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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Jolie Gentil & friends have a 15th birthday! Series began 25 Sept 2011. BOOKS 99 CENTS for now A few Amazon links: at all sites Appraisal for Murder bit.ly/3VEV9cX Rekindling Motives amzn.to/3cOF7Uq New Lease on Death bit.ly/3K6FN97 Phoning in a Murder bit.ly/3xIh2MA elaineorr.com/jolie-gentil...

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Looks like Jolie Gentil & friends have a 15th birthday on 25 Sept 2011. ALL BOOKS 99 CENTS 4 now Some Amazon links: at all sites Appraisal for Murder bit.ly/3VEV9cX Rekindling Motives amzn.to/3cOF7Uq New Lease on Death bit.ly/3K6FN97 Phoning in a Murder bit.ly/3xIh2MA elaineorr.com/jolie-gentil...

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Ginger is always looking for birdies. We gave away our bird feeders. #Caturday

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

🎉 BOOK BIRTHDAY🎉 My 3rd cozy mystery, POISON AND PREJUDICE, is out today! Join rare-books librarian Juniper Blume as Jane Austen letters, an abandoned storage unit, and a suspicious death pull her into a new investigation. Get your copy: amzn.to/4pBNhCZ or request it for your library!

Book cover for Pride and Prejudice A Rare Books Cozy Mystery by Daphne Silver. On a bright blue background is a cartoon bottle of poison with a skull and a light green liquid, corked on top. A yellowish piece of paper is underneath. A small dog cartoon is next to the author name.

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Jolie Gentil have their 15th birthday! on 25 Sept 2011. To celebrate ALL BOOK IN THE SERIES ARE 99 CENTS FOR A FEW WEEKS!! Amazon links here – at all sites. elaineorr.com/jolie-gentil-cozy-mysteries/

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Chesapeake Bay bakery has recipes for trouble & characters who grow on you. Then the local art critic vanishes and – oops – is found murdered. Amazon bit.ly/4rSBXmI BN bit.ly/4t5TDMq Google bit.ly/4z197VQ Kobo bit.ly/4xsDL92 Apple bit.ly/4wgv8O1 #cozymystery #culinarymystery .

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Good reviews (i.e. Kirkus) for New Lease on Death, 13th Jolie Gentil Cozy. “Kept me up well past my bedtime.” A murder to solve & a killer who wants to go to a Halloween parade #JerseyShore #Booksky Amz bit.ly/3K6FN97 Nook bit.ly/42FEQeZ Ibooks bit.ly/3FPR5ft Kobo bit.ly/40gNwa3 Goog bit.ly/3BGRu10

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Judging floats and costumes is fun for Gypsy Lee and 2 other judges. When one dies it's awful and bakery business tanks. If she doesn't investigate will a killer be free to kill again? The Judge’s Last Contest, 3rd Bay View Harbor mystery at the #ChesapeakeBay. Preorder #cozymystery bit.ly/4xtIMOs

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

As 90 years of the Orr Reunion of Mount Vernon ends, I've been blogging about some family memories. The Orrs came from Ireland but merged with families of every stripe in America elaineorr.blogspot.com/2026/08/keeping-track-of-family-history.html elaineorr.blogspot.com/2026/08/gree... #FamilyHistory

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The song says "start at the very beginning." First Jolie Gentil book: Appraisal for Murder. “Snappy read with all the ingredients of a 1st class mystery.” What does Jolie find in a dark bedroom? 99c #beachread amzn.to/2UlmJYB apple.co/2QbdIE0 BN bit.ly/2RraX24 G bit.ly/3a10GjH Kobo bit.ly/3d6Zmxz

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Free Sep 5-7! Ocean Alley Adventures -- 1st three Jolie Gentil mysteries at the Jersey shore. "...a little murder, a little romance, and a lot of fun...the beach setting is lively." US amzn.to/39cPy3l UK bit.ly/3YUJFAJ Can bit.ly/4q2FM7D Aus bit.ly/4teZ5h8 India bit.ly/4sXWF6n #cozymystery

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

And now there are two. The Art Critic's Last Forgery joins The Handyman's Last Bite in the Bay View Harbor Mystery Series. Art Critics make enemies if they're too snarky Amazon bit.ly/4rSBXmI BN bit.ly/4t5TDMq Google bit.ly/4z197VQ Kobo bit.ly/4xsDL92 Apple bit.ly/4wgv8O1 #culinarymystery

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Golden Grad HS alumni at the Cozy Corner B&B after a fire at their hotel. Except for the man who died in the fire. The reunion is more dangerous than you can imagine! amzn.to/4kxqFRU BN bit.ly/3SEdAdi Kobo bit.ly/43NHAZ5 Apple apple.co/3T9gwia Google bit.ly/3HUHHep #highschoolreunion #mystery

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

1st in 6 series 99c. Quirky small town life & sometimes murder #cozymysteries Appraisal for Murder amzn.to/2UlmJYB Newsprint to Footprints amzn.to/3cOH6Gt Tip a Hat to Murder amzn.to/39cPy3l Least Trodden Ground amzn.to/36A8M1z Fired Up & Feisty amzn.to/4kxqFRU Handyman’s Last Bite bit.ly/4bFay1q

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

The Art Critic's Last Forgery joins The Handyman's Last Bite in the Bay View Harbor Mystery Series. Art Critics make enemies if they're too snarky. Amazon bit.ly/4rSBXmI BN bit.ly/4t5TDMq Google bit.ly/4z197VQ Kobo bit.ly/4xsDL92 Apple bit.ly/4wgv8O1 #cozymystery #culinarymystery #ChesapeakeBay

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

The local art critic vanishes and – oops – is found murdered. If only he hadn’t hung out in the Bay View Harbor Bakery with Gypsy Lee… Amazon bit.ly/4rSBXmI BN bit.ly/4t5TDMq Google bit.ly/4z197VQ Kobo bit.ly/4xsDL92 Apple bit.ly/4wgv8O1 Bookshop bit.ly/4xsxoT8 #culinarymystery

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

#Caturday Look who will not relinquish his spot on one of my grandmother's quilt squares. Ginger...

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

#1 in Ghost Suspense this weekend -- The Unscheduled Murder Trip! Digger has a not-of-this-world partner to pal around with; and solve a murder. And he's kinda funny. Amazon amzn.to/2M42jDW Google bit.ly/369CWI3 Nook bit.ly/3ontrLs ibooks apple.co/39kxp3c Kobo bit.ly/3sYYUY3

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

After a storm a body shows up under the fake pirate ship used for the food pantry fundraiser. “Characters are likable and the #mystery is not easily guessed” amzn.to/2Qw2AAj Nook bit.ly/2RmVL2I Kobo bit.ly/3iph9jO Google bit.ly/3k9hxDt ibooks apple.co/3jhEcNY Audio adbl.co/35X5xAa

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Dunk tank fun at a carnival & Scoobie is found unconscious under the boardwalk. Aunt Madge vanishes after the fireworks #cozymystery amzn.to/2Pow3aC apple.co/2RRPrnG Goog bit.ly/3yIIO7H BN bit.ly/3fTvV1X Kobo bit.ly/3i0SkNK “Well written books with great characters & always a good murder mystery”

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

It all starts at Jolie’s 10th high school reunion. Drugged dogs, poisoned hooch, a burning building. #Jerseyshore. What does a murder today say about one decades ago? And where is that body? amzn.to/3cOF7Uq Nook bit.ly/32rDFFo ibooks apple.co/3cUXMhn Google bit.ly/3nXGruE

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

The Handyman's Last Bite. #5 in Mystery Series and #7 in Culinary Mysteries in July! Chesapeake Bay bakery has recipes for trouble & the handyman is murdered. How rude! #cozymystery #culinarymystery Amz bit.ly/4bFay1q BN bit.ly/3PGxBl0 Kobo bit.ly/4um0imuApple apple.co/4eoyr0f Google bit.ly/4ay8M2w

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Last chance to grab free cozy mysteries! The quarterly Cozy Mystery Book Club Book Blast. ALL BOOKS FREE. Books organized by the site they're sold on, so easy to find (and read) great books. cozymysterybookclub.com/bookblast #freecozymysteries Books are free at least all day July 23, come longer.

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

It's here! The quarterly Cozy Mystery Book Club Book Blast. ALL BOOKS FREE. Books organized by the site they're sold on, so easy to find (and read) great books. cozymysterybookclub.com/bookblast #freecozymysteries Books are free at least all day July 23.

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

A local art critic doesn’t show up for the spring festival. Was it something he wrote? Or is some art he sells of questionable ownership? Gypsy Lee finds a ransom note. Preorder the 2nd Bay View Harbor Mystery Amazon bit.ly/4rSBXmI #BN bit.ly/4t5TDMq #cozymystery #culinarymystery

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

A body on the bakery floor? Was it the Bay View Harbor Bakery's pastry? The stakes are high for some of the town’s elite; they don’t want Gypsy Lee to meddle #culinarymystery with recipes Amz bit.ly/4bFay1q BN bit.ly/3PGxBl0 Kobo bit.ly/4um0imu Apple apple.co/3OOwXlG #cozymystery

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Three mysteries set in college-town Illinois. Quirky characters, a few corpses, & lots of laughs #PoliceProceduralWithACozyFeel “You might guess but you don't know until the end" US amzn.to/3CmUhAM UK amzn.to/3Q2hQlp Canada amzn.to/4hH6bEj Aus bit.ly/42zYAmR India amzn.to/4gkWWZD

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Jolie misses a deer & ends up in the ER. But she trips over a body. "Characters are quirky & funny with mayhem and murder dispersed throughout the book" #cozymystery amzn.to/2XFLLpE Kobo bit.ly/3ahhFLU Nook bit.ly/2RKyqI ibooks apple.co/2NXI0JB Google bit.ly/35wzc3Z

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

So happy that Dru's Book Musings featured me in their "Word With" segment today. She sends the questions -- a good prober. Check out the site. Always good book recommendations. Thanks, Dru! drusbookmusing.com/word-with-el... #cozymysteryauthor

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Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . . What drew you to the genre you write? My mother read traditional mysteries so I had a

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

My Irish Roots Author blog is in its 14th year -- never thought I would be so persistent. Check the index for articles on writing, reading, publishing, any my vague musings #BookBlogger elaineorr.blogspot.com

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Jolie heads to the daycare her kids use. There wasn’t supposed to be a dead man at the desk. Kids can’t go back until the murder is solved. Who wants to be home all day with 4 yr olds? #cozymystery Sticky Fingered Books amzn.to/3pfUDzS Google bit.ly/3DEnVg2 apple.co/3jfYkll Nook bit.ly/3vnTI1v

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

In the mood for Christmas in July? A body slides down the door as Madge opens it. She wants to learn who the killer is and brings stuffed animals into it. All in time or the holidays. Always 99 cents. amzn.to/2LSZKR0 apple.co/2RNAWhl Nook bit.ly/3vgG5Cn Google bit.ly/3J2Y7xG Kobo bit.ly/3PzA37U

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

After dunk tank fun at a carnival, Scoobie is found unconscious under the boardwalk. Gets worse when his ex-con mother shows up. Then Aunt Madge vanishes after the fireworks #cozymystery amzn.to/2Pow3aC apple.co/2RRPrnG Google bit.ly/3yIIO7H Nook bit.ly/3fTvV1X Kobo bit.ly/3i0SkNK

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

High School Misadventures. Why did Jolie's parents leave her with Aunt Madge? Is babysitting risky? What would we do without Scoobie? Does her junior year in Ocean Alley affect Jolie later on? #amwriting amzn.to/3fWIc6e apple.co/3FXSA8o Nook bit.ly/3FStvMh Audio adbl.co/3As0y8W amzn.to/3qVdEIv

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Golden Grad alumni at the Cozy Corner B&B after fire at a hotel. Except for a man who died in the fire. 1st Shore Shenanigans series. "compelling characters, realistic settings, engaging plot" Amz US amzn.to/4kxqFRU BN bit.ly/3SEdAdi Kobo bit.ly/43NHAZ5 Apple apple.co/3T9gwia Google bit.ly/3HUHHep

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Chesapeake Bay town has a bakery with recipes for trouble & characters who grow on you. And then the handyman gets murdered. #cozymystery Amz bit.ly/4bFay1q BN bit.ly/3PGxBl0 Kobo bit.ly/4um0imu Apple apple.co/3OOwXlG "An exceptional start to what promises to be a five-star series!"

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Read my suggestions for doing your social media marketing for 20 minutes a day. You can get organized to do it well, and have some fun. (Post revised 12/2/24.) #bookmarketing #reachingreaders elaineorr.blogspot.com/2024/07/social-media-marketing-in-20-minutes-day.html

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

FREE Mildred Mistletoe stories. Heartwarming and fun for all ages. Smart cat keeps her humans on their toes #blackcats #ChristmasStory MM Fixes Christmas amzn.to/32l85sX MM Rescues Christmas amzn.to/3hA5qUd MM Adjusts to a COVID Christmas bit.ly/3pluJdW All sites at elaineorr.com bit.ly/42igF7M

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

A man disappeared in a snowstorm the night JFK died. What does he have to do with a body Digger unearths at the old train depot? And who is it? #booksky #WritingCommunity amzn.to/2M42jDW Google bit.ly/369CWI3 Nook bit.ly/3ontrLs ibooks apple.co/39kxp3c Kobo bit.ly/3sYYUY3 #familyhistorymystery

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

#Jerseyshore HS band leader is dead. Because he hates cell phones in class or picked bad friends? Why is Scoobie’s brother’s name tossed around? "14th book of the series is as fresh & engaging as the 1st" #Kindle bit.ly/3xIh2MA #ibook bit.ly/4b8lGC1 BN bit.ly/4aKTN3d Goog bit.ly/4caGr0u #cozymystery

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

“I’m happily surprised when a series continues to delight into double digits. I shouldn’t be surprised that it is Elaine Orr." Kirkus says: "An engaging mystery." #cozymystery Amz bit.ly/3K6FN97 Nook bit.ly/42FEQeZ Ibooks bit.ly/3FPR5ft Goog bit.ly/3BGRu10

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Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Hidden jewels, a body on Jolie’s porch, and a killer lying in wait after a silly fundraiser. Yikes! "...a great plot and several interesting subplots" #booksky #Jerseyshore #cozymystery Amazon amzn.to/40BZLyW BN bit.ly/2ZEeWe0 ibooks apple.co/3a8Rr0J Google bit.ly/3wRKvis Audio adbl.co/3R6R61E

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