Hello, lovelies! It gives me great pleasure today to host Teresa
Mathews and her new book, “13 Steps to the Cellar”! For other stops on her Goddess Fish
Promotions Book Tour, please click on the banner above or any of the images in
this post.
Be sure to make it to the
end of this post to enter to win a $25 Amazon or Barnes and Noble Gift Card!! Also, come back daily to interact with Teresa
and to increase your chances of winning!
Thanks for stopping
by! Wishing you lots of luck in this
fabulous giveaway!
13 Steps to the Cellar
by Teresa Mathews
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GENRE: Mystery
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BLURB:
There
were thirteen steps to the cellar. They were steep and they were narrow—but was
a fall down them enough to have caused the twenty-seven deep lacerations to her
aunt’s head?
Callie
Harris travels from her home in Alabama to her aunt’s former mansion in Maine
to unravel the haunting forty-year-old mystery of Dr. Laverne Harris Doss’
brutal death.
Why
wasn’t a murder weapon found? Was her uncle justly convicted of the killing?
Was his mistress involved? Or was the murderer the bearded stranger rumored to
have arrived by train that night?
In
the charming town of Richmond, located on the banks of Maine’s historic
Kennebec River, Callie uncovers the community’s darkest secrets—a botched
police investigation, a betrayed widow’s lie, a dead woman’s blackmail, and a
wealthy philanthropist’s shame. The web of intrigue extends far beyond Callie's
suspicions and its connection to her personal story pierces her to the core.
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EXCERPT TWO:
A
man hovered over the crumpled body of the woman at the bottom of the cellar
stairs. An awful, guttural sound forced its way up from deep in her lungs. A cavernous
head gash bled profusely, the blood pooling, forming a red halo around her
auburn hair. Her glassy, fixed eyes looked up at Callie, pleading for help. I
must stop the bleeding, Callie cried. She hurried down the stairs, her feet
heavy, her heart pounding. Why can’t I breathe? Why can’t I reach her? Why
won’t my feet move faster? She was only steps from her aunt when the grimacing
man turned toward her, then looked back to Laverne and raised his hand for a
final blow.
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AUTHOR BIO:
Teresa Mathews is a
graduate of The University of South Alabama. She’s a member of the Mobile
Writers Guild and serves on the Board of Directors for the Alabama Nursery and
Landscape Association.
An
avid gardener and artist, she has multiple book covers to her credit. Several
years ago after visiting the site of her real-life aunt’s murder, Teresa
discovered another passion–storytelling. Although inspired by an actual
tragedy, Thirteen Steps to the Cellar is fiction.
Raised
on the Gulf Coast, Teresa, her husband, and son now live on a farm with a
second home on the sparkling white sands of Fort Morgan, Alabama.
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BOOK BUY LINKS
& BOOK SALE INFO:
**13 Steps to the Cellar is on SALE during the book tour for ONLY
$0.99!!!**
Amazon Kindle eBook:
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
Teresa will be awarding a $25 Amazon or B/N GC
to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.
**This post contains affiliate links and if clicked and a
purchase is made, I may receive a small commission to help support this
blog. This does not cost you anything,
it just helps pay for all those awesome giveaways on here.**
This contest is sponsored
by a third party. Fabulous and Brunette is a registered host of Goddess Fish
Promotions. Prizes are given away by the
sponsors and not Fabulous and Brunette. The featured author and Goddess Fish
Promotions are solely responsible for the giveaway prize.
Teresa ~ Good morning! Welcome to FAB! It is so great to have you here! Congrats on your new book and good luck on the book tour! :) I am looking forward to reading and reviewing this book next month! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Ally! This makes my day to hear you are planning to read "13 Steps to the Cellar." I'm looking forward to your review.
DeleteGreat post and I appreciate getting to find out about another great book. Thanks for all you do and for the hard work you put into this. Greatly appreciated!
ReplyDeleteThank you James for your comment!
DeleteThank you so much for hosting "13 Steps to the Cellar." It's exciting to be on your blog today!
ReplyDeleteWhat is the best book that you have read so far in 2019?
ReplyDeleteWith 13 Steps to the Cellar being published this year I haven't had a lot of reading time but I did read "The Perfect Couple" by Elin Hilderbrand. I loved the setting on Nantucket. What's the best book you've I've read this year?
DeleteHappy Friday! Thanks for following 13 Steps to the Cellar's Tour.
ReplyDeleteThank you Rita and thanks for following the tour!
ReplyDeleteHow did the story change from the first draft to the last draft?
ReplyDeleteCongrats!! A thrilling read for sure
ReplyDeleteCool book cover. Looks like a good mystery.
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