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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 2016 Week #4

January 25, 2016July 2, 2024 Dollycas 5 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!!

Did you see Amazon is merging Shelfari with GoodReads? I was on Shelfari before GoodReads but am so glad they are merging. When Amazon upgraded Shelfari a few years ago they tied it to our Amazon accounts and because I had used 2 different email addresses they never really synced up correctly. They have given us the option to import our books from Shelfari to GoodReads. I thought this was great and was happy to add the older books to my account. Take my advice – DON’T DO IT!! After I imported I noticed I suddenly had hundreds of shelves added to me GoodReads account. It seems every “tag” I had used on Shefari, like cozy mystery, fiction, or the state it took place, now had it’s own shelf and to remove them you have to click on each one individually and the confirm you really want to delete that shelf. I spent my morning yesterday deleting shelves. Time I could have spent reading! 🙂

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

FINISHED

Sweet Pepper Hero: A Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade

Release Date – January 5, 2016
Review will be up tomorrow!

For Cheddar or Worse: A Cheese Shop Mystery

Release Date – February 2, 2016
Avery will be my guest for Cozy Wednesday this week!

The Cakes of Monte Cristo: A Piece of Cake Mystery

Jacklyn will be my Special Guest on Thursday!

Diners, Drive-Ins, and Death: A Comfort Food Mystery

My Flashback Friday Read!
Release Date: January 6, 2015

ON DECK THIS WEEK

A Turn for the Bad: A County Cork Mystery

Release Date – February 2, 2016
Sheila will be my guest for Cozy Wednesday next week!

The Flood Girls

Release Date – February 2, 2016
For Review

Toured to Death (An Amy’s Travel Mystery)

My Flashback Friday Read
Release Date January 27, 2015

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Review/ #Giveaway – Angels Burning by Tawni O’Dell

January 2, 2016July 2, 2024 Dollycas 5 Comments

Angels Burning
Trade Paperback Release – January 5, 2016
Suspense/Psychological Thriller
Setting – Pennsylvania
Gallery Books
An Imprint of Simon & Schuster Inc.
Trade Paperback: 288 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1476755953
E-Book ASIN: B00UDCNJLC

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Oprah Book Club pick Back Roads comes this fast-paced literary thriller about a small town police chief who’s forced to dig into her own shadowy past as she investigates the murder of a teenage girl.

On the surface, Chief Dove Carnahan is a true trailblazer who would do anything to protect the rural Pennsylvanian countryside where she has lived all fifty of her years. Traditional and proud of her blue-collar sensibilities, Dove is loved by her community. But beneath her badge lies a dark and self-destructive streak, fed by a secret she has kept since she was sixteen.

When a girl is beaten to death, her body tossed down a fiery sinkhole in an abandoned coal town, Dove is faced with solving the worst crime of her law enforcement career. She identifies the girl as a daughter of the Truly family, a notoriously irascible dynasty of rednecks and petty criminals.

During her investigation, the man convicted of killing Dove’s mother years earlier is released from prison. Still proclaiming his innocence, he approaches Dove with a startling accusation and a chilling threat that forces her to face the parallels between her own family’s trauma and that of the Trulys.

Dollycas’s Thoughts

Told from Dove Carnahan’s point of view you quickly find out she is a complex individual. She has not had an easy life and her childhood has left her damaged. She has friends but walls up that prevent her from getting into a real relationship. Her mother was murdered when she was fifteen and the man convicted of the crime has just been released from jail. He is pushing Dove to admit she knows he didn’t do it and she lied when she accused him. Her sister Neely, a dog trainer, is also scarred from the death of her mother. Their brother left town as soon as he turned 18 and they rarely here from him. Dove is the police chief in their rural Pennsylvanian town. She watches over the town and the residents love her. But she has a secret that could change everything. The death of young Camio Truly has stirred up memories and feelings she thought she left in the past.

Tawni O’Dell has created some amazing characters. Dysfunctional families with some huge secrets. From the children to the adults, they are all unique characters and so fleshed out. Derk Truly, Camio youngest brother, is a little boy with no fear and ability to traverse to surprising places. Camio’s mother seems to be in a trace most days, gazing at a television screen while life goes on around her. Even the death of her daughter can’t draw her out. Neely has several dogs herself, all very well behaved. She trains other dogs for many things and she rules her classes strictly, she is a perfectionist. Her way to bring order to at least one part of her life. Dove also needs order in her life so her life has become her job. She tries to keep her past in the past but it comes spilling out all over.

The death of Camio Truly was horrifying. Who would have done this? Who gains by having her dead? Each little twist and each big turn draw us deeper into the well written story. I was truly surprised by the final revelations and the way the past and the future interconnected. I felt a myriad of emotions while reading this book, sadness, sympathy, empathy and more. This was a book that was hard to put down, I appreciated the small minutes of humor because this was a really heavy story. A story of life, lives I am sorry these characters had to endure, but that is what makes it a great read.

enjoyable 2016

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

December 28, 2015July 2, 2024 Dollycas 5 Comments

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?
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Happy Monday Everyone!!

Hope you are enjoying the holidays. We will be having our family Christmas on Wednesday. Going to be a really hard day. Kris is on my mind all day, every day, but when the family gathers and I look around the room and see no Kris my heart breaks all over again. It has been 9 months but it still feel like yesterday.

My Blogoversary is on Thursday so be sure to come by for that. There will be at least 3 giveaways, maybe more if I can pull everything together.
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Here’s what I read and what I have planned for this week.

FINISHED

Angels Burning

Release Date – January 5, 2016
Review will be up Saturday!

A Second Chance at Murder: A Love or Money Mystery

Release Date – January 5, 2015
Review will be up tomorrow!

Berried Secrets: A Cranberry Cove Mystery

Release Date – August 4, 2015
Review will be up Friday!

Thread and Gone (A Mainely Needlepoint Mystery)

Release Date – December 29, 2015
Review will be posted during the Thread and Gone Great Escapes Book Tour

ON DECK THIS WEEK

Cinnamon Toasted: A Spice Shop Mystery

Release Date – December 15, 2015
The Great Escapes Book Tour starts January 4, 2015!

To Helvetica and Back: A Dangerous Type Mystery

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

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

Release Date – December 29, 2015
The Great Escapes Book Tour stops here January 7, 2016!

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Happy Reading!!

It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

December 21, 2015July 2, 2024 Dollycas 5 Comments

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?
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Happy Monday Everyone!!

Yesterday was my grandson Remi’s 3rd Birthday!
Funny when he was born we had a huge blizzard here is Wisconsin and today we have not even 1 flake of snow. My neighbor mowed his yard yesterday!

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

FINISHED

Snow Way Out (A Snow Globe Shop Mystery)

Release Date – January 6, 2015
December Just For Fun Read

The Iced Princess (A Snow Globe Shop Mystery)

Release Date – December 1, 2015
Christine will be my guest for Cozy Wednesday this week!

The Candy Cane Cupcake Killer: A Fresh-Baked Mystery

Release Date – November 3, 2015
Review coming soon!

Almost Always

Release Date – January 12, 2013
Catch up book for my Just For Fun Challenge

ON DECK THIS WEEK

Angels Burning

Release Date – January 5, 2016
For Review

I have that book scheduled for review on January 2.
With the holidays and my Blogoversary on December 31 I am going to just grab whatever book strikes my fancy at the moment for the rest of the week.

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It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

Character-driven and cozy, it delivers a compelling mystery with touches of gentle paranormal intrigue.
It’s a Perfect Escape.
~Escape with Dollycas into a Good Book

Driftless Spirits
(Secrets in Casten's Horn)
Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Setting:
The Driftless area of Wisconsin
Publisher ‏ : ‎
Casten House Books
Publication date ‏ : ‎
October 30, 2025

Charlotte Burke can’t shake her recurring dream.

Over and over again she dreams of finding a mysterious journal on a candlelit desk while wandering through a strange house in the middle of the night. Every dream has shown her a framed picture of an old woman sitting at the same desk, except the latest version. Last night, the woman stood and offered Charlotte a keyring. In the morning, Charlotte woke up with her car keys in her hand.

Her best friend is worried but skeptical when Charlotte insists the house is real. The dream is metaphorical, Ivy says, reflecting Charlotte’s restless state. Ivy gifts her a journal and urges her to take the trip her subconscious is demanding before she wakes up behind the wheel. A roadtrip of self-discovery will help Charlotte figure out what she really wants.

Charlotte agrees to the roadtrip but not for Ivy’s reasons. To her, the house, the journal, and the woman in her dream are all too real. She sets off to do the impossible. If she can find the house and uncover its secrets in time, she might save far more than her driftless life.

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5/15/2026

Stepping back to 1929, FRIED CHICKEN CASTAÑEDA provides a delicious mystery amidst a stunning Western backdrop.
~Cozy Up With Kathy

Fried Chicken Castañeda
Historical Culinary Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Setting -
Las Vegas, New Mexico,
in June 1929
Publisher ‏ : ‎
Artemesia Publishing, LLC
Publication date ‏ : ‎
May 6, 2025

At the Castañeda Hotel, you'll find romance, gourmet dining, bootleggers, and murder!

Bored with her conventional middle-class life, Prudence Bates escapes Cleveland by heading west to qualify as a Courier for the Southwestern Indian Detours. On the California Limited she meets Jerry Begay, a charming Navajo school teacher. They feel an instant rapport, but he's headed for Gallup, so it's but a brief encounter.

In Las Vegas, New Mexico Prudence is befriended by Castañeda Hotel Harvey Girls Martha and Anne and desk clerk Clara. They take Prudence under their wing and invite her along to dances and the local hot springs.

Four days later, Martha's brother, Tom, is found murdered. Was it because of his bootlegging activities? Or his amorous relationship with Liz Kearney, daughter of the richest man in the area and rumored mob boss? And was that really Jerry Begay whom Prudence saw meeting with Tom in secret the day before he was killed?

Following in the footsteps of her favorite fictional detectives, Tommy and Tuppence, Prudence is determined to solve the murder. But one wrong step and she may end up in the sights of the bootleggers.

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Coming October 13, 2026

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4/30/2026

A cleverly crafted mystery, delightful characters, and a fun small town with the infamous busybodies just give this series such realism. I loved being back in this world.
~Sapphyria’s Books

A Scoop of Deceit
(Coffee & Cream Café Mysteries)
Cozy Mystery
7th in Series
Setting - New York
Publisher ‏ : ‎
Gemma Halliday Publishing
Publication date ‏ : ‎
March 10, 2026

From author Lena Gregory comes another decadently delightful cozy mystery ...

Spring has finally sprung on the south shore of eastern Long Island, New York, and Danika Delaney is ready to take a break from running her old-fashioned malt shop, the Coffee & Cream Café, to help her mom start planting for the season. With visions of colorful tulips and delicate daffodils in mind, Danika and her mother browse through the local garden center, where they can’t help but notice a confrontation between out-of-towner Sebastian Krane and the local cashier. Unfortunately, as Krane storms off, aggravated and not paying attention, he hops into his BMW, and crashes right into Mrs. Delaney as she’s backing up in her borrowed pickup truck.

As if that weren't enough to put a damper on her sunny mood, Krane then has the nerve to file a lawsuit against her. But when Dani shows up at his mansion to try to straighten things out, she finds him dead, with a knife in his back. Apparently, someone had it out for Sebastian. Someone other than her mother. A fact Dani sets out to prove with the help of her sidekicks, Gwen and Eli, wading through a slew of shady suspects from the victim's stormy past.

Can Dani clear her mother's name and find the truth behind Krane's murder? Or will Dani be in danger of pushing up daisies herself this spring?

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Also Written By Lena Gregory
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6/30/2026

Delicious Italian food and the love of family make CASE OF THE CURVED STAIRCASE a fun, feel-good mystery.
~Cozy Up With Kathy

Case of the Curved Staircase:
A Macaroni on Wheels Mystery
Cozy Mystery
2nd in Series
Settings -
Little Italy, San Diego, and San Diego Bay
Publisher ‏ : ‎ S.K. Derban
Publication date ‏ : ‎
August 27, 2025

The Little Italy entertainment continues in this second book of the Macaroni on Wheels series. Case of the Curved Staircase has more twists and turns than Terza can handle. And, Detective Nicholas Garza is not on the case. Say it isn't so, Nico!

Staircases can be fatal, especially on Halloween. After catering a surprise birthday party on the evening of October 30th, Terza returns to the scene of the celebration on the following morning. Instead of being greeted by the happy, party hosts, Terza discovers a dead body at the bottom of the curved staircase. Not again! And this time, Terza's amateur detective skills are landing her directly into personal danger. She would rather be using her chef's knife than having one pointed at her face!

As the feisty Italian caterer continues to fill her free time solving crime, she runs head first into a new detective. Unlike Nicholas Garza, the detective now in charge considers Terza a hinderance instead of a help. Fortunately, Jacob Radovan, the medical examiner, continues to be Terza's ally.

There is also an unexpected wedding in Case of the Curved Staircase. Readers of Uneven Exchange just might cheer out loud. The almost perfect weather in San Diego allows the bride and groom to take a carriage ride from the wedding venue to the reception ballroom. It's a fairytale come true.

Fans of cozy mysteries will revel in solving another murder along with Terza, and will continue to appreciate her zest for life. Readers will be spending more time with the animated Tiepolo family, and especially Terza's father. Ezio's Halloween costume is a moo-ving choice! The Tiepolo's celebrate their loving, family bond as they join together each Sunday. Food, family, and fun! Once again, you may consider this your personal invitation...

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2/28/2027

New from Ruthie Knox and Annie Mare
Trailbreaker
(Prairie Nightingale)
Mystery
2nd in Series
Setting - Wisconsin
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thomas & Mercer
Publication date ‏ :
‎ January 27, 2026

Suspicions that a serial killer is terrorizing a pristine tourist spot draw a single mom and budding private investigator into a twisting and deepening mystery of secrets and murder.

Single mom and newly minted private investigator Prairie Nightingale has opened the doors of her Green Bay, Wisconsin, agency and is ready for work. She and her crew aren’t quite prepared for their first client, though: Bernie Dubicki, a notorious online journalist and not-altogether-reliable provocateur, who claims the idyllic vacation destination of nearby Door County is home to a serial killer.

She’s pinpointed four seemingly unrelated deaths that haven’t raised suspicions for anyone else. But when a college student vanishes, Bernie’s sizable retainer convinces Prairie to help connect the dots. And trusted, flirty FBI agent Foster Rosemare thinks Bernie might be onto something. Prairie never expected her first investigation to be so big—like Dateline big—but she does have an inquiring mind and a knack for seeing things no one else can.

In this case she’ll have to look deep—not only into the secrets of strangers, but into Door County’s woods—to solve a mystery decades in the making.

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Book 1 in the Series

Coming September 8, 2026
You can preorder today!

Also by these Authors

Coming February 24, 2026

Find All of Ruthie Knox’s Books HERE. Writing as Robin York HERE.

Find All of Annie Mare’s Books HERE. Writing as Mae Marvel HERE.

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3/31/2026

I was hooked from the start! I recommend HOOK, LINE, AND MURDER to readers of cozy mysteries and domestic thrillers.
~Boys' Mom Reads!

Hook, Line, and Murder
(The Sweet Tooth Murder Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Setting - New York
Publisher ‏ :
‎ Wild Rose Press
Publication date ‏ :
‎ February 9, 2026

What does Meg, a retired kindergarten teacher, do when the killer of her husband and only child still walks free a year after dirt had covered their graves? Go rogue, of course!

When the detective responsible for Meg’s nightmares takes over the murder investigation of her former student, Meg hunts the killer down with help from her friends. Their cozy lunches at Sweet Buns Café turn into tactical meetings while these retired grade school teachers get themselves in trouble better suited to those in their twenties. And to put the icing on their cream scones, someone is after Meg. Is it the killer? Or has Meg uncovered secrets better left buried with her loved ones?

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5/3/2026

What a fun, festive short story about a missing ring! . . . I was holding my breath as the characters scrambled to uncover what was lost!
~Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books

One Gold Ring
(Century Cottage Cozy Mysteries)
Cozy Mystery
Novella related to the main Century Cottage Cozy Mysteries Series
Setting - Fenwater – a fictional small town in rural Canada.
Independently Published (November 1, 2025)

A busy shopping street, a cozy coffee klatch, a missing ring: Marge Kirkwood has no desire for anyone to gift five gold rings to her. She just needs to find one elegant gold ring sparkling with dainty diamonds and rubies: the one that was stolen due to her carelessness.

When Marge Kirkwood meets her friend Bruce Murray at the Honey Pot diner to reassure him about his choice of an engagement ring for her best friend Lois Stone, she couldn’t be happier for the couple. But a few moments of her inattention could scupper Bruce’s plans for a romantic Christmas proposal. A cunning thief seizes the opportunity Marge’s lapse affords to snatch Bruce’s family heirloom. Soon afterwards Lois arrives and joins Marge and Bruce in the search for the ring. Three heads may be better than one or two but Lois can’t find out that it’s her engagement ring they are hunting for.

And so the week before Christmas begins with dashing through the snow without a sleigh, tangy gingerbread muffins and cinnamon scented apple cider, clever calico cats, slippery snow-sheathed sidewalks, glittering gems set in gold, hazardous high-heeled boots, rushing thieves and bustling Christmas shoppers set against a cheerful holiday clad shopping street, sultry Christmas songs serenading shoppers in the market, the sweet scent of carnations, roses and baby’s breath bouquets in the florist’s window and a mantlepiece twinkling with shiny baubles and lights woven through holly in a comfy century cottage.

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More in this Series

Find all of Dianne Ascroft's Books HERE.

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2/10/2026

I enthusiastically recommend Death on Dickens Island for other cozy mystery readers. It has a charming small town, an intrepid amateur detective, a ghostly relative (who helps with and adds to the mystery), and even a secret room!
~View from the Birdhouse

Death on Dickens Island:
A Books on the Beach Mystery
Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Setting - On Dickens Island, a fictional island in the Long Island Sound between Long Island and CT.
Publisher ‏ : ‎
Crooked Lane Books
Publication date ‏ : ‎
October 21, 2025

A divorced sleuth in her thirties must bring peace back to her small town after a murder tears neighbors and family members apart in this series debut from Agatha Award nominee Allison Brook, perfect for fans of Cynthia Riggs and Eva Gates.

Delia Dickens has come home to Dickens Island, a small island in the Long Island Sound, after a twelve-year stint in Manhattan. She’s looking forward to helping her father revitalize the general store that the family owns as well as curating a small book nook. Most importantly, she wants to reunite with her fifteen-year-old son. But Dickens Island isn’t the peaceful town Delia remembers–and she might be in more danger here than she ever was in the big city.

Delia’s Aunt Reenie and Uncle Brad, both prominent community leaders, are at odds over the sale of a farm and its future use. This has created friction, not only in their marriage, but amongst the citizens of the town. When a young woman, new to the town council and friendly with Brad, is found murdered, everything escalates and reaches a new boiling point.

With Reenie and Brad both suspects in the case and at each other’s throats, the townspeople start to take sides. When the ghost of her grandmother visits her, Delia learns how past events have impacted the present, and it is up to her to expose the farm’s sordid secrets in order to catch a murderer and restore peace to her beloved island.

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2/15/2026

Rich characters, a solid plot, and fun magical beings make The Well-Kept Secret an entertaining read I wished would never end.
~Novels Alive

The Well-Kept Secret
(A Wishville Mystery)
Cozy Fantasy Mystery
1st in Series
Setting -
Wishville, Vermont
Publisher ‏ : ‎
Oliver Heber Books
Publication date ‏ : ‎
October 28, 2025

A Spring Festival. A Magical Murder. A Secret Buried Beneath the Well.

Wishville, Vermont looks like a storybook postcard—complete with forest festivals, quirky locals, and a centuries-old wishing well that allegedly grants one wish each season. But for Lyra Wells, the magic isn’t just folklore—it’s her full-time job. As the half-human, half-Dweller Guardian of the Well, Lyra must keep the peace between the mortal world and the magical realm of Elarion. That means overseeing every seasonal WishFest, keeping tourists entertained, and pretending her glowing cat sidekick isn’t judging everyone.

But when an all-too-nosy antique dealer is found mysteriously dead by the well—and a rare memory crystal is discovered at the scene—the fragile treaty between worlds begins to unravel, and the ethereal Dweller chief enforcer isn't happy. As the townsfolk whisper about curses and coincidences, something ancient stirs beneath the surface—and it’s not ready to stay hidden.

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Coming January 20, 2026
The Well-Laid Trap (A Wishville Mystery)
Preorder - Amazon

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2/28/2026

New from
Nancy Lynn Jarvis!

What Lucy Heard:
A PIP Inc. Mystery
Cozy Mystery
6th in Series
Setting - California
Publisher ‏ : ‎
Good Read Mysteries
Publication date ‏ : ‎
August 11, 2025

Pat Pirard, Santa Cruz Law Librarian newly turned private investigator, is asked to help with jury selection. She has one condition before she agrees: she must meet the suspect and believe he’s innocent. The accused’s story about how his fingerprints got on the murder weapon and why he was at the murder scene seems so outlandish that he convinces contrarian Pat he must be telling the truth. But as she listens to testimony during the trial she fears she’s been duped and is helping a killer get away with murder. Pat’s life turns into a race to solve the crime before the jury reaches a verdict.

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Find all of Nancy Lynn Jarvis's Books HERE.

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2/15/2026

Congratulations to James C. (Pennsylvania). He has won a Kindle copy of Murder at an Ish Castle by Ellie Brannigan.

Congratulations to Anita K. (Pennsylvania). She haswon a copy of Still Waters by Sara Driscoll.

Congratulations to Cherie J. (Florida). She has won a hardcover copy of A Fatal Booking by Victoria Gilbert.

Congratulations to Melody J. She has won Kindlecopies of Canyons, Caravans, and Cadavers and Hitches, Hideouts, and Homicide by Tonya Kappes.

Congratulations to Rebecca G. (Utah). She has won a copy of Eleanor and the South Beach Murders by Ellen Yardley.

Congratulations to Carol G. She has won an Amazon Gift Card in the A Changing Light by Edith Maxwell Giveaway.

Congratulations to Amy D. She has won an Amazon Gift Card in the All My Bones by P.J. Nelson Giveaway.

Congratulations to Peggy H. She has won an Amazon Gift Card in the Taken Too Soon by Edith Maxwell giveaway!

Congratulations to Sue G. (Georgia). She has won acopy of A Field Guide to Murder by Michelle L. Collins.

Congratulations to Kara M. (Michigan). She has won an ARC of Murder from A-Z by VM Burns.

Congratulations to Ana K. (Oklahoma). She has won an ARC of Death in an Italian Cafe by Michael Falco.

Congratulations to Sherry C. (Indiana). She has won a Kindle copy of Inherit the Wool by Betty Hechtman.

TOUR PARTICIPANTS
April 6 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT
April 6 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
April 7 – Sarandipity’s– CHARACTER INTERVIEW
April 7 – Christy’s Cozy Corners– SPOTLIGHT
April 8 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – SPOTLIGHT
April 9 – Baroness Book Trove – REVIEW
April 9 – StoreyBook Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
April 10 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT
April 11 – Reading Is My SuperPower – AUTHOR GUEST POST
April 11 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
April 12 – Deal Sharing Aunt – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
April 13 – Angel’s Book Nook– SPOTLIGHT
April 14 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW
April 15 – Sneaky the Library Cat’s Blog – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
April 15 – Because I said so – adventures in parenting – REVIEW
April 16 – Salty Inspirations – CHARACTER GUEST POST
April 17 – Ascroft, eh? – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
April 18 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT
April 19 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW

TOUR PARTICIPANTS
April 8 – Jody’s Bookish Haven– SPOTLIGHT
April 9 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – CHARACTER GUEST POST
April 9 – Storybook Lady– REVIEW (All 3 Books) – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
April 10 – Because I said so – adventures in parenting – REVIEW
April 11 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – REVIEW
April 12 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
April 13 – Sarandipity’s – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
April 14 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT
April 14 – Guatemala Paula Loves to Read – REVIEW
April 15 – Salty Inspirations – AUTHOR GUEST POST
April 16 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
April 17 – StoreyBook Reviews – AUTHOR GUEST POST
April 18 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – SPOTLIGHT
April 19 – deal sharing aunt – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
April 20 – @bibliophile_foodie – REVIEW (All 3 Books) – Recipe
April 21 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW (Book 1), RECIPE

TOUR PARTICIPANTS
April 13 – Salty Inspirations– AUTHOR KICK OFF
April 13 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – REVIEW
April 14 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT
April 14 – Books1987 – SPOTLIGHT
April 15 – Ascroft, eh? – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
April 15 – Angel’s Book Nook – SPOTLIGHT
April 16 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT
April 16 – Books1987 – SPOTLIGHT
April 17 – View from the Birdhouse – REVIEW
April 18 – deal sharing aunt – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
April 19 – StoreyBook Reviews – CHARACTER GUEST POST
April 20 – Sarandipity’s – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
April 20 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
April 21 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – SPOTLIGHT
April 22 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – CHARACTER GUEST POST
April 22 – Cassidy’s Bookshelves – SPOTLIGHT
April 23 – Reading Is My SuperPower – AUTHOR GUEST POST
April 23 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT
April 24 – Hall Ways Blog – AUTHOR GUEST POST
April 25 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – SPOTLIGHT
April 26 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

TOUR PARTICIPANTS
April 13 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT
April 13 – Books1987 – SPOTLIGHT
April 14 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW
April 15 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT
April 15 – Reading Is My SuperPower – SPOTLIGHT
April 16 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
April 16 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – REVIEW
April 17 – Sarandipity’s – SPOTLIGHT
April 17 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
April 18 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
April 19 – Elizabeth McKenna – Author – SPOTLIGHT
April 20 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – SPOTLIGHT
April 21 – Salty Inspirations – AUTHOR GUEST POST
April 22 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR GUEST POST
April 23 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW
April 24 – deal sharing aunt – CHARACTER INTERVIEW

TOUR PARTICIPANTS

March 30 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT
March 30 – Carla Loves To Read – REVIEW
March 31 – Read Your Writes Book Reviews – RECIPE
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April 1 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
April 2 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT
April 2 – Rebecca M. Douglass, Author – REVIEW, CHARACTER GUEST POST
April 3 – Sarandipity’s – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
April 3 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
April 4 – Because I said so – REVIEW
April 5 – Elizabeth McKenna – Blog – SPOTLIGHT
April 6 – Baroness Book Trove – SPOTLIGHT
April 7 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – REVIEW
April 8 – Ruff Drafts – SPOTLIGHT
April 8 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW
April 9 – Angel’s Book Nook – SPOTLIGHT
April 10 – Ascroft, eh? – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
April 11 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – REVIEW
April 11 – fundinmental – SPOTLIGHT
April 12 – StoreyBook Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

The newest entry in the USA Today bestselling Murder, She Wrote series.

Murder, She Wrote:
The Body in the Trees
Cozy Mystery
62nd in Series
Setting - Maine
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berkley
Publication date ‏ : ‎
December 2, 2025

It's leaf-peeping season in Cabot Cove, but for someone, it's killing season!

A quartet of friends from Florida have come to Maine to experience a New England autumn, complete with hiking in the woods and fishing. When one of them goes missing, the town rallies to find the presumably lost but otherwise safe tourist. But when newspaper editor Dan Andrews is biking on the trail along a ridge, he looks down and sees a leg caught in the branches of a tree. Count on Jessica Fletcher to uncover the secret reason the victim came to town . . . and how it led to her murder.

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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 63 books in the Murder She Wrote Series HERE.
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1/31/2026

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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The Rest of the Series

Also Written By Lena Gregory

Find More Books By Lena Gregory Here.

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2/28/2025

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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The Rest of the Series

Also written by Cleo Coyle

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5/31/2025

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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The Rest of the Series!

Also by Cleo Coyle

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