My first ever experience with cozy mysteries and I must say that I quite enjoyed the ride. Was it the perfect mystery book? Well not really but then you can’t expect cozy mysteries to have the hard core elements that define a mystery and a thriller right?Melanie Cooper and Angela DeLaura are the ...
I enjoyed this one a bit more than the first. I felt like the author really got into the groove of her story and characters. I enjoy all the characters and there shenanigans. Oddly, I even enjoy reading about the different cupcakes they bake. The author has a way of working them into the stor...
This is the second book in McKinlay's Library Lover's Mystery series and while I enjoyed the first one, I was worried that I would grow tired of the premise and be bored. However, I almost enjoyed the second book more than the first! Also, *slight spoiler alert* this book introduces my new favori...
This is the third book in the Cupcake Bakery mystery series and has bakers Melanie and Angie entering a cooking competition with a secret ingredient in each round. They have been practicing by having Tate give them an ingredient to work with, the weirder, the better. The two are competing against...
Book #3 of the Library Lover's Mysteries... Residents of Briar Creek are divided when a salvage company comes to town, with hopes of finding buried treasure on Pirate Island. Local tourism director, Trudi Hargrave, wants the island opened up for excavation. Lindsey's friend and library board pre...
it was an okay mystery i guess,the cupcake theme was cute but i found the characters a little silly,i mean the adults act like teenagers while oz(the youngest worker and is a teenager seems 2 b as capable as a 4 year old!!!!!!!!!!!!![Plus the mystery was a bit cheap,i thought they where detective...
Library Director Lindsey Norris finds herself being pulled into another murder mystery when the residents of the town of Briar Creek, Connecticut, decide that they are doing to present "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare at the local community theater. The theater has been struggl...
Holly said. “I know but I can’t help it,” Angie wailed. “I’m just so ha-ha-hap-py.” “She doesn’t sound happy,” Sydney said. “Here,” Holly said. “Pull gently on your lower eyelids. It’ll make your tears recede back into your e...
It was stronger than usual as if it was trying to get my attention. I glanced over at Viv to find her sniffing the air. She looked at me and I could see the question in her gaze. She wanted to know if I could smell it, too. I nodded and she looked relieved. We had nothing ...
I screamed as my body went rigid with fright. Then I spun around with my phone in my fist, determined to take my attacker down.“Whoa!” I heard a yell as the person I was aiming for ducked to avoid the blow.I went to snap kick him, but found myself snatched around the waist and dragged out the doo...
Fee was fretting over the Butler-Coates wedding. The bride hadn’t liked any of the hats she’d come up with and Fee had refused Viv’s offer to help. She wanted to do it alone. As she banged around in the back room grumbling to herself, I decided to hide out in the front of the shop while Viv worke...
We were all in much better spirits when we reached the hat shop. Nick and Andre bade us a good night and continued on home. Viv waited while I fumbled with my key. She was watching the street around us and said, “It’s much quieter at this time of day. You know, that lull b...
Not a big surprise, she supposed. It seemed like every memory she’d ever had of Jack converged in her head in a cheesy montage just to torture her. She remembered him helping her learn to ride a bike and beating up a bully who was picking on her. He’d gotten a fat lip for his effort, but as he to...