My Musing ~ The Calamity Café by Gayle Leeson

The Calamity Café by Gayle Leeson is the first book in the NEW “Down South Café” mystery series. Publisher: Penguin Random House, June 2016 Aspiring chef and small-town Virginia native Amy Flowers is ready to open her own café offering old-fashioned Southern food. But...

My Musing ~ Éclair and Present Danger by Laura Bradford

Éclair and Present Danger by Laura Bradford is the first book in the NEW “Emergency Dessert Squad” mystery series. Publisher: Penguin Random House, June 2016 With her rent rising faster than her pie crust, bakery owner Winnie Johnson had hoped to be rescued by an...

My Musing ~ Murder Most Fowl by Edith Maxwell

Murder Most Fowl by Edith Maxwell is the fourth book in the “Local Foods” mystery series. Publisher: Kensington, May 2016 Spring may be just around the corner, but a cold-blooded killer has put the big chill on the residents of Westbury, Massachusetts. It looks like...

My Musing ~ The Trade List by R. Franklin James

The Trade List by R. Franklin James is the fourth book in the “Hollis Morgan” mystery series. Publisher: Camel Press, June 2016 Hollis Morgan has come a long way since serving time for her ex-husband’s white-collar crimes. After receiving a state pardon, she is now a...

My Musing ~ The Madness of Mercury by Connie di Marco

The Madness of Mercury by Connie di Marco is the first book in the NEW “Zodiac” mystery series. Publisher: Midnight Ink, June 2016 Mercury retrograde wreaks havoc on astrologer Julia Bonatti San Francisco astrologer Julia Bonatti’s life is turned upside down...

My Musing ~ Wedding Bel Blues by Maggie McConnon

Wedding Bel Blues by Maggie McConnon is the first book in the NEW “Belfast McGrath” mystery series. Publisher: St. Martin’s Paperbacks, May 2016 Are they tying the knot? Belfast McGrath has spent the last fifteen years avoiding her big, bustling,...