It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 2016 Week #1

January 4, 2016July 2, 2024 Dollycas 2 Comments

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It’s a great post to organize yourself. It’s an opportunity to visit and comment, and er… add to that ever growing TBR pile!

Happy Monday Everyone!!

I had taken 2 weeks off from the Great Escapes Book Tours. Two weeks without that little bit of stress of promoting was sure nice. Today I am back at with 7 tours and 2 more starting on Friday. I thought the extra time would give me a chance to get caught up on things and do a bit of blog housekeeping. I did get my Ratings graphics updated and a button made for my Literary Escapes Personal Challenge, formerly Where Are You Reading? that was hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. I still need to add all of this years books to the State Pages. I hope to get that done soon and stay on top of it better this year.

I did spend a lot of time with family and some late nights reading. With the holidays and Mr. Dollycas home on vacation my schedule was all messed up. How did you spend the holidays?

Now here’s what I read and what I have planned for this week.

FINISHED

Cinnamon Toasted: A Spice Shop Mystery

Release Date – December 15, 2015
The Great Escapes Book Tour starts today and my review will be up soon!

To Helvetica and Back: A Dangerous Type Mystery

Release Date – January 5, 2016
Paige will be my Cozy Wednesday guest this week!

Murder Most Malicious (A Lady and Lady’s Maid Mystery)

Release Date – December 29, 2015
The Great Escapes Book Tour stops here Thursday!

Checked Out: A Dead-End Job Mystery

My Flashback Friday book for this week.
Release Date: May 5, 2015

ON DECK THIS WEEK

Death Goes to the County Fair (An Ogallala Mystery)

Release Date – October 15, 2015
The Great Escapes Book Tour stops here Saturday!

Karma’s a Killer (A Downward Dog Mystery)

Release Date – January 8, 2016
The Great Escapes Tour stops here next Tuesday!

Foreign Éclairs: A White House Chef Mystery

Release Date – January 5, 2016
Julie Hyzy is my guest next week for Cozy Wednesday!

Kingdom Come: An Elizabeth Harris Mystery

Release Date – January 5, 2016
Jane Jensen will be my Special Guest next Thursday!

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Comments (2) on “It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 2016 Week #1”

Mary Ann says:

January 4, 2016 at 8:06 AM

I just finished reading “Snow White Red Handed” by Maia Chance. This is the first in a fairy tale themed series that was set in the Black Forest of Germany. It was truly enchanting and I’m currently trying to track down the second book in the series. Currently I’m reading the latest Jesse Stone novel. And in the TBR pile is Leslie Budewitz’s “Guilty as Cinnamon” the second spice shop mystery. Tomorrow is Tuesday release day and there are at least three new books coming out that go with series that I’m reading. Some day I may catch up but it’s doubtful!
Dana says:

January 4, 2016 at 10:02 AM

A medieval mystery by Michael Jecks, The Merchant’s Partner. It was an enjoyable period mystery though the ‘twist’ ending was pretty predictable. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/498584.The_Merchant_s_Partner?from_search=true&search_version=service

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I totally enjoyed the story and highly recommend it to everyone who likes stories with well-developed characters, including two feisty women, with a mystery to solve.
~Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book

Ignoring Alva
Cozy Mystery/Sibling Fiction
Setting - Minnesota and Wisconsin
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Current Words Publishing
(February 4, 2025)

Meet Alva and Millie.... not your typical eighty-something sisters.

While recovering from a mild stroke, Alva's vivid dreams of daring exploits spark a restless desire to break free from the predictability of her quiet life. Her sister Millie-a practical yet spirited counterpart-is skeptical of Alva's newfound boldness. But when Alva suggests an impulsive road trip, not even Millie can resist the call of adventure.

What starts as a lighthearted escapade quickly spirals into a whirlwind of mischief, suspense, and unexpected heroics. As the journey unfolds, the siblings face long-buried secrets, stand up for the underdog, and confront dangerous foes with a fierceness they never knew they possessed.

Through it all, Alva and Millie prove that courage, resilience, and the drive to rewrite your story aren't confined by age-they're only sharpened by experience.

Witty, heartfelt, and brimming with surprises, Ignoring Alva is an unforgettable tale of sisterhood and reinvention. It proves that life's greatest adventures can happen when you least expect them.

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8/15/2025

5 stars! An intriguing murder mystery with an atmosphere-rich Hawai’ian setting!
~Boys’ Mom Reads!

Waters of Destruction
(An Orchid Isle Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
2nd in Series
Setting - Hawaii
Publisher ‏ : ‎
Severn House; Main edition (April 1, 2025)

Retired caterer Valerie Corbin investigates a suspicious drowning in this Orchid Isle cozy culinary mystery, featuring a feisty queer couple who swap surfing lessons for sleuthing sessions in tropical Hilo, Hawai‘i

After a vacation of a lifetime in Hilo, Hawai‘i, retired caterer Valerie Corbin and her wife Kristen have decided to move permanently to the beautiful – if storm-prone – Big Island. The couple are having fun furnishing their new house, exploring their new neighborhood and playing with their new little dog, Pua. But while they’ve made good friends with local restaurant manager Sachiko and her partner Isaac, they can’t help but feel a little lonely.

So when Sachiko begs Val to fill in for a member of her bar team who’s gone AWOL, Val dusts off her cocktail shaker and happily agrees. It’s a great chance to meet more people – and learn the local gossip.

Such as about Hank, the missing bartender, who vanished after a team-building retreat at a local beauty spot a week ago, and hasn’t been seen since. Until that is, his body turns up at the bottom of the waterfall, and the police seem very interested in where Sachiko was at the time of his death.

Sachiko couldn’t have killed him . . . could she? Val dives into the murky waters of the case, determined to find out.

This mouth-watering cozy mystery is perfect for fans of Ellen Byron, Jennifer J Chow, Lucy Burdette and Raquel V Reyes, and includes a selection of delicious Hawaiian recipes to cook at home.

Book 1 in this Series

Also by Leslie Karst

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9/15/2025

Chocolate Can Be Deadly is a delightful, cozy mystery read with a fast-paced plot, delicious recipes, baking and cooking, and close friendships with fully created characters.
~Novels Alive

Chocolate Can Be Deadly
(Cupcake Catering Mystery Series)
Cozy Mystery
7th in Series
Setting – California
Publisher ‏ : ‎
Cinnamon & Sugar Press
(January 28, 2025)

Catering a post-Valentine’s Day Death by Chocolate dessert party should have been a delicious way to wrap up a week of romantic festivities. But when the new fiancé of the hostess is found dead during the event, clutching one of Emory’s chocolate cupcakes and a heart-shaped box of chocolates close by, the guests and the police put her at the top of their suspect list. With her cupcake catering business melting away as word spreads about the poisoning, Emory, and her octogenarian pal, Tillie, will need to pry into the sticky, dark secrets of the attendees. Will they uncover who’s been hiding a rotten center, or will the killer stir up danger and frost Emory for good?

Includes chocolate recipes!

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7/31/2025

Corsets and Casualties is another highly enjoyable mystery from Gayle Leeson!
~Reading is my Superpower

Corsets and Casualties:
A Ghostly Fashionista Mystery
Paranormal Cozy Mystery
6th in Series
Setting - Virginia
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Grace Abraham Publishing
(March 25, 2025)

Stitched together with charm and mystery, this is one ghostly fashionista adventure you won't want to miss!

For retro fashion designer Amanda Tucker, creating showstopping Halloween costumes seemed like the week's biggest challenge—until her ghostly companion, Max, discovers an antique Bible tied to her own family history. When the Bible, purchased at an estate sale, is revealed to have belonged to Max's grandmother, Amanda finds herself caught in a whirlwind of hidden relatives, long-buried secrets, and family intrigue.

Meanwhile, Amanda's assistant, Zoe, struggles to decide between chasing her dreams in fashion and giving in to her mother's demands to work at the family diner. As if the week couldn't get more tangled, Amanda's grandfather and Max's nephew uncover shocking news at the estate sale's auction house: the proprietor has been shot.

With Designs on You hanging by a thread, Amanda and Max must unravel the mysteries of the past before they sew up a perilous future. Will their sleuthing skills save the day, or will these secrets prove too dangerous to handle?

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Find all Gayle Leeson's books HERE.

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Find the Embroidery Mysteries written as Amanda Lee HERE.

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7/10/2025

Murder Movie Club is a quick, fast-paced read and a wonderful start to a new series.
~Sapphyria’s Books

Murder Movie Club:
Murder on a Monday
(Monthly Murder Movie Club Cozy Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Setting - Michigan
Independently Published
(February 21, 2025)

Murder: best served with popcorn.

That’s the mantra for the members of the Monthly Murder Movie Club at The Northwoods Movie Theater. Every month, this eclectic group of northern Michigan residents gather to watch a murder mystery movie on the big screen. After stopping the projector in the middle of the movie, the members gather to discuss the crime and suspects, each making a whodunit pick before resuming the movie. The hair dresser with the scissors? The jilted lover with poison?

But nothing is normal on this Monday morning when the club members find the ticket-taking popcorn maker John E. Cash in the lobby of the theater, deader than any actor in their beloved movies. Using their unique talents and eccentricities, the Monthly Murder Movie Club members work collectively to solve the crime before the Northwoods Police force does. Members strive to protect the reputation of their beloved theater--and to protect their Monday meetings--because what each member is discovering is that there is so much more to their Monday club than a good old-fashioned murder mystery.

Found family, new friends, and murder investigations!

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New Release

Find all Marcy Blesy's books HERE.

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7/10/2025

Well-plotted, filled with wonderful characters and a sense of community THE GOLDEN HOUR MURDER is an absolutely delightful mystery.
~Cozy Up With Kathy

The Golden Hour Murder:
A Robyn Cavanagh Mystery
Cozy Mystery
2nd in Series
Setting – New York
Independently Published
(February 11, 2025)

It’s October and Mother Nature has painted photographer Robyn Cavanagh’s suburban New York hometown in rich colors of red, orange, and gold. Autumn has provided many scenic locales to shoot, but Robyn is happily preoccupied with one particular landscape. She’s landed the biggest job of her flourishing career: a contract to photograph the lush Linden Acres farm.

Her work begins with sunshine-filled days of apple and pumpkin picking and starry nights featuring a spectacular display of glowing jack-o’-lanterns. The merry mood darkens after Robyn discovers the body of Doug Paxton, the estranged husband of a member of the Linden clan.

Robyn can’t look through her camera’s viewfinder without picturing Doug’s body in the Linden pumpkin patch. Along with her friend Will Vonderlin, she plays detective to solve Doug’s murder. Will the killer be caught before the apples and pumpkins are turned into Thanksgiving pies, or will Robyn lose her best client and watch her career fade along with the autumn colors?

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6/30/2025

If you love books that transport you—both literally and figuratively—this series is a must-read.
~Review Thick and Thin

Carousels and Characters:
Magical Mystery Book Club
Paranormal Cozy Mystery
9th in Series
Better Beginnings, Inc.
(February 5, 2025)

This book club is whooshed right into the pages of a cozy mystery. The quirky group of brave members must solve the mystery and reach The End to get out of the book.

In each book of the series, they travel to a different world and meet paranormal characters. It could be shifters, fairies, genies, ghosts, or anything else! It’s so much fun, you’ll wish for a book club like this!

In this book journey, they travel to an enchanted amusement theme park. It’s a magical, wonderful place, but something is disturbing the park. Robberies are occurring from every ride. It began with little things, like props or costumes, but now the stakes are rising.

The book club has entered this story so that they can find out who is behind the thefts and stop the problem. Hopefully, they can do it before chaos strikes the entire theme park and closes it down, leaving hundreds of workers jobless and thousands of park visitors disappointed.

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Coming September 25, 2025

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4/15/2025

5 stars! I recommend A PERILOUS PREMIERE to readers of historical cozy mysteries. Fun and frothy and a solid murder mystery to boot!
~Boys Mom Reads!

A Perilous Premiere
(Stone & Steele Mysteries)
Historical Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Setting - California
Publisher ‏ : ‎
Cranberry Pond Publishing
(November 15, 2024)

Solving their own murders is the least of their problems…and the beginning of Stone & Steele, a reluctant yet surprisingly skilled investigative team.

The Golden Age of Hollywood, 1938. Vivian Steele moved to California to start a new life. She opened a fashion boutique in Beverly Hills, befriended Carole Lombard, the actress, and married a successful banker. But when her husband is murdered, Vivian discovers she isn't the only one hiding a few secrets.

An anonymous phone call lures Vivian to a plush hotel room where she stumbles upon the dead body of a beautiful young actress – her husband’s mistress. To add fuel to the fire, she's not alone.

Preston Stone, her adversary and Hollywood’s notorious playboy, is standing beside her. Suspiciously, they part ways only to find themselves alone again at a movie premiere two days later, and the message becomes brutally clear. They’re both the next targets of a cold-blooded killer.

Together, Vivian and Preston are thrown into a deadly race to find a missing collection of valuable coins and stop a vicious killer before they become the next murder victims. But first, they need to stop pointing their fingers at each other.

A Perilous Premiere is the first book in this exciting new 1930s Stone & Steele mystery series starring a great cast of characters ranging from the rich and famous to Bella, a Boston Terrier, her new friend, Boris, a Saint Bernard, and a few other endearing folks. (A pretty clean read)

Coming October 15, 2025

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4/15/2025

Secrets, historic detail, and a finely tuned mystery make DEADLY PERFORMANCE a delightfully captivating story in one of my favorite series!
~Cozy Up With Kathy

Deadly Performance:
A World War II Mystery
(Deadly Series) Historical Cozy Mystery 12th in Series Setting -West End of London, Summer, 1941 Publisher ‏ : ‎ JDP Press (December 9, 2024)

Behind the spotlights and glamour lurk secrets and murder.

Amid the grim realities of wartime Britain, inside during the blackout hidden from the tatters left by the Blitz, glitz and glamour live onstage in the West End. But at one theater, The Regent, a malevolent force is causing escalating problems. Sabotage, damage and injury feed mistrust among the cast and crew.

Then during opening night, the hated director drops dead from poison, and Olivia Redmond's colorful, kindly editor is arrested for murder. Determined to investigate, Olivia finds secrets piling up among the bodies. But which secret leads to a crafty killer who won't hesitate to remove anyone in their way, including Olivia?

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3/15/2025

The murder mystery was twisted, well-thought-out, and complex. This series is amazing!
~Sapphyria's Books

Candle With Care:
A Magic Candle Shop Mystery
Paranormal Cozy Mystery
4th in Series
Setting - Georgia
Publisher: Muddle House
(February 11, 2025)

Amateur sleuth and candlemaker Tabby Winslow and her twin sister, Sage, are finally making a go of The Book and Candle Shop. It seems like the only heat they’ll feel this June is from the strong sunshine in Savannah, Georgia. Then their acquaintance Detective Sharmila Belfor is gravely injured in a vehicular assault and is in a coma. Cops turn the city upside down searching for the offender, keying in on the detective’s boyfriend Herbert R Ellis, her felon cousin, and her case files.

Fearing the police are looking at the wrong people, Herbert begs Tabby to investigate. He knows what most don’t, that Tabby has psychic abilities that allow her to home in on emotions and motives. Since he’s a lifelong friend of Dr. Quig Quigsly, Tabby’s fiancé, she agrees. But before she finds answers, Sage’s former coworker is murdered, and her twin pleads with Tabby to find the killer. With dead ends at every turn, Tabby fears the city’s troubles are paranormal in origin. By investigating the crimes, she risks exposure of the way her family manipulates energy and uses other psychic talents. Keeping a low profile is essential.

Meanwhile, Quig’s parents are throwing them a black-tie engagement party in two weeks, and Tabby is burning the candle at both ends. Can Tabby end the crime wave and protect her loved ones before she is quenched?

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5/5/2025

Coming April 1 from
Cleo Coyle!

No Roast for the Weary
(A Coffeehouse Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
21st in Series
Setting - New York
Publisher ‏ : ‎
Berkley (April 1, 2025)

When the Village Blend opens a Writer's Block Lounge, a cold case crime turns up the heat on Clare and her crew in this gripping new entry in the beloved Coffeehouse Mystery series from New York Times bestselling author Cleo Coyle.

As much as master roaster Clare Cosi adores coffee, the landmark shop she manages won't survive if she doesn't sell enough of it. So when the Village Blend's customer traffic grinds to a halt, she turns to her staff for creative ideas, and the Writer's Block Lounge is born.

Madame, the eccentric octogenarian owner of the shop, is upset by this news. Years ago, a group of accomplished writers used the shop's second-floor lounge to inspire each other, but the group disbanded when something dark occurred. Though that history is shrouded in mystery, Clare presses forward...

Soon the Village Blend tables are filled with aspiring novelists, playwrights, and poets, all happy to be coaxed, cajoled, and caffeinated by her coffeehouse crew. Clare admires the stamina of these scribes, many of them toiling at night jobs—driving taxis, tending bar, ushering for Broadway—while penning projects during the day.

Then one of their fictions turns fatal when a shocking secret leads to a deadly end. Unless Clare can untangle this mystery, uncover the truth, and stop a desperate killer, she fears more of these weary writers may be marked for eternal rest. ~ Includes a knockout menu of recipes.

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5/31/2025

NOW AVAILABLE!

Soft Serve Sleighing
(Coffee & Cream Café Mysteries)
Cozy Mystery
5th in Series
Setting - New York
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Gemma Halliday Publishing
(January 28, 2025)
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0DLHPWDNT

From author Lena Gregory comes a delightfully delicious cozy mystery...

With most of Eastern Long Island closed down for a blizzard, Danika Delaney and her friends are holed up in her old fashioned malt shop, the Coffee & Cream Café, with ice cream and hot chocolate. However, their plans to wait out the storm in cozy company are interrupted when a popular YouTuber and her two companions show up at the door—they've been trapped by the storm, and Dani generously offers to serve them breakfast. But her generosity isn't rewarded in kind, as the reviewer then tries to extort money from Dani in exchange for a good review! When the storm finally clears, Dani is happy to have seen the last of them.

Or so she thought.

Dani and her friends decide to go sleigh riding the morning after the storm clears, but instead of a winter wonderland, they find the extorting YouTuber...dead! To make matters worse, Dani suddenly finds herself accused of the woman's murder. Intent on restoring her reputation, Dani sets out to prove she didn’t do it. This is one storm she's not sure she can weather...

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2/28/2025

Congratulations to Karen M. (Florida) has won a copy of The Socialite’s Guide to Murder
by S. K. Golden.

Congratulations to Michael L. (Iowa). He has won an ARC of A Cold Dose of Murder by Emily George.

Congratulations to Libby D. (Florida). She has won an Amazon Gift Card in the Fiddling With Fate giveaway.

Congratulations to Sharon M. (Georgia). She has won an ARC of The Next Deadly Chapter by V.M. Burns.

Congratulations to Carol G. (Oklahoma). She has won a $5 Amazon Gift Card in The Ingredients of Happiness Giveaway.

Congratulations to Wendy W. (California). She has won a Kindle copy of Thrown for a Scoop by Dana Mentink.

TOUR PARTICIPANTS
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May 1 – Frugal Freelancer – AUTHOR GUEST POST
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May 2 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
May 2 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea = SPOTLIGHT
May 3 – Elizabeth McKenna – Author – SPOTLIGHT
May 4 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW
May 4 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
May 5 – Ruff Drafts – SPOTLIGHT
May 6 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT
May 7 – Ascroft, eh? – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
May 8 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT
May 9 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – REVIEW
May 10 – Carla Loves To Read – AUTHOR GUEST POST
May 11 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
May 12 – Read Your Writes Book Reviews – RECIPE
May 13 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW

TOUR PARTICIPANTS
May 5 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT
May 6 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT
May 7 – Christa Reads and Writes – REVIEW
May 8 – Frugal Freelancer – CHARACTER GUEST POST
May 9 – MJB Reviewers = SPOTLIGHT
May 10 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
May 11 – Deal Sharing Aunt – COCKTAIL RECIPE
May 12 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT
May 13 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR GUEST POST
May 14 – FUONLYKNEW – COCKTAIL RECIPE
May 15 – Read Your Writes Book Reviews – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
May 16 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – REVIEW
May 17 – Cassidy’s Bookshelves – SPOTLIGHT
May 18 – Angel’s Book Nook – COCKTAIL RECIPE
May 19 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

TOUR PARTICIPANTS
May 7 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT
May 7 – Deal Sharing Aunt – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
May 8 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT
May 8 – Ascroft, eh? – CHARACTER GUEST POST
May 9 – View from the Birdhouse – REVIEW
May 9 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
May 10 – Frugal Freelancer – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
May 10 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – REVIEW
May 10 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – SPOTLIGHT
May 11 – Cozy Up With Kathy – CHARACTER GUEST POST
May 12 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT
May 12 – Elizabeth McKenna – Author – SPOTLIGHT
May 13 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – AUTHOR GUEST POST
May 14 – Sneaky the Library Cat’s Blog – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
May 14 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

TOUR PARTICIPANTS
May 8 – Deal Sharing Aunt – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
May 9 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT
May 10 – Reading Is My SuperPower – SPOTLIGHT W/EXCERPT
May 11 – OFF
May 12 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – SPOTLIGHT
May 13 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – SPOTLIGHT
May 14 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – AUTHOR GUEST POST
May 15 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT
May 16 – MJB Reviewers = SPOTLIGHT
May 17 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
May 18 – Guatemala Paula Loves to Read – AUTHOR GUEST POST
May 19 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
May 20 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
May 21 – Frugal Freelancer – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

TOUR PARTICIPANTS
May 9 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT
May 9 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT
May 10 – Frugal Freelancer – SPOTLIGHT
May 11 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – SPOTLIGHT
May 11 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
May 12 – Mochas, Mysteries and Meows – REVIEW
May 12 – Reading Is My SuperPower – SPOTLIGHT
May 13 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW, AUTHOR INTERVIEW
May 13 – Angel’s Book Nook – SPOTLIGHT
May 14 – Deal Sharing Aunt – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
May 15 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
May 15 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW
May 16 – Sneaky the Library Cat’s Blog – SPOTLIGHT
May 17 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT
May 18 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

TOUR PARTICIPANTS
May 14 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT
May 15 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – AUTHOR GUEST POST
May 15 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT
May 16 – Elizabeth McKenna – Author – SPOTLIGHT
May 16 – Read Your Writes Book Reviews – RECIPE
May 17 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
May 17 – Baroness Book Trove– SPOTLIGHT
May 18 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT
May 19 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – CHARACTER GUEST POST
May 19 – Cozy Up With Kathy – CHARACTER GUEST POST
May 20 – Frugal Freelancer – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
May 20 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
May 21 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
May 22 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW
May 23 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT

New from New York Times bestselling author Cleo Coyle.

The Ghost Goes to the Dogs
(Haunted Bookshop Mystery)
Paranormal Cozy Mystery
9th in Series
Setting - Rhode Island
Berkley (May 2, 2023)

A stray dog leads bookseller Penelope McClure and her gumshoe ghost on a chase for a cunning criminal in this brand-new entry in the "UTTERLY CHARMING" (Mystery Scene) Haunted Bookshop Mysteries from New York Times bestselling author Cleo Coyle.

Pet Mystery Week brings brisk business to Penelope's Rhode Island bookshop, but a real mystery comes barking at her door when a lost dog turns up in a panic. Pen and her son Spencer follow the furry fugitive to a wooded area where the dog's owner lies unconscious. Mrs. Cunningham is a warm-hearted widow who volunteers at the animal shelter and runs Buy the Book's pet lovers book club. Why would anyone shoot such a sweet soul?

The police believe it's an accident, a shot by a careless deer hunter, but Pen remains skeptical. To straighten out this doggone mess, she whistles for the ghost of PI Jack Shepard, an expert in hounding as well as haunting. Jack has a dog story of his own, a case from the 1940s that may help Pen sniff out clues to her present predicament. Yet even with Jack's hard-boiled help, Pen may not be able to stop the killer from striking again or letting this whole case go to the dogs...

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Recurring

This was a well-written, quick-paced mystery, and such an enjoyable read.
~View from the Birdhouse

Murder, She Wrote:
A Killer Christmas
Cozy Mystery
59th in Series
Setting - Maine
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berkley
(October 8, 2024)

It’s Christmastime in Cabot Cove, but there’s more homicide than ho-ho-ho in the newest entry in the USA Today bestselling Murder, She Wrote series.

Christmas is not an easy time to sell a house, but in Boston tycoon John Bragdon, Cabot Cove Realtor Eve Simpson has found a buyer for the old Jarvis homestead. Unfortunately, Eve gets a lump of coal in her stocking in the form of Kenny Jarvis, who has been missing for years and presumed dead but has now come back to stop his sister from selling their childhood home.

Eve presses on, organizing a welcome dinner for Bragdon and his wife, Rose Marie, to meet the leading citizens of the town, including Jessica Fletcher. Dinner is interrupted by an uninvited guest—not Santa but Kenny, who threateningly promises Rose Marie she will never live in his house.

When Rose Marie is found dead a few days later, Kenny is the natural suspect. But Jessica isn′t so sure he′s on the naughty list . . .

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12/31/2024

Peach Tea Smash left me feeling as happy as a clam at high tide.
~The Avid Reader

Peach Tea Smash
(A Tea Shop Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
28th in Series
Setting - South Carolina
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berkley
(August 6, 2024)

Murder at an Alice in Wonderland–themed event threatens to send Theodosia Browning through the looking glass in the latest entry in this New York Times bestselling series.

During the Mad Hatter Masquerade, a fundraiser hosted by the Friends of the Opera on the grounds of the old Pendleton Grist Mill, Harlan Sadler, husband of Cricket Sadler, the chairwoman, is killed. He’s been hit in the head with a croquet mallet, and his body hung on the chains and paddles of the grist mill. Nobody can figure out why since Harlan was much beloved by everyone. It’s only after Cricket and Delaine beg Theodosia to investigate that she realizes the killer might have mistaken Harlan for his crazy son, Duke. After all, Duke is a slum landlord and recently injured a woman in a boating accident.

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New from Ellen Byron

French Quarter Fright Night
(Vintage Cookbook)
Cozy Mystery
3rd in Series
Setting -
The Garden District of New Orleans
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Severn House
(September 3, 2024)

The third in the fabulous cozy mystery series with a vintage flair from USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award-winning author Ellen Byron.

Welcome to the Bon Veeevil Festival of Fear! Prepare for the spookiest night of your life . . .

It's Halloween in New Orleans, and the staff of Bon Vee Culinary House Museum is setting up a fantastic haunted house tour for their visitors. But when flashy movie star Blaine Taggart and his entourage move into the mansion next door, gift shop proprietor Ricki James-Diaz gets a fright of her own.

While Ricki is excited about the potential business the tours will bring to her vintage cookbook shop, she's less thrilled by former friend Blaine's arrival in town. Then Bon Vee's prop tomb becomes a real tomb for Blaine's nasty assistant, and suddenly everyone at Bon Vee is a murder suspect. There isn't a ghost of a chance one of them committed the crime, but with NOPD busy tackling the mischief and mayhem generated by the spooky holiday, it falls on Ricki and her friends to catch the killer.

As the Big Easy gears up for the Big Scary, it seems everyone has skeletons in their closets. Can Ricki reveal the shadowy killer before someone else becomes part of the Halloween horror show?

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A Very Woodsy Murder
(A Golden Motel Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Setting - California
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kensington Cozies
(July 23, 2024)

From Agatha Award-winning author Ellen Byron, a hilarious new series featuring a sitcom writer who has checked out of the familiar comforts in Studio City and checked in to the quaint village of Foundgold to run a motel. Running a rustic getaway in the woods sure beats LA traffic—until murder ruins the peace and quiet . . .

Down-on-her-luck sitcom writer Dee Stern is flipping the script. Twice divorced and wasting her talents on an obnoxious kids’ show, the lifelong Angeleno embraces the urge to jump in her car and keep driving. It's a road trip with no destination—until she pulls into a mid-century motel filled with cobwebs and retro charm. Nestled in the shadow of a national park, it’s a time capsule of a place that, like her, could use some work. So, in the most impulsive move of her life, Dee teams up with best friend, Jeff Cornetta—who happens to be her first ex-husband—to transform the aging ranch into the Golden Motel-of-the-Mountains, a hiker’s oasis on the edge of the wilderness . . .

But Dee and Jeff soon realize there couldn’t be two people more unprepared for the hospitality business. There’s also the panic-inducing reality of prowling bears and a general store as the only shopping spot for miles. Living and working in the middle of nowhere takes some getting used to—especially when a disrespectful guest ends up murdered! Now, with the motel duo topping the suspect list, Dee must steer clear of a meddling park ranger, face her past in show biz, and determine if the killer is a local or tourist. Because as she quickly finds out, there are many things worse than a one-star review.

Also written by Ellen Byron

Written as Maria DiRico

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9/30/2024

NOW AVAILABLE!

Murder on the Page
(A Literary Dining Mystery)
Cozy Culinary Mystery
1st in Series
Kensington Cozies
(October 22, 2024)
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
Kindle ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CTDKHJ4G

Featuring twin hooks that cozy readers can’t get enough of—classic books and delicious food—this new series from the Agatha Award-winning, nationally bestselling author of several much loved series, including the Fairy Garden Mysteries and the French Bistro Mysteries, is a delicious treat for mystery lovers, especially fans of Ellery Adams, Krista Davis, and Lauren Elliott.

It’s a truth universally acknowledged that a genuinely top-notch party must be in want of a theme. Allie Catt, caterer and personal chef in the beautiful mountain community of Asheville, North Carolina, has devised a winning formula by using her clients’ favorite books as inspiration. Her first themed event is based on Pride and Prejudice (Allie’s cat, Darcy, approves), and it’s so popular that soon she has grand ideas for future parties based on Rebecca, The Great Gatsby, Babette’s Feast and more.

Business is booming, and a rival catering company is fuming. But there’s a sting in the tale when the aunt of one of Allie’s clients and best friends, Tegan, is murdered. Tegan is the victim’s sole heir, and quickly becomes the main suspect. Allie has no doubts about her friend’s innocence, but how to prove it?

Once again, her love of literature comes to the rescue, and with some guidance from her favorite fictional detectives, including Hercule Poirot and Sherlock Holmes, Allie sifts through the clues. With a little luck—and the kind of pluck that would make Elizabeth Bennett proud—she may be able to stop a killer from serving up a second course of murder . . .

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