Download or read book Play That Funky Music White Koi written by Dakota Cassidy and published by Book Boutiques. This book was released on 2017-06-30 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twists, turns, and suspects aplenty! "My tiny town of Fig Harbor's just recovering from our last tango with murder, only to be faced with yet another—and this time, it sure looks an awful lot like a vampire's on the loose in the Pacific Northwest. Vampires are just Twilight fiction, right? I'm not so sure after a murder victim is found in my koi pond right next to my favorite fish, Koi George, (not good!) with bite marks on her neck, and a gothic antique chalice next to her body with what sure looks like blood residue. By now, everyone knows I can't keep my nose out of a good mystery. But when I literally try to stay out of the fray while our town conspiracy theorist is yelling vampires have invaded our beloved Fig Harbor, I have no choice but to gather up all the garlic I can buy and put my sleuthing shoes back on!” No way. Vampires aren't real. Period! Or are they? Find out in Play That Funky Music White Koi Book 2 of A Lemon Layne Mystery from USA Today bestselling cozy mystery author Dakota Cassidy. A Pacific Northwest mystery with amateur sleuth Lemon Layne, the best Sherlock Holmes wannabe west of the Mississippi! A Lemon Layne Mystery series by Dakota Cassidy 1. Prawn of the Dead 2. Play That Funky Music White Koi What readers are saying... "Lemon Layne and her friends are funny and fun. She is the best amateur detective ever!" ~Nancy "I love her relationships with her mom, Coco, Justice, and the other towns people. I can't wait for the next one!" ~BadgerGrad99 "There is a crazy mix of suspects and the usual bunch of crazies at Lemon’s back that guarantee this to be a fun mix of murder and mayhem." ~D. Antonio

Download or read book White Witchmas written by Dakota Cassidy and published by Book Boutiques. This book was released on 2019-08-27 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bah humbug...Christmas in Paris, Texas ain't all it's cracked up to be! Cozy Meadows, a middle school music teacher, is a little low on spirit this holiday season. After being abandoned by her fiancé Finn Donovan months earlier, she's just not the same. When her werewolf friend Calla asks her to head up Hallow Moon Senior Center's Christmas recital for the Council of Elders and the residents of Paris, she dives in head first. What better way to keep her mind busy while she tries to get over the hunky Finn? Until Finn comes back to their hometown of Paris, Texas. Fresh from a stint in magic abuse prison, Finn behaves as though he didn't literally disappear the night of their engagement party. He's all smiles and still sexy as sin. Cozy's got her hands full with the wily seniors—who call themselves The Depends Patrol—and her feisty familiar Jorge, as she tries to navigate the return of Finn and keep track of the seniors and their shenanigans. But things get a whole lot worse when someone makes an attempt on her life. It's Christmas, daggonit! Shouldn't killers take at least one day off a year? Everything isn't as it seems, including a secret Cozy's kept most of her life. A secret that just may end up costing her that very life... *Not intended for readers under the age of 18. *Previously Published: (2016) Book Boutiques (2015) Alphas Unwrapped Anthology A Paris, Texas Romance series by Dakota Cassidy 1. Witched At Birth 2. What Not to Were 3. Witch Is the New 4. White Witchmas What readers are saying... "Great characters, once you start reading you cannot wait to see what happens." ~Ms Tracey "These books are by far the best paranormal humor I have ever read." ~Lovebooks Perfect for fans of Kristen Painter, Deanna Chase, and Renee George

Download or read book Have Yourself a Merry Little Witness written by Dakota Cassidy and published by Dakota Cassidy. This book was released on 2021-06-24 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Marshmallow Hollow, Maine, a holiday mystery, where it's all Christmas all the time and murder is hung by the chimney with care... For an adorable little Christmas town, Marshmallow Hollow sure sees a lot of action. Just days off the last murder—solved by moi, Halliday Valentine, and my gorgeous tenant, Hobbs—I’m eagerly awaiting a visit from my dear Uncle Darling and his husband, Monty, when my phone blows up. Another murder, this time at the convenience store on the edge of town…and Uncle Monty was hurt in the process. Without hesitation, Hobbs and I jump into action, seeking justice for the deceased and both of my uncles. Between ambulance-chasing lawyers, career-climbing journalists and chain-smoking ex-drug dealers, we have more than enough suspects to go around. But how do any of them connect to three missing girls from neighboring towns…? Will Monty, the only living witness, be safe while the killer’s at large …? Will Atticus, my adorbs hummingbird familiar, magic me to Siberia when I use one too many spells for his liking…? And most of all, how will handsome Hobbs react when he learns my frequent “migraines” are a lot less neurological…and a whole lot more paranormal?

Download or read book One Corpse Open Slay written by Dakota Cassidy and published by Dakota Cassidy. This book was released on 2021-06-24 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Marshmallow Hollow, Maine, a holiday mystery, where it's all Christmas all the time and murder is hung by the chimney with care... Halliday Valentine here! It’s a week before Christmas, and my quaint holiday town, Marshmallow Hollow, is chock-a-block with seasonal activities. Some less fun than others…like the ice sculpting competition my bestie, Stiles, has talked me into. Let’s just say, as a pair, Michelangelo we ain’t. I’m secretly relieved when our epically awful ice display gets damaged. It gives me a chance to watch my new beau, Hobbs, compete in the sled race. But not five seconds in, and Hobbs’s sled-loving dog, Stephen King, escapes my grip to get in on the action—and boy, does he. He even manages to find himself a sled to ride. Too bad it’s already occupied. With the corpse of a renowned ice sculpting judge. True-crime lovers that we are, Hobbs and I jump right into the investigation. It’s not nosiness, I swear. A little kitten’s fate is on the line, after all (long story)! Only problem? A bajillion suspects. The victim was nothing if not an equal-opportunity jerk, universally hated by everyone he’d ever met. And every suspect has an airtight alibi. Not to mention, the murder weapon is a giant mystery the police can’t solve. All this sleuthing would be a heck of a lot easier if I could just use my magic. But can I trust Hobbs with that reveal? Or more accurately, is he ready for that reveal?

Download or read book Witched At Birth written by Dakota Cassidy and published by Book Boutiques. This book was released on 2019-08-20 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Thank you, Dakota Cassidy. I'd read the damn phone book if you wrote it!!" NYT Bestselling Author Robyn Peterman Freshly sprung from witch jail, Winnie Foster just has to fulfill the conditions of her parole and she's home free. Too bad that parole takes place in Paris. (Texas!) Where she'll work at a school for the magically inclined. (KIDS!) And be forced to endure the ex, who's one of the very reasons she landed in the pokey to begin with. (GAH!!) Bratty tots, sexy ex, timed showers, creepy dolls, magic restrictions, and a GPS with an attitude, all wrapped in a Texas town hotter than the surface of the sun? Oh yeah. No way this could go wrong! *Not intended for readers under the age of 18. *Previously Published: (2015) Book Boutiques | (2015) Dakota Cassidy | (2014) Twelve Shades Of Midnight A Paris, Texas Romance series by Dakota Cassidy 1. Witched At Birth 2. What Not to Were 3. Witch Is the New 4. White Witchmas What readers are saying... "I liked the world and culture the author created. I liked the characters and there were enough twists in the story that it kept me going." ~J. Sexton "This book is filled with the best MAGIC & WITCHERY that I have encountered in a long time." ~Pretty Little Book Reviews Perfect for fans of Kristen Painter, Deanna Chase, and Renee George Author Note: Witched At Birth was originally published in the anthology Twelve Shades Of Midnight in December of 2014. My buddy, Robyn Peterman and I co-wrote the first chapters of our contributions together as a collaborative effort--with each of us writing our heroine's dialogue. The concept was plotted, and created by both parties during lots of giggling phone calls. When the anthology disbanded, Robyn and I each took our titles and republished them (see Robyn Peterman's Switching Hour) as stand-alone titles. In the process, Robyn chose to revise and change the name of my character (Winnie). So, if you've read Robyn's book and are just now reading mine (or vice versa) you're not seeing things! Our first chapters are very similar--please take care in noting the details of our book's publications in reviews and on social media. Dakota Cassidy xxoo

Download or read book Witch Is the New Black written by Dakota Cassidy and published by Book Boutiques. This book was released on 2019-08-27 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intrigue, magic spells gone awry and one hot, sexy hunk! After spending ten months in magic-abuse jail for a crime she doesn't remember committing, accident-prone witch-in-denial Bernice Sutton is zapped to the small paranormal town of Paris, Texas. With Miss Fee Line, her kitty drag-queen familiar by her side, Bernie just wants to fulfill the terms of her parole--shoveling horse and cow dung on a ranch--so she can get back to Boston and dig into the mystery of her parents' deaths and her witch lineage. But plans be damned, Bernie's quickly distracted by the town's quirky cast of magical characters, from Winnie--the sassy owner of the local witch halfway house--to the entire posse of Poise Pad wearers at the senior center. And then there's the biggest distraction of all, Ridge Donovan, Mr. Hot-Pants ranch owner. Maybe it couldn't hurt to let them teach her how to harness her magic; if nothing else, it might make her less of a walking disaster. And Ridge is one hunk--er, *helpful* study partner. Between learning spells, wreaking havoc on the ranch, turning bingo night at the senior center into a "whirlwind" of excitement, and fighting her attraction to Ridge, Bernie is unprepared for an unwelcome person from her past. On one hand, he's the key to her lifelong questions. On the other, he could destroy the new life she's coming to enjoy--and the lives of all those she's coming to love. A Paris, Texas Romance series by Dakota Cassidy 1. Witched At Birth 2. What Not to Were 3. Witch Is the New 4. White Witchmas What readers are saying... "I neglected everything in my house to read this book cover to cover." ~Gina Hyzny "I spent an enjoyable afternoon reading this novel. You will too." ~Lola Donnelley Perfect for fans of Kristen Painter, Deanna Chase, and Renee George

Download or read book Then There Were Nun written by Dakota Cassidy and published by Dakota Cassidy. This book was released on 2021-06-24 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My name is Sister Trixie Lavender, and I’m an occasionally possessed excommunicated nun. Okay, that’s a lot to swallow at once. But it’s true I was booted from the convent after doing something unspeakable. Something I had no control over. Something that lives inside me to this day, exploding out like that chestburster in Alien when I least suspect it. But I have help. My amazing friend Coop—the demon who saved me from an ugly end—remains by my side, loyal and true. She was Hell’s best tattoo artist back in the day, and together with my designs, we’re opening Inkerbelle’s Tattoos and Piercings, right in the heart of Portland’s most darling district, Cobbler Cove. Of course, our bid to fit in would be a little less rocky if I could help Coop assimilate with humans, keep a lid on our sassy talking owl, Livingston…oh, and if someone hadn’t killed our landlord on day one—in our shop. This mystery-loving, bumbling ex-nun and her trusty demon sidekick are on the case! If I don’t bumble my way right into my own demise first…

Download or read book What a Nunderful World written by Dakota Cassidy and published by Dakota Cassidy. This book was released on 2021-06-24 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hello! It's me again, Trixie Lavender and my best demon friend the stoic but adorable Coop. Things have been going pretty great for us these days. Inkerbelle's Tattoos is doing well financially. Our clientele is growing by the day, and we're about to purchase the guest house we’ve been living in from our dear friend Knuckles. Finally, we'll have the roots we've so desperately yearned for. Now, if only we could figure out how to get rid of the troublesome demon inside me... We’ve also been focusing on Coop and her efforts to live her best life. As a newb to Earth, she’s on a quest to experience as much as she possibly can and that includes her latest passion, makeup. While attending an event for Coop’s favorite beauty guru and online superstar Glitzy Mitzy, we watch in horror as she dies right before our very eyes. Naturally, we suspect foul play, but with no clues, and the police not calling Mitzy's death a murder, we have little to go on. But does that stop me? Nah. So you know what that means—it’s time to break out our best spyware and solve this murder!

Download or read book What Not to Were written by Dakota Cassidy and published by Book Boutiques. This book was released on 2019-08-20 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Passion, missing memories, and a looming deadline! Werewolf Calla Allen's ready to take her relationship with hot warlock Nash Ryder to the next level--the one where, after months of dating, they finally make the long anticipated woot-woot. (Yay!) It's been a long road getting to where she is in her life, and Calla finally feels comfortable enough to share that with the man she's fallen wildly in love with. And gorgeous Nash is more than ready to commit--until he wakes up after an incredible night of passion and finds any memory of Calla on the missing list. (Boo!) Now she has to make him remember or lose him forever. And the proverbial clock is ticking...(EEK!) *Not intended for readers under the age of 18. *Previously Published: (2015) Book Boutiques | (2015) Romancing the Paranormal Anthology A Paris, Texas Romance series by Dakota Cassidy 1. Witched At Birth 2. What Not to Were 3. Witch Is the New 4. White Witchmas What readers are saying... "The book is laugh out loud funny! The characters are so well written it feels like you should really know them." ~Stacie Bug "...funny, sweet, magical, great characters that you will wish lived near you!" ~Meese Lovestoread Perfect for fans of Kristen Painter, Deanna Chase, and Renee George.

Download or read book Moves Like Jagger written by Dakota Cassidy and published by Book Boutiques. This book was released on 2019-08-27 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The weather outside is frightful, but the romance is so delightful in Cedar Glen! Vivienne Ross is a cat shifter who's still learning about the ways of the paranormal. Adopted as an infant, she didn't know about her true lineage until much later in life. Sometimes she finds herself in a bit of a mess as she works out the kinks. Like looking out from the inside of a dog crate on her way to be spayed. Naked. EEK! She meets Jagger Dubrov, hot bear-shifter and Cedar Glen's local mobile veterinarian, for the first time during a catch and release program. Jagger mistakenly catches Viv, and it's all-out fireworks at first sight. As Viv and Jagger get to know their new town and each other over eggnog and mistletoe, a problem lurks. Someone wants Jagger dead, and they don't mind if they take Viv to the grave with him... Return to Cedar Glen with a laugh-out-loud cast of characters as Jagger the bear and Vivienne the cat come together to solve the mystery of who wants to turn Jagger into a bear rug! Love is in the air and danger is on the horizon in this holiday romp in the woods. *Not intended for readers under the age of 18. What readers are saying about Moves Like Jagger: ”Love, intrigue, awesome animals, and shifters combine to make a very entertaining read!” ”This book in the series was adorable and very Sweet.” ”Hilarious dialogue, unusual plots and believable characters - this book has it all.” Books in the Wolf Mates series: 1. An American Werewolf In Hoboken 2. What’s New, Pussycat? 3. Gotta Have Faith 4. Moves Like Jagger 5. Bad Case of Loving You

Download or read book What s New Pussycat written by Dakota Cassidy and published by Book Boutiques. This book was released on 2019-08-20 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martine Brooks is in a pickle. Derrick Adams is in a jam. Pickles and jam. Not exactly a hot combo. Unless the "pickle" is a sultry, sassy cat shifter and the "jam" is a gorgeous hunk of wolf. Derrick is cursed to die if he doesn't make the woot-woot with his life mate on the night of the next full moon. Martine's been held captive by a power-hungry warlock for six long months, forced to do his bidding before finding herself stuffed in a cat carrier and ditched at a 7-Eleven. After rescuing her from a dumpster, Derrick and Martine strike a mutually beneficial deal: mate, save a life, walk away—both alive and kicking. Win! Yet, there are kinks in the plan. Like the fact that Martine's one-time captor is on the hunt, planning to extinguish all of her nine lives at once. Or the fact the curse threatening Derrick's life is about to throw him a monster curve ball. But the biggest kink might prove to be Derrick and Martine themselves, two avowed commitment-phobes...who are beginning to wonder what forever looks like. *Not intended for readers under the age of 18. *Previously Published: (2015) Book Boutiques(2014) Dakota Cassidy | (2006) Changeling Press. What readers are saying about What’s New, Pussycat?: "This book is awesome!" "The perfect blend of a sweet and funny!" "Magic, mayhem, love, adventure and great fun." Books in the Wolf Mates series: 1. An American Werewolf In Hoboken 2. What’s New, Pussycat? 3. Gotta Have Faith 4. Moves Like Jagger 5. Bad Case of Loving You

Download or read book Jingle all the Slay written by Dakota Cassidy and published by Dakota Cassidy. This book was released on 2021-06-24 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Marshmallow Hollow, Maine, a holiday mystery, where it's all Christmas all the time and murder is hung by the chimney with care... I'm Halliday Valentine (yep; funny name is funny), a psychic witch who's recently moved from New York City back to my very human hometown of Marshmallow Hollow, where I run the family factory that caters to all things Christmas. I inherited the factory from Mom, who inherited from Nana Karen, but now it's just me (kinda...long story), my curmudgeonly British familiar hummingbird, Atticus; one ungrateful rescue cat; my talking reindeer, Karen; and my BFF Stiles (the only human aware of my witchy side). Oh, and Digby Dainty (known as Hobbs), the tall drink of water who rents my guest cottage. And who I wouldn't mind getting to know better. We have a lot in common, including a love of true crime. So as macabre as it sounds, when a shady real estate tycoon shows up dead in the middle of the annual ice festival, I'm thrilled to spend time with Hobbs, flexing our amateur sleuthing skills. Well...not thrilled. I mean, a guy's dead after all. But he did try to con some businesses right out from under the hard-working locals. In fact, the only thing more surprising than a murder in our charming Christmas town is how many of my friendly, beloved neighbors seemed to want the man dead...

Download or read book The Smoking Nun written by Dakota Cassidy and published by Dakota Cassidy. This book was released on 2021-06-24 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sister Trixie Lavender, reporting for Miss Marple duty! It’s been months since the evil residing inside me has reared his violently helpful head, and things are pretty peachy. My demon sidekick Coop continues to assimilate with the unsuspecting humans, our tattoo shop is busier than ever, we’re more and more involved in our little community of Cobbler Cove…heck, I’d even begun to attend the occasional Sunday sermon (after safely confirming my body wouldn’t burst into flames upon entering Our Lady of Perpetual Grace, of course). Yep, life is pretty good for me and mine. Until the shocking murder of our new friend, Sister Ophelia, during a church-sponsored speed-dating event. Talk about flirting with death—literally. I can’t fathom who’d want to kill a sweet little ol’ nun, but as I’ve learned by now, life in small-town Oregon isn’t always what it seems. When a second corpse is found, the stakes are even higher as Coop and I, along with our good friend Higgs, race to unmask a killer. But when my demon breaks free yet again, the killer’s not the only one in danger of being exposed…

Download or read book House of the Rising Nun written by Dakota Cassidy and published by Dakota Cassidy. This book was released on 2021-06-24 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trixie Lavender here, ex-nun on the run with her demon friends Coop and Livingston the talking owl in tow! Things have been going really well for us at our tattoo shop in Cobbler Cove, a district in the heart of Portland, Oregon. We’re making friends with our fellow shop owners, enjoying serving our community, and really getting to know our new friends, Higgs, Knuckles, and Goose. When we’re invited to a Halloween party at the Peach Street Shelter, how can we resist spending some time with our favorite ex-undercover police officer turned shelter owner Higgs, on a day that involves candy and costumes? Unfortunately, the day also involves a murder, a spooky urban myth spreading like wildfire among the homeless population about an organ-stealing-madman, and of course, my testy and unpredictable demonic possession… Join me, Coop, Higgs and the rest of the gang as we relentlessly hunt for answers to the murder of a local dentist and the legend of The Organ Grinder!

Download or read book Prawn of the Dead written by Dakota Cassidy and published by Book Boutiques. This book was released on 2017-03-16 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conspiracy, suspects, bedlam, and murder! "My name is Lemon Layne, and if asked to describe myself, like maybe on a dating site (which is never gonna happen), I'd have to go with best convenience store/barbecue joint owner in the Pacific Northwest. I live in the tiny tourist town of Fig Harbor, Washington with my adorably neurotic best friend, Coco Belinski, my a-little-left- of-center (read totally out there) mom, May, and my troublemaking pet monkey, Jessica Fletcher. Oh, and last but certainly not least, I'm a dyed-in-the-wool amateur sleuth. Yep. I'm literally incapable of resisting a good mystery. No matter how great or small, I love to stick my nose into...er, help solve a crime. From the mysterious disappearance of Ho Hos in my store, to a lost piece of jewelry, I'm always ready to put on my Sherlock Holmes cap (I really do have one. Got it when I was eight). When I find my mother's ex-boyfriend murdered in our convenience store bathroom with a piece of his skull missing, and my mom's a suspect in a murder investigation, my mystery solving goes from zero to a hundred. To really make matters worse, the town's local conspiracy theorist and official doomsday prepper, Cappie somehow finds out the victim isn't just missing a piece of his skull--he's missing a piece of his brain! And that's when off the wall Cappie starts spreading word the zombie apocalypse has officially arrived in our tiny burg. Total chaos ensues and I have to pick my way through everything from weekend warrior zombie hunters to medical mysteries in order to catch a killer!" Zombies? Really? Not real, right? Find out in Prawn of the Dead, Book 1 of A Lemon Layne Mystery series from USA Today bestselling cozy mystery author Dakota Cassidy. A Pacific Northwest mystery with amateur sleuth Lemon Layne, the best Sherlock Holmes wannabe west of the Mississippi! A Lemon Layne Mystery series by Dakota Cassidy 1. Prawn of the Dead 2. Play That Funky Music White Koi What readers are saying... "Lemon is now my favorite quirky mystery hunter. Move over Agatha, there's a new duo in town – Lemon and her spider monkey JF." ~Kim "The is a great summer time book that will have you laughing out loud and cheering on the cast of characters." ~Stacie Bug "...the story is a fun and funny romp ... a collection of quirky and often hilarious characters." ~Kiki S. (I am, Indeed)

Download or read book Gotta Have Faith written by Dakota Cassidy and published by Book Boutiques. This book was released on 2019-08-20 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five years ago, Brock Adams disappeared from Cedar Glen, New Jersey, never to be seen or heard from again, leaving behind his wife Faith, his daughters...and two sons under a family curse. Give up everything. That was the deal. Give up his werewolf pack, his family and his immortality, in exchange for finally, finally ridding his sons of the deadly curse. But when a disguised Brock sneaks back into Cedar Glen, he finds the curse still very much in effect. He also bumps into Faith, who he aches for just as much now as the day he left. Coming back was a horrible idea. Winston, his foul-tempered fairy friend, told him so. But did Brock listen? Noooo. He's listening to his heart and his libido, and both are begging for one more moment in Faith's arms. So what if she doesn't even know it's really him? And one of his sons hates him? And he'll have to leave again? And he has a vindictive witch on his trail. All wrapped up in laugh-out-loud fun, Gotta Have Faith takes you back to Cedar Glen where outcast Brock Adams is about to find out life isn't dealing from a clean deck. USA Today bestselling paranormal romantic comedy author, Dakota Cassidy spins a romantic comedy full of twists, turns, and the unexpected in Book 3 of the Wolf Mates series. What readers are saying about Gotta Have Faith: ”Wow... Great story.” ”I'm enjoying this series a lot!” ”It is fun and sexy.” Dear Readers, Gotta Have Faith is a completely new addition to the Wolf Mates saga, this is not a stand-alone title and should only be read if you've also completed An American Werewolf in Hoboken and What's New, Pussycat? *Not intended for readers under the age of 18. *Previously Published: (2014) Dakota Cassidy Books in the Wolf Mates series: 1. An American Werewolf In Hoboken 2. What’s New, Pussycat? 3. Gotta Have Faith 4. Moves Like Jagger 5. Bad Case of Loving You

Download or read book First Avenue written by Chris Riemenschneider and published by . This book was released on 2022-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where Prince and Minnesota made rock 'n' roll history--a glorious look back at one of rock's most storied clubs and the thousands of musicians who took the stage there. One of the longest running rock clubs in America, First Avenue in Minneapolis gets the rock-star treatment it deserves with this glorious celebration of a true rock 'n' roll landmark. Revised and updated through the club's 50th anniversary celebrations, the book chronicles the club's storied past--from its impressive inaugural show in April 1970 (Joe Cocker's "Mad Dogs & Englishmen" tour) up through the latest acts to take the stage at this beloved venue. In its initial incarnation as the Depot, the club hosted music legends as varied as the Kinks, Ike and Tina Turner, Alice Cooper, and B. B. King before transforming into a disco club known as Uncle Sam's. In the '80s, First Avenue catapulted to the global stage as the hub of Prince's Purple Rain and the incubator for widely revered, wild-eyed indie-rock bands such as the Replacements, Hüsker Dü, Soul Asylum, and Babes in Toyland. During the past half-century, First Avenue and 7th Street Entry have hosted everyone from the Ramones to R.E.M., Wilco to the Wu-Tang Clan, Billy Idol to Billie Eilish, Lizz Winstead to Lizzo, and hundreds more--all immortalized in this volume. Over the decades, First Avenue survived corporate competitors, bankruptcy, a bitter ownership battle, and most recently, a global pandemic to become one of the most successful independent clubs in the country and ground zero to Minneapolis's thriving community of hip-hop and indie-rock acts. Amidst all that history, the book is interlaced with anecdotes, quotes, and occasionally cloudy memories from musicians, employees, and regulars--many of whom are as unique as the club itself. Chock full of concert photos and memorabilia collected from professional photographers and average fans alike, the book is a lavish tribute to a rock 'n' roll landmark.