Rebecca M. Douglass, Author

 Today's Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour is something a little different... a card game, featuring Jane Austen and her wonderful characters! Jane Austen's Dowries and Dalliances: A Literary Card Game from Samanta L. Hastings Celebrate Jane Austen's 250th Anniversary! About Jane Austen's Dowries and Dalliances   Format: Games Publication Date: 10/7/2025 ISBN: 9781797235578   Hours of fun for Jane Austen fans of all ages: This literary card game features simple and satisfying gameplay with a beautifully illustrated deck full of favorite characters from all of the novels.   Hold on to heroines like Emma Woodhouse and Anne Elliot to win the highest dowry as you gossip with Mrs. Bennet to gain insight into another player's hand, send an opponent's card eloping with John Yates to remove it from play, or use Mr. Darcy’s refusal to dance to skip the next player's turn. Whether y...

Thanks to Great Escapes Virtual Book Tours for the chance to review another of Lena Gregory's fun mysteries!     Rocky Road to Murder (Coffee & Cream Café Mysteries) Cozy Mystery 6th in Series Setting – New York Publisher ‏ : ‎ Gemma Halliday Publishing (July 1, 2025) Number of Pages – 220 Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0F7MV3JW5 From author Lena Gregory comes a tasty summer murder mystery… Danika Delaney is thrilled that her old fashioned malt shop, the Coffee & Cream Café, has gotten a catering contract for the biggest party of the season, the Rutherford Manor Fourth of July gala. She’ll be providing desserts for the party as well as attending the exclusive event on Eastern Long Island. However her path to the gala quickly becomes a rocky road… Dani arrives at the event, only to find the gala’s hostess, Cressida Rutherford, dead! What’s worse, one of Dani’s signature parfaits sits next to the dead woman, with what looks like peanuts in it—a food Cressida is...

Thanks to Great Escapes Virtual Tours for the chance to read and review Campfires and Corpses .   Campfires & Corpses: A Maine Campground Cozy Mystery by Nikki Weber About Campfires & Corpses Campfires & Corpses: A Maine Campground Cozy Mystery Cozy Mystery/ Cozy Animal Mystery 1st in Series Setting – Maine Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (February 24, 2025) Paperback ‏ : ‎ 282 pages ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8311619622 Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0DS6KRK16 When the campground becomes the scene of the crime, will Noelle’s peaceful summer go up in flames? Down on her luck event planner Noelle Cooper is returning to rural Maine to do the one thing she swore she would never do: run her family’s campground. But it’s only for the summer, and the timing couldn’t be better–she’s lost her job and has nowhere to live. She hopes that a change of scenery will be the thing she needs to regroup and reinvent herself. But Noelle’s plans go up in smoke on h...

Thanks to Great Escapes Virtual Book Tours for the chance to read and review Ignoring Alva, by Emilie Khair. Ignoring Alva by Emilie Khair Ignoring Alva Cozy Mystery/Sibling Fiction  Setting – Minnesota and Wisconsin Publisher ‏ : ‎ Current Words Publishing (February 4, 2025) Paperback ‏ : ‎ 282 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1957224452 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1957224459sota and Wisconsin Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0DW4F61RW Audiobook ASIN B0DW1Q5J9X Meet Alva and Millie…. not your typical eighty-something sisters. While recovering from a mild stroke, Alva’s vivid dreams of daring exploits spark a restless desire to break free from the predictability of her quiet life. Her sister Millie-a practical yet spirited counterpart-is skeptical of Alva’s newfound boldness. But when Alva suggests an impulsive road trip, not even Millie can resist the call of adventure. What starts as a lighthearted escapade quickly spirals into a whirlwind of mischief, suspense, and unexpected...