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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
A chocolate shop, a feisty dog, and a murder mystery. Here I am—you rang? Asking for Truffle by Dorothy St. James is the first book in the Southern Chocolate Shop Mystery series. Charity Penn (aka…
I only wish that Mistletoe, Maine were a real place because I want to visit it immediately! Twelve Slays of Christmas, the first book in Jacqueline Frost’s Christmas Tree Farm Mystery series, delighted my cozy…
Joanne Fluke’s books are hugely popular, but I’ve never read any of them until now. Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder is a fun cozy mystery that introduces Hannah Swensen, a sassy baker turned amateur sleuth. Hannah…