Poison at the Wild Haggis Bookshop by Jackie Baldwin

February 21, 2026

Jackie Baldwin’s second Highland Bookshop Murder mystery, Poison at the Wild Haggis Bookshop has been called “cozy crime with a bite.” Written by a Scottish author, it features a woman who accidentally murdered a fellow student when she was thirteen....

This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page

January 31, 2026

As of right now, Libby Page’s novel, This Book Made Me Think of You, will go on my Favorites list for 2026, even if it’s only on the January-June list. There were book suggestions to add to my TBR list, a London setting, a marvelous independent bookstore,...

Love at First Book by Jenn McKinlay

May 22, 2024

I’ve read many of Jenn McKinlay’s mysteries, and all of her last four romantic comedies. She upped her game with her latest romcom, Love at First Book. It’s sexy, romantic, and gut wrenching. Of course, I picked this one up expecting to like it. It...

The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan

December 20, 2021

A gorgeous cover. Descriptions of Edinburgh, Scotland at Christmastime that would make anyone want to be there, even a snow grinch like me. The Christmas Bookshop is another delightful novel by Jenny Colgan, with a little bit of romance, and a great amount of family...

Christmas by the Book by Anne Marie Ryan

November 29, 2021

When you pull out your favorite Christmas books for rereading this year, I hope you’ll consider sampling a new title as well. Anne Marie Ryan’s Christmas by the Book is for those of us who love books, independent bookstores, and the spirit of Christmas. I...