Welcome to Tea Time Tuesday.
Today I am gathering a few Tea Themed Cozy Mysteries
Have you read them yet?
What would you nibble on?
Just a thought
Maybe a little snack to nibble on while I choose a book
What would you nibble on?
My Journey Began With Trixie Beldon
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Sunday, June 15, 2025
Must Read Monday
The book I am featuring today is a ReRead that is how good it is!
I bought the Kindle version on Amazon ,in 2020 when the book released.
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At the the time I was reading every affordable book I could find.
So I got to meet a lot of new to me authors like Sara Blackard.
I enjoyed my intro. To this series.
The series began with Zeke and Sam (Samantha) love story.
Weekend ReRrad feat Falling For Zeke by Sara Blackarf
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Cozy New Releases
A Body at the Book Fair
by Ellie Alexander
Life is good for Annie: she’s found healing at the Secret Bookcase, her beloved Agatha Christie-themed mystery bookstore in the cozy town of Redwood Grove, and is on the brink of launching her very own detective agency. But she’s still haunted by one unsolved case: the murder of her best friend Scarlet ten years ago
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Murder Takes a Vacation
by Laura Lippman
Mrs. Blossom has a knack for blending into the background, which was an asset during her days assisting private investigator Tess Monaghan. But when she finds a winning lottery ticket in a parking lot, everything changes. She is determined to see the world that she sometimes feels is passing her by. Format:
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Foul Play in La Playa
by Amy Patricia Meade
When their two closest friends take off for Mexico to get married, Stella and Nick gladly head south of the border to help them celebrate. It’s been brutally cold back in Vermont, and the small resort they’re staying at is a sun-drenched paradise. But then they learn that the previous occupant of their bungalow died mysteriously, and not long after that another guest turns up dead. Suddenly all their hopes for a tropical escape from winter—and murder—melt away when they get dragged into the investigation. Format:
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Murder Italian Style
by Diane Vallere
When style expert Samantha Kidd plans a holiday in Italy, she expects scenic piazzas, endless pasta, and maybe a little romance—not a murder mystery older than her passport. Samantha’s idyllic vacation comes to a screeching halt when a favor for her host pulls her into a decades-old mystery and lands her in more hot water than her morning espresso.
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Saturday, June 7, 2025
in The Dog House by VM Burned My Review
About the book
Her new canine companion is a lot more loyal than her ex-husband—but that doesn’t mean she wanted him dead….
Lilly may be losing a husband but she's gaining a toy poodle. That could be seen as a win-win, since her new adopted pooch Aggie (named after Agatha Christie) is cute and adorable, and Lilly's dirty dog of a spouse is cheating on her with a blond bimbo—except for one problem: Albert Echosby’s just been murdered, and Lilly is the number-one suspect.
With the cops barking up the wrong tree, it's a good thing her best friend Scarlett "Dixie" Jefferson from Chattanooga, Tennessee, decided to take a break from the dog club circuit to pay a visit, along with her own prize pair of poodles. With help from Dixie, her defense attorney daughter, and a blue-eyed man in blue with a K-9 partner, Lilly is determined to collar the real killer. But when a second murder occurs, it's clear they're dealing with one sick puppy . . .
And I thought
5 Stars
It is always fun to stumble onto book 1 of a series.
I have to say I knew I would really enjoy this one.
I have read a few titles from the author. So I knew I had a page turner.
The characters are delightful and charming.
From main character Lilly who jumps across the conference room table at her lawyers to strangle Bambi tart her husband was stupid enough to bring along.
Lillie's best friend who "packs: a gun in her who is in town for a dog show. Is a sassy senior.
Lillie's daughter Stephanie is a lawyer and helps her mom her estranged almost rx gets shot. Stephanie keeps her mom from talking to much and getting herself in trouble.
Even though if course she is innocent.
Blue Eyes the first police office a K9 detective that tells Lillie if her husband's death. Blue Eyes seems to have eyes for Stephanie.
The four get together and investigate and find some sneaky business going on.
The dogs play a huge role in the story and help wrap everything up and hold the bad guys down till the police arrive.
In the end reader is left waiting for Book 2 with a few questions when Lillie mentions relocating.
So what is going to happen to Blue Eyes and Stephanie?
I enjoyed the audio version on You Tube
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Jackie Layton Saturday featured Author
Jackie Layton Author of Spunky Southern Sleuths.
I’m Jackie Layton, I write cozy mysteries with Spunky Southern Sleuths. I’ve lived my entire life in the South. Kentucky then Georgia, back to Kentucky and now the coast of South Carolina.
As a child I loved to read and play with my dolls and Barbies. In high school I dreamed of writing stories, but I didn’t pursue the dream until my youngest son was in high school. One day it hit me I better learn how to write or it would never happen.
I enjoy exploring the Low Country of South Carolina so much I chose it for the location of the fictional town of Heyward Beach. I also have contracts for two more cozy mystery series. One is set in Texas and the other in Georgia.
Weeding Out Lies is the first book in A Texas Flower Farmer Mystery series. Clover Covered Corpse is the second book in this series, and Bleeding Heart Librarian is the third.
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Jackie has a fun page on her website of folks reading one of her titles.
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There you can sign up for Jackie's Newsletters.
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Sweets of Doom by Wendy Meadows My Review
Book overview
An amateur sleuth in a small town, and a respected school teacher found dead… Will Margaret bring light to his murder and find the killer?
The entire neighborhood is shaken when their friend and respected school teacher, Jose Santiago, is found dead by his teenage son, Michael. That’s not the only unnerving threat hitting the streets recently, Margaret has been getting wry letters taped to the door of her candy store. Her son, Zach, and Detective David Graham don’t think it’s a coincidence as an investigation to find the killer gets underway.
Dark details of Jose’s murder come to light as the cause of death was cyanide poisoning, with markings of a local coven found around the crime scene. Suspicions fall on the local ‘witch’ coven, making them the primary suspects.
Michael hires Margaret to try and track down his father’s murderer, with David begrudgingly accepting her help on the investigation to keep an eye on her.
As more cryptic notes are left, along with lousy misfortune hitting the residents – this cozy town soon dissolves into a ghostly version of a frenzied Salem in 1962. Paranoia stands on every corner and the bad luck and backlash quickly turn a friend to foe – to a killer.
And I thought
Sweets of Doom is book 2 or 3 in a series.
The main character refers to solving 3 murders in town
As a reluctant sleaurh in this title Margaret seems to begin to get into the job if p.i.
Her son Zachery pushes her into the role.
Her detective friend steps up and asks her on a date. And they begin kissing.
What bothered me was his allowing her to actual investment and interview witnesses. I can not see that really happening so I just have to think about how I rate this book.
It is about witches and curses.
The ladies in town are dabbling in
N witchery.
The book ends with the ladies tanking Margaret for solving the crime.
The detective live interest drives by.
Before all this in the beginning the son Zachery is overzealously in protective mode if his mom
Comment from both lead you to believe there is a reason .
But the back story is not explained in this title.
Eaving this reader wondering.
How Margaret ends up in a house with at least 5 bedrooms in a new town.
Reading earlier titles might answer my questions.
All in all I can easily say this was not a favorite from this author.
Cover Story feat Shaen Layle latest Release
I asked a couple questions
Here's what Shaen said . . .
I’m so glad you got the book! I really like the cover too. It might be my favorite one so far! I don’t have much direct input on the covers, but the design company does often use information from the first chapter of the book when creating the cover. I appreciate how detail-oriented they are! They always add in special little details from the story. The first time I see the cover is after it’s been created and my editors show me a preliminary image. In my opinion, seeing the cover is one of the most exciting moments of the whole book creation process! It makes the story feel “real” after so many months locked away in my computer!
About the book
Borrowed Trouble is the fifteen book in the Mysteries of Cobble Hill Farm fiction series.
The wedding of Harriet Bailey and Will Knight has finally arrived. Friends and family of the bride and groom have gathered, and the celebration couldn’t be more perfect—until the power goes out during the reception. When the lights come back on, Harriet’s family heirloom is missing! Could one of their friends really have taken such a special item?
Determined to prove that couldn’t be true, Harriet and Will pause their honeymoon plans to search for the missing antique brooch. As they interview witnesses and possible suspects, they realize there is more history to the jewelry than they ever imagined. And what happens when other valuable items disappear? Harriet and Will must map out the truth before their honeymoon road trip takes another detour.
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Monday, June 2, 2025
Carrot Cake Jailbreak by Rosie A Point My Review
power outage. A jailbreak. And three unsolvable murders…
Charlotte Mission, ex-spy and fixer in small town Gossip, Texas, has a big problem on her hands. The power has been out for two days, she has more cases than she can handle, and she hasn’t seen her grandmother in days.
Just when she’s sure things can’t get any worse, a jailbreak on the outskirts of Gossip sends the town into a tailspin.
And things only get more chaotic when three corpses turn up on Main Street.
It’s murder, and it’s up to Charlie and Gamma to put their thinking caps on and figure out what’s going on in their town, all while maintaining their covers.
Can they solve the crimes and restore order before it’s too late?
Join Charlie Mission and her eccentric British grandmother as they kick bad-guy butt. Grab the second in this brand new spin-off series from USA Today bestseller Rosie A. Point and settle in with old friends.
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And I thought
I was not am not sure where this one falls in the series.
So easy to pick up on the characters and like them
The story takes place at an Inn in Gossip Alabama.
Hilarious name for a town. The giggles did not stop there.
Gram owns and lives in the inn that also house a cat sanctuary and underground arsenal and state of the art command center
Gram is a spy.
Charlotte follows in her foot steps but retired and comes to town and becomes the town "Fixer,"
The are make you giggle moments b there are some sweetoments when Charlotte decides to blow caution to the wind and see where the "Thing" with the detective is going. This after he was injured in the line of duty.
I really enjoyed the characters the plot the town and inn and the cats in the story.
I have found a new favorite in Rosie A Point.
I enjoyed an audio copy on YouTube
Sunday, June 1, 2025
Cozy New Release
Homemaker
by Ruthie Knox and Annie Mare (Co
Prairie Nightingale is both the midlife mother of two teenage girls and a canny entrepreneur who has turned homemaking into a salaried profession. She’s also fascinated with the gritty details of other people’s lives. So when seemingly perfect Lisa Radcliffe, a member of her former mom-friends circle, suddenly disappears, it’s in Prairie’s nature to find out why.
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Family & Other Calamities
by Leslie Gray Streeter
Entertainment journalist Dawn Roberts has a lot to work through: a widow’s grief, betrayals of family and friends, and scandals that almost tanked her reputation. Not that Dawn dwells on the past. Well, hardly. When she returns to Baltimore with her husband’s ashes, she can’t avoid it. In fact, she’s diving into decades of backstabbing and treachery for her first trip home in years.
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Where There’s Smoke
by Laura Bradford
Hannah Prentiss has barely opened the doors of the Hot Spot, her new restaurant in Blackberry Valley’s old firehouse, when she receives a lukewarm review from a local food critic. She’s determined to prove him wrong―and to prove to herself that she has what it takes to run a successful business.
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By Hook or By Book
by Misty Simon
Roxy Gleason, an innkeeper by trade and a bibliomancer by birth, has lived in the same small town on the Susquehanna River in Central Pennsylvania for her entire life. Tradition is strong here. Roxy understands the rules and is willing to play by them most of the time. She runs the Charmed Inn, which has been in her family for decades
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