Ava Mallory

There's something about the end of the year that gets me excited. It's kind of like when a new school year begins, except for adults.  I love a fresh start. It feeds my love of planning and plotting. The stores and e-retailers put out their new line of planners and calendars, and I gear up to dive in and beg them to take my money. I'm that girl. I have a planner for every aspect of my super busy life. I have a large author planner for all my business needs. ( The Ultimate Authorship Planner by Audrey Ann Hughey ) In addition to that I have what I call my everything planner, a small purse-size planner, a planner to track my health and fitness goals, a mental health planner (gratitude, morning pages, the Miracle Morning exercises, and scripting pages), an extra-large desk calendar for calendar journaling, and a regular wall calendar to keep track of bills and school schedules and activities. You see, I have a bit of an obsession. That's not to

Like every other author in the universe, we're always looking for ways to connect with readers. A few weeks ago, I had what I would consider to be a brilliant idea. (Fingers crossed.) I collaborate with my fellow authors all the time. I firmly believe if we work together, we have a much better reach. More importantly, I think readers would love to "see" us more. Yes, there are newsletters. I LOVE my newsletter and my wonderful subscribers. That being said, I'm not entirely comfortable reaching out to them daily via an email. People are busy. I'm busy. So, I had to think of an easier way to communicate what's going on in the mystery world and make it fun and convenient for everyone. That led to my latest venture. Drum roll please... Introducing the  Readers Love Cozies  page on Facebook. Each day of the week has a different theme, designed to give readers more of what they love, introduce them to new-to-them books and authors, and plenty of

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Buy or Borrow Your Copy Today! Blurb: Life as the offspring of Hollywood’s one-time  It Girl  has its perks, but when their mother trades in her multimillion-dollar estate for a quieter life in the middle of nowhere, sisters, Beatrice and Juliana Montoya never imagined small-town life could lead to so much trouble. The family managed to avoid the gossip columns for years, but when Beatrice stumbles over a body outside her office door, the rumor mill revs up and their long-time secret comes dangerously close to being made public. If their true identities are exposed, the shock will undoubtedly cause a frenzy, but could it also be the key to finding answers about the murderer? Find out in this humorous Hollywood glitz and glamour meets small-town romance witchy cozy mystery, the first book in the brand-new Beatrice Montoya Mystery series by Ava Mallory.