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Small town fun

A couple of weeks ago we were out walking Bean when we came across a small concert at the historical train station. It was a lovely sight, with people enjoying a nice evening together.

It’s nice to know that there is still a feeling of community within small towns.

Enjoying our walk.

Happy Reading,

Josephine.

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Watch “S’more Murder | Camping Girl series book 1 S’more Murder | Cozy Mystery | Canadian Author | Mystery” on YouTube

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Watch “S’more Murder | Camping Girl series book 1 S’more Murder | Cozy Mystery | Canadian Author | Mystery” on YouTube

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Listen before you buy! Watch Josephine read A Ring for Christmas, book one of the Ramesly Brothers series, or just listen while you putter around the house. Click the following video:

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Look what we found!

A little orange bug just like Ivy’s!

Happy searching,

Josephine & Bean

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Ready, set, go!

It’s finally complete!

Convincing Him is ready. With eleven days to spare (now less since I write this post) I’ve uploaded the finished copy to Amazon for the August 1st release date.

Book 9 of the Ramesly Brothers Series has us exploring the Rameslys who own a series of hospitals. Gabe, Parker and Marshall. The story revolves around Gabe and Britney who have known each other a large…

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What people are saying...

What people are saying…

Just some recent comments about S’more Murder.

Spoiler alert Patricia, our grumpy, hot detective will be back!

Happy reading,

Josephine

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Rainbows

Part of my job as a writer is to dream up new ideas. Sometimes it’s easy, other times it takes a bit of time to cement things together in my mind so that everything ties in correctly for a storyline.

This means I get to lay back, close my eyes and imagine. I day dream. Maybe even have a little nap.

And I can call this work. 😉

Sounds sweet, right? Most times its really is. Sometimes it’s…

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Jumping Beans

There are two girls down the block who call my dog Jumping Bean.

They aren’t really wrong. Bean does jump. When we go for walks and she gets a little excited, she can easily jump the height of my waist and I’m a tall person.

So the girls have nicknamed her Jumping Bean. It’s cute really.

My coauthor

Bean has been my inspiration for the two Bosties in my cozy murder mysteries. They’re…

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Reviews

Reviews can be a lot of fun. I always enjoy a good review from a thoughtful reader. These are both organic reviews from readers of the cozy mystery S’more Murder. So far in the book has sold over 200 copies! This is great as hopefully people will enjoy it so much that they’ll want to read the next in the series.

Right now the health unit is about to descend on Ivy’s old kitchen in the…

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There's a protest going on

There's a protest going on in the neighbourhood...

For a moment it sounded like “we want cookies, we want cookies!”

That’s the fun of living with neighbours within hearing distance. Here in town I can see all sorts of kids, riding their bikes, playing and having fun. It’s a nice diversion from writing once in a while.

So far, I’m getting further with Magic Brownies, book two of the Camping Girl mystery series. Ivy is currently battling…

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Sunday

Sundays are for fun so I’m just posting a little picture of Bean all wrapped up against the cooler weather.

Lazy Sunday

Happy reading,

Josephine.

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Procrastinating again...

Procrastinating again…

This morning I was doing everything but writing. It’s something I’m particularly good at. However I did have some fun creating ads for Facebook so I thought I’d share a couple and ask for your opinion on which A Ring for Christmas advertisement I should use.

For some reason WordPress doesn’t have an option to create a poll so I’ve put it on Facebook. You can vote on my Facebook post.

Hap…

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Switching

Switching gears, or in this case book series, can sometimes be difficult for me. Now that I’ve finished Convincing Him, I’m supposed to be writing Magic Brownies, book 2 of my Camping Girl mystery series.

I admit, it’s hard to get my head out of the Ramesly series. I want to jump right in and start the wedding book (Is it wrong that I don’t have a name yet?) where at least 3 couples are going…