After a bitter lost promotion, Mallory Monroe ditches her Manhattan power job and moves to the cozy town of Wingate, Connecticut. A new career can be sweet, and hers might be the sweetest! This new kid on the block is the proud owner of The Cookie Shop.
How The...
Death of Jezebel by Christianna Brand
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Armchair detectives who love those “impossible crime” mysteries or enjoy taking a step back into the 1940’s, will relish the British Library Crime Classic, Death of Jezebel by Christianna Brand.
The book opens with the suicide of a young soldier named Johnny Wise....
Murder At The Pumpkin Pageant by Darci Hannah
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TV networks and retail stores may have been touting Christmas in July, but here at Wonder Women Sixty, it’s Halloween in August!
Murder At The Pumpkin Pageant is the newest entry (#4) in Darci Hannah’s Beacon Bakeshop Mysteries. And like her other books in this...
Good Stuff: Prayers, Books, Music
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At times life can become crazy-busy or hectic. Sometimes downright stressful. When things get to be too much for whatever the reason, there are 3 things you can always turn to — 3 easy and inexpensive things that can help you stay calm, change your attitude...
Motivational & Upbeat Oldies
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Need a change in mood? Change in attitude? Think music! Music can take a sour mood and make it sweet. It can change an angry mood to calm. A “down-in-the-dumps mood” can become an “everything will be alright” mood.
Pop and rock songs from the past can be positive and...
A Cryptic Clue by Victoria Gilbert
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The first in a brand new series from Victoria Gilbert, A Cryptic Clue is sure to have any cozy mystery fan screaming “gimme more!”
It’s a highly unlikely partnership: 60ish Jane Hunter, a retired librarian and 30ish Cameron Clewe, a wealthy but eccentric businessman...
The Seat of The Scornful by John Dickson Carr
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No doubt about it, John Dickson Carr (1906-1977) was a master of the mystery genre. Poisoned Pen Press has brought back another one of his forgotten classics, The Seat Of The Scornful.
While this tale is not a fast-paced scary thriller, it’s an intricately woven tale...
Hidden Beneath by Barbara Ross
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Nobody gives us a more perfect summer reading series than Barbara Ross with her Maine Clambake Mysteries. You can’t help but feel like you’re on island time every time you pick up one of her cozy tales.
Hidden Beneath is her newest entry in this series, giving...