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Adventure of the Seas Embarkation July2025

July 15, 2025

Saturday, July 5, 2025 – Day One of our cruise on board RCCL’s Adventure of the Seas began with a glimpse of the ship as we approached Terminal 5 at Cape Canaveral. After drop-off, we entered the building where we passed through security and checked in at a designated counter. From there, we climbed up a very long, winding ramp onto the ship, where we were directed to our muster station on the same deck. There we merely showed our boarding pass to be scanned and were free to go.

 

Inside we encountered a food manager and made our specialty dining reservations. Then we proceeded to Deck 12 and the Windjammer Café. Handwash stations line the entrance where guests are greeted by the “Washy-Washy” person.

  

For lunch, I chose barbecue chicken, spinach salad, fried rice, roasted acorn squash and mini carrot cake.

 

At 1:00pm, our cabins were ready so we proceeded to unpack. We enjoyed sailaway from Deck 14 in the Blue Moon Lounge overlooking the main pool and the ocean. This is near the Crown Lounge, which offers Diamond members and above appetizers.at 4:30.

 

 

    

Dinner in the Main Dining Room enticed me with shrimp cocktail, prime ribs, Caesar salad, and a chocolate crème brulée with vanilla ice cream on the side.

   

Stay tuned for more on the food, the ports of call, and other tales of our journey on the high seas.

 

 



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June 2025 Book Events

June 14, 2025

This month is hopping with online book events including a writing workshop, author interview, special blog post and giveaways, that I want to share with you. 

 

Writing Workshop June 21
Saturday, June 21 at 2:00 – 3:00 pm EDT, “Self-Publishing Made Simple: Your Roadmap to Success” with Nancy J. Cohen via Zoom sponsored by Alvin Sherman Library at Nova Southeastern University. Register for Free Here 

 

Woman Sleuths Book Giveaway June 10-16Enter Here to win one of two gift baskets full of women sleuth ebook titles.

 

Author Interview at Louisa’s Vineyard
I’m interviewed here along with a book review of Star Tangled Murder at Louisa’s Vineyard by author Shelley Sommers. Scroll down to the “Books I Love” section.

 

Weddings Can Be Murder
June is a popular time of year for weddings. See My Post on “Weddings Can Be Murder” highlighting Shear Murder at Coffee Time Romance – Book Spotlight & Giveaway!

 

Booklovers Bench Giveaway June 1-22
Enter Here to win two free books from Booklovers Bench in our monthly giveaway, including my July 4th cozy mystery, Star Tangled Murder

 

What’s in your reading basket for the rest of this month?

 



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Murder Pays a Call: Pre-Order Available

June 9, 2025

MURDER PAYS A CALL
A Keri Armstrong Cozy Mystery

Murder Pays a Call

Release Date: Sept. 9, 2025
Published by Orange Grove Press
Digital ISBN: 978-1-952886-36-2
Print ISBN: 978-1-952886-37-9
Edited by The Write Touch
Cover Design by The Killion Group, Inc.
Interior Design by Formatting4U.com

*If you missed my cover reveal at Dru’s Book Musing, head on over there now and enter my giveaway.

Personal concierge Keri Armstrong will accept almost any job, but solving murders wasn’t on her to-do list—until now.

Book Description

When personal concierge Keri Armstrong swings by her favorite client’s mansion to drop off groceries, she expects a heartfelt chat along with a cup of tea—not Fiona Sullivan dead in bed and her room ransacked. Though police chalk it up to a botched robbery, Keri isn’t so sure. Whispers around town suggest Fiona wasn’t as adored as Keri had believed, and many of the philanthropist’s so-called friends in affluent Sunny Grove, Florida seem glad she’s gone.

Keri refuses to let Fiona’s memory be reduced to malicious gossip. Armed with a keen eye, insider access, and a fully charged tablet, she sets out to uncover the truth. Soon her file of suspects grows faster than her to-do list. Between sneaky neighbors, resentful relatives, and tight-lipped charity board members, Fiona left behind a trail of frenemies who’d happily skip her memorial brunch.

As Keri digs deeper, she discovers her late mentor had a gift for extracting people’s secrets and using them like fine china—carefully storing them until they could serve a purpose. But Fiona also kept a few skeletons in her own walk-in closet. Now, with danger creeping closer, Keri must race to crack the case before her number comes up next… and Murder Pays a Call.

Early Reviews

“A page-turner of a mystery from one of my favorite authors. Cohen’s deft mastery of the cozy genre shines through in every scene, delighting readers with another engrossing whodunit.” Muddy Rose Reviews 

“Fans of award-winning author Nancy J. Cohen’s long-running Bad Hair Day Mysteries will be thrilled to learn there’s a new sleuth in town. Murder Pays a Call is the debut book in her Keri Armstrong Cozy Mystery Series featuring a personal concierge who adds solving murders to the services she offers her clients.” – Lois Winston, author of the bestselling and award-winning Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mysteries

Replete with satisfying twists, unexpected character developments, and a plot to die for, Murder Pays a Call is a cozy mystery that readers will find thoroughly engaging.” D. Donovan, Sr. Reviewer, Midwest Book Review

Pre-Order Your Copy Now

Universal Link: https://books2read.com/MurderPaysACall
Amazon Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F8NNP8NN
Amazon Print: https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Pays-Call-Nancy-Cohen/dp/1952886376
Apple Books: http://books.apple.com/us/book/id6745017605
Barnes & Noble Nook: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/murder-pays-a-call-nancy-j-cohen/1147426091
Barnes & Noble Print: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/murder-pays-a-call-nancy-j-cohen/1147426091?ean=9781952886379
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=BhZYEQAAQBAJ
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/murder-pays-a-call
Bookshop.org or Indiebound: https://bookshop.org/p/books/murder-pays-a-call/98fb09b2d62296bd?ean=9781952886379&next=t
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1769579
BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/books/murder-pays-a-call-by-nancy-j-cohen
Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/234041099-murder-pays-a-call
Website: https://nancyjcohen.com/murder-pays-a-call/

Note: This title will be available on NetGalley for advance reviews starting July 14.

GIVEAWAYS

Enter Now to win two free books from Booklovers Bench in our monthly giveaway, one of which is my July 4th cozy mystery, Star Tangled Murder:

 

Women Sleuths Book Giveaway June 10-16

Enter Here June 10-16 to win one of two gift baskets full of women sleuth ebook titles!



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Cover Reveal – Murder Pays a Call

June 8, 2025

MURDER PAYS A CALL: A Keri Armstrong Cozy Mystery

Join the fun today with a Cover Reveal at Dru’s Book Musing. – Book Spotlight and Giveaway!

Release Date: Sept. 9, 2025
Digital ISBN: 978-1-952886-36-2
Print ISBN: 978-1-952886-37-9
Edited by The Write Touch
Cover Design by The Killion Group, Inc.
Interior Design by Formatting4U.com

Personal concierge Keri Armstrong will accept almost any job, but solving murders wasn’t on her to-do list—until now.

Head on over to Dru’s Book Musing for a story preview and pre-order link!



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