The Annual Wrap-Up Post: 2023 in Review

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Wow, time flies! There are so many times I wanted to post quick updates here, and then ... didn't. I like to take the week between Christmas and New Year's Eve to do a little reflection on the past year, though, so without further ado, let's get started on the traditional year-end post. 

2023 was an interesting year on so many levels: 

I edited or proofread approximately 26 books this year. (See a portfolio here.) Many thanks to the clients who've hired me as well as to Inner Traditions for being such a great company to freelance for. 

I also edited nearly a million words of copy for monthly retainer clients who have regular marketing and other messaging, and beta read or served as an arc reader for more books than I can count (as I didn't track those stats, but it was in the dozens), plus I read approximately 58 books for fun this year (a lot fewer than previous years, but I was pretty busy).

I grew as a person, too, working hard to become a Certified Intuition Master Practitioner through Intuition Lab. Many thanks to Kim Chestney for her friendship and mentoring, and also many thanks to my fellow students, especially my study group, who were so instrumental in my growth as an intuitive. I will be joining the Intuition Lab faculty in a larger role in 2024. Come join us! 

By the way, be on the lookout for Kim's new book, The Illumination Code, coming out in 2024. You might recognize one of the contributors in a tiny piece of this book. I also learned that one of my fellow Intuition Lab friends lives nearby, so she and I have been having fun going out and exploring the area. 

My friend Jessica and I explored a haunted local restaurant.

I joined a writing accountability group and am finally making progress on two books. The first book is what I learned after a near-death experience (which caused me to turn my life around). The second is about my paranormal experiences throughout life. I decided to write it because I often get into conversations with people about paranormal things, and I realized I actually have enough to make a full book (maybe two), so why not? It's truly my hope to finally publish at least one of these in 2024. 

Also, I went on approximately 10 hospice visits this year, and hope to do at least the same next year. I really appreciate my fellow members in the Long Bay Threshold Singers and have enjoyed getting to know them better, too. One of my fellow singers invited me into a recording studio to record a song she'd written, too, so that was fun!

My friend Charly and I after recording her song at a studio.

I also was able to take several trips:

• To Charlotte for the annual ConCarolinas convention, featuring paranormal, writing, comics, gaming, sci-fi, geek and tech tracks. I think this is quickly becoming my "home" convention despite the fact that it's 3 hours away. I really enjoy everything on offer and everyone I've met there is so nice.

• A 2-week trip up and down the east coast with my parents to see family and family friends. We stopped in several places in Maryland, New York, Connecticut, and Virginia. This was a really special time for my family.

• The 2023 Dogman Conference in Fort Worth, TX, put on by Josh Turner (Paranormal Round Table) and Ken Gerhard (UnXplained, The Proof is Out There, and other shows). They and their team did an amazing job, the presenters were all fabulous, and I met so many wonderful people, including finally meeting 2 clients in person (Josh and Lyle Blackburn)

2023 Dogman Conference, Fort Worth, TX
me with friends (L-R, Top to Bottom):
Glenn Haskins, Nellie Turner, Lyle Blackburn
The Nunnellys, Darrel Denton & Martin Groves, Barton Nunnelly
Craig Woolheater, Latisha Nunnelly, Josh Turner
Ken Gerhard, Dinner Companions, Ron Morehead & Keri Campbell

• A trip to Houghton Lake, Michigan, for the 5th annual Michigan UFO Contact 👽 conference put on by Deb and Arjay DeRousse and Mike Smith. They and their team also did an amazing job, and I've already booked my room for next year. I met so many cool people there, plus I got to spend quality time with friends.

Me with some of my friends at
MI UFO CON 2023
in Houghton Lake, Michigan
Jamilah Simmons-McKenzie, Rev. Michael Carter,
Andrea Perron, Lyn Bowling and Maizy,
and Deb DeRousse

• A quick weekend jaunt to Greenville, SC to see Lyle Blackburn's band, Ghoultown, with my Dad. As Lyle mentioned to my father that night, we'd worked together for years without ever meeting, then this year we got to see each other twice in two months. (That's what happens when one person is in Texas and the other on the East Coast.) Also chalk this trip up to my first editor shout-out during a rock concert! 👍 It was a nice dad/daughter trip, and while there, we stopped and paid our respects to my first mother-in-law, a lovely woman who died too young and is interred with her ancestors in a historic cemetery. 

Dad and I had a fun time seeing
Lyle Blackburn and his bandmates
on tour within driving
distance of where we live!

I even got to march in a Christmas Parade, which had the feel of a small-town Hallmark Movie in disguise! 

While the year did have its downsides, too (all years do!), I feel incredibly lucky and blessed that this is my life. No matter what lumps happened in 2023 or prior years, I will always move forward into a new year with hope, looking forward to what is to come, whatever that may be, rather than doom a year before it even begins (which I often see online). I think it's in people's nature to fear what's coming if they've suffered in a year, but for me, I choose to remain positive but realistic. I know 2024 will have challenges ... it wouldn't be life without them ... but I still embrace it all! 

Wishing you all an amazing, happy, healthy, abundant, and beautiful 2024. Happy New Year! 💛

The Sweetest Hospice Visit

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I volunteer at hospices as a threshold singer through the international organization, Threshold Choir, founded by Kate Munger. Today’s song visit at the hospice is still on my mind because of one of the recipients who I’m still smiling about hours later. She’s 92, I believe she said, and she was a respite patient (meaning she’s there to give her caregiver a couple of days’ break, but she’s not in her final hours or anything). 

 She was asleep when we walked in, and we often do sing in super soft, lullaby voices as they sleep as long as the nursing staff has given us the go-ahead. We walked in and put down our chairs (we carry little stools so we can sit at the foot of the bed) and before we could sit, she woke up, looked at us like we were crazy, then shouted “WHO ARE YOU?!” When our song leader tried to answer, she shouted “WHAT? I CAN’T HEAR YOU!” 

We ascertained through a variety of lip reading, shouting, and flailing attempts at hand signals that she’s deaf as post and doesn’t wear her hearing aids because “THEY DON’T WORK ANYWAY.” But we did figure out that she could hear us if we were right next to her and shouted near her, so when we finally managed to communicate who we were and what we were doing in her room, she got herself all sat up again and invited us to stay and sing. 

And sing we did! Instead of our usual soft lullaby voices, we closed the door a bit so as not to disturb the entire building and proceeded to belt at the top of our lungs old songs that she’d know the lyrics to: "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," "You Are My Sunshine," and other popular songs were a hit, and she actually sang along with us and in tune! It absolutely made her day, she clapped along and smiled and tapped her little feet, and offered us whatever pastry was on her plate (we declined), and told us a bit about herself, and then she wanted to know where we sing. 

 “Here.” 

 “Not up in Wilmington?” 

 “No. Here and down into Myrtle Beach.” 

 “Oh? Well, this is a nice place. It’s new, you know. And it’s not like I’ve seen the whole place, but I’ve been here since Thursday, and this room is nice, the food is nice, and everyone has just been so nice. Yes, it’s a nice place …. well, that’s an odd thing to say about somewhere you go to die, but you know what I mean. It’s just really nice.” 

And she’s right. The facility I sing in is small: seven patient rooms. It’s built in a large circle so that every room has an outdoor patio with rocking chairs. There’s an indoor courtyard of pollinator plants in the center of the circle. The patient rooms are like large efficiency apartments minus the appliances, with plenty of space for family and visitors, including a sleeping couch and recliner/twin for family to sleep on and a large bathroom. In the common areas, there is a large lounge with a piano, and a large kitchen stocked with complimentary foods so families don’t have to find somewhere to eat or leave their loved one for too long. There’s a playground, and an indoor play area for children, too. It’s an amazing facility, and I can only hope to be so lucky that if I have to go somewhere else to die, it’s in a place like that. This is the kind of place with a wait list. But what a gift they give to the dying and their families. 

After our voices were spent, our little friend held out her hands for each of us to take hers, and she gave us each a squeeze. I utterly ADORED her. This is soul work, simple and true.

Having Fun with Smart Devices

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Recent Adventures with AI via a Smart Device

(In this case, an Amazon Echo)

Me: Alexa, play Boudica by Enya

Alexa: I can’t find that song. Playing songs by similar artists on Amazon Music.  

🎵🎶 MOVE! B**ch, get out the way…

Me: . . .

Alexa: 🎵🎶 …get out the way, b**ch, get out the way!

Me: ALEXA!

Alexa: . . .

Me: NO.

Alexa: 🎵🎶MOVE! B**ch, get out the way!

Me: ALEXA!

Alexa: . . .

Me: STOP.

Alexa: . . . 

Me: Alexa, play Boudica by Enya

Alexa: Playing Enya and similar artists on Amazon Music. 

🎵🎶 SAIL AWAY, SAIL AWAY, SAIL AWAY!

Me: 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

How Gratitude Overcame a Case of the Don't Wannas

(I made this post on Conscious Commons today, and thought I'd share it here as well.) 

Today I woke up on the wrong side of the bed. I didn't get enough sleep, and I was annoyed that I had been woken up by an early alarm for a physical therapy session. Asleep on my feet, travel mug full of coffee in hand, and feeling a case of the "don't wannas," I headed out to my car to go to PT.... ...and then remembered that they've closed my road for maintenance, and I'd have to go the "long way around," making my five-minute commute a fifteen-minute commute, which would most definitely make me late for the appointment. I grumped and groaned and stressed as I started out of my driveway. And then I remembered to have gratitude for my situation: - I can go to PT and have someone help me with my pain. - My insurance will pay for the appointments. - I have a car I can drive, and the landscape is beautiful as I take the long way around. - It's a gorgeous, sunny day! I rolled down the windows and let the fresh spring air refresh my spirit. - This fair trade coffee sure is tasty! ...and so on. By the time I arrived at my appointment, my attitude was adjusted, my mood was lifted, and most importantly, I didn't go in and sour anyone else's Monday with a bad attitude. 

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E-Book Preorders: Best Practices and Issues

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So I ran into a situation a little while ago that got me thinking about book sales, and once you read it, I hope you'll (thoughtfully and respectfully) opine in the comments. It has to do with best practices in e-book preorders.

As you've probably noticed in the post wrapping up my 2022 Reading Year, I read A LOT of books. One of the things that makes a high number easy for me to achieve is the ability to binge books in a series. I tend to read authors who have at least four or five books in a series before I begin so if I get sucked in, I can keep going. So whether this means the library has them in stock, they're on Kindle Unlimited, or they're at an affordable price point in an e-book edition—whatever the situation, if I can binge 'em, I will. 

The question is what to do when the series comes to an end and you see the next item in the series is available for preorder. Do you preorder the book, or do you wait for it to be released? And then if you decide to preorder, do you visit the author's website and buy direct, or do you do it through a major retailer such as Amazon?

Let's review some of the pros and cons of preorders.

Pros of Preorders for the Reader:

1. You get the book as soon as it is released and will be notified that it's out, which is both convenient and a way to ensure you won't miss out.
2. If purchasing on a major vendor's website, such as Amazon or other retailers, the process is streamlined, and, at least in the case of Amazon, protected if anything goes wrong.

Cons of Preorders for the Reader:

1. You're waiting for a book you really, really want to read! (j/k—You'd be waiting anyway!)
2. What if the author doesn't deliver? How would you feel about that risk? Are you okay with late delivery? Or do you have recourse for a refund if they never publish the book?

Pros of Preorders for the Author: 

1. It fosters a relationship with readers and ensures continuity of readership.
2. Advanced sales = advanced payments.
3. By offering sales on their own website, authors keep a higher percentage from the sales. (This is according to authors I've spoken to or have seen talking about it online.)

Cons of Preorders for the Author: 

1. There's pressure to deliver on time, sometimes with tight publishing schedules
2. The added burden of juggling multiple series can lead to throwing every series into a deadline tailspin if one is late.
3. Being late or not following through can lead to reader dissatisfaction.

Is there anything I haven't thought of in these lists? 

So what was the scenario I recently encountered?

What Happened When I Preordered 2 Books

I read several books of a series and enjoyed them very much. The first book was free, and that hooked me in on the rest of the series. Great strategy! They were utterly bingeable. I was using my Kindle, and after finishing the last available book, I saw another book in the series, but not the NEXT book, was available for preorder on Amazon, so I preordered it.  We'll call this book "A."

But then I realized, "Hey, this is book A, not the next book in the series, book 'B'... where is that one?" (Yeah, I was slow on the uptake. 😁)

So I Googled the author, found their website, and realized they had book B available for presale on their own site. Figuring they were in the process of moving book sales over to their site instead of residing solely at Amazon (something I've seen authors do), I preordered book B from their site and left my preorder of book A at Amazon. I received purchase confirmation from BookFunnel, who would distribute the book when the files were uploaded.

Well, the expected launch date came and went, and no book arrived. But I did get an email from the author a few days after it was supposed to have been published. The author explained that they had been ill, had fallen way behind, and that the lack of delivery was not in any way BookFunnel's fault. The author took full responsibility and offered either a refund or to wait until the end of September, when the book would be published and delivered via BookFunnel.

Super classy, right? I really appreciated this email, and since I understood completely how illness can set one back, I replied that I'd wait for the book at end of September and sent good wishes about the illness. 

Unfortunately, the book never arrived. By the end of November, I reached out to the author and asked for an update. I was willing to assume I'd missed an email or if they were still delayed, they'd tell me—and I'd be okay with whatever the scenario was, because illnesses these days are rampant and troubling.

No response. I began to worry, because we all know how devastating the last few years have been, so I checked their social media and while their presence wasn't super regular, they did appear to be still alive. Okay, good! But I hadn't gotten a response to my question, so by mid-December, I reached out to BookFunnel to see if there was an update on their end. Interestingly, BookFunnel informed me that they've been emailing the author repeatedly about when they'd be uploading book B, with no response. At that time, book B was now a couple of months late.

After a couple of weeks, BookFunnel said the files were uploaded as of December 23rd. I was excited to hear this and rushed to the site, downloaded my copy and ... wait. Why it is only 10 pages? 

The upload only contained Chapter 1! I reached back out to BookFunnel to ask if it's possible there's an error with the file. BookFunnel's response was that they'd reach back out to author and try to get an idea of what happened.

Okay, I know mercury is in retrograde and all, but this was bordering on comically funny!

Now for the plot twist: Amazon canceled my preorder of book A! This had me back to worrying about the author. 

Anyway, as I'm writing a book myself, it is eye-opening for me to think about this from an author perspective and not just a reader perspective. I began to write down some best practices from both sides.

 

Best Practices

Authors: Communication and managing reader expectations is important. If you don't do these two very important things, you may lose your audience, which means you'll lose income and create bad will. If you're juggling too much, take a breath, slow down, refigure your due dates, and communicate—not just a one-off email, but often—with your readership. In this case, I've seen a few people get really frustrated with book B being late as well as book A being canceled by Amazon because according to them, they have no idea what's going on. But I don't know where that gap is in this situation. I feel like author was pretty clear they were having health issues in that first round of communicating, so did the other fans miss that email? I don't know.

Readers: Consider whether you're comfortable giving an author money for a preorder. Do some research on how they treat their fans, if they deliver on time, and also check in with yourself about how you'll feel if they're late. They're human, so try to be patient, but at the end of the day, it's up to you to decide how you'll spend your money. If you're someone who will get upset if the book doesn't arrive on time, consider not preordering at all. If you prefer waiting until the book is published but are concerned you will miss out, you can follow the author on social media, mailing list, or even clicking "Follow" on Goodreads or Amazon if you want to be notified of a new book. 

Coda to My Situation

For this instance, I'm glad I kept my head, remembered to be patient and kind toward someone who is struggling with health issues, and realized that at the end of the day, the world won't end if I don't read another book in the series anytime soon. Let them get their health sorted, first. 

Also, I had never heard of the author before I started reading their books via Kindle. I wasn't in their reading/fan groups, social media follows, or email list. (I've since rectified this.) But while the author was a little slow to respond, they DID stay in communication with me. I get what they are going through. And they have kindly offered me a refund since a few deadlines have come and gone, which I have accepted.

As to late delivery in general, I'm okay with mistakes especially if the communication is decent. I completely understand deadlines snowballing and unanswered emails piling up. I have assured author that while I'm accepting a refund now, I will definitely support their work going forward whenever they do publish another book in the series by purchasing, reading, and reviewing.

And on a side note, this is a reminder to me to always listen to my intuition. When I preordered book B on the author's website, I had a little niggling feeling somewhere inside, but I got wrapped up in the idea that the expected publish date would be pretty soon after my purchase and, well, I couldn't wait to read it. I had no idea what that little feeling meant at the time, but it is a tiny validation to me that my intuition is always right when I bother to listen to it, LOL!

I'm sending all the best out to this author. They have really been through it, and it must be so stressful to want to satisfy readers while figuring out what's going on with a serious illness. 

Finally, in my editing business I bill myself as an "author advocate," so I'm sure this comes as no surprise: It's my hope that when readers encounter an issue with a preorder, instead of getting angry and reactive, they will have a little patience for the authors they follow, take time to find out what's going on, and be kind. I also hope readers will have a little self-awareness about their own expectations, review the pros and cons listed above, and make informed decisions before preordering.

2022 Reads

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Happy New Year! As promised in a prior post, here is the list of books I read in 2022. These don't include books I edited, but may include books I've beta read or had an advanced reader copy from the author. 

I used to post these on my Facebook page, but that got onerous, so I am now simply relying on my Goodreads records to create this list. Apologies if anything gets missed or reported incorrectly.

As you'll see, I have a habit of binge reading books in a series if I like them well enough. A Kindle Unlimited subscription has been key to that, but many books I bought either through Amazon (Kindle editions), in hard copy (through a publisher website, indie bookstore, used bookstore, thrift shop, or directly from the author), or borrowed from the library. 

Also included are audiobooks that I finished listening to in 2022. Since audiobooks take more time to listen to than reading a paper or electronic copy, and I have a desire to highlight that listening to audiobooks is still reading especially for the visually impaired, these are included.

Okay, drumroll please! 

Grand total: 112 books read in 2022!

Below is the list in full. Links go to Amazon pages. Please see my affiliate link disclosure in the side bar and at the bottom of this post.

1. Sewn At The Crime (Stitches In Crime, #6) by A. C. F. Bookens (link)
2. Elizabeth II: Life of a Monarch by Ruth Cowen (audiobook) (link)
3. A Cauldron of Deceptions (A Cozy Mystery Tribe Anthology, #2) by Verena DeLuca et al. (link)
4. In Dog We Trust (Golden Retriever Mystery #1) by Neil S. Plakcy (link)
5. The Kingdom of Dog by Neil S. Plakcy (link)
6. Dog Helps Those (Golden Retriever Mysteries Book 3) by Neil S. Plakcy (link)
7. I Will Find You by Amanda Rigby (link)
8. Ghostly Photographs: Ghost Stories You Can See with Your Own Eyes by Julie Griffin (link)
9. X Marks the Murder: A Wendy Grace Mystery (Wendy Grace Mysteries) by Pam Stucky (link)
10. Midnight in Silverton: American Gothic by Adam Copeland (link)
11. Blood and Back Stitches (Stitches In Crime, #7) by A. C. F. Bookens (link)
12. The Blue Virgin (Nora Tierney, #1) by Marni Graff (link)
13. Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark by Cassandra Peterson (audiobook) (link)
14. The Green Remains (Nora Tierney #2) by Marni Graff (link)
15. I'll Take You There by Wally Lamb (link)
16. The Scarlet Wench (Nora Tierney, #3) by Marni Graff (link)
17. The Golden Hour (Nora Tierny #4) by Marni Graff (link)
18. Sasquatch by K. T. Tomb (link)
19. Sasquatch Found by K. T. Tomb (link)
20. Big Shot (A Big Murder Mystery #1) by Kirsten Weiss (link)
21. The Evening's Amethyst (Nora Tierney #5) by Marni Graff (link)
22. Never Too Late (Detective Sebastian Clifford, #3) by Sally Rigby (link)
23. Fatal Floss (Stitches In Crime, #8) by A. C. F. Bookens (link)
24. Live and Let Diet (Australian Amateur Sleuth #1) by Morgana Best (link)
25. Natural-born Grillers (Australian Amateur Sleuth #2) by Morgana Best (link)
26. Dye Hard (Australian Amateur Sleuth #3) by Morgana Best (link)
27. The Prawn Identity (Australian Amateur Sleuth #4) by Morgana Best (link)
28. Any Given Sundae (Australian Amateur Sleuth #5) by Morgana Best (link)
29. Last Mango in Paris (Australian Amateur Sleuth #6) b Morgana Best (link)
30. Tequila Mockingbird (Australian Amateur Sleuth #7) by Morgana Best (link)
31. Bake Sale Murder (A Lucy Stone Mystery, #13) by Leslie Meier (link)
32. The Ghostly Grounds: Murder and Breakfast (Canine Casper Cozy Mystery #1) by Sophie Love (link)
33. The Ghostly Grounds: Death and Brunch (A Canine Casper Cozy Mystery #2) by Sophie Love (link)
34. The Ghostly Grounds: Malice and Lunch (A Canine Casper Cozy Mystery #3) by Sophie Love (link)
35. The Ghostly Grounds: Vengeance and Dinner (A Canine Casper Cozy Mystery #4) by Sophie Love (link)
36. The Ghostly Grounds: Scandal and Supper (A Canine Casper Cozy Mystery #5) by Sophie Love  (link)
37. The Ghostly Grounds: Disaster and Dessert (A Canine Casper Cozy Mystery #6) by Sophie Love (link)
38. Secrets of Sunshine Inn: Prequel (A Crystal Coast Series): A Clean Mystery Romance by Annie Diamond (link)
39. Secrets of Sunshine Inn Book One (A Crystal Coast Series): A Clean Mystery Romance by Annie Diamond (link)
40. Secrets of Sunshine Inn Book Two (A Crystal Coast Series): A Clean Mystery Romance by Annie Diamond (link)
41. The House on Tradd Street (Tradd Street, #1) by Karen White (link)
42. The Girl On Legare Street (Tradd Street, #2) by Karen White (link)
43. The Strangers on Montagu Street (Tradd Street, #3) by Karen White (link)
44. Return to Tradd Street (Tradd Street, #4) by Karen White (link)
45. The Guests on South Battery (Tradd Street, #5) by Karen White (link)
46. The Christmas Spirits on Tradd Street (Tradd Street, #6) by Karen White (link)
47. The Attic on Queen Street (Tradd Street, #7) by Karen White (link)
48. The Shop on Royal Street (Royal Street, #1) by Karen White (link)
49. One Bed Over: A Hospital Haunting by Alex Matsuo (link)
50. Below the Surface by Karen Harper (link)
51. The Island by Heather Graham (link)
52. British Manor Murder by Leslie Meier (link)
53. Broken Screams (Cavendish & Walker, #12) by Sally Rigby (link)
54. The Pecan Man by Cassie Dandridge Selleck (link)
55. The Carousel Capers by Elle Hartford (link)
56. Amazing Grace by John G. Hartness (link)
57. Guinevere's Revenge: A Stella Hart Romantic Mystery by Lucy Blue (link)
58. Murder at the Manor (Tommy & Evelyn Christie #1) by Catherine Coles (link)
59. Murder at the Village Fete (Tommy & Evelyn Christie #2) by Catherine Coles (link)
60. Murder in the Churchyard: A 1920s cozy mystery (A Tommy & Evelyn Christie Mystery Book 3) by Catherine Coles (link)
61. Murder in Belgrave Square: A 1920s cozy mystery (A Tommy & Evelyn Christie Mystery Book 4) by Catherine Coles (link)
62. Murder at the Wedding Chapel: A 1920s cozy mystery (A Tommy & Evelyn Christie Mystery Book 5) by Catherine Coles (link)
63. Murder at Rochester Park: A 1920s Cozy Mystery (A Tommy & Evelyn Christie Mystery Book 6) by Catherine Coles (link)
64. Murder in the South of France (Maggie Newberry Mysteries #1) by Susan Kiernan-Lewis (link)
65. Murder à la Carte (Maggie Newberry Mysteries, #2) by Susan Kiernan-Lewis (link)
66. Murder in Provence (Maggie Newberry Mysteries, #3) by Susan Kiernan-Lewis (link)
67. Murder in Paris (Maggie Newberry Mysteries, #4) by Susan Kiernan-Lewis (link)
68. Murder In Aix (Maggie Newberry Mysteries #5) by Susan Kiernan-Lewis (link)
69. Quantum Consciousness: Journey Through Other Realms by Peter Smith (link)
70. Murder in Nice (Maggie Newberry Mysteries, #6) by Susan Kiernan-Lewis (link)
71. The Americans Are Coming: An Applegate Mystery by Sherri Lupton Hollister (link)
72. A Trifle Dead (Cafe La Femme, #1) by Livia Day (link)
73. Murder in the Latin Quarter (Maggie Newberry Mysteries, #7) by Susan Kiernan-Lewis (link)
74. Murder in the Abbey (Maggie Newberry Mysteries, #8) by Susan Kiernan-Lewis (link)
75. Murder in the Bistro (Maggie Newberry Mysteries, #9) by Susan Kiernan-Lewis (link)
76. Murder in Cannes (Maggie Newberry Mysteries, #10) by Susan Kiernan-Lewis (link)
77. Murder in Grenoble (Maggie Newberry Mysteries, #11) by Susan Kiernan-Lewis (link)
78. Bingoed (Essie Cobb Senior Sleuth, #1) by Patricia Rockwell (link)
79. Papoosed (Essie Cobb Senior Sleuth, #2) by Patricia Rockwell (link)
80. Valentined (Essie Cobb Senior Sleuth, #3) by Patricia Rockwell (link)
81. Side Roads: A Dark Fiction Collection by Rachel A. Brune (link)
82. Murder at the Breakers (Gilded Newport Mysteries, #1) by Alyssa Maxwell (link)
83. The Lost and Found Bookshop by Susan Wiggs (audiobook) (link)
84. The Corfe Castle Murders (Dorset Crime #1) by Rachel McLean (link)
85. The Clifftop Murders (Dorset Crime #2) by Rachel McLean (link)
86. The Island Murders (Dorset Crime #3) by Rachel McLean (link)
87. Peril at Pumpkin Hill (Inn Vermont Cozy Mysteries Book 1) by Thea Cambert (link)
88. Honey Butter at the Hill (Inn Vermont Cozy Mysteries Book 2) by Thea Cambert (link)
89. Murder Mystery at the Inn (Inn Vermont Cozy Mysteries Book 3) by Thea Cambert (link)
90. Wedding Whims at the Inn (Inn Vermont Cozy Mysteries Book 4) by Thea Cambert (link)
91. Murder in the Sand (Inn Vermont Cozy Mysteries Book 5) by Thea Cambert (link)
92. Berried in Murder (Inn Vermont Cozy Mysteries Book 6) by Thea Cambert (link)
93. Halloween at Pumpkin Hill (Inn Vermont Cozy Mysteries Book 7) by Thea Cambert (link)
94. Christmas Chills at Pumpkin Hill (Inn Vermont Cozy Mysteries Book 8) by Thea Cambert (link)
95. Murder Between the Lines (Rooftop Garden Cozy Mysteries, #1) by Thea Cambert (link)
96. 7 Reasons to Believe in the Afterlife: A Doctor Reviews the Case for Consciousness after Death by Jean Jacques Charbonier (link)
97. Murder Sets the Stage (Rooftop Garden Cozy Mysteries, #2) by Thea Cambert (link)
98. Murder Just Isn't Faire (Rooftop Garden Cozy Mysteries, #3) by Thea Cambert (link)
99. Murder Rings a Bell (Rooftop Garden Cozy Mysteries Book 4) by Thea Cambert (link)
100. Murder Says 'I Do' (Rooftop Garden Cozy Mysteries Book 5) by Thea Cambert (link)
101. Silent Knit, Deadly Knit (A Knit & Nibble Mystery, #4) by Peggy Ehrhart (link)
102. Murder Strikes at Midnight (Rooftop Garden Cozy Mysteries Book 6) by Thea Cambert (link)
103. Murder Steals the Show (Rooftop Garden Cozy Mysteries Book 7) by Thea Cambert (link)
104. Murder Turns the Page (Rooftop Garden Cozy Mysteries Book 8) by Thea Cambert (link)
105. Murder Paints a Picture (Rooftop Garden Cozy, #9) by Thea Cambert (link)
106. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls (link)
107. Picture Book Peril (St. Marin's Cozy Mystery Series 10) by A. C. F. Bookens (link)
108. The Christmas Crimes at Puzzel Manor by Simon Brett (link)
109. Ghosts of the American Revolution by Sam Baltrusis (link)
110. Lavender House by Lev A. C. Rosen (link)
111. Murder Spoils the Sweets (Rooftop Garden Cozy Mysteries Book 10) by Thea Cambert (link)
112. Hidden from Sight (Detective Sebastian Clifford, #4) by Sally Rigby (link)

Happy New Year!

Just popping by to wish you all a very happy and healthy 2023. May the new year bring only good things to all of you!