NEW BOOK RELEASE!

"WAITING FOR SANTA" By Nancy Jill Thames is now available in paperback, Kindle, and Nook. Here's the scoop...

Paperback $8.99 
 Kindle $3.99

NOOK BOOK $3.99

I think you'll enjoy meeting the characters in the story - 

JILLIAN BRADLEY - Amateur sleuth, beloved aunt, and a widow at  present, Jillian is growing tired of writing her gardening column for three syndications. She is also tired of her widow status. 

TEDDY - Jillian's Yorkie companion - an intelligent little dog who uses his instincts to sniff out clues when his mistress is on a case. He isn't happy that the pug "Napoleon" is coming for Christmas.

DETECTIVE WALTER MONTOYA - A young friend of Jillian's who is about to become a father for the first time. He and Jillian work together to find the killer, or is there more than one?

ERNIE STOKES - The victim found at the San Delta Power Plant who was to have played Santa for Jillian on Christmas Eve. Why was he so hated by everyone?

HAL NOLAN - Station operator for San Delta Power Plant who adores Teddy. Easy going and friendly, perhaps, but is he hiding something?

MARY TATE - A real looker and a bit of an actress - was her past life a motive for murder?

IVY WEINTRAUB - Worked her way up in the business end at San Delta Power but wanted more. Would she kill to get what she wanted?

NATHAN GOULD - An lonely accountant for the power company who saw a chance to better himself financially, but do the police think it was a motive for murder?

JASON OSBORN - Haunted by a mistake from his past, did the engineer kill to rid himself of the one man who knew?

OWEN HARPER - Successful manager of the power plant and devoted husband and father, what really happened when the power went off?

PRENTICE DUVAL - A successful art dealer who takes more than a passing fancy at Jillian this Christmas. Is he getting serious?

DR. VINCENT FONTAINE - Jillian's love interest from the past who turns up unexpectedly this Christmas to see her one more time. Will he get a second chance?

Just in time for Christmas for all you cozy mystery lovers!

Mystery novelist Nancy Jill Thames began publishing Christian fiction in 2010. The author of six books in the Jillian Bradley series, she is an award winning blogger and is listed numerous times on the Author Watch Bestseller’s List, this in addition to winning first place for her Chocolate Cream Pie.

When she isn’t plotting her next book, she spends time with her six grandchildren in two states, tags along with her husband on business trips, and plays classical piano for her own personal enjoyment. She is an active member of the Leander Writers Guild and supports the Central Texas SPCA with a portion of her book sales.

Nancy Jill is busy working on book 7 "The Ruby of Siam" a mystery taking place in London, England.

To learn more about the author and check out her books, please visit her blog at  
Cozy Mystery Author, Nancy Jill Thames.

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BEGINNING WITH THE END IN MIND

NANCY JILL THAMES

Happy Fourth of July coming up next week! I'm sharing my recipe for Potato Salad that my husband insists I make every year. I'll post the recipe in our Cozy Kitchen for you. And now to my thoughts about beginning with the end in mind!

Some writer's are very methodical. John Grisham uses legal terms for his titles, such as "The Confession" or "The Firm," for instance. As a reader, I enjoy knowing I'll be looking into the legal world every time I pick up a book. When I decided to write a mystery novel, at first, that's all I was thinking I would do. But later, my protagonist, her little dog, Teddy,  and her garden club begged for more adventures so I had no choice - I would write a series. At that point, I too became a methodical writer. Now, some writers go on forever with their stories, like "The Cat Who" series by Lilian Jackson Braun. Hats off, I must say. For me, I decided eight books would be just about right considering the age of Jillian Bradley to be in her senior years. One reader caught the fact that Teddy was going to be 19 in one of the books, so I had to change the story to say he'd passed on and I'd inherited another Yorkie from my niece. Details, details. I recently heard from some fans that the characters in my Jillian Bradley Mystery series were taking on so much life that they seemed real and these fans really identified with them. They are looking forward to reading how I'm going to get Teddy across the Atlantic Ocean to London in book 7, "The Ruby of Siam."
     After a while, writing the adventures of Jillian and Teddy become a necessity to satisfy the readers who are hooked on the series. I can't think of a better incentive, can you? Now, Jillian is attracted to "bad boys" in most of the novels, some of which turn out to be the murderers, others, just involved in the cases in other ways. Towards the end of the series, however, I'm scheming on which way to go. Will Jillian fall in love again? Will she ever be able to put being a widow behind her? Will she ever stop getting another Yorkie when one passes away? Fear not. The happy ending is just two books away. And for the last book in the series? You are going to love the way the story ends.

 

Nancy Jill Thames is the author of The Jillian Bradley Mystery Series based on her life experiences of traveling with her husband, staying in exclusive hotels and resorts. She loves serving afternoon tea and is known as Queen of Afternoon Tea. Writing is her latest creative outlet, along with playing classical piano. She holds a music degree from UT Austin and lives with her husband in Leander, Texas. She is a member of The Leander Writers Guild.

To check out my books, Murder in Half Moon Bay, The Ghost Orchid Murder, From the Clutches of Evil, The Mark of Eden, and Pacific Beach, please visit the COZY BOOK STORE here on Cozy Mystery Magazine, or go to: 
http://www.nancy-jill.blogspot.com ,
http://www.nancyjillthames.wordpress.com