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Edith/Maddie writing on a dark October morning.
So much the better to have something to celebrate, and today it’s the rerelease of not one but two of my hardcovers from last year!
Yes, Murder Uncorked and Christmas Mittens Murder, which includes my novella “Murderous Mittens,” are now both available in mass market paperback (MMPB).
“Murderous Mittens” presents the origin story of widowed forty-something Cece Barton’s connection with fictional Colinas in northern California wine country. The novella also features an appearance by Cam Flaherty, the organic farmer from my Local Foods Mysteries. Cece helps solve a murder, her first case, with a guiding assist from Cam.
In Murder Uncorked, Cam has moved from Pasadena to her twin sister’s town and is managing a wine bar, Vino y Vida – and wouldn’t you know it, she gets involved in solving another homicide.
I’m delighted to have both books now available in a format more accessible to many readers. The rerelease comes just in time to catch up on the series before Deadly Crush, book two in the series, releases the week after Thanksgiving!
With any release, though, comes the box of books, otherwise known as inventory. Don’t get me wrong, I love that my publisher sends me a box of my own released book (and with two releasing the same day, two boxes). That said, my office isn’t big and my house doesn’t have much storage space, so I am awash in books!
With a goal of reducing that inventory a bit, I’ll send three commenters each a set of both new paperbacks. If you’ve already read the books, you can give them to someone who hasn’t.
Readers: What format do you prefer to read in? As an aside, at a dinner party last week I met a man who insisted listening to an audiobook wasn’t reading. None of us could convince him otherwise. What do you think?
The Wickeds 
As I get older my preferred format is audio books. I have poor eye sight and work long hours so it allows me to still read at the pace I want. I do like owning beautiful editions of the books I love. I do buy and read physical books just at a slower pace.
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