I really liked this one. 5stars. Alex is called to a home visit to an almost 100 yo (out of the range of his typical clients. There he is grilled about psychopaths and asked to come back the next day. But, Talya is murdered overnight. It takes a quite a bit of sleuthing to figure out what happened! Mobsters, jewels and all kinds of “different” clues are dug up.

3.8-4⭐️ Campground owner, May, and the laundry room girls are asked to clear Ellis from the murder of her boyfriend in this Halloween cozy mystery. It takes some cave exploration and a Halloween party to find some answers.

A fast paced fantasy with romance, betrayal, honor and adventure . Rose gives her heart away to a fairie deamon when trying to escape her aunt‘s cruelty. When she is 20 he comes back to claim it, demanding she get a prize for him. Only as she attempts to honor her debt does she grasp his evil plans.

Stone Barrington is asked to guard a large satchel for the ex-president, being told it had information that could cause problems for those in power. The problem is that dead bodies keep turning up in connection with said case.

Creepy enough for my seasonal reading, although it was just the next book on the list. Told from two different time periods and two different women, Emma and Jayne. They both lived in an ultra modern home, with many exacting rules and lots of observation of them. One died in the house, and several suspected murder. The second one starts looking into it and finds strange things happening to her as well.

Humorous seasonal cozy mystery. Bizzy can read minds most of the time and she‘s not afraid to use this gift in an investigation. Cider Cove has turned itself into a Halloween town for the month of October. During one of the zombie walks a man dies, but everyone thinks it is just part of the show. Bizzy and her detective husband, Jasper, try to find out who poisoned him and why. Of course, the animal characters are my favorite.

Wow! This book shows how a chance encounter with someone can change the direction of our entire lives even if we don‘t know all parts of the individual. Sona met her patient Mira at the hospital. Falsely accused of killing Mira, Sona begins a journey to deliver Mira‘s last wish. 5⭐️

Will definitely hold your interest, but I hated the ending. Falk heads to his hometown for the funeral of his high school best and his family. Luke is believed to be a murder suicide, but Falk finds discrepancies. Cooperation from townsfolk is scarce. They all believe Falk murdered his girlfriend when they were in school and the real murderer was never found.

I wasn‘t sure I‘d like this but it is a good YA read. Charlie is in high school. Coming from a family of witches, she is disappointed that she never came into any powers. However, she is good at deducing and she is trying to figure out who hurt the popular mean girl, so that she can clear her cousin‘s name. She may be falling for her best friend too.

Told from the cat‘s point of view, Arnold and his kittens are searching for Aerie who has a bag of treats. Her cupcakes are there, but she seems to be missing. So, the cats are on a survival and rescue mission. Survival because a giant macaw snuck into the party and he would be their nemesis. Proven when it captures Ozzie, their dog.

An interesting “what if”, which brought out an interesting story. The only unbelievable is how quickly William turns his mindset. Strongly encouraged by her house ghost, Mira looks into the history of the town, its local Apple Harvest Festival and the 2 families originally involved with the apples. In the process she finds a century old injustice and that someone is willing to commit intimidation or violence to keep it buried.

I loved this cozy mystery novella and will have to look into the series. Angie and her Nan are throwing a benefit to find homes for cats at the local shelter. Angie can talk to animals and they help in her search for the murderer of the substitute dj. I love her cat (the chihuahua is annoying, but that would be in character).

I‘m so glad I read this 2nd in the series. So much humor and the story read smoother; I enjoyed it. Monica has now hired Holly as her assistant in the shop. But, why is she able to cross the barrier between mortal and mystic worlds and why is the memory eraser not properly working? Worse, who killed Penelope @ Dracula‘s party? I have to confess I wondered for a moment if Holly could somehow have done it. (I‘m well into my seasonal reading 😂)

I haven‘t been reading much. Instead I‘ve been rejoicing and sewing to my heart‘s content at a quilt retreat. I‘ll be getting back to it soon.

I‘m sorry maybe it‘s me, but I‘m finding this annoying and boring. I‘m moving on.

I found the writing a bit stilted, but that could just be that it‘s the 1st in a series. There is a touch of humor though. Monica is an “unnatural” witch, who has come over to the mortal side to run her aunt‘s bookstore. Monica comes across as quaint because she doesn‘t know how to pronounce everything properly. She is attracted to the local detective so she becomes involved in helping him solve a recent murder. 3.5⭐️

Gemma Doyle finds what has the potential to be a valuable historical document hidden in her shop. When she tries to return it to the. woman she is convinced left it, she discovers her dead body. As she tries to solve the mystery, it seems to put a kibash on her relationship with the local detective. 3.5-4⭐️

Now I‘m on pins and needles until the next one in the series is published. Eddie got a sweet deal on antiques that survived a fire. However, it seems as though a poltergeist is attached to at least one of the items. While she and her friends are solving that mystery, Alexander, her neighbor, is called in to solve serial murders happening to fortune tellers and it seems it involves her family.

Caitlyn heads to the village of Tillyhenge to find out about her origins, despite a recent murder there. All she knows of her history is that her adoptive mother found her on the roadside. She finds a room at the chocolate shop and quickly makes herself at home and searching for the murderer. 4🌟… witchy cozy mystery with other paranormal characters.

I enjoyed peaking into the day-to-day aspects of the life of a handicapped individual. Cam is a depressed student returning from a health break. Penny is a wheelchair riding, medical research student with dreams of her own. Their lives quickly become entwined. My favorite character was her friend Ro.

Not sure what to say. Well written, leaving me to contemplate the story, life and the difference in problems between white & black. Twins run away from home to start life anew. One disappears a few years later having successfully crossed over as “white”. This is a tale of them and their daughters.

The perfect relaxing read. Ginny is settling into her new lighthouse, business, and boyfriend; and finally reads the diary she discovered. This frees her daughters to focus on their own relationships. Ginny meets a mysterious woman and there‘s a humdinger of an ending.

I couldn‘t put this down. Maura owns a town pub called Sullivan‘s. In the middle of a blizzard several people are stuck @ the pub til the storm stops. One of them is the woman suspected in a murder years ago and she insists on her innocence. So the group decide to go over the details since they have nothing else to do for the night.

Some melodrama, but a satisfying read. Lorena‘s fiancé disappears, absconding with her entire life savings. At the same time, her father is on vacation (a “business trip”) with his new girlfriend. When her mother finds out, she puts what she wants to keep in storage, puts the house up for sale and heads to Greece with both her daughters, to a partially rehabilitated house she inherited. 4+?

A fun cozy mystery. Suzanne discovers the dead body of her cheese supplier when she goes to place a new order. While trying to solve the murder, she comes across horses being sold for consumption. Trying to save the horses and finding things not adding up in either situation she accidentally discovers they‘ve been hunting in the wrong direction.

Lordy, Mary Dell and her family go through some rough times (some of their own making) during the year or so in the book. However, the book leaves you feeling good as things work out and the bad guys are put in their place.

A paranormal cozy mystery. Bernie and Adam (and her ghostly grandma, Ruby) witness a murder on an ATV date to watch the moon over cliffs near Sedona. It was too dark to actually see who the person was but they knew a moonlight jeep tour was in the area. They, of course, try to figure out who the culprit was. 3.5-3.8 ⭐️

For those who like Christian based reading…Connie plans to start a Bible Study in her shop after work, but the group starts getting threatening hate mail. They decide to continue and Connie considers adding bagels to her offerings at the shop. One of Marple‘s better stories.

I loved this book, with flavor of “Our Town”. This is the story of Elmwood Springs, Missouri, from its foundation as a dream of its founder to its near death in present times. The characters are loveable, even in the hereafter. I couldn‘t stay away from the book.

A feel-good summer story. Both Lydia and Angela are at a crossroads in their life when they run into each other on Marigold Island. While strolling together, they discover the Beachside Inn is up for sale and decide to go into the venture together. They want to give visitors what they had in their childhood. Between 3:8-4🌟

Starting with an interesting “what if” this book takes you through a maze of clues and interconnections between characters. Delaney is called in to investigate the possibility of a discovery of a crusader‘s sword. Dancing around Scottish law of found treasure, Delaney heads to the estate in question. Not only does she get a glimpse of the treasure but a dead body is found.

A great read; an emotional roller coaster. Xavier and Samantha have a meet cute shortly before she is permanently moving from Minnesota to California to help with the daily care of her mother who is deep in the throes of dementia. Long distance relationships are hard! Even though I liked both of them, I think my favorite character was Hank!

This story sunk its hooks into me. I liked the 3 main characters and their development (although the daughters and their calamities were stretched to the extreme). The only thing I didn‘t like is being forced to read the next book in the series for answers to questions. Ginny‘s husband just died and he basically disinherits her, leaving her spinning. Her next actions seem like a whim but are the beginnings of taking control back.

A page turner, Laurie is looking for a new special and the story of the twins who supposedly murdered their parents would be perfect. As more new information comes in, she hopes she is narrowing down on the truth.

Never did figure out for sure who the kept woman was supposed to be; lots of options. This was a very violent story. Will and Sarah are called into the scene of a violent death that has all the earmarks of Angie. The case puts serious strains on their relationship. Soft pick

Not sure I can stall til Christmas to read the next in the series! Leta and Dave are at a mystery conference when they‘re woke in the middle of the night. The conference organizer is dead. Dave and the lol‘s are on the clue trail and somehow Leta becomes the lead suspect. I was able to determine the murderer early on, but it was still a fun read.

I actually liked The Fourth Daughter better, but this is truly a creepy suspense. Annie has had a lot of tragedy in her life and she feels like she is going crazy. Then there are all those things she loses only to turn up in weird places; she must be putting them there, right? One extremely stormy day, a stranger appears at her doorstep looking for help. Stranded in the storm they get to know one another and the woman tells a crazy story.

What a fun rom-com! Noah‘s friends are trying to coerce him into joining their bromance book club, telling him how it will help with his relationships. Boy, does he need help. Alexa is still dealing with a sexually abusive job and now an absentee father has turned up who needs a kidney. A bit spicy at times.

Loved the book; loved the ending! There‘s a story of pirates and pirate treasure in Maple Bay. Rumor exists that someone found it and re-hid it. Then there are all the suspected secrets of Bellwoods. This is a story rich in adventure, mysteries and murder, with a few surprises. You won‘t regret reading it!

I‘m going to miss Harry Clifton and the Barringtons. Freddy gets adopted. Emma becomes a Minister and Giles is asked to step down. Harry writes the novel of a lifetime and multiple other shenanigans go down.

Wow! Really enjoyed this and especially it being written in the format of a movie production. So many lovable characters and one you love to hate. Bill Johnson (don‘t call him BJ) is out to make a movie, inspired by an old comic. And it‘s going to be a blockbuster.

You never know what secrets can be found at the local pottery shop. This time Mira and Aerie were nowhere near the initial murder. Their friend, Heather, arrives at her pottery shop to find a close friend tied up and murdered. Mira and Aeri agree to help find the murder. As a bonus, things begin to progress with Dan. Also, Chelsea shows a more human side.

Mira and her best friend head to the flea market and carnival to scope them out. Mira finds a roll top desk that makes her heart sing. Sure, that it‘s beyond her budget, she‘s surprised the vender will give it to her for only $40. She‘s even more surprised when he races off. Then she sees the body under the caravan.

I like how each book follows seamlessly like it is a continuation of the story, without the need to include a teaser. It allows for binging of a series. The construction of a local theater is being sabotaged. When Sam becomes the lead suspect, Aieri asks Mira to clear his name. The pets had less of a part in this one and I missed them, as well as the ghost.

Ok, I‘m a wee bit hooked on this humorous series. A food critic visits the cafe and falls dead after consuming Mira‘s soup. She is the lead suspect, so she knows she has to find the real murderer before the cafe is destroyed due to lack of business.

I enjoy her characters,especially the animals. Mira is finally going to get to move into her new home, but finds the realtor dead in the kitchen. The next day someone starts a fire and the catastrophes continue. Jay and Aeri step in to help, but Mira believes the local police are worthless.

Funny and very spicy, though I didn‘t like some of Huxley‘s chauvinistic tendencies. However, I did like the meet cute. Lottie and Huxley bump into each other while trying to resolve some problems in their lives. They enter into a contract to be fake fiancés til they work through these problems and the fun begins. @FeatherV you would love this one.

The mystery was barely touched on in this story, unless the real mystery was why Penny was avoiding every one. Still, or maybe that‘s why I enjoyed this one more than why others so far. Connie may have been pushing Penny too hard; in any event she quits working at the coffee shop. Connie is in for some surprises when she finally confronts her. About a 3.5.

A visiting author is found dead by his vehicle outside the pub. While Leta and the lol‘s investigate, the greater part of the sleuthing is handled by Gemma. This time when Leta is injured it‘s not because she put herself in danger…at least not intentionally.

Perfectly named; a story of 2 unique people living their lives the best they can. It takes them nearly 20 years to discover just how important the other is to them and how they function.