The Book Charmer by Karen Hawkins

August 17, 2019

I fell head-over-heels in love with Karen Hawkins’ novel, The Book Charmer, and her characters. The delightful book is set in Dove Pond, North Carolina, a town struggling to stay alive in 2019. It takes a little magic, a great deal of friendship, passion, and...

No Good Tea Goes Unpunished by Bree Baker

July 22, 2019

I read the first Seaside Cafe Mystery because I was asked to review Live and Let Chai since Bree Baker is from Ohio. Now, I’m totally hooked on these books about Everly Swan who returns home to Charm, North Carolina in the Outer Banks, and opens a tea shop...

Live and Let Chai by Bree Baker

June 26, 2019

I’m a little late in reviewing Bree Baker’s first book in the Seaside Cafe mystery series, but I do already have the next two, including the September release. And, I enjoyed the characters so much, I will be moving on with the books that follow Live...

Something Read, Something Dead by Eva Gates

March 12, 2019

I’ll admit I dropped Eva Gates’ cozy Lighthouse Library Mystery series for a little while. Perhaps it was just my own over-indulgence in cozy mysteries right then. But, Something Read, Something Dead was an enjoyable mystery. And, Lucy Richardson...

Dangerous Undertaking by Mark de Castrique

September 30, 2018

When I read the seventh Buryin’ Barry mystery, Secret Undertaking, I liked the cast of characters enough to go back and pick up the first in the series, Dangerous Undertaking. Mark de Castrique is skilled in introducing a new series. This reader, at least,...