amongst the very real threats we face.

And, when possible, the main character runs to cope and give her strength, yet is challenged to fit in a run when injuries and other annoyances get in her way. Yes, I did hope for more running in the novel, much like in my own life.

The conflicts and suspense of this novel to build a healthy family while fighting economic uncertainties, bickering kids, running injuries, kept me reading. I loved that she was constantly trying to negotiate family relationships by dealing with all the human imperfections we have and ultimately finding some peace by accepting her mother, and herself, for all her faults. Relationships with others don't change when they pass. This novel showed that.
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