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Author Spotlight: Melissa Westemeier Brings More Nun the Wiser Fun!
One of the best parts of being a part of Tule Publishing on both sides of the desk is getting a first peek at their new books. I’m having a ball copy editing Melissa Westemeier’s Nun the Wiser series. The stories are delightful! I especially loved the whole Comic Con vibe in A Fatal Habit, which released on February 16 and is available wherever you get your e-books! Have fun! Melissa Westemeier is a Sister in Crime and teacher from Wisconsin. She uses humor to explore serious subjects, and her published books include murder mysteries, rom-coms, and a trilogy loosely based on her years tending bar on the Wolf River.…
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Author Spotlight: Welcome Back Mystery Writer J.C. Kenney!
We have a winner! HiDee Silverwood Ekstrom, you are J.C.’s giveaway winner! Thanks to everyone for stopping by! Nothing makes this author happier than welcoming great writers who also happen to be good friends to the spotlight. Today it’s my real pleasure to welcome mystery writer and fellow Tule author J.C. Kenney to join me here on the blog! (Confession? I’m in love with Elmo Simpson!) J.C. Kenney is the Agatha award winning and bestselling author of The Allie Cobb Mysteries, The Darcy Gaughan Mysteries, and The Elmo Simpson Mysteries. He’s also the co-host of The Bookish Hour and Bookish Moment webcasts. When he’s not writing, you can find him…
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Author Spotlight: Kris Bock Kicks Off Our 2026 Spotlights with Her New Cozy!
What a treat to have fellow Tule author Kris Bock as my first guest in the Author Spotlight for 2026. Kris is an amazing mystery writer and keeps me totally intrigued with every book. Her romances are also great fun! Kris Bock writes mystery, suspense, and romance, often with smart, snarky heroines finding adventure (sometimes against their will) in the Southwest. She lives in New Mexico where she enjoys hiking with her husband and playing with their ferrets. Quick Fun Fact: Kris also writes The Felony Melanie series with her brother, scriptwriter Douglas J Eboch, who wrote the original screenplay for the movie Sweet Home Alabama. If you haven’t discovered…
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Author Spotlight: Shelly Jones Is Still Here with More Fun and Games!
We have a winner! Congratulations, Carol Alscheff. You are Shelly’s winner. She will be in touch with you. Thanks to everyone who stopped by–we love talking to our readers! Well, as Shelly is fast learning and most of you who know me are already aware, I can be dippy. I posted this Author Spotlight a week early–Shelly was scheduled for December 3, which is today. Mea Culpa! So…Shelly is here again and I’m so delighted to give them an extra week in the Spotlight, because I know when fellow Tule author Shelly Jones stops by it’s always going to be fun and games! Delighted they’re here with us this week! …
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Author Spotlight: Heidi Field Is Here with a New Thriller!
Carol Light–you are Heidi’s randomly selected giveaway winner. She will be in touch with you. Thanks to everyone for stopping by! I’m so pleased to welcome fellow Tule Publishing author Heidi Field back to the spotlight. She creates amazing, twisty thrillers that keep you on the edge of your seat as you read. If you’re into thrillers, you don’t want to miss her novels! Heidi Field was raised in the beautiful countryside of the South of England with her parents and her two sisters. In her twenties she was a freelance Sports Massage Therapist. She achieved a Degree in Zoology at the age of thirty and then went on to…
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Author Spotlight: Meet Debut Thriller Author John David
We have a winner! Sandy Pride, you are John’s giveaway winner! John will be in touch. Thanks to everyone who stopped by–we love talking to our readers. I love a good thriller, so it’s particularly special to me today to welcome debut thriller writer and fellow Tule Publishing author, John David to the Spotlight today. We had a fascinating chat, and he’s got a giveaway for you! John David is a long-time public relations and crisis communications consultant, author of a non-fiction business book, and a corporate ghostwriter. His debut novel, The Bystander (The Lemaster Files Book 1), was longlisted for the BPA First Novel Award. When not working or…
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Author Spotlight: Shelly Jones Is Back for More Fun & Games!
We have a winner! Congratulations to Donna E Hammer Durnell! You are Shelly’s giveaway recipient. Shelly will be in touch with you. Thanks to everyone who stopped by–we love talking to our readers! Shelly Jones is a professor by trade and a nerd by design. Woefully introverted, their pockets are full of post-it notes and their head is full of (unsaid) witty come-backs and un-won arguments from years past. When they aren’t grading papers or writing new cozy mysteries, Shelly can often be found hiking in the woods or playing a board game while their cats look on. Website | Instagram | Bluesky | Goodreads ~*~*~*~ Thanks for having me on…
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Author Spotlight: Mystery Author Shelly Jones Is Here with Their Tule Debut Novel & a Giveaway!
We have a winner! Margie Senechal, you are Shelly’s giveaway winner. She will be in touch. Thanks to everyone for coming by and participating–we love talking with our readers! Spotlight authors have a great time and so do I! Right off, wow! I’ve had so much fun talking to Shelly Jones, who is a new-to-me cozy mystery author. Their Tule Publishing debut novel, Player Elimination, just released yesterday, and I can’t wait to read it! Shelly Jones is a professor by trade and a nerd by design. Woefully introverted, their pockets are full of post-it notes and their head is full of (unsaid) witty come-backs and un-won arguments from years…
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Author Spotlight: Melissa Westemeier Newest Nun the Wiser Mystery Is Here!
We have a winner! Lauri Kapitzke, you are Melissa’s giveaway winner. Melissa will be in touch. Thanks to everyone who stopped by! We love talking to our readers! What fun to welcome mystery writer Melissa Westemeier back to the Spotlight! Her newest novel Dropped Like a Bad Habit is book 2 in the Nun the Wiser series for Tule Publishing. Melissa Westemeier grew up around the edge of nerd culture, but marriage and motherhood with three sons immersed her in it. She’s fluent in Marvel, DC, Dr. Who, Star Wars, Godzilla, and more thanks to their influence. Her fiction work includes rom-com and a trilogy loosely based on her experience tending…
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Author Spotlight: Kris Bock Is Here with a New Release & Muffins!
I’m happy to welcome mystery writer and fellow Tule Publishing author, Kris Bock back to the Spotlight today. She always such awesome stuff to share and today it’s a new mystery–which I loved! And a delish muffin recipe! Take a look! Kris Bock’s Death at Rock Bottom Reluctantly Psychic #Mystery and Green Chile Muffins #recipe In Reluctantly Psychic Mystery series, a quirky loner who can read the history of any object with her touch gets drawn into mysteries at the museum of oddities where she works. Book 2 is out now! Death at Rock Bottom (A Reluctant Psychic Murder Mystery series book 2) After solving the mystery of her predecessor’s…