Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks! And audiobooks. Don’t forget audiobooks! In other words, if you can read it or if it can be read to you – no matter how you got it – it belongs in Stacking the Shelves. The Stacking the Shelves meme was originally hosted at Team Tynga’s Reviews. For the last few years it’s been co-hosted at Team Tynga’s and here at Readin ..read more

A Marriage of Fortune is the sequel to Anne O'Brien's The Royal Game. It is her 11th historical novel of famous women of the medieval era. It is the first book of hers that I have read and I don't know why I waited so long to read her. She is a fantastic writer. The publisher's summary: England. 1469. A fortunate marriage will change history. A scandal could destroy everything... Margaret Paston, matriarch of the Paston family, knows that a favourable match for one of her unruly daughters is the only way to survive the loss of their recently acquired Caister Castle. But as the War of the R ..read more

Several social media sites that I follow have made lists of the best new books of 2023. I am jumping on the bandwagon with my own list of the best new mystery novels. Here are my picks: Hide by Tracy Clark was published on January 1, 2023. The Blue Bar by Dimyanti Biswas was also published on January 1, 2023. Someone Else's Life by Lyn Liao Butler was published on February 1, 2023. Lemon Curd Killer by Laura Childs was published on March 7, 2023. Red Queen by Juan Gomez-Jurado was published on March 14, 2023. Two of my favorite authors have books coming out later this month and I am loo ..read more

Six Sweets Under is the first book in Sarah Fox's True Confections Mystery Series. There are only two books in the series to date but I am expecting this to be a long series. The genre is culinary cozy mystery and the heroine is a chocolatier.  The publisher's summary:  Former actress Becca Ransom lived her dream in Hollywood for seven years before returning to her hometown of Larch Haven, known as the Venice of North America. The Vermont town has canals instead of roads, gondolas instead of cars, and charming cottages plucked from the pages of a fairy tale. It’s also where Becca ..read more

Fourth of July Forgery is the 6th Holiday Cozy Mystery from Tonya Kappes. It was published on June 29, 2023. The 7th book in the series will be published just one year from now on June 20, 2024. The Santa Claus Surprise will be the Christmas themed book in the series. The publisher's summary: Fireworks aren't the only things causing sparks this Fourth of July in Holiday Junction! The much-awaited sixth book in the Holiday Cozy Mystery series, Fourth of July Forgery, immerses readers in a mystery that's more intricate than a firework's design. When the festive atmosphere is dampened by th ..read more

Poison is the first book in The Cambridge Murder Mysteries series by Charlot King. As the series title suggests, these mysteries take place in Cambridge, England. The series features an amateur sleuth by the name of Professor Elizabeth Green. Other regular characters include her sidekicks Inspector Abley and grandson, Godric. The publisher's summary:   When junior lecturer Edward Wiley dies a horrifically painful death and police pathology cannot establish the cause of death, amateur sleuth Professor Elizabeth Green is desperate to help, especially with the crime scene being her ..read more

The Spectacular was written by one of my favorite authors, Fiona Davis. I loved her Magnolia Palace and had high expectations for her newest release. It is a thrilling story about love, sacrifice, and the pursuit of dreams, set amidst the glamour and glitz of Radio City Music Hall. It was published on June 13, 2023. The publisher's summary:  New York City, 1956: Nineteen-year-old Marion Brooks knows she should be happy. Her high school sweetheart is about to propose and sweep her off to the life everyone has always expected they’d have together: a quiet house in the suburbs, Marion st ..read more

Shelley Noble's 23rd novel, The Tiffany Girls, is a historical fiction account about an unknown group of female artists behind Tiffany’s legendary glassworks. It is the first book of hers that I have read and I loved it.  The publisher's summary: It’s 1899, and Manhattan is abuzz. Louis Comfort Tiffany, famous for his stained-glass windows, is planning a unique installation at the Paris World’s Fair, the largest in history. At their fifth-floor studio on Fourth Avenue, the artists of the Women’s Division of the Tiffany Glass Company are already working longer shifts to finish the pieces ..read more

Blood Oranges is J. M. Cannon's second novel. She writes crime thrillers and she is a fantastic writer. I was surprised at how complex the plot was given that this is just the author's second book. I loved Blood Oranges immensely. The publisher's summary: Money. Power. God. Catherine Cross is the most successful female televangelist in the country. Her congregation in the western suburbs of Orlando one of the wealthiest. She's comfortable and charismatic in front of a camera, but when her youngest daughter goes missing not even she is ready for the media firestorm that follows. With her ..read more

Final Call is Alex Lake's eighth psychological thriller. Lake is a British writer who now lives in Maine. The book was published on June 8, 2023.  The publisher's summary:   They thought it was a simple flight home. The pilot had other plans… A moment of calm Heading home after a conference, the senior leadership of a global corporation relax on their private jet ahead of their Christmas break. A flash of fear But their peace is shattered when they realise their jet isn’t taking them home. Instead, it’s heading east—out over the Atlantic Ocean. A journey of terror And th ..read more