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Twin Sisters Livingston and the Mystery at Madame Molineaux's - Book Tour and Giveaway

10/20/2022

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Twin Sisters Livingston and the Mystery at Madame Molineaux's
by Mary Knight
Genre: Middle Grade Mystery Adventure 

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Twin sisters Maddie and Jo Livingston have spent their lives traveling the world with their famous archaeologist parents. But when the Livingstons’ work takes them on a mysterious year-long excavation in Siberia, much too dangerous for two twelve-year-old girls, Maddie and Jo are whisked off to a castle in Switzerland, where they find themselves piecing together a mystery of their own.

Madame Molineaux’s School for Girls is filled with interesting students and professors from all over Europe. But it doesn’t take long for the girls to figure out that this is no ordinary boarding school: bizarre animals, hidden tapestries, secret tunnels, and a long list of unanswered questions keep Maddie, Jo, and their new friends searching for clues around every corner. Where is that snotty Rosemary Byron going when she sneaks out of her dormitory at night? What secret is their beloved headmistress trying to protect? Who is concealing treasures in the unlikeliest of hiding places? The girls must put all these strange pieces together to discover the staggering truth, and to save their school before Madame Molineaux’s closes its doors—for good!


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​“This is where I bid you goodnight, ladies,” the headmistress whispered with a kind smile. “My chambers are at the very end of the hallway, and should you need me during the night, just knock and I will answer. The moon should give you enough light to change and get into your beds. Just remember, don’t wake the other girls. I’ll wait outside the door until I don’t hear any noise at all, and then I’ll leave.” She opened the door, waited for Maddie and Jo to step in, and shut the door behind them.
Maddie squinted until she could make out two beds that were still made near the window. She took her sister by the hand and led her toward them, careful not to make a sound. The soft breathing of the other girls in the room could be heard easily now. Looking behind her, she could still see the headmistress’s shadow underneath the bottom of the door.
“Maybe . . .” Maddie whispered. “Maybe we could both fit in the same bed . . . just for tonight.”
Jo took one look at the tiny beds and shook her head no. She sat on top of her bed and popped back up, having sat squarely on something concealed under the covers.
“Shhh! What is it?” Maddie breathed to her sister, afraid she’d already been too loud. The last thing she wanted was for the headmistress to come back in and scold them.
Jo reached under the covers and pulled out a stuffed animal—a soft, pudgy hedgehog. Maddie checked her own bed to make sure she had one, too, and indeed, the same plush toy was tucked under her blanket. The girls gave each other sheepish grins, but they were glad to have something to hold on to as they slept, no matter how long it had been since either one of them needed a stuffed animal to fall asleep.
They changed into their nightgowns, folding their dresses neatly and placing them under their bedside tables. Maddie slid under her covers and let her head fall straight back on the pillow. She held her hedgehog tight against her chest and turned to look at her sister.
Jo was finishing her third glass of water, almost draining the pitcher completely. She kicked around under her sheets to get comfortable, and the bed springs gave a weak groan under her fidgety legs. She settled in and flipped onto her stomach.
Both girls watched as the shadow of the headmistress’s feet under the door grew longer then disappeared, and the room fell silent.
But the stillness lasted for only a few moments. Against the far wall, Jo saw someone sit up in bed.
“Ten!” the girl whispered loudly.
Jo was too terrified to speak and lay paralyzed under the covers. She wasn’t even able to turn to her sister, who was quietly panicking in the next bed.
Maddie’s breathing quickened as she watched whoever was sitting up in the bed start bouncing up and down in a clock-like rhythm.
“Twenty!” another voice breathed in a high pitch, almost squealing. This girl began to bounce in unison with the other one, and two more beds sprang to life, their inhabitants on all fours like wild animals.
“Cre-e-ak . . .” one of them uttered. The silence that followed was interrupted by a distant creak from somewhere down the hallway.
“Click!” the other one said, and once again, the same sound was heard from down the hall, just audible to the girls. A quiet commotion filled the dormitory room.
The four residents scattered, jumping out of their beds and rummaging around. Maddie sat up awkwardly, and in a desperate attempt to find the lamp, knocked the empty water pitcher onto the floor. It hit the wood with a loud clang, interrupting the padded footsteps and whisper-soft ruckus.
Not a moment later, a brilliant orange light was inches away from Maddie’s nose.
“Quiet, or she’ll come back,” uttered a low voice with a French accent.
A torch-shaped flashlight was held steadily in Maddie’s face, as if it were a sword keeping a dangerous opponent at safe distance. Jo was enchanted by the colors—it glowed different shades of orange and gold, and reminded her of a big Christmas tree light.
The three other girls now crowded around the Livingston sisters’ beds, waiting to see what would happen next. The girl with the flashlight stepped back several paces and positioned the orange flame under her own chin.
“We’ve been waiting for you,” she said.


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Before she started writing the Twin Sisters Livingston series, Mary studied International Affairs and foreign language at Georgia Tech. After almost a decade as a musician, waitress, and paralegal, she fell into the exciting world of tech startups and developed her entrepreneurial skills.
But how to write books and start companies at the same time? Mary merged her two passions to create the Twin Sisters Livingston brand of stories and Living Lantern Media Group, a company devoted to entertaining, educating, and inspiring girls all over the world through smart, safe, sophisticated media. She lives in Georgia with her two kiddos and a couple of rascally cats.
To learn more about upcoming Twin Sisters Livingston releases, appearances, social media, and contests, visit:


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42 Comments
Beyond Comps
10/20/2022 04:33:17 am

Great cover!

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Mary Knight link
10/23/2022 09:32:34 am

Thank you! Our illustrator is a fashion designer, and super talented! I hope you enjoy the story, too!

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Will G
10/20/2022 04:58:24 am

I really like the cover a lot!

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Mary Knight link
10/23/2022 09:34:17 am

Thanks, Will! In addition to what I said in the above comment re: our illustrator, we also have an amazing digital painter who brings the line work to life. I hope you get a chance to read the book!

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Marcy Meyer
10/20/2022 06:46:47 am

I like the cover. Looks great. Sounds like a really good story.

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Mary Knight link
10/23/2022 09:35:33 am

Thank you, Marcy! We're currently hard at work on the 2nd book's cover. We'll do a reveal in February! I hope you enjoy the story - this foundational book was ten years in the making!

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Rita Wray
10/20/2022 09:38:55 am

My granddaughter would like it.

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Mary Knight link
10/23/2022 09:36:05 am

Hi Rita, I just replied to another comment you made on another blog! Good to see your name in two places! =)

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Steve Weber
10/20/2022 12:11:51 pm

cute concept for a book series - best of luck to you!

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Mary Knight link
10/23/2022 09:38:03 am

Thank you, Steve! We have 23 more books in the pipeline—six "school year novels" with an overarching mystery, and eighteen "summer series" novellas where we pair our fictional students with real change-makers from history for an epic adventure when their in their home country for the summer holidays. We're excited!

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Sherry
10/20/2022 02:22:28 pm

I love the cover and think the book sounds interesting.

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Mary Knight link
10/23/2022 09:40:01 am

Thank you, Sherry! I hope you get the chance to find out just how interesting the book is—we researched for a long time to get all the details right! You can read the first six chapters and see what you think. Just sign up for our mailing list over at https://twinsisterslivingston.com . Happy reading!

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wendy hutton
10/20/2022 03:22:15 pm

great cover, I love a good mystery book

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Mary Knight link
10/23/2022 09:42:38 am

Thank you, Wendy! I'm a mystery lover as well—I couldn't stop reading Nancy Drew, or "The Cat Who . . ." mysteries, or watching Murder, She Wrote (RIP Angela Lansbury). We've got 23 more mysteries on the way! I hope you enjoy the story!

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Daniel M
10/20/2022 06:37:16 pm

like the cover

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Mary Knight link
10/23/2022 09:43:52 am

Thank you, Daniel! In addition to the main illustration and the logo, we really enjoyed designing the border with our animal iconography. The iconography in the corners will change for every book!

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Debbie P
10/20/2022 09:33:11 pm

I love a good mystery and this sounds good!

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Mary Knight link
10/23/2022 09:48:29 am

Thank you, Debbie! Historical fiction mysteries are so exciting to me—there's the suspense of the actual mystery, and then there's the sense of wonder as I immerse myself in places and eras that are not my own. I hope you enjoy the debut novel in the series!

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bn100
10/20/2022 10:20:10 pm

nice cover

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Mary Knight link
10/23/2022 09:49:36 am

Thank you so much! If you get a chance to see the back cover, there's a small version of the Madame Molineaux's map (the larger one is inside the book).

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Terri Quick
10/21/2022 12:02:37 am

Great cover

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Mary Knight link
10/23/2022 09:51:21 am

Thank you, Terri!

The next cover (for our first "summer series" book) captures the characters as they look out from behind the stage curtain of the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. It's going to be beautiful!

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L.C.
10/21/2022 04:18:27 am

love the cover design! intriguing and mysterious

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Mary Knight link
10/23/2022 09:52:35 am

Thank you, L.C.! I'm glad it conveys intrigue and mystery—that's exactly what we were going for! I hope you get the chance to read the story!

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xjanelx78
10/21/2022 10:32:37 am

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

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Mary Knight link
10/23/2022 09:53:12 am

Awesome, Janel!

Can't wait to hear your feedback! Enjoy the story =)

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Renee S
10/21/2022 11:03:24 am

Looks like a fun mystery!

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Mary Knight link
10/23/2022 09:55:14 am

Thank you, Renee! These girls (along with nine other girls in their first-year class) have tons of fun while they solve the mystery at their new boarding school. I had fun writing it, and I hope you have fun reading it!

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Cindy Merrill
10/22/2022 10:06:17 pm

Well, if one must be in a boarding school, at least something like this would be the one to pick.

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Mary Knight link
10/23/2022 09:57:01 am

Right, Cindy? I designed Madame Molineaux's to be the place of my twelve-year-old self's dreams. But who am I kidding, I'd STILL love to go there! =) I hope you enjoy the story!

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Mary Knight link
10/23/2022 09:57:40 am

Thank you for the comments, everyone! And thank you, Maia, for the fantastic kickoff!

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10/24/2022 05:53:45 am

Much obliged to you, L.C.! I'm happy it conveys intrigue and secret — that is precisely exact thing we were going for! I truly want to believe that you have the opportunity to peruse the story!

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Heather Mahley
10/24/2022 10:33:50 pm

sounds like a great read

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Mary Knight link
10/25/2022 09:19:31 pm

Thank you, Heather! I do hope you get the chance to read it - it's over 400 pages of historical mystery adventure fun! And there are 23 more books to come.

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Valerie Seal
10/25/2022 11:07:40 am

Sounds and enjoyable series.

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Mary Knight link
10/25/2022 09:22:16 pm

Hi Valerie,

I just met with one of our PhD researchers about the 2nd and 3rd books today. The second takes place in Paris, and the third at the University of Göttingen, in Germany! Modern artist Alexandra Exter and Mathematician Emmy Noether star with Madame Molineaux's students for exciting adventures in the summer of 1933. I hope you enjoy the first novel, where you get to meet all our student characters!

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Wendy Jensen
10/25/2022 12:53:16 pm

The book details sound like an intriguing mystery.

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Mary Knight link
10/25/2022 09:23:32 pm

Thank you, Wendy!

I wrote it with the words "intrigue" and "mystery" in mind! I hope you get the chance to read it—looking forward to your feedback if you do!

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Constance Hill
10/25/2022 03:31:04 pm

I love the cover - my grand daughter would like this

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Mary Knight link
10/25/2022 09:25:24 pm

Hi Constance!

I wrote this series with tween girls in mind, but it's really for all ages to enjoy. I hope you and your granddaughter get a chance to read it together!

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Karin
10/27/2022 10:21:16 am

Nice excerpt

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Renata
10/27/2022 09:42:51 pm

Nice cover!

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