
By: Jaymie Leighton
Title: Leave It to Cleaver & No Grater Danger
Series: Vintage Kitchen Mysteries
Author: Victoria Hamilton
Website: Victoria Hamilton Mysteries
Hi! Welcome to Queensville, Michigan's annual Tea with the Queen event, held every year on the weekend of the Canadian Victoria Day weekend. Look at all your wonderful hats... are you wearing them in honor of the royal wedding? Aha, I thought so! How many in your party? Five? I've got a table for you right over here near the lilacs on the lawn of our beautiful Stowe House... the last time we'll be holding it here! Next year the event will be moving to the lawn of Queensville Heritage Manor. What's that you say? Oh, yes, wasn't the royal wedding wonderful? Meghan Markle... I mean, Her Grace, the Duchess of Sussex... was so lovely; her dress was really simple, but it made her the star, and I liked that. Harry was so happy and handsome! I did wonder if he'd keep the beard, and he did! Loved the gospel choir, and the American touches. But still so British!


Wow... we're so busy! I have a moment to speak with you, but just briefly... we've got more people coming by buses, and the ferry from Canada is due any minute! More thirsty Canadians... those folks sure drink a lot of tea!
This royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, now the Duchess of Sussex, has created quite the fervor for our Tea with the Queen event, and we've had national coverage from the media, even! Don't get Mrs. Bellwood... I mean, Queen Victoria, started on the wedding, or she'll talk all day. It's actually one of our two biggest fundraising events of the year for the Queensville Historic Society.

I'd better get back to my customers... Hello again! Okay... complete tea for the whole table, wonderful. It'll be coming in just a few minutes. By the way... after you enjoy your tea, head on out to the Queensville Heritage Manor for a tour; I designed the kitchen, and sourced all the vintage kitchen implements. Directions are on your complimentary menu, and entry is included in the price of your tea!
You're done? Thank you so much for coming to Tea with the Queen, and we hope we'll see you back in December for Dickens Days in downtown Queensville!
BTW... did you enjoy your tea and treats?
GIVEAWAY!
First... an announcement! No Grater Danger, Vintage Kitchen Mysteries #7, will be out June 19th, 2018! (See below for blurb!) Also, Vintage Kitchen Mysteries #8, Breaking the Mould, will be released later this year in October/November!
Comment here to win one of three EBOOK editions of Leave It to Cleaver.
1 - Leave your first name and an email address: yourname (at) yourserver (dot) com2 - Enter by Midnight, May 23rd - Please note... if you comment after midnight May 21st your comment won't show up immediately, but will go into moderation. I'll approve it bright and early the next day!
And that's all there is to it!
It would be amazing to have tea with the Queen. Congrats on your releases.
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What fun it would be to attend a tea like this! I do love this series! Thank you for the contest! Looking forward to reading the new books!
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I love this series. I do need to catch up. I'm not much of a tea person but I would fake it. Congrats on the new release!! pgenest57(at)aol(dot)com Paula
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I would love to have tea with the Queen! Can’t wait to read. Angie ajhager@hotmail.com. Thank you
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ReplyDeleteI love your books, and imagining tea with the Queen is such fun! Thank you for many hours of entertainment, and I look forward to reading your new releases. Michelle mmdrayson(at)gmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteI loved seeing the bone china teacups! I inherited my mother-in-law's collection of them and they were all packed up when we renovated the kitchen and removed the built-in china closet. I'll have to have someone find them for me so I can display them again! Linda - ljhallcps@gmail.com
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I would love to get a start on reading this series. I am a huge tea and tea things lover. I have enough tea to last me at least another 20 years, and tea mugs, cups and saucers, and sets to be able to go a few months without washing if I had the space. I drink tea all day and evening. Besides water, and juice/pop when out, tea is my main beverage. Good luck with the release! Kristin - kristinlundgren@icloud.com
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ReplyDeleteLoved reading about Tea With the Queen event. Sounds amazing, I really enjoy this series, looking forward to reading the new book. Dianne
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Love high tea.
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Sounds like a great read. I attended a Jane Austen tea party last summer. Lots of fun!! ematov(at)comcast(dot)net
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