Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Murder, Plain and Simple By Isabella Alan GIVEAWAY!



First in a new series!

When Angela Braddock inherits her late aunt’s beautiful Amish quilt shop, she leaves behind her career and broken engagement for a fresh start in Holmes County, Ohio.

With her snazzy cowboy boots and her ornithophobic French bulldog, Angie doesn’t exactly fit in with the predominantly Amish community in Rolling Brook, but her aunt’s quilting circle tries to make her feel welcome as she prepares for the reopening of Running Stitch.

On the big day, Angie gets a taste of success as the locals and Englisch tourists browse the store’s wares while the quilters stitch away. But when Angie finds the body of ornery Amish woodworker Joseph in her storeroom the next morning, everything starts falling apart.

With evidence mounting against her, Angie is determined to find the culprit before the local sheriff can arrest her. Rolling Brook always appeared to be a simple place, but the closer Angie gets to the killer, the more she realizes that nothing in the small Amish community is as plain as it seems....
  
 
Pick up your copy here


Isabella Alan is the pseudonym for Amanda Flower. Amanda Flower, an Agatha-nominated mystery author, started her writing career in elementary school when she read a story she wrote to her sixth grade class and had the class in stitches with her description of being stuck on the top of a Ferris wheel. She knew at that moment she'd found her calling of making people laugh with her words. Her debut mystery, Maid of Murder, was an Agatha Award Nominee for Best First Novel. Amanda is an academic librarian for a small college near Cleveland.
 
Are you a mystery book lover? Are you a Amish Fiction book lover? Then boy o boy are you in for a treat with Isabella Alan's (better known as Amanda Flower) new book.
I have to say mystery lovers will not be able to put this book down. It is a fantastic 5 star read.
I say get cozy with a cup of hot chocolate and enjoy this read. You can read it in one after noon it is so good you can't put it down,
I  now can't wait for the next book in the Amish Quilt Shop series.
I recommend this book to all of you blog readers.
I was given a copy of this book by the author for my honest review. 


YOU NEED TO E-MAIL ME YOUR MAILING ADDRESS IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE SO ALREADY! I HAVE NO WAY OF MAILING YOUR BOOK IF YOU WIN WITH OUT A MAILING ADDRESS! themaryreader@yahoo.com

20 comments:

  1. Sounds like a great book. Thanks, Mary!!!

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  2. Amanda/Isabella is a new author to me & I would love to win this Amish mystery! Thank you for the opportunity!

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  3. My, Oh My! I definitely would love to read this! Great review Mary, thnx!

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  4. This is a new author to me, but I won't pass up an Amish mystery that you give such a great review of. I will head over and get my copy. Thanks Mary.

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  5. This sounds GREAT!!! I am both an Mystery and Amish book lover too and this sounds like a combo made in heaven for me! :D

    Hugs, Amada (pronounced: a.m.a.th.a)

    amada_chavez{AT}yahoo{DOT}com

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  6. I am a mystery book lover. At one time that is all I read. I was in a mystery book club way back when I was a young gal in my 20's. (Where oh where did the time go?!) Sounds like this book impressed you Mary! Thank you for your great review and giveaway!

    Blessings!
    Judy B

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    1. Judy, you are the WINNER! Congrats, I will get your book right out to you!

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    2. WooHoo! Thanks Mary! Love You!

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  7. An Amish book with mystery. Love it. Thanks for the wonderful review and the generous giveaway.

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  8. This sound like this book is right up my alley. Thank you Mary for this review.

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  9. Now you've got me all excited. I haven't had a chance to read that one yet. Very soon! Thanks for the great review, Mary!

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  10. This sounds great. I love the shop name: Running Stitch, so clever. How do people think these things up! Love it! Would love to win a book! I keep trying! Thanks Mary. You are so kind! And your reviews get us all excited to start reading.

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  11. Sounds like a great book. Love reading about the Amish. Will have to look for it. Thanks

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  12. Thank you for the great review, Mary. This sounds like a wonderful book and I thank you for the chance to win.

    mauback55 at gmail dot com

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  13. Oh Mary. This one sounds good. Like Amish and Mystery. So a good fix. I would love to win it. Please add my name. MAXIE mac262(at)me(dot)com

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  14. I am getting the hot chocolate ready! I have visited Holmes County, Ohio and it is beautiful. I can't wait to visit again in the pages of MURDER, PLAIN AND SIMPLE. Thank you so much for sharing this book with us!

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  15. well, I love Amanda Flower's books and have not read any of her Isabella Allen series. Sure would like to read it! Thanks,Rhonda

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  16. I love anything Amish, this book has an unusual storyline, & I would love to read it!

    I don't have of Amanda's/Isabella's books - thank you, Amanda for the opportunity to win a copy of your book!

    Thank you also, Mary!

    bonnieroof60@yahoo.com

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  17. This sounds like it would be a fun book to read !! Blessings Dana "Girl"

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