My To-Be Read List is a meme hosted by Because Reading is Better Than Real Life where at the beginning of the month visitors can choose which book I’ll be reading this month. On the first saturday of a month the poll will be up, then on the second saturday of the month I’ll announce the book that won and on the last saturday of the month I’ll post my review of the book.
Just like last month I decided to go with cozy mysteries again this month. I had 3 cozy mystery paperbacks I hadn’t featured yet, so here they are. All 3 are also new to me authors, two of them are new releases and they are all the first book in the series.
Peaches and Scream (Georgia Peach Mystery #1)
by Susan Furlong
You can find Peaches and Scream on Goodreads
Blurb:
In the first Georgia Peach Mystery, when murder threatens her family’s orchard, Nola Harper is ready to pick out the killer and preserve the farm’s reputation…To help run the family peach farm during her parents’ absence, Nola Harper returns to her childhood home of Cays Mill, Georgia, and soon discovers that things back at the farm aren’t exactly peachy. A poor harvest and rising costs are threatening to ruin the Harpers’ livelihood, and small-town gossip is spreading like blight thanks to Nola’s juicy reputation as a wild teenager way back when. But Nola really finds herself in the pits when she stumbles upon a local businessman murdered among the peach trees.
With suspicions and family tensions heating up faster than a cobbler in the oven, this sweet Georgia peach will have to prune through a list of murder suspects—before she too becomes ripe for the killer’s picking…
A Disguise to Die For (Costume Shop Mystery #1)
by Diane Vallere
You can find A Disguise to Die For on Goodreads
Blurb:
Someone is dressed to kill in the debut Costume Shop Mystery from the national bestselling author of the Material Witness mysteries.No sooner does former magician’s assistant Margo Tamblyn return home to Proper City, Nevada, to run Disguise DeLimit, her family’s costume shop, than she gets her first big order. Wealthy nuisance Blitz Manners needs forty costumes for a detective-themed birthday bash. As for Blitz himself, his Sherlock Holmes is to die for—literally—when, in the middle of the festivities, Margo’s friend and party planner Ebony Welles is caught brandishing a carving knife over a very dead Blitz.
For Margo, clearing Ebony’s name is anything but elementary, especially after Ebony flees town. Now Margo is left to play real-life detective in a town full of masked motives, cloaked secrets, and veiled vendettas. But as she soon learns, even a killer disguise can’t hide a murderer in plain sight for long.
INCLUDES RECIPES AND COSTUME IDEAS!
Kernel of Truth: Popcorn Shop Mystery (Popcorn Shop Mystery #1)
by Kristi Abbott
You can Kernel of Truth find on Goodreads
Blurb:
An all-new Popcorn Shop Mystery bursts on the scene, featuring gourmet popcorn entrepreneur Rebecca Anderson and her poodle Sprocket.Opening a gourmet popcorn shop was never on Rebecca Anderson’s bucket list. But after a failed marriage to a celebrity chef, she’s ready for her life to open up and expand. She has returned to her hometown of Grand Lake, Ohio, with her popcorn-loving poodle Sprocket to start a new business—naturally called POPS. As a delicious bonus, Cordelia “Coco” Bittles, a close family friend who has always been like a grandmother to Rebecca, owns the chocolate shop next door, and the two are thinking of combining their businesses.
But when Coco’s niece, Alice, discovers her on the floor of her chocolate shop, those dreams go up in smoke. The local sheriff thinks Coco was the victim of a robbery gone wrong, but Rebecca isn’t so sure. As suspects start popping up all over, Rebecca is determined to turn up the heat and bring the killer to justice in a jiffy!
Now it’s time to vote!
I voted for a Disguise to Die For since it is one I have had my eye on. Can’t wait to see what wins!!
Grace @ Rebel Mommy Book Blog recently posted…My TBR List March 2016 ~Series Starters
I love the idea of a costume shop, it sounds like a great book 🙂
Lola recently posted…My To-Be Read List #19: poll
oh I do love a great mystery to read!! Love the cover on this one though. Has a country charm to it that makes you want to jump right into it.
I am really into mysteries lately and the cozies have awesome covers.
I voted for Peach and Scream. I hope you enjoy the winner.
Rachael Turns Pages recently posted…March 2016 To Be Read List~ Let’s Vote
Thanks! Peach and Scream does sound like a fun one indeed.
Lola recently posted…My To-Be Read List #19: poll
I voted for Peach and Scream. I hope you enjoy the winner.
Thanks! I hope so too! Peaches and Scream sounds like a fun one 🙂
Okay, I just had to choose Peaches and Scream because that title is AWESOME plus I too am a Georgia peach 😉
I agree the title is awesome! I didn’t realize you lived in Georgia, must be fun to see a book that takes place in your state.
Lola recently posted…My To-Be Read List #19: poll
I voted for Peaches and Scream, the title just got to me 🙂 I hope you’ll enjoy whichever book gets picked, Lola.
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Most cozies have such great titles, I really liked this title too and the focus on a peach orchard appealed to me.
Cute mysteries! I love this meme 🙂
Xxertz recently posted…Where has this week gone?
It’s a great meme, I am always looking forward to see which books wins!
Lola recently posted…My To-Be Read List #19: poll
Went with Peaches and Scream it’s a great sounding title.
Bunnita @ Worth Reading It? recently posted…My TBR List March 2016 – Let’s Vote
I agree it’s a great sounding title 🙂
Lola recently posted…My To-Be Read List #19: poll
I too, love a cozy mystery! But I’m not telling you which one I voted for. You need to be surprised.
Thanks for voting 🙂
I went with a Disguise to Die For because it sounds like something I would read myself. I love this theme, by the way, as I’ve been wanting to add some cozies to my own TBR. Can’t wait to see what wins and how you like it.
I’ve been in a cozy mood lately, so all cozies seemed like a good theme. And A Disguise to Die for sounds really good, can’t wait to read it!
The two I haven’t read looks really cute but I went with the one I have read cause I really liked it and hope you will too! A Disguise to Die For!
Stormi recently posted…My TBR List: ~Let’s Vote! ~March
I am glad to hear you enjoyed A Disguise to Die for, it sounds like a good one! I hope I’ll enjoy it as well.
And cozies always look so cute and fun 🙂
Peach and Screams…I love the peach puns in the synopsis! That one looks like it could be a fun read!
Michelle@Because Reading recently posted…Just a Posted Note ~ Organizing Chaos
I like the cover and title of that one, it just sounded so fun and I like that it’s about peaches.
Lola recently posted…My To-Be Read List #19: poll
I went with Peaches and Scream because it looks fun. And Georgia seems like it would be a fun setting.
Greg recently posted…Sunday Post #132
I don’t think I’ve read many if any books set in Georgia so far, so it sounds fun to read a book that takes place there. It sure looks like a fun book!
Lola recently posted…Sunday Post #168
I went with Disguise to Die For, I thought the costume shop theme sounded fun!
Shaunesay recently posted…My TBR List – March 2016 – Faery
That’s what attracted me to this book in the first place, the costume shop theme sounds great!
These all sound like such fun reads! I went with Diane Vallere’s book though because I love the cover and really want to read that one myself. 🙂 I hope you enjoy whichever wins!
Literary Feline recently posted…Sunday Post: Disneyland & March TBR List Poll
I always have trouble picking a cozy mystery, I want to read a cozy mystery, but never sure which one as all the ones I have sound good. I am really curious about Diane Vallere her book and saw some good reviews around already.
Lola recently posted…Sunday Post #168
I decided on Peaches and Scream. I hope you like whatever you end up with.
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Peaches and Scream sounds like a fun one and it’s only 2 books so far, so still enough time to catch-up if I like the series.
Lola recently posted…Sunday Post #168
Voted for A Disguise To Die For, I really liked that one and it made my keepers shelf!
Though I’m also curious to see what you think of the other two. I weeded out Kernel of Truth as the blurb didn’t catch my attention and I’m overflowing with cozies at the moment. But Peaches and Scream is still on my TBR shelf!
Silvara recently posted…A Disguise to Die For (Costume Shop Mystery #1) by Diane Vallere (review)
Oh that sounds good it made it your keepers shelf! I’ll stop by to check out your review next. The blurb sounds so good and the costume shop plot sounds so interesting.
The other two sound very good too! I liked the sound of the popcorn shop and the cover is so pretty for Kernel of Truth. And Peaches and Scream got recommended me to me by someone I think and it sounds good.
Overflowing with cozies is a good problem to have 😉
I voted for Kernel of Truth, because I love popcorn, but they all look like nice cozy mysteries.
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I don’t eat popcorn as often, but I do like it when I am in the mood for it. The concept of a popcorn shop just sounds so fun and original that I had to read this one.