On Flashback Fridays I will share with you
the books I was not able to review
when they were first released that have been screaming at me
from my To-Be-Read bookshelf.
I read the originally released story which has now been released in a new revised edition.
Since the old one is only available in paperback the details below are for the new version.
Blood Under The Mistletoe: A Short Romance Novel (The Flower Shop Mystery Series)
Romantic Cozy Mystery
3rd in Series
Setting – Utah
Publisher : Joffe Books (December 9, 2024)
Paperback : 146 pages
ISBN-10 : 1835269265
ISBN-13 : 978-1835269268
Kindle ASIN : B0DP5F992Z
Meet Quinella ‘Quincy’ McKay: flower enthusiast, hot fudge sundae lover, hopeless romantic — and now amateur sleuth!
The holiday season is fast approaching and florist Quincy is snowed under with orders. She’s also trying to organize Hillside’s annual festival and her own flower shop open house.
To make matters worse, her flower cooler is on the fritz and her no-show Santa has become a thorn in her side.
Quincy’s situation gets frostier when mysterious gifts start cropping up on her doorstep — delicious candy, expensive perfume and gorgeous jewelry. But they aren’t from her boyfriend, Alex.
Who is Quincy’s secret admirer and do they want to uproot her new life?
Dollycas’s Thoughts
Quinella/Quincy McKay has taken over her aunt’s florist shop, Rosie’s Posies. Every day she tries not to let her down. Christmas means the annual flower shop open house and Hillside’s Annual Festival. Quincy is juggling a lot of snowballs for both events. Where is she going to find another Santa? To add to the stress the store’s flower cooler is running more hot than cold, her ex-husband shows up with a huge announcement, her boyfriend Alex’s parents are coming to town for the holidays, and on top of all that, she seems to have a secret admirer.
The core characters in this series are so much fun. Quincy, her parents, her employees, and her boyfriend all pull together to make the festival and the open house go off even better than planned. Alex’s mother is no fan of Quincy’s and there was a comedy of errors at a holiday dinner but when Alex’s parents arrive during a very scary situation they don’t miss a beat stepping in to help.
There were some sweet moments like Quincy’s neighbors dropping Christmas treats daily. What a wonderful neighborhood holiday tradition. The “secret admirer” left some fun and interesting gifts too. Quincy had a mystery on her hands figuring out who the secret Santa was.
This Christmas story was heavy on romance and emotions but filled with humor on almost every page. The predicaments Quincy gets herself into had me laughing out loud. One was as terrifying as it was funny. The ending was heartwarming and sweet.
A Christmas Arrangement / Blood Under The Mistletoe is a perfect story that will get you in the Christmas spirit, and that is one of the reasons I picked up this book to read now. Heavy things here on the homefront and in the world, in general, had my spirit at a low point. After reading previous books written by this author I knew I would treated to sweet times with plenty of humor and be delightfully entertained and I was. No matter the title, this book was a Perfect Escape.
*This book is from my private collection. The opinions I have expressed are my own.
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About the Author
Annie Adams is the author of The Flower Shop Mystery Series . She lives with her husband, two giant dogs, and two, too giant cats in Northern Utah at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains. When not writing she can be found arranging flowers or delivering them in her own Zombie Delivery Van. Find out more at Joffe Books.
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*This book is from my private collection. The opinions I have expressed are my own.
was an enjoyable mystery, with one caution, this story includes explicit language that for me takes it out of the cozy mystery genre. That being said I am excited to read the next book in the series.
