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Susan Witsend
- Oct 30, 2019
- 2 min
Pumpkin Streusel Tea Cake
Thank you, Brigitte, for inviting Wits’ End to participate in this year’s Witch’s Tea! Sadly, there are no witches in Doyle, California, though we do have a weird amount of UFO, er, incidents. And murders. But our guests at the best little UFO-themed B&B in the Sierras don’t have to worry about those! I’m great friends with our local sheriff, and Wits’ End is as safe and comfy as they come. And one of the things we’re especially known for are our breakfasts. Now, breakfasts a
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Kirsten Weiss
- Oct 19, 2019
- 1 min
You'll never be bored at Wits' End!
No matter the weather, there's always fun to be had at Wits' End. Whether your hiking or snow-shoeing, swimming or skating, wine tasting or UFO spotting, our small town in the foothills of the California Sierras has it all! #AtWitsEnd #KirstenWeiss #cozymystery
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Kirsten Weiss
- Oct 12, 2019
- 1 min
Our breakfasts are eggceptional!
Wake up to a homemade breakfast at the California Sierra's foremost UFO-themed B&B, Wits' End! And after you're fueled up, stop by our front desk for ideas, tips and pointers on how to enjoy all the offerings of small-town Doyle. Whether its hiking, UFO-hunting, or swimming, we've got you covered! (Just make sure not to swim on a full stomach - you don't want a cramp!) #AtWitsEnd #cozymystery #KirstenWeiss
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Kirsten Weiss
- Sep 28, 2019
- 1 min
You'll Always Be Dreaming...
Enjoy the sort of restorative sleep that comes with fresh mountain air, quiet, and luxury bedding. At Wits' End, you'll sleep like a dream. No matter your preference, our pillow collection of natural fibers, feather and down, and down alternative pillows, are sure to give you a soft landing! #AtWitsEnd #KirstenWeiss #cozymystery
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Kirsten Weiss
- Sep 22, 2019
- 2 min
Coming soon...
Fate! Book six in the Witches of Doyle cozy mystery series, and companion to Close Encounters of the Curd Kind is coming in November! I’d originally written the Wits’ End series as a counterpoint to the Witches of Doyle cozy mystery books. The witches see the events in Doyle (aka Murphy’s, CA) from a magical perspective; Susan, like most Doyleites, doesn’t. But I decided to challenge myself and try to tell the same set of events from the two different points of view. Fate, bo
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Kirsten Weiss
- Sep 21, 2019
- 1 min
Catch some zzz's
When you're pleasantly exhausted after a day of hiking, swimming, or UFO spotting, you can tuck into slumber in our luxury sheets. Nothing can be cozier than the sublime sensation of our silky, all-natural sheets at Wits' End, the world's foremost UFO-themed B&B! #AtWitsEnd #KirstenWeiss #cozymystery
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Kirsten Weiss
- Sep 14, 2019
- 1 min
Breakfast time!
Wits' End welcomes you to a taste of California with our delicious breakfasts! Each of our recipes is carefully selected to surprise and delight. Some of our breakfast dishes are family traditions. Others, like our spiral-galaxy pancakes, are specialties of the house. And many of our recipes include locally-sourced ingredients from our little niche in the foothills of the California Sierras. But no matter the meal*, our breakfasts have guests returning time and again. *Yes, w
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Kirsten Weiss
- Sep 7, 2019
- 1 min
The truth is out there...
Susan Witsend, owner of the best little UFO-themed B&B in the Sierras, is absolutely, positively, not going to get involved in another murder case. Not with her small-town sheriff threatening jail time if she interferes in one more investigation. So when her neighbor is murdered, Susan exerts all her willpower to stay out of the sheriff’s business. But her neighbor’s daughter, Clare, needs Susan’s help. Clare’s been experiencing lost time, a sure sign of alien abduction. Help
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Kirsten Weiss
- Aug 18, 2019
- 1 min
Check out the California location for the Wits' End series
Murphys: The picturesque Sierra location that inspired Doyle. Wits' End centers around the owner of a UFO-themed B&B in "Doyle," California. There actually is a Doyle, California -- a teeny town near the Nevada border. But that's not the Doyle of Wits' End. Doyle is based on Murphys, California, a Gold Rush-era town in the Sierra foothills, between Angels Camp and Bear Valley. I grew up in California and spent many summers at Bear Valley, making sure to stop along the way in
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Kirsten Weiss
- Aug 10, 2019
- 1 min
Close Encounters Cover Reveal!
Amazon | iBooks | Nook | Kobo | Google Play Book three in the Wits' End series is coming this September! The truth is out there… Way out there. Susan Witsend, owner of the best little UFO-themed B&B in the Sierras, is absolutely, positively, not going to get involved in another murder case. Not with her small-town sheriff threatening jail time if she interferes in one more investigation. So when her neighbor is murdered, Susan exerts all her willpower to stay out of the sheri
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Kirsten Weiss
- Jul 20, 2019
- 2 min
Is Alien Abduction Covered by Insurance?
Parnassus-Bridge insurance Deanna Peters is a creative, energetic sole-owner/operator with a home-based business selling jam. So her month’s-long disappearance, along with the rest of the patrons of the Fox and Fennel pub, put a serious dent in her finances. Fortunately, Deanna had planned ahead, purchasing alien-abduction insurance. What is alien-abduction insurance? Alien abduction-insurance (AAI), also known as UFO insurance, covers you in the event of abduction by non-hum
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Maddie Kosloski
- Jun 29, 2019
- 1 min
Paranormal News! 29 June, 2019
Maybe Susan from Wits' End should start taking over this blog, because it sure has been filling up with UFO news... 1) Strange objects seen over Kansas City, and no one seems to have any answers... 2) And Joe Rogan interviews Bob Lazaar, who is crediting with bringing Area 51 to the attention of UFO enthusiasts. And Bob's story is... out of this world. 3) Thinking of witchcraft as a career? It's not all spell casting and Tarot reading. There's also Instagram... 4) UFO museum
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Kirsten Weiss
- Jun 10, 2019
- 2 min
Revising Wits' End
The third edition of At Wits' End and the second edition of Planet of the Grapes are now available on all fine e-retailers. If you've already bought the ebook on Amazon, Barnes & Noble or iBooks, you can get the updated version for free. For instructions, check out this blog post by thebookdesigner.com (scroll down to the header "Dealing With Retailers.") [I thought this would happen automatically with Amazon, but it turns out I needed to get approval for readers to get the u
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Kirsten Weiss
- Apr 3, 2019
- 2 min
Wednesday Writing Update
Yes, I'm still here! At the beginning of March, I sold my house in California and moved to Colorado. I spent the last few weeks house hunting, and I'm now in the process of closing on a mountain home. (Eeeep!). I've managed to keep writing and editing, but things like blogging fell off the radar. I should be able to get back to a more regular schedule once I'm moved in to my new place. So what's been happening? I've sent my 5th Pie Town manuscript to my editor at Kensington.
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Kirsten Weiss
- Sep 28, 2018
- 1 min
Planet of the Grapes Lands Today!
Book 2 in the Wits' End funny cozy mystery series arrives at all fine online retailers today! Aliens, fairies and murder, oh, my! In small-town Doyle, California, UFO abductions are a budding tourist attraction. So when Susan Witsend brings a UFO festival to town, she’s ready for some well-deserved time in the sun. What she gets instead is the corpse of a UFO conspiracy theorist, brained with a bottle of local wine. Susan may be the owner of a UFO-themed B&B, but she doesn’t
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Kirsten Weiss
- Sep 22, 2018
- 1 min
The World of Doyle Reading Order
There are so many Doyle books out there, I started to confuse myself. So I created this infographic to keep my timelines straight. The world of Doyle includes three series: the Doyle Witch mysteries, a series of paranormal romance novellas by Doyle witch Karin Bonheim, and the Wits' End (non-paranormal) cozy mystery series. You don't have to read all three series in order (or at all), but for those who are militant about such things, here it is! The infographic should be read
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Kirsten Weiss
- Sep 1, 2018
- 1 min
Planet of the Grapes Cover Reveal
Book 2 in the Wits' End series of cozy mystery novels arrives on September 28th! Here's what it's all about. Aliens, fairies and murder, oh, my! In small-town Doyle, California, UFO abductions are a budding tourist attraction. So when Susan Witsend brings a UFO festival to town, she’s ready for some well-deserved time in the sun. What she gets instead is the corpse of a UFO conspiracy theorist, brained with a bottle of local wine. Susan may be the owner of a UFO-themed B&B, b
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