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The Oxford Tearoom Mysteries - Book 9

Showbiz comes to Oxford in the form of Britain’s hottest new talent show and tearoom owner Gemma Rose gets a peek behind-the-scenes when she’s asked to cater for the event. But Gemma soon ends up with more than she bargained for… when she comes across a frozen dead body!

Deadhead and Buried

The English Cottage Garden Mysteries ~ Book 1

When Poppy receives a mysterious inheritance, the last thing she expects is a cottage garden nursery–complete with romantic climbing roses, fragrant herbs, a ginger cat with serious attitude… and a dead body. Poppy might not know her pansies from her petunias, but that doesn’t stop her digging for clues. The only problem is that she could be digging her own grave too…

Meet Muesli

Meet the real-life inspiration for the feline star of the Oxford Tearoom Mysteries…

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I’m on Silent Bud Deadly!! Really enjoying it - thank you!!

I’m waiting on audible

Just love these books, they are so well written and researched. Brilliant murder series! x

I just started the first one of this new series an I’m loving it!!

Getting silent bud deadly

Coming up as currently unavailable. Australia.

I have read them both, and love the new series!

Excited to see this. Hope they'll be on Audible!

I've finished both books and I need a third N-ow. N-OWW !!!!lol

Just finished N°2. I think it's even better than the first. Can't wait for number 3.

Awesome books

No! Thank you for being such a good author.

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H.Y. Hanna - Author

5 days ago

Out at brunch with my wonderful husband - without whom I wouldn't be here writing books for you! :-) I'm so grateful for his endless patience and humour (life with a moody creative isn’t easy!), for his help with household chores so I can have more time to write, for offering a listening ear and a shoulder to cry on - and for always believing in me. He is one man in a million. <3 ... See MoreSee Less

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Beautiful picture.

I have one of those too. Lucky us.

Love the t-shirt! 😂

Aww you have one just like I do and they even have the same name. Great picture of you both but no one would believe the words on your TShirt are true for you. You look in great shape! 😉

You are both awesome!

It's great to see him! I've wondered how he has been. Margeaux asked the last time I showed her Muesli's garden pic. And I need that shirt!

For the loving couples, my best regards to you 💕 I’m still missing Honey whenever I see your posts.

You two are just wonderful!

Aww you two are darling together! It makes all the difference having a supportive partner like that. Your shirt is too funny.

Thank You hubby! 💕

Hi to husband from me

How lovely to put a face to the name, thank you both for many hours of enjoyable reading

Lovely, happy looking couple!!

I finished the 2nd Poppy book last night I just love her and her honesty in her gardening and her attitude in trying new things. She is just wonderful. Thank you to your husband for allowing you to be such an awesome writer and to you for doing what you do!!!

Lovely photo!!!

You guys are amazing.

I too am allergic to exercise 😁 love the t-shirt 💕 thanks to your super hubby! You two look lovely together.

As a reader, I appreciate his support for your writing. 💕

Awesome you two!!

Lovely photo. You two never change!

Cute couple! I love your books and charming posts!

❤️

Sounds as if you two are truly blessed!!!

Lovely photo of the two of you.xx

It's wonderful to have someone that special in your life.

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H.Y. Hanna - Author

6 days ago

Question for gardeners in the UK please? What are the worst pests you have to deal with in summer (especially during the hottest months Jul/Aug)? My next "English Cottage Garden Mysteries" book is set in late summer in South England and I want to make sure I don't write about a pest that's only in Australia!
Do you get mealy bugs and spider mites infesting plants?
What about caterpillars & grasshoppers chomping on new growth?
Do you get these in the UK too? Or do you battle with different pests?

(the Australian climate is so different from the UK so my gardening experience here might not apply!)
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Green and black fly are a major problem especially if you are a rose grower. Also a nuisance are slugs and snails. Of course, too much rain as well x

Slugs!!! Oh and Canbage Whites which seem to be completely indiscriminate in my garden and aren't fussed that I'm not growing any veg! Aphids are a pain, but not too bad if I can catch a couple of ladybirds to set on them!

Green fly on your roses!

I’m not in the UK, but in case it helps, someone gave me a tip against caterpillars and slugs (only just trying it out, hopefully it works) Since they don’t like to crawl on scratchy surfaces, you can crush eggshells and put them on the ground around the plants and that will stop them from getting to the target :)

Greenfly!

Definitely greenfly :)

Earwigs are awful for eating Dahlias. My biggest bugbear are slugs. I use out of date beer rather than the chemical slug pellets to kill slugs as it stops birds getting poisoned and prevents my cats getting poisoned from eating the birds!

The bane of my mother’s life is slugs/snails and they’re around all summer long. When I still lived in UK I loved my gardening but had to give up growing marigolds and tagetes because the slugs would feast on them. My mother puts out dishes of beer at night to catch as many slugs as she can. They love it and she wakes to bowls full of the blighters every morning.

I have to say this. I LOVE that you ask your readers questions when you dont know or are unsure of something. I have read authors who would just say it's a bug or its whatever it's not like it matters all that much. But you care to get those details right. Thank you for that.

Caterpillars are the bane of my life! We live in a terrace of red brick Victorian houses in Liverpool, so have a small, paved, walled yard. We can only have plants in containers and last summer they were utterly decimated by the caterpillars of a particular type of moth. I had to pick tons of the blighters off my Geraniums and Morning Glory several time’s a day! Unlike a garden with a proper ecosystem, our yard has no natural predators to keep the pests in check, so they take full advantage.... 🐛

The worst pests are slugs. They eat everything. Climb up to hanging baskets yuk

Have you read The series, The Potting Shed Mysteries by Marty Wingate? I love the series and it's set in England aswell. I'm looking forward to yours when they are on audible! I love garden settings for storylines!

Well that was very instructive. You should be able to get something out of all those great comments.

Slugs, snails, caterpillars green and black fly, rabbits.

Snails eating Hostas. Heard Monty Don talk about that.

Aphids! Slugs and snails are a pain. Even pigeons because they eat all the new leaf growth on lilacs and cherry trees. A pigeon landed on top of my baby dahlia and lupin plants and proceeded to eat them!

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I love it!

Leonie M Edwards

Looks like the dog is stealing the kitties' armchair....

Lol so cute

So Adorable❤❤❤🐺🐺🐾🐾🐾

Awwwwww

Hailee Robinson

It's not a gang, it's an Itty Bitty Kitty Committee!

Adorable

Oh that is just too cute 😍

We had a dog pretty much like this. She was a full blood cocker and she was afraid of the cats we had so we sent her to my grandparent's. They too had cats but they weren't as aggressive as ours.

Totally worth a share! Lol

Carol Jones

Poor Pooch!

I saw that! So funny!!

Kittens are scary.

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H.Y. Hanna - Author

1 week ago

Yay! At last - DEADHEAD AND BURIED - Book 1 in my new English Cottage Garden Mysteries is now available in BOTH ebook and paperback! 🌷🌱"What if you inherited an English cottage garden - complete with romantic climbing roses, scented herbs, a bossy, talkative ginger cat... and a dead body?" 🐾
Amazon (ebook): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NV13J5F
Amazon (print): https://www.amazon.com/dp/0648419827
Amazon UK (ebook): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07NV13J5F/
Amazon UK (print): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0648419827
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love this story! Anxiously awaiting book 3!

I just finished the second. I wanted to scream at Poppy to use Google for goodness sake lol but loved it. Can not wait for 3. Please no more rodents! Lol

your books sound so good - they are on my TBR list

Read both books, can't wait for the 3rd. Loved them.

Loved it. Great book.

Bertie is my favorite, with all of his interesting gadgets! He makes me lol for real!

Audible?? Can’t wait

I have read both of the books in the new series, and just love them. You have created some very interesting characters. I would be very comfortable living in your world.

I must add these to my collection!

Sue Wood this is the author I was talking about. Books are also in paperback.

Just started reading this last night, so far so good. Like her other books so hoping to add this series to my kindle library.

Purchased book 2 last night on Kindle. Started reading immediately!

I'm reading it now - loving it!!!

Leisa Bradley, is bookstory ? Is good ?

I’ve just discovered your English Cottage Series. Read both and so looking forward to the next one. Your characters came alive for me, the plots are great...these two books were so good I’ll be reading your other books now.

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1 week ago

My dahlias have finally flowered! :-) I've been waiting all summer... It's my first time growing dahlias and - wow - I didn't realise they're so HUGE!! ... See MoreSee Less

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Very pretty! 😊

They are huge! But very beautiful!

Oh my! They are gorgeous!

I also love dahlias!!

Those are my dad's favorite! ❤ Beautiful!

Beautiful! You must have green fingers x

Beautiful can’t wait for spring here🌸

Beautiful!

I love dahlias. And yes, they can be ginormous!

Lovely garden.

My dad would grow heaps of them in the UK.

I love Dalias! It’s one of my next few tattoos I think! I’m making an arm of florals

So beautiful!!!!

Gorgeous!

They are beautiful!!!

Beautiful! Are they Dinner Plate Dahlias?

They are so beautiful

Wow! Reminds me of the scene in the Disney animated movie Alice in Wonderland where the flowers talk and sing.

Beautiful job!!

They are beautiful! We're still covered with snow, so your lovely garden is a preview of the promise of Spring. 🌺🌻🌹

Just beautiful!! Flowers🌸🌺🌼🌞

Very impressive! Mine get eaten before any flowers!

Lovely!

Okay, I just bought your first two books of your new series for my kindle. I can't wait to devour them!!

Love the Dahlias and Hollyhocks too. Do you have enough humidity to have issues w earwigs and slugs on your Dahlia’s? Excuse the extreme non literary question, i hope that is ok to ask

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H.Y. Hanna - Author

1 week ago

Finally! Thanks to my assistant, I was able to send a proof copy to her address in the US and she took photos to show me what it looks like. I need to do a few tweaks but otherwise it looks like we're almost there! :-) Hopefully, the paperback edition will be available on Amazon by the end of this week. ... See MoreSee Less

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Can’t wait, will it be on audible?

I second that question 😘

Love the new cover designs. ☺

So excited!

Great news! Looking forward to reading it.

It does look good. And what a great idea, sending it to someone in America. I think I'll do the same. <3

I'm so happy for you!

Yesssss!!!!

Marvelous!

Already have the eBook. Can't wait to get the paperback! 🐱📚

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H.Y. Hanna - Author

2 weeks ago

Muesli out enjoying my "English cottage garden" in Australia ;-)
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Any garden grown with love and a little black cat sunning itself.

My favorite too, is cottage style gardens. Your gardens are absolutely gorgeous, enjoy!

Basically any outdoor space with plants but my preference is flowering and I do like a water feature. I do prefer green spaces but over many years appreciate even desert rock gardens lol

I’m partial to most English traditional gardens

Beautiful

one with flowers! ;)

I love English Cottage Gardens ~

Definitely a n English cottage garden, and at the back a natural one with common wild flowers and even a few little weeds. Then the bees (we need to keep the bees alive so important for us) can live a life of luxury! xxx😍😍😀

Just read The first "Poppy" book!!!! Loved it! read it straight thru!

Mine would have to be a public garden due to this dude. We raise Cane around here😆

English cottage all the way!

Cottage garden. Love the abundance of flowers and the wild and natural look of the garden. I bet it draws a lot of birds, too.

Beautiful garden.

One with dogs in it 😊

I love English gardens, but, living in Arizona, I only see them in pictures.

English gardens are #1 in my book. I'm in the middle of making one on the east side of our house. The past couple years I've been busy with it. The east side of the house was all bark. I'm container gardening as it's so much easier than me bending over so much.🌹🥀🌺🌻

One that had a cat in it so cat Garden 😁

Lovely!

I love an herb garden, and a garden for bees 🐝 and butterflies 🦋

She is so adorable

English cottage gardens are so breathtaking & romantic.

English garden, but too much work now, so low maintenance garden (succulents, ground-cover and natives).

I like all types... But they have to have pelargoniums and geraniums in them for me to love. :)

Is that a hyacinth in the background? They are so beautiful and smell so good!!

Your garden is heavenly; lucky Museli!My citrus trees are blooming for the first time and I've actually gotten some tiny Mandarin oranges. We're having "winter" in California for the first time in several years, possibly ending the drought. We needed the cold snap to signal "bloom!" Try putting hyacinth bulbs in the fridge to fake that cold snap then place in jars of water until you see the beginning of roots appear.

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