The end of 2020! Yay! Finish the year with these delightful reads. Carmen Radtke JACK AND FRANCES SERIES This historical mystery series begins in 1931. Meet Frances, Jack, and Uncle Sal, a good girl, a charming law-breaker, and an ex-Vaudeville artist. Murder and mayhem seem to follow them. But when it comes to solving crimes they always have a few tricks … [Read more...]
Lady’s Hoodie – Giveaway!
To celebrate the publication of Lavender Toes – Book 5 in the Cold Cream Murders series I’m giving away this super cute lady’s black hoodie with the Lavender Toes book cover on the lapel. One winner. US only. To enter the drawing all you have to do is comment on this page. Subscribing to the Second Act Café Newsletter is not necessary. Just comment something cheerful, a kind … [Read more...]
Sun Scream!
A series of peculiar and highly suspicious accidents threaten the life of the Loud Mouth of the South. Can Olive and Lizzy find the predator before their friend becomes the victim at her own Murder Mystery Party? Help the Cold Cream gals solve the mystery of the corpse and the canapés. Mirth and murder in Book 4 of the Cold Cream … [Read more...]
New Release!
COLD CREAM MURDERS When the quiet little community of Starfish Cove on the Gulf of Mexico soon begins to compete with a certain notorious coastal village in Maine, Olive Peroni finds herself solving odd-ball murders as often as she soothes wrinkles. Clean and wholesome! With a touch of blood... Get it here! Footsteps sounded on the deck above my head. I rolled … [Read more...]
Free until August 7th! Hurry!
Hi there! Please note I do write in other genres - almost always light comedy mysteries or cozy murders. But for the next 5 days my sort-of-serious set (say that three times fast) is FREE. (Please visit my Amazon Author's page for a complete catalogue of my novels and novellas) With love & laughter, Barbara Silkstone Amazon A Regency tale inspired by Jane … [Read more...]
New Release and Sale!
Florence Nightingale Comedy Mystery Series Enjoy a New Release: The second book in the Florence Nightingale Comedy Mystery Series ~ The Killer Corset and grab the first book The Giggling Corpse for only 99 cents! Florence Nightingale faces a series of bizarre mysteries and must use her nimble deductive powers aided by her pocket owl and her sweetly snarky sidekick, … [Read more...]
Free Until Friday – June 15, 2018
Enjoy the first book in this continuing magical adventure for Free until Friday June 15, 2018! Click to grab that frog! Fitzwilliam Darcy’s first spell has gone wrong, and he arrives at Netherfield with a small jewel box possessing the power to topple the British monarchy. Desperate to find a witch to undo his botched magic, he is attracted to Elizabeth Bennet—but hijinks … [Read more...]
Miami Mummies
A Wendy Darlin Comedy Mystery ~ Miami Mummies The legendary mastermind criminal and mummy thief, Kyzer Saucy, strikes again. Part-time tomb raider and full-time real estate broker, Wendy Darlin joins her lover, archaeologist Roger Jolley as they struggle to save a rare Miami mummy from the clutches of this evil genius. Can Saucy be stopped before he kills again? Meanwhile can … [Read more...]
Free audio ~ Darcy Down the Rabbit Hole
For those fans who enjoy audio books I have free Reviewer copies of my most recent release Darcy Down the Rabbit Hole ~ A Knights Templar Adventure and the final book in the Mister Darcy series of comedic mysteries. Click here to listen to a … [Read more...]
Hurry! A New Year’s Gift for you!
A little treat to start the New Year off with a smile~ Buy a copy of Darcy Down the Rabbit Hole between now and January 3rd. Send me the first word in Chapter 15 from the book. In return I will send you a free copy of your choice of any of the other 8 books in the series. See instructions below. The mysterious Mister Darcy, a modern day Knight Templar, follows his beloved … [Read more...]
