Our own Shelly Burbank has the second novel out in her Olivia Lively Mysteries series: “If someone poured Sex and the City and Murder She Wrote into a cocktail shaker and served the concoction in an ice-cold martini glass, you’d have the Olivia Lively Mystery Series. Liv is a fashion-conscious private detective living in Portland, Maine, solving crimes, and messing up her love life at every turn.
After a splashy success with her last big case, Olivia Lively finds herself struggling to manage her one-woman detective firm’s sudden growth spurt.
When an old friend offers her a chunk of cash to investigate his wife and brother who may be having an affair, Liv reluctantly agrees in hopes of getting Lively Investigations back on track. She heads to a cozy cabin in the northern Maine woods to investigate, thinking it will be a chance to enjoy summer while also solving her cash flow problem. But when Liv stumbles onto the suburban wife’s dead body, she also discovers surprising connections to a seedier underbelly of crime, strip clubs, steamy literature, and human trafficking.
Having failed to save one woman, Liv is determined to rescue another. Meanwhile, her boyfriend Jasper, aka Dr. Hottie, pushes their relationship too far, too fast. Her best friend Ashleigh becomes obsessed with all things baby. And FBI Agent Colin Snow keeps appearing and disappearing in a maddening way. In the midst of all this turmoil, Liv finds herself questioning her choices and contemplating her true desires.
It’s a sticky summer in Portland, Maine, and in the heat of it all, Liv discovers that often the most complex relationship a woman has is the one with herself.
About Shelley:
Shelley Burbank is a mystery and women’s fiction author and journalist based in Maine and San Diego, California. She’s a contributing writer to the Waterboro Reporter newspaper, and her short fiction has been published nationally in True Story, True Love, and True Confessions magazines. Regional and literary publications include San Diego Woman Magazine and The Maine Review. Final Draft, the first Olivia Lively Mystery published by Encircle Publications (March 2023), was her debut novel. The second in the romantic mystery series, Night Moves, will be released on August 14, 2024. For the latest news, find Shelley on Facebook and Instagram, and visit www.ShelleyBurbank.com
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Kindle E-book link is https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D485Q4R1/
Amazon paperback link is https://www.amazon.com/Night-Moves-Olivia-Lively-Mystery/dp/164599550X/
Barnes & Noble link is https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/night-moves-shelley-burbank/1145606627
17 Responses
Way to go, Shelley!
Thank you so much!
Congratulations, Shelly. This sounds like so much fun! What’s the name of the first book?
Thanks, Deborah. The first book is FINAL DRAFT and is an academic/plagiarism mystery, not a murder.
Yay! Sounds like a fun read. 😉
I hope so! Thanks, Elinor!
Congratulations! Sounds like fun!
I had fun writing it! My first murder, lol. Thanks!
Sounds great, to be read for sure!
Congratulations.
Thank you, Margaret.
Congrats, Shelly. Sounds very interesting. Will BOLO for this book. May need to start with the first book though. Will look for that as well. 🙂 Also Maine and San Diego? Can’t get much further apart than that! That sounds like another interesting story. 🙂
Hi Jeanine. They can stand alone as far as the mysteries go, but Olivia’s interpersonal relationship arcs do carry over from one to the next.
The sample is delightful! Congratulations!
Thank you so much, Jean Marie!
Congrats!!!! Sounds like a terrific book!!
Thank you, Carrie!
Thank you so much, Jenny, for sharing this! I’ve been in revising mode for a new book and didn’t see the post until just this minute!