A Rose Creek Mystery - Solved!

Because life just has to be extra interesting.

What’s happening with the Rose Creek Mystery series? They will no longer be published by Encircle Publications. When the small press changed its business model, we had an amicable parting of the ways.

At the same time, I began a self-publishing adventure with my daughter’s press. The third book in A Rose Creek Mystery series, The Body in the Hayloft, was released by Top Hat Cat Publishing LLC in December 2025. The fourth book is planned for release later this year.

So what happens to books one and two? Eventually, hopefully sooner rather than later, both will be released by Top Hat Cat. But we’re juggling so many projects right now, this has been placed on the back burner.

The good news is, you can find Book One: The Body in the Cattails, in paperback format for only $7.99 from Harlequin.

I’m truly going to hustle to get Book Two: The Body in the Cornfield, released via Top Hat Cat as soon as I can. But I want to give it a careful review first. A lot was going on in my life when Cornfield was released. I’m sure it can use a revision.

Book Four: The Body in the Chuckwagon, is still in development. I thought it would be the final book in the series, but my characters may demand more space to continue telling their stories. We’ll see . . .

If you’re a writer looking for a hybrid publisher, you can’t go wrong with Encircle Publications. You will pay for the services, but I can vouch for this outfit being honest folks. Deirdre creates the most amazing book covers. (When my books were published by Encircle, it was operating in a traditional publishing model.)

But when you have an ambitious, tech-savvy daughter who is also an artist, it’s an obvious choice for me!

Get your copy of The Body in the Cattails from Harlequin Worldwide Mystery. Hang in there for the return of The Body in the Cornfield.

Book Three: The Body in the Hayloft, is available via Kindle Unlimited, in exchange for a review via BookSirens, and in paperback and ebook from Amazon.

Support your local independent bookstore! If you are in the Colorado Springs area, you will find paperbacks of the entire series at Basecamp Books and Adventure.

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