I lost this entire post the other day by one click of something, so I will try again and keep it simple. Maybe I got too fancy.
Carolyn Ridder Aspenson writes several different series and just launched the first book in a new series this week, and she is set up to write yet another new series this year. I have read books in three of her series. Some are cozies, some are not, with the new series to come being a thriller.
About Carolyn:
"Carolyn Ridder Aspenson currently calls the Atlanta suburbs home, but can't rule out her other two homes, Indianapolis and somewhere in the Chicago suburbs.
She is old enough to share her empty nest with her husband, two dogs and two cats, all of which she strongly obsesses over, repeatedly noted on her Facebook and Instagram accounts, and is working on forgiving her kids for growing up and leaving the nest. When she is not writing, editing, playing with her animals or contemplating forgiving her kids, she is sitting at Starbucks listening in on people's conversations and taking notes, because that stuff is great for book ideas.
On a more professional note, she is the bestselling author of the Angela Panther mystery series featuring several full length novels and novellas, the Lily Sprayberry Realtor Cozy Mystery Series, the Chantilly Adair Psychic Medium Cozy Mystery Series, and a collection of romantic novellas."
"Even though I’ve always wanted to be a writer, I also wanted to support myself, so instead of following that dream, I opted to get a job with a regular paycheck.
When my mother died in 2009, and then I lost my father less than a year later, I decided to take the leap. I wanted to find a way to honor my parents, to keep their memories alive, and I did that with my first book, Unfinished Business.
That book went to number one all over Amazon and Barnes and Noble, and sat happily in the top one hundred books sold in each for over a week.
I received hundreds of emails from people who felt that little semi-mystery gave them hope, that it made them find comfort when they needed it most, and that they wished they had a friend like Mel.
I was hooked.
I don’t write for the money (though the money is nice sometimes). I write for those emails, and knowing I’m doing what I love, finally. If my writing takes people away from their worries for even a short period of time, I’m a lucky gal."
Here is a look at her books. (I am taking the synopsis from her website for each series.)
I read an ARC of this book and really liked it. It is a quick, fun read, a really good story and a tense situation that Abby gets mixed up in. Kind of like Bewitched meets Harry Potter? I liked Abby's back story - in her free time, she is writing a book about a woman who is a witch, coincidentally. And there is the handsome Chief of Police to help Abby out along with her cat Cooper, who may or may not talk, and her mother's parrot, Mr. Charming, who is wiser than anyone thinks.
Last but not least, Carolyn has a new series coming out later this year with Severn River Publishing under the pen name CR Aspen. This series will be a thriller.
Carolyn's website:
http://www.carolynridderaspenson.com/
She has three Facebook groups if you would like to check them out: Carolyn Ridder Aspenson Books, Carolyn Ridder Aspenson's Cozy Crowd, Carolyn Ridder Aspenson's ARC team.
She is also part of Sleuthing Women: Read. Sleuth. Solve. Repeat. on Facebook. There are many other authors in this group. Some that I am familiar with are Julie Mulhern, Julie Moffett, Mona Marple, Sam Cheever, Ritter Ames, Jenna St. James, Larissa Reinhart and many more.
Lots to choose from. Enjoy!
Carolyn Ridder Aspenson writes several different series and just launched the first book in a new series this week, and she is set up to write yet another new series this year. I have read books in three of her series. Some are cozies, some are not, with the new series to come being a thriller.
"Carolyn Ridder Aspenson currently calls the Atlanta suburbs home, but can't rule out her other two homes, Indianapolis and somewhere in the Chicago suburbs.
She is old enough to share her empty nest with her husband, two dogs and two cats, all of which she strongly obsesses over, repeatedly noted on her Facebook and Instagram accounts, and is working on forgiving her kids for growing up and leaving the nest. When she is not writing, editing, playing with her animals or contemplating forgiving her kids, she is sitting at Starbucks listening in on people's conversations and taking notes, because that stuff is great for book ideas.
On a more professional note, she is the bestselling author of the Angela Panther mystery series featuring several full length novels and novellas, the Lily Sprayberry Realtor Cozy Mystery Series, the Chantilly Adair Psychic Medium Cozy Mystery Series, and a collection of romantic novellas."
"Even though I’ve always wanted to be a writer, I also wanted to support myself, so instead of following that dream, I opted to get a job with a regular paycheck.
When my mother died in 2009, and then I lost my father less than a year later, I decided to take the leap. I wanted to find a way to honor my parents, to keep their memories alive, and I did that with my first book, Unfinished Business.
That book went to number one all over Amazon and Barnes and Noble, and sat happily in the top one hundred books sold in each for over a week.
I received hundreds of emails from people who felt that little semi-mystery gave them hope, that it made them find comfort when they needed it most, and that they wished they had a friend like Mel.
I was hooked.
I don’t write for the money (though the money is nice sometimes). I write for those emails, and knowing I’m doing what I love, finally. If my writing takes people away from their worries for even a short period of time, I’m a lucky gal."
Here is a look at her books. (I am taking the synopsis from her website for each series.)
Angela Panther Mystery Series: five books in the series
From book #1 Unfinished Business (I think this description gives you a good idea about the series.)
In UNFINISHED BUSINESS AN ANGELA PANTHER NOVEL, #1 AMAZON bestselling author Carolyn Ridder Aspenson introduces her now trademark blend of witty dialog and hilarious banter in the first book of her hilarious and heartwarming paranormal chick lit, cozy mystery, Angela Panther series.
When Angela Panther's mother Fran Richter wakes her up in the middle of the night ranting about stolen Hershey Bars, Angela thinks her mother's got a screw loose. And then it hits her. Her mother is dead. Just a few hours before, Angela watched as the funeral home staff nearly dropped her mother's body off the gurney while sliding her into the hearse. So maybe she's the one that's nuttier than a fruitcake?
But Fran keeps popping in and with a volcano full of drama already brewing at home—crazy or not—Angela's grateful for her mother's presence.
It's the other ghosts Angela can do without.
Seems Fran's return opened a portal between Angela and the other side and ghosts are hitting up the reluctant psychic medium for help. From the naked British guy juggling balls in the coffee shop parking lot to the woman desperately trying to save her sick child, Angela must find a way to balance her own life with the unfinished business of the dead.
Seems Fran's return opened a portal between Angela and the other side and ghosts are hitting up the reluctant psychic medium for help. From the naked British guy juggling balls in the coffee shop parking lot to the woman desperately trying to save her sick child, Angela must find a way to balance her own life with the unfinished business of the dead.
From Carolyn: This series is a women’s sleuth mystery series, and not a cozy series. If you’re a straight cozy only reader, I recommend my other books, they’ll be more to your liking.
I have read two in this series and liked them. They are humorus, good mysteries and I like the basic idea of the story; Angela's mother who is no longer living, helps her out.
Lily Sprayberry Realtor Cozy Mystery Series: six book in this series
"Meet Lily Sprayberry. Selling homes is her career. Solving murders, her calling."
"Her knack for solving crimes in her small Southern town will keep you entertained and guessing! And the other characters, especially the older ladies, Henrietta and Bonnie, will make you laugh out loud and send your pets in search of a quite place!"
These are cozies as the title says. I have read two books in this series. Again, they are funny, good mystery and I like the references to the current fixer upper trends.
Here is a link to the latest, Deal Gone Dead. https://amzn.to/2SrAwya
Here is a link to the latest, Deal Gone Dead. https://amzn.to/2SrAwya
Chantilly Adair Psychic Medium Series: four books in this series
"A bump on the head has this Southern woman seeing spirits and solving crimes."
"Divorced mother Chantilly Adair didn't take the job as the head of the Castleberry Georgia Historical Society because she thought it would be easy, in fact, she felt the exact opposite, and that suited her just fine. Desperate to get away from Birmingham and her ex-husband, she took her pre-teen son and high-tailed it straight to her childhood home in Castleberry, Georgia, and the echoes of her recently deceased parents."
Pooch Party Cozy Mystery Series: two books in this series
"Widow Missy Kingston loves a good mystery and all the dogs. As the pooch party and dog trainer for her city shelter, she spends her days training dogs for a better chance at their furever home. Unfortunately, those pesky little murders keep getting in her way."
Holiday Hills Witch Cozy Mystery Series: new series, one book so far
There's a New Witch in Town book #1 in the series just came out this week!
"Welcome to Holiday Hills, where the coffee’s fresh and there’s magic in the air…
I have a perfect life. I recently bought the most adorable little cottage just off the corner of Main Street in Holiday Hills, the charmingest of charming small southern towns. I spend my days ghostwriting a cozy mystery series for a well-known author, and maybe just a minute or two crushing on the town’s police chief. But of course, I’d never let that cat out of the bag because I am so not his type.
Speaking of cats, my little Burmese, Cooper, follows me around like he’s my guard dog. Thankfully, Holiday Hills is animal friendly. Everyone’s got a cat or dog, and that crazy old woman on the back end of town has the snarkiest talking parrot.
Oh, that crazy old woman, she’s a local celebrity, which can be a lot of trouble for her daughter. How do I know? Because that’s me. I’m the crazy old woman’s daughter.
The good news is everyone loves my mother, including me. The bad news is she recently died, and when she did, she opened up a whole new world for me, one I’d always thought was fictional. The magical world.
Now I have witchy powers, a talking cat, and a habit of finding dead bodies.
Ones that don’t die on accident.
My name is Abby Odell and I’m a witch. Who knew? I sure didn’t. Thanks for that, Mom."I have a perfect life. I recently bought the most adorable little cottage just off the corner of Main Street in Holiday Hills, the charmingest of charming small southern towns. I spend my days ghostwriting a cozy mystery series for a well-known author, and maybe just a minute or two crushing on the town’s police chief. But of course, I’d never let that cat out of the bag because I am so not his type.
Speaking of cats, my little Burmese, Cooper, follows me around like he’s my guard dog. Thankfully, Holiday Hills is animal friendly. Everyone’s got a cat or dog, and that crazy old woman on the back end of town has the snarkiest talking parrot.
Oh, that crazy old woman, she’s a local celebrity, which can be a lot of trouble for her daughter. How do I know? Because that’s me. I’m the crazy old woman’s daughter.
The good news is everyone loves my mother, including me. The bad news is she recently died, and when she did, she opened up a whole new world for me, one I’d always thought was fictional. The magical world.
Now I have witchy powers, a talking cat, and a habit of finding dead bodies.
Ones that don’t die on accident.
I read an ARC of this book and really liked it. It is a quick, fun read, a really good story and a tense situation that Abby gets mixed up in. Kind of like Bewitched meets Harry Potter? I liked Abby's back story - in her free time, she is writing a book about a woman who is a witch, coincidentally. And there is the handsome Chief of Police to help Abby out along with her cat Cooper, who may or may not talk, and her mother's parrot, Mr. Charming, who is wiser than anyone thinks.
Last but not least, Carolyn has a new series coming out later this year with Severn River Publishing under the pen name CR Aspen. This series will be a thriller.
Carolyn's website:
http://www.carolynridderaspenson.com/
She has three Facebook groups if you would like to check them out: Carolyn Ridder Aspenson Books, Carolyn Ridder Aspenson's Cozy Crowd, Carolyn Ridder Aspenson's ARC team.
She is also part of Sleuthing Women: Read. Sleuth. Solve. Repeat. on Facebook. There are many other authors in this group. Some that I am familiar with are Julie Mulhern, Julie Moffett, Mona Marple, Sam Cheever, Ritter Ames, Jenna St. James, Larissa Reinhart and many more.
Lots to choose from. Enjoy!
Not an author I'm familiar with but nice to know about. Glad this time the post worked - how frustrating! Thanks for telling us about her!
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DeleteTerrific interview, Gayle. Love knowing more about Carolyn!
ReplyDeleteThank you Ritter! Need to get you on here too.:)
DeleteI've had the pleasure of meeting Carolyn at a book event as well as getting to know her through Sleuthing Women. She's a wonderful person and an excellent writer. Thanks for letting us learn more about her!
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