Welcome to my stop on the Blog Tour for Murder on the French Riviera, the 16th book in the Miss Underhay cozy mystery series by Helena Dixon. I am loving this series and this one has Kitty and Matt off to Nice. Murder on the French Riviera (Miss Underhay #16) by Helena Dixon Published May 28th 2024 by Bookouture A grand old hotel, fresh coffee on the balcony, a perfect view of the sparkling ocean and… surely not another murder? Thank heavens Kitty Underhay is on the case! Late spring, 1936. As Kitty Underhay steps onto the sun-drenched station platform in Nice, on orders from Whit ..read more

Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Resort to Murder, the first book in the Northwoods Mysteries. Thanks for Lori at Great Escapes Virtual Book Tours for the opportunity to read and review this book. Scroll down for a chance to enter a giveaway and a Character Guest Post. Resort to Murder (Northwoods Mysteries Book 1) by Annie McEwen Published March 26th 2024 by Gemma Halliday Publishing When Emmy Cooper’s life in Chicago is turned upside down, the young interior designer retreats to her family’s lake cottage resort in the beautiful Wisconsin Northwoods for a much-needed break. Hoping t ..read more

Happy Release Day to Kate Galley on the publishing of Old Girls Behaving Badly. This was a great story, that I recommend. Thanks to Rachel’s Random Resources for inviting me to read and review this book. Girls Behaving Badly by Kate Galley Published May 13th 2024 by Boldwood Books Ltd A delightfully heartwarming and funny story that proves it’s never too late to change the habits of a lifetime, perfect for fans of Judy Leigh, Hazel Prior and Maddie Please. Something old, something new, something stolen…? Gina Knight is looking forward to the prospect of retirement with her husband of forty ..read more

Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Pride and Principal, the 6th book in the Silicon Mystery series. I enjoyed catching up with Marty Golden, his family and friends. I have read all the books in this series and love to laugh along with Marty’s antics. They can definitely be read a standalone books. Pride and Principal (A Silicon Valley Mystery #6) by Marc Jedel Published April 23rd 2024 by BGM Press The school secretary has a sharp tongue but is she a killer? Can Marty do the math or will he get schooled by a criminal mastermind? Marty Golden is frazzled. Struggling to juggle nieces, a ..read more

Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for An Escape Goat by Janna Rollins. This is the first book in a cozy mystery series, featuring adorable goats and goat yoga. Of course, there is also a murder to solve. Scroll down for my thoughts and a giveaway. An Escape Goat (A Zen Goat Mystery #1) by Janna Rollins Published March 12th 2024 by Level Best Books After finding long-lost family through a DNA test, Callie heads to Bobwhite Hollow, New Hampshire, to meet a great-uncle she never knew existed. Charmed by the village and more than half in love with her new family, she decides to stay and open ..read more

Happy Publication Day to Clare Chase. Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Mystery on Meadowsweet Grove, the 12th book in the Eve Mallow series. Thanks to Bookouture for my copy of the book and opportunity to read and review. Mystery on Meadowsweet Grove (Eve Mallow Mystery #12) by Clare Chase Published May 2nd 2024 by Bookouture Saxford St Peter is having an open gardens day! But one of the villagers has murder, not marigolds, in mind… And now Eve Mallow needs to unearth a killer. Everyone in Saxford is delighted when jeweller Cleo Marbeck suggests a prize for the village’s b ..read more

Congratulations to Fliss Chester on the release of Death in the Crypt, the 5th book in the Cressida Fawcett series. Join Cressida, her pug Ruby, her Aunt Mary and Detective Andrews from Scotland Yard to solve the murder of a young verger in the crypt of the cathedral in Winchester. Death in the Crypt (Cressida Fawcett #5) by Fliss Chester Published April 26th 2024 by Bookouture The Honourable Cressida Fawcett is expecting the cathedral crypt to be full of dry old bones. But when she finds a body murdered just moments before, she’ll need divine inspiration to solve her most mysterious c ..read more

As part of my Finishing the Series Challenge, I decided it was time to finish the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich. For those of you who are not familiar with this series, Stephanie is a bounty hunter, working for a distant cousin. She partners with Lula, a voluptuous black woman who is a retired “ho”. Neither of them is very good and the job, and those people they do catch are usually captured after many attempts and it is always humorous. Cars are blown up, homes set on fire, shots fired and miss, things always end up in their hair, foot chases, homes broken into and more. There is ..read more

After reading and listening to some books with heavy topics and themes, I always look forward to a nice, easy, entertaining story. Cozy Mysteries are my go to for this, and A Bakeshop Mystery series, is one that I have read from the beginning. Over the last couple of weeks, I listened to two of the more recent books in the series with mixed feelings. So, what did I think? Muffin But the Truth (The Bakeshop Mysteries) by Ellie Alexander, Kate Mulligan (Narrator) Published December 27th 2022 by Minotaur Books (St. Martin’s), Blackstone Publishing 4 Stars: Once again, in Muffin But t ..read more

Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for A Death in Venice by Verity Bright. This is the 17th book in the Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery Series, but they can be read as standalone stories. I have only read four of them and have enjoyed them all. I am trying to go back and read this series from the beginning, as I want to read all of Lady Eleanor Swift’s adventures. A Death in Venice (Lady Eleanor Swift #17) by Verity Bright Published March 28th 2024 by Bookouture Stunning views across the Grand Canal and a hotel suite fit for royalty… Lady Eleanor Swift is having a jolly good time on her Italian ..read more