Kiki Lowenstein and Santa’s Helper by Joanna Campbell Slan

Kiki Lowenstein and Santa’s Helper by Joanna Campbell Slan is the ninth short story in the “Kiki Lowenstein” mystery series. December 2012 (This story comes after “Picture, Perfect, Corpse” (Book #6) in chronological order, BUT it won’t give away...

Strung Out To Die by Tonya Kappes

Strung Out To Die by Tonya Kapapes is the first book in the “Divorced Diva” mystery series. Publisher: MagiCal Press, December 2012 Holly Harper’s life is finally getting back on the right track after her divorce from “what’s his name.” She and...

What Are You Reading: Scrapped by Mollie Cox Bryan

My regularly scheduled program is on hiatus this week, so this week will be something different. Today I’m reading an ARC of Scrapped by Mollie Cox Bryan, the second book in the Cumberland Creek mystery series, that comes out on December 31, 2012. The ladies of...

Holiday Buzz by Cleo Coyle

Holiday Buzz by Cleo Coyle is the 12th book in the “Coffeehouse” mystery series. Publisher: Berkley, December 2012 Holiday time is party time in New York City, but after a sparkling winter bash ends with a murder, Village Blend coffeehouse manager Clare...

A Novel Way to Die by Ali Brandon

A Novel Way to Die by Ali Brandon is the second book in the “Black Cat Bookshop” mystery series. Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime, November 2012 Darla Pettistone may have inherited her great aunt Dee’s Brooklyn bookstore, but it’s the store’s mascot—an...

Get Fluffy by Sparkle Abbey

Get Fluffy by Sparkle Abbey is the second book in the “Pampered Pets” mystery series. Publisher: Bell Bridge Books, March 2012 Disgraced Texas beauty queen, Melinda (Mel) Langston, owns Laguna Beach’s Bow Wow Boutique. Mona Michaels, Mel’s most...