Tag: clean fiction


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 / 9 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 (and a Giveaway!): Butterfly Betrayal by Ruth J. Hartman

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

Posted November 22, 2023 / 10 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: 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!): 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 (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!): 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 […]


November 2023 New Releases

November 2023 New Releases

Posted November 2, 2023 / 3 Comments

Happy November! It finally feels like fall here in Atlanta (actually, more like winter but I’m not complaining), and we are entering my favorite time of year! Along with gorgeous fall colors, cooler weather, Thanksgiving, and the anticipation of Christmas, there are lots of FABULOUS books releasing this month! There […]


Top Ten Tuesday: Sweet Titles for Sweet Treats

Top Ten Tuesday: Sweet Titles for Sweet Treats

Posted October 30, 2023 / 7 Comments

Happy Tuesday! Today’s theme for Top Ten Tuesday (hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl) is the annual Halloween freebie. I’ve done several years of spooky book posts, so I decided to do something different this year and focus on my favorite part of Halloween – the candy! The books I’m […]


Book Review: Jane and the Final Mystery by Stephanie Barron

Book Review: Jane and the Final Mystery by Stephanie Barron

Posted October 28, 2023 / 3 Comments

JANE AND THE FINAL MYSTERY by Stephanie Barron SERIES: Being a Jane Austen Mystery #15 GENRE: Historical Mystery/Austenesque (Clean) PUBLISHER: Soho Books RELEASE DATE: October 24, 2023 PAGES: 312 The final volume of the critically acclaimed mystery series featuring Jane Austen as amateur sleuth March 1817: As winter turns to […]


Book Review: Turkey Trot Trouble by C.K. Fyfe

Book Review: Turkey Trot Trouble by C.K. Fyfe

Posted October 26, 2023 / 3 Comments

TURKEY TROT TROUBLE by C.K. Fyfe GENRE: Romantic Cozy Mystery Short Story (Clean) RELEASE DATE: October 11, 2023 PAGES: 44 Nothing good happens in the morning. Case in point: the Turkey Trot 5K Race. For a night owl like Kenzie, the idea of dragging her bones out of bed to […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): A Nutcracker Nightmare by Christina Romeril

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): A Nutcracker Nightmare by Christina Romeril

Posted October 26, 2023 / 14 Comments

A NUTCRACKER NIGHTMARE by Christina Romeril SERIES: Killer Chocolate Mysteries #2 GENRE: Cozy Mystery (Clean) PUBLISHER: Crooked Lane Books RELEASE DATE: October 17, 2023 PAGES: 302 Perfect for fans of Joanne Fluke and Laura Childs, when twin sisters Hanna and Alex help out at the local high school reunion, volunteering takes a […]


Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Victoria Tait & Holly, Baubles and Murder

Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Victoria Tait & Holly, Baubles and Murder

Posted October 24, 2023 / 2 Comments

Please join me in welcoming author Victoria Tait back to the blog to talk about Christmas decorations and her new British cozy mystery Holly, Baubles and Murder! HOLLY, BAUBLES AND MURDER by Victoria Tai SERIES: A Dotty Sayers Antique Mystery #8 GENRE: British Cozy Mystery (Clean) PUBLISHER: Kanga Press RELEASE […]


Top Ten Tuesday: Atmospheric Reads

Top Ten Tuesday: Atmospheric Reads

Posted October 24, 2023 / 15 Comments

Happy Tuesday! Today’s theme for Top Ten Tuesday (as coordinated by That Artsy Reader Girl) is about atmospheric reads. There are a couple of different definitions as far as what makes an atmospheric read but I chose to go with this one when picking the ten twelve fourteen books for […]


Top Ten Tuesday: Stormy Book Titles

Top Ten Tuesday: Stormy Book Titles

Posted October 16, 2023 / 6 Comments

Happy Tuesday, reading friends! Today’s theme for Top Ten Tuesday (organized by That Artsy Reader Girl) is “Books with Weather Events in the Title/Cover”. I went back and forth a bit on how I wanted to tackle this topic but ultimately I decided to go with Stormy Book Titles from […]