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J.A. Sprouls

Biography

J.A. Sprouls lives in the beautiful and rather flat Plains of West Texas. As a former antique dealer whose business tanked along with the rest of the country's economy, she had to go out and get a real job. Writing, for her, has become a way to wind down after a long day and escape reality for just a short while. 'My Grandfather Is One Heck Of A Mummy' is the first in what will hopefully be a successful cozy mystery series. The second novel in the series, 'Mace Of Spades,' with 'Cowabunga Dead' as the third in the series. Another series that she has written is the Cryptozoology Series with two current books: 'Kamikaze Pigs' and 'Don Coyote.' She has even tried writing a youth novel series titled: 'Abigail Dumpling Adventures.' She has also written two non-series books: 'A Vision Touch' and 'Death Drives a Chevy.' She is currently working on her next novel and should soon be finished. She enjoys writing cozy mysteries with a humorous touch and hopes her readers enjoy reading them as much as she has enjoyed writing them.

Series

Abigail Dumpling Adventures by
Balancing a life is difficult enough but try balancing lives in two different realms. That's exactly where Abigail Dumpling suddenly finds herself. A mild manner kindergarten teacher in this world and the caretaker of the Good side of the Inspire Apple Orchard in a magical realm, Abigail discovers that all is not what it seems. Whisked away to the magical apple orchard she finds herself pitted against Agnes, caretaker of the orchards Evil side. With the help of a little magic and a ragtag, motley group of unusual creatures, Abigail faces and fights Evil and Agnes, comes to terms with alternate realms and keeps her mother's match making attempts at bay. At least she finds the humor in it all.
An Abigail Dumpling Adventure: The Search for Gaul's Stone
Price: $2.99 USD.
An Abigail Dumpling Adventure: A Stone's Throw
Price: $2.99 USD.
Cryptozoology by
Kamikazi Pigs
Price: $0.99 USD.
Don Coyote
Price: $0.99 USD.
Grandfather Mummy by
Imagine being murdered by your wife for cheating, but the murder didn't take. Hank Skinner was murdered, stuffed into a trunk, and somehow managed to become mummified. And yet, still survived. This is not some strange horror story with curses, on the contrary, it's a humorous tale of a man surviving his own murder, with mild cursing on his part, and getting on with his life or the reasonable facsimile of life. He meets his daughter-in-law and her children and has the opportunity to help them as they traverse through life and dodge one mystery after another.
My Grandfather Is One Heck Of A Mummy
Price: $0.99 USD.
Mace Of Spades
Price: $0.99 USD.
Cowabunga Dead - Grandfather Mummy Series #3
Price: $0.99 USD.

Books

An Abigail Dumpling Adventure: A Stone's Throw by
Series: Abigail Dumpling Adventures. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 61,210. Language: English. Published: November 20, 2022 . Categories: Fiction » Adventure » General
UGH! Bugs! Zombie Socks! Oh, my! They are everywhere and will stop at nothing to gain control of the magical realm and the world. Abigail Dumpling must contend with these Evil creatures to return the Magical Lith Stones to the Cross of Valor. But others are also searching for the Lith Stones. Abigail must outsmart them all and save the world. That shouldn't be too terribly hard to do. Should it?
An Abigail Dumpling Adventure: The Search for Gaul's Stone by
Series: Abigail Dumpling Adventures. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 76,320. Language: English. Published: March 10, 2022 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Humor
Abigail Dumpling, Caretaker of the other realm's Good Apple Orchard, its unusual creatures and its magic, races to beat Agnes, Evil Orchard Caretaker to find Gaul's Magical Stone and obtain the power held within it. This tale is filled with intrigue, half-truths, humor, partial lies, downright fibs and a fun adventure.
Armadillo Trackers by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 96,610. Language: English. Published: June 14, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
It is the summer of Jackie’s eleventh year. And what an unforgettable summer it turns out to be. First off the Reverend of her church is murdered and she and her brother, Levi, find the body. Secondly, she works diligently to earn as many Armadillo Tracker Plates (think Boy Scout badges) as possible to become an Armadillo Tracker Knight before her older brother.
Death Drives A Chevy by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 72,860. Language: English. Published: July 5, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths
The town gossip has been murdered. No one is in mourning, though suggestions of a parade for the killer have been made. But justice must be sought. So poor Jemma has been suckered, um, asked to investigate. The list of suspects is larger than the town's population. Will Jemma ever manage to separate the nuts from the viable suspects? Your guess is as good as mine.
Don Coyote by
Series: Cryptozoology, Book 2. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 66,070. Language: English. Published: December 29, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths
A Cryptozologist, his assistant, a man wearing aluminum foil and a clown walk up to windmill only to find two well wrapped bodies lying beside it. The ensuing investigation leads to some surprising conclusions - there are still undiscovered creatures out there, killers are harder to catch than you think and aluminum foil isn't very slimming. Too bad nobody warned them it could get dangerous too.
Cowabunga Dead - Grandfather Mummy Series #3 by
Series: Grandfather Mummy, Book 3. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 67,110. Language: English. Published: August 13, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths
Jo, Ava, and Hank Skinner don't take too kindly to someone murdering a popular television reality star and dumping the body into the moat of the Clankerton Medieval Museum. To top things off, because of the murder, the town mayor shuts down Hank's money making endeavor. This simply won't do. The sooner they find the murderer the sooner Hank can get back to hauling in the dough.
A Vision Touch by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 85,630. Language: English. Published: December 11, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Historical » USA
To some it's just a pocket watch, to Jade, it's a window to the past. Simply touching the watch enables her to see the history tied to the watch. In this case, the watch is tied to a specific family. This leads her down the path of sorrow, happiness and tragedy. This path also leads her and her friends to a treasure and a murder.
An Accidental Pirate, The Adventures of Captain Pigtail McQueue by
Price: Free! Words: 90,270. Language: English. Published: April 23, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Adventure, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy
After the captain of the pirate ship, The Flummery, is swept overboard, the cook becomes captain. He saves the ship despite most of the crews' desertion. But finds that he, the remaining crew and ship landed in the middle of West Texas. When the Wind Hag refuses to send them back, the captain seeks revenge by stealing the Hag's power source. He must deal with obstacles to get to the power sources.
Kamikazi Pigs by
Series: Cryptozoology, Book 1. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 83,740. Language: English. Published: October 19, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths
Cryptozoologist Dr. Seth Herne is dismayed. Have the flying feral pigs gone Kamikaze? It appears to be a possibility when Doc and his loyal assistant, Jacey, discover a body in the middle of a road. Was it the flying feral pigs or maybe it was the illusive giant horny toad. Together the two try to find unknown creatures and to keep the murderer from committing anymore murders.
Mace Of Spades by
Series: Grandfather Mummy, Book 2. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 82,420. Language: English. Published: February 22, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths
Hell hounds, demons, superstitions and consortium men - Jo Skinner, her mother, Ava and living mummy, Hank must overcome those obstacles in order to clear Jo’s name and find the murderer of Edna Clankerton. As they run their newly opened inn, they profoundly hope that one of the guests isn’t the real murderer. That could really put a damper on future bookings.
My Grandfather Is One Heck Of A Mummy by
Series: Grandfather Mummy, Book 1. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 78,240. Language: English. Published: August 29, 2010 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths
Jo Skinner is turning forty, and discovers her grandmother was a double murderer– sort of, her grandfather, Hank, almost a murder victim, is still alive and mummified. Not one of her better days and Hank isn't helping by hitting on her. She finds herself looking for the money Hank's bank robbing mistress, Clash, hid before her grandmother killed her and stuffed her in a trunk in the attic.

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