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RELEASE DAY IS HERE!!!

March 30, 2025March 28, 2025 · Leave a comment

Hey y’all, the day has finally come!!
Cliffs, Clues, & Conspiracies is officially OUT in the wild and ready for you to devour!

This book is packed full of everything we love about Mae and the Happy Trails crew:
✔️ A festival with a side of murder

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✔️ One BIG mountain mystery
✔️ Cozy campground vibes
✔️ Dottie being Dottie
✔️ Oh—and a killer you won’t see coming (but Mae sure will!)

YOU are the reason this series keeps going—and I’m so grateful to have your support. Every early read, comment, and little heart reaction keeps me going more than you know!

If you’re enjoying the read today, I’d LOVE it if you’d help me spread the word:

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Let’s make this release the biggest one yet!

Comment below once you’ve started reading and let me know your favorite part (no spoilers please!). And if you figure out whodunnit before Mae does, I wanna hear about that too.

Now excuse me while I go toast with some sweet tea and pie.
Happy reading, y’all!!
xo,
Tonya

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Autumns, Awnings, & Arson Audiobook Release

March 27, 2025 · Leave a comment

New Audiobook Release: Autumns, Awnings, & Arson by Tonya Kappes
A Camper & Criminals Cozy Mystery #26
Now available on Chirp Books

Pack your flannel, grab your pumpkin spice latte, and cozy up with the newest whodunit from the beloved Camper & Criminals Cozy Mystery Series! ✨

Autumns, Awnings, & Arson, a fall-themed mystery that drops readers right back into the charming town of Normal, Kentucky — where campfire tales and small-town secrets go hand-in-hand.

This time, our fearless campground sleuth Mae West finds herself knee-deep in another crime when a local event heats up a little too much. With suspicious fires, hidden motives, and plenty of twists, this audiobook brings all the cozy charm, quirky characters, and feel-good friendships that fans adore. And with Johanna Parker narrating, listeners will feel like they’re pulling up a chair by the campfire in Happy Trails Campground itself.

Friday Wrap Up

March 14, 2025 · Leave a comment

Happy happy Friday!!

Y’all! We want to give our new subscribers a huge welcome! For all you new folks, I hope you enjoy going back through the five years of exclusive book content and take your time! Also enjoy all the audio books and deleted scenes as well as the 25 Days of Cozy Christmas as well as June Camping month.

Can you believe the week we had? I was so happy to be able to announce who has the Camper & Criminals Cozy Mystery series for television. And I loved sharing with the Patreons first. I promised you that and I will still continue.

In the meantime, I was able to get the beta readers Ranch and Red Herrings. Do not worry if you didn’t get an email about it. This is just a beta read and the next round will be calling for ARC readers and influencers that are much different than beta…

Cliff, Clues, & Conspiracies Releasing April 4th

March 4, 2025 · Leave a comment

Welcome to Normal where nothing is normal.

Get ready for a cozy mystery adventure with a southern twist in Cliffs, Clues, & Conspiracies!

Mae West is just hoping for a peaceful weekend at Happy Trails Campground during the Climb the Cliffs Festival in the heart of Kentucky’s Daniel Boone National Forest. But when the festival’s star climber, James Rafferty, is found dead at the base of the Cascades, Mae’s plans for a quiet weekend crumble faster than a buttermilk biscuit.

What looks like a tragic accident turns out to be murder, and Mae armed with her sleuthing notebook and the unwavering support of the Laundry Club Ladies, is on the case.

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Mae follows clues from cryptic coordinates to suspicious boot prints, she soon discovers that secrets run deep in the close-knit town of Normal, Kentucky. But with a killer determined to keep those secrets buried, Mae’s about to find out that some cliffs are more dangerous than they seem.