Blog Tour: Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles by The Underground Authors
BORN AND BRED TEXAN
BOOK INFO
Born and
Bred Texan by Jinx Schwartz
Women’s
Detective Fiction / Cozy Animal Mystery
December
20, 2022
258 pages
BOOK DESCRIPTION
Blue Bonet, widowed and in mourning, returns to Magnolia
Bluff in her home state of Texas. Her grandmother had bequeathed an old lake
house to her, and she cherishes childhood memories there. She arrives at the
lake and finds the house she remembers as being grand, is now in disrepair.
She tackles the repairs, and is determined to make a new
life for herself,
It seems like an uphill battle.
A rollercoaster of ups and down conspire to destroy her
dream, and she begins to wonder if you really can't go home again.
Born and Bred Texan by Jinx Schwartz Book Nine in the Magnolia Bluff Series
The Short Story: A little bit mystery; A little bit romance, a whole lotta fun!
After the death of her husband, Blue Bonet Austin returns to Magnolia Bluff, the family seat and site of holiday and family get-togethers. Blue spent a year in Magnolia Bluff as a teenager, attending the high school her senior year and made a few close friends, but left for college in Paris, France. Now, she’s inherited her grandmother’s lakefront property, which comes with many happy memories. She’s financially well off and without children so she throws herself into renovating the old house. An abandoned dog adopts her and becomes a faithful friend. Her handyman is a wizard and there is nothing he can’t do. Everything is looking good until it isn’t. A dead body and a field of bones throw a ringer in her plans as the local cops and the FBI descend on Blue’s tranquil home. With the help of her high school friend and lawyer, Gloria, Blue contends with law enforcement, a nosy local reporter, a murderer and a potential suitor.
I really
enjoyed this well-written book. The author captures the laid back feel of the Texas Hill Country. The characters are
vivid, and have enough quirks to make it a fun engaging read. The pace is fast and aided by the author's dry sense of humor and quick wit. The
story has a little bit of everything: mystery, friendship, nostalgia and
romance. Born and Bred Texan is part of the Magnolia Bluff Series,
eighteen books set in Magnolia Bluffs by different authors.
I highly recommend this fun book to readers who enjoy a bit of mystery, romance and stories about strong women.
I rate this book: 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐stars!
USA TODAY BEST-SELLING AUTHOR, Jinx Schwartz, has written twenty books, including book 15 in her Hetta Coffey series. A ninth-generation Texan, Jinx has lived and worked all over the globe.
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This sounds like such a fun & satisfying book! Just what I need right now for an excellent reading escape. Thanks for sharing your review!
ReplyDeleteWe enjoyed Born and Bred Texan and are ready for Jinx's next book due out in 2 weeks. Thanks for the great stories Jinx and thanks to Jean for hosting part of the series.
ReplyDeleteThis is the first entry by Jinx Schwartz in the #magnoliabluffcrimechronicles, and it is a resounding success. Here, the best selling author of the Hetta Coffey series turns her unique voice to that lovely and murderous community in Texas hill country. The story and the characters will quickly draw you in. Highly recommended.
ReplyDeleteI've read other books by Ms. Schwartz, in her Hetta Coffey series, and always enjoyed them. This one is a bit different, and a complex story, and highly enjoyable. Blue Bonet moves to Magnolia Bluff to take possession of an old estate left to her by her grandmother. Of course it needed lots of care and repair - to be expected. But when a dead body brings in the local law, and then the FBI, things heat up and the reader is swept up in the mystery. An excellent addition to the Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles and I have no problem recommending it highly.
ReplyDeleteNice review of what sounds like a fun story. Thanks for sharing it.
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