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🎬 News for the Holiday Cozy Mystery Series 🎬

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🎬 NEWS 🎬

There are moments in a career that feel bigger than a book release.

This is one of them.

My Holiday Cozy Mystery Series has officially been optioned by P23 Films and seeing it announced in their studio trailer honestly feels surreal.

What started with a small-town newspaper editor, holiday festivals, gossip, murder, and a whole lot of heart… is now stepping into an entirely new world.

And if you know me, you know this has never just been about “books.”

It’s always been about creating worlds people can escape into.
Places that feel hopeful.
Characters that feel like family.
Stories that remind us light still exists even when life gets messy.

Seeing Holiday Junction become part of a studio focused on purpose-driven storytelling with mystery, heart, redemption, and hope honestly feels like the right home.

I’m beyond grateful.
Beyond excited.
And maybe just a little emotional seeing my name pop up in a film trailer.

This is the kind of thing you dream about quietly while sitting at your kitchen table typing chapters nobody has read yet.

And now here we are.

Welcome to Holiday Junction.
Something very special is coming.

🎬 https://youtu.be/jCF5sZpqYeU?si=kkU5gtEvddr840Lj

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🌼 WELCOME TO HAPPY TRAILS… AND RELEASE DAY! 🌼

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Hey y’all—

I’ve been waiting on this day… and it’s finally here.

Dandelions, Deceptions & Detours is officially LIVE. 🎉

And I don’t know about you, but every time a new Camper & Criminals book releases, it feels a little like opening the campground gates back up for the season. Like we’re all pulling in, setting up, and getting ready for whatever trouble is about to roll in next.

And trust me… there’s plenty of that. 😉

Read | Buy

🏕️ A LITTLE SOMETHING EXTRA FOR YOU…

Since you’re part of this cozy little community, I wanted to do something special.

So I made you a Happy Trails Campground brochure 💛

Not just any brochure… but one that lets you see the campground, walk the paths, and really settle into the setting while you read.

👉 It’s attached right here

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You’ll recognize a few spots…
You might even start picturing exactly where things go sideways 👀

🌼 ABOUT THIS BOOK (NO SPOILERS… PROMISE)

This one?

It’s got:
• small-town secrets simmering just under the surface
• campground drama (the good kind and the uh-oh kind)
• twists that had me side-eyeing my own characters
• and that cozy, southern charm that keeps pulling us all back

Mae doesn’t just stumble into trouble this time…
It finds her.

💛 FROM ME TO YOU

I say this every time, but I mean it every time—

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Getting these books into your hands is the best part of what I do.

You being here… reading early… walking through these stories with me…

That’s what makes Happy Trails feel real.

📚 READY TO CHECK IN?

If you’re ready to head back to the campground…

👉 Grab your copy here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FP5TMFH9

Pour something warm, settle in, and don’t forget to download your brochure before you start reading—it makes it even more fun.

And when you start reading…

Come back and tell me:
👉 Where would YOU park your camper at Happy Trails?

I’ve got my eye on a spot by the lake… but we all know that’s where the trouble usually starts. 😏

💛
Tonya

QUICKLINKS:

Dandelions, Deceptions, & Detours

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find out more:
Camper & Criminals Cozy Mystery Series

 

🎧 It’s HERE (and already #1 😳)

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I woke up this morning, grabbed my coffee, and did what I always do on release week…

I checked the charts.

And y’all…

Haunts, Hikes, & Havoc is already sitting at #1 in its category.

Before release day.

I just sat there for a second staring at it, thinking…
how did we even get here?

Because this book?
This one feels extra special to me.

This is Mae West back in her element at Happy Trails Campground…
fall in the air, a festival in full swing, the Laundry Club Ladies doing what they do best…

…and then, of course, a murder that refuses to behave.

There’s a ghost-hunting TV crew.
A whole lot of secrets.
And one mystery that just keeps twisting.

Basically… everything we love about Normal, Kentucky wrapped up in one story you can now listen to.

And let’s talk about that for a second…

Audiobooks hit different.

This is the one you turn on when you:

  • take your morning walk
  • clean the kitchen but pretend you’re “investigating”
  • sit in the car for five extra minutes just to finish a chapter
  • or curl up with a blanket and let someone else tell you the story

It’s cozy in a whole new way.

But what makes this moment so special isn’t just the release…

It’s YOU.

Every preorder, every listen, every message, every time you’ve told a friend “you have to read Tonya’s books”…

That’s what got this story to #1.

And I don’t take that lightly. Not for a second.

🎧 If you want to listen to Haunts, Hikes, & Havoc, you can grab it right here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FXYD6N8J/

And I’d love to know…

👉 Where do you listen to your audiobooks?

Are you a:
🚶‍♀️ walker
🧺 laundry listener
🚗 car escape artist
🛋 blanket burrito

Hit reply and tell me. I read every single one 💜

Thank you for showing up for these stories…
for these characters…
and for me.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go stare at that #1 ranking one more time… just to make sure it’s still real.

💜 Tonya