S'mores Event by Wendy Meadows my review

 

About the book 

parrot with a nose for trouble, a deadly bite of chocolate, and a mystery no one saw coming…

For Hillary Sheridan and her daughter Annabelle, the picturesque town of Rosemary Harbor seemed like the perfect place to start fresh. Between running their gift basket shop and keeping Hillary’s late husband’s parrot, Spot, out of mischief, life is finally sweet—until Spot is accused of stealing nuts from the local chocolate shop.

When a young au pair mysteriously collapses after sampling one of the shop’s confections, the idyllic small town is rocked by scandal. The evidence points to poisoned treats—and Hillary’s friend Naomi, the shop’s owner, lands in the hot seat. Determined to save Naomi’s reputation and Spot’s feathers, Hillary dives headfirst into the investigation, uncovering sticky secrets, broken alibis, and one suspicious rival who just might have more to gain from Naomi’s downfall than anyone guessed.

But when Spot squawks about a “dead body” and a dangerous new clue emerges, Hillary realizes the killer isn’t done yet.

Can she crack the case before her peaceful new life melts away—or will her sleuthing put her in the crosshairs? 

The series 

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My review 

Book 2 in a fun series. Ai find the series almost quirky with a Parrot as A main character.  

Hillary a recent widow has moved to quaint town.  Quaint at least till she arrives.  

Book 2 was a bit funny.  But  just a bit too much Infidelity going on.  But that was minor it is a clean Cozy Series

 

A young woman is found dead by said Parrot.  She was quite the lady with several men husbands around town. 

Hillary the main character has a knack for stumbling onto evidence.  And enjoys a good puzzle to solver

The sheriff who wants a More to than friends relationship is frustrated and annoyed with Hillary for sticking her nose in.  

But since her mouthy Parrot is accused of stealing the murder weapon how can she not investigate. 

I enjoy the series. And look forward to the next book in the series. 

I have read in order as book 1

I listened to an audio version

 

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Teaser Tuesday. Save The Date

 

The dates have been set  and plans are being made for the 5th Annual Dog Days of Summer

 

August 22 to the 26 Lola will host Authors who have not been on Promo here.  

Shaen Mehl 

Kim Davis

August 19 thru 24. Domino will host returning Authors 

Here's our Sneak Peek of a few including 

Dana Mentink 

Diane Kelly 

B.K. Stubbled 

Heather Day Gilbert 

As Sharon Michaels  

Ellen Byron 

We are all excited and looking forward to a great time! 

Must Read Monday

 

Today my feature is Author Carly Winters 

Audiobooks: Heywood Herbalist Cozy Mysteries 

After reading books 2 and 3 over the weekend t Must  Read is book 1 

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From Hollywood, California, to Heywood, Arizona, trouble follows her...

Enjoy the adventures of the fallen Hollywood starlet, Samantha Rathbone, as she tries to live a quiet, unassuming life as Samantha Jones in Heywood.

Murder, mayhem and mischief have other plans for her!

Narrated by Nicole Scott

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After her husband’s brutal killing and her fall from the Hollywood elite, the disgraced Samantha Rathbone moves to Heywood hoping to forget her past and live a quiet life of anonymity as Sam Jones.

When she takes a job at the local herbal shop, Sage Advice, and the owner is found murdered, Sam is pushed back into the unwanted spotlight when she becomes the number one suspect. As she wades through ugly family drama, the questionable business practices of others, and the lies embroiled in a small town, she searches for the true killer, hoping to save herself.

Will Samantha be able to find the murderer before she’s put away for a crime she didn’t commit? 

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Lavender and Lies by Carly Winter My Review

 

About the book 

Hiding her true identity is difficult… but not as hard as catching a killer.

As Samantha Jones, a former daytime television star, tries to assimilate into the small community of Heywood, her life is upended when her friend, Gina, is arrested for murdering her abusive ex-husband. Even though every shred of evidence points at Gina being the true killer, Sam can’t believe her friend would murder one of the most hated men in town. As her search for the real killer eventually peters out and Sam’s ready to declare Gina guilty, a turn of events leads her down an unexpected path.

But will this path lead Sam to the real killer, or will an innocent person rot in prison for the rest of her life? 

And I thought 

One of those you just can not put down. 

Forget the housework. 

Forget cooking. 

All those forgets till you turn that last page. 

And there is the let down.  But not in a bad way.  Especially since there are others in the series to read. 

Speaking of more in the series. 

Boy was there a teaser in the epilogue. 

Now I am not sure if I should go back book to one or jump in to the next one. 

But I digress. 

I loved this book. 

I hate to make others mad but it is the best book I have read in a long time! 

It is super easy to write a review. 

One thing I like best is I still remember most of the characters names. 

Many times I have to go back and look up sub characters names when I am writing a review.  

I have even had to double check main characters name a time or two. 

Carly Winter just seems to make you fall in love with them all. 

Sam is just like able she is  good honest.  A good friend. A bit introverted because of her past.  And afraid of love. 

But Jordan the police detective which Sam describes as George Clooney (when she's not mad at him.) is a good cop.   Honest.  Friendly. Cares about the residents.  He shares his private phone number with elderly residents.  

The reader meets several sub characters es Sam ends up trying to to find the killer to keep her good friend Gina from going to jail. 

The are more than a few chuckles along the way. Like when Sam and her partner Annabelle try to do a little snooping.  

Eventually Sam and Jordan solve the mystery and leave the reader waiting to read the next book in the series.  

And now this reader gets to decide which 1 to read next. 

Stay tuned. It won't be long. 

Buy the book  

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New Release

 

A Wedding and A Murder 

by Vickie Carroll 

The announcement sounded innocent enough: five romance writers have chosen Peachtree Valley for their annual gathering. One of the writers is Kirk’s aunt Lily, and as one of Helen Rogers’s newest investigators at the PI firm, he’s eager to show off his new job.  

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Slaying You

 by Michelle 

Grace and Amber’s first encounter was anything but ordinary—they bonded over being stalked by the same psychopath. After narrowly escaping that ordeal they went their separate ways, determined to get back to their lives. Surprise: neither of them is very good at being “normal.” Despite their best efforts, they both feel an irresistible pull toward the dark side. 

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Fever Beach 

by Carl Hiaasen 

“The afternoon of September first, dishwater-gray and rainy, a man named Dale Figgo picked up a hitchhiker on Gus Grissom Boulevard in Tangelo Shores, Florida. The hitchhiker, who reminded Figgo of Danny DeVito, asked for a lift to the interstate. Figgo said he’d take him there after finishing an errand.”   

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Media Made  Murder

 by Leslie Langtry 

Merry Wrath’s hometown of Who’s There, Iowa may be a nice, if quirky, place to live, but it’s also the murder capital of Iowa—a fact that’s somewhat known only regionally. But all that’s about to change, when a film crew with murder on its mind arrives in town to make a documentary. The team aren’t killers themselves, but they are a bit too eager that a death will happen around the murder-adjacent, ex-CIA agent turned Girl Scout Leader, Merry. 

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No One Was Supposed to Die at this Wedding 

 by Catherine Mack 

Attending your best friend’s wedding should be a piece of (wedding) cake, but not for Eleanor Dash, bestselling author of the Vacation Mysteries series. Because murder seems to follow her every time she goes on vacation and is definitely her uninvited plus-one to the special occasion.   

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Trouble For Your Thoughts 

 by Kari Lee Townsend  

Every year at the church of the Virgin Mary in Markopoulo village, Greece, little snakes appear in the summer, then disappear at the end of the day. Legend says when pirates attacked the monastery, nuns prayed to be rescued and snakes appeared, chasing the pirates away. When snakes appear at the Greek orthodox church in Clearview, Connecticut, Kalli and Nik’s families take it as a sign that danger is headed their way. 

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The Curtain Falls in Paris 

by Victoria Zackheim 

It’s a one-night-only performance of a glamorous play in a Paris theater, and the drama is onstage… and off… when an unscripted murder stops the performance. In this suspenseful mystery, Aria Nevins, formerly a respected American journalist with her reputation ruined by a serious lapse in judgment leading to a woman’s death, has fled to a questionable job in Paris, where she’s embedded with top French homicide detective Noah Roche and his team for one week, her task to follow them and write about their work. 

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Cabana Bay 

by Ruben Gonzales 

Moli Soto and her three-year-old son relocate from Los Angeles to the Gulf Coast of Florida, taking refuge with her retired ex-cop uncle Manny who is revitalizing a run-down Florida motel. There, the two share the spare room with a one-hundred-pound Bordeaux Mastiff named the Dude. 

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Busted and Bail Money

 by CeeCee James  

Retired actress Clara Fitzwater thought a jaunt to Flintlock in her daisy-decaled van, Bread Loaf, would net her some farm-fresh eggs and a dose of theater nostalgia. But when a festival play ends with a poisoned apple and her old friend Archie framed for attempted murder, Clara’s trip turns into a curtain-raising mystery. 

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The Fatal Bouquet 

by Nancy Pennick

When Serena Tate’s ex-husband and his new fiancée insists on holding their wedding at the exclusive Pearl Hotel, they turn to Serena for her connections to make it happen. But when the bride is found dead hours before the ceremony, the guest list turns into a suspect list—with everyone from the groom to the wedding planner harboring secrets. Format: 

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Checked Out at the Snowy

 Plover Inn 

by Deanna Nese

Recently widowed Maxine Egan thought leaving her stable teaching career to run an isolated rustic inn with her friend, Pearla, would be a refreshing change and a way to escape her grief. But when a guest is gravely injured during the grand re-opening of The Snowy Plover Inn, Maxine finds herself in the middle of an attempted murder investigation. Along with her two best friends, she tries to solve the case quietly to avoid rumors spreading among the village residents.

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 on Amazon Click 

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Killer Granola

 by Amelia Pine 

In the quaint coastal town of Sea Glass Beach, California, the annual Earth Fest is meant to celebrate nature, not end lives. But when a batch of homemade granola poisons local composting queen Wanda the Worm Lady, the festival takes a deadly turn. As suspicions swirl, Paige Andrews enlists her Beachside Dining Club to uncover the truth. Format: 

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Put Another Crime in the Jukebox by Misty Simon

With her dream of opening a diner in her small hometown realized, Jax Tapman finally feels like her life is on the right track. She and her best friend and business partner, Dani, have lots of customers. Things are promising with her new boyfriend, Eliot. And she’s looking forward to a relaxing evening at the local movie theater with Dani and her bestie’s mom. Unfortunately, there’s one thing that can always ruin a gal’s good mood—murder.

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A Rainy Day Tea Part

 If I had a Tea Cup . . .  

Was a post I wrote several years ago. 

It was a rainy day like today.  Our little Tea Party got rained out. 

But it was o.k. because I had a few books to choose from to read by the fire.  

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Mailbox Monday feat Angela Ruth Strong

 

 

How I met Angela Ruth Strong 

Years and years ago I began to notice that you could get ree books. Kindle copies or audio. 

Back then it was all new to me. I am not sure I was even blogging then . . 

 

Acty now that I think about I will have to look. 

Any Who I first met Angela because she offered this free book. 

I like Sweet Clean Romance and Romantic Suspense are my favorites and I like Corny Royals books and movies. 

So I was drawn to the cover of Angela's book. I read it and loved

It

. . . The Princess and the P.I.

 

Raised in the West Indies, Jacqueline James is on the verge of becoming a modern day princess until the prince hires a P.I. to do a background check and discovers her father is a fugitive from the States. Determined not to let her fairy tale fall apart, Jacqueline hires the P.I. to help her prove her father's innocence. 

When former police officer Beau Ryan's wife's murderer was acquitted, he left Miami on what would have been their anniversary cruise, planning never to return. It's his unexpected soft spot for Jacqueline that has him swallowing down the pain to face his past.

Together they elude press, bounty hunters, and the Miami P.D., searching for the truth needed to free Jacqueline to marry a monarch. Will Beau be able to save the woman he loves this time around? And if so, how will being her knight in shining armor compare with a proposal from Prince Charming? 

Angela offers the book free for newsletter subscriptions. 

Midnight Storm by B.K.Stubblefild

 

 🐎✨ It’s Winsday at the Downs! ✨🐎

In Kentucky, the Wednesday before the Derby isn’t just another day. It’s called Winsday—a celebration of bold hats, quiet tension, and the calm before the roses bloom.

And in Midnight Storm, the pressure’s already building…

“They’re not just racehorses to me, Eleanor. Despite what people think.”

Now for a little fun 👉

Kentuckians have special names for the days leading up to Derby Saturday.

Drop a comment and try to name them all.

🎁 One lucky winner who gets it right will choose the name of the female lead in my next Midnight Tiny Tale! 🌙📖

Let the Winsday fun begin… 

Follow link to comment to enter...

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/16F6tJnFpY/

New Release

 

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Uncovering the truth 

is the only way to stay alive.

After she helped put her criminal husband behind bars, Blythe Meissner thought she was safe—until she’s nearly kidnapped. Now danger is following her every move and she’s convinced the attacks are connected to her now-dead husband. Her best chance at survival lies with the former Amish man who rescued her once before, Detective Simon “Simms” Bueller. But when professional hit men track her to Florida, Blythe and Simms must go undercover to figure out who’s behind the relentless threats. Can they expose a sinister agenda before deadly enemies close in?

From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.

New Release

 

A Tint Of Murder 

by Bailee Abbott https://amzn.to/4jWX9EB

Murder Runs in the Family

 by Tamara Berry https://amzn.to/3YSQcMv

Bearer of Bad News 

by Elisabeth Dini https://amzn.to/3YOr9Ks

Fatal Brouhaha

 by Emmeline Duncan. https://amzn.to/4itNAeV

Last Wool and Testament

 by Peggy Ehrhart. https://amzn.to/4jtOny3

Peach Blossom Peril

 by Agatha Frost https://amzn.to/447jquA

Death by Chocolate Pumpkin Muffin by Sarah Graves https://amzn.to/4ixiAL6

Vice and Virtue

 by Libby Klein. https://amzn.to/4izABbC

Bait and Swiss 

by Korina Moss https://amzn.to/4jQKyCA

Teaser Tuesday Featured With Authors

 

Welcome to the blog! 

For Teaser Tuesday I am sharing a few of the promotions I do for Christian and Cozy Authors. 

I read and promote 

Sweet Clean Romances 

Sweet Clean Historical Romances 

Harlequin Inspiration Suspense 

Cozy Mysteries 

On Sunday I post a list of New Releases from the genres above 

I try to have a busy week here posting daily and reposting on Facebook and Instagram 

I have a personal FB page 

A Reader Page 

And a private group for Authors only. 

I am also an admin for 

Women of Encouragement and Blessings a Christian ladies group several authors are in that group as well

  

This feature is typically where Authors intro a coming release

 

Or reintroduce an older title.  

We will include a Teaser Paragraph or two. 

I love this

This is a super fun option. 

Authors can provide a recipe from a title and promote a book or series

I fun feature to promote the book by featuring the locale. 

A newer option is a group feature is 4 authors

  Each shares their Newsletter sign up links. 

A one author feature is also available. 

Authors May feature a new title preorder or released title. 

Or feature an older title to introduce new readers. 

If you have a blog let's feature you. 

We can simply repost. 

Easy Peasy. 

Authors please contact me through my FB page or send me a message via messenger. 

Midnight Storm New Release

It's almost midnight... and I can't think of a better moment to share a surprise drop with you 🌹🐎

Introducing MIDNIGHT STORM—the Midnight Tiny Tale where Derby legends stir, hearts race faster than any horse, and second chances bloom when the world is sleeping.

On Derby Eve, magic lingers in the Kentucky air—and so do secrets.

When Dr. Eleanor Somers is called to Churchill Downs to save a colt destined for greatness, she finds more than a race hanging in the balance. Midnight Storm carries the weight of a thousand dreams, and his trainer, James Castillo, carries ghosts of his own.

In the hush between heartbeats, trust is tested, legends stir, and two guarded hearts find themselves risking everything for a chance that can’t be undone.

Because at Churchill Downs, it’s not just fortunes that are won.

It’s hearts as well.

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Must Read Monday Jack

Bleeding Heart Librarian: A Texas Flower Farmer Mystery, Book 3

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Release: April 2025

Format: Digital, Print

Emma Justice is friends with the local librarian and brings her extra flowers once a week. On a hot July morning, when people are gathered outside the closed library past opening time, Emma calls the police. The librarian’s body is found in the building and beside the body is a pink and white bleeding heart plant.

Tess Carranza was a lovely person dedicated to children and patrons of the library in Lutz, Texas. Tess recently confided to Emma about her fear someone was using the library to gather information to commit crimes. Emma didn’t get the entire story from Tess before her death, but now she’s determined to stop the crime and catch Tess’s killer.

About the author

Jackie Layton is the author of cozy mysteries with Spunky Southern Sleuths. Her stories are set in Texas, Georgia, and South Carolina. She lives on the coast of South Carolina, where she enjoys walks on the beach and golf cart rides around the marsh. Reading, gardening, and traveling are some of her favorite hobbies. Jackie always keeps a notebook handy to write down ideas for future stories. Many of her ideas come from people watching and watching Dateline and American Greed

Mailbox Monday feat Heidi Gray McGill

 The prequel to Heidi's best-selling Discerning God's Best Series, DEEP IN MY HEART, is FREE when you sign up for her newsletter. You can download in eBook or audiobook format. 

Visit Heidi's website to sign up for newsletter . . . 

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Mailbox Monday feat Author Sharon Michaels

 

I am an Amazon Bestselling Author. I’ve been writing and publishing non-fiction for over twenty years. It wasn’t until recently I gave myself permission to publish fiction. I guess I was too worried about my imaginary stories being judged. For a “recovering perfectionist” the potential of being judged has been a difficult hurdle to overcome.

Today I happily write in the cactus filled desert of the southwest United States. My extremely supportive husband and I love traveling and exploring the beauty of our country. As I travel I write fun and interesting things in my notebook so I can share these memories with you in stories and books. 

I have an exclusive reader’s group on Facebook – Chatting with Sharon where I post fun and interesting things daily.

Sharon Michaels 

Author and Coach

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Must Read Monday

 

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