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NEWSLETTER from KAREN ROSE SMITH
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Hi Readers!

I have a lot of news for this newsletter!  Several very cool things are happening at once. First of all, I do have a new release this month--THE NANNY CLAUSE.  I was so pleased when I was asked to be a part of this continuity series because rescuing cats has become a personal mission for me. In this romance, the hero and his three daughters rescue a pregnant cat, just as my husband and I did four years ago. Witnessing Halo's kittens being born was an absolute awe-inspiring moment and many more continued from those.  Read more about THE NANNY CLAUSE below.

Do you remember my Christmas movie--A VERY COUNTRY CHRISTMAS--which aired on the UPtv network both in 2017 and 2018? It's based on my romance HIS COUNTRY CINDERELLA. First of all, A VERY COUNTRY CHRISTMAS is now available on Amazon Prime and with Amazon Firestick.  The movie did so well on UPtv that a wedding sequel is being made by the same production company, Brain Power, for July 2019. More about that in upcoming newsletters.

Also, the next book in my Daisy's Tea Garden mystery series will be released in May.  MURDER WITH CUCUMBER SANDWICHES is available for pre-order now.  A food critic samples Daisy's food...and dies!  She could be the detective's #1 suspect.  There will be details about the Facebook launch party in my next newsletter.
 

THE NANNY CLAUSE

Available for pre-order now.
Print edition available March 15
Kindle edition available April 1

THE NANNY CLAUSE
 
Three kids.  One pregnant cat.  And one perfect nanny…

When Daniel Sutton's daughters rescue an abandoned calico, the hardworking attorney doesn't expect to be sharing his home with a litter of newborns!  And the adorable kittens aren't his only houseguests.  Animal shelter volunteer Emma Alvarez is transforming the lives of Daniel and his three girls.  The first-time nanny is a natural with kids and pets.  Will that extend to a single father ready to trust in love again?
 
Pre-order THE NANNY CLAUSE on Amazon
Pre-order CUT TO THE CHAISE on Barnes and Noble
Also Now Available
For Pre-Order

 
MURDER WITH CUCUMBER SANDWICHES

MURDER WITH CUCUMBER SANDWICHES, my third Daisy's Tea Garden mystery, is now available for pre-order.  It is a June 2019 release.

Here is a preview of the book:

Daisy’s Tea Garden in Pennsylvania’s Amish country is known for its elegant  finger foods—but now owner Daisy Swanson has to finger a killer . . .
 
Restaurant critic Derek Schumaker, notorious for his bitter reviews, is about to visit Daisy’s Tea Garden, and Daisy and Aunt Iris are simmering with anxiety. A bad word from the culinary curmudgeon could really hurt their business, but Daisy tries to stay confident. After all, how can he resist her cucumber sandwiches with pimento spread—not to mention the cheesy cauliflower soup and strawberry walnut salad?
 
Schumaker takes a to-go order when the afternoon tea service is done, which Daisy hopes is a good sign. But when he perishes from a seizure, it looks like his food was dosed with something deadly. Considering a threat that recently appeared on his blog—and whispers of scandal in his past—Daisy has quite an assortment of suspects to sift through . . .
 
Pre-Order MURDER WITH CUCUMBER SANDWICHES on Amazon
Pre-Order MURDER WITH CUCUMBER SANDWICHES on Barnes and Noble
Until next time...
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Halo and Paddy:
My Research Subjects for THE NANNY CLAUSE
As I mentioned above, my husband and I shared the birthing experience with the pregnant outside stray we rescued when she suddenly appeared in our backyard.  We nursed Halo through health issues and through her pregnancy.  She had her litter under the desk in my office and instantly became a devoted mother to her kittens.  Just as Daniel, Emma and his daughters did in THE NANNY CLAUSE, we helped one of the kittens find a spot to nurse from her mother and watched over the new family in the following weeks.  We were touched by Halo's devotion and care and the experience helped me write all of the cat-related scenes in the romance.

We kept Halo and one of her kittens who we named Miss Paddington...and found good homes for the other two.  Even four years later, Paddy and Halo have an inseparable bond.  They protect each other, eat together, and retreat behind closed doors in my office every night.  They have brought us joy and now have inspired my writing in a special way.     
UNUSUAL SIGHTINGS
A reader recently informed me that she was watching the movie WINTER LOVE STORY on the Hallmark channel.  The story centers around two writers and in one scene in the heroine's editor's office, my reader noticed one of my book covers on the wall!  She sent me a screen shot and, although the quality of the picture was not optimum, it is easy to determine that the cover is indeed mine (as compared to the full cover shown below).  If you catch any other unusual sightings like this, please share them with me.
The full cover of MURDER WITH LEMON TEA CAKES
MURDER WITH LEMON TEA CAKES on Amazon
MURDER WITH LEMON TEA CAKES on Barnes and Noble
The UPtv Network was so pleased with the success of A VERY COUNTRY CHRISTMAS, a movie based on my book HIS COUNTRY CINDERELLA, that they wrote and shot a sequel movie, A VERY COUNTRY WEDDING, scheduled to air this summer.  Many of the same characters/actors will be appearing in the sequel.
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