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This evening David and I went to Ollie’s to pick up decorations for New Years and instead we came home with a mat for the front door for Christmas next year. Along with book’s for me to read this year which Charlie said I didn’t need. Which isn’t true if you ask me a true book nerd who says you can’t have to many books can you?
I was surprised to find a lot of Hallmark Publishing books for less than $3 a piece. That is cheaper than Half Price books at times. Some of the books I found had been Hallmark Movies. I can’t wait to go back and get in the next couple weeks. If you close to Haltom City would you like to come with me?
I picked up three book Behind the Frame: A Shepherd Sisters Mystery by Tracy Gardner (Author) from Hallmark Publishing, Out of the Picture: A Shepherd Sisters Mystery from Hallmark Publishing (Hallmark Publishing’s Cozy Mysteries Book 1).Before you ask I haven’t read her books before. Have you? Along with The Perfect Catch by Cassidy Carter. I choose The Perfect Catch for two reason the first is because I loved the cover of the book. Second is I hadn’t read anything by this Author and wanted to check out her style of writing. Y
You will see on the front cover they say this book is “Based On the Hallmark Channel Original Movie. Before you ask no, I don’t know which movie. Do you? I came home this evening and googled the movie which you can find on Hallmark. Would you like to watch the movie with me which I believe I’ve seen but it wouldn’t hurt to jog my memory and watch the movie again.
About the book: Behind the Frame: A Shepherd Sisters Mystery
When art in the park leads to murder in the dark, the Shepherd sisters have another crime to solve.
Savanna Shepherd, an art expert turned elementary art teacher, is planning the Art in the Park festival for her hometown of Carson. But apparently, someone isn’t happy that Carson got to host the event: the beloved statue in the park is destroyed. Not long after, Savanna finds the dead body of one of the people on the planning committee.
Savanna and her sisters are convinced that the arrested murder suspect didn’t do it, despite strong evidence to the contrary. With the help of Dr. Aidan Gallager, Savanna’s new romantic interest, they uncover hidden resentments and intrigue. Several people in Carson had a motive for the murder. Can they find out which one of them is behind the framing of an innocent person?
This intriguing mystery includes a free Hallmark original recipe for Mini Rhubarb Pies.
Join the Shepherd sisters in solving a mystery…before it’s too late!
This artful cozy mystery is perfect for fans of Krista Davis and Joanne Fluke.
Savanna Shepherd is a former art authenticator—someone who can tell a forgery from the real thing. She’s got a talent for spotting secrets hiding in plain sight.
In the wake of a painful breakup, she moves back to her idyllic hometown on the banks of Lake Michigan. At least she’s close to her sisters again, and she’s enjoying her new job as a grade school art teacher.
Savanna even rediscovers her creative soul when an old family friend hires her to paint a mural. But sad and strange incidents occur at the woman’s mansion, compelling Savanna to investigate. With a little help from her sisters—and from Aidan, the intriguing town doctor—will she be able to figure out what’s wrong with this picture?
This intriguing cozy mystery includes a free Hallmark original recipe for Holy Yum Baked Chicken.
There is a 3rd book in the series which is Still Life and Death: A Shepherd Sisters Mystery from Hallmark Publishing I will go and see if they have it next week. Would you like to go with me?
Meet the Author: Tracy Gardner
Tracy Gardn is an Edgar Award nominated fiction author represented by Fran Black of Literary Counsel. Her RUBY RED HERRING, a Best 100 of 2021 New York Public Library book and a 2022 Mary Higgins Clark Award finalist, finds Gemologist and Antiquities expert Avery Ayers unraveling the mystery of how a priceless ruby is connected to the tragic car crash that killed her parents, and whether the strange messages she’s receiving could mean her father’s actually alive. The second book in this series, PERIL AT PENNINGTON MANOR, publishes June of 2022.
Tracy is also the author of Hallmark Publishing’s first cozy mystery series, the Shepherd Sisters Mysteries. OUT OF THE PICTURE is the first book in the now complete trilogy, intriguing, engaging stories about Art Authenticator turned elementary art teacher Savanna Shepherd and her sisters solving murder mysteries in a small Lake Michigan town.
A Detroit native and mother of three, Tracy Gardner is a daughter of two teachers who works as a nurse when not writing. Tracy lives with her husband and best friend of thirty years and a menagerie of spoiled rescue dogs and cats. She is a strong believer in the power of baked goods, live music, family and friends as staples to a happy life.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
