THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE GUACAMOLE by Rebecca Adler @CozyTxMysteries | GREAT ESCAPES BOOK TOURS Presents Cozy #Mystery #Review

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Happy Halloween, y'all! Trick or treat?!? Today I am going to talk a bit about THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE GUACAMOLE by Rebecca Adler - it's definitely a treat.

The Good, the Bad, and the Guacamole
by Rebecca Adler

I love a good cozy mystery and this is a great read…I really enjoyed how this involves country music and food. Two of my favorite things. ~Books, Dreams, Life

I always love a good mystery with a southern flare. And this book was more than chips and salsa. The Good, the Bad and the Guacamole, gives you an entire mystery that is so well written that you can’t put it down… ~Bibliophile Reviews

The Good, the Bad and the Guacamole
(A Taste of Texas Mystery)

Cozy Mystery
2nd in Series
Berkley (November 1, 2016)
Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
ISBN-13: 978-0425275948
E-Book ASIN: B01BK0SQ72

Synopsis

Tex-Mex waitress and part-time reporter Josie Callahan is about to serve up some Lone Star justice in this spicy Taste of Texas Mystery from the author of Here Today, Gone Tamale.

Tourists are pouring into the town of Broken Boot for the annual Homestead Days Music Festival. Opening the celebration at Two Boots dance hall is smooth-talking country singer Jeff Clark, the ex-boyfriend of Josie’s best friend, Patti Perez. When the charming Clark woos Patti onstage in an attempt to rekindle some sparks with his old flame, Josie fears her friend will end up as just one more notch on the singer’s guitar strap.

To impress her editor at the Broken Boot Bugle, Josie and her Chihuahua, Lenny, pursue the singer to Patti’s house, hoping for an interview. Instead, they discover Clark facedown in a bowl of guacamole with a bloodied guitar at his side. With Patti suddenly a murder suspect, Josie must use her reporter skills to find out who had a chip on their shoulder—before the killer double dips….

INCLUDES TEX-MEX RECIPES!

About The Author

Rebecca Adler grew up on the sugar beaches of the Florida Gulf Coast. Drawn to the Big Apple by the sweet smell of wishful thinking, she studied acting on Broadway until a dark-eyed cowboy flung her over his saddle and hightailed it to the Southwest.

Prior to writing women’s fiction, Gina always found a way to add a touch of the dramatic to her life: dinner theatre in Mississippi, can-can club in Florida, and playing a giant Furskin in the New York Toy Fair, plus the occasional play and musical.

She’s currently content to pour her melodramatic tendencies into writing her Taste of Texas culinary mystery series. Set in far West Texas, her humorous stories are filled with delicious suspense and scrumptious Tex-Mex recipes. Her alter ego, Gina Lee Nelson, writes sweet contemporary romances with a sweet, Southern-fried flavor.

Author Links

Webpage: www.AuthorRebeccaAdler.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorRebeccaAdler/
Twitter: @CozyTxMysteries
GoodReads: http://tinyurl.com/GoodReads-RebeccaAdler

Purchase Links

Amazon | Barnes and Noble | KOBO | Apple

My Thoughts

As a lover of books in this genre, the only thing better than a good cozy mystery is a good cozy mystery with good recipes!

I was excited to get the opportunity to read and review THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE GUACAMOLE before its release date (thank you Great Escapes Virtual Book Tours & Penguin Random House Publishing).

I like to read books in series order so I purchased a copy of the first book in the A Taste of Texas Mystery series, HERE TODAY, GONE TAMALE, before reading THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE GUACAMOLE. [I tried two recipes from HTGT and everyone was pleased with the results.]

That said, THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE GUACAMOLE stands well on its own. Rebecca Adler has cooked up a cozy mystery that is smart, funny, and nicely paced. You'll be able to jump right in and get a feel for Josie, her family, and colorful townsfolk of Broken Boot, Texas without missing a beat. If I was wrongly accused of something, I'd want Josie in my corner. She loyal, determined, and has a good sense of self (she knows she is a work in progress).

I read the book in one sitting. It left me pleasantly pleased - longing for the next book in the series and hungry for some Tex Mex. I'd recommend this book (and series) to fans of mysteries, cozy mysteries, Southern fiction, and food fiction.

Be sure to stop by Paranormal and Romantic Suspense Reviews (October 29 stop) to check out an excerpt from the first chapter of the book.

I will be making two of the recipes from this book tonight, after the trick-or-treaters are gone. I will try to remember to take some pictures before everything gets eaten.

I was provided an opportunity to read this book as an advanced reader copy in return for a fair and honest review.

Tour Participants

October 24 – Sleuth Cafe – CHARACTER GUEST POST
October 24 – Books,Dreams,Life – REVIEW
October 25 – View from the Birdhouse – SPOTLIGHT
October 25 – Bibliophile Reviews – REVIEW
October 26 – StoreyBook Reviews – GUEST POST, SPOTLIGHT
October 26 – Grace. Gratitude. Life. by Marie McNary – REVIEW
October 27 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
October 28 – Shelley’s Book Case – SPOTLIGHT
October 28 – A Blue Million Books – INTERVIEW
October 29 – Paranormal and Romantic Suspense Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
October 30 – Cozy Up With Kathy – INTERVIEW
October 31 – Back Porchervations – REVIEW
October 31 – Readeropolis – REVIEW
November 1 – LibriAmoriMiei – REVIEW
November 1 – A Holland Reads – REVIEW, GUEST POST
November 2 – Brooke Blogs – REVIEW
November 2 – 3 Partners in Shopping, Nana, Mommy, &, Sissy, Too! – REVIEW
November 3 – Texas Book-aholic – REVIEW
November 4 – Cinnamon, Sugar, and a Little Bit of Murder – REVIEW
November 4 – Varietats – GUEST POST
November 5 – Community Bookstop – REVIEW
November 6 – MysteriesEtc – REVIEW

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Wild Side

by Jannine Gallant

Game of Vengeance

by Amanda K. Byrne

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GENRE: Romantic Suspense

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BLURB:

Wilde Side

The Wilde brothers are addicted to the rush of adventure. But one of them is about to discover that it’s sink or swim, when passion and politics collide…

Whitewater rafting guide Sawyer Wilde has taken his share of inexperienced adventure seekers through the rapids of Idaho’s Salmon River, so his next group should pose no problems—even if it includes a presidential hopeful and his sexy, outspoken aide. After all, it’s just a campaign photo-op for the congressman. Until a series of minor mishaps takes a sinister turn…

Devin Lockhart has one job on the rafting trip: to make her boss look both presidential and relatable. And no matter how distractingly attractive their guide is, she plans to do it well. But as danger stalks them through every bend in the river, Devin must put her life—and the congressman’s—in Sawyer’s capable hands. Because surviving the trip is only the beginning of a deadly ride…

Game of Vengeance

An eye for an eye, blood for blood.

UCLA student Cass Turner was hoping to move on from the family business—but when the business is professional assassination, that’s easier said than done. And sleeping with the man she was supposed to kill only complicates things. Her relationship with Nick Kosta, a lieutenant in LA’s largest crime family, was supposed to be no-strings-attached fun. But if the two of them want to stay alive, they’ll have to keep each other close.

Nick’s traitorous cousin, Isaiah, is out for blood, so Cass can’t afford any distractions as they try to hunt him down. Yet she can’t help puzzling over Nick’s motives—does he really share her deepening feelings or does he just feel responsible for her? And if their relationship is for real, will they even have a future? Because with their enemies several steps ahead of them, one false move could bring disaster for everyone Cass holds dear...and in this game of cat and mouse, no one will leave unscathed.

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EXCERPT:

from Game of Vengeance

I can’t stop the giddy joy rising in my chest and smile. A normal life. I get to go back to a normal life. Or as normal as I get. “Four. If they have the last courses I need to graduate during the summer term, I’ll be done by September.” Then I have to worry about getting a job, what to do with the rest of my life, and my lack of work history. Somehow I don’t think putting assassin on my resume will score me any interviews.

His hand drifts farther, brushing over my neck and along the faint scar left by Josef, a member of the family who tried to kill me on Isaiah’s orders. The doubts stir from their slumber at Nick’s constant touch tonight. His attention should make me happy. I am happy. I step back and tell those doubts to shut up.

He studies me a minute more, the light on the little porch buzzing when another fly gets trapped. It’s so damn loud, that buzzing, filling the silence. “Fine,” he says. “I get a copy of your schedule?”

The worry line between his brows makes my heart sputter just as badly as when he calls me “love,” only in an entirely different way. “Yes. A copy of the schedule, and anything else you think I need to stay safe. Except a babysitter. I’ve still got Josef’s knife.” Somewhere. It’s probably buried in a bag at Nick’s.

“I’m getting you your own. Something that fits your hand better.” He picks up my hand, holding it palm out, and uses his thumb to trace the creases.

My excitement dims a smidge. Carrying my own weapon is permanent, one that speaks of Nick’s faith that I can handle myself and the scrapes I get into. It’s also part of the life I’m trying to leave behind, if only Isaiah would pop up from whatever rock he’s hiding under.

And I wonder, not for the first time, if staying with Nick means I can’t shed that identity. If it’ll dog my steps like an unfriendly ghost.

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Jannine Gallant

Write what you know. Jannine Gallant has taken this advice to heart, creating characters from small towns and plots that unfold in the great outdoors. She grew up in a tiny Northern California town and currently lives in beautiful Lake Tahoe with her husband and two daughters. When she isn’t busy writing or being a full time mom, Jannine hikes or snowshoes in the woods around her home. Whether she’s writing contemporary, historical or romantic suspense, Jannine brings the beauty of nature to her stories

http://www.janninegallant.com/index.html

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Amanda K. Byrne

When she’s not plotting ways to sneak her latest shoe purchase past her partner, Amanda Byrne writes sexy, snarky romance and urban fantasy. She likes her heroines smart and unafraid to make mistakes, and her heroes strong enough to take them on. Amanda lives in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, and no, it really doesn’t rain that much.

http://amandakbyrne.com/

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