Melina's Book Blog: February 2021

Wedding Day and Foul Play (A Consignment Shop Mystery) by Duffy Brown

Wedding Day and Foul Play (A Consignment Shop Mystery)

Cozy Mystery 6th in Series Independently Published ASIN: B08WYCY16X

Wedding cake on top of the table, a dead body underneath and a favorite auntie accused of putting it there is no way to start a marriage.
It’s been one-hundred-and-eighty-three days and fourteen hours since Reagan Summerside tripped across yet another dead body but hopes of her Savannah wedding to Walker Boone going off without a hitch are dashed, when a corpse is found under the cake table and Auntie KiKi is accused of putting it there. Can Reagan and Walker find the killer without him finding them first, or will their new address be Bonaventure Cemetery?

About Duffy Brown

Duffy Brown loves anything with a mystery. While others girls dreamed of dating Brad Pitt, Duffy longed to take Sherlock Holmes to the prom. She is a National Bestselling author and now conjures up who-done-it stories of her very own. She has two series the Consignment Shop Mysteries set in Savannah along with rescue pup Bruce Willis and the Cycle Path Mysteries set on Mackinac Island with judgmental cats Cleveland and Bambino. Author Links: Website – http://www.duffybrown.com Facebook – https://www.facebook.com Purchase Link – Amazon Wedding Day and Foul Play Book Blast FEBRUARY 22 Lisa Ks Book Reviews I Read What You Write The Avid Reader Reading, Writing & Stitch-Metic Literary Gold Laura's Interests Socrates Book Reviews Reading Is My SuperPower Cozy Up With Kathy Books a Plenty Book Reviews Christy's Cozy Corners Brooke Blogs Melina's Book Blog Mystery Thrillers and Romantic Suspense Reviews StoreyBook Reviews Baroness' Book Trove Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book Sapphyria's Book Reviews Have you signed up to be a Tour Host? Click Here to Find Details and Sign Up Today! Additional Banners

One Poison Pie (Kitchen Witch Mysteries) by Lynn Cahoon

About One Poison Pie

One Poison Pie (Kitchen Witch Mysteries) by Lynn Cahoon

Cozy Mystery 1st in Series Publisher: Kensington (January 26, 2021) Mass Market Paperback: 272 pages ISBN-10: 1496730313 ISBN-13: 978-1496730312 Digital ASIN: B087YNC1B6

In the first in New York Times bestselling author Lynn Cahoon’s Kitchen Witch series, Mia Malone is starting over in Magic Springs, Idaho—where murder is on the menu . . .

What’s a kitchen witch to do when her almost-fiancé leaves her suddenly single and unemployed? For Mia Malone, the answer’s simple: move to her grandmother’s quirky Idaho hometown, where magic is an open secret and witches and warlocks are (mostly) welcome. With a new gourmet dinner delivery business—and a touch of magic in her recipes—Mia’s hopes are high. Even when her ex’s little sister, Christina, arrives looking for a place to stay, Mia takes it in stride.

But her first catering job takes a distasteful turn when her client’s body is found, stabbed and stuffed under the head table. Mia’s shocked to learn that she’s a suspect—and even more so when she realizes she’s next on a killer’s list. With Christina, along with Mia’s meddling grandma, in the mix, she’ll have to find out which of the town’s eccentric residents has an appetite for murder…before this fresh start comes to a sticky end. . . .

Includes Recipes!

What I Thought:

This is the first in a new series by Lynn Cahoon, Kitchen Witch Mystery Series. We are introduced to Mia who has moved to Magic Springs, her grandmother's hometown, to open a catering business. Magic Springs has some secrets and so does Mia and her grandmother. Mia's first job is to cater her grandmother's best friend Adele's birthday party. When Adele is found murdered on the day of the party, Mia has to clear her name. Mia has some help from her ex's sister, her grandmother, and two brothers, Trent and Levi, who have some secrets of their own.

I will be honest, this one started out a little slow for me but soon picked up. There were some many different aspects and mysteries to this story that it became a hard to put down book. There is also a very good romantic element to this story and lovely sense of family and friends that gave me a warm feeling. As I said, there were a couple different mysteries to this story and not one but four bad guys. The twits and turns kept me turning the pages and on the edge of my seat. I was a little surprised by some of the bad guys but not all. The book also ended with cliff hanger, so of course I will be anxiously awaiting the next in this series.

About Lynn Cahoon

Lynn Cahoon is the author of the NYT and USA Today best-selling Tourist Trap cozy mystery series. She also pens the Cat Latimer series, the Farm to Fork series, and the Kitchen Witch series. Small town setting, big time fun with a bit of murder to keep it interesting. Romance novels are published under the pen name, Lynn Collins. She lives in a small river town like Mark Twain with her husband and three fur kids..