Tag: Cozy Mystery

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

Review: Cobblered to Death by Rosemarie Ross

Cobblered to Death (Courtney Archer #1) by Rosemarie Ross My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Out of the frying pan, into the fire . . . Courtney Archer is known for hosting the show Cooking with the Farmer’s Daughter . . . despite the fact that she’s actually a pediatrician’s daughter. Now she’s signed on for a role on The American Baking Battle. On this reality show, she can start developing a more authentic image for herself—and as a bonus, the usual backstabbing and manufactured drama isn’t part of the Baking […]

Posted November 26, 2019 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Double, Double, Toil and Truffle by H.Y. Hanna

Double, Double, Toil and Truffle (Bewitched by Chocolate #6) by H.Y. Hanna My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Caitlyn Le Fey is enjoying her first autumn in England, nut-picking in the forest, creating delicious treats in her grandmother’s enchanted chocolate shop, and dreaming of cosy evenings with the handsome Lord James Fitzroy. But the peace is shattered when a mysterious woman claiming to be a witch arrives in the village. Some love her, others fear her… and one person is driven to murder. Soon Caitlyn finds herself drawn into a mystery […]

Posted November 13, 2019 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Christmas Cocoa Murder by Carlene O’Connor, Maddie Day and Alex Erickson

Christmas Cocoa Murder (Irish Village Mystery #4.5) (Country Store Mystery #6.5) (Bookstore cafe’s mystery) by Carlene O’Connor, Maddie Day and Alex Erickson My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: ‘Tis the season for hot chocolate and mouthwatering treats. But sometimes too much of a good thing can be downright deadly . . . CHRISTMAS COCOA MURDER by CARLENE O’CONNOR Siobhán O’Sullivan’s hopes for a quiet Irish Christmas are dashed when the local Santa turns up dead in a carnival dunk tank of hot cocoa. Now instead of hunting down holiday gifts, she’s […]

Posted September 24, 2019 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 6 Comments

Review: Cat Got Your Diamonds by Julie Chase – Audiobook

Cat Got Your Diamonds (Kitty Couture Mystery #1) by Julie Chase Narrated by Brittany Pressley My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Grandeur and opulence are everything in the famed New Orleans Garden District where pets are family and no bling is too big. Opening Furry Godmother, pet boutique and organic treat bakery, is Lacy Marie Crocker’s dream come true-until the glitter gun used to make her Shih Tzu tutus becomes a murder weapon-and Lacy becomes public enemy number one. Now Detective Jack Oliver is hounding Lacy, and her Furry Godmother investor […]

Posted August 14, 2019 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien

Death by Dumpling (A Noodle Shop Mystery #1) by Vivien Chien My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Welcome to the Ho-Lee Noodle House, where the Chinese food is to die for. . . The last place Lana Lee thought she would ever end up is back at her family’s restaurant. But after a brutal break-up and a dramatic workplace walk-out, she figures that a return to the Cleveland area to help wait tables is her best option for putting her life back together. Even if that means having to put up […]

Posted July 24, 2019 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 8 Comments