Sometimes I think I'm an ADHD writer. I have so many characters and plots vying for attention in my head that I'm constantly distracted by them. I desperately want to write new Valentine books (several are started), but I also want to finish the rewrite of the second Delecoeur book and add to their series. Then there's all the new characters who prattle in my head wanting their stories told. It's maddening sometimes.
One character that I've loved writing has been Sophie Parker and her quirky cast of family and friends. Poor Sophie has had a challenging few years, not just in the book, but the book itself. Death of a Debtor released February 2019, but due to some tech issues, the ebook cover was missing on Amazon, and
the release day wasn't as successful as I'd hoped. It really took the wind out of my sails.
I've been determined that the release of Death of a Coupon Queen would go better. Of course, that's still to be seen. The original release date for the book was February 2020...then February 2021...and now...July 14, 2021. There were lots of reasons for the delay mostly due to the pandemic.
But now she's back! Today, Sophie re-enters the world with a whole new mystery to solve involving her coupon mentor and her high school nemesis. Plus the rest of the cast of characters are back including cantankerous great Aunt Rose, Bull the biker with the heart of gold, AJ, Sophie's airplane repo boyfriend, Sergeant Davis, aka Sergeant Scowl, and, of course, Sophie's coupon crew.
Death of a Coupon Queen is Here!
Early reviews are positive:
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This book 'hit the ground running', as the saying goes. Everything you would expect - and want - from a cozy mystery. ~ Booksprout Reviewer
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A fun cozy mystery! This story was fast-paced with great characters.
~ Booksprout Reviewer
BLURB
Sophie Parker's life is looking up. She's getting along with her curmudgeonly great-aunt, dating a hot airplane repo man, and working part-time at the library telling fairy tales.
Sophie's new normal is cut to bits when she arrives at her coupon mentor's home to learn about using phone apps for shopping savings and finds her stabbed in the neck with her coupon sheers.
When her mentor's coupons are found in Sophie's nemesis, Vivie Danner's car, the case seems solved, although Sophie finds it hard to belie Vivie would murder in such a messy fashion.
Reluctantly recruited by Vivie, Sophie set out to find out who wanted the coupon queen dead. As Sophie uncovers secrets about the victim and other residents of the town, someone is lurking close by, ready to cut her life short.
See what others have said about Sophie Parker Coupon Mysteries:
"Watch out, Stephanie Plum. Sophie Parker has arrived! And she's a force of nature. Watching Sophie get herself in and out of trouble is a roller coaster ride with a most satisfactory ending."
--Betsy Ashton, Author of the Max Max Mysteries
"Death of a Debtor is a funny, fast paced mystery. Jenna Harte has given us another sleuth to love!"
--Mollie Cox Bryan, Agatha Nominated Author of the Cora Crafts Series
If you love quirky characters, humorous situations, and a whodunnit mystery, I hope you'll read Death of a Coupon Queen.
