Literally Dead

An Empty Nest Mystery, Book 2

De: Lois Winston

Narrado por: Alexandra Bitton-Bailey

After her last disastrous episode as an amateur sleuth, Gracie Elliott is back. The budding romance writer has spent the past year crafting her first novel.

Her hard work and determination pay off when her manuscript wins the Cream of the Crop award, a contest for unpublished writers, sponsored by the Society of American Romance Authors.

First place entitles her to attend the organization’s annual conference, normally open only to published authors. With husband Blake in tow, a starry-eyed Gracie experiences the ultimate fan-girl moment upon entering the hotel. Her favorite authors are everywhere.

However, within minutes she learns Lovinia Darling, the Queen of Romance, is hardly the embodiment of the sweet heroines she creates.

Gracie realizes she’s stepped into a romance vipers’ den of backstabbing, deceit, and plagiarism, but she finds a friend and mentor in bestselling author Paisley Prentiss.

Hours later, when Gracie discovers Lovinia’s body in the hotel stairwell, a victim of an apparent fall, Gracie is not convinced her death was an accident.

Too many other authors had reason to want Lovinia dead. Ignoring Blake’s advice to “let the police handle it,” Gracie, aided by Paisley, begins her own investigation into the death.

Romance has never been so deadly.

©2016 Lois Winston (P)2026 Lois Winston

Publishing Can Be Deadly

I enjoyed this book as much as the first one in the series. I loved the relationship between Gracie and her husband Blake. I really liked that the author used this character to describe the difficulty with getting a book published in a humorous and easy to understand way. I liked the twists which kept my attention engaged. I appreciated the cleverness of both Gracie and Blake. I enjoyed Alexandra Bitton-Bailey's narration as her performance enhanced the story's entertainment. I was given a copy of the audiobook. I volunteered, without financial gain, to post this review which reflected my honest opinions regarding this audiobook.