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Hello - I know you're a busy group, but I wondered when I might see action on this request? The pre-order is being uploaded to Amazon on Saturday, April 25th, and therefore should be visible by Tuesday, April 28th. Would it be helpful if I post again and give you the link once it's available?My first book, Tides, Lies, and Alibis, is being released for sale on May 4th, and I'm putting the link to pre-order this second book, The Ghost Moon Tide, into the back of the first book, which is why I'm setting TGMT up for pre-order now.
Hope that helps!
Taffy
As a Goodreads author you know you can add and manage your books yourself without waiting for a librarian, right?Also, if by ebook you mean Kindle edition, we are not able to add those as Amazon adds them automatically.


This is the second book in the Manatee Bay Mystery Series by Taffy Beach. The first book, Tides, Lies, and Alibis, was added to the catalogue in February (thank you) by request through this thread/group since it hadn't been released on Amazon at that time. It is now open for pre-orders on Amazon and due to have the ebook released 4 May and the paperback and large print released in June.
The Ghosst Moon Tide is the second book in the series, which is due to be available for pre-order on 30 April, with the ebook released on 14 September and the print in October. I'd love to have The Ghost Moon Tide also on Goodreads since ARC copies will be going on in mid-April. The process worked great for the first book and I'd like to repeat that with this second book.
The series is written and edited, so each book will release approximately 4 months after the previous book.
Here is the data you've requested to have this second book of the Manatee Bay Mysteries, The Ghost Moon Tide, added to my author page:
* Title: The Ghost Moon Tide
* Author(s) name(s): Taffy Beach
* ISBN (or ASIN): 979-8-9933426-2-7
* Publisher: Twitching Whisker Press
* Publication Date Year: 2026
* Publication Date Month: September
* Publication Date Day: 14
* Page count: 300
* Format: ebook released in Sept, print paperback and large print released in Oct
* Description: Three holidays. Two ghosts. And a town that knows how to take care of its own.
It’s October 1998, and Manatee Bay is swept up in the Spooks and Spirits Festival—a bold new autumn weekend where Halloween, Samhain, and the Day of the Dead share the same stage beneath a rare Ghost Moon. Main Street sparkles with skeletons dressed in satin and lace, food stalls perfumed with cinnamon and citrus, the sounds of Caribbean drums and salsa lessons, and a float parade that feels more Mardi Gras than small-town Florida.
But when a late-season hurricane exposes a skeleton long buried in the sand, whispers of the town’s Prohibition-era past begin to stir. And when the lighthouse ghost appears again—just as she has for more than half a century—the old stories suddenly feel far less harmless.
As a playful séance turns chilling and an unwelcome outsider’s arrival sparks deadly consequences, Kate finds herself caught between buried secrets and fresh bloodshed. With Police Chief Tom breathing down her neck, Kate realizes that Manatee Bay has its own way of handling those who slip through the cracks of the justice system.
Because in Manatee Bay, the past doesn’t stay buried.
And when the law falls short, the tide has a way of evening the score.
Under the 1998 Ghost Moon, some sins rise to the surface, and some are handled quietly.
A haunting coastal mystery filled with small-town secrets, family legacy, and festival-night danger, The Ghost Moon Tides is the second book in the Manatee Bay Cozy Mystery series.
* Language (for non-English books): English
* Link to book page which includes the cover and other books https://taffybeach.com