Tag: cozy mystery

June 2023 New Releases

June 2023 New Releases

Posted June 1, 2023 / 6 Comments

Happy June! A new month brings new books, and there are SO MANY great books on my radar in June! There are over 90 titles on this list of June 2023 New Releases, and they comprise a range of genres – contemporary, historical, cozy mystery, suspense, Amish fiction, children’s books, […]



Book Review (and a Giveaway)!: A Novel Disguise by Samantha Larsen

Book Review (and a Giveaway)!: A Novel Disguise by Samantha Larsen

Posted May 11, 2023 / 11 Comments

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 […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Blooming With Murder by Kathryn Long

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Blooming With Murder by Kathryn Long

Posted May 6, 2023 / 9 Comments

BLOOMING WITH MURDER by Kathryn Long SERIES: Sierra Pines B&B Mystery #3 GENRE: Cozy Mystery (clean) PUBLISHER: Camel Press RELEASE DATE: March 14, 2023 PAGES: 216 Spring is blooming in Sierra Pines, and everyone’s busy preparing for the annual Spring Fling Festival. Ali Winston takes her B&B guests for a […]


May 2023 New Releases

May 2023 New Releases

Posted May 1, 2023 / 7 Comments

Happy May! I cannot believe we are already here, on the line between spring and summer. This year feels like it’s going by so quickly to me – anyone else? There are almost 100 titles on this list of May 2023 New Releases that I would like to read, if […]


New Releases I’m Excited About: Mid 2023

New Releases I’m Excited About: Mid 2023

Posted April 29, 2023 / 18 Comments

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 […]



Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Brushed Up on Murder by Ruth J. Hartman

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Brushed Up on Murder by Ruth J. Hartman

Posted April 26, 2023 / 10 Comments

BRUSHED UP ON MURDER by Ruth J. Hartman SERIES: Mobile Cat Groomer Mysteries #1 GENRE: Cozy Mystery PUBLISHER: Level Best Books RELEASE DATE: April 18, 2023 PAGES: 275 The life of a cat groomer isn’t just pampering purring felines, it’s murder. Mobile Cat Groomer Molly Stewart loves her job. Until […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Negative Reaction by Lori Roberts Herbst

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Negative Reaction by Lori Roberts Herbst

Posted April 24, 2023 / 41 Comments

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 […]


First Line Friday (week 338): Home Tours, History & Homicide

First Line Friday (week 338): Home Tours, History & Homicide

Posted April 20, 2023 / 13 Comments

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 […]



Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Bowled Over Americano by Carolyn Arnold

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Bowled Over Americano by Carolyn Arnold

Posted April 17, 2023 / 5 Comments

BOWLED OVER AMERICANO by Carolyn Arnold SERIES: Sara and Sean Cozy Mystery #1 GENRE: Cozy Mystery PUBLISHER: Hibbert & Stiles Publishing, Inc. RELEASE DATE: April 11, 2023 PAGES: 268 Sara Cain isn’t your typical thirty-two-year-old woman. Murder detective by day, writer and… sleuth by night? Just as long as there’s […]


Top Ten Tuesday: Book Covers With Less Common Animals

Top Ten Tuesday: Book Covers With Less Common Animals

Posted April 11, 2023 / 14 Comments

Happy Tuesday! Today’s theme for Top Ten Tuesday is all about animals in the book or on the cover, and to be honest it took me a bit to figure out what direction I wanted to go with today’s post. I almost did recent cute dog covers but that quickly […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Murder in Postscript by Mary Winters

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Murder in Postscript by Mary Winters

Posted April 8, 2023 / 15 Comments

MURDER IN POSTSCRIPT by Mary Winters SERIES: A Lady of Letters Mystery #1 GENRE: Historical/Victorian Cozy Mystery PUBLISHER: Berkley RELEASE DATE: March 28, 2023 PAGES: 319 When one of her readers asks for advice following a suspected murder, Victorian countess Amelia Amesbury, who secretly pens the popular Lady Agony column, […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Digging Up Daisy by Sherry Lynn

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Digging Up Daisy by Sherry Lynn

Posted April 6, 2023 / 10 Comments

DIGGING UP DAISY by Sherry Lynn SERIES: Mainely Murder Mysteries #1 GENRE: Cozy Mystery PUBLISHER: Berkley RELEASE DATE: April 4, 2023 PAGES: 302 In a fresh new Maine-set cozy from author Sherry Lynn, Kinsley Clark must root out a killer before the killer roots out her. At twenty-nine, Kinsley Clark […]


Top Ten Tuesday: Self-Published Books I’ve Reviewed & Loved

Top Ten Tuesday: Self-Published Books I’ve Reviewed & Loved

Posted April 4, 2023 / 28 Comments

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 […]


Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Diane Kelly & The Little Shop of Murders

Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Diane Kelly & The Little Shop of Murders

Posted April 3, 2023 / 23 Comments

Please join me in welcoming author Diane Kelly to the blog today to talk about her story in the cozy mystery anthology, The Little Shop of Murders! THE LITTLE SHOP OF MURDERS (Collected Cozy Mysteries) AUTHORS: Millie Ravensworth, ACF Bookens, Geraldine Byrne, Rachel McLean, Diane Kelly, Nikki Knight, London Lovett, […]


April 2023 New Releases

April 2023 New Releases

Posted April 1, 2023 / 10 Comments

Happy April! Spring is in the air here in Georgia… and so is pollen haha! There are 85 titles on this list of April 2023 New Releases, and they comprise a range of genres – contemporary, historical, cozy mystery, suspense, Amish fiction, children’s books, YA, and even some speculative fiction. […]


Top Ten Tuesday: Cover Love – Bookish Places

Top Ten Tuesday: Cover Love – Bookish Places

Posted March 20, 2023 / 15 Comments

Happy Tuesday! Today’s theme for Top Ten Tuesday is a ‘Top Ten Tuesday rewind’ post where we can go back and do a topic we missed or revisit a topic we’ve already done. I decided to go with an update of sorts to my Bookish Edition Cover Love post from […]


Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): Purls Before Swine by Rebecca McKinnon

Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): Purls Before Swine by Rebecca McKinnon

Posted March 18, 2023 / 15 Comments

PURLS BEFORE SWINE by Rebecca McKinnon SERIES: Clear Creek Mysteries #3 GENRE: Cozy Mystery PUBLISHER: Independently Published RELEASE DATE: March 23, 2023 PAGES: 203 Autumn has arrived in the Rocky Mountains. The resort that was almost the death of the small town of Clear Creek is trying to mend relations […]