Review: Shadow of Doubt by: Nancy Cole Silverman

Title: Shadow of DoubtAuthor: Nancy Cole SilvermanPublisher: Henery PressSeries: A Carol Child Mystery #1Pages: 276Format: e-book ARCSource: Great Escapes Book Tours Description:When a top Hollywood Agent is found poisoned in the bathtub of her home, suspicion quickly turns to one of her two nieces. But Carol Childs, a reporter for a local talk radio station,… Continue reading Review: Shadow of Doubt by: Nancy Cole Silverman

Editorial: Entertaining Angels up for award!!

Best Indie Books of 2014! It could use your vote in the "other" category! Please vote!Synopsis of Entertaining Angels:Madison Andrews can’t face her reflection in the mirror. All she sees is a big, fat nobody. Yet, deep inside she longs for something more, something that’s not skin deep.Along comes Zach, the new guy in school.… Continue reading Editorial: Entertaining Angels up for award!!

Guest Note and Giveaway: Once Upon A Grind by: Cleo Coyle

A NOTE FROM CLEO:
For over a decade, our wonderful readers have been meeting us at the Village Blend, where coffee and crime are always brewing. This latest entry in our Coffeehouse series is more than a murder mystery. It’s also a novel about the magic and power of story. That’s why we chose the most… Continue reading Guest Note and Giveaway: Once Upon A Grind by: Cleo Coyle

Review: Once Upon A Grind by: Cleo Coyle

Title: Once Upon A GrindAuthor: Cleo CoylePublisher: Berkley Prime CrimeSeries: CoffeeHouse Mystery #14Pages: 416Format: Hardcover ARCSource: Great Escapes Book ToursDescription:When coffeehouse manager turned amateur sleuth Clare Cosi roasts "magic” beans for Fairy Tale Week, she brews up a vision that leads to a sleeping beauty in Central Park; a big, bad wolf of Wall Street;… Continue reading Review: Once Upon A Grind by: Cleo Coyle

Review: Mistletoe Murder by: Leslie Meier

Title: Mistletoe MurderAuthor: Leslie MeierPublisher: KensingtonSeries: Lucy Stone #1Pages: 209Format: PaperbackSource: Birthday PresentDescription:As if baking holiday cookies, knitting a sweater for her husband’s gift, and making her daughter’s angel costume for the church pageant weren’t enough things for Lucy Stone’s busy Christmas schedule, she’s also working nights at the famous mail-order company Country Cousins. But… Continue reading Review: Mistletoe Murder by: Leslie Meier

Review: Antiques Fruitcake by: Barbara Allan

Title: Antiques FruitcakeAuthor: Barbara AllanPublisher: KensingtonSeries: A Trash 'n' Treasures MysteryPages: 40Format: Nook e-bookSource: Birthday PresentDescription:During the dress rehearsal for small-town Serenity's festive Christmas play, star Madeline de Morlaye topples over-on stage!-after a bite of prop pastry. Since the frosty actress had earned plenty of enemies through her offstage dramatics, the cast of suspects is… Continue reading Review: Antiques Fruitcake by: Barbara Allan

Review: A Haunting is Brewing by: Juliet Blackwell

Title: A Haunting is BrewingAuthor: Juliet BlackwellPublisher: InterMixSeries: A Witchcraft Mystery #6.5, A Haunted Home Renovation Mystery #4.5Pages: 109Format: e-bookSource: NetGalleyDescription:In this all-new novella, New York Times bestselling author Juliet Blackwell’s popular characters from her Witchcraft Mysteries and Haunted Home Renovation Mysteries find themselves joining forces to solve a supernatural dilemma…When Mel Turner is hired… Continue reading Review: A Haunting is Brewing by: Juliet Blackwell

Review: Treacherous Toys by: Joyce and Jim Lavene

Title: Treacherous ToysAuthor: Joyce and Jim LavenePublisher: Berkley Prime CrimeSeries: A Renaissance Faire Mystery #5Pages: 304Format: PaperbackSource: PurchaseDescription:Hail ye, hail ye, and welcome to the Renaissance Faire Village. Here, associate professor Jessie Morton spends her summers honing her skills and finding the lady, lord, or serf whodunit. But when she comes for Christmas, will murder… Continue reading Review: Treacherous Toys by: Joyce and Jim Lavene