About the Cookbook and the Author For years, Yvette van Boven has been writing Christmas recipes for newspapers and magazines. As someone who loves the holidays, she’s never short of ideas for celebrations and finally decided that now is the perfect time to publish them in a cookbook: Home Made Christmas. The holidays can be overwhelming, […]
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Reason To Doubt (A Carol Childs Mystery) Cozy Mystery 5th in Series Henery Press (November 6, 2018) Synopsis Carol Childs is in the middle of one of the biggest stories of her life. Her daughter Cate has returned from college with a boyfriend in tow. A photographer who police suspect to be The Model Slayer, […]
GRATITUDE: The Art of Being Thankful by Vickie Phelps Genre: Non-Fiction / Inspirational / Devotional Publisher: Inspire Books Date of Publication: July 11, 2017 Number of Pages: 92, 4.5″ x 6″ Scroll down for Giveaway! This ninety-two-page gift book is a compilation of devotions, poems, prayers, and lists of things to be grateful for. The difference between having what […]
Review & #Giveaway – Uncles and Ants by Marc Jedel #cozy #mystery
November 14, 2018
Uncle and Ants: A Silicon Valley Mystery Cozy Mystery 1st in Series BGM Press (October 11, 2018) Paperback: 287 pages Synopsis Mysterious attacks. Mischievous nieces. Can a clueless uncle catch a tech-savvy killer … and be home before bedtime? When a freak accident hospitalizes Marty Golden’s sister and condemns him to babysitter duty, he thinks […]
House Always Wins: Vegas Ghost Story by Brian Rouff Publisher:  Huntington Press (Oct 3, 2017) Category: Paranormal Romance, Ghosts, Crime Thriller, Las Vegas Mystery Synopsis Anna Christiansen’s small-town life is about to go haywire. A young reporter stuck in a dead-end job, Anna falls head over heels for an interview subject, the bass player in […]
House of Ashes: A Haunted Bluffs Mystery Supernatural Mystery 1st in Series Crooked Lane Books (November 13, 2018) Hardcover, 336 pages Synopsis A family patriarch’s dying proclamation, an enigmatic disappearance, and a century-old curse converge in the shadows of a majestic home on Cape Cod’s craggy coast. Thirty-seven-year-old painter Cassandra Mitchell is fourth-generation to live […]
Synopsis Callie Reed makes a long overdue visit to her aunt Melodie, who lives in a fairy-tale cottage in quaint Keepsake Cove, home to a bevy of unique collectible shops on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Just as they’re beginning to reconnect, Callie discovers her aunt’s body on the floor of her music box shop. Grief-stricken, […]
You may remember a review of another cookbook a few weeks back that I received from Abrams Books as part of the Abrams Dinner Party in which I was selected to participate. I’m back with another cookbook they provided to me for my thoughts. I have to admit I did not make anything from this […]
Due East, Beasts & Campfire Feasts: A Cozy Witch Mystery (Spells & Caramels) Cozy Mystery 7th in Series Self Published Paperback: 278 pages Synopsis A hostile town. A mountaintop mission. Will their magic save the day or spoil the pudding? Imogen thought escaping the king’s wrath would give her everything she wanted. But her relationship […]
Death, Diamonds, and Freezer Burn (Grime Pays Mysteries) Cozy Mystery 2nd in Series Soul Mate Publishing, Inc. Release Date – October 24, 2018 Synopsis An unwelcome visitor, an unrequited love, and a dead body create chaos in a middle-aged woman’s plan for a productive summer. Despite a looming divorce, an empty checkbook, and a struggling […]