My Reading Itinerary Monday! – Week #12 2019

March 18, 2019July 2, 2024 Dollycas 1 Comment

Welcome to My Reading Itinerary Monday!

Where are your books taking you this week?

I am bouncing from Illinois to New York this week!

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

Escapes Completed

Assault and Pepper (A Spice Shop Mystery)
by Leslie Budewitz
Release Date – March 3, 2015
Setting – Washington
My Flashback Friday Read! – My Review

An Au Pair to Remember: A Male Housekeeper Mystery
by Stephen Kaminski
Release Date – February 1, 2019
Setting – Michigan
The Great Escapes Book Tour stops here tomorrow!

Murder on the Wind (Rock Shop Cozy Mystery)
by Cheryl F Taylor
Release Date – February 2, 2019
Setting – Arizona
Cheryl will be my guest this week for Cozy Wednesday!

Criminally Cocoa (An Amish Candy Shop Mystery)
by Amanda Flower
Release Date – February 26, 2019
Setting – Charlotte travels to New York
My Review will be up on Thursday!

Lighthouse Beach: A Novel
by Shelley Noble
Release Date – May 29, 2018
Setting – Maine
My Flashback Friday Read!

Scheduled Escapes

Leave No Scone Unturned (Chef-to-Go Mysteries)
by Denise Swanson
Release Date – March 26, 2019
Setting – Illinois
For Review

Pinot Red or Dead? (The Wine Trail Mysteries)
by J.C. Eaton
Release Date – March 26, 2019
Setting – New York
The Great Escapes Tour stops here next Wednesday!

Trouble on the Books: A Castle Bookshop Mystery
by Essie Lang
Release Date – March 13, 2019
Setting – New York
For Review

Future Escapes

March 18 – 24, 2019

Click Here to check out my Current Giveaways!

Please Share Your Reading Itinerary in the Comments below!

Happy Reading!!

Your Escape Into A Good Book Travel Agent

My Reading Itinerary Monday Berkley Prime Crime, Crooked Lane Books, Lyrical Underground, self published, Sourcebooks Landmark, William Morrow Paperbacks

New from Kathleen Bailey!

When the Carnival Came:
An Olivia Penn Mystery
Cozy Mystery
4th in Series
Setting - Virginia
Publisher ‏ :
‎ Rhino Publishing LLC
(November 12, 2024)

A mysterious murder at an abandoned military base. A carnival has rolled into town. The shocking connection forces her to choose between a dear friend and her new love.

Spring is blooming in Apple Station, Virginia, and Olivia Penn's new romance is heating up. With love in the air and the carnival in town, life seems picture-perfect—until a stranger arrives at her door with carnations and a cryptic message for her friend.

When Olivia follows the trail and finds her friend standing over a dead body, she discovers there’s more to the carnival than just fun and games. Compelled to keep an impossible secret from both her new love and the police, Olivia is recruited to go undercover and investigate who among the quirky carnival crew had a motive for murder.

In a race to protect her friend and solve the crime, she must trust a man she never expected to see again. Together, they execute a daring plan to bring a killer to justice and save the lives of thirty very precious, valuable feathered friends.

With the killer on the verge of vanishing without a trace, justice—and her life—hinge on quick thinking and a bold move. Will she and her new love survive to see another day?

When the Carnival Came is the fourth book in the award-winning The Olivia Penn Mystery Series. When the Carnival Came is a small-town, cozy mystery brimming with heart and humor, featuring a charming cast of characters and a fast-paced, twisty plot. Action-packed and full of suspense, this clean, cozy thrill ride will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Purchase Links
Amazon - B&N - Bookshop.org Alibris

Author Links
Website Amazon Bookbub Instagram

The Rest of the Series

Click on covers for more book information or to order from Amazon.

1/31/2025

Murder at the Painted Wings Cafe by Ruth J. Hartman is a lot of fun to read, with a town full of colorful characters who contribute hilarity, emotion, and motive to this entertaining story.
~Reading is my SuperPower
Murder at the Painted Wings Cafe:
A Seneca James Mystery
Cozy Mystery
2nd in Series
Setting - Indiana
Level Best Books
(November 19, 2024)

Seneca James’ cousin, Evie, ends up in hot water, when she’s accused of stealing a wallet from an angry customer in Seneca’s Painted Wings Café. The customer also happens to be the local bank manager, who Evie pleads with for a much-needed loan, resulting in a public spectacle as the bank manager refuses, and ridicules Evie. When the manager later turns up dead inside the cafe, and Evie is the most likely suspect, it will take all of Seneca’s sleuthing and help from her best friend, Sheriff Cody Bales, to get Evie out of trouble.

Author Links
Website
Facebook Author Page Facebook Twitter/X

First Book in this Series

Find all of Ruth's Books Here.

2/28/2025

It’s an engrossing, intriguing, fast-paced book with lovable characters... I love every minute of this series.
~Socrates Book Reviews
via Amazon Review

Donor 73101:
A PIP Inc. Mystery
Cozy Mystery
5th in Series
Setting - California
Publisher ‏ : ‎
Good Read Mysteries
(August 15, 2024)

Aiden O’Rourke needed cash to help pay for college so he made money by selling his sperm. He was young, attractive, smart…and popular. Now many years later, his offspring are coming forward—eleven of them and counting—and connecting on a website they created called Donor73101.com.

Pat Pirard, Santa Cruz County Law Librarian turned PI, is approached by next-door neighbors Tina and Robin who want to start a family. Because Tina was conceived via sperm donation, they want to be 100% certain that their baby and Tina won’t have the same father.

It doesn’t take Pat long to determine that Aiden O’Rourke was Tina’s sperm donor. It also doesn’t take her long to discover that one by one, his offspring are being murdered. By whom and why? Well, that’s a mystery.

Purchase Link
Amazon

Author Links
Website Facebook Goodreads

The Rest of the Series

Find All of Nancy's Books HERE.

Click on covers for more book information or to order from Amazon.

12/31/2024

I stayed up late and read the whole thing in one night. Alone with a Tasman Tiger was an entertaining read with interesting characters in unique settings that grabbed me from page 1.
~Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book

Alone with a Tasman Tiger
(Chic Charlie)
Australian Cozy Mystery
2nd in Series
Settings – Brisbane, Sydney, Tasmania and London
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Stanley Press
(September 23, 2024)

A high stakes race. A missing friend and a search for the impossible.

In the Tasmanian wilderness six contestants battle it out to win $250,000. Only five finish.

In Bass Strait the Blue Gazelle yacht tackles fierce winds, huge waves and a phantom vessel, in its race to win the Tattersall Cup.

In London a fashion designer learns about a Belarussian scientist, possibly involved with a deadly technology.

In Hobart a search party is launched for a missing sailor.

At the centre of investigations are two feisty sleuths, Galina Ivanov and Charlotte Harmon, who are looking for clues which could save their partners and stop the spread of a devastating weapon.

Can they find them before all hope is lost?

Purchase Links
Amazon US Amazon AU Apple Tolino/Thalia Vivlio Kobo Barnes and Noble

Book 1 in this Series
An Extraordinary Wedding: After a dramatic journey to the altar
(Chic Charlie)
by Jane Ellyson
Thorpe Bowker
(November 22, 2023)

Charlotte is a fashion designer creating her own wedding dress while delivering costumes for the bridal party of an Indian wedding. It’s an arranged marriage and the bride-to-be, who is now staying in Charlotte’s fashion design studio, is having doubts.

Scott her fiancé, is locked up in quarantine spending time alternately writing his wedding vows and competing in a fitness competition with his sailing crew who are also contained in the hotel. Discovery of paint splatters on her own wedding dress is a first clue that the Indian bride-to-be has been kidnapped.

Humour is ever present in the daily call between Charlotte and her best friend Miranda who now lives in London, is painfully pregnant and is a self-appointed organiser for their wedding. Best-man Mason, married to Miranda, is a journalist, constantly on the lookout for an intriguing story.

Both bridal parties want to ensure that as few people as possible are aware of what’s happening in the run up to their big day.

While Charlotte wants a simple wedding, her parents want something special. As a result of everything that transpires, something extraordinary results.

A mystery and a romance with a healthy dash of suspense, culminating in a surprising start to a happily ever after. All set in the delightfully sleepy town of Bangalow in northern, New South Wales, Australia.

Author Links
Twitter/X Facebook Threads Linked In

Find more books written by Jane Ellyson HERE.

Click on the covers for more information or to order from Amazon.

12/31/2024

I highly recommend A Room for Murder! It’s a very quick read, has wonderful characters, and a fun, ghostly mystery! I also recommend the other books in the Charlie Kingsley Mysteries!
~Christy’s Cozy Corners

A Room for Murder
(Charlie Kingsley Mysteries)
Cozy Mystery
5th in Series
Setting - Wisconsin -
In the 1990s
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Love-Based Publishing (November 2, 2024)

A Room For Murder For is Book 4 in The Charlie Kingsley Cozy Novella series by USA Today bestselling author Michele PW (Pariza Wacek). Ideal for cozy mystery fans, especially readers who love clean, twisty, and funny cozy mysteries that include tea, pets, baking, small towns, and quirky side characters.

Charlie's very first case!

Normally Darla, the ghost that haunts the Redemption Inn, behaves herself. Relatively speaking.

Nancy, the owner of the Redemption Inn, swears that Darla is harmless. At least, mostly harmless. Maybe she plays a few pranks on some unsuspecting guests, but it's all in good fun.

Until one of the hotel guests is found dead at the bottom of the stairs, and Darla is the one who's blamed.

With the threat of guests canceling and her business on the line, Nancy turns to Charlie to help find the real culprit so Darla can rest in peace.

Meet Charlie. Better known as "Aunt Charlie" from the award-winning Secrets of Redemption series. She's back, making teas and solving cases in this funny, twisty, cozy mystery series set in the 1990s in Redemption, Wisconsin.

Author Links
Website Facebook Instagram

Purchase Links
Amazon B&N

The Rest of the Series

Find all Michele Pariza Wacek's books HERE.

Click on the covers for more information or to order from Amazon.

1/31/2025

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...

Author Links
Newsletter   Website    Facebook
Facebook Fan Page
X (Twitter)
   Goodreads    Pinterest

The Rest of the Series

Also Written By Lena Gregory

Find More Books By Lena Gregory Here.

Click on the covers for more information or to order by Amazon.

2/28/2025

5-STAR REVIEW
The Mysterious Case of the Missing Motive is a humorous, quirky story with a darling love story that ends in a jaw-draping cliffhanger.
~Novels Alive
The Mysterious Case of the Missing Motive
(The Redemption Detective Agency)
Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Setting - Wisconsin
Publisher ‏ : ‎
Love-Based Publishing
(October 15, 2024)

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Or maybe a gin and tonic.

Emily Hildebrandt has run into a bit of a rough patch. She's lost her job, her fiance and her apartment. Still, she never expected to be desperate enough to accept an invitation to live with her eccentric Aunt Tilde in Redemption, Wisconsin.

But, beggars can't be choosers. Even if part of the deal is she has to pretend to work at her aunt's latest hair-brained scheme, The Redemption Detective Agency.

Seriously, the woman is a retired nurse. Why does she think she's remotely qualified to run a detective agency, especially in a creepy little town like Redemption?

But, when a strange phone call suddenly thrusts them into an actual case, Emily finds herself hoping her aunt really does know what she's doing ... or an innocent person may be the one to suffer the consequences.

A spin-off from the Charlie Kingsley Mystery series! The Redemption Detective Agency is a funny, twisty cozy mystery series set in the 1990s featuring silver sleuths solving cold cases. Great for fans of the Thursday Murder Club.

Author Links
Website Facebook Instagram

Purchase Links
Amazon – B&N
Coming August 26, 2025
Coming September 23, 2025

Find all of Michele's books HERE.

Click on the covers for more information or to order from Amazon.

1/31/2025

TOUR PARTICIPANTS
January 28 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT
January 28 – Reading, Writing & Stitch-Metic – AUTHOR GUEST POST, INDIVIDUAL GIVEAWAY
January 28 – fundinmental – SPOTLIGHT
January 29 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
January 29 – Reading Is My SuperPower – REVIEW
January 30 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – REVIEW, CHARACTER GUEST POST, INDIVIDUAL GIVEAWAY
January 31 – Guatemala Paula Loves to Read – REVIEW
January 31 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
February 1 – Frugal Freelancer – CHARACTER INTERVIEW, INDIVIDUAL GIVEAWAY
February 1 – Elizabeth McKenna – Author – SPOTLIGHT
February 2 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW
February 2 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
February 3 – Angel’s Book Nook – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
February 3 – Read Your Writes Book Reviews – CHARACTER GUEST POST
February 4 – Ruff Drafts – AUTHOR GUEST POST
February 4 – Cassidy’s Bookshelves – SPOTLIGHT
February 5 – Novels Alive – REVIEW
February 5 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW
February 6 – Rebecca M. Douglass, Author – REVIEW
February 6 – Ascroft, eh? – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
February 7 – View from the Birdhouse – REVIEW
February 7 – StoreyBook Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
February 8 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT
February 9 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – REVIEW
February 10 – Deal Sharing Aunt – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
February 10 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – REVIEW

TOUR PARTICIPANTS
January 29 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT
January 29 – fundinmental – SPOTLIGHT
January 30 – Baroness Book Trove – SPOTLIGHT
January 30 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR GUEST POST
January 31 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT
February 1 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLGHT
February 2 – Deal Sharing Aunt – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
February 3 – Frugal Freelancer – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
February 3 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
February 4 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
February 5 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – REVIEW, CHARACTER GUEST POST
February 6 – Ruff Drafts – RECIPE POST
February 7 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW
February 8 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – SPOTLIGHT
February 9 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT
February 10 – StoreyBook Reviews – AUTHOR GUEST POST
February 11 – Eskimo Princess Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

TOUR PARTICIPANTS
February 3 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT
February 4 – Baroness Book Trove – REVIEW
February 4 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – REVIEW
February 5 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
February 5 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT
February 6 – Angel’s Book Nook – SPOTLIGHT
February 7 – Frugal Freelancer – CHARACTER INTERVIEW, INDIVIDUAL GIVEAWAY
February 8 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – SPOTLIGHT
February 9 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – REVIEW
February 10 – Storybook Lady – REVIEW
February 11 – Ruff Drafts – AUTHOR GUEST POST
February 12 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – CHARACTER GUEST POST, INDIVIDUAL GIVEAWAY
February 13 – StoreyBook Reviews – REVIEW
February 14 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT
February 15 – Elizabeth McKenna – Author – SPOTLIGHT
February 16 – Cozy Up WIth Kathy – REVIEW- AUTHOR INTERVIEW

TOUR PARTICIPANTS
February 3 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT
February 3 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – SPOTLIGHT
February 4 – Cozy Up With Kathy – SPOTLIGHT
February 4 – Deal Sharing Aunt – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
February 5 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT
February 6 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT
February 7 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
February 8 – Frugal Freelancer – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
February 9 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – SPOTLIGHT
February 10 – Angel’s Book Nook – SPOTLIGHT
February 10 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
February 11 – Ascroft, eh? – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
February 12 – Baroness Book Trove – REVIEW
February 13 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – REVIEW
February 14 – Ruff Drafts – SPOTLIGHT
February 15 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – SPOTLIGHT
February 16 – StoreyBook Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

TOUR PARTICIPANTS
February 4 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT
February 4 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR GUEST POST
February 5 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
February 5 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
February 6 – Cinnamon, Sugar, and a Little Bit of Murder – REVIEW, RECIPE
February 6 – Baroness Book Trove – SPOTLIGHT
February 7 – Reading, Writing & Stitch-Metic – CRAFT POST
February 7 – Eskimo Princess Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
February 8 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – RECIPE POST
February 8 – Ruff Drafts – SPOTLIGHT
February 9 – Cozy Up With Kathy – CHARACTER GUEST POST
February 9 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
February 10 – Elizabeth McKenna – Author – SPOTLIGHT
February 11 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – AUTHOR GUEST POST
February 12 – Novels Alive – REVIEW
February 13 – Jane Reads – CHARACTER GUEST POST
February 14 – Deal Sharing Aunt – AUTHOR GUEST POST
February 15 – Frugal Freelancer – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
February 16 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – SPOTLIGHT
February 17 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT

TOUR PARTICIPANTS
February 5 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT
February 5 – Frugal Freelancer – RECIPE
February 6 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT
February 6 – Eskimo Princess Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
February 7 – Read Your Writes Book Reviews – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
February 7 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT
February 8 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
February 8 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
February 9 – Sneaky the Library Cat’s Blog – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
February 10 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – AUTHOR GUEST POST
February 10 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
February 11 – Cozy Up With Kathy – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
February 11 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – REVIEW
February 12 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT
February 13 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – SPOTLIGHT
February 14 – StoreyBook Reviews – CHARACTER GUEST POST
February 14 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – GUEST POST

"Scads of red herrings, peeks behind the show-biz curtain, and bountiful appended recipes will leave fans smiling contentedly."
~Kirkus Reviews on BULLETPROOF BARISTA

Bulletproof Barista
(A Coffeehouse Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
20th in Series
Setting - New York
Berkley
(November 14, 2023)

When a film crew’s location shoot delivers an actual shooting, Clare Cosi finds herself at the scene of a true crime in this showstopping entry in the beloved Coffeehouse Mysteries from New York Times bestselling author Cleo Coyle.

Only Murders in Gotham, the smash-hit streaming program, is famous for filming in authentic New York locations and using real New Yorkers as extras. For its second season, they’ve chosen to spotlight the century-old Village Blend and its quirky crew of baristas. Shop manager and master roaster Clare Cosi is beyond thrilled, especially when her superb bulletproof coffee lands her a craft services contract for the production.

Madame, the eccentric octogenarian owner of the landmark shop, reveals an old kinship with the star of the show, comedian Jerry Sullivan. Now a Hollywood legend, Jerry frequented the Blend during his early years performing in Greenwich Village comedy clubs. But the past may hold more than nostalgia for Jerry. Suspicious accidents begin plaguing his shoot. Then a real bullet is fired from a stage gun, and Clare becomes convinced something sinister is afoot.

While Jerry’s production moves to exciting new locations, Clare keeps the coffee flowing—and her investigation going—even as a murderer lurks in the wings. But can she root out the rotten player in this Big Apple production before the lights go out on her?

Includes a stellar menu of surefire recipes!

Author Links
Newsletter Facebook Bookbub Instagram Twitter(X) Goodreads Amazon Page Website

Purchase Links:
Amazon B&N Bookshop.org

The Rest of the Series

Also written by Cleo Coyle

Click on covers for more book information or to order from Amazon.

Recurring

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...

Author Links
Newsletter Facebook Bookbub Instagram Twitter(X) Goodreads Amazon Page Website

The Rest of the Series!

Also by Cleo Coyle

Click on covers for more book information or to order from Amazon.

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 . . .

Purchase Links
Amazon – B&N – Kobo
Bookshop.org
PenguinRandomHouse

Author Links
Webpage Facebook

Also by Terrie Farley Moran

Find her Read Em and Eat Mysteries HERE.
She also co-writes the Scrapbooking Mysteries with Laura Childs.

You can find all 59 books in the Murder She Wrote Series HERE.
Click on the covers for more information or to order from Amazon.
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.

INCLUDES DELICIOUS RECIPES AND TEA TIME TIPS!

Laura’s Links
Website – Facebook

The Rest of the Series

The Scrapbooking Mysteries

The Cackleberry Club Series

Click on the covers for more information or to order from Amazon.

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?

Purchase Links
Amazon - B&N - Bookshop.org

Author Links
Webpage Facebook
Twitter GoodReads
Instagram BookBub
Newsletter

The Rest of the Series

Don't Miss

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

Click on the covers for more information or to order from Amazon.

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 . . .

Author Links
WEBSITE FACEBOOK BOOKBUB YOUTUBE INSTAGRAM PINTEREST GOODREADS AMAZON NEWSLETTER