I love cozy mysteries! I am adding to my fall and winter reading list today and I have a mystery to share! Check out Murderous Consequences and learn about author Nicole Leiren in this book spotlight!

 

Cozy Mystery

Date Published: 07/03/2024

Publisher: Harbor Lane Books, LLC.

 

 

Sadie Sabatini thinks of herself as a modern-day Robin Hood who uses her gift as a skilled con artist to help those who have nowhere else to turn. Leading this life is rewarding, but the number of enemies are piling up. Sadie decides to lay low and start over with a new (and legitimate business) in the small town of Wilson, Texas, situated on a small peninsula in beautiful Lake Amore.

Trouble is never far behind though and her past catches up to her in a big way when a friend of a former mark threatens blackmail for his silence. When he turns up dead and Sadie is the prime suspect, she realizes this time she must protect herself. Her skills prove helpful as she digs deeper into the web of revenge, blackmail, and secrets to discover she’s not the only one with a past to hide.

As the threats mount, Sadie knows she’s closing in on the truth. She now worries that the few new friends she’s made in town are in danger because of her. With time running out, can she protect those around her and find the real killer before this new chapter in her life is conned out of a happy ending?

 

About the Author

 

USA Today Best-Selling author Nicole Leiren likes to have fun -- in life, with her characters and, of course, family and friends. A Midwesterner at heart, she now proudly calls South Texas her home and lives with her husband on a beautiful peninsula in Lake Conroe.

Nicole enjoys sharing the laughter, mystery, and occasionally a little mayhem she forces her characters to endure all for the reader’s pleasure! Her stories allow you to take a break and immerse yourself in a page turning story until you reach the whodunit or happily ever after (usually both!)

 

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I love cozy mysteries! Today, I have a book from on my favorite cozy mystery writers! Check out A Felonious Finale by C.S. McDonald, read my review of the book and learn about the series and author.

I love mysteries.  I am pretty sure I say that at least once a week!  Growing up, my grandparents and I read every mystery in my small town library from juvenile fiction to adult--and watched every mystery themed television show available.  Today, I still love finding mystery authors and new mystery series to share. If you have read many of my reviews, you know that I love mystery writer Lauren Carr--and I have read at least a few books from all of her mystery series.  Today, I have a new novel to share from her latest series!  Check out The Prime Suspect, learn about the author, read my thoughts on the book and enter for a chance to win a prize in the book tour giveaway at the end of this post!

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This morning, I have a mystery novel to share! I have read and reviewed several of the novels in the Fiona Quinn series and look forward to reading more! Check out Murder by the Stroke and learn about author C.S. McDonald!

 

About the Author

For twenty-six years C.S. McDonald’s life whirled around a song and a dance. Classically trained at Pittsburgh Ballet Theater School, The Pittsburgh Dance Alloy, and many others, she became a professional dancer and choreographer. During that time, she choreographed many musicals and an opera for the Pittsburgh Savoyards. In 2011 she retired from her dance career to write. Under her real name, Cindy McDonald, she writes murder-suspense and romantic suspense novels. In 2014 she added the pen name, C.S. McDonald, to write children’s books for her grandchildren. In 2016 she added the Fiona Quinn Mysteries to that expansion. She decided to write the cozy mystery series that everyone, including teens and tweens, can read and enjoy. Presently, the Fiona Quinn Mysteries includes nine books with a tenth slated for 2021. The books are also available on audio, narrated by Maren Swenson Waxenberg.

Cindy’s newest venture is The Owl’s Nest Mysteries. Once again, she has set her cozy mystery in Pittsburgh and the female protagonist, Alexa Owl, is much different from Fiona Quinn. The Owl’s Nest Mysteries has a little grit, a little time travel, a little romance, and a whole lot of cozy!

Ms. McDonald resides on her Thoroughbred farm known as Fly by Night Stables near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with her husband, Bill, and her poorly behaved Cocker Spaniel, Allister. 

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This morning, I have a cozy, supernatural mystery to share by an author that I enjoy! Check out Witches, Spiders, and Schemes,read an excerpt from the book, learn about author Elizabeth Pantley and be sure to enter for a chance to win a prize in the book tour giveaway at the end of this post!

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Genre: Cozy Mystery
Published by: Better Beginnings, Inc.
Publication Date: November 5, 2021
Number of Pages: 292
Series: Destiny Falls Mystery & Magic (#4)

Welcome Back to Destiny Falls

A magic mirror to an enchanted world... A mysterious ghost... A hilarious, perpetually annoyed witch... A brave, sassy cat... Two unexplained deaths and a mysterious community filled with secrets... Can Hayden and the people of Destiny Falls solve the mystery and return the community to its peaceful, enchanted existence?

Hayden’s adventures in Destiny Falls continue in book four of the Destiny Falls Mystery & Magic series. Starting with a strange old woman at a cave and her father’s mysterious ferry journey, there are secrets to be unwound.

The enchantments in Destiny Falls are showing cracks, and Hayden suspects that it is tied directly to her family, which has a history that’s more complex than she realized. When two bodies are found floating in the bay it’s clear that the mysteries surrounding Gladstone and the ferry are more dangerous than people realize. And then . . . those spiders.

Luckily, Hayden and her sassy sidekick, Latifa have developed a group of family and friends in this enchanted place who are all ready and willing to help solve the mystery, and release Destiny Falls to resume its normal, amazing, enchanted existence. 

 

Praise for the Book

 

"Will blow you away!"
~ Cozy Mystery Book Reviews

"Just when I thought I knew who the killer was, BAM, a twist."
~ Leslie, Storeybook Reviews

"The mystery, magic, and delicately woven story held me captive! I couldn’t ever imagine such a delicious story!"
~ Goodreads

"So. Darn. Clever. It’ll keep you on your toes – hopping and guessing – until the final pages."
~ Pages & Paws

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Meet the Author

Elizabeth Pantley is the international bestselling author of The No-Cry Sleep Solution and twelve other books for parents, published in over twenty languages.

She simultaneously writes the well-loved Destiny Falls Mystery & Magic book series and the new Magical Mystery Book Club series.

Elizabeth lives in the Pacific Northwest, the gorgeous inspiration for the setting in many of her books.

 

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www.NoCrySolution.com/books
Goodreads
BookBub - @DestinyFalls
Instagram - @destinyfallsmystery
Facebook - @DestinyFallsMysteryandMagic

 

 

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Today, I have a young adult mystery in our book spotlight.  Check out Asbury High and the Writing on the Wall, learn about author Kelly Brady Channick and the Asbury High series, read a short excerpt from the book & enter the book tour giveaway at the end of this post.

 Asbury High Series, Book 7

 

Young Adult Cozy Mystery

Date to be Published: 07-02-2023

Publisher: Purple Milk Publishing

 

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Entering their Senior year, the gang believes they left the rough seas behind on their summer cruise. Yet while they were away, seemingly random graffiti spread throughout Asbury. After a talented, young woman goes missing, Maddie, Cornelious, Carly and Pilot wonder if there could be a connection—since the graffiti suddenly stops. Things take a turn for the worse when her body is found a few weeks later, viciously murdered.

Most believe the murderer to be an outsider, until cryptic journal entries and close friends of the young woman point to someone in town. Things only get messier when the local bully (and Pitbulls gang leader) approaches the four sleuths, announcing one of his Pitbulls has gone missing as well. Could his missing Pitbull simply be the murderer on the run?

The deeper they investigate, the foggier everything seems. When Jeremiah Gibbz is arrested for murder, Cornelious is torn between trusting his father or accepting the mounting evidence.

In addition to Jeremiah’s legal troubles, he begins planning a presidential campaign and brings a hopeful future running mate to town…with his family. Among the new family, is beautiful and sly high school Senior, Chelsea Jaminucco—who (with Jeremiah’s blessing) is intent on making Cornelious her own.

Through everything, the gang celebrates their senior year with friends and each other. As scholarships and college loom closer than ever, the foursome find it difficult to focus on the case.

When typical high school problems and slippery interferences crowd the gang’s life, can they find the truth behind Asbury’s gruesome murder? Can they stick together, or will this case be the one that pulls them apart for good?

 

The back of the twins’ heads whipped around to face Carly and Pilot so quick, that both teens were shocked to find them injury-free.

Before either Carly or Pilot could react, a photograph of a familiar-looking girl flashed onto the screen. A deeply male voice, seemingly from a sci-fy movie, continued, “This is a missing person’s notice. It has been forty-eight hours since Francesca Cutro was last seen. If anyone has any information regarding Ms. Cutro’s absence, please call the police immediately.”

The message played twice, before returning to its usual programming.

Pilot glanced sideways at Carly to gauge her reaction.

“She looks so familiar, right?”

Pilot thought it over, and felt himself itching to agree. “Yes…but I can’t place her.”

“Well, Cutro…like Evil Janitor Cutro…maybe they’re related.”

“Could be, but I don’t know how that’d help us place her. I mean, it’s not like we know anything about Janitor Cutro—other than he’s a sadist.”

Carly bit her lip, and began twirling her long blonde hair around her finger. Sighing, Pilot stood up and held his hand out to help Carly up.

“Where are we going?” she rose her eyebrows at him questioningly.

“I figured we’d drop the twins off at the Sobrinski’s, then try to find Maddie and Cornelious. You know they’re going to want to investigate.”

Carly exhaled, but readily agreed. Part of her knew this was the next course of action anyway.

“If they don’t already.”

After successfully dropping off the sibling pair at the Sobrinski’s, Pilot and Carly jumped into Cornelious’ car, and sat for a minute. Knowing the boardwalk was closed, the two doubted the duo was up there. Add to the fact that Cornelious didn’t bother driving his car wherever they went, the pair agreed they probably didn’t walk too far.

“Let’s try Split Park. It’s October and the two of them do like being outside in the Fall… looking at the leaves and such,” Pilot suggested.

Carly nodded, pulled Cornelious’ keys out of her pocket and five minutes later, the gang was all together. Seeing as the two had been lounging at the park, talking and daydreaming for about two hours, they hadn’t heard the latest news.

“Wait? Francesca Cutro…she graduated two years ago, right? Got that fancy art scholarship to any college she wanted, but chose to go to the University outside Dublin?”

“How do you remember that stuff?” Cornelious marveled at his girlfriend in awe.

Maddie shrugged, her mind spinning with endless maniacal endings the poor girl could’ve come to. “I like to keep track of people…in case the info comes in handy later.”

“Do we know her otherwise?” Carly asked, voicing the nagging suspicion that she had known or seen the girl before.

“Not that I know of,” Maddie slowly replied, sensing her friend’s dubious thought.

Picking up on the feeling of familiarity that the two girls shared, Cornelious mulled it over as well. “You know, I kind of agree with Carly. I feel like we’ve seen her or know her somehow.”

“It’s on the tip of my tongue, I swear,” Carly dramatically threw her hands up and took a step back.

Right into the Pitbull’s fearless leader.

“I can help you out with the tip of your tongue, if you’d like Cosentino,” JB laughed, causing his minions to join in.

about the author

For as long as she could remember, Kelly Brady Channick loved making up stories, and leaving her listeners/readers on the edge of their seats.

Perhaps that’s why she always managed to talk herself out of trouble...

After graduating from Ocean City High School in NJ, Kelly accepted a basketball scholarship to Holy Family University, in Philadelphia. As a lifelong athlete, Kelly understands the importance of teamwork and overcoming adversity, something she hopes translates into her books.

Before writing page-turners, she taught first, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grade — like a dessert menu, she simply had to test them all out. But her favorite job is the one she’s now doing full time: writing. Kelly loves to craft whodunit mysteries, leading readers through various twists and turns filled with red-herrings, hidden clues, and more peculiar characters than a reality show.

Kelly lives in South Jersey with her handsome husband, handful of energetic kids, two cookie-stealing dogs, and an awfully smart cat.

 

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Today, I have a young adult cozy mystery in our book release spotlight.  Check out Asbury High and the Writing on the Wall, learn about author Kelly Brady Channick and the Asbury High Series and be sure to enter the book tour giveaway at the end of this post.

 Asbury High Series, Book 7

 

Young Adult Cozy Mystery

Date to be Published: 07-02-2023

Publisher: Purple Milk Publishing

 

Many of our posts contain affiliate links.
Should you purchase an item via our links--we may receive slight compensation from an
affiliate partner.   

Entering their Senior year, the gang believes they left the rough seas behind on their summer cruise. Yet while they were away, seemingly random graffiti spread throughout Asbury. After a talented, young woman goes missing, Maddie, Cornelious, Carly and Pilot wonder if there could be a connection—since the graffiti suddenly stops. Things take a turn for the worse when her body is found a few weeks later, viciously murdered.

Most believe the murderer to be an outsider, until cryptic journal entries and close friends of the young woman point to someone in town. Things only get messier when the local bully (and Pitbulls gang leader) approaches the four sleuths, announcing one of his Pitbulls has gone missing as well. Could his missing Pitbull simply be the murderer on the run?

The deeper they investigate, the foggier everything seems. When Jeremiah Gibbz is arrested for murder, Cornelious is torn between trusting his father or accepting the mounting evidence.

In addition to Jeremiah’s legal troubles, he begins planning a presidential campaign and brings a hopeful future running mate to town…with his family. Among the new family, is beautiful and sly high school Senior, Chelsea Jaminucco—who (with Jeremiah’s blessing) is intent on making Cornelious her own.

Through everything, the gang celebrates their senior year with friends and each other. As scholarships and college loom closer than ever, the foursome find it difficult to focus on the case.

When typical high school problems and slippery interferences crowd the gang’s life, can they find the truth behind Asbury’s gruesome murder? Can they stick together, or will this case be the one that pulls them apart for good?

 

about the author

For as long as she could remember, Kelly Brady Channick loved making up stories, and leaving her listeners/readers on the edge of their seats.

Perhaps that’s why she always managed to talk herself out of trouble...

After graduating from Ocean City High School in NJ, Kelly accepted a basketball scholarship to Holy Family University, in Philadelphia. As a lifelong athlete, Kelly understands the importance of teamwork and overcoming adversity, something she hopes translates into her books.

Before writing page-turners, she taught first, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grade — like a dessert menu, she simply had to test them all out. But her favorite job is the one she’s now doing full time: writing. Kelly loves to craft whodunit mysteries, leading readers through various twists and turns filled with red-herrings, hidden clues, and more peculiar characters than a reality show.

Kelly lives in South Jersey with her handsome husband, handful of energetic kids, two cookie-stealing dogs, and an awfully smart cat.

 

about the author

Website

Facebook

Blog

Goodreads

Instagram 

buy the book

Amazon

Buy the Asbury High series on Amazon!

enter the giveaway

a Rafflecopter giveaway