Friday, December 5, 2025

Holidays & Homicides Short Story Collection ~ Great Escapes Book Tours Spotlight & Giveaway!

HOLIDAYS AND HOMICIDES
SHORT STORY COLLECTION
by Rosalie Spielman, Catherine Bruns, Gin Jones, Annie McEwen,
Lena Gregory, Jennifer Fischetto, Anne Marie Stoddard,
Kelly Rey, Misty Simon, Christine Knapp,
Jamie L. Adams, Erica Wynters

Holiday Cozy Mysteries
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Gemma Halliday
Publishing Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 2, 2025
Print length ‏ : ‎ 419 pages 

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About Holidays & Homicides

From twelve USA Today bestselling and award winning authors comes a short story collection stuffed full of mirthful mysteries, clever criminals, and holiday cheer! 

These short holiday bites are perfect for enjoying between rounds of wrapping or binge-reading over a cup of cocoa!

Stories include: A Hometown Christmas Caper (Hometown Mysteries) by Rosalie Spielman; Gossip, Guilt & Gingerbread (Coffee & Cream Café Mysteries) by Lena Gregory; Larceny & Twinkle Lights (Jamie Winters Mysteries) by Kelly Rey; Holidays & Heists (Aloha Lagoon Mysteries) by Anne Marie Stoddard; Ornaments, Surprise & Dead Guys (Gianna Mancini Mysteries) by Jennifer Fischetto; It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Mischief (Northwoods Mysteries) by Annie McEwen; You Can't see the Forest for the Christmas Trees (Modern Midwife Mysteries) by Christine Knapp; Jingle Bell Rocker (Sunny Side Up Mysteries) by Misty Simon; Holly, Handcuffs, and Hearsay (Camelot Flowers Mysteries) by Erica Wynters; Search for the Silent Santa (Ghost Town Mysteries) by Jamie L. Adams; Nothing But Truffle (Cookies & Chance Mysteries) by Catherine Bruns; A Heartland Homicide (Bourbon B&B Mysteries) by Gin Jones.
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About the Authors

Catherine Bruns is the USA Today bestselling author of the Cookies & Chance mysteries. She lives in New York with her very patient husband, three sons, and several spoiled pets. Catherine has a B.A. in English and is a former newspaper reporter and press release writer. She also writes the Italian Chef mysteries, Cindy York real estate and Carrie Jorgenson (Aloha Lagoon) culinary series. Her book, For Sale by Killer, won the 2019 Daphne du Maurier award for Mainstream Mystery/Suspense.

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Lena Gregory is the author of the Bay Island Psychic Mysteries, which take place on a small island between the north and south forks of Long Island, New York, and the All-Day Breakfast Café Mysteries, which are set on the outskirts of Florida’s Ocala National Forest.

Lena grew up in a small town on the south shore of eastern Long Island. She recently relocated to Florida with her husband, three kids, son-in-law, and four dogs. Her hobbies include spending time with family, reading, jigsaw puzzles, and walking. Her love for writing developed when her youngest son was born and didn’t sleep through the night. She works full time as a writer and a freelance editor and is a member of Sisters in Crime. To learn more about Lena and her latest writing endeavors, visit her website.

Rosalie Spielman is a mother, veteran, and retired military spouse. She was thrilled to discover that she could make other people laugh with her writing and finds joy in giving people a humorous escape from the real world. Her cozy mystery novels are set in locales that have chickens—such as sunny Kauai and rural Idaho—writing for the multi-author Aloha Lagoon mystery series and her own Hometown Mystery series.

She currently lives in Maryland with her husband in a rapidly emptying nest. For more information on her books or to subscribe to her newsletter, go to her  website. Rosalie strives to provide you a cozy escape...one page at a time.

From her first discovery of Nancy Drew, USA Today bestselling author Kelly Rey has had a lifelong love for mystery and tales of things that go bump in the night, especially those with a twist of humor. Through many years of working in the court reporting and closed captioning fields, writing has remained a constant. If she's not in front of a keyboard, she can be found reading, working out or avoiding housework. She's a member of Sisters in Crime and lives in the Northeast with her husband and a menagerie of very spoiled pets.

Gin Jones is a retired lawyer who specialized in ghost-writing for other lawyers. She prefers to write her own books, though, since she doesn't have to worry that her sense of humor might get her thrown into jail for contempt of court. In her spare time, Gin makes quilts, grows garlic, and advocates for patients with rare disorders. Learn more: website

Jamie L. Adams fell in love with books at an early age. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott opened her imagination and sparked a dream to be a writer. She wrote her first book as a school project in 6th grade.

A graduate of the Institute of Children's Literature as well as member of American Christian Fiction Writers, The Writing Desk and several critique groups, she spends most of her time writing, reading or learning more about the craft near to her heart.

The parents of three very active children, she and her husband live in the Ozarks surrounded by forest and wildlife.

Erica Wynters started as most authors do - as an avid reader. Cozy mysteries and romantic suspense offered her just the escape she was looking for! The combination of great love and great danger keeps her turning pages late into the night.

Now they keep her writing pages late into the night. Her goal is always two-fold: help you fall in love with love all over again and take you on an adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat!

Falling in love has never been so fun...or so dangerous! 

Misty Simon always wanted to be a storyteller…preferably behind a Muppet. Animal was number one, followed closely by Sherlock Hemlock… Since that dream didn’t come true, she began writing stories to share her world with readers, one laugh at a time.

Touching people’s hearts and funny bones are two of her favorite things, and she hopes everyone at least snickers in the right places when reading her books. She lives with her husband in Central Pennsylvania, where she is hard at work on her next novel or three. Learn more: website

Christine Knapp practiced as a nurse-midwife for many years. A writer of texts and journal articles, she is now thrilled to combine her love of midwifery and mysteries as a fiction author. Christine currently narrates books for the visually impaired. A dog lover, she lives near Boston. Learn more: website 

Annie McEwen is the author of the Northwoods Mysteries Series, set amongst the tall pines and sparkling lakes of northern Wisconsin where she spent vacations as a kid. Because of a sweet love story between her youngest sister and a local Wisconsin boy (storyline idea!), she’s still been able to keep on visiting the beautiful place that means so much to her. Annie and her husband are empty nesters—their son is married to his high school sweetheart, and their daughter is married with two adorable toddler boys. Being grandparents is definitely the best gig ever! They also have four fur babies who just might make some special appearances in Annie's books. When Annie isn’t writing, playing with her grandsons, or tackling trash-to-treasure projects, she works as a radiological technologist, aka, she takes pictures of bones...you can’t hide much from her! Writing, though, is her first love. 
  
Jennifer Fischetto is the USA TODAY Bestselling author of the Gianna Mancini paranormal cozy mystery series, as well as a dozen other titles. She writes family-centric murder mysteries and things that go bump in the night. A lover of rainstorms and snow, she prefers fiction over reality and longs to live in a world where French fries grow on trees, chocolate appears whenever desired, and every day is October. She watches too much television and movies, which fuel her never-ending supply of plot ideas, and is a rabid fan of suspense, horror, and everything supernatural. Connect on her website.

Anne Marie Stoddard is a USA TODAY bestselling author and former Amazon Mover & Shaker. She writes supernatural suspense and humorous cozy mysteries with an edge. Her Amelia Grace Mystery series, inspired by her years working in radio, and concert venues and music festivals across the U.S., has won several awards, including the 2012 AJC Decatur Book Festival Writing Contest, the 2013 Book Junkie's Choice Award for Best Debut Fiction Novel, and nominations for the 2014 & 2016 RONE Awards Best Mystery/Thriller Category. Aside from writing, Anne Marie loves her husband and their dog, college football, hula hoops, music, coffee, and anything pumpkin-flavored. For more details about Anne Marie's upcoming projects, giveaways, and more, visit her website

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TOUR PARTICIPANTS
December 2 – Boys' Mom Reads! – REVIEW 
December 2 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR INTERVIEW 
December 3 – Jody's Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT 
December 3 – Guatemala Paula Loves to Read – AUTHOR GUEST POST 
December 4 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT 
December 4 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW
December 5 – Reading, Writing & Stitch-Metic – AUTHOR GUEST POST 
December 5 – Hall Ways Blog – SPOTLIGHT 
December 6 – @bibliophile_foodie – REVIEW 
December 6 – Cassidy's Bookshelves – SPOTLIGHT 
December 6 – Jemima Pett, Author – REVIEW 
December 7 – Books1987 – SPOTLIGHT 
December 8 – Angel's Book Nook – SPOTLIGHT 
December 8 – Bea's Book Nook – REVIEW – INDIVIDUAL GIVEAWAY 
December 9 – Cozy Up With Kathy - REVIEW, AUTHOR GUEST POST 
December 9 – Sarandipity's – AUTHOR INTERVIEW 
December 10 – Christy's Cozy Corners – REVIEW 
December 10 – Caboodle of Cozies – SPOTLIGHT 
December 11 – Sarah Can't Stop Reading Books – REVIEW 
December 11 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT 
December 12 – Salty Inspirations - REVIEW, AUTHOR GUEST POST 
December 12 – The Mystery of Writing – SPOTLIGHT 
December 13 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT 
December 13 – Reading Is My SuperPower – SPOTLIGHT 
December 14 – Maureen's Musings – SPOTLIGHT 
December 15 – Sapphyria's Book Reviews - REVIEW

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2 comments:

  1. Thank you for spotlighting our anthology. I hope anyone who reads it enjoys it. Happy Holidays!

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    1. It looks like such a fun & festive collection. Thanks for contributing to it!

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