Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. The New Girl will go to Paula M. of Montoursville, PA. Lynn L. from Rio Linda, CA will received The Night Before. The books are going out in the mail today.

This week, I’m giving away the first book in two different series. One is the first in a new series, while the other is the first in an older one, a series I hadn’t tried.  Apple Cider Slaying by Julie Anne Lindsey is the first Cider Shop mystery. Blossom Valley, West Virginia, is home to Smythe Orchards, Winnie and her Granny’s beloved twenty-five-acre farm and family business. But, it’s struggling so they try to drum up business with the “First Annual Christmas at the Orchard”. When the body of Nadine Cooper, Granny’s long-time, grudge-holding nemesis, is found lodged in the apple press, Granny’s the number one suspect.

Ellie Alexander launched her Bakeshop Mystery series five years ago with Meet Your Baker. Juliet Capshaw leaves her life baking on cruise ships when her chef husband breaks her heart. She heads home to Ashland, Oregon to help her mother at the family bakery, Torte. The Oregon Shakespeare Festival put Ashland on the map. One of Torte’s demanding customers ends up dead, but she’s also a new board member at OSF. And, there are certainly a number of actors and artists who have reason to want the woman dead. Because I had never read any of these books, I bought this one so I could start the series.

Which mystery would you like to win? You can enter to win both, but I need separate entries. Email me at Lesa.Holstine@gmail.com. Your subject line should read either “Win Apple Cider Slaying” or “Win Meet Your Baker.” Please include your name and mailing address. Entries from the U.S. only, please. The giveaway will end Thursday, June 25 at 5 PM CT.