Check out some of the new titles releasing during the week of December 6 – 12, 2020. Reading is an adventure and I hope a few of these books take you to an exciting place. Enjoy!

Sit, Stay, Slay by V.M. Burns (Cozy)
Tennessee transplant Lilly Echosby has two great loves: dogs and mysteries. So naturally she’s named her poodles Aggie, after Agatha Christie, and Rex, for Rex Stout. Now that she has two dogs to manage, it makes sense to enter Aggie in an obedience competition—especially since her instructor is Lilly’s gal pal, Scarlet “Dixie” Jefferson.

Hidden Treasure by Jane K. Cleland (Traditional)
When antiques expert Josie Prescott finds a mysterious trunk, no one thinks it could lead to murder. Josie, the owner of Prescott’s Antiques & Auctions, and her new husband, Ty, have finally found their dream home, a Victorian beauty on the beach known in the town of Rocky Point as the “Gingerbread House.” It was recently vacated by Maudie Wilson, an aging widow, whose concerned nieces have moved her into a nearby assisted living facility.

A Deadly Edition by Victoria Gilbert (Cozy)
Planning a wedding can be murder–sometimes literally. At a party celebrating their upcoming nuptials, Taylorsford, Virginia library director Amy Webber and her fiancé Richard Muir discover the body of art dealer Oscar Selvaggio–a bitter rival of their host, Kurt Kendrick.

Rock Bottom Treasure by S.W. Hubbard (Traditional)
Cordelia Dean danced in the rain at Woodstock, drank with Jimi Hendrix in Paris, practiced yoga with John and Yoko at the Dakota, shared a room with Patti Smith at the Chelsea Hotel. Or so she says. Now Cordy Dean is a washed-up rock journalist living off Social Security in a crumbling house in Palmyrton, NJ. Estate sale organizer Audrey Nealon must sift through Cordy’s trove of rock memorabilia and find some saleable items to keep the aging hippie solvent.

Grounds For Murder by Tara Lush (Cozy) *new series*
When Lana Lewis’ best — and most difficult — employee abruptly quits and goes to work for the competition just days before the Sunshine State Barista Championship, her café’s chances of winning the contest are creamed. In front of a gossipy crowd in the small Florida town of Devil’s Beach, Lana’s normally calm demeanor heats to a boil when she runs into the arrogant java slinger. Of course, Fabrizio “Fab” Bellucci has a slick explanation for jumping ship.

Aloe & Goodbye by Janice Peacock (Cozy) *new series*
New Yorker Ruby Shaw arrives in a hillside town in Arizona with a brand-new name, a duffel bag on her shoulder, and her daughter, Allie, at her side. Before arriving, Ruby witnesses a murder that lands her in the witness protection program. That decision means she’s gone from being a successful artist to being a nobody in a postage-stamp-sized town called Paradise—a name that doesn’t fit the former ghost town.