I have another day off with Christie Craig as my guest! She is celebrating the release of her ebook, MURDER, MAYHEM, AND MAMA:
BEING A MAMA IS HARD. BUT THE JOB’S EVEN TOUGHER WHEN YOU’RE DEAD…
Cali McKay’s mama isn’t ready to pass over to the “other side” yet. Her unlucky-in-love daughter needs her now more than ever. Before Mama can chain-smoke her way to heaven, she’s gotta make sure Cali’s ex deadbeat boyfriend doesn’t get her daughter killed.
GRIEF SUCKS. LOVE HEALS…
Cali lost her mom to cancer. Detective Brit Lowell, lost his partner to murder. Now he’s in the mood to take down some dirtbags and Cali’s ex just happens to be a dirtbag leaving a trail of dead bodies behind him. Can Brit trust this beautiful woman to help take down her ex? Can Cali look past this sexy cop’s hard exterior to trust him with her heart? Can life get any crazier when Mama starts meddling from the grave? Only one thing is for sure–none of it will matter, unless they catch a killer before the killer catches them.
FIRST TIME AVAILABLE IN WIDE RELEASE!
Thirteen things you’ll learn from reading Murder, Mayhem and Mama:
1) Grief sucks. Love heals.
2) Believe it or not, sometimes mama does know best. Even when she’s dead.
3) Painting your toenails is equivalent to a happy pill.
4) Sometimes there’s a hell of lot more to our dreams than we think.
5) When a tough guy resorts to sniffing a girl’s sweater that she left behind, he might as well give up the bachelor pad, he’s on the road to falling in love.
6) A guy who offers you a shoulder during a meltdown and doesn’t try to cop a feel, just may be a keeper.
7) When a guy says all he wants to do is sleep with you, he might not be talking sex, you might just be his answer to insomnia. Then again, he’ll probably want sex when he’s had some sleep.
8) When all else fells, try saying the magic words: please and thank you. It’s a manner thing.
9) Be leery of opening your boyfriends medicine cabinet, it’s not just what you might find, but what might fall out and bounce right into the toilet. Explaining how his 36 pack of condoms got wet could be embarrassing.
10) While being a better bitch isn’t something we should aspire to, learning to stand up for oneself is definitely goal worthy.
11) Sharing food off each other’s plate could lead to sharing a toothbrush. And after that, all bets, and possibly the clothes, are coming off.
12) Bad habits die hard. Then again, the sergeant general doesn’t say anything about smoking after you’re dead. Just ask Mama.
13) Take a man’s favorite leather jacket, and he might offer you his heart to get it back.
1) Grief sucks. Love heals.
2) Believe it or not, sometimes mama does know best. Even when she’s dead.
3) Painting your toenails is equivalent to a happy pill.
4) Sometimes there’s a hell of lot more to our dreams than we think.
5) When a tough guy resorts to sniffing a girl’s sweater that she left behind, he might as well give up the bachelor pad, he’s on the road to falling in love.
6) A guy who offers you a shoulder during a meltdown and doesn’t try to cop a feel, just may be a keeper.
7) When a guy says all he wants to do is sleep with you, he might not be talking sex, you might just be his answer to insomnia. Then again, he’ll probably want sex when he’s had some sleep.
8) When all else fells, try saying the magic words: please and thank you. It’s a manner thing.
9) Be leery of opening your boyfriends medicine cabinet, it’s not just what you might find, but what might fall out and bounce right into the toilet. Explaining how his 36 pack of condoms got wet could be embarrassing.
10) While being a better bitch isn’t something we should aspire to, learning to stand up for oneself is definitely goal worthy.
11) Sharing food off each other’s plate could lead to sharing a toothbrush. And after that, all bets, and possibly the clothes, are coming off.
12) Bad habits die hard. Then again, the sergeant general doesn’t say anything about smoking after you’re dead. Just ask Mama.
13) Take a man’s favorite leather jacket, and he might offer you his heart to get it back.
Thirteen is a lucky number for Cali, Brit, and Mama! They are exclusively available at Barnes and Noble at this link. After Feb. 10th, MURDER, MAYHEM, AND MAMA will be available at Amazon, Smashwords, and other e-tailers.
Christie is giving away an ecopy of MURDER, MAYHEM, AND MAMA to one randomly selected commenter. To enter the giveaway,
1. Leave a comment about Christie's list - do any apply to you? On my first date with my future husband, he shared is French Fries ... and now we live in Paradise with two boys and three cats!
2. This giveaway is open to all readers.
3. Comments are open through Saturday, January 14, 10 pm in Hawaii. I'll post the winner on Sunday, January 15.
Mahalo,
Kim in Hawaii
To see the characters in action, check out the book trailer at this link.
To learn more about Christie, her books, and her humor, check out her website at www.christie-craig.com.
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I'm very big on the magic words of please & thank you. So #8 stood out for me.
ReplyDeleteI liked #8 and #10. Both are something to remember
ReplyDeleteI love number 6!!!!
ReplyDeletePlease and thank you are always a good bet.
ReplyDelete#1 is so true. I have had some grief in my life and time heals all. Let others in and just let time take away the hurt. I am also big on please and thank you. I make sure that my children have manners and say please and thank you.
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds great. Christie is a new author for me and would love to win and read this book. Thanks for the chance to win.
christinebails@yahoo.com
Hi Christie and Kim! Christie, I could identify with 3 things on your list: grief sucks, love heals; please and thank you; and standing up for yourself. Please and thank you are a given. I think besides grief, the hardest one for me has been to stand up for myself. Finally, at the age of 59, I have finally learned to do so.
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# 1 for sure. Grief definitely sucks. Love defnitiely helps the healing process.
ReplyDeleteHilarious post! I have to agree with numbers #3, #8 and #10. A pedicure always makes me feel better, the words please and thank you do seem to be magical in most cases and learning to stand up for yourself is key.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!
Great list! I love #6 and #1! I had to laugh hard about #9. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!
Love her sense of humor! But #11 got me the most - no way am I sharing anyone's tootbrush!
ReplyDeleteThe list is so fun. I can't say many apply to me and there are some I wish did. #13 and #2 are sweet. As for #8 I've learned that manners can be very effective :)
ReplyDeleteI love the list---it just doesn't apply to me.
ReplyDeleteChristie's books are awesome.
Hi Kim and everyone!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for posting this Kim. And thanks to everyone who left a comment. Each book seems to bring a different set of lessons. And Cali and Brit's book had lots of lessons.
And most of the time the lessons that appear in my books are lesson's that I've learned myself along life's path. Thanks again, everyone. I hope you all get a chance to enjoy Murder, Mayhem and Mama.
CC
Hi Kim and everyone!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for posting this Kim. And thanks to everyone who left a comment. Each book seems to bring a different set of lessons. And Cali and Brit's book had lots of lessons.
And most of the time the lessons that appear in my books are lesson's that I've learned myself along life's path. Thanks again, everyone. I hope you all get a chance to enjoy Murder, Mayhem and Mama.
CC
#9 made me laugh out loud.
ReplyDelete#3 totally true.
#6, hmm, sounds more like your brother or gay friend to me.
Nadja
Great list. #3 is my favorite - love to wear outlandish colors on the toes! #8, #10, & #11 work for me, too.
ReplyDeleteWhen all else fells, try saying the magic words: please and thank you. It’s a manner thing.
ReplyDeletei grew up in the south, so it always peeve me ppl laughed at the colser for saying that all the time
LOL... I loved that list!!! I don't know if I could add anything, some apply, some don't :) This book sounds fantastic. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteThe list made me laugh as does all Christie Craig's books. I hope I win this book, otherwise I'll have to wait til it's available on Amazon because us Canadians can't get Barnes and Noble books BOOO!
ReplyDeleteJudi
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