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Bind
A watch goes missing from a changeroom at a gym – an expensive watch with a loud, arrogant owner. The theft connects three yogis in a way full lotus never could. As the search for a thief unfolds, so do seemingly unrelated questions. Why does Lexie have such an intense interest in a much-younger trainer at the gym? Who is the unnamed, unknown man who keeps leaving Charlene messages? Why does no one know Woo Woo lives in a mansion?
Ultimately Bind is like coming home to a steaming bowl of tomato soup on a cold winter day. Comfortable and delicious. Like a perfect downward dog.
Editorial Review – Nancy M. Bell
Bind 5 Stars
What do an eclectic group of women, a yoga studio and a missing watch have in common? You'll have to read Bind to find out. Bind refers to form of yoga torture apparently where participants hold contorted poses. Who knew? Moulton weaves an interesting and comical mystery with lots of intrigue and twists. Throw in a cute detective and voila! A great read either for the beach or a snowy afternoon.
Ultimately Bind is like coming home to a steaming bowl of tomato soup on a cold winter day. Comfortable and delicious. Like a perfect downward dog.
Editorial Review – Nancy M. Bell
Bind 5 Stars
What do an eclectic group of women, a yoga studio and a missing watch have in common? You'll have to read Bind to find out. Bind refers to form of yoga torture apparently where participants hold contorted poses. Who knew? Moulton weaves an interesting and comical mystery with lots of intrigue and twists. Throw in a cute detective and voila! A great read either for the beach or a snowy afternoon.
303 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 1, 2025
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About the author
Donalee Moulton
21 books13 followersdonalee is a professional writer and freelance journalist from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her byline has appeared in over 100 publications across North America, including Canadian Business, Chatelaine, Equinox, Ford Times, Maclean’s, and The Globe and Mail.
Her most recent mystery novel Melt is the second in the Lotus Detective Agency series. It's about what happens when three yogis with a penchant for solving crime are asked to help a 17-year-old boy who is facing life in prison for a crime he did not commit. The first in the series Bind takes us back to where it all started. When the yogis first joined forces with two cops to discover who stole a very expensive watch from a local gym.
Her book Conflagration! won the 2024 Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Historical Mystery Suspense. This gripping historical novel is woven around the trial of Marie-Joseph Angélique, an enslaved black woman accused of deliberately setting the devastating fire that destroyed much of Montreal's merchant quarters in 1734.
Her other books include a murder mystery based in Nova Scotia and two non-fiction books: one about effective communications and another about organizational policy.
donalee is also a longtime educator. She has taught communications and writing-related courses at several universities as well as for all levels of government, the private sector, and nonprofits in Canada and the United States. She currently offers a variety of editorial services and workshops to help authors hone their writing and get published.
Her most recent mystery novel Melt is the second in the Lotus Detective Agency series. It's about what happens when three yogis with a penchant for solving crime are asked to help a 17-year-old boy who is facing life in prison for a crime he did not commit. The first in the series Bind takes us back to where it all started. When the yogis first joined forces with two cops to discover who stole a very expensive watch from a local gym.
Her book Conflagration! won the 2024 Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Historical Mystery Suspense. This gripping historical novel is woven around the trial of Marie-Joseph Angélique, an enslaved black woman accused of deliberately setting the devastating fire that destroyed much of Montreal's merchant quarters in 1734.
Her other books include a murder mystery based in Nova Scotia and two non-fiction books: one about effective communications and another about organizational policy.
donalee is also a longtime educator. She has taught communications and writing-related courses at several universities as well as for all levels of government, the private sector, and nonprofits in Canada and the United States. She currently offers a variety of editorial services and workshops to help authors hone their writing and get published.
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March 4, 2025
An enjoyable, fun read!
I just finished Bind after a marathon reading session. I could not put it down until I found out how it ended. I loved getting to know the main characters and hope to see them again in future books. I enjoyed reading about the relationships that are developing — and those that are ending. As a beginner yogi, I appreciated all the yoga references, and especially the vivid images the author’s words conjured up of being twisted into a pretzel-like shape and tipping over. I’ve lived that!
I just finished Bind after a marathon reading session. I could not put it down until I found out how it ended. I loved getting to know the main characters and hope to see them again in future books. I enjoyed reading about the relationships that are developing — and those that are ending. As a beginner yogi, I appreciated all the yoga references, and especially the vivid images the author’s words conjured up of being twisted into a pretzel-like shape and tipping over. I’ve lived that!
April 21, 2025
This delightful mystery immediately captured my interest and my heart. I'm an avid yoga practitioner and Moulton invites you into the yoga studio with her wit and charming characters. This fascinating mystery will not put you in a Bind. On the contrary, reading Bind was pure enjoyment and relaxation.
Like a sixty thousand dollar watch, this book is a guilty pleasure.
Like a sixty thousand dollar watch, this book is a guilty pleasure.
November 20, 2025
This book would make a good sitcom for TV. If you like yoga, you may appreciate the humour in the book; I don’t and I didn’t. What is a bind anyway?
I quite liked some of the characters, they were even entertaining. And the mystery was ‘cozy’.
But I found the resolution of the story very confused. But maybe that’s because I don’t like yoga.
I quite liked some of the characters, they were even entertaining. And the mystery was ‘cozy’.
But I found the resolution of the story very confused. But maybe that’s because I don’t like yoga.
August 26, 2025
Super cute light and fun whodunit. As a girl who lives in halifax, I loved reading a local author and all the references!!
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