Best Cozy Crafts & Hobbies Mystery
Hoping to clear his name, Dawn returns to Starlight Cove, her idyllic hometown on Lake Michigan, where the doomed vessel sleeps beneath the beam of a ramshackle lighthouse. “I wanted to stay in Starlight Cove—Cynthia Ellingsen’s fictional town is magical, and its people and its mysteries, both past and present, are too much fun to leave behind.” —Alison Atlee, author of The Typewriter Girl.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The boat sank in a terrible storm that lost many lives over 100 years ago, but not all on board perished. Can Dawn unravel each tiny clue while she learns who she can trust and who she cannot, while trying to open her heart for real love?"
"A nice romantic mystery, quick read, and thoroughly enjoyable story!"
"Traditional mystery love story evolution too."
"A wonderfully cozy story that is both easy to follow and full of local color."
"Nice light reading departure, Plot is well thought out and the character ensemble It’s quite interesting."
"I chose this review as this book had a good story line."
"This book kept me guessing until the end."
"I haven’t read a romance novel for years, but this book adds enough mystery to have kept me reading."
Between the suspicious townspeople, the befuddled police presence and that random hot biker guy that may or may not have something to do with the murder -- Bay has her hands full. I'm a longtime newspaper reporter, an avid reader and a voracious science fiction fanatic.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"So, Bay and her family are witches, they live in a town that knows they are witches and despite the town being re-branded as a "witch town" they are distrustful of Bay and her family. Bay discovers the body and since Bay can see ghosts and discovers the ghost of the boy at the murder scene she is of course entangled in the web of the murder. Because Bay and her family are really close (and in a lot of cozy mysteries I read it's always like that) and while I don't mind it, the CONSTANT back and forth banter with her cousins (Thistle and Clove, why always weird names?)."
"The newspaper woman returns that night with her cousins and meets the ghost, but he can't see his killers clearly."
"I really enjoyed this book."
"This book was a light, easy read, though there really wasn't much "witchy" activity involved until the end."
"Bay and her cousins have to deal with Great Aunt Tillie's pranks weekly, making their lives miserable with random pimples or pants that won't fit. One day, a corn maze opens for Halloween in their town and Bay attends so she can write an article on it. But there's a few problems - She has to figure out if that good looking motorcycle dude is a friend or foe when he keeps ending up in places that he shouldn't be. The chemistry between Bay and the motorcycle dude is great, even though you're always wondering if he's the actual bad guy."
"I really enjoyed this book...great characters, funny dialog, good storyline; it had it all."
"A murder mystery with just enough of the paranormal to make it fun, this book was a fun read on a cold afternoon."
Mandy, a novice nurse at Freeport hospital, took the elevator down to get supplies for her area. She piled the sheets into the tub, carried them out of the room, then turned off the light and then locked the door. Hefting the tub back into her arms, she turned around and was surprised to see a little girl standing next to the empty nurses station. Are you lost?”. The girl stared at the nurse for a long moment, but didn’t answer. “Come on, I can bring you back to your room,” Mandy coaxed, not wanting to frighten the child. Shaking her head in surprise, Mandy slowly stepped forward, her heart thumping in her chest. Mary and Bradley help solve the mystery that is keeping the ghosts of thirteen children stranded in an unused section of the hospital.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The storyline of preparing for little Mikey’s birth & dealing with the challenges of parenting a precocious little girl tied in very well with helping the ghost children."
"If you have been reading the Mary O’Riley series this is a must and if you haven’t, you have been missing out and need to start at the beginning of the series and enjoy a journey filled with great tales."
"Terri has done a fantastic job of keeping my attention, and really I COULD NOT WAIT To CLIME Into Bed AND SEE THE Next adventure!"
"Terri Reid is a master story teller and the Mary O'Reilly series is one of the best I have ever read."
"I loved the fact that Mikey was FINALLY born after all this time but incredibly sad that Mary no longer has her psychic ability which spells to me the end of this series... so sad but it was a great read."
"You must read this series from beginning, Book 1 to this book."
"I was so excited to read this book and find out that Mary finally had her baby."
"Terri does such an amazing job tapping into these different personalities."
Best Cozy Culinary Mystery
Hoping to clear his name, Dawn returns to Starlight Cove, her idyllic hometown on Lake Michigan, where the doomed vessel sleeps beneath the beam of a ramshackle lighthouse. “I wanted to stay in Starlight Cove—Cynthia Ellingsen’s fictional town is magical, and its people and its mysteries, both past and present, are too much fun to leave behind.” —Alison Atlee, author of The Typewriter Girl.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"The boat sank in a terrible storm that lost many lives over 100 years ago, but not all on board perished. Can Dawn unravel each tiny clue while she learns who she can trust and who she cannot, while trying to open her heart for real love?"
"A nice romantic mystery, quick read, and thoroughly enjoyable story!"
"Traditional mystery love story evolution too."
"A wonderfully cozy story that is both easy to follow and full of local color."
"Nice light reading departure, Plot is well thought out and the character ensemble It’s quite interesting."
"I chose this review as this book had a good story line."
"This book kept me guessing until the end."
"I haven’t read a romance novel for years, but this book adds enough mystery to have kept me reading."
Best Cozy Animal Mystery
When she's not selling her jams, soaps, and mistletoe bundles at the Buttercup Christmas Market, she's enjoying cozy evenings by the fire with her knitting group--or her handsome veterinarian boyfriend Tobias Brandt. Killer Jam is filled with a good mystery, delightful characters, and a fun setting that will bring cozy readers back for many more visits ." I look forward to reading more about Lucy and her escapades in Buttercup, Texas , and hope we see a lot more of a certain fine lookin' veterinarian!" She lives in Austin, Texas with two sassy children, her husband, and a menagerie of animals, including twenty-three fish, two rabbits, and a rescue dog named Little Bit. When she's not chauffeuring children or coming up with creative ways to kill people, you can usually find Karen hiding away with a book, dodging laundry, playing in the kitchen, or attending martial arts classes.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Murder is always depressing, but especially at the holidays, and when Lucy Resnick is asked to help clear the name of her friend's sister who is accused of killing her cheating husband she has her work cut out for her."
"The Dewberry Farm series has really grown on me."
"I enjoyed the story line but I hope the Vet takes a more active role with his sweetie in the future."
"Another great Dewberry Farm mystery, this time with Christmas flavor true to the central Texas area."
"I absolutely loved this book."
"I read it over the holidays and murder aside, it was perfect reading for Christmas."
"Another super Christmas mystery cozy from my new favorite author!"
"WOW this was a fabulous,ours book."