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Sally Berneathy

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“Write what you know,” they said. I’d been married three times. I wrote romances.

Fast forward ten years.

“Write what you know,” they said. I’d been divorced three times and fantasized about murdering my ex. Only massive doses of chocolate kept my finger off the trigger.

Now I write about murder and chocolate and the occasional ghost.

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	Death by Chocolate (Death by Chocolate, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 6,327 ratings — published 2011 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder, Lies and Chocolate (Death by Chocolate, #2) 4.29 avg rating — 1,515 ratings — published 2012 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ex Who Wouldn't Die (Charley's Ghost, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 1,303 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Great Chocolate Scam (Death by Chocolate, #3) 4.32 avg rating — 1,115 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chocolate Mousse Attack (Death by Chocolate, #4) 4.45 avg rating — 1,009 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fatal Chocolate Obsession (Death by Chocolate, #5) 4.44 avg rating — 802 ratings — published 2014 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Deadly Chocolate Addiction (Death by Chocolate, #6) 4.50 avg rating — 669 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Guns, Wives and Chocolate (Death by Chocolate, #7) 4.53 avg rating — 601 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spies, Lies and Chocolate Pies (Death by Chocolate, #8) 4.63 avg rating — 419 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Triple Chocolate Murder (Death by Chocolate Series, #1-3) 4.45 avg rating — 334 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Where Do I Get My Ideas, aka Another Disaster

By Sally Berneathy

The characters in my books do some quirky things, and strangers often ask, “Where on earth do you come up those insane ideas?” Friends never ask. They know.

I spend most of my days sitting at my computer and making up stories, interacting with imaginary people. I shop on the Internet. I visit with friends on Facebook and e-mail. I live a quiet life, a somewhat isolated life. Yet d Read more of this blog post »

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“Working with somebody all day will either make you best friends or worst enemies.”
― Sally Berneathy, Death by Chocolate

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“Well, there are some of us who believe in justice instead of legal technicalities.”
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“The air was still warm though it had a nostalgic feel to it, as if remembering all the fun of the summer slowly fading into the past and dreading the cold winter on its way.”
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Voting for January 2021 Group Read - Death in the title

The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware

8 votes, 33.3%

Death in Delft by Graham Brack

7 votes, 29.2%

A Trace of Death by Blake Pierce

3 votes, 12.5%

The Chemistry of Death by Simon Beckett

3 votes, 12.5%

From Doon With Death by Ruth Rendell

2 votes, 8.3%

Death by Chocolate by Sally Berneathy

1 vote, 4.2%

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Nov 25, 2012 11:04AM

Rebecca wrote: "I just finished reading, "The Ex Who Wouldn't Die." Great book! Will there be a sequel?"

I plan to begin work on the sequel next week! Just finishing the 3rd in the Death by Chocolate series, and as soon as I get it published (hopefully tomorrow), I am going to write about Amanda and Charley again!

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I just finished reading, "The Ex Who Wouldn't Die." Great book! Will there be a sequel?

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