I am thrilled and excited to reveal the cover for the first book in the NEW “Southern Chocolate Shop” mystery series from Crooked Lane Books, coming September 12, 2017.
Title: Asking for Truffle
Series: Southern Chocolate Shop #1
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Publisher: Crooked Lane Books
Website: Dorothy St. James
When Charity Penn receives a letter saying she won a trip to Camellia Beach, South Carolina complete with free cooking lessons at the town’s seaside chocolate shop, The Chocolate Box, she’s immediately skeptical. She never entered any contest. Her former prep school friend offers to look into the phony prize―only to end up drowned in a vat of chocolate.
Struck with guilt, Penn heads to the southern beach town to investigate why he was killed. But as wary as she is of the locals, she finds herself lured into their eccentric vibe, letting her defenses melt away and even learning the art of crafting delicious chocolates. That is, until delight turns bittersweet as she steps straight into the midst of a deadly plot to destroy the seaside town. Now, only Penn’s quick thinking and a mysterious cask of rare chocolate can save the town she’s learning to love.
Rich and decadent, Asking for Truffle, the first in a new cozy series by Dorothy St. James, is sure to be a delectable read for fans of JoAnna Carl and Joanne Fluke.
About the author
Dorothy St. James, known for the White House Gardener Mystery series, is going back to her roots and setting a mystery series in a Southern beach town much like the one she’s called home for the past 20 years. The Southern Chocolate Shop Mysteries combine her love of fine chocolates, quirky Southern charm, with a dash of danger. Asking for Truffle hits bookstore shelves September 2017.
All comments are welcomed.
dru's book musings 
Another new series for my list. Thanks.
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Thank you, Gram. I hope you enjoy it.
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I’m so excited for your new series, Dorothy. The cover looks exactly like I thought it would when we talked about the book.
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Thank you, Aimee! I never try to picture the covers when I writing a book, because I don’t want to be disappointed. That said, when I saw this one, I thought to myself, “It’s exactly what I wanted it to be.” 🙂
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That is the sweetest cover ever (sorry about the pun!) Congratulations!
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Thank you so much, Shari. I love puns!! I’m so excited to be getting back into writing after Sprout was born. It feels great.
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The cover is so charming! Congrats!
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Thank you so much. I certainly lucked out and got a fantastic cover artist for this one.
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Cute, cute, cover art. Very appealing. Definitely looking forward to this new read. The premise sounds intriguing and enjoyable.
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Thank you! I hope you enjoy the mystery. It was great fun to write.
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A tempting read! Dogs and Chocolate and a good book…what else do we need?
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Thank you! I had a blast writing it. (I gained a few pounds in the process as well.) Lots of chocolates to taste.
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sounds like fun
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Thank you! XOXO
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Gorgeous cover! Looking forward to this new series.
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Thank you! I was thrilled when I saw the cover Crooked Lane made for this book. I hope you enjoy the series. The chocolate aspect has been tons of fun to research.
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Love the cover! I’m looking forward to this one!
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Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy it. XOXO
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I love this cover.
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I love the cover! I am looking foward to reading this book.
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The Cover is so cute looks like a good book too.
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