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Veronica Cline Barton

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Veronica Cline Barton earned graduate degrees in both engineering and business and has had successful careers in the software and technology industries. Her lifelong love affair with British murder mysteries inspired her to embark on a literary career.

She loves all things glamorous; royals, acting, fashion (emphasis on boots and crowns) and loads of yummy foods and cocktails. When not traveling and spinning mystery yarns, she lives in California with her husband, Bruce, and her two cats, Daisy and Ebbie.

The Crown for Castlewood Manor is the first book in the My American Almost Royal Cousin Series, followed by Cast, Crew, & Carnage; the Filming of Castlewood Manor; Deadly Receptions, the Debut of Castlewood Manor; Mistletoe and Mayhem, Yulet
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Veronica's Writer's Diary: Series-ous Decisions

A book series is never truly over. The story lives on, even when the final page has been turned. Richard P. Denney Well, hello, April! No fools here today--spring has sprung and with it comes the seedlings of new ideas. But before the sowing begins, first up some series-ous spring cleaning. I'm celebrating nine years of book writing this year and taking some time to reflect on my next steps. When Read more of this blog post »
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Cast, Crew & Carnage: The F...

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The hills of Hollywood hold many secrets, including those that cover up deadly crimes from decades ago. International antiquities dealer, Jennifer Blair is convinced the untimely death of her glamorous mother, Veronica at a film mogul's dinner was in ...more
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Orick Davies, finds trying to rejuvenate his career as a best-selling author is riddled with traps. The Blackwood property he rents has an eerie past, haunted by the spirits of witches who met an unsavory end centuries ago. They want him to write the ...more
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Calling all fans of Yuletide mysteries and murder-most-foul! Treat yourself to twelve classic tales of yore sure to thrill the little gray cells as you turn each chilling page.

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In this down to earth, heartwarming narrative, Beth and her husband, Jack have found their dream domaine. Their new estate features a lovely abode (after renno, of course) with outbuildings to house their flocks, surrounded by lush acres of forestlan ...more
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Family Skeletons by Veronica Cline Barton
"‘Family Skeletons’ is (I believe) the tenth novel in the author’s Castlewood Manor series. However, despite that, I think that a reader new to the series could still read and enjoy ‘Skeletons’, as there is a brief portrait of each of the main charact" Read more of this review »
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The Curse Of Trelawney House by Sharon Bradshaw
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Ghosts inhabit the halls of Trelawney House and the surrounding moor, refusing to cross over to the other side. The villagers know the house is haunted and do anything to avoid setting foot on the grounds.

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Christmas in Dillford by K.D. McNiven
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A family emergency brings Ann Cramer back to her childhood home of Dillford. Her mother's had a stroke and the family bakery has been long neglected. Decisions must be made--will she find the strength and clarity to make them?

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Deadly Receptions by Veronica Cline Barton
"So, Christmas was a-coming and I was missing my annual ‘Downton Manor’ fix. Fortunately a remedy was at hand. ‘Deadly Receptions’, Book 3 in Victoria Cline Barton’s addictive series ‘My American Almost Royal Cousin’ is the perfect, Right Royal, treat" Read more of this review »
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“Would you let a TV period drama series be filmed at your estate? Dying to know :)”
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“She lived with a spirit of bonhomie, and a splash of danger..." - Grace, from Sculpture of the Dead”
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