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Poisoned Primrose - Book Tour and Giveaway

7/25/2020

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Poisoned Primrose
Motts Cold Case Mystery Book 1
by Dahlia Donovan
Genre: Cozy Mystery 

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Autistic, asexual, and almost forty, Pineapple “Motts” Mottley flees London with her cat and turtle to a quaint cottage in Cornwall. She craves the peace of life in a small village. The dead body buried in her garden isn’t quite what she had in mind, though.

Unable to resist her curiosity, she falls directly into a mess of trouble and runs head-first into the attractive detective inspector, Teo Herceg. She tries to balance her business with the investigation, but as the killer focuses on her, staying alive becomes trickier than advanced origami.

Will Motts survive the onslaught of murderously bad luck?

Can she solve the mystery before it all spins out of control and off a cliff?



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​Chapter One

A cat, a turtle, and a Pineapple walk into a cottage…. That’s it. That’s the punch line of my life choices.
“Well, here we are.” Motts closed the solid wooden front door to her new cottage, leaning back against it and releasing a pent-up sigh. She opened her bluish-grey eyes to stare at all the boxes, plastic bins, and bags. “Bugger. You’ve no one to blame but yourself for this, Pineapple Mottley.”
Pineapple Meg Mottley had been so named because her mother had craved nothing but the tropical fruit during her one and only pregnancy. There’d only been one issue. No one ever called her Pineapple; her uncle had nicknamed her Motts as an infant, and it stuck.
Meow.
The plaintive cry came from behind one of the boxes. Motts moved quickly to lift up her precious cat. Cactus was a tortoiseshell Sphynx cat; she’d found the poor dear at a shelter and fallen head-over-sneakers in love. He buried his head in her shoulder-length brown hair, purring his little heart out.
She stroked the suede-like downy fuzz covering his wrinkly body. “What are we going to do about this mess? Want to help me unpack? No?”
Figures.
What have I gotten myself into?
When her auntie Daisy had passed away, Motts had taken the inherited cottage as a sign. London had always been overwhelming to her senses. Polperro was a much quieter place with a slower pace suited for her autistic needs.
She loved Polperro. Her parents were both originally from Cornwall. A lot of her family lived in the area, as did her ex-girlfriend.
Despite having spent many a holiday with family at the cottage, Motts found herself overwhelmed by the sudden change. This was a terrible idea. I should’ve sold the house. I am such a silly fool.
Okay.
Take a few deep breaths.
Match Cactus’s purring.
You’re going to be okay.
“Ahh!” She jumped when a rapid knocking on the door jolted her. “For goodness sake.”
“Motts? You okay?”
She spun around and yanked the door open to find the welcome sight of her ex-girlfriend, Pravina Griffin, and Vina’s twin brother, Nish. “I’m….”
How do I finish the sentence?
Panicked?
In the middle of the biggest mistake I’ve ever made?
Just slightly overcome by irrational fear?
Nish moved forward to take Cactus from her arms while Vina led her inside. “Amma is bringing over supper. She wanted to let the sambar simmer a little longer. She even made your favourite kind of rice.”
The Griffin twins took after their Tamil mother, Leena, who’d been a Bollywood star before falling in love with Cadan Griffin, a Cornish-Indian cricket player. They’d settled in Polperro to run a coffee shop and bakery. Griffin Brews had been around for thirty-plus years, and now their children managed it, allowing their parents to retire early.
Leena and Cadan had welcomed Motts with open arms even before she’d briefly dated their daughter. Motts and Vina had realised over the years that their close bond felt more like that of siblings. They’d dumped each other but remained the best of friends, where they’d started in the first place.
“Let’s talk about something less daunting than unpacking. How goes the dating life? Did you fill out a dating profile on the site I emailed you?” Vina plucked Moss, Motts’s turtle, out of his travel terrarium. “Well?”
“No, I didn’t. There’s no box to check for asexual, biromantic autistic.” Motts gently took Moss to return her to a safer place. “No touching the turtle.”

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Dahlia Donovan wrote her first romance series after a crazy dream about shifters and damsels in distress. She prefers irreverent humour and unconventional characters. An autistic and occasional hermit, her life wouldn’t be complete without her husband and her massive collection of books and video games.


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47 Comments
Dahlia Donovan link
7/25/2020 06:22:49 am

Thank you!

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Bernie Wallace
7/25/2020 07:22:16 am

How long did it take you to write your book?

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Dahlia Donovan link
7/25/2020 10:34:02 am

This was a NaNoWriMo novel so it took me roughly thirty days.

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Beyond Comps
7/25/2020 07:37:16 am

Great cover!

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Wendy Jensen
7/25/2020 09:58:37 am

Awesome book cover.

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Karma Sixx
7/25/2020 10:28:38 am

Putting this one straight to the top of my TBR!! Everything I see and read about it looks top notch!!

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Dahlia Donovan link
7/25/2020 10:34:53 am

Thank you! I hope you enjoy it.

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Jennylyn Gross
7/25/2020 10:34:25 am

Cute cover

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wendy hutton
7/25/2020 12:57:04 pm

love the cover

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Marcy Meyer
7/25/2020 01:03:15 pm

The cover looks good. Thanks for sharing.

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Stephanie Liske
7/25/2020 01:45:48 pm

I like the cover.

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Susan Smith
7/25/2020 01:58:38 pm

Sounds great, I like the cover.

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Sherry
7/25/2020 02:39:38 pm

Sounds like a very good book.

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Ginger Hafer
7/25/2020 02:49:48 pm

Colorful cover. Sounds like a good story.

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Victoria Scott
7/25/2020 03:12:04 pm

Looks great!

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Sandy Klocinski
7/25/2020 04:03:03 pm

Thank you for the opportunity to win! Everything I see here looks awesome.

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Ann Fantom
7/25/2020 04:50:22 pm

I like the cover. It has great artwork.

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Calvin
7/25/2020 05:26:13 pm

Neat theme, well put together!

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Lisa
7/25/2020 05:58:24 pm

I love the cover, adorable cat!

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Debbie P
7/25/2020 06:11:25 pm

This sounds like a fun read. Pretty cover!

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Terri Quick
7/25/2020 08:05:29 pm

Pretty cover

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LYNN CLAYTON
7/25/2020 09:12:07 pm

oh nice cover looks like a great read

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Del
7/25/2020 11:45:09 pm

The cover art looks great!

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Heather Mahley
7/26/2020 12:29:07 am

The cover is so pretty

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Mya Murphy
7/26/2020 02:13:30 am

I love love love my cozy mysteries..and I fully expect the turtle to be the killer. 😍

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Dahlia Donovan link
7/26/2020 09:13:30 am

That would be a hilarious plot twist.

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Judy Thomas
7/26/2020 05:36:12 am

I love the cover artwork!

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aaron r
7/27/2020 06:44:23 am

I love cats and mine always want to help solve some mystery. I hope for many more.

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Dahlia Donovan link
7/27/2020 09:07:16 am

Cats make the best sidekicks in mysteries. =)

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beth shepherd
7/27/2020 09:23:53 pm

This looks great!

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Carrie Dupree Conley
8/7/2020 04:23:43 pm

I have no questions, I love the cover

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Coline T. link
8/10/2020 11:41:12 am

I love the bright, colorful cover :-)

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Francine Anchondo
8/12/2020 05:25:17 pm

Cute cover

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Karin
8/13/2020 09:13:34 am

Nice cover art. Is the cat on the cover inspired by a cat you know?

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Robin Abrams
8/15/2020 11:22:11 pm

I think the cover is cute

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Diana Hardt
8/16/2020 04:14:19 am

Nice cover. It sounds like a really interesting book. Thank you for sharing.

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Daniel M
8/20/2020 07:51:01 pm

like the cover

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Sandy Weinstein
8/22/2020 02:43:13 pm

i love the book cover,with the flowers and the cat. i love the bright colors of the book cover. thus i know the book will be just as good, thank you

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PHYLLIS SKOGLUND
8/22/2020 03:50:24 pm

Cold case studies are always interesting.

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angela heerde
8/24/2020 01:55:33 am

I like book cover

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Brandi Dawn
8/24/2020 02:05:49 pm

I really like the cover!

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Emily B.
8/25/2020 10:43:51 am

Cute cover, love the artwork!

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Heather Kaufman
8/25/2020 01:13:45 pm

This sounds like a fun cozy book.

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latisha depoortere
8/25/2020 02:56:44 pm

Great cover Thank you for sharing!

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Hesper Fry
8/25/2020 06:39:30 pm

The book cover is very cute!

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Sand
8/25/2020 09:11:43 pm

Looks like a great cover!

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Jerry Marquardt
8/25/2020 11:35:28 pm

I would like to give thanks for all your really great writings, including Poisoned Primrose, and wishing the best in keeping up the good work in the future.

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