Connie Shelton’s Writings

This month I am featuring one of our favorite writer’s, Connie Shelton, who writes two different mystery series. One is Samantha Sweet and the other is Charlie Parker. The first book in each of these series is currently being offered for FREE on Amazon Kindle. So, of course, I had to try both of them. I like the Samantha Sweet mysteries just a little bit more than the Charlie Parker only because I like to read about bakeries and owning your own shop. Well, maybe it’s really just about the food. They are both well written and keep you guessing almost to the very end. They both feature strong female leads that work hard, support their friends and family and on the side, they solve some mysteries.

Ms. Shelton started writing the Charlie Parker Mysteries first and now has about 15 books in the series. Later, she added the Samantha Sweet Mysteries to her writing arsenal and has about 10 books in that one. Both series are set in New Mexico where the author grew up and lived most of her life. You can read more about her and her writing process on her website: http://connieshelton.com/meet-connie-in-this-online-interview.html. I have never been to New Mexico so when the author describes her scenes so well it helps me to be able to picture them in my head quite vividly.

Sadly, I have only been able to read the first book in the Charlie Parker Mysteries so can’t really give you a more detailed overview of the characters and how they evolve over time. I do like the idea of an accountant getting involved in mysteries and with her brother and partner being a private investigator she can call on him for help from time to time. Hey, that is what brothers are for anyway. From the first book in the series, we get a broad overview of the characters but you can’t wait to read more about them and the next mystery. Hopefully, soon I will be able to purchase more of her books in this series.

I have purchased 4 more eBooks in the Samantha Sweet Mysteries. I really like the characters, how they are evolving and the subtle hints of magic surrounding the wooden box given to Sam by a dying witch that she found in one of her houses that she cleans up for the U.S.D.A. Sam have taken a number of different jobs to support herself and her daughter over the years. Now that her daughter is grown she can concentrate on achieving her life-long goal of owning and running her very own bakery. And with a little help, every now and then, from the magical box she can get things done while she solves a few mysteries on the side. Even after 5 books, the writer keeps you guessing about this box so you just have to keep purchasing her eBooks to find out more.

When you get time we hope you will check out these two great mystery series written by a very good writer, Connie Shelton. Of course, you should also bookmark her website: http://connieshelton.com/. Take some time to read through her website pages and maybe even subscribe to her newsletter. When you do read some of her books we also hope you will take a few minutes and write a review yourself on Amazon or even on one of the books reading sites like GoodReads.

Get the First Kindle eBook in the Samantha Sweet Mysteries for FREE

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Get the First Kindle eBook in the Charlie Parker Mysteries for FREE

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