Copper Waters – A New Zealand MysterySeries – Copper Waters (Book 4) – by Marlene M. Bell Book Tour, Guest Post &Giveaway! {Ends 3/3/23}

Review By LAWonder10:

The Analisse series continues, as Annalisse makes a rash decision to accept Ethan’s invitation to go to New Zealand to find her aunt. This hasty decision was made so she and Alec can straighten out their compromised relationships with clear minds. Alec respects her wishes, however,  he makes sure she will not be alone and unprotected.

Annalisse is disappointed with what she discovers when she arrives. She regrets being so rash and soon bodies start falling and she must do all he can to not allow herself to become a suspect. 

This book, like all others, was fast-paced with plenty of action and mystery. It leaves the reader/listener with a stronger sense of a happily-ever-after outcome.. Time will tell.

The characters are all very well portrayed and diverse. The scenes all feel very well described so they are easily visualized. To me, the Title doesn’t fit well but the Cover Image is eye-catching and an okay fit.

I have enjoyed this book of the series as one of the best. The emotions have not felt as beleaguered, and the suspense was solid and unexpected until the very end.

I offer a Five Stars rating.

This book was gifted me with no pressure to post a positive review, This is my honest review.

Other Books in the Series:

What is my next writing project?

I’m currently outlining my next novel. Surprise! This book isn’t the next one in the queue for the award-winning Annalisse series. On the contrary, while I let the fifth Annalisse and Alec installment simmer in my mind, I’m writing a standalone story with a collection of new characters who live in the South.

We go to East Texas in my next novel, circa 2010. A favorite place of mine since the Piney Woods is my home! The location enables me to pull visuals and intricate details that include tall tree sunsets, wooded ponds, and Texas area history to spice up the backstory. My physical research books are growing even though I’m familiar with this section of Texas. I like digging into my new releases through settings from expert photographers and real facts—not those found on the Internet. Some of the “facts” presented on some search engines are nothing more than a compilation of information from others who might or might not be experts on the subject.

There’s nothing worse than readers who fact-check in a review when bonified research sources were skimmed or skipped in haste.

At present, the new novel is a suspense-mystery involving neighbors and past acquaintances. I might include a crime of passion or a crime of circumstance if the story needs this element. By the time the first draft is finished, I’ll know more with a developmental edit.

My elderly character, Hattie, has a challenging life history to portray as a WWII woman pilot keeping with the vocabulary of that era in her dialog. She’s a cursive letter writer like me, and as you might imagine, Hattie’s set in her ways living well into her nineties. She isn’t the main character, but a colorful individual who gets things started with a figurative bang.

The book’s title is a work in progress, so I’m keeping ideas close to my chest. I’ll wait until the novel is written to be sure the original title theme fits the final draft. My developmental editor/agent knows if a title suits the narrative or she suggests another.

I’ll leave you with this much: The new protagonist is a single woman trained as a pastry chef and she’s part of a vintner’s family. Her last occupation includes working as a personal chef for a celebrity in Beverly Hills. She returns to Texas to be by her father’s side as moral support for the loss of her mother, Celeste. It gets wild from there.

You’ll have to wait until 2023 for the details!