Dying to Go by Marcy Blesy ~ Spotlight

Posted March 17, 2024 by karenbaron in Blog Tour, Book Excerpt, Contest - Giveaway, Spotlight / 3 Comments

Dying to Go (Nothing to Gush About)

Series: Tucson Valley Retirement Community Cozy Mystery #1

Author: Marcy Blesy

Genre: Cozy Animal Mystery

Setting: Arizona

Release Date: November 9, 2023, by Independently Published

Pages: 281

Summary:

Thirty-nine-year-old Rosi Laruee—named Rosisophia Doroche after her mother’s beloved Golden Girls—decides that the end of her twenty-year marriage and her dad’s impending knee replacement surgery are all the excuses she needs to visit Tucson Valley Retirement Community. But the drama follows Rosi when she finds the body of local tart and business owner, Salem Mansfield. The information she discovers using her newspaper reporter sleuthing skills coupled with the clues she picks up from lackluster Police Officer Dan Daniel lead to a surprise discovery when the murderer is revealed. Along the way, she meets a cast of characters in her parents’ social circle who leave her questioning her parents’ choices in friends while simultaneously befriending many of the residents, including a handsome landscaper and a brand-new Golden Retriever puppy she names Barley. Rosi’s visit to Tucson Valley proves more than she’d bargained for, but maybe, she realizes, it’s just the kind of change she needs.

Excerpt from Dying to Go

And here I am, Rosisophia Doroche, a conglomeration of the Golden Girls’ names smushed together, mom’s favorite show in the ’80s, a most hideous name that I’d managed to keep a secret for all of my life until my mother filled out my high school graduation forms for my diploma. I didn’t learn she’d done this until my name was called in front of my 120 high school classmates and their families before I walked across the stage for my diploma. The look of shock on my face is forever etched into the photos of that moment, and even the laughs and extra cheers have been captured on a video recording that I will never watch for any amount of money.

After showering and dressing in a light blue sundress and applying a bit of foundation, I wander into the kitchen where Mom is putting some sort of breakfast casserole into the oven. Mom turns to look at me, pausing in judgment as is her modus operandi. “Can’t you apply a bit more makeup, Rosi? You’re not a spring chicken anymore, you know?”

“Mom, I really don’t think your friends will care if I’ve applied mascara.” I grab an orange from the fruit basket on the table.

She swats my hand. “Save your appetite for breakfast. And Jan will care. It’s her nephew that’s coming to town next week for a visit. She needs to sell you, Rosi.”

“Sell me? I’m not a horse. And I am not the least bit interested in dating.”

Mom takes a deep breath and sits down at the kitchen table, tapping the seat next to her for me to do the same. I count to five before sitting down.

“I’m sorry, Rosi. I’m worried about you. We all know that Wesley is dating again. I just think it’d be good for your self-confidence if you started dating again, too. You don’t want to be alone at your dad’s and my age, do you?”

“Wesley isn’t dating again,” I say through gritted teeth. “He’s engaged to his mistress. And I don’t need a partner to live a happy life. I’m here to help you and Dad when he has his surgery later this week. I am not here as your pet project.” I stand up. “I’m taking an orange and going for a walk around the block.” I grab the orange out of the fruit bowl again and storm outside.

About the Author

Marcy Blesy is the author of over thirty books including the popular cozy mystery series: The Tucson Valley Retirement Community Cozy Mystery Series. Her adult romance mystery series includes The Secret of Blue Lake and The Secret of Silver Beach, set in Michigan. Marcy’s children’s books include the best-selling Be the Vet series along with the following early chapter book series: Evie and the Volunteers, Niles and Bradford, Third Grade Outsider, and Hazel, the Clinic Cat. Her picture book, Am I Like My Daddy?, helps children who experienced the loss of a parent when they were young.

Marcy enjoys searching for treasures along the shores of Lake Michigan. She’s still waiting for the day when she finds a piece of red beach glass. By day she teaches creative writing virtually to amazing students around the world.

Marcy is a believer in love and enjoys nothing more than making her readers feel a book more than simply reading it.

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