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This Christmas season, travel to the North Pole you\u2019ve never seen before\u2014where Santa\u2019s new wife, April Claus, is not only set on creating the perfect holiday\u2014she\u2019s also set on solving the perfect crime\u2026<\/strong><\/em><\/span>
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Love is full of surprises\u2014though few compare to realizing that you\u2019re marrying the real-life Santa. April Claus dearly loves her new husband, Nick, but adjusting to life in the North Pole is not all sugarplums and candy canes. Especially when a cantankerous elf named Giblet Hollyberry is killed\u2014felled by a black widow spider in his stocking\u2014shortly after publicly arguing with Nick.<\/span>
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Christmastown is hardly a hotbed of crime, aside from mishaps caused by too much eggnog, but April disagrees with Constable Crinkle\u2019s verdict of accidental death. As April sets out to find the culprit, it\u2019ll mean putting the future of Christmas on the line\u2014and hoping her own name isn\u2019t on a lethal naughty list . . .<\/span><\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Release Date:<\/strong> Sep 29, 2020
Publisher:<\/strong> Kensington Books
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Who said Santa isn\u2019t real?<\/em><\/p>

Falling in love with Nick had been so quick for April.\u00a0 Finding out you\u2019re now the New Mrs. Claus, well\u2026. it\u2019s going to take some time to get used to.\u00a0 And as the Christmas festivities begin and Christmas is just a few days away, a string of murders occurs, and all lights point to Santa, oh no!<\/p>

I adored this book.\u00a0 Maybe it was the magic of Christmas, or the current desperate disparity of life, definitely the witty, imaginative writing of this author. This is not a traditional cozy murder-mystery.\u00a0 This is a Christmas story with talking reindeer and concerns over the snowmen and elf politics.\u00a0 My only complaint is that I wish there was more of the backstory, of when Nick and April fell in love. I wish this book was longer. Which isn\u2019t really a complaint at all, is it? But I needed this story; this magic and silliness, and its imagination was perfection.\u00a0 This was so much fun to read!<\/p>

With a kerfuffle (conflicting views) and clamor for justice among the residents of Santaland. Mrs.\u2019s Claus will collaborate with Detective Jake Frost, a distant relation to the well-known Jack Frost.\u00a0 And with the help of Jingles the elf and Quasar the one-antler reindeer, they will try to get Santa off the Naughty List.\u00a0 The elves will protest, the reindeer will compete for brawn and the festivities will continue with ear-splitting carols! A perpetual fubar of Christmas delight!<\/p>

It all came together, and it was animated and clever.\u00a0 Can you tell how excited I am for this book?\u00a0 I held up reading the ending because I had yet to solve it and I didn\u2019t want to, either. I didn\u2019t want it to end. \u00a0One thing is for sure, I was not ready for this book.\u00a0 This is pure Christmas magic.<\/p>

This story was exciting and fresh; a reprieve from the heavy murder-mysteries.\u00a0 An imaginative holiday gem! Although, murder is never lighthearted, this one took it on with a comical, yet introspective narrative.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 Because there shouldn\u2019t be murder in Santaland.\u00a0 In the place where hope and jolly cheer reign.\u00a0 But Liz Ireland<\/strong><\/em>, brought so much characterization to the characters.\u00a0 I loved that she gave voices to all the characters, particularly, the reindeer.\u00a0 Allowing you to see the character\u2019s flaws and faults through Mrs. Claus\u2019s investigation.\u00a0 Not all is eggnog and merry cheer in Santaland and I had a wonderful time making friends with these fun enigmatic characters.\u00a0 I simply, loved it.<\/em><\/p>

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As April sets out to find the culprit, it\u2019ll mean putting the future of Christmas on the line\u2014and hoping her own name isn\u2019t on a lethal naughty list . . .<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-diamond-banner-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Sep 29, 2020<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Kensington Books<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $9.99<\/p><hr \/><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Who said Santa isn\u2019t real?<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Falling in love with Nick had been so quick for April.\u00a0 Finding out you\u2019re now the New Mrs. Claus, well\u2026. it\u2019s going to take some time to get used to.\u00a0 And as the Christmas festivities begin and Christmas is just a few days away, a string of murders occurs, and all lights point to Santa, oh no!<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I adored this book.\u00a0 Maybe it was the magic of Christmas, or the current desperate disparity of life, definitely the witty, imaginative writing of this author. This is not a traditional cozy murder-mystery.\u00a0 This is a Christmas story with talking reindeer and concerns over the snowmen and elf politics.\u00a0 My only complaint is that I wish there was more of the backstory, of when Nick and April fell in love. I wish this book was longer. Which isn\u2019t really a complaint at all, is it? But I needed this story; this magic and silliness, and its imagination was perfection.\u00a0 This was so much fun to read!<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With a kerfuffle (conflicting views) and clamor for justice among the residents of Santaland. Mrs.\u2019s Claus will collaborate with Detective Jake Frost, a distant relation to the well-known Jack Frost.\u00a0 And with the help of Jingles the elf and Quasar the one-antler reindeer, they will try to get Santa off the Naughty List.\u00a0 The elves will protest, the reindeer will compete for brawn and the festivities will continue with ear-splitting carols! A perpetual fubar of Christmas delight!<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It all came together, and it was animated and clever.\u00a0 Can you tell how excited I am for this book?\u00a0 I held up reading the ending because I had yet to solve it and I didn\u2019t want to, either. I didn\u2019t want it to end. \u00a0One thing is for sure, I was not ready for this book.\u00a0 This is pure Christmas magic.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This story was exciting and fresh; a reprieve from the heavy murder-mysteries.\u00a0 An imaginative holiday gem! Although, murder is never lighthearted, this one took it on with a comical, yet introspective narrative.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 Because there shouldn\u2019t be murder in Santaland.\u00a0 In the place where hope and jolly cheer reign.\u00a0 But <em><strong>Liz Ireland<\/strong><\/em>, brought so much characterization to the characters.\u00a0 I loved that she gave voices to all the characters, particularly, the reindeer.\u00a0 Allowing you to see the character\u2019s flaws and faults through Mrs. Claus\u2019s investigation.\u00a0 Not all is eggnog and merry cheer in Santaland and I had a wonderful time making friends with these fun enigmatic characters.\u00a0 <em>I simply, loved it.<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Patricia<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3l9UV64\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/mrs-claus-and-the-santaland-slayings\/id1512239616?itsct=books_toolbox&itscg=30200&at=11l88k&ls=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/mrs-claus-and-the-santaland-slayings-liz-ireland\/1135644827?ean=9781496726605\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/mrs-claus-and-the-santaland-slayings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Liz_Ireland_Mrs_Claus_and_the_Santaland_Slayings?id=OiPFDwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26405"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26405\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}