The Double Wedding Ring a Novel

 I recently had the opportunity to review Clare's e-novel Streak of Lightning.  This week I finished reading The Double Wedding Ring on my Nook, which will be available on September 24, 2013.  Once again Nell finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation and Clare wraps her characters in a number of quilts.  Traditional, modern and art quilts are discussed and described in detail.  I love where see explains about WIP's, Work in Progress, and UFO's, Unfinished Objects to Jesse her boyfriend.  It's a quick read and very enjoyable.

 

Description

It’s murder before marriage in book five of the Someday Quilts series

Nell’s future is on her mind, and it looks as though the pieces are coming together like a perfectly made quilt. Her relationship with police chief Jesse Dewalt is heating up, she’s thinking of starting her own business, and Grandma Eleanor, is about to get hitched.  But just the future seems sewn up, Jesse’s former NYPD partner turns up—dead. Nell has to scramble to keep the wedding on track, her relationship from falling apart, and herself from being the target of a stranger with a secret. The Double Wedding Ring has romance, murder and a modern cozy feel… everything fans of the Someday Quilts series have come to love. 

Streak of Lightning an e-novel

No not real lightning! 'A Streak of Lightning is a design that can be made in a number of ways.  Some people use rectangles that are offset, some use half-square triangles, and the one Nell Fitzgerald is making in an e-novel by Clare O'Donahue, is a variation on the classic log cabin.  The main point, however it is done, is to create the sense of movement, of color that juts back and forth in a line, just how most lightning bolts are represented.'

This excerpt from Clair's book gives you an idea of her attention to detail when comes to the quilts that she uses for the titles of her books.  In Streak of Lightning a Someday Quilts Mystery, fans get a chance to check up with what is happening in the lives of quilter turned amateur sleuth Nell Fitzgerald and the other residents of the small town of Archer's Rest, New York.  Now, available STREAK OF LIGHTNING ($2.99 /August 2013), as A Penguin Special (e-book only) which went on-sale July 30th. 

 

I enjoyed making the time to read about Nell's next adventure and look forward to Claire's next book Double Wedding Ring which comes out this fall.

                                                 

                                            

Marti Michell has a couple versions in the Marti and Me class, Log Cabin Snuggler, that I missed and the Zig Zag Geese class.

 

 

 

 

The Devil's Puzzle by Clare O'Donohue

I have always loved to read and the chance to combine two of my favorite topics, quilting and murder mysteries, sold me on Clare's A Someday Quilts Mystery series.

I'm part of the Quilting Gallery's Blog Hop with Giveaways, it runs from December 10th - 17th

 

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2. Leave me a comment tellimg me if you will be giving
the book away or will it be a gift for yourself.

In addition to being an avid quilter, Clare O’Donohue is a freelance television writer and producer, who has worked on a variety of programs including HGTV’s Simply Quilts with Alex Anderson. She is still trying to use up the fabric she was given while working there.

Witchcraft in a small New England town typically harkens Salem, Massachusetts. However, amateur sleuth Nell Fitzgerald finds the upcoming anniversary of Archers Rest, New York drawing out the town’s own dark history of witchcraft, as well as that of its residents in THE DEVIL’S PUZZLE. Nell is thrilled when her grandmother Eleanor’s boyfriend plans a double surprise—restoring the rose garden of her old Victorian house, and a marriage proposal. However, Oliver’s plans are put on hold when a skeleton is unearthed in Eleanor’s backyard. Police Chief Jesse Dewalt launches an investigation, and for once, Nell vows to stay out of his way, instead focusing on organizing a historic quilt show as part of the town’s upcoming anniversary festivities. When clues lead to questions about Eleanor’s past, Nell is forced to uncover the truth. As the anniversary approaches, a chilling wave of vandalism strikes town hot spots, raising fears that witchcraft has returned, and revealing secrets that could change life in Archer’s Rest forever.

The Someday Quilts series includes The Lover’s Knot, A Drunkard’s Path, The Double Cross and The Devil’s Puzzle (Oct. 2011), and her Kate Conway series recently made its debut with Missing Persons. O’Donohue lives in Chicago, IL. Visit her website at clareodonohue.com and the Someday Quilts fan page on Facebook.



Quilting Novel Giveaway times TWO!!!

I'm part of the Quilting Gallery's Blog Hop with Giveaways, it runs from December 10th - 17th

You have two quilting novels to choose from.

The Devil's Puzzle by Clare O'Donohue

and the

The Wedding Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini

If you would like to win either or both of these books go to the correct link and:


1. Become a Follower of this blog

2. Leave me a comment telling me if you will be giving
the book away or will it be a gift for yourself.

Good luck and a random number will be drawn on Sunday, December 18th.

Sorry but I can only ship within the United States.