Review: Paw Enforcement by Diane Kelly
Paw Enforcement by Diane Kelly is a perfect combination of cozy mystery, romance, humor, and suspense. I started reading it expecting a cute cozy but got so much more than I bargained for! What a…
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Review: The Quiche and the Dead by Kirsten Weiss
The Quiche and the Dead is book #1 in Kirsten Weiss’s Pie Town series. This story is a fun mystery with a bit of romance, which I’m finding is my favorite combination when it comes…
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Review: Bed and Breakfast and Murder by Patti Larsen
A cozy mystery heroine who’s feisty and prone to cursing, a pug who’s super cute despite constant flatulence, and a dead guy in a koi pond. Bed and Breakfast and Murder by Patti Larsen is…
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Review: Cappuccinos, Cupcakes, and a Corpse by Harper Lin
I love a cozy mystery with romance sprinkled in. Cappuccinos, Cupcakes, and a Corpse by Harper Lin is a promising start to the Cape Bay Cafe series. After her mother’s death, Francesca (Frannie) Amaro moves…
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Review: Chocolate a la Murder by Kirsten Weiss
I’m pretty picky when it comes to cozy mysteries. Some cozy heroines are a bit too gee-golly-gosh for me, to the point where they seem like caricatures. But give me a protagonist who’s feisty and…
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Review: Murder Wears a Little Black Dress by Debra Sennefelder
A cozy mystery featuring a haunted “murder dress”? You’re calling my name! Kelly Quinn ends up in the small town of Lucky Cove when her career an NYC assistant buyer fizzles out. She’s taking over…
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Review: Hot Fudge Murder by Cynthia Baxter
Hot Fudge Murder by Cynthia Baxter is book #2 in the Lickety Splits Ice Cream Shoppe series. Although I haven’t read the first book, I had no trouble jumping right into this story. Kate McKay…
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Review: Mistletoe Murder by Leslie Meier
Mistletoe Murder is the first book in Leslie Meier’s Lucy Stone series. This is my first time reading anything by this author and overall, I enjoyed the book. First published in 1991, it’s certainly a…
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Review: Christmas Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke
Christmas Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke is a prequel to the Hannah Swensen series. I’ve only read book 1 in the series so far, but I still enjoyed learning the origins of Hannah’s shop, The…
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Review: Murder in Her Stocking by G.A. McKevett
Murder in Her Stocking is the first book in the Granny Reid series, which is a spin-off of the Savannah Reid mysteries. I haven’t read the Savannah Reid books, but I had no problems jumping…
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Review: Murder by the Book by Lauren Elliott
Murder by the Book by Lauren Elliott sounded like the perfect read for me: a small-town cozy mystery that takes place in a bookshop. But I struggled with the writing as well as some very…
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Review: Kitty Chaos by Hilly Mason
Kitty Chaos is a prequel novella that kicks off the Appleton Mysteries, a new cozy mystery series with paranormal elements. Ruby Evans has recently opened Yarn Fluff, a yarn shop that she’s dreamed of owning…