Category: Mystery

Review: Murder on Devil’s Pond by Ayla Rose

Murder on Devil’s Pond (Hummingbird Hollow B&B Mystery #1) by Ayla Rose My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: A quaint Vermont inn offers idyllic peace–until a body is found on the property–in this charming series debut, perfect for fans of Ellen Byron and Ellery Adams. When thirty-three-year-old Hannah Solace returns to her hometown to renovate and reopen the inn she co-owns with her sister Reggie, her mission is to give the old Victorian hotel an entirely new life. She’s even planting pollinator gardens around the inn–native flowers and fruit trees to […]

Posted July 10, 2024 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 1 Comment

Review: Murder at the Motel by Beth Dolgner

Murder at the Motel (Nightmare, Arizona #4) by Beth Dolgner narrated by Petrea Burchard My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Fear, Flooding, and Family in Nightmare, Arizona Murder hits close to home for Olivia Kendrick when her annoying neighbor at Cowboy’s Corral Motor Lodge turns up dead. Did one of the other guests hold a grudge against Leonard Evers? Even while she’s eyeing a few shady suspects, Olivia can’t help but blame herself. Maybe she really is a conjuror, and maybe she accidentally killed her downstairs neighbor with magic. With […]

Posted July 5, 2024 by Lola in Fantasy, Mystery, Review / 6 Comments

Review: Still Life and Death by Tracy Gardner

Still Life and Death (Shepherd Sisters Mysteries #3) by Tracy Gardner narrated by Karissa Vacker My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: A murder at the flower shop. An uncle suspected by the cops. Savanna and her sisters are on the case. Savanna Shepherd, a former art authenticator turned grade school art teacher, is delighted when her Uncle Max and Uncle Freddie move to Carson. Uncle Max takes a job at Libby’s Blooms, where Savanna teaches a still life painting class for adults. But one morning, Uncle Max finds a dead body […]

Posted June 28, 2024 by Lola in Mystery, Review, Romance / 1 Comment

Review: Slaying at the Saloon by Beth Dolgner

Slaying at the Saloon (Nightmare, Arizona #3) by Beth Dolgner narrated by Petrea Burchard My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Stakes, suspicion, and secrets in Nightmare, Arizona When a server is found with a stake through her heart onstage at Nightmare Saloon, everyone at Nightmare Sanctuary Haunted House worries a vampire hunter is in town. After all, the murder happened just before the curtain rose for Allie Nunes, a vampire singer traveling through Nightmare. Olivia Kendrick and her friends at the Sanctuary must protect Allie and the other vampires, all […]

Posted June 3, 2024 by Lola in Fantasy, Mystery, Review / 6 Comments

Review: A Pose Before Dying by Alex Erickson

A Pose Before Dying (A Cat Yoga Mystery #1) by Alex Erickson My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Fledgling entrepreneur Ashley Branson is thrilled to open her dream business—a cat yoga studio. But helping clients find balance and felines find homes soon becomes one unhealthy exercise in murder . . . Ashley Branson has a lot to prove with her new cat yoga studio, A Purrfect Pose. It’s a place for humans to find inner wellness—and adopt adorable cats from the local shelter. It’s also a chance for Ash to run […]

Posted May 21, 2024 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 2 Comments

Review: A Mythical Case of Arson by Melissa Erin Jackson

A Mythical Case of Arson (A Mythical Pet Sitting Mystery #1) by Melissa Erin Jackson My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Just when she thinks her day can’t get any weirder, she finds a baby dragon … Deandra Hendricks works her fingers to the bone at two jobs to keep her Los Angeles apartment. With a rapidly dwindling savings account, the prospects for her future are bleak. So when her cousin invites her to visit Axia—the hidden, magical hub their grandparents retired to—she agrees. Deandra doesn’t possess a stitch of […]

Posted May 13, 2024 by Lola in Fantasy, Mystery, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Honey Moon Murder by Dahlia Donovan

Honey Moon Murder (Honey Bear Cosy Mysteries #3) by Dahlia Donovan My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/m Blurb: Honey, Romance, and Danger… As August winds down, George Sheth and Murphy Baird are ready to put months of murder mysteries behind them. They hope for calmer days as they move in together. But it’s all for nought when his pug, Bumble, stumbles on the body of a new bride in the middle of the lane. It’s clear Bumble didn’t kill anyone, but someone did—and they may have set their sights on George. With […]

Posted May 10, 2024 by Lola in Contemporary, Mystery, Review, Romance / 2 Comments