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Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Sniffing Out Murder by Kallie E. Benjamin

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Sniffing Out Murder by Kallie E. Benjamin

Posted December 6, 2023 / 9 Comments

SNIFFING OUT MURDER by Kallie E. Benjamin SERIES: A Bailey the Bloodhound Mystery #1 GENRE: Cozy Mystery (Clean) PUBLISHER: Berkley RELEASE DATE: December 5, 2023 PAGES: 351 When a murder unleashes a widespread investigation through Crosbyville, children’s book author Pris and her trusty bloodhound, Bailey, must sniff out the truth […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): A Winter By the Sea by Julie Klassen

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): A Winter By the Sea by Julie Klassen

Posted December 5, 2023 / 32 Comments

A WINTER BY THE SEA by Julie Klassen SERIES: On Devonshire Shores #2 GENRE: Historical/Regency Romance (Christian) PUBLISHER: Bethany House RELEASE DATE: December 5, 2023 PAGES: 440 Royalty comes to Sidmouth, bringing unexpected danger and the sweet possibility of romance. . . . When the Duke and Duchess of Kent […]



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 / 13 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 […]


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 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 […]


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. […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Butterfly Betrayal by Ruth J. Hartman

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Butterfly Betrayal by Ruth J. Hartman

Posted November 22, 2023 / 12 Comments

BUTTERFLY BETRAYAL by Ruth J. Hartman SERIES: A Seneca James Mystery #1 GENRE: Cozy Mystery (Clean) PUBLISHER: Level Best Books RELEASE DATE: November 21, 2023 PAGES: 289 Raising butterflies is peaceful and calm, until someone dies. Majestic Monarch Butterfly Farm might flitter away forever. That is, unless Seneca James acquires […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Rocky Mountain Promise by Misty M. Beller

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Rocky Mountain Promise by Misty M. Beller

Posted November 21, 2023 / 31 Comments

ROCKY MOUNTAIN PROMISE by Misty M. Beller SERIES: Sisters of the Rockies #2 GENRE: Historical Romance (Christian) PUBLISHER: Bethany House Publishers RELEASE DATE: November 21, 2023 PAGES: 314 “Misty Beller is one of the most amazing and enticing storytellers. I love reading her books and enjoy her ability to bring […]


Book Review: I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died by Amanda Flower

Book Review: I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died by Amanda Flower

Posted November 19, 2023 / 5 Comments

I HEARD A FLY BUZZ WHEN I DIED by Amanda Flower SERIES: An Emily Dickinson Mystery #2 GENRE: Historical Mystery/Amateur Sleuth (Clean) PUBLISHER: Berkley RELEASE DATE: November 14, 2023 PAGES: 337 When a literary icon stays with the Dickinson family, Emily and her housemaid Willa find themselves embroiled in a […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): To Spark a Match by Jen Turano

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): To Spark a Match by Jen Turano

Posted November 19, 2023 / 35 Comments

TO SPARK A MATCH by Jen Turano SERIES: The Matchmakers #2 GENRE: Historical/Gilded Age Romance (Christian) PUBLISHER: Bethany House RELEASE DATE: November 14, 2023 PAGES: 364 “Turano takes readers on a lighthearted romp through matchmaking season . . . . This is a delight.”–Publishers Weekly on A Match in the […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Under the Cocoon Moon by Kathleen Bailey

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Under the Cocoon Moon by Kathleen Bailey

Posted November 17, 2023 / 19 Comments

UNDER THE COCOON MOON by Kathleen Bailey SERIES: Olivia Penn Mysteries #3 GENRE: Cozy Mystery (Clean) PUBLISHER: Rhino Publishing LLC RELEASE DATE: November 7, 2023 PAGES: 394 A dead body in the woods … A rare sapphire is missing … The connection changes her life forever. Olivia Penn is looking […]


Book Review: Marry Christmas by Weaver, Tysinger, Swanson & Havig

Book Review: Marry Christmas by Weaver, Tysinger, Swanson & Havig

Posted November 13, 2023 / 5 Comments

MARRY CHRISTMAS by Jaycee Weaver, Teresa Tysinger, Cathe Swanson & Chautona Havig SERIES: Christmas Lights Collection 2023 GENRE: Contemporary/Christmas Romance (Christian) PUBLISHER: Havilah Press Publications RELEASE DATE: October 24, 2023 PAGES: 515 ‘Tis the season to be married! Join the Christmas Lights Collection authors as the merriment of Christmas and […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): RSVP to Murder by Carol Pouliot

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): RSVP to Murder by Carol Pouliot

Posted November 11, 2023 / 3 Comments

RSVP TO MURDER by Carol Pouliot SERIES: The Blackwell and Watson Time-Travel Mysteries #4 GENRE: Time-Travel Mystery (Clean with mild language) PUBLISHER: Level Best Books RELEASE DATE: September 26, 2023 PAGES: 311 A new twist on the 1930s English country house mystery. Embarking on their most daring time-travel experiment to […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Her Secret Hope by Shelley Shepard Gray

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Her Secret Hope by Shelley Shepard Gray

Posted November 10, 2023 / 19 Comments

HER SECRET HOPE by Shelley Shepard Gray SERIES: A Season in Pinecraft #3 GENRE: Contemporary/Amish Romance (Christian) PUBLISHER: Revell RELEASE DATE: November 7, 2023 PAGES: 293 Almost two years after Lilly Kurtz first traveled to Pinecraft, Florida, with friends, she’s decided to make a fresh start there. She’s ready to […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): The Peasant King by Tessa Afshar

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): The Peasant King by Tessa Afshar

Posted November 9, 2023 / 13 Comments

THE PEASANT KING by Tessa Afshar GENRE: Historical/Biblical Romance (Christian) PUBLISHER: Tyndale House RELEASE DATE: November 7, 2023 PAGES: 376 Jemmah has always thought of herself as perfectly ordinary . . . until she faces extraordinary circumstances. When her mother, the Persian king’s famous senior scribe, is kidnapped, Jemmah and […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): A Million Little Choices by Tamera Alexander

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): A Million Little Choices by Tamera Alexander

Posted November 7, 2023 / 47 Comments

A MILLION LITTLE CHOICES by Tamera Alexander GENRE: Women’s/Southern Fiction (Christian) PUBLISHER: Focus on the Family RELEASE DATE: November 7, 2023 PAGES: 394 Sometimes secrets just won’t stay hidden . . . Now from USA Today bestselling author and Christy Award Hall of Fame inductee Tamera Alexander comes the story […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): The Warsaw Sisters by Amanda Barratt

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): The Warsaw Sisters by Amanda Barratt

Posted November 6, 2023 / 61 Comments

THE WARSAW SISTERS by Amanda Barratt GENRE: Historical Fiction (Christian) PUBLISHER: Revell RELEASE DATE: November 7, 2023 PAGES: 381 On a golden August morning in 1939, sisters Antonina and Helena Dąbrowska send their father off to defend Poland against the looming threat of German invasion. The next day, the first […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): A Parfait Crime by Maya Corrigan

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): A Parfait Crime by Maya Corrigan

Posted November 4, 2023 / 8 Comments

A PARFAIT CRIME by Maya Corrigan SERIES: A Five-Ingredient Mystery #9 GENRE: Cozy Mystery (Clean) PUBLISHER: Kensington Cozies RELEASE DATE: October 24, 2023 PAGES: 253 A granddaughter-grandfather sleuthing duo take on a perplexing new case in the latest culinary cozy mystery, sure to appeal to fans of Diane Mott, Joanne […]