Features
A Word With Craig Robertson
Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . . What drew you to the genre you write? Crime fiction was always my go to reading so I guess it was natural that was what I wanted to write. My mother read me Agatha Christie as bedtime stories from...
A Word With Taffy Beach
Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . . What drew you to the genre you write? I love mental puzzles and riddles that require me to decipher the underlying code or unravel the meaning. So when I decided to try my hand at writing fiction,...
Features
A Day in My Life ~ Rowan Connors by Ivy Cassidy
If you’d told me a year ago that I’d be living in my mother’s childhood home on the Chesapeake Bay, sharing walls with ancestral magic and my two sisters in full witch mode, I would have called you crazy. Unlike my sisters, my magic has never really manifested. I...
A Day in My Life ~ Grace Russo by Anne Canadeo
I’m dressed and ready for work by seven—navy blue suit, stockings, and heels. A handbag and gloves, of course. A dark red fedora on the vanity catches my eye and I take that, too. It’s Rose’s hat, but what my sister doesn’t know can’t hurt her, right? The scent of...
Reviews
My Musing ~ ODE TO THE BONES by Carolyn Haines
Dru’s Short Musing: This was an engaging read from the first page to its intensified conclusion. So much is going on in Sarah Booth’s world and discovering betrayals where she least expect it highlights the greatness of this series. The mystery was nicely...
My Musing ~ THE FIRE DIAMOND by CB Wilson
Dru’s Short Musing: In her latest assignment, Taylor Hunter’s, gem detective, goal is twofold, find the missing diamond and protect her sister from the unknown. This was a nicely executed drama that I could not put down, quickly becoming a page-turner. The...
Reviews
My Musing ~ Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes by Sandra Jackson-Opoku
Dru’s Short Musing: When a customer dies at her café, Savvy starts looking into things to save her reputation and her business. This well-written drama was unputdownable quickly becoming a page-turner with its crisp writing and comfortable tone making it easy to...
My Musing ~ Ghostwriter’s Guide to Murder by Melinda Mullet
Dru’s Short Musing: Being a ghostwriter meant Maeve could kill at will, but when she becomes a prime suspect in a murder investigation, all bets are off as she searches for a killer, before they strike out at her. This fast-paced and intriguing whodunit was...
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Releases
New Releases ~ Week of December 14, 2025
Searching for something to read? Check out some of the new titles releasing the week of December 14 – 20, 2025 with one debut series. I hope a few of these books take you on a reading adventure! DECEMBER 15 These Crooked Things by Ellen Byerrum (Historical Mystery...
Cover Reveals
Cover Reveal ~ WORKING VACATIONS WILL KILL YOU by Kathleen Marple Kalb
I am excited to share with you the cover for the first book in the NEW “Roscoe Gang” mystery series, coming April 2027 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: April 6, 2027 Series: A Roscoe Gang Mystery, Book 1 Genre: Cozy Mystery – Culinary...
Cover Reveal ~ Buried in Shamrocks by Lisa Q. Mathews
I am a fan of Lisa’s work and it give me great pleasure to share with you the cover reveal for the next book in the “Irish Bed & Breakfast” mystery series, coming October 2025 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: October 21, 2025 Format: Print,...
Cover Reveals
Cover Reveal ~ Save The Fate by Mary Karnes
It is my pleasure to host the cover reveal for the next book in Mary Karnes’ mystery series, coming October 2024 and is now on sale. Publication Date: October 10, 2024 Publisher: Level Best Books Format: Digital (Print to follow) Name of Series: Wedding Planner,...
Cover Reveal ~ Gone Fishin’: Crime Takes a Holiday edited by Jim M. Jackson
It is my pleasure to share with you the cover for the for the eighth Guppy Anthology, coming February 2025 and now available for preorder. Publication Date: February 1, 2025 Publisher: Wolf’s Echo Press Format: Print, Digital Name of Series: Guppy Anthology Book 8...
Extras
Interview with L.A. Chandlar
Author on the Air Global Radio Network invited me, the shy one, to interview the fabulous L.A. Chandlar about her latest release, THE HINDENBERG SPY. We talked about the book, Josephine Baker and of course my favorite building in New York. Listen here on Soundcloud...
Coming Soon ~ New Series / More Books
Look for. . . Madrigals & Murder by Elizabeth Penney, the fourth book in the Cambridge Bookshop series, in which a bookseller must solve a murder related to a classic children’s book, a toy store, and an inheritance while juggling a busy holiday season...
Extras
A Year In Books ~ 2019
When you read as many books as I do each year, it is hard to pick a favorite, but somehow you do recall the books that really resonated with you even after you turned the last page. Here are a few that accomplished that goal, not to discount the others that I...
Kensington Holiday Giveaway 2019
Thanks to the publisher, one lucky winner will get Kensington‘s gift basket of cozy mysteries—a mix of current releases and advanced reader copies (ARCs). Inside you will find one copy of the following titles: CHOCOLATE CREAM PIE MURDER by Joanne Fluke...
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Accolades
2024 Anthony Award
2024 Agatha Award
