Category: Cozy

Mystery Monday: Red Velvet Revenge by Jenn McKinlay

Red Velvet Revenge is the 4th in the Cucpake Bakery Mystery series by author Jenn McKinlay.  This is such a fun series and I love all the cupcake flavors that they create.  I haven’t tried any of the recipes yet but they sure sound yummy!   Synopsis: It may be summertime, but sales at Fairy […]

Mystery Monday: Beef Stolen-Off by Liz Lipperman

This week it is the 2nd in a series by Liz Lipperman called Beef Stolen-Off.  The first in the series was Liver Let Die which was really good!  The third in the series is due out in January 2013 and it is called Murder for the Halibut….Jordan is going on a cruise! Synopsis: Aspiring sportswriter […]

Mystery Monday: Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates

It has been a mystical cozy type of month!  This week’s mystery highlight is Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates (aka Cricket McRae) Synopsis: Katie Lightfoot’s tired of loafing around as the assistant manager of an Ohio bakery. So when her aunt Lucy and uncle Ben open a bakery in Savannah’s quaint downtown district and […]

Mystery Monday: Pies and Prejudice by Ellery Adams

This week’s highlight is Pies and Prejudice by Ellery Adams and is the first in a new series.  I am nearly done with it and definitely enjoying the story because it has two of my favorite things….pies and dogs (well just 1 dog)!! Synopsis: When the going gets tough, Ella Mae LaFaye bakes pies. So […]

Mystery Monday: Lethal Outlook by Victoria Laurie

This is the latest in Victoria Laurie’s Psychic Eye series and it does not disappoint! Synopsis: Vision Impossible is back with her newest Psychic Eye mystery, in which psychic Abigail Cooper must rely on her inner vision to search for a missing woman… When a mysterious client approaches Abby with a cryptic message about a […]

Mystery Monday: The Azalea Assault by Alyse Carlson

Today’s mystery takes us into the world of gardening.  I’ll admit, I’m not a big gardener especially since it gets so hot here in Texas!  But I love looking at gardens and admiring the beauty that someone else creates.  So I was interested to see what author, Alyse Carlson would come up with in her […]

Mystery Monday: A Veiled Deception by Annette Blair

This week’s book is a little older, A Veiled Deception by Annette Blair.  It was released in January 2009, but a series I had never heard of or picked up to read until now.  There are currently 5 books in the series and if you want to check out an except from this first book, you can read […]

Mystery Monday: Little Shop of Homicide by Denise Swanson

Today’s Mystery is Little Shop of Homicide by Denise Swanson.  Denise also writes the Scumble River series, which is also a great series to pick up if you haven’t tried them yet. Synopsis: Devereaux Sinclair is the happy new owner of the adorable old-fashioned shop in her small Missouri town. But when a revenge-crazed cop […]

Mystery Monday – May 7th

This week’s feature is an older book…circa 1997.  Ok, so older but not that old!  And doing research on the author realized she died in 2006.  Guess that means no more books in this series, but there are 6 to enjoy. Anywho…the book is Delilah Doolittle and the Purloined Pooch and the author is Patricia […]

Mystery Monday – April 16th

Today’s Mystery Monday book is another cozy…what can I say, I love cozy books! Clobbered in Camembert is the 3rd in the Cheese Shop Mysteries by Avery Aames.   Synopsis: When Kaitlyn is found dead in the cottage of Charlotte’s assistant Rebecca, suspicion falls on Rebecca’s boyfriend, a honeybee farmer himself. Charlotte knows this beekeeper […]