Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour and Giveaway for A Cuppa Trouble by Angela Ruth Strong, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
ABOUT THE BOOK
Title: A Cuppa Trouble
Series: The CafFUNated Mysteries #2
Author: Angela Ruth Strong
Publisher: Mountain Brook Ink
Release Date: July 1, 2019
Genre: Inspirational Cozy Mystery
Plans for a Valentine's Day grand opening of a small town coffee shop go awry when the first customer is killed. Evidence points toward the victim being mixed up in a car theft ring, but shop owners Tandy and Marissa have reason to believe he was framed.
An assortment of suspects--from a pink-haired heir to Tandy's charming ex--all seem to know a little too much about grand theft auto.
Without approval from either their boyfriends or the gum-chewing FBI agent in charge, the shop owners go on stakeouts, plan stings, and pursue justice in a high-speed car chase. If they don't find the killer soon, it might be more than their love lives in trouble.
EXCERPT
Gravel crunched behind them. Tandy jerked to turn the direction of the sound.
The dark form of a man appeared from the street.
She gripped Connor’s arm. “Go, go, go. Back out.”
Connor shifted, but didn’t step on the gas. “I’d run him over.”
“He’ll get out of the way.”
The form grew larger. A flashlight beam bounced over the interior of the truck.
Was this the guy who stole her car? Was this the guy who’d murdered George?
Connor looked over his shoulder.
“What if he doesn’t move?”
Tandy reached across the bench seat to grab Connor’s jacket and shake some sense into him.
“What if he has a gun?”
“Then I don’t want to antagonize him.” Connor shifted into park.
Tandy’s heart shot tingles down her arms and legs.
“Drive. What are you doing? What other choice do you have?”
Connor wrapped his big arms around her. Did he think he was Superman and bullets couldn’t penetrate him? They were sitting ducks. Any criminal who found them here would know they were spying.
His nose nuzzled her temple.
What in the world?
His mouth hovered by her ear, his breath less than pepperminty fresh.
“Haven’t you ever seen this in the movies?” he whispered.
Even if she was single and interested, this was not the time. She pushed Connor’s chest.
“I don’t watch those kinds of movies.”
Connor’s muscles stiffened underneath her palms.
“Spy movies.”
Why were they talking about spy movies? Why was Connor acting like he wanted to kiss her? They’d been following a car thief who might actually be a killer, and now that they were caught, he could kill them too.
They needed to figure out a way to make this guy think they were here for some other reason. But why would anybody drive out into the woods at night and park unless…
“Spy movies!”
She grabbed Connor’s face and kissed like her life depended on it. Because it did.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Angela Ruth Strong sold her first Christian romance novel in 2009 then quit writing romance when her husband left her. Ten years later, God has shown her the true meaning of love, and there's nothing else she'd rather write about. Her books have since earned TOP PICK in Romantic Times, been optioned for film, won the Cascade Award, and been Amazon best-sellers. She also writes non-fiction for SpiritLed Woman. To help aspiring authors, she started IDAhope Writers where she lives in Idaho, and she teaches as an expert online at WRITE THAT BOOK.
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TOUR GIVEAWAY
(1) winner will receive a "Coffee is like Sherlock Holmes" mug, "Drink Coffee and Do Good" sign (painted with coffee by author's cover designer), $25 Starbucks Gift Card & "Drink Coffee, and Read Books & Be Happy" tote.
Full tour schedule shown below. Giveaway will begin at midnight June 24, 2019 and last through 11:59 PM EST on July 1, 2019. Winner will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US only.
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Nice excerpt thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteSuch a fun cover.
ReplyDeleteohhh, such a good excerpt, thanks! Thanks for hosting a stop on the blog tour.
ReplyDeleteGood experct. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great cozy mystery!
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