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i love your series of hansen swenson story
—annie gantz
Son of a... ANOTHER Christmas story? Another set of short stories? Blech.Okay, so not a fan of short stories. I've read one regular Lucy Stone book and didn't care for it. Only read Levine in the other collection of stories. Like the Hannah series well enough, but she bugs the crap out of m...
I'm a lifelong fan of mysteries and seem to take long breaks from them indulging in Lit. Fiction and Historical Fiction. I am not a reader of the "cozy" and was curious about this subgenre. Due to the ubiquitous nature of these dessert titled mysteries I decided to try one. I didn't hate it. ...
I have read these books since the first one was written. Every time I hope that the characters will grow to be a little less flat. Hannah especially annoys me. She is a verbose know it all. All the other characters defer to her for no apparent reason. She spends a lot of time over explaining the ...
I was a huge fan of this series until about installment #14, but I was excited to see all the series recipes together in one book. The characters you love return also, however there is no murder and mahem, albeit mystery in this, just very short 1-2 pages of dialog between the characters and it ...
I don't know why I didn't enjoy this book as much as the others, but a guess would be that Hannah was a bit more irritating. Yes, Hannah, there is a word called 'texting'. Language evolves, and she should know that having studied English literature. Do we speak the same as Chaucer did? No, of cou...
'Tis the season for trimming the tree, caroling, baking cookies, and curling up by the Yuletide waiting for Santa to drop down the chimney. But in this festive collection of holiday whodunits, murder is also paying a visit . . . 'Candy Cane Murder' by Joanne Fluke Bakery owner Hannah Swensen f...
When stunning movie star Mercedes Calder drowns in her pool, her identical twin sister Marcie poses as Mercedes, discovers the starlet's shocking secrets, and must outwit a crazed killer.
The TL;DR version: This was one of the dumbest things I've ever read. This was a stupid purchase – and a stupid thing to read, for that matter, but I did want something brainless in the middle of my Big Giant Fantasy Series. I got it. It is the first in the Hannah Swenson mystery series, which I ...
In late October, the town is preparing for Halloween as well as the new election for Sheriff. Sheriff Grant is running as well as Bill, Hannah's brother in love, so of course that is who she is going to vote for. While dealing with her love life, her sister Andrea's pregnancy, find a costume, her...
Boring book, boring town, great recipes.That for me sums up Key Lime Pie Murder. I usually love books centered around food because they tend to be charming and incorporate a dash of sensuality. This was not the case with this book. Hannah Swensen is the full-time owner of a local bakery and part-...
This is another book that started slow but as you continue reading it starts to get better.After the end of the last book, Lake Eden Resident Hannah Swensen, has a big pridicment on her hands. She has two proposals and she doesn't know which one to pick. The town are both equal divided on which o...
As she sits in her nearly empty store on Groundhog Day, Hannah can only hope that spring is just around the corner - "and that the popularity of the new Magnolia Blossom Bakery is just a passing fad. The southern hospitality of Lake Eden's two Georgia transplants, Shawna Lee and Vanessa Quinn, is...
Another entertaining Hannah mystery. Thus far I'm enjoying Ms. Fluke's cookie-baking super sleuth.In this novel, Hannah is determined not to let a friend be railroaded by the police in the murder of her husband. I must say that I'm not a real mystery buff, but I attempt to keep an open mind that ...
The 4th Hannah Swensen has a lot to offer but for the most part I am starting to understand why some of Flukes constant readers reviews sound more like long suffering than adoration. The book is well written and there is definitely some character development, in this book we really begin to under...
Sparkling sugar sprinkled on pale and crunchy buttery cookies promises a season of cheerful festivities, but when you're Hannah and you own a bakery in Lake Eden sleuthing is never far behind. Holidays or not, there's always time for mischief and this time tragedy strikes again. With an air of Ag...
It is the best script Erik Neilsen and Tony Rocca ever wrote. They call it Video Kill, a shocker about a psycho who videotapes beautiful actresses as he murders them. But when the killings really happen, Erik and Tony must race to keep the video killer from finding more victims!
Summertime has finally arrived in Lake Eden, Minnesota, and Hannah Swensen, owner of The Cookie Jar bakery, is looking forward to warm, lazy days, eating ice cream, and sharing picnics with friends. But when a family reunion takes a deadly turn, it's up to Hannah to find a killer...Between baking...
It was two-thirty on a Saturday afternoon and it seemed that everyone who lived in the Tri-County area was out at the mall shopping.“I’ve never seen it this crowded before,” Hannah said, eyeing the rows of cars in the parking structure.“Only fifteen shopping days before Christmas.”Hannah turned t...
Twenty-one #“You’re right, dear,” Delores said, closing the bag with their lunch tightly and reaching back to drop it on the back seat. “It’s mint jelly.” “You’re sure?” “Yes, I’m sure. I don’t think I’ve ever seen any other jelly that’s bright green.” “Neither have I. It’s got to be mint. Was it...
Mike said, pulling into into the alley that ran past the back of The Cookie Jar. “You didn’t like your peanut butter pepper burger?” “It was … interesting.” Hannah laughed. “That word covers a multitude of put-downs.” “That’s true.” Mike pulled into the parking lot at the back of The Cookie Jar, ...
Angela had finished her chapter. Wicked smiled as Scott picked up Angela’s pages from the printer and took them back down to his room to read. Scott had convinced Angela to let him read her chapter tonight, and he’d promised to give it back in the morning for any last-minute changes. Of course, t...
“Okay, okay . . . just wait a second.” Michele took a slice of pepperoni off her pizza and tossed it to Pete. “How can a little guy like you eat so much?” Steve grinned. “Just watch. He’ll hide it when you’re not looking and come back for more. He’s got caches of food all over the apartment.” Pet...
Connie twirled in front of the mirror. “Do you think Mr. Rossini will be able to resist me?” There was a silence, and then she laughed, a light flirtatious giggle. “Alan! You shouldn’t say things like that! But you’re right. I do look fantastic.” Connie listened for a moment; then a frown spread ...
Karen clutched the phone so tightly her knuckles turned white. Two weeks had passed since they’d photographed the miniature and sent out pictures of the couch. At last someone had responded! “Cream-colored satin . . . that’s right . . . as close as you can come to the material in the photograph. ...
Place the egg whites in the bowl of your mixer so that they will warm to room temperature. Egg whites at room temperature yield more volume and whip easier than cold egg whites.Place the egg yolks in a Tupperware container with a cover. Store the yolks in the refrigerator to add to your scrambled...
They were Bonnie’s boots. She recognized them. There were uneven patches of darker-colored brown on both of the boots from the sides of the soles all the way up to the ankles. There was no duct tape in sight, but it had probably lost its adhesive grip on the leather when the leather had gotten we...
Mike had seemed anxious to cut their conversation short tonight. He’d claimed he was tired and said he planned to unplug the phone and go right to bed. Unplug the phone? Stan had thought that was crazy until Mike had explained what had happened. Three wrong numbers in the early hours of the morni...
The girl giggled and Greg smiled back. She’d be all right if she stopped giggling like a teenager. She was at least twenty. He’d known right off that she had a great body under her punk clothes and she was more than willing to go home with him after the concert. Most girls played up to songwriter...
They’d decided to hold the body in Laureen’s freezer until the police could be notified. Naturally, Laureen had put up some resistance. She’d waited years for her walk-in freezer and there was no way she wanted it turned into a morgue! It had taken some persuading, but she’d finally yielded. Walk...
i love your series of hansen swenson story
—annie gantz