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A Day In My Life ~ Tonya Roberts by Leslie Gray Streeter
1994 I usually set my clock radio to 6 a.m., so I make sure to get 15 minutes to hit “snooze” so the alarm doesn’t think he won. But this morning, just as I open my eye ready to smack that button, my phone rings. “Tonya get the paper!” my mother is saying. “Girl,...
A Day In My Life ~ Iris Kennedy (Poker Shark, Bookseller, and Nosey Parker-in-Chief) by Mona Marple
I’ll start by saying that I never meant to end up running a bookshop well into my seventies. I was supposed to be retired, thank you very much. Feet up, telly on, maybe a cheeky whisky if the weather called for it (and it usually does). Instead, I’m the glue...
Features
A Day In My Life ~ Tonya Roberts by Leslie Gray Streeter
1994 I usually set my clock radio to 6 a.m., so I make sure to get 15 minutes to hit “snooze” so the alarm doesn’t think he won. But this morning, just as I open my eye ready to smack that button, my phone rings. “Tonya get the paper!” my mother is saying. “Girl,...
A Day In My Life ~ Iris Kennedy (Poker Shark, Bookseller, and Nosey Parker-in-Chief) by Mona Marple
I’ll start by saying that I never meant to end up running a bookshop well into my seventies. I was supposed to be retired, thank you very much. Feet up, telly on, maybe a cheeky whisky if the weather called for it (and it usually does). Instead, I’m the glue...
Reviews
My Musing ~ By Hook or By Book by Misty Simon
Dru’s Short Musing: We are introduced to Roxy who is an innkeeper and a bibliomancer (words jump out to give her hints). Having writers at the inn did not include a murder and yet it happened and being inquisitive put Roxy on the trail of the killer who is hiding...
My Musing ~ Switcheroo by E.J. Copperman
Dru’s Short Musing: Fran and Ken Stein (get it) are back at it again and this time a simple adoption request opens a new can of worms. In this well-written and visually descriptive narrative, the author set the stage for an intriguing and suspenseful tale that I...
Reviews
My Musing ~ By Hook or By Book by Misty Simon
Dru’s Short Musing: We are introduced to Roxy who is an innkeeper and a bibliomancer (words jump out to give her hints). Having writers at the inn did not include a murder and yet it happened and being inquisitive put Roxy on the trail of the killer who is hiding...
My Musing ~ Switcheroo by E.J. Copperman
Dru’s Short Musing: Fran and Ken Stein (get it) are back at it again and this time a simple adoption request opens a new can of worms. In this well-written and visually descriptive narrative, the author set the stage for an intriguing and suspenseful tale that I...
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New Releases ~ Week of June 1, 2025
Searching for something to read? Check out some of the new titles releasing the week of June 1 – 7, 2025 with five debut series. I hope a few of these books take you on a reading adventure! JUNE 1 Homemaker by Ruthie Knox and Annie Mare (Cozy Mystery) *first book...
Cover Reveals
Cover Reveal ~ Crescent City Christmas Chaos by Ellen Byron
I've been a fan of Ellen Byron's since the first book I read of hers. It is now my pleasure to share with you the cover reveal for the next book in the “Vintage Cookbook” mystery series, coming November 2025 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: November 4,...
A Reveal Like No Other by Ellen Byron
I am excited to share with you this reveal from the Golden Motel Mystery series. Tada!!! A VERY WOODSY MURDER: Sitcom writer Dee Stern impulsively quits her job on the Kidz Channel sitcom “DUH!” and buys a rustic motel in a small California Gold Rush town...
Cover Reveals
Cover Reveal ~ Crescent City Christmas Chaos by Ellen Byron
I've been a fan of Ellen Byron's since the first book I read of hers. It is now my pleasure to share with you the cover reveal for the next book in the “Vintage Cookbook” mystery series, coming November 2025 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: November 4,...
A Reveal Like No Other by Ellen Byron
I am excited to share with you this reveal from the Golden Motel Mystery series. Tada!!! A VERY WOODSY MURDER: Sitcom writer Dee Stern impulsively quits her job on the Kidz Channel sitcom “DUH!” and buys a rustic motel in a small California Gold Rush town...
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2024 Anthony Award
2024 Agatha Award
