Happy August! School started here in Georgia on Tuesday, which I think is crazy. But saying goodbye to summer takes a backseat to saying hello to a new month of new books. There are tons of great books on my radar in August! There are just over 100 titles on […]
A SOUR NOTE by Jill Piscitello SERIES: A Music Box Mystery #1 GENRE: Cozy Mystery (Clean) PUBLISHER: The Wild Rose Press, Inc. RELEASE DATE: June 26, 2023 PAGES: 217 On the heels of a public, broken engagement, Maeve Cleary returns to her childhood home in Hampton Beach, NH. When a […]
Please join me in welcoming Allie Mahoney to the blog today to talk about the inspiration behind her new historical cozy mystery, Dame Alice Hits Hollywood! DAME ALICE HITS HOLLYWOOD by Allie Mahoney SERIES: Dame Alice Mysteries #1 GENRE: Historical Cozy Mystery (Clean, with some language) PUBLISHER: Wrenfield Books RELEASE […]
Please join me in welcoming Abigail Keam back to the blog today to share a recipe related to her latest historical mystery, Murder Under a Western Moon! MURDER UNDER A WESTERN MOON by Abigail Keam SERIES: Mona Moon Mystery #11 GENRE: Historical Cozy Mystery (Clean) PUBLISHER: Worker Bee Press RELEASE […]
Today, I’m delighted to bring you the cover reveal for The Berlin Letters: A Cold War Novel by Katherine Reay! I can’t wait to read it!! GENRE: Dual Timeline Historical Fiction/Espionage Thrillers (Clean) PUBLISHER: Harper Muse RELEASE DATE: March 5, 2024 PAGES: 384 Near the end of the Cold War, […]
today’s book: Belinda Blake and the Snake in the Grass by Heather Day Gilbert We are moving right along on our summer-long Road Trip Reads Giveaway where we will be visiting all 50 states on the pages of recently released books. Because road trips are always better with friends – […]
Happy July! This year is just flying by, isn’t it? But we know that a new month brings new books, and there are tons of great books on my radar in July! There are 85 titles on this list of July 2023 New Releases, and they comprise a range of […]
PAINT ME A CRIME by Holly Yew SERIES: A Rose Shore Mystery #1 GENRE: Cozy Mystery (Clean) PUBLISHER: TouchPoint Press RELEASE DATE: June 13, 2023 PAGES: 253 Art curator Jessamine Rhodes has left behind her gig at a prominent gallery in the city to open her own community art center […]
A SHADOW IN MOSCOW by Katherine Reay GENRE: Historical Espionage Fiction (Clean & Wholesome) PUBLISHER: Harper Muse RELEASE DATE: June 13, 2023 PAGES: 384 In the thick of the Cold War, a betrayal at the highest level risks the lives of two courageous female spies: MI6’s best Soviet agent and […]
Happy Friday & 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 The Thing About Home by Rhonda McKnight! Confession: I went to grab the first line and […]
A NOVEL DISGUISE by Samantha Larsen SERIES: A Lady Librarian Mystery #1 GENRE: Historical Cozy Mystery (Clean) PUBLISHER: Crooked Lane Books RELEASE DATE: May 16, 2023 PAGES: 295 When Miss Tiffany Woodall assumes the identity of her half-brother after his death, she realizes she isn’t the only one with a […]
I can’t believe April is almost gone and May is upon us. Even as my schedule blows up with end-of-the-school-year festivities for my local nieces & nephews, I’m still drooling over so many new releases that are coming our way in Mid 2023. May through August is FULL of books […]
NEGATIVE REACTION by Lori Roberts Herbst SERIES: Callie Cassidy Mysteries #5 GENRE: Cozy Mystery (Clean) RELEASE DATE: April 25, 2023 PAGES: 301 Wedding bells are ringing in Rock Creek Village. But when a venomous villager crashes the nuptials, events take a toxic turn… The long-awaited day has arrived—photographer Callie Cassidy’s […]
Happy Friday & 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 Home Tours, History & Homicide by Sally Bayless. This cozy mystery series is on my TBR […]
Happy Tuesday! Today’s theme for Top Ten Tuesday is all about self-published books (note: the term ‘indie’ is also used interchangeably in the book world), and I confess that I wanted to curl in on myself at the thought of narrowing down my fave indie authors or books. So…. I […]
Happy Friday & 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 River of Mercy by Paula Scott! Paula’s books are always so powerfully redemptive and full of […]
Happy March! Whether this new month is coming in like a lamb or a lion for you, it’s certainly delivering a whole bunch of great-looking reads! There are nearly 100 titles on this list of March 2023 New Releases, and they comprise a range of genres – contemporary, historical, cozy […]
CHARRED by G.P. Gottlieb SERIES: Whipped & Sipped Mysteries #3 GENRE: Cozy Mystery PUBLISHER: DX Varos Publishing RELEASE DATE: February 21, 2023 PAGES: 255 “A very entertaining book that was quite a refreshing change from the usual fare.” – Donna Thompson, Goodreads Alene Baron is dealing with frustrated employees, closed […]
Happy Friday & 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 A Killer Unleashed by Jackie Layton! I’m behind on this series (argh) but I really enjoyed […]
Happy Tuesday, dear readers! Today’s theme for Top Ten Tuesday is some of our favorite heroines, and at first I was going to skip this week because I’m super busy. But then 10 heroines popped immediately to mind and I thought, well…. I guess they want me to talk about […]