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Back to School!

The kids are back to school, so now it’s time for mom to have her very own little escape.  What better and cheaper way to escape than with a fabulous fall read?  Reading can take you far away to another land, to another life, make you laugh, cry or just escape reality for a little while.  Kingsmuir Press is here to help you find your perfect back to school break from reality.

Check out Lyoness Bradley’s Imperfect World.  This story begins in the late 70’s in an upper middle class high school dealing with court ordered school desegregation.  Leigh Webster struggles through her senior year facing the challenges brought by the influx of desegregation students and extremely overbearing parents, not to mention the fact that her father is their high school principal.

With college looming ahead Leigh is pushed towards the “right guy” while secretly loving a guy who her parents would never, ever approve of.  As life plunges ahead Leigh follows the path of least resistance but when tragedy strikes, she finds herself once again, face to face with the man she once loved.  This is one of those stories that will leave you asking, does God have a master plan for us, or was all this really just a coincidence?

Our second author Jean Marie Stanberry has a whole host of books that we love.  Her newest book Heartless-A Star is Dead is an epic murder mystery that will leave you positively breathless.  The brutal murder of an aging Hollywood movie star has detective Doug Bellamy stumped.  Between the troubling lack of evidence and her severely dysfunctional family.  When he finally finds a break in the evidence he must coordinate a desperate nationwide search for the murderer who has a final victim in their sights.  Can they get to the intended victim before the murderer exacts one final act of revenge?

Also check out Jean’s epic coming of age tale, The Illusion of Order. This book has rapidly become one of the most popular books in the UK and for good reason.  Everyone loves a feel good story and this book is no exception.  It will prove to you, that once you’ve hit rock bottom, the only way to go is up!  Brits still adore following the lives of their noble families and when there is a scandal it makes it all that much better.  This book will give you scandal on a silver platter. Sure those noble families look perfect in their family photo shoots, but what’s really going on behind the scenes?  That’s the “Illusion of Order”.

Finally, coming soon for you lovers of naughty vampires we have R. J. Hanrahan’s One Small Bite.  This ancient vampire dynasty has two families struggling for control of the crown and they will do whatever it takes to return it to their own family.  This sweeping drama transports young Pemberthy Parker from her lower middle class life in the late 70’s to a mediaeval castle far away where she learns she is of noble blood and she soon  finds herself embroiled in an elaborate intrigue to return the throne to a family who lost their rights to the crown years ago.

Pem finds herself to be merely a pawn in a society with ancient rules and customs she really doesn’t understand. She must struggle to fit into this new life within a society of vampires who have powers and desires that she can’t even really understand at first.  If you know anything about vampires you know that not only do they crave blood, but they have other “cravings” that must be satisfied and they will do just about anything to satisfy their lust.  It is these “cravings’ that will eventually lead to the downfall of the royal family.

That’s four great reads you must put on your list.  Take a little “me” time, escape the real world for a while with a fabulous book.  Check out these and all our great titles available on Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble.com and select privately owned bookstores.  These books are also available on all major e-readers and top e-reader lending sites.

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This Just In!

We are very excited to announce that Jean Marie Stanberry’s Heartless-A Star is Dead, is number six on the Huffington Post’s list of “Good Books Every Woman Should Read”.  The books that topped it were #1 To Kill a Mockingbird, #2 Pride and Predjudice, #3 The Help, #4 Little Women and #5 Are You There God?  It’s me Margaret.  All and all a very strong list indeed, and we are very proud to have edged out several very famous books like The Awakening and Madame Bovary.  You can see the list on Goodreads, a site committed to those passionate about reading.  Continue reading This Just In!

TGIF!

It’s Friday and after a busy week I plan to spend at least a few hours of time curled up with a good book this weekend.  Is anything really more relaxing after a long week?  If you are looking for a new, fun read why don’t you check out Jean Marie Stanberry’s new novel, Heartless-A Star is Dead.

This engrossing murder mystery will transport you to Chicago, where aging movie star Sabine Rousseau has been found brutally murdered in her own home.  Detectives Doug Bellamy and his partner Chris Salazar have very little to go on as the murderer managed to leave no evidence behind.  As the detectives begin to unravel Sabine’s rather sordid past, it is becoming quite evident why Sabine’s own very dysfunctional family, has wanted very little to do with her.

When the case and his own personal life seem to be falling apart, Bellamy is shocked to find he has been taken off the case.   When a previous contact calls him with new information, Bellamy has a brilliant flash of insight, but can he convince his critics to let him back on the case?  Has he figured everything out in time to save the next intended victim?  Watch a short trailer below and get your copy today.  Available on Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble.com and on all major e-readers.

Have a great weekend!

Vaughn Thompson-Kingsmuir Press

You can learn more about Jean Marie Stanberry and all of her other books at her website jeanstanberry.com and you can follow her on twitter  @jeanstanberry

Don’t miss your chance to win!

There’s still two more copies of Jean Marie Stanberry’s newest murder mystery up for grabs in Amazon’s giveaway of Heartless-A Star is Dead.  This adventurous murder mystery will have you anxiously turning the pages from the very beginning and you can have your own copy delivered right to your front door, on us.  Follow this link to enter. https://giveaway.amazon.com/p/b119d4635fcbeb4b

Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook, also you can visit Jean Marie Stanberry’s page at jeanstanberry.com 

Congratulations!

We had two lucky people who won Jean Marie Stanberry’s newest book “Heartless-A Star is Dead” in Amazon’s book give away.  More chances to win this adventerous murder-mystery novel coming up soon.   You can check out Jean’s other books on her website jeanstanberry.com and you can follow her on her twitter feed @jeanstanberry

Fans can’t get enough of “Heartless”!

If you’re like me, you love a great murder-mystery and blame it on the snowy weather here in the east, but Jean Marie Stanberry’s newest book “Heartless-A Star is Dead” is racing up the charts in popularity.

When aging movie star Sabine Rousseau is found brutally murdered in her Chicago area home, Doug Bellamy and his partner Chris Salazar are brought in to work the case.  Bellamy has long admired Ms. Rousseau, but interviewing her severely damaged family and delving into Sabine’s sordid past leads Bellamy to have a much lower opinion of the revered star.

The investigation soon focuses on Sabine’s youngest daughter, who seems to be the most mentally unstable of her children.  Just when Bellamy believes the case can’t get any more bizarre, he finds himself on a frantic journey across the country to save the life of the killer’s next intended victim.  But has this flash of insight come to him way too late?

This story will awaken your senses in a way you never knew possible and have you on the edge of your seat till the very end.  Available on all major e-readers at a special introductory price till the end of February.  Don’t wait till everyone’s talking about it, be one of the first to add this thrilling mystery to your bookshelf!

Vaughn Thompson-Kingsmuir Press

If you love this book as much as I know you’re going to love it, you’ll want to check out Jean’s other great works:  “Laying Low In Hollywood”, “One World United”, “The Illusion of Order” and “Blood, Sweat and Fears”  All available at Amazon, B & N and all major e-readers.  You can learn more about author Jean Stanberry at her website jeanstanberry.com or you can follow her on twitter @jeanstanberry

The Excitement is Building!

We were extremely excited to read Jean Marie Stanberry’s newest work “Heartless-A Star is Dead” and you should be too.  Just in case you haven’t read Jean’s other books let me tell you, she is a master of character development and this book has a surprise ending that no one on our staff saw coming. Continue reading The Excitement is Building!

Book Excerpt-“Heartless-A Star is Dead”

Kingsmuir Press is very excited and proud to announce that Jean Marie Stanberry’s newest novel, a murder mystery, will soon be available for purchase as a paperback and on all major e-readers.  Jean’s newest work, “Heartless-A Star is Dead” will be available on February 14, 2015 at Barnes and Noble, Amazon.com and select, privately owned bookstores in the US, Canada and GB, with expanded distribution in bookstores throughout Europe on March 1.  As always, our books are available worldwide through Amazon.com and it’s affiliates.

I am naturally quite excited that Jean has tried her hand in the murder-mystery genre, as it is one of my personal favorites and Jean is quite the seasoned professional with character development and that last minute twist no one expected.  Below I have attached an except from her first chapter, just to get you in the spirit.  Then on Valentines day, you can finally find out who is responsible for Sabine’s fate. Continue reading Book Excerpt-“Heartless-A Star is Dead”

New Murder-Mystery on the horizon

If you’re like me, you love a good murder-mystery, the suspense, the drama and of course that twist at the end, we never saw coming.  Jean Marie Stanberry, who is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors has just submitted her latest work to our editors at Kingsmuir Press and I am certain our readers are going to love it.  This book is full of intrigue and quirky characters and I literally couldn’t put it down till the end.  Jean’s new book is definitely everything I look for in a good murder-mystery.  Here is a short synopsis of the book you absolutely must read, coming on February 14, 2015.

When aging movie star Sabine Rousseau is found murdered in her own home, it’s a very disturbing scene.  The crime itself is not only horrendous, but obviously deeply personal for the person who’s taken Sabine’s life.  Doug Bellamy and his partner Chris Salazar are anxious to solve this heinous crime before the grisly details of Sabine’s murder leak out to the public.  Unfortunately Sabine’s family is not helpful at all and they have found very little physical evidence.  Their frustrations peak when they realize that the crime scene has been tampered with.

As Bellamy’s investigation delves into Sabine’s dysfunctional family and sordid past, it is becoming quite evident that Sabine Rousseau was not the elegant lady she had portrayed to her fans for so many years.  Has Sabine’s hidden past finally come back to haunt her?

Shortly after their investigation begins, Bellamy becomes frustrated.  Not only is their case hitting one roadblock after another, but his marriage seems to be disintegrating as well.  Finally, a break in the case brings new hope, but also a renewed fear that the suspect hasn’t finished their bloody rampage yet.  Soon Bellamy finds himself on a race across the country to apprehend this suspect before another victim can be claimed.

Vaughn Thompson-Kingsmuir Press

You can learn more about Jean Marie Stanberry and her four other books on her website jeanstanberry.com and you can follow her on twitter @jeanstanberry

Jean Marie Stanberry-“Laying Low In Hollywood”, “One World United”, “The Illusion of Order” and “Blood, Sweat and Fears”.