The Penderghast Puzzle Protectors: A Brilliant Minnesota Mystery Cozy Mystery New Series Publisher: Cozy Cat Press (January 20, 2016) Paperback: 270 pages ISBN-13: 978-1939816801 E-Book ASIN: B01BDZWAE4 Synopsis Jezabelle Jingle and her neighbors in the Penderghast section of Brilliant, Minnesota, have a mystery on their hands. Someone is stealing sections of hardwood floors in their […]
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Big Hair & Buttermilk Pie: A Rose Cottage Cafe Mystery Cozy Mystery Superlative Media (April 18, 2016) Print Length: 116 pages ASIN: B01DL3XZGI Synopsis Mandy Hemphill is living her dream, running the successful Rose Cottage Cafe in Orchardville, Texas, from the ground floor of a converted, old—and possibly haunted—downtown home. She even had plans […]
LOST PATH TO SOLITUDE (A Follow-Up to Dogs With Bagels) by Maria Elena Sandovici Genre: Contemporary Fiction Date of Publication: February 12, 2016 # of pages: 315 Scroll down for Giveaway! Once you leave home, can you ever return? Two characters, mother and daughter, contemplate this question in Lost Path to Solitude. Twenty-five years after […]
The Madness of Mercury (A Zodiac Mystery) Cozy Mystery New Series Midnight Ink (June 8, 2016) Paperback: 312 pages ISBN-13: 978-0738749129 E-Book ASIN: B01A5OGTRS Synopsis San Francisco astrologer Julia Bonatti’s life is turned upside down when she becomes the target of the city’s newest cult leader, Reverend Roy of the Prophet’s Tabernacle. Driven out of […]
Synopsis From the Power of the Matchmaker series: LOVE IS COME Nelle Thompson lives a life of privilege during the turn of the century New York City. When her parents are killed in a terrible accident, she’s forced to live with her aunt’s family in a small town in Connecticut, and treated as a poor […]
Synopsis In 2006, amid the great real estate bubble, Rick Hermannik, an adult referee of youth soccer, is found murdered in a ritzy Los Angeles suburb, his whistle left in an unnatural place. Suspicion quickly falls upon volunteer coach Diego Diaz, a one-time gang member whose hot Latino rant over an offside call pops […]
While at BEA I was very excited to find a publisher, Waldorf Publishing, that was very close to where I live in Texas. Very small world if you ask me. But was very glad I stopped by their booth because I love their logo – it’s a dog, and you know I love dogs! Well […]
Synopsis Good Night Chicago makes it a joy for adults to share their passion for this great American city with the children they love, and who will undoubtedly come to cherish Chicago too. This board book delights in the many kid-friendly institutions and places that help make Chicago one of the world’s great cities. In […]
Today I bring you another children’s book that I picked up at Book Expo America. It came out in July 2015 internationally but won’t be available here until September 1. I didn’t realize, but Max has other books out as well, so look for those available now and this one out in September. I’m sure […]
Sleuthing Women By Lois Winston, Jonnie Jacobs, Judy Alter, Maggie Toussaint, Camille Minichino, RP Dahlke, Susan Santangelo, Mary Kennedy, Heather Haven, and Vinnie Hansen Synopsis Sleuthing Women is a collection of 10 full-length mysteries featuring murder and assorted mayhem by 10 critically acclaimed, award-winning, and bestselling authors. Each novel in this set is the first book […]