On Sale for the Holiday! 99c for a limited time! A Christmas Cozy Mystery Click here to get Pineapple Gingerbread Men 99c on Amazon! Amazon US | Amazon CA | Amazon UK | Amazon AU | Amazon IN  | PAPERBACK Wall Street Journal and USA TODAY Best-Selling author Amy Vansant has Pineapple Port’s “Santa” found dead…wearing a gingerbread man costume…with a shelf-elf stuffed in his mouth… Just another day in Pineapple Port! Sheriff Frank asks newly-minted private detective Charlotte to help him crack the case, but she has no idea those darn gingerbread men will start showing up everywhere. W ..read more

Results of the “Your Favorite Mysteries” Poll Below are the top poll results of the “What are your favorite mysteries?” poll. If you haven’t read these authors, maybe you can find a new favorite in the list. (and thank you to the people who picked me even though I said not to!   ) Best Indie: Amy Vansant Jana DeLeon Tonya Kappes Diane Harman Kathi Daley Willow Rose Bobbi holmes Amanda M Lee Leslie Langtry Trixie Silvertale Best Traditionally Published: Agatha Christie Janet Evanovich J. D. Robb Caroline Keene James Patterson Lillian Jackson Braun Ellery Adams Karin Slaughter Laur ..read more

Archer’s on Television! So it’s official, Archer’s more famous than me. Mike and I watch English Premier League Football (soccer) and they have a thing where you can submit yourself, or your kids or your pets, dressed up for “Premier League Morning.”  We bought a scarf of our team, the Wolverhampton Wanderers (Wolves) — which will come in really handy here in South Florida — and submitted Archer wearing it. Then for weeks we looked for it… and then… They used it! See if you can spot him… Hint: He looks like this: GIVEAWAYS eBook & Paperback Sweepstakes! (2) Winners of eBook “Gift Bas ..read more

Name Your Favorite Mysteries and Win Some Books! I thought I’d poll you all about your favorite mysteries. What are your favorites? Let me know in the form below and I’ll gather up the data and post it next time — might be a great way to find some new favorites! I’ll also gift some of the top picks to some random submitters! Please leave this field emptyFavorite Mysteries Let me know your favorite mystery books or authors! One per line. DO NOT pick me. Thank you! I'll have the results next week! Your Moment of Archer Arch isn’t a big fan of the groomer. We had to lift his butt into the v ..read more

Paperbacks for Less – Time to think about the holidays? Are you one of those people who prefer the feel of a book in their hands over a glowing screen? Well, I’ve tweaked all my paperbacks so they’re much cheaper! All are now about $5 less than they were! (between $10-$15) So if you were thinking of getting a paperback for yourself or maybe for your friends for the holidays, now is a great time to get them. Pineapple Port Mysteries | Shee McQueen Thriller Mysteries | Kilty Urban Fantasy Thriller Mysteries  Want signed paperbacks? One Time, Money-Saving Christmas Order I can send ..read more

Pineapple Cruise is released, and here’s the schedule for other Pineapple Port books on sale this month! “Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman is huge right now, and if you like that you will love Pineapple Lies. Personally, I have to say I enjoyed this even more.” – author Tommy Ueland *See this whole series on Amazon – All available through Kindle Unlimited FREE!  Pineapple Lies (Book #1) is FREE 10/5 too! NEW Release Pineapple Cruise #14 – Save $2! Amazon US | Amazon CA | Amazon UK | Amazon AU | Amazon IN When Mariska trades the brisket she won at “meat bingo” for ..read more

Winners of the Name the Cruise Ship Contest Below are the 20 random winners of an eBook copy of Pineapple Cruise! Grand Prize winner gets a paperback too: Shelby Forbes! Ann Cunningham Green Jubilee Brenda Hymes S.S. Archer Sandra Novelly Colossus of the Seas Gena Anderson Maluhia Moku Nan TrueDream  -after my two Belgian Sheepdogs Jonna Niles Mystic Utopia Teresa Williams Sea Scout Shelby Forbes White Jade Marti Sedna Angie Hager Gulf Melody Tami Hale Tropical Aura Bonnie J Davis The Fair Wind Krissy Cx The Everglade Mistress lljoneslilly@aol.com Kahiki Queen ..read more

And now… Another Contest to Win my New New Release! Name a Cruise Ship in Pineapple Cruise #14 (now available for preorder, save $2)! As always, I let the readers pick a name for something in my new book – this time it’s a cruise ship! Pretend you and Captain Stubing have a new ship and it is time to name it. (There’s a blast from the past reference!) Enter by leaving your idea in the comments below or send me an email at amy@amyvansant.com I’ll pick 20 random winners of the ebook when it is released and one winner of the paperback version! Don’t forget my other new release, PINEAPPLE CIR ..read more

Want 250 (maybe 550) Bonus Amazon Reward Points? Amazon is doing a “Summer Rewards” program – for every 400 points you earn, you get $4 to put toward ebooks.  They’ll give you a bonus 250 points for following an author, so why not follow me?  Just click the “follow” button under my face on my author page and earn yourself 250 pts! You can get ANOTHER 300 points by borrowing a book in AMAZON PRIME READING – and guess who has a title in there now? Read Pineapple Lies for free if you have Amazon prime and earn another 300 points. BAM! You already have the 400 points needed for $4.00 off ..read more

I picked twenty random winners from the submissions in the Name the Circus giveaway –  The following will get a free ebook of Pineapple Circus when it releases: Angie Granger Schticky Circus Co. Ann Niessen The New Hullabaloo Circus Anne The Abacaxi Big Top Dorothy Penkalski Bumble Brothers Circus Kathleen Kaleidoscope Circus Krissy Cx Cirque du Bizarre Marilyn Harrison Kona Sugarloaf Circus Mark Lilley Jr The Citrus Circus with a Lime Twist Mike Circus Perkus Rachel Jones Mademoiselle Bartlett’s Fabulous Big Top Reem Fakhry House of Flying Monkeys Robin Panza Pan ..read more