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Friday, August 21, 2020
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It’s a topsy turvy world in Bahamian author’s new series By Fay Knowles
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new book boasting some interesting cover art called “Eppington: Where Dogs Rule” kicks off a new series for Bahamian author Tanya R Taylor. Labelled a “cozy conspiracy”, this marks the award-winning writer’s 32nd published book and the first instalment of the “Hewey Spader Cozy Mystery Series.” The story follows four close friends who return to their respective homes only to discover that things are not quite the way they’d left them. Their family members are acting very strange and their dogs’ behaviour, in particular, is beyond peculiar. Hewey and AUTHOR his friends Rob, Jason Tanya R Taylor and Samantha must now set out to get to the bottom of what’s really going on in the town of Eppington. Ms Taylor is the author of several No 1 best-sellers across the various Amazon stores. All of her books have made Amazon Kindle’s Top 100 Paid Best-sellers’ List in several categories. She is also the silver medal winner of Readers’ Favourite 2019 International Book Awards in the Young Adult/Paranormal division for her popular tale “Cornelius”. While readers will know her from her paranormal romances, mysteries and fantastical tales, Ms Taylor’s has lately been more focused on cozy mysteries, such as her “Lucille Pfiffer Mystery Series”. However, coming in November there will be a “Reunion From Hell”, the 14th part of the “The Cornelius”, which all her fans around the world are anxiously awaiting. Asked what makes her want to keep on writing more books, Ms. Taylor said: “I guess the answer to that question is that I can’t stop
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In addition to her novels, she has also co-authored a non-fiction book with her daughter called “I Didn’t Know I was Beautiful: The Real & Raw Facts That Every Woman on the Planet Should Know.” For more information about Tanya R Taylor, visit her Amazon author page or her website at www.tanya-r-taylor.com.
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