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A new release this week! A really cute book!*I received a free copy of this novel from NetGalley and Atria for my honest review.*Hanna, Callie, and Lexi are sisters, live in a small town in Louisiana, and have always struggled financially. Then they hit it big playing the lottery! And it should change their lives in all the right ways, right? Well, everyone knows that some things are too good to

Another NetGalley review! This book will be published in about a month. Little Disasters by Sarah Vaughan My rating: 4 of 5 stars *I received a free copy of this novel from NetGalley and Atria for my honest review.*Liz is a pediatrician on the night shift in the local ER when her estranged friend, Jess, brings in her baby, Betsey. Jess hasn't noticed that Betsey has a severe bump on her head and

A couple of promising stories with endings that left me deflated. Something She's Not Telling Us by Darcey Bell My rating: 3 of 5 stars Charlotte is married to a financially stable gorgeous husband, has a 6 year old daughter that she is very overprotective of, and a flourishing flower business. She also has a complicated relationship with her mother and a brother who makes horrible choices when

Heather Gudenkauf is one of my favorite authors in the last couple of years. I have not read anything by her that I didn't love! This one was fantastic as well. This Is How I Lied by Heather Gudenkauf My rating: 4 of 5 stars Eve Knox was found in the Ransom Caves in Grotto, Iowa in December 1995. Her murder was never solved. When a new piece of evidence is turned in to the police in 2020,

This was a great cozy mystery and will be published on June 30. A Fatal Fiction by Kaitlyn Dunnett My rating: 5 of 5 stars *I received a free copy of this novel from NetGalley and Kensington Books for my honest review.*Mikki Lincoln has a verbal altercation with a con man in town who winds up dead that night. Since the altercation was recorded and has gone viral, she is the prime suspect.A Fatal

This is a great new series and the second book in the series. I have thoroughly enjoyed both of them! It Cannoli Be Murder by Catherine Bruns My rating: 5 of 5 stars *I received a free copy of this novel from NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for my honest review.*Tessa Esposito is days away from opening her restaurant and trying to work through the last few hurdles to get to opening night.

Watching from the Dark by Gytha Lodge My rating: 4 of 5 stars Aidan Poole has been watching the Skype all night for his girlfriend to log on and when she finally does, she doesn't acknowledge him and goes to take a bath. The wait on his end is interminable and then he hears someone opening her front door and go into the bathroom. A brief struggle ensues and then the front door closes again. And

Girls Like Us by Cristina Alger My rating: 4 of 5 stars FBI Agent Nell Flynn is on leave after being shot and back in her hometown to deal with the aftermath of her father's death. When a girl's body is found in local park, Lee, a local detective and old school mate of Nell's, asks her to join in on the investigation. The more Nell learns in the field and at her father's house leads her to

A mom with Munchhausen by Proxy, even though that term is never mentioned in the book. More of an aftermath of her getting convicted of child abuse.<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49223060-darling-rose-gold" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img border="0" alt="Darling Rose Gold" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1581066761l/49223060.

Finished a 3 new to me cozies this week. All the first in the series. I think Penne Dreadful was my favorite of the 3, but it is also the one I just finished last night. :) Assaulted Caramel by Amanda Flower My rating: 4 of 5 stars Bailey is a chocolatier in NYC with roots in Amish country in Ohio. When her grandmother calls to tell her that her grandfather's heart condition has worsened, Bailey

Caught back up on this series and am happy that there will be more after this one! A great cozy mystery series! Pumpkin Spice Peril by Jenn McKinlay My rating: 4 of 5 stars While some cozy series tend to get a little stale 10-12 books in, Jenn McKinlay has managed to keep the Cupcake Bakery Mystery series fresh and exciting book after book! (See what I did there?)Mel and Angie are running the

Finished a couple of books this week! Truths I Never Told You by Kelly Rimmer My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Walsh family patriarch is going into Hospice care and the 4 siblings need to clean up the family house before they can decide what to do with it. Beth is the youngest and on maternity leave and offers to take charge of the cleaning out while the other sibs work full time. Her hidden agenda

I prepared this blog post several years ago but then totally forgot about it. Due to our season of quarantine and having two little kids stuck at home, I've been very slow on projects and have nothing to show. I thought it'd be a good time to post this instead! Despite this post being old and the links probably not all working, in a way this post is more valid than ever because I've been using these tools for the last few years to know they're holding up well.

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Still catching up. These were read the end of February, beginning on March. The Sun Down Motel is a supernatural thriller. The MC Beaton books are in the Agatha Raisin series and are cozy mysteries. The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James My rating: 4 of 5 stars 1982 in Fell, PA - Viv Delaney was on her way to NYC when she ran out of money. She stopped to try and earn some money and ended up

I am working to catch up on my reviews. For these two books, they are the latest in the series by Nevada Barr and Jenn McKinlay. Barr's books are more gruesome and set in national parks throughout the US. McKinlay has several series going that I have read and enjoyed and they are all cozy mysteries. I highly recommend both authors! Slight corection - the newest in the Cupcake Bakery series was

The Second Home by Christina   Clancy My rating: 4 of 5 stars *I received a free copy of this novel from NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for my honest review.*Ann Gordon's parents have died suddenly and it is up to her to get the houses in order to sell - the house in MIlwaukee and the house on Cape Cod. As she meets with the realtor on Cape Cod, she is remembering that one fateful summer that

This quarantine is really affecting my reading in a negative way! Also, I am behind on my reviews. This book was published last week. Cherry Slice by Jennifer Stone My rating: 4 of 5 stars *I received a free copy of this novel from NetGalley for my honest review.*Cherry Slice is a new series by Jennifer Stone. Cherry Hinton owns a bakery in Essex, England now after being humiliated on "Caravan

I am getting behind on my reviews again. Too much going on at home with decluttering and cleaning. :) Mr. Nobody by Catherine Steadman My rating: 5 of 5 stars A man shows up on a beach with amnesia. There is a word written on his hand, but any identifying marks or tags have been removed from him and his clothes. Is it part of a sinister plot. Neuropsychiatrist Dr. Emma Lewis is requested to

I am working to catch up on some series that I have been neglecting. The first is the Anna Pigeon series by Nevada Barr. Nineteen books in the series and I read #15 in June 2019. Burn by Nevada Barr My rating: 4 of 5 stars It has been a while since I read the last book in the series. Anna is still recuperating from the trauma in the 14th book, Winter Study which was set in Isle Royale in Lake