Category: mystery

Spotlight & Giveaway: The Ambitious Card by John Gaspard #giveaway

You know I love mysteries…well I hope you know that! So I love when I learn about new mystery series and The Ambitious Card sounds like a great start to a new series. I have not read the book yet but hope to in the near future! Synopsis: The life of a magician isn’t all […]

Mystery Monday: Death, Taxes and Hot Pink Leg Warmers by Diane Kelly

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this series!  I don’t know if it is the witty banter or that it is set in Dallas, but I am always chuckling over Tara’s cases and just the trouble she gets in to.  Sort of reminds me of a Stephanie Plum but working for the IRS in Texas.  Diane Kelly […]

Blog Tour, Excerpt, Review & Giveaway: Plum Deadly by Ellie Grant

  Genre: Cozy Mystery Published by: Gallery Books Release Date: September 3, 2013 Number of Pages: 304 Synopsis: Unjustly accused of cooking the books, Maggie Grady is forced to retreat from her high-flying New York financial career to the town where she grew up. Her aunt Clara greets her with open arms and a job […]

Blog Tour, Review & Giveaway: Bran New Death by Victoria Hamilton

  Synopsis: Book Details: Genre: Cozy Mystery – New Series Published by: Berkley Prime Crime Release Date: September 3, 2013 Number of Pages: 304 Expert muffin baker Merry Wynter is finally ready to turn her passion into a career. But when a dead body is found on her property, she’s more worried about cooking up […]

Mystery Monday: Father Knows Death by Jeffrey Allen

Father Knows Death is the third book in the Stay at Home Dad cozy series.  Usually you do not find a male protagonist or a male author writing many cozy series, but Jeffrey Allen has written a great series and I look forward to more books by him in the future. Synopsis: It isn’t that […]

Blog Tour & Review: Right and Left Grand by Rosalee Richland

  Synopsis: Book Details Genre: Cozy Mystery – New Series Published by: Wordsmiths4u Release Date: April 22, 2013 Number of Pages: 242 In this first Darla King novel, Darla returns to square dancing in midlife following tragedies in both her personal and professional lives. She moves from Florida to Texas and from high-powered investigator to […]

Mystery Monday: If Fried Chicken Could Fly by Paige Shelton

  Yes, it is another “first in a series” on Mystery Monday.  What can I say, I like to read new book/series and hopefully will be finding some good ones in what I’ve been posting recently!   Synopsis: At Gram’s Country Cooking School, Betts and Gram are helping students prepare the perfect dishes for the […]

Mystery Monday: Looming Murder by Carol Ann Martin

  Another new series, this time about weaving! Synopsis Della Wright has come to peaceful and picturesque Briar Hollow, at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, to realize her lifelong dream of owning a weaving studio. To promote her new business, Dream Weavers, Della is offering weaving workshops for all levels of ability. In […]

Blog Tour, Review & Giveaway: Going to the Dogs series by Zoe Dawson

  Title: HOUNDED (Going to the Dogs 3) Author:  Zoe Dawson Release date: June 17, 2013 Age Group: Adult Genre: Contemporary Romance Publisher: Blue Moon Creative, LLC Tour organized by: AToMR Tours Links to the book:     Amazon * Barnes and Noble Leashed (Book #1) – novella, Groomed for Murder (Book #2), Hounded (book #3) Leashed is […]

Spotlight & Giveaway: Do or Diner by Chris Wenger

Book Details Genre: Cozy Mystery – New Series Published by: Signet/ Penguin Release Date: August 6, 2013 Number of Pages: 304 Synopsis: When Trixie Matkowski agrees to take over her aunt’s diner, she pictures lakeside views and delicious comfort food in the small town where she spent summers as a child. But the sweet scene […]