Today I have the great pleasure of welcoming author Vannetta Chapman to my site, as she speaks about Amish murder mysteries. Yep, you heard me! So sit back with your favorite drink, see what she has to say. And enter for your chance to win a copy of Falling to Pieces after her post!
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Falling
to Pieces: A Quilt Shop Murder (A Shipshewana Amish Mystery)
By
Vannetta Chapman
In this
first book of a three-book series, author Vannetta Chapman brings a fresh twist
to the popular Amish fiction genre. She blends the familiar components consumers
love in Amish books---faith, community, simplicity, family---with an innovative
who-done-it plot that keeps readers guessing right up to the last stitch in the
quilt.When two women---one Amish, one English---each with different motives,
join forces to organize a successful on-line quilt auction, neither expects nor
wants a friendship. As different as night and day, Deborah and Callie are
uneasy partners who simply want to make the best of a temporary situation. But
a murder, a surprising prime suspect, a stubborn detective, and the town's
reaction throw the two women together, and they form an unlikely alliance to
solve a mystery and catch a killer.Set in the well-known Amish community of
Shipshewana, Falling to Pieces will attract both devoted fans of the
rapidly-growing Amish fiction genre, as well as those who are captivated by the
Amish way of life.
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By Vannetta Chapman
When I say I write Amish murder mysteries I
receive the ODDEST reactions. It would be fun to make a collage of folks'
expressions. Responses vary from "You kill Amish people?" to
"There's a market for that?" The answer to the first is SOMETIMES,
and the answer to the second is OH YEAH, THERE IS.
I love writing romantic suspense, or in this
case cozy mysteries, for several reasons. When you add mystery to a story line
it definitely picks up the pace. It also taps into our biggest fears--losing
someone we love, defending our family, spending time behind bars? Oh my. No
wonder crime shows rates among the most watched. When you transfer that to a
novel though, you dive deep, you experience what the victims suffer, and you
sometimes have a glimpse into the mind of a murderer. (Creepy, I know.)
Amish fiction is popular because it takes us
away from technology, deadlines, and the fast-paced world we live in. But even
in that pastoral setting passion, greed, and revenge can exist. Even among plain
people you can have misunderstandings that lead to tragedy. And sometimes it's
not the event itself, but the aftermath that we're interested in. It's catching
the bad guy (or girl) and rebuilding our lives, knitting our community back
together that counts, and moving on that becomes the story we want to read.
Amish murder mysteries. Give them a try!
Find out more about Vannetta on her website at www.vannettachapman.com
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Vannetta Chapman is the author of inspirational Amish fiction novels. She discovered her love for the Amish while researching her grandfather’s birthplace of Albion, Pennsylvania. Her first three-book series, set in Shipshewana, Indiana, blends the best components of Amish fiction with a great who-done-it twist.
Find Vannetta Chapman on Facebook
Vannetta is one of the many talented authors who belong to the Romance Writers of America’s Kiss of Death chapter. At Kiss of Death we believe that every great romance should include suspense. Whether a spy thriller in Regency times, a paranormal romance with a revenge-seeking zombie, or a traditional serial killer after the heroine, romance relies on suspense, leading the reader through the trials of the heroine and hero to see if they will get their happily ever after ending. If you can call your writing suspenseful, then the Kiss of Death has something for you! Find out more and join at http://www.rwamysterysuspense.org and follow us on Twitter at @RWAKissofDeath.
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GIVEAWAY
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Giveaway is open to US ONLY, age 16 and older
Contest runs 1-23-12 to 1-27-12
Prize is ONE Print copy of Falling To Pieces: A Quilt Shop Murder Mystery, by Vannetta Chapman
Winner will have 48 hours to respond to winning notification, or a new winner will be chosen.
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