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Lily Sprayberry Realtor #0.5
Escrowbar Holder
Welcome to Bramblett County Georgia where the tea is sweet and crime is on the menu.Say hello to new real estate agent Lily Sprayberry. Life friends Lily and her partner Belle Pyott have just started their business. It's exciting and scary, but they're motivated to be the best agents in North Georgia. But when something terrible happens, Lily's time is split between her business and her budding amateur sleuth habit. Can she balance her clients and finding a criminal? Escrowbar Holder is the prequel to Deal Gone Dead, book one in the Lily Sprayberry Cozy Mystery Series.
100 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 10, 2023
About the author
Carolyn Ridder Aspenson
171 books559 followersUSA Today Bestselling Author Carolyn Ridder Aspenson writes cozy mysteries, thrillers, and paranormal women's fiction featuring strong female leads. Her stories shine through her dialogue, which readers have praised for being realistic and compelling.
A multiple number one bestseller on Amazon, her first novel, Unfinished Business, was a five-star Reader's Favorite, a Rone Award finalist, as well as a number one bestseller on both Amazon and Barnes and Noble. In 2021, she introduced readers to detective Rachel Ryder in Damaging Secrets, also a number one bestseller on Amazon. Overkill, the third book in the Rachel Ryder series, was one of Thrillerfix’s best thrillers of 2021.Reviews have praised her work as ‘compelling, and intense,’ and ‘read through the night, edge of your seat thrillers. Carolyn’s most recent Rachel Ryder novel, Deadly Means, has been submitted for an Edgar Award by her publisher, Severn River Publishing.
Prior to publishing, she worked as a journalist in the suburbs of Atlanta where her work appeared in multiple newspapers and magazines. She wrote a monthly featured column in Northside Woman magazine.
Writing is only one of Carolyn's passions. She is an avid dog lover and currently spoils an American Staffordshire terrier boxer mix. She lives in the mountains of North Georgia as an empty nester (who misses her kids terribly but loves having a lower grocery bill) with her husband, a cantankerous cat, and her very spoiled pup.
Connect with Carolyn via carolyn@carolynridderaspenson.com
A multiple number one bestseller on Amazon, her first novel, Unfinished Business, was a five-star Reader's Favorite, a Rone Award finalist, as well as a number one bestseller on both Amazon and Barnes and Noble. In 2021, she introduced readers to detective Rachel Ryder in Damaging Secrets, also a number one bestseller on Amazon. Overkill, the third book in the Rachel Ryder series, was one of Thrillerfix’s best thrillers of 2021.Reviews have praised her work as ‘compelling, and intense,’ and ‘read through the night, edge of your seat thrillers. Carolyn’s most recent Rachel Ryder novel, Deadly Means, has been submitted for an Edgar Award by her publisher, Severn River Publishing.
Prior to publishing, she worked as a journalist in the suburbs of Atlanta where her work appeared in multiple newspapers and magazines. She wrote a monthly featured column in Northside Woman magazine.
Writing is only one of Carolyn's passions. She is an avid dog lover and currently spoils an American Staffordshire terrier boxer mix. She lives in the mountains of North Georgia as an empty nester (who misses her kids terribly but loves having a lower grocery bill) with her husband, a cantankerous cat, and her very spoiled pup.
Connect with Carolyn via carolyn@carolynridderaspenson.com
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February 1, 2025
I had read Deal Gone Dead, which was originally number one in the series, so I thought I should go back and read this prequel (now #1). I like the setting and the fact that Lily is a real estate agent will lend itself well to the whole stumbling over bodies cozy mystery aspect. I did think she made bad choices throughout this book, but that seems to happen in a lot of cozies. The Kindle version that I read definitely could have used an editor, as there were quite a few typos.
I don't understand the cover. The dog in the book is a German Shepard, so the dog on the cover makes zero sense.
I don't understand the cover. The dog in the book is a German Shepard, so the dog on the cover makes zero sense.
March 19, 2024
lily is an idiot
Wow .. I’m not sure why Belle would want to continue in business with Lily! She’s running around poking her nose into the investigation and Belle is bringing in all the business and closing all the deals!! All Lily seems to do is baselessly accuse people, tick people off and get hurt 😑😒😒
Wow .. I’m not sure why Belle would want to continue in business with Lily! She’s running around poking her nose into the investigation and Belle is bringing in all the business and closing all the deals!! All Lily seems to do is baselessly accuse people, tick people off and get hurt 😑😒😒
October 11, 2023
New realtor Lily Sprayberry and her business partner/best friend Bell Pyott have just started their business and are looking for listings. Then Lily finds the dead body of an old man she has known for years. Thinking the police aren't doing enough to find the killer Lily starts looking and ends up attacked by the killer. But she does find the killer!
October 12, 2023
Lily and Belle are ready to start their own real estate office working in their home town of Bramblett, Georgia. The only problem is the first day out Lily encounters a body. And thus starts the first murder Lily finds the need to solve. Don’t miss this book if you love Lily or if you haven’t met Lily yet. You won’t want to miss it.
July 6, 2024
I’d read the first two books in this series several years ago, before a prequel was published. In the meantime, all the book numbers changed causing each book to be a full book instead of a half-step book. But this was still a fun little book to read since I was already familiar with the characters Lily and Belle. I’m eager to dig into the Halloween book next.
October 19, 2024
First book of a new series I always give a critical eye to that. Especially when it's an author that I have been reading the other series that they have. I really did like the book but not necessarily the storyline. This author is a very good writer and so I expect a really good series from her and I look forward to reading the next book.
February 23, 2024
Lily Sprayberry is a newly ordained realtor. Very excited to start finding clients. In her zest to go house to house and let people know she’s available she has the bad luck to find a dead body at the house of someone she knows. From there it escalates to try to find out who the murderer is.
April 15, 2024
Very nice short story about a new real estate agent Lily Sprayberry. Lily and her partner Belle Pyott have just started their business and they are amateur sleuths finding out something horrible that happened.
October 15, 2023
loved it!
It was great to go back and read how it all started. I look forward to more from this series.
It was great to go back and read how it all started. I look forward to more from this series.
October 18, 2023
really liked the first book in the series...
October 23, 2023
Figuring Things Out!
Escrowbar Holder is a well thought out, complex, murder mystery. Very much enjoyed it. Lily Sprayberry is one lucky young lady.
Escrowbar Holder is a well thought out, complex, murder mystery. Very much enjoyed it. Lily Sprayberry is one lucky young lady.
March 29, 2024
Wonderful character interaction. Excellent storyline.
July 20, 2024
Lily
Lily and her best friend are starting a real estate agent company. She finds an old friend murdered in his house.
Lily and her best friend are starting a real estate agent company. She finds an old friend murdered in his house.
August 13, 2024
Excellent
This book is interesting, full of great characters, and has lots of twists and turns. Very well written. With few errors.
This book is interesting, full of great characters, and has lots of twists and turns. Very well written. With few errors.
October 13, 2023
This was a fantastic story!!
The characters were amazing and enjoyed reading about how all these characters came about!! And what started Lily to become what she is now!!
The storyline was phenomenal!! This author knows how to keep you on the edge of your seat with suspense and a bit of humor thrown in to lighten the mood. I highly recommend this read!!
The characters were amazing and enjoyed reading about how all these characters came about!! And what started Lily to become what she is now!!
The storyline was phenomenal!! This author knows how to keep you on the edge of your seat with suspense and a bit of humor thrown in to lighten the mood. I highly recommend this read!!
October 12, 2023
Lily and Belle are ready to start their own real estate office working in their home town of Bramblett, Georgia. The only problem is the first day out Lily encounters a body. And thus starts the first murder Lily finds the need to solve. Don’t miss this book if you love Lily or if you haven’t met Lily yet. You won’t want to miss it.
March 29, 2023
A wonderful look back at the start of Lily Sprayberry's career as a Real Estate Agent and her first of murder sleuthing.
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