Books and Tea

 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? 

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

https://www.amazon.com/Falling-Zeke-Romantic-Suspense-Security/dp/B09598BL9S/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=DWC609CWNJR2&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.cW3boYfemFtwrt7HzM2tmgX--UbOkJFuqFlnYhn-uXA4edRI-xfoVipBZcm5rf1fL0cauhUyLHt0CGkbWKaNCTwBV1nizhX9wa6J1WmthcsS-zJAw1Kz8G2amXNQTGJBXpnQYZk6uPhui0b8jCcOXz4ul4yt8lEKny-Jybhly__lZW3_PsHq3UTQnmILbKQkTOQX2pd733FhfEb5goZwhA.2v2WK3tyAMeseCbwXo5G3oS-qq4o70YTPJLGx9kNfaU&dib_tag=se&keywords=Falling+for+Zeke+sara+blackard&qid=1749834189&sprefix=falling+for+zeke+sara+blackard%2Caps%2C194&sr=8-1 

Cozy New Releases

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 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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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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Here's the link to the main website. 

There you can sign up for Jackie's Newsletters. 

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.