Copper Waters by Marlene M. Bell - Book Tour + Giveaway

 

Book Details:

Book Title:  Copper Waters - A New Zealand Mystery (Annalisse Series Book 4) by Marlene M. Bell

Category: Adult Fiction (18 +), 340 pages 

Genre: Mystery-Suspense

Publisher:  Ewephoric Publishing

Release date:   October, 2022

Content Rating:  G. Book is for general audiences. No profanity. No graphic scenes. Crimes described briefly after-the-fact. Mild and limited romance

Book Description:

Annalisse Drury and Alec Zavos find themselves on opposing sides when an ex-lover from Alec’s past introduces him to his alleged son. With Alec distracted and their future engagement in limbo, Annalisse accepts a key to her dream cottage—situated on a picturesque sheep station on South Island, New Zealand—only this time, she travels alone.

But not long after her arrival she’s confronted by two peculiar deaths—either accidental, or the deliberate acts of a psychopath.

Local investigators are closing the cases too quickly and want Annalisse to exit the country before she reveals the town’s darkest secrets.

Will she return to Alec, or sacrifice their future together to expose it all?

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Book Details:

Book Title:  Stolen Obsession (Annalisse Series Book 1) by Marlene M. Bell

Category: Adult Fiction (18 +), 296 pages 

Genre: Mystery-Suspense

Publisher:  Ewephoric Publishing

Release date:   March 2018

Format available for review:  print - softback, e-book (mobi file (for Kindle), ePub, PDF), audiobook (audible download)

Will send print books out:  USA 

Content Rating:  PG. Subtle romantic interludes. No profanity.

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Book Description:

People die, but legends live on.

New York antiquities appraiser Annalisse Drury's best friend was murdered. The killer’s identity may be linked to her friend’s expensive missing bracelet—a 500-year-old artifact that carries an ancient curse, one that unleashes evil upon any who dare wear the jewelry created for the Persian royal family.

Weeks later, Annalisse sees a matching necklace at a Manhattan gallery opening. She begs the owner to destroy the cursed piece, but her pleas fall on deaf ears—despite the unnatural death that occurs during the opening. With two victims linked to the jewelry, Annalisse is certain she must act. Desperate, Annalisse enlists the gallery owner’s son to help—even though she’s afraid he’ll break her heart. Wealthy and devastatingly handsome, with a string of bereft women in his wake, Greek playboy Alec Zavos dismisses Annalisse’s concerns—until his parents are ripped from the Zavos family yacht during their ocean voyage near Crete.

Annalisse and Alec race across two oceans to save his parents, feared kidnapped or even dead. When the killer changes tactics and goes after Alec behind Annalisse’s back, can her plan to rescue Alec’s mother save them all?

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Book Details:

Book Title:  Spent Identity (Annalisse Series Book 2) by Marlene M. Bell

Category: Adult Fiction (18 +), 378 pages 

Genre: Mystery-Suspense

Publisher:  Ewephoric Publishing

Release date:   Nov 2019

Format available for review:  print - softback, e-book (mobi file (for Kindle), ePub, PDF), audiobook (audible download)

Will send print books out:  USA 

Content Rating:  PG-13+M. Main Character is accosted and fights an assailant in one chapter. Mild profanity.

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Book Description:

Antiquities appraiser Annalisse Drury drives to her family farm in upstate New York to consult with Aunt Kate about her troubled relationship with Greek tycoon, Alec Zavos. When Annalisse arrives, she learns the beloved farm she expects to inherit is for sale.

That same morning, they find a stranger's body decaying in the barn. Then her aunt vanishes.

In Spent Identity, Annalisse and Alec join forces for the second time. They must find the mastermind behind her aunt's abduction before Kate's health issues worsen. Was the corpse in the barn a coincidence or a warning? The clock ticks for Annalisse to find her aunt and repair what she has left with the man she loves.

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Book Details:

Book Title:  Scattered Legacy (Annalisse Series Book 3) by Marlene M. Bell

Category: Adult Fiction (18 +), 352 pages 

Genre: Mystery-Suspense

Publisher:  Ewephoric Publishing

Release date:   Oct 2021

Format available for review:  print - softback, e-book (mobi file (for Kindle), ePub, PDF)

Will send print books out:  USA 

Content Rating:  PG+M. Brief kissing/romance. mild use of profanity like "damn." No F Bombs. Some violence and talk of an attack by villain that doesn't materialize.

Book Description:

To outsiders, the relationship between Manhattan antiquities assessor Annalisse Drury and sports car magnate Alec Zavos must look carefree and glamorous. In reality, it’s a love affair regularly punctuated by treasure hunting, action-packed adventure, and the occasional dead body.

When Alec schedules an overseas trip to show Annalisse his mother's birthplace in Bari, Italy, he squeezes in the high-stakes business of divesting his family’s international corporation. But things go terribly wrong as murder makes its familiar reappearance in their lives – and this time it’s Alec’s disgraced former CFO who’s the main suspect.

Accompanied by friend and detective Bill Drake, Annalisse and Alec find themselves embroiled in a behind-closed-doors conspiracy that threatens the reputation and legacy of Alec’s late father – linking him to embezzlement, extortion, and the dirty business of the Sicilian Mafia. The search for the truth sends the trio straight into riddles, secrets, and an historic set of rosary beads. Annalisse leads Alec toward a discovery that is unthinkable, and events that will change their futures forever.

Scattered Legacy is the third in Marlene M. Bell’s thrilling Annalisse series, which weaves romance, crime, and historical mystery into addictive tales to instantly captivate fans of TV show Bones or Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code.

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Guest Post
WHAT WRITING PROJECT IS COMING NEXT?

Many don’t know this, but the idea of Annalisse began as a single book with the same title. Only through a number of drafts and many obvious subplots did it become clear to my developmental editors that Annalisse’s narrative should become a series of events in multiple installments. Stolen Obsession’s first draft held way too many characters getting into mischief for a single Annalisse novel!

The scenarios for the upcoming and untitled book number five of the Annalisse series are floating around in my mind even as I’m releasing book four, Copper Waters. When writing, I typically imagine one novel ahead. Where the next book will take place, and how to lead the reader there as they reach the end of the current work. Each chapter in every one of my books is designed to finish as a segue that asks the reader to jump into the following chapter—propelling them forward with a strong desire to find out what happens next. My motto, “mystery at a killing pace,” highlights my writing style; short, punchy sentences that get to the point quickly and move on while applying conversational dialog. My last blogger review used a word to describe the pacing in Copper Waters as meteoric. What a great word!

Book Five is on the virtual shelf at this time. Instead of jumping into what happens after Copper Waters, I’ve decided to temporarily break from the Annalisse and Alec story and write a fresh standalone unrelated to the series. Sticking with my love of mysteries and him/her relationships, I’ll have new characters ready and willing to experience troublesome times together! The new story takes place in a fictitious town located near the panhandle of Texas during a very cold winter. My protagonist is a culinary gourmet or sorts. An out-of-work pastry chef of her own choosing—where life has taken her closer to immediate family. She’s moved from a celebrity’s personal chef position in California to be with her father after the passing of her mother. More than one suitor, (a known and an unknown,) will vie for my main character’s affections as they solve unexpected havoc occurring in a vintage home built during the Civil War era. A home she’s inherited from a close family friend.

It will be a challenge for me to switch gears away from Annalisse’s adventures, but I’m up for it! Once I’m well into the outline for my next book, I’ll announce more details like the title and possibly the cover artwork.

Meet the Author:

Marlene M. Bell is an eclectic mystery writer, artist, photographer, and she raises sheep in beautiful East Texas with her husband, Gregg, three cats and a flock of horned Dorset sheep.

The Annalisse series has received numerous honors including the Independent Press Award for Best Mystery (Spent Identity,) and FAPA— Florida Author’s President’s Gold Award for two other installments, (Stolen Obsession and Scattered Legacy.) Her mysteries with a touch of romance are found at marlenembell.com. She also offers the first of her children's picture books, Mia and Nattie: One Great Team! Based on true events from the Bell’s ranch. The simple text and illustrations are a touching tribute of compassion and love between a little girl and her lamb.

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