New Release from Tonya Penrose

If you’ve been missing the antics of the girls at Shell Isle, well, author Tonya Penrose is back with another mystery for you—this one is RED, WHITE, AND BOOM. Our two magnet for mayhem are at it again! Shell Isle’s celebration of July 4th began with the wrong kind of boom. While cousin sleuths Page Wright and Betsy Ross await the cannon firing at Shell Isle’s July 4th celebration, Page gets one of her inklings. A murder is imminent, which lands her and Betsy in the middle of another escapade. This time it’s charter Captain Jake who managed to anger five dodgy suspects, all possessing enough motive to take him out. Ignoring the threats of too handsome Detective Tanner not to meddle in the case, the determined sleuths chart a course to solving the murder, only to stumble upon more than they imagined. Along with a twisty plot adventure, this fun romp offers plenty of hijinks, culinary debacles served by Betsy, and dashes of romance between Page and Tanner. Fair warning. This whodunit will challenge readers to the final scene.

As an author, Tonya’s moved by the effect humor and narratives have on readers. That observation illuminates why her stories often convey messages inviting personal exploration. She is enthusiastic about crafting stories with beguiling characters, adding dashes of snappy humor, and engaging dialogue that leaves her fingerprint on each page. When Tonya relocated to the mountains, she found fresh writing ideas waiting. From her favorite porch chair gazing at a tranquil lake, the nudge to scribe her first novel came calling. From her beach chair, she got the idea for a cozy series, Shell Isle Mysteries. Tonya confesses new respect for a chair’s ability to motivate writers. She chases her writing joy from the mountains to the seashore. Her fiction and non-fiction stories are published in numerous anthologies, e-magazines, local press, and literary magazines. She’s a member of Poets and Writers. Tonya Penrose is her fiction pen name The Shell Isle Mystery Series introduces two novels: Baubles to Die For and Red, White, and Boom. The characters of Page and Betsy keep chattering to Tonya, so expect future stories in this collection. Tonya’s other books include Old Mountain Cassie: The Three Lessons and A Secret Gift. If you enjoy Tonya Penrose’s novels, please tell others and do leave reviews.