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A Gilded Age ghost helps psychic painter Celeste Cabot catch a killer .

Rising up against the beautiful backdrop of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Biltmore Estate is a magnificent mansion in Asheville, North Carolina, built as a summer home for George Washington Vanderbilt II—yes, of those Vanderbilts—during the Gilded Age. Nowadays, it’s the site of an annual craft fair. Unfortunately, it’s also about to become a crime scene . . .

Celeste is hard to miss as she pulls up with her pink and white Shasta trailer and adorable Chihuahua, Van Gogh—Van for short. But before she can show off her artwork at the fair, a tour guide is found strangled by a velvet rope barrier and a valuable painting goes missing. With a rogues’ gallery of sketchy suspects, Celeste welcomes the help of a pair of handsome detectives—and a ghost with a special interest in the case . . .

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Praise for Rose Pressey and Her Haunted Craft Fair Mysteries

“Plucky, self-employed heroine, cute pet, scary ghost, and two eligible suitors: everything a cozy needs.”—Kirkus Reviews

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“A dark and provocative page-turner.”

“A cunning tale of deception, obsession, and murder.”

Once a cheater, always a cheater, right?

While using a dating app, Lauren O’Brien is appalled to discover the men asking her for dates are actually looking for discreet hookups, not even trying to hide their need for infidelity. Lauren’s best friend urges Lauren to expose the double-crossers. Women need to know what their partners have done. The idea might be a bit dangerous, perhaps, but a worthy cause.

Honestly, Lauren feels it’s her duty to call out the dirtbags. Feeling empowered, Lauren tracks down the wives and airs the men’s dirty laundry. She had no idea her crusade would go viral though. No one knows she’s the one behind the computer screen revealing the men’s secrets. She’s anonymous. Or so she thinks.

When several women are murdered and Lauren just happens to be at each crime scene before the murder occurred, the lead detective focuses his attention on Lauren. What does she know? What’s she hiding? If the skeletons in Lauren’s closet are discovered, she’ll lose her perfect life. Someone knows what she’s done. And that person wants revenge. They’ll stop at nothing to get it.

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Ripley Van Raden can’t decide which she fears the most the dead or the living. She encounters the spirit world on a daily basis as librarian of a ghost-filled library and tour guide for the spooky town of Devil’s Moon, Kentucky. Ripley is in charge of judging the best tasting pie at the town’s first annual pie contest. However, Ripley has graver concerns than a crumbly crust when a woman is found murdered. Now the amateur sleuth has to find out why a trio of ghosts and the killer are coming for her. This recipe for murder isn’t as easy as pie.

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As a thank you to all my readers I’m having a giveaway. There are several ways to win. The more entries you have the more chances you have to win. I’ll pick one winner at random. Contest runs from February 21, 2019, to March 12, 2019. Winner will be announced on March 15, 2019.

Here are the ways to enter the giveaway:

Leave a comment on this post. Just say hi or tell me what you’re doing this summer. (1 entry)Leave a review for THE WALK THAT HAUNTS ME (20 entries)Post on Twitter about my new release. (Check out Rose Pressey’s newest release, THE WALK THAT HAUNTS ME. On Amazon.) ( 4 entries)Post on Facebook about my new release (Check out Rose Pressey’s newest release, THE WALK THAT HAUNTS ME. On Amazon.) ( 4 entries)Post on Instagram about my new release (Check out Rose Pressey’s newest release, THE WALK THAT HAUNTS ME. On Amazon.) ( 4 entries)Purchase book (20 entries) Email proof of purchase to rose@rosepressey.com

Thank you again to all my fantastic readers. I love you all!

New release! Check out Cookie’s latest mystery adventure in book 7 of the Haunted Vintage Mystery Series

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A photo shoot in a graveyard ends in a grave shooting . . .


Cookie Chanel—owner of the chic clothing store It’s Vintage Y’All in
Sugar Creek, Georgia—has been hired to dress models for a fashion shoot.
The spread will be featured in Fashion and Style magazine’s
October issue—so the models are posing in a cemetery. As someone who can
see and talk to ghosts, Cookie’s not spooked by the location. But she
is surprised when a new ghost appears, decked out in 1920s couture. And
she’s shocked when she hears a gunshot. Then a model runs toward her,
saying the grumpy photographer has been edited out of the picture – for
good. With help from her ghostly pals, Cookie must zoom in on the truth
before she’s the next to strike a final pose . . .

Maggie Thomas likes to think she’s tough and totally into this private eye thing. She got off to a rocky start, but things aren’t so bad now. Until she discovers a couple dead guys. Plus, while at the scene of the crime her hot detective boyfriend Jake Jackson places her in handcuffs.

At least she has the help of her assistant Dorothy Raye who likes to kick butt while wearing her orthopedic shoes. Wielding her knitting needles like weapons is only one of Dorothy’s talents. Maggie finds herself in big trouble this time. Will she find the killer before she ends up dead in the water?

“Rose Pressey’s books are fun!” Janet Evanovich

$25 Amazon gift card giveaway

As a thank you to all my readers I’m having a giveaway. There are several ways to win. The more entries you have the more chances you have to win. I’ll pick one winner at random. Contest runs from July 17, 2018 to July 31, 2018. Winner will be announced on August 1, 2018.

Here are the ways to enter the giveaway:

Leave a comment on this post. Just say hi or tell me what you’re doing this summer. (1 entry)
Leave a review for DEAD IN THE WATER (20 entries)
Post on Twitter about my new release. (Check out Rose Pressey’s newest release, DEAD IN THE WATER. On Amazon.) ( 4 entries)
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How to Date a Mermaid is available on Amazon now! Check below for how to enter for a chance to win an Amazon gift card.

 

Enchanted Mermaids? More like mean girls of the sea. The extent of Rylie Cruz’s mermaid knowledge consists of watching the Little Mermaid movie. The three mermaids she encounters are far from Ariel.

When Rylie heads to Miami to open up a franchise of her successful Get a Mate Dating Service, she discovers there’s been a recent murder. She’s convinced that a trio of mermaids had something to do with the horrific crime. With the help of her sexy psychiatrist/vampire boyfriend, her best friend, and her frenemy Lily Friedman, they set out to uncover the truth before they’re swept out to sea.

“Rose Pressey’s books are fun!” Janet Evanovich

$20 Amazon gift card giveaway

As a thank you to all my readers I’m having a giveaway. There are several ways to win. The more entries you have the more chances you have to win. I’ll pick one winner at random. Contest runs from May 10, 2018 to May 28, 2018. Winner will be announced on May 29, 2018.

Here are the ways to enter the giveaway:

Leave a comment on this post. Just say hi or tell me what you’re doing this summer. (1 entry)
Leave a review for HOW TO DATE A MERMAID (20 entries)
Post on Twitter about my new release. (Check out Rose Pressey’s newest release, HOW TO DATE A MERMAID. On Amazon.) ( 4 entries)
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Thank you again to all my fantastic readers. I love you all!

 

Check out the awesome cover for book 7 of the Haunted Vintage Mystery Series. Leave a comment below and let me know how you like it for a chance to win a signed advance copy of A Passion for Haunted Fashion, book 6 of the Haunted Vintage Mystery Series. Available May 29, 2018.

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A Passion for Haunted Fashion

When Cookie Chanel moonlights as a costume designer for a local theater, murder takes center stage . . .

Folks say the Sugar Creek Theater is haunted. But that doesn’t scare off Cookie Chanel, owner of Georgia’s chicest vintage clothing store, It’s Vintage Y’All—especially since Cookie talks to the ghost of her grandmother every day through her cat Wind Song. Still, after she agrees to be in charge of costumes for a production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, she’s surprised to find the specter of a young woman in the theater, keeping watch over a trunk of 1950s dresses. And when Cookie’s best friend Heather is found standing over a stabbed actor, she has two mysteries to solve. This is not a dress rehearsal. A desperate killer is waiting in the wings. If Cookie doesn’t tread the boards lightly, it’ll be curtains for her as well . . .

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Praise for the Haunted Vintage Mysteries

“Rose Pressey’s books are fun!”—Janet Evanovich

 

“Chic and quirky heroine Cookie Chanel and a supporting cast of small-town Southern characters are sure to charm lovers of high fashion and murderous hi-jinks alike. “—Jennie Bentley

 

“A delightful protagonist, intriguing twists, and a fashionista ghost combine in a hauntingly fun tale.”—Carolyn Hart

 

“Rose Pressey’s books are fun!” Janet Evanovich

New release! A Charmed Cauldron, book 9 of the Halloween LaVeau Series.

Who sent Halloween LaVeau a mysterious cauldron? Hallie must resist using the new cauldron until she knows exactly where it came from. Is the cauldron connected to the werewolves threatening Halloween LaVeau’s status as leader of the Underworld?

 

 

WIPE OUT

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“Rose Pressey’s books are fun!” Janet Evanovich

A man is found murdered on the beach in Miami, and the contact information of a local private detective is found on his body.

Now P.I. Maggie Thomas is thrown into the case. Why had the murdered man been looking for her? But there’s more than one murder to solve, and she’s determined to prove that she has top notch detective skills, despite what handsome detective Jake Jackson thinks.

Lucky for Maggie she has the help of her orthopedic shoe-wearing assistant Dorothy Raye. Knitting needles make good weapons in a life or death situation, and Dorothy’s not afraid to use them!

Kindle Giveaway

As a thank you to all my readers I’m having a giveaway. There are several ways to win. The more entries you have the more chances you have to win. I’ll pick one winner at random. Contest runs from June 15, 2017 to July 4, 2017. Winner will be announced on July 5, 2017.

Here are the ways to enter the giveaway:

Leave a comment on this post. Just say hi or tell me what you’re doing this summer. (1 entry)
Leave a review for WIPE OUT (20 entries)
Post on Twitter about my new release. (Check out Rose Pressey’s newest release, WIPE OUT. On Amazon.) ( 4 entries)
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Halloween LaVeau is back! Charmed to Death is available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble

Halloween LaVeau finds herself in the middle of a murder mystery. As the leader of the Underworld, she has to find the person responsible for the horrific crime spree before it’s too late. With her family and friends in jeopardy she needs all the help she can get solving the mystery. She receives magical assistance in the most unexpected way, but will it do more harm than good?