It’s Falloween and I’m Here for It

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by Debra Sennefelder

 

Happy September! It’s beginning to look and feel like autumn around here even though today feel like a mid-summer day with a ridicously high percentage of humidity. I promise, I’m not going to let this deter me from enjoying Falloween.

Falloween is the combination of autumn and Halloween decorations. Autumn is one of the longest decorating seasons we have. It can start as early as August with a few touches around the house of the upcoming season (yes, this is me) and go through to Thanksgiving (I’m a purest, there’s no Christmas decorations in sight until Black Friday). That’s a long stretch of time and it makes perfect sense to combine the cozy vibes of autumn and the spooky vibes of Halloween together.

This is truly my most favorite time of the year. I’m looking forward to making soups, baking with apples and pumpkins, pulling out my sweaters and swapping out my sandals for boots. And of course, I’m looking forward to curling up on the sofa with Connie to read. Right now, I’m enjoying spooky reads. Give me a cozy mystery with a ghost, haunted house or a hot-mess of a witch and I’m in. Of course, I’m looking for book recommendations because my spooky TBR pile can never have too many books!

I love this time of the year so much, I had to write a book set during Halloween. I had a blast writing the novella and it’s one of my favorite stories. WHAT NOT TO WEAR TO A GRAVEYARD is a fun, quick read that can be read independently of the series it’s a part of.

 

After trading her Manhattan digs for her upstate hometown, fashionista Kelly Quinn has big plans for her grandmother’s consignment shop. But this All Hallow’s Eve someone is already dressed to kill . . .
 
A socialite’s missing dog has made front page news in Lucky Cove—complete with a hefty reward. But between renovating the consignment shop, planning her costume for a 1970s themed Halloween party, and scouting a location for a fashion shoot, Kelly doesn’t have time to search. Yet a visit to the local colonial-era cemetery—ideal for the moody atmosphere she’s after—soon turns up the precious pooch. Kelly’s looking forward to collecting the check—until she makes a gruesome discovery in an abandoned farmhouse: The dog’s owner, stabbed through the heart.

Kelly can’t help wondering why Constance Lane was traipsing around the farmhouse in stilettos. But as Kelly gets decked out in a vintage disco caftan, that isn’t the only fashion misstatement spooking her. Hidden in the dead woman’s past is a secret that could be the motive for the murder. And as the Halloween party gets started, even a menacing clown and a threatening bearded lady can’t keep Kelly from trick or treating for the truth—even if it means her last dance . . .

Debra Sennefelder is the author of the Food Blogger Mystery series and the
Resale Boutique Mystery series. She lives and writes in Connecticut.
When she’s not writing, she enjoys baking,
exercising and taking long walks with her Shih-Tzu, Connie.
You can keep in touch with Debra through her website, on Facebook and Instagram.
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