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The MacKenzie Chronicles - Book Tour and Giveaway

9/1/2022

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Secrets of the Ravine
The MacKenzie Chronicles Book 1
by Brenda Whiteside
Genre: Romantic Suspense 

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Lies can haunt, but the truth will kill.

Magpie MacKenzie doesn’t believe in coincidence. But when a ringer for her long-dead love walks into her life the same day skeletal remains are unearthed, she’s convinced the universe is sending her a message. Fearing her father will be accused of the crime, Magpie will do whatever it takes to find the truth. Even risk her heart on this familiar stranger who may hold critical clues to the unsolved mystery.

While visiting purportedly haunted Joshua, Arizona, lawyer Zack Peartree is instantly drawn to the free-wheeling shopkeeper. His attraction propels him on a collision course between past and present where digging up secrets could prove fatal.

Using decades-old clues and Zack’s déjà vu moments, the couple embark on a treacherous race to prove her father’s innocence before Magpie becomes the next victim. Can they save her from a murderous fate, or will love be the final casualty?



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​Zac picked up the sack with the music box. “Are you the owner of this great store?”
“I am.” She returned his smile. “Magpie MacKenzie. And you are?”
“Zac Peartree. Is that your real name?”
Accustomed to his reaction, she gave her standard reply. “It’s a long story.”
“One I’m sure I’d enjoy hearing. Will you be working at your mercantile all weekend?”
She swallowed down the recurring flutter. “Mostly.”
“You all should have a drink at the Apparition Room tonight, the bar below the Copper Mountain Hotel own the block.” Phaedra finished stuffing paper around the sculpture for protection and then handed the box to the man with the redhead. “Our very own Magpie MacKenzie will be singing.”
Magpie scuffed a boot against her friend’s foot to quiet her.
“She’s on at eight.”
The blonde clapped her hands. “Great. Sounds fun.”
“I guess that means we’ll see you later, Magpie.” Zac followed his friends but peered over his shoulder with an unreadable expression before he disappeared out the door and into the chilly wind.
Slightly lightheaded, Magpie braced herself on the counter. “Honestly, Phaedra, I could—”
“Now, Mags, you haven’t been this tongue-tied over a guy in years.” She retrieved her purse from behind the counter where she’d set it when she came in. “I need to get going, and you need to enjoy the quivers that guy is giving you. I’d guess he’s only thirty or close to it, but what the hell, he’s hot. Every man should fill his jeans like that, not to mention his shoulders.” She stopped by the door. “You two looked at each other as if—”
“As if we know each other?”
“Know each other? I agree he bore a resemblance to Mark, but that’s all.”
“Really? Sacrebleu, Phaedra. When I stared into that face, I saw Mark…a soul…from twenty-eight years ago.” The soul of someone she’d loved.
Who might have been a murderer…or worse, murdered by my father.


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Mystery on Spirit Mountain
The MacKenzie Chronicles Book 2

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The past never sleeps, and the truth never dies.

Only Harlan MacKenzie can sense the troubled history of the Big Purple House. When he's hired to restore the historic mansion, he doesn't foresee the insidious secrets—secrets that entangle his family in deceit and murder.

Phaedra is selling the house that has been in her family for decades. As her friends-to-lovers relationship with Harlan escalates, she’s forced to choose between her way of life or his, even though she risks losing him forever.

After a stranger comes to town, weaving her web of deception, hell-bent on correcting an old grievance connected to the house, dark revelations of the past implode the present. Harlan and Phaedra are plunged into a dangerous mystery, risking their love, their future, and their lives.



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​“Why all this sudden interest in the family tree?” Magpie asked.
“When I went to the Historical Society to do some research on the Big Purple House, the name Lambert came up.”
“Research? What kind of research?”
“I wanted to know more about the history of the house.” An engine raced on the street outside. Harlan gazed out the window. “To help me get a feel for the renovations.”
“Do you always do that?”
“No.”
“Why now?” She cocked her head, inquisitive as ever. His sister always had a million questions about everything. The pesky bird whose name she bore fit her.
“It’s hard to explain.” He’d made a giant leap confessing to his dad about the clear feelings he absorbed from inanimate objects and houses. He’d never been able to confide in Magpie. Her self-assuredness battered his.
“Try me.”
“I’m not real inspired.” And I’ll leave it at that. “Dad thought it would help if I knew more history on the house. I found out Lilac Hersey’s maiden name was Lambert.”
“Sacrebleu!”
“Yeah, I thought so too. Dad might know something, but I wasn’t sure I should ask him about Mom’s relatives. Wanda volunteered to do some more digging for me. Said to check back with her.”
“She’s great with historical research. But ask Dad.”
“You think?” The bell on the door jangled, and he glanced over his shoulder to see Phaedra enter the shop.
“Hey, looks like the gang’s all here.” She strolled closer.
He took in a heady whiff of her rose oil. “You following me? Checking up on my progress?”
“You’re so suspicious.” She bumped him with her hip. “Actually, I did see your truck and decided to stop. Maybe I should start paying you by the hour.”
“Oh man. Another stab. You’re full of them.” He returned her bump, squatting to make it hip to hip. Her blue eyes twinkled like crystals. A strand of white hair hung along her cheek, threatening to stick to her glossy pink lips. He caught it with a finger, trailing his knuckle along her cheek. And he was lost in her gaze.
Until Magpie cleared her throat.
Phaedra blinked, and a noise somewhere between a gasp and a sigh parted her lips.


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Curse Of Wolf Falls
The MacKenzie Chronicles Book 3 

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Secrets can protect what the truth will destroy.

Elidor MacKenzie has a gift she can't return—the ability to absorb the joy, pain, and suffering of others. She's spent her life running from what she considers her curse. Now, her best friend is dead, and she alone holds the key to an archaeological discovery that could destroy a culture. With newfound inner peace, Elidor has returned home to make amends and guard the secret revelation. But greed-driven scavengers have followed her. Once again, the energies of Joshua will stir the hurricane, with her at the deadly center.

Jules never got over Elidor. Twenty years and a famous journalism career later, he's back in Joshua—and so is his first love. If his heart can stand the torture, he'll risk reviving their relationship. But saving Elidor from herself and the secret she won't give up may be the death of them both.

With Jules by her side, Elidor is determined to outrun the scavengers, guard the secret, and renew their love. But fate is coming after her, and there's nowhere the couple can hide.




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​Elidor snuggled under the covers in Juanita’s guest room. The air conditioner hummed, sending air over the bed chilly enough to warrant a fluffy comforter. Heaven. The evening with her friend and mentor left her relaxed and drowsy. She just might get the best night of sleep she’d had since Cam died. She’d be well rested for the long drive…home…yes, home. For the first time in forever, this trip felt like she was honestly going home. Staying in Joshua for more than a few days had never been peaceful for her. But with Juanita’s teachings, the possibility shone brighter than the moonbeams flooding through the thin curtains on the window.
Her dad’s smiling face carried her into a half-wake state. He’d be so--
A noise outside. A shadow across her window.
She sat. A wave of nausea gripped her midsection.
Her car alarm shattered the night. Juanita appeared at her bedroom door, a shotgun in her hands. “Stay put.”
A moment passed before Elidor gathered her wits and jumped from the bed. Her friend was headed outside with a shotgun? She scooped her cell and car keys from the bedside table. As she bounded through the living room, she punched in 9-1-1, but when she saw Juanita standing on the front steps, front door open, and merely surveying the yard, she stopped before hitting send.
“Should I call the cops?” She joined Juanita on the porch.
“No. If someone was here, he’s long gone. I suppose it might’ve been javelinas. Could’ve bumped your car.”
Her friend left the porch, walking toward her Cruiser in the driveway. She followed, scanning the yard. She’d rather not come upon the nasty creatures without warning. Yet she had an uneasy feeling that some other form of nasty creature was responsible.
“I don’t know, Juanita.” She circled the car, checking if any of the doors or windows had been tampered with. “As I was falling asleep, I thought I saw or felt…”
“You wouldn’t be targeted for any reason, would you?” Her friend’s voice remained quiet, not accusing, but Elidor sensed deeper feelings in the older woman.
“Targeted? Me?” Her insides shivered. “No. No reason.”
“Your mind was wandering, perhaps, seeing your sleep world.” Juanita’s gaze questioned, but her lips didn’t ask.
Keeping the Mescalero Myth secret required total silence about it. If Juanita suspected, even she would not speak the words. Only Cam and Elidor knew, and her best friend took his knowledge to the hereafter.  

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Brenda Whiteside is the award-winning author of mystery romance and suspense. She's penned a couple of historicals and straight romance, but she's found villains and danger make a good story that much better. After living in six states and two countries—so far—she and her husband have settled in Central Arizona. They admit to being gypsies at heart so won't discount the possibility of another move. They share their home with a rescue dog named Amigo. While FDW fishes, Brenda writes.


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My husband is my consistent beta reader for all of my books. When he read Secrets of Spirit Mountain, the second book in The MacKenzie Chronicles, one of his comments, “I didn’t know you knew so much about architecture,” made me smile. Research, my dear. I believe a good fiction story has to have the details to make it real for the reader.

The MacKenzie Chronicles stories required me to research a wide variety of subjects, and, luckily, I either had a connection to each one or had a lifelong interest in the subject matter. Researching used to be one of my least favorite tasks in writing, but the plot lines for The MacKenzie Chronicles was right up my alley.

For instance, pulling a few of the file folder names from my Research File: clairsentience, Jerome, AZ, auras, 1960s slang, hippies, 1920s architecture, flora and fauna, Jerome climate, 1970s, sun/moon, present day jewel prices.

The setting for The MacKenzie Chronicles is a fictional town, Joshua, Arizona, inspired by a real-life Arizona destination, Jerome. Once dubbed “The Wickedest Town in the West,” the history is rich with tales of mining, brothels, and ghosts from another century. Add to that history the hippie settlers of the 1960s and 1970s who revitalized the crumbling town into an art mecca. The streets are stacked on the side of the mountain. There’s a jail still intact that literally slid down the mountain decades ago. Wine, food, ruins, and adventure await the tourist. The town looks much the same as it did in the early part of the twentieth century. If you get to Arizona, you really must visit Jerome.


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50 Comments
Bernie Wallace
9/1/2022 04:42:41 am

How long did it take you to write your book?

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Brenda Whiteside link
9/1/2022 08:40:46 am

This one took about six months. It varies for me every time, depending on what I have going on in my life. Thanks for the interest, Bernie.

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Will G
9/1/2022 04:45:58 am

What inspired you to become a writer?

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Brenda Whiteside link
9/1/2022 08:42:06 am

I took a creative writing class and got hooked. Having fun was my inspiration, Will.

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Beyond Comps
9/1/2022 05:22:59 am

Great cover!

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Brenda Whiteside link
9/1/2022 08:42:44 am

Thanks!

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Marcy Meyer
9/1/2022 07:06:13 am

Sounds like a good romantic suspense. The cover is really pretty.

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Brenda Whiteside link
9/1/2022 08:43:34 am

Thank you, Marcy. I had a lot of fun writing this one.

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xjanelx78
9/1/2022 07:50:31 am

Really nice cover and excerpt, looking forward to reading this!

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Brenda Whiteside link
9/1/2022 08:44:37 am

I'm glad you like them. Thanks!

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Brenda Whiteside link
9/1/2022 08:45:24 am

It's great to be featured on Silver Dagger Tours. I'm looking forward to a great week!

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Rita Wray
9/1/2022 09:33:12 am

Sounds like a great read.

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Brenda Whiteside link
9/1/2022 09:36:13 am

Thank you, Rita.

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Bridgett Wilbur
9/1/2022 10:53:24 am

I would love to read your book.

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Brenda Whiteside link
9/1/2022 11:57:04 am

I'm so glad to hear that, Bridgett.

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wendy hutton
9/1/2022 10:59:56 am

love the covers, this sounds pretty interesting

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Brenda Whiteside link
9/1/2022 11:57:35 am

Thank you so much, Wendy.

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Sherry
9/1/2022 02:10:03 pm

I really like the covers and the excerpts.

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Brenda Whiteside link
9/1/2022 02:14:01 pm

Thank you, Sherry. I appreciate your input.

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Susan Smith
9/1/2022 02:48:31 pm

Sounds like a great book. I like the cover.

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Brenda Whiteside link
9/1/2022 03:08:45 pm

Thank you, Susan!

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Dana Banana
9/1/2022 05:02:55 pm

The cover is beautiful!

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Brenda Whiteside link
9/1/2022 05:17:02 pm

Yay! It's unanimous. Thanks, Dana.

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Kim Kern
9/1/2022 05:11:04 pm

Sounds like an intriguing mystery story.

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Brenda Whiteside link
9/1/2022 05:17:47 pm

There is mystery for sure, Kim. Thanks for stopping in.

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Debbie P
9/1/2022 06:59:38 pm

This sounds like a good read. Great cover!

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Brenda Whiteside link
9/1/2022 07:07:56 pm

Thank you so much, Debbie.

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Wendy Jensen
9/1/2022 08:01:10 pm

The book details sound suspenseful.

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Brenda Whiteside link
9/2/2022 08:11:34 am

Thank you, Wendy.

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Terri Quick
9/1/2022 10:36:52 pm

Great cover

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Brenda Whiteside link
9/2/2022 08:12:10 am

Thanks, Terri.

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Heather Mahley
9/2/2022 07:40:41 am

sounds like a really great book

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Brenda Whiteside link
9/2/2022 08:12:49 am

I'm pleased with how it turned out too. Thanks, Heather.

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bn100
9/2/2022 12:36:36 pm

different

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Jen L
9/3/2022 12:20:12 pm

Enjoyed the excerpt

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Brenda Whiteside link
9/3/2022 01:57:18 pm

Happy to hear that, Jen.

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Tracie Cooper
9/4/2022 12:07:01 pm

Sounds like an intriguing read!

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Brenda Whiteside link
9/4/2022 03:00:44 pm

Thank you, Tracie.

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Karin
9/6/2022 02:29:28 pm

Nice excerpts

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Brenda Whiteside link
9/6/2022 02:41:11 pm

Thanks, Karin.

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Lori Thomas
9/6/2022 04:56:47 pm

Sounds interesting

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Brenda Whiteside link
9/6/2022 04:58:20 pm

Thank you, Lori.

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Calvin
9/7/2022 01:23:51 am

Wonderful themed book!

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Brenda Whiteside link
9/7/2022 07:53:32 am

Thanks, Calvin. It was a lot of fun to research and write.

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Renata
9/7/2022 11:54:42 pm

Sounds good!

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Brenda Whiteside link
9/8/2022 07:16:23 am

Thanks, Renata.

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Barbara Montag
9/8/2022 10:29:42 am

Romantic Suspense - I love this genre!
Perfect read for me.
Thank you for sharing this.

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Brenda Whiteside link
9/8/2022 12:32:33 pm

I'm with you, Barbara. Thanks!

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Daniel M
9/8/2022 05:49:33 pm

like the cover

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Brenda Whiteside link
9/9/2022 07:51:49 am

Thanks, Daniel. I've been getting a lot good feedback on my covers.

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