New audio, Signed book & English roses Giveaway, German release & More!

Published: Fri, 06/12/20

Hello from Western Australia where it's winter at last and we have RAIN!! :-) I love gardening at this time of year. It's cool, the light is lovely... and I can start moving all the things I planted in the wrong places - haha!

What I love most is seeing the plants that have burned horribly during the summer months start to recover. Look - here's my poor blueberry bush which looked like it had been *deep-fried* by the end of summer. I thought it was a goner. But it has dropped all the dead, brown leaves and is starting to grow fresh new green ones...

It gives such a wonderful sense of hope, doesn't it?

'TROWEL AND ERROR' - now available in ebook, paperback AND audio!

YAY! The latest book in my English Cottage Garden Mysteries is now available in all 3 formats! You can grab it as a Kindle ebook, a paperback edition or listen to it as an audiobook from Audible.

Have you got your copy yet? ;-)

Kindle & Paperback: AMAZON | AMAZON UK

Audiobook: Audible US | Audible UK

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who left a review on Amazon or shared with friends & family. It was so thrilling to hear from many of you how much you enjoyed Poppy and Oren's latest adventure. Here are some lovely things readers have said:

"This series never disappoints. The writing is terrific."

"Once again H. Y. Hanna has done a delightful job. The confusing mystery, the amusing characters, and an amazing, hilarious cleaning robot make this a fun read. I'm quite anxious for the next installment to appear."

"What an intriguing, captivating, and entertaining book! I absolutely loved it! There was some great twists and turns that kept me guessing right up to the killer reveal. Lots of humorous moments."

As many of you know, I struggled with writing this book as it was over a difficult time, with the constant travelling due to my mother's health issues and then the Covid-19 pandemic threat to my husband... so thank you for your support and I'm delighted so many of you think it's the best one yet! :-)

Behind-the-scenes: the stories behind the book...

One of the key characters in this new book is CLARA, the hilarious cleaning robot invented by Poppy's "mad scientist" neighbour Bertie - who not only helps to solve the mystery but also provides Poppy with an interesting exfoliation experience! ;-)

This character was partly inspired by a toy that I was given for Christmas when I was 6 years old. I had just left Taiwan following my parents' divorce and arrived in London, not speaking a word of English. I vividly remember walking past a local electrical store called Tandy and seeing this robot in the window. I fell in love with him... and was thrilled when Santa delivered him on Christmas morning!

Of course, he was very crude by today's standards - just an inflatable toy on a pair of motorised feet - but I loved him dearly. With my over-active imagination, I used pretend that he talked to me and did all sorts of amazing things... And now he has been partially immortalised in TROWEL AND ERROR ;-)

Image - a 6yr old Hsin-Yi with her robot friend

EXCLUSIVE GIVEAWAY!

To celebrate the release of 'TROWEL AND ERROR', I'm giving my readers the chance to win a copy of the book - signed by me and "pawtographed" by the 'real' Muesli - plus two beautiful David Austin English roses for their garden!
(If you don't have a garden, you can use the gift card on DA books & gifts)

To enter, simply tell me your favourite scene from the English Cottage Garden Mysteries. Was it a time when Oren the talkative ginger tomcat got up to mischief? Or when "mad scientist" Bertie unleashed one of his hilarious inventions? Or maybe it was a suspenseful scene of clever sleuthing as Poppy weeded out suspects in the latest murder mystery...?

CLICK HERE to answer

DEADLINE: 30th Jun 2020

(winners will be notified by email & announced in the next newsletter)

New German release

Der zweite Oxford-Tearoom-Krimi ist da!

For all my German-language readers, I'm delighted to announce that the 2nd book in my Oxford Tearoom Mysteries is now available in both ebook & paperback!

TEE MIT MILCH UND MORD
(Ein Oxford-Tearoom-Krimi 2)

Amazon DE | Amazon UK | Amazon US

(by the way, Amazon DE has put Book 1 "Törtchen, Tee und Tod" on a special Kindle deal so now's a great time to grab it at a discount!)

Image - "Tee mit Milch und Mord" ebook & paperback

Auf einer Cocktailparty belauscht die Tearoom-Besitzerin Gemma Rose zufällig eine ominöse Unterhaltung - kurz darauf wird eine Studentin vergiftet. Gemma hegt den Verdacht, dass beides zusammenhängt und der neue Freund ihrer besten Freundin Cassie in den Mord verstrickt ist.
Mit der Unterstützung von vier neugierigen alten Damen aus ihrem Dorf in Oxfordshire stellt Gemma ihre eigenen Ermittlungen an, sehr zum Ärger ihrer alten Collegeflamme, CID Detective Devlin O'Connor. Auch Cassie ist sauer über Gemmas Einmischung, und Gemmas Mutter sorgt zusätzlich für Chaos in dem beschaulichen Tearoom. Noch dazu wirft der Mordfall immer neue Rätsel auf.
Zu spät wird Gemma klar, dass sie womöglich als Nächste auf der Speisekarte des Täters steht. Kann ihre kleine Katze Müsli sie aus dieser misslichen Lage retten?

VERLOSUNG!

Um die Veröffentlichung meines neuen Oxford-Tearoom-Krimis zu feiern, verlose ich entweder eine signierte Ausgabe von „Törtchen, Tee und Tod“ ODER „Tee mit Milch und Mord“ (die Entscheidung liegt beim Gewinner). Um teilzunehmen, bitte einfach HIER KLICKEN (dadurch kommst du auf die Serienseite bei Amazon und deine E-Mail-Adresse wandert in den Lostopf). Der Gewinner oder die Gewinnerin wird per E-Mail informiert.

Stay tuned for my next newsletter when I'll be updating you on what I'm working on and which books are coming next!

I hope you're all staying safe and well. I'll leave you with a picture of Muesli enjoying the last of summer's petunias.

Image - Sunset in my garden, Western Australia

Thanks for reading - talk soon!

Hsin-Yi
(H.Y. Hanna)

Website: www.hyhanna.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/hyhanna.books

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