Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Grounds for Murder by Lena Gregory

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Grounds for Murder by Lena Gregory

Posted December 2, 2023 / 0 Comments

GROUNDS FOR MURDER by Lena Gregory SERIES: Coffee & Cream Cafe Mystery #2 GENRE: Cozy Mystery (Clean) PUBLISHER: Gemma Halliday Publishing RELEASE DATE: November 21, 2023 PAGES: 225 From author Lena Gregory comes a tasty new mystery with a killer twist… Danika Delaney is thrilled to have taken over her […]


December 2023 New Releases

December 2023 New Releases

Posted December 1, 2023 / 1 Comment

Happy December! I’m still waiting for winter to arrive here in Georgia but while I’m waiting I can occupy my time with all of the FANTASTIC-looking books releasing this month! December is typically a lighter month for new books but there are still 89 titles on this list of December […]



First Line Friday (week 370): Once Upon a Dickens Christmas

First Line Friday (week 370): Once Upon a Dickens Christmas

Posted November 30, 2023 / 5 Comments

Happy Friday & Happy December & welcome to the First Line Friday link-up! It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today I’m featuring the first line of Once Upon a Dickens Christmas by Michelle Griep! I got to hang out […]







Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Lest She Forget by Lisa Malice

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Lest She Forget by Lisa Malice

Posted November 29, 2023 / 5 Comments

LEST SHE FORGET by Lisa Malice GENRE: Psychological Thriller (General Market) PUBLISHER: CamCat Books RELEASE DATE: December 12, 2023 PAGES: 380 Haunted by a forgotten past. Hunted by a ruthless killer. No one to save her but herself. After surviving a car crash, Kay Smith wakes from a coma with […]



Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): This Passing Hour by Leslie Gould

Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): This Passing Hour by Leslie Gould

Posted November 28, 2023 / 15 Comments

THIS PASSING HOUR by Leslie Gould SERIES: Amish Memories #2 GENRE: Dual Timeline / Amish Romance (Christian) PUBLISHER: Bethany House RELEASE DATE: November 28, 2023 PAGES: 400 After the death of her parents, Mennonite Brenna Zimmerman relocates to the Lancaster County farm of her Old Order Amish grandparents. There, she […]


Top Ten Tuesday: A Bunch of Series Set in Georgia

Top Ten Tuesday: A Bunch of Series Set in Georgia

Posted November 28, 2023 / 28 Comments

Happy Tuesday! For today’s Top Ten Tuesday ‘book setting’ prompt, I decided to look at a bunch of series that are set in Georgia… and a handful of standalone titles I’ve enjoyed that are set here too. And by ‘bunch’, I mean ‘however many I can think of’ – sticking […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Murder on Tour by V. M. Burns

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Murder on Tour by V. M. Burns

Posted November 27, 2023 / 16 Comments

MURDER ON TOUR by V. M. Burns SERIES: Mystery Bookshop #9 GENRE: Cozy Mystery (Clean) PUBLISHER: Kensington RELEASE DATE: November 28, 2023 PAGES: 252 Bookstore owner and Michigander Samantha Washington is thrilled to see her debut historical mystery finally on the shelves, but a killer seems determined to steal away […]




Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Crime and Parchment by Daphne Silver

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Crime and Parchment by Daphne Silver

Posted November 26, 2023 / 11 Comments

CRIME AND PARCHMENT by Daphne Silver SERIES: A Rare Books Cozy Mystery #1 GENRE: Cozy Mystery (Clean) PUBLISHER: Level Best Books RELEASE DATE: November 21, 2023 PAGES: 226 Rare books librarian Juniper Blume knows this much… an ancient Celtic manuscript shouldn’t be in a Maryland cemetery. But that’s exactly what […]


Some Goodreads Giveaways and Weekly Update for November 26

Some Goodreads Giveaways and Weekly Update for November 26

Posted November 26, 2023 / 0 Comments

Happy Sunday! Here are the Goodreads giveaways ending the week of November 26 that I thought might be of interest to y’all 🙂 As always, clicking on the covers will take you to the giveaways and neither myself nor my blog are in any way affiliated with Goodreads or its […]


Book Review: Once Upon the Very First Christmas by Rory Feek

Book Review: Once Upon the Very First Christmas by Rory Feek

Posted November 26, 2023 / 2 Comments

ONCE UPON THE VERY FIRST CHRISTMAS by Rory Feek ILLUSTRATOR: Christine Cuddihy GENRE: Children’s Picture Book (Christian) PUBLISHER: Tommy Nelson RELEASE DATE: October 3, 2023 PAGES: 42 Bestselling author and songwriter Rory Feek takes children and families on a beloved journey to Christmas past in Once Upon the Very First Christmas. […]