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Instagram: @rachelekstromcourage<\/a><\/p>\n Substack: @rachelekstromcourage<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”DEATH ON THE LANAI: A GOLDEN GIRLS COZY MYSTERY ” image_url=”http:\/\/andreasomberg.com\/aslitagent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DeathontheLanai.jpg” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Hyperion Avenue, 2026<\/p>\n *A B&N Best Paperback of June\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The <\/span>New York Times<\/span> bestselling series that began with <\/span>Murder by Cheesecake<\/span> continues with an all-new Golden Girls cozy mystery!<\/span><\/p>\n When the Girls accept a very strange invitation to a lavish party on a remote island estate, they find that murder has a way of ruining even the most glamorous of evenings.<\/p>\n The invite delivered to 6151 Richmond Street was short on details, only promising to celebrate \u201cthe greatest artist of the century\u201d and accompanied by a jewel-encrusted brooch\u2014the whole package a brand of mysterious opulence that another Saturday night of gin rummy just can\u2019t match.<\/p>\n Blanche Devereaux\u2019s passionate dalliances are as plentiful as hot Southern nights, and surely one can\u2019t be expected to remember all <\/span>of one\u2019s suitors. But when the Girls disembark the party\u2019s ferry at a small Biscayne Bay island and meet their secretive host, the memories come flooding back: she a Radio City Rockette in her twenties, he the poor artist who could offer her nothing but his love. Fate drove them apart, but Declan, now a famous artist El Toro, professes that Blanche has always been his muse.<\/p>\n Featured prominently in his artworks and central to El Toro\u2019s return to the apex of the art world, Blanche is thrilled to have been such an inspiring figure to this man. But looking around at a party filled with those who have made their livings off the artist\u2019s fame\u2014his assistant, his art dealer, his greatest critic, and more\u2014Dorothy isn\u2019t so sure they\u2019re welcome on the island after all.<\/p>\n When a tropical storm knocks power out across the island, an optimistic Blanche proclaims that everyone <\/span>looks better by candlelight anyway. But when Declan is found dead the next morning, all eyes are on her, his supposed muse of thirty-plus years. Trapped at the estate with the other guests\u2014suspects all\u2014the Girls must band together to find the true killer and get back to pleasant evenings of card games and cheesecake.<\/p>\n Bookshop.org<\/a><\/p>\n B&N<\/a><\/p>\n Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”MURDER BY CHEESECAKE: A Golden Girls Mystery” image_url=”http:\/\/andreasomberg.com\/aslitagent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/MurderbyCheesecake-NyTimesbestseller-1.jpg” admin_label=”Person” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Hyperion Avenue\/Disney, 2025<\/p>\n *A NYTimes Bestseller\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n *ABA Indie Bestseller<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n *A USA Today Bestseller<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n *A PW Bestseller<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n *A Barnes & Noble Best Paperback of 2025<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n *A Barnes & Noble Best Mystery\/Thriller of 2025\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n *An Audible Editor’s Pick\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n *A LibraryReads Top 10 Book for April<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The first novel in the all-new Golden Girls Cozy Mystery Series!<\/span><\/p>\n When Dorothy\u2019s obnoxious date is found dead in a hotel freezer, it not only ruins a gorgeous cheesecake but threatens the elaborate St. Olaf\u2013themed wedding Rose is hosting.<\/p>\n Things are heating up, and not just because of Blanche\u2019s hot flashes. Rose\u2019s cousin is eloping to Miami, and Rose is playing host. If she can’t balance the groom\u2019s family\u2019s snobbery against the traditional St. Olaf wedding week guidelines, her hometown may never accept her cousin again!<\/p>\n Dorothy quickly realizes she needs<\/span> a date with whom she can exchange wedding-related wisecracks. Turning to a newfangled VHS dating service, she believes she\u2019s found the ideal conversationalist. Unfortunately, what looks good on TV can actually be a total jerk in real life. It seems she\u2019ll just have to enjoy the company of Sophia, Blanche, and whomever Blanche has targeted for a hookup.<\/p>\n As the Girls all pitch in, Rose is thrilled that the tea-and-fish-themed kickoff event is perfect, not a herring out of place. That is until Dorothy\u2019s date is found dead\u2014face-planted in an otherwise scrumptious-looking cheesecake. With every guest a suspect (especially Dorothy) and a marriage on the line, the four besties must ID the real killer, get the should-be-happy couple down the aisle, and make sure nobody from St. Olaf gets lost in the wilds of Miami. It\u2019s up to the Golden Girls to sleuth out a way for friendship and love to win the day!<\/p>\n “Courage splendidly captures the voices and mannerisms of her much-loved characters…For\u00a0Golden Girls<\/i>\u00a0fans, this is a nostalgic delight.” — PW<\/p>\n “Reader, Murder by Cheesecake<\/em> is the real deal. It takes guts and serious talent to write jokes worthy of Dorothy, Rose, Blanche, and Sophia, and author Rachel Ekstrom Courage has the goods. She nails the voices, character nuances, and humor of our beloved foursome…\u00a0The performance is the cherry on top of this scrumptious, hilarious, heartwarming, and feisty cheesecake.” — Audible Editor’s Pick<\/p>\n \u201cMurder by Cheesecake<\/span> is a nostalgic, fast-paced and hilarious escape. An absolute delight!\u201d “If you were a big fan of The Golden\u00a0Girls<\/span>, as I was, you\u2019ll relish this chance to join them again for this lighthearted caper.\u201d Bookshop.org<\/a><\/p>\n B&N<\/a><\/p>\n Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_team_member name=”NOTHING BAD HAPPENS HERE” image_url=”http:\/\/andreasomberg.com\/aslitagent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/NothingBadHappensHere_CVR_Final.jpg” admin_label=”Person” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]Delacorte\/PenguinRandomHouse, 2025<\/p>\n Sun, Sand, and Secrets<\/strong><\/p>\n A carefree New England vacation is just what sixteen-year-old Lucia needs to chase her sadness away. At least, according to her mom, who whisks them away for the summer with her ridiculously wealthy new boyfriend. Nothing bad happens in Nantucket, a charming island with cobblestone streets and million-dollar cottages.<\/p>\n But when Lucia stumbles upon the body of a teenage girl on a beach, the discovery reopens old wounds from her past. With the dead girl\u2019s identity a mystery, Lucia takes it upon herself to investigate and crosses paths with Selah and her pack of devil-may-care besties. The three girls are beautiful, chaotic, and a little wild\u2014and they help Lucia forget her crushing sense of grief and loneliness. But as Lucia becomes a part of their shimmering world, she begins to suspect that there are dark secrets hidden in this quiet enclave, and that uncovering them may be the key to solving the dead girl\u2019s murder. Not everything on this island is what it seems\u2026<\/p>\n “This spellbinding blend of mystery, thrills, and drama is rich in character and suspense<\/span>….is both entertaining through its many twists and turns and filled with lessons about trusting intuition.” \u2014Booklist<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n “A summer in Nantucket brings beauty and tragedy to the surface… Sparkling and seductive<\/span>, with an eerie undercurrent.” \u2014<\/strong>Kirkus Reviews<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n “Plot twists keep the wheels of Courage\u2019s suspenseful debut spinning<\/span> while the mysterious girl gang and ample romantic frivolities provide the fun.” \u2014Publishers Weekly<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n With twists and turns and a touch of the supernatural, this mysterious teen beach read is a welcome addition to any high school library. — School Library Journal<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThe perfect summer read! Rich teens beach-partying in glamorous Nantucket . . . and then a murder. Enough mystery, twists, secrets and surprises to keep you reading to the startling finish. Loved it!<\/span>\u201d \u2014R.L. Stine<\/span>, author of the Goosebumps series and Fear Street\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cPart mystery, part thriller, part deep dive into the heart of a grieving teen, Nothing Bad Happens Here is compelling and vivid and absolutely pitch-perfect! A summer in Nantucket you won\u2019t forget!<\/span>\u201d \u2014Sarah Beth Durst<\/span>, New York Times bestselling author of The Lake House\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cPerfect for fans of We Were Liars. You won\u2019t want to miss this tense, twisty, gorgeously written read<\/span>!\u201d \u2014Kass Morgan<\/span>, New York Times bestselling author of the series The 100 and The Ravens\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cOne part fairy tale and one part old-fashioned New England whodunit, with a twist I never saw coming!\u201d \u2014Katie Cotugno<\/span>, New York Times bestselling author of Liar\u2019s Beach\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cExpertly layered twists and the perfect kiss of the supernatural. Thriller fans, rejoice!<\/span>\u201d \u2014Erin A. Craig<\/span>, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Thirteenth Child\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cAn atmospheric thriller where darkness is just beneath the surface<\/span>.\u201d \u2014Mindy McGinnis<\/span>, Edgar Award\u2013winning author of A Madness So Discreet and The Female of the Species\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cA can\u2019t-put-it-down mystery layered with authentic relationships, sharp class commentary, and touches of magical lore. I absolutely devoured it<\/span>.\u201d \u2014Jacqueline West<\/span>, New York Times bestselling author of Last Things and the Books of Elsewhere series\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201c[A] smashing suspense debut!<\/span> A page-turning exploration of the way the truth gets concealed\u2014and the all-too-human and all-too-necessary desire to find the truth at any cost. Sure to be one of the best YA thrillers of the year. Don\u2019t miss it!<\/span>\u201d \u2014David Bell<\/span>, New York Times bestselling author of She\u2019s Gone and Nobody Needs to Know\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cA serpentine sea-misted mystery as elegant and bold as a Nantucket sunset. I was fully seduced by Lucia’s dark and stormy summer and could hardly pull myself away. Rachel Ekstrom Courage\u2019s debut is a riveting, graceful high wire act, a delectable and dynamic New England thriller that pulls no punches. It left me utterly breathless.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\u2014Derek Milman, author of\u00a0A Darker Mischief\u00a0<\/span><\/i>and\u00a0<\/span>Swipe Right for Murder<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u2014Christina\u00a0Lauren, New York Times<\/span> bestselling author of Love and Other Words<\/span><\/p>\n
\u2014Rhys Bowen, New York Times<\/span> bestselling author of The Tuscan Child
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\u201cMurder by Cheesecake<\/span> shows the Golden Girls at their best: being true friends\u2014and having fun at any age!\u201d
<\/span>\u2014Nancy Martin, bestselling author of Some Like It Lethal<\/span><\/p>\n