Category: Cozy

Mystery Monday: Nickeled and Dimed to Death by Denise Swanson

First off, Happy Memorial Day!  I hope you are out having a good time with friends and family and perhaps a good burger on the grill! This week’s edition of Mystery Monday brings you book two in the Devereaux’s Dime Store series, Nickeled and Dimed to Death by author Denise Swanson. Synopsis: In New York […]

Mystery Monday: The Walled Flower by Lorraine Bartlett

This week I bring you book two in the Victoria Square mystery series by author Lorraine Bartlett.  She writes many series but this is a relatively new series with just 3 books out right now.  I am enjoying this series but I wonder why Kate is dating Andy…they don’t seem like a well matched pair […]

Mystery Monday: Red Velvet Cupcake Murder by Joanne Fluke

I just finished the 16th book in the Hannah Swenson series, Red Velvet Cupcake Murder.  I love these books mainly for all the recipes (some I try but I drool over them anyway!).  Joanne also came out with a cookbook (with a mini mystery included) and I tried a couple of recipes from that cookbook […]

Mystery Monday: Every Trick in the Book by Lucy Arlington

This is book two in the Novel Idea Mystery series by author Lucy Arlington. The national bestselling Novel Idea Mystery series returns with Lila Wilkins, who’s just been promoted to full-time literary agent. But great new writers aren’t the only people she’s trying to catch… Lila Wilkins has it all: the home of her dreams […]

Review & Amazon Giveaway: Baked Alaska by Josi Kilpack

Tour Schedule   Baked Alaska by Josi S. Kilpack An Alaskan cruise is the setting for amateur detective Sadie Hoffmillers latest adventure. Sadie plans to spend time relaxing with her two grown children, Breanna and Shawn, and her boyfriend, Pete, while enjoying the luxury and cuisine of an elegant cruise ship and helping to plan […]

Blog Tour & Review: Tangled to Death by J.M. Griffin

  Synopsis: Danger lurks at every turn for Katie Greer. Having escaped death in the past, Katie Greer has taken residence in a New Hampshire town where life appears idyllic, but is far from it. Teaching tangled doodling classes in her art studio allows Katie to reach out to people who require a semblance of […]

Mystery Monday: Footprints in the Sand by Mary Jane Clark

Author Mary Jane Clark has two mystery series that are very good!  This weeks feature is her Wedding Cake cozy series (at least I consider it more cozy than the Key News thrillers!) and the 3rd book in that series, Footprints in the Sand.  The first book is To Have and To Kill and the […]

Mystery Monday: Button Holed by Kylie Logan

Today’s feature brings you the start of a new series by author Kylie Logan (AKA Miranda Bliss and Casey Daniels).  This book was written in 2011 but I just picked it up recently.  I have read all of the books in the Miranda Bliss series and had NO idea this was the same author. Synopis: […]

Book Blast & $50 Amazon Giveaway: Baked Alaska by Josi S. Kilpack

  Baked Alaska by Josi S. Kilpack An Alaskan cruise is the setting for amateur detective Sadie Hoffmillers latest adventure. Sadie plans to spend time relaxing with her two grown children, Breanna and Shawn, and her boyfriend, Pete, while enjoying the luxury and cuisine of an elegant cruise ship and helping to plan her daughters […]

Mystery Monday: Holiday Buzz by Cleo Coyle

Author Cleo Coyle writes a cozy series called the Coffeehouse Mysteries.  Today’s highlight is the twelfth in the series, Holiday Buzz.    Synopsis: Holiday time is party time in New York City, but after a sparkling winter bash ends with a murder, Village Blend coffeehouse manager Clare Cosi vows to put the killer on ice… At […]