Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke My rating: 4 of 5 stars Fantastic new series… and now they have a TV series with Alison Sweeney. Nice! View all my reviewsContinue Reading

A Deadly Grind by Victoria Hamilton My rating: 4 of 5 stars I hadn’t been reading in a while and needed a new series. I was enjoying other cooking type cozy series and decided to give this one a chance. Wonderful first start, I’ll check out the rest. View allContinue Reading

Bowled Over by Victoria Hamilton My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Good follow up… might become a favorite series in the future. I think the author needs time to figure out who the main character wants to be and then this will shine! (Note this was written ~8 years agoContinue Reading

Bran New Death by Victoria Hamilton My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Chose another series by the same author. Has lots of potential!!! Will come back soon to update this review with more details. View all my reviewsContinue Reading

The cozy mystery series genre is my favorite type of book — hands down, I even dream about them.  While I’m an invested fan of general fiction, historical fiction, crime thrillers and general mysteries, the cozy is that old faithful friend guaranteed to make my day just a little bit betterContinue Reading

I’ve no energy to write a proper blog… because I’ve just completed the first draft of “Watching a Glass Shatter.” 80K+ words. 250+ pages. 30 chapters dedicated to the impact of the death of Benjamin Glass, father to 5 sons and husband to Olivia.  Except he left a secret behind.  AndContinue Reading

Books Can Be Deceiving by Jenn McKinlay My rating: 4 of 5 stars 4 stars! Typical cozy, good first start; i’ll give book 2 a chance. Characters are interesting. Location is cute. Curious about the town more. View all my reviewsContinue Reading

On Borrowed Time by Jenn McKinlay My rating: 4 of 5 stars Good series continuity with On Borrowed Time. Great addition of the brother, I was looking forward to meeting him. His story was a little over the top, but I definitely like where the series is going. I lookContinue Reading

A Tale of Two Biddies by Kylie Logan My rating: 3 of 5 stars Good second book in the series. I am enjoying the character development and have much curiosity on Bea’s past (she seems to be quite rich, has some intricate knowledge coming out of nowhere and has noContinue Reading

Murder is Binding by Lorna Barrett My rating: 4 of 5 stars 4 stars to Lorna Barrett‘s Murder is Binding debut in the Booktown Mystery series. I had my eyes on this one for awhile as a quaint little village full of bookstores in New Hampshire sounds a bit likeContinue Reading