BLOGWORDS – Friday 14 November 2025– FIRST LINE FRIDAY – FIRST COMES MARRIAGE… THEN COMES MURDER by DONNA MUMMA

BLOGWORDS – Friday 14 November 2025– FIRST LINE FRIDAY – FIRST COMES MARRIAGE… THEN COMES MURDER by DONNA MUMMA

FIRST LINE FRIDAY – FIRST COMES MARRIAGE… THEN COMES MURDER by DONNA MUMMA

 

THE BOOK

 

 

THE BLURB

Vivien’s Bridal Creations Found at Murder Scenes
 
Mid-century glam meets murder mayhem in a series of cozy mysteries at Wynton’s Department Store.
 
It is 1956 in Levi City, Florida. Vivien Sheffield, renowned bridal gown designer and consultant for Wynton’s Department Store, is facing the greatest challenge of her career. Someone has been killing brides who wore one of her custom gowns in their wedding! Vivien’s fellow employees and close friends—Audrey, Mary Jo, and Gigi—and her assistant Mirette spring into action to save Miss Vivien and the young brides of Levy City before the murderer succeeds at destroying Vivien’s business at Wynton’s. . .and her reputation.
 
Be sure to also read The Women of Wynton’s by Donna Mumma

 

 

THE FIRST LINE

Many around Levy City believed Vivien Sheffield needed to retire.

 

 

THE AUTHOR

Donna Mumma is an award-winning author, a native Floridian, farm kid and dreamer. She was blessed with two wonderful parents who taught her how stories enable readers to learn, escape, connect, and be inspired.

Her writing inspiration comes from the folks she knew growing up in rural Florida. She hails from a small town that was filled with storytellers who spun yarns of hunting trips gone awry, flipped airboats, eccentric relatives, and beloved hunting dogs. These seasoned her childhood and she learned to love a good story filled with twists, turns, and a dash of suspense. Donna now weaves each of these elements into her works of southern fiction.

Growing up on a dairy farm in Florida taught her two important lessons. First, life comes with sunshine and hurricanes. Second, with God’s help, we can flourish in both. She has always been drawn to characters who are bruised and broken but keep pushing forward. These same folks inhabit her story worlds. Before she started writing, she earned her degree in teaching and honed her story-telling skills as a first-grade teacher working to keep antsy six-year-olds enthralled. She believes the best stories grab a reader’s heart and mind and nudge them into discovering something about themselves.

Her debut novel, Fresh Scars, released June of 2021.

 

 

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