The Corpse by the Creek (Succulent Sleuth #5) by Iris March My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Volunteer water sampling. Development deals. A dead businessman in the woods. While volunteering with a local stream restoration group, Molly and her husband, Scott, expect to end the day with nothing more to show for it than muddy hiking shoes and water samples. Instead, they stumble upon a dead body left in the woods behind the Buckeye Trail. The victim turns out to be Upton North—an unpopular developer with business ties to half the […]

Pint of No Return (Shake Shop #1) written by Dana Mentink narrated by Stephanie Nemeth-Parker My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: After her divorce from her thrice-married embezzler husband, Trinidad Jones is finally ready for a fresh start. So when she’s left one of her ex’s businesses in Upper Sprocket, Oregon, she decides to pack up her dog, cash in her settlement, and open her dream business: the Shimmy and Shake Shop, introducing the world to her monster milkshakes. And even with a couple sticky situations underway, namely that the other […]

Two Purloined Pillows (Nimble Needle #2) written by Allie Pleiter narrated by Carrie Coello My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: It’s been a little over a year since Shelby started managing Nina’s Nimble Needle following her office-romance and career implosion. Next, Shelby is excited to oversee two well-known needlepoint designers who will be participating in the town’s first two-week-long arts festival . . . Laura Bitters and Paul Bardo have each stitched up one-of-a-kind pillows that should be big wins for the Nimble Needle at the festival’s auction . . . […]

The Pawful Truth (Cat in the Stacks #11) written by Miranda James narrated by Erin Bennett My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: In addition to his library duties and his role as doting grandad, Charlie has enrolled in an early medieval history course offered by young, charismatic professor Carey Warriner. Charlie feels a bit out of place – his fellow classmates are half his age – except for Dixie Bell Compton, another “mature” student. When Charlie hears an angry exchange between her and their professor, his interest in piqued. He’s even […]

A Poisonous Pour (Cece Barton Mystery #3) by Maddie Day My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Since moving from L.A. to California’s verdant wine country, widowed single mom Cece Barton has gone from Colinas wine bar manager to wine bar owner—with a chaser of sleuthing . . . It’s Memorial Day weekend and Sonoma County’s Alexander Valley is buzzing with activity. For Cece, business at Vino y Vida is going great, as is her romance with new beau, Benjamin. Meanwhile, Cece’s neighbor, Richard Flora, is stirring up controversy with his newest […]

Cheddar Off Dead (Undercover Dish Mystery #2) written by Julia Buckley narrated by Ann Marie Lee My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: From the author of The Big Chili comes her latest mystery about caterer and cook Lilah Drake who is up to her elbows in deadly trouble during the Christmas holidays… The Christmas holidays are one of Lilah’s favorite times of the year, filled with friends, family, and, of course, tons of food orders for her covered dish clients. But Lilah’s Yuletide cheer ends when she sees a most Grinch-like […]