Tag: Cozy Mystery

Review: Murder at the Fortune Teller’s Table by Janet Finsilver

Murder at the Fortune Teller’s Table (A Kelly Jackson Mystery #3) by Janet Finsilver My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Poisons, prophecies—and a peculiar past . . . When a local woman begins searching for a couple she hasn’t seen since the 1960s, Redwood Cove Bed and Breakfast manager Kelly Jackson and the crime-solving group, the “Silver Sentinels,” are quick to help out. They’re also quick to guess that they’re in over their heads after the woman is found dead beside the body of a Greek fortune teller—and a fellow Sentinel […]

Posted March 26, 2020 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 2 Comments

Review: Eclairs, Scares and Haunted Home Repairs by Erin Johnson

Eclairs, Scares & Haunted Home Repairs (Spells & Caramels #9) by Erin Johnson My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: A bakehouse in the making. A dangerous ghost in the tower. Will their welcome to the neighborhood be short-lived? Imogen wants nothing more than to complete her sweet dream. With her adoring fiancé Hank at her side, the witch and her friends dive into renovations for their new home and soon-to-be bakery. But all their efforts seem futile when they wake to find the house eerily ripped apart all over again… […]

Posted March 16, 2020 by Lola in Fantasy, Mystery, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Kneaded to Death by Winnie Archer

Kneaded to Death (A Bread Shop Mystery #1) by Winnie Archer My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Everyone swears by Yeast of Eden, the Mexican bread shop in town. But tonight, the only thing on the menu is la muerte . . . Struggling photographer Ivy Culpepper has lots of soul-searching to do since returning to seaside Santa Linda, California. That is, until the thirty-one-year-old enters a bread making class at Yeast of Eden. Whether it’s the aroma of fresh conchas in the oven, or her instant connection with owner Olaya […]

Posted March 12, 2020 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Steeped in Murder by Kristen Weiss

Steeped in Murder (Tea and Tarot Cozy Mystery #1) by Kirsten Weiss My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Tea, tarot, and trouble. Abigail Beanblossom’s dream of owning a tea room in her California beach town is about to come true. She’s got the lease, the start-up funds, and the recipes. But Abigail’s out of a tearoom and into hot water when the realtor turns out to be a conman… and then turns up dead. But not even death puts an end to the conman’s mischief. He rented the same space to […]

Posted February 25, 2020 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 4 Comments

Review: The Mousse Wonderful Time of Year by H.Y. Hanna

Merry Christmas to everyone’s who celebrates it! For today’s post I decided to go with a Christmas themed book for review. This cozy mystery had a large focus on Christmas festivities and it was a fun way to learn more about a British Christmas. I hope you all have a wonderful day! The Mousse Wonderful Time of Year (Oxford Tearoom Mysteries #10) by H.Y. Hanna My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Tearoom sleuth Gemma Rose is looking forward to a holiday filled with delicious Yuletide treats, time with friends and family, […]

Posted December 25, 2019 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 6 Comments

Review: Stitches and Witches by Nancy Warren

Stitches and Witches (Vampire Knitting Club #2) by Nancy Warren Narrated by Sarah Zimmerman My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Dropping stitches and catching killers When an older gentleman keels over in his scones and tea at the Elderflower Tea Shop in Oxford—a victim of poison—Lucy Swift and her band of undead amateur detectives are on the case. Elderflower Tea Shop is next door to Cardinal Woolsey’s, the yarn shop Lucy runs and home to the late-night Vampire Knitting Club. The tea shop owners are a pair of octogenarian spinsters […]

Posted December 23, 2019 by Lola in Fantasy, Mystery, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Grimoires, Spas and Chocolate Straws by Erin Johnson

Grimoires, Spas & Chocolate Straws (Spells & Caramels #8) by Erin Johnson My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Sandy slaughter. An enchanting suspect. Can a magical baker protect her friends from a dangerous paradise? Stranded on Badlands Island, Imogen Banks is driving herself crazy looking for her brother. So when the spell-casting baker’s friends suggest they escape for a luxurious dragon spa treatment, she doesn’t need a second invitation. But her hopes for coastal romance with Hank fall flat when a resort guest turns up roasted in the sand. Suspecting […]

Posted December 12, 2019 by Lola in Fantasy, Mystery, Review / 6 Comments