A Day in the Life ~ Charlie Cooke by Elizabeth Logan

I was raised on a diner stool. Now I’m supposed to be managing the place—the Bear Claw Diner, the best and only diner in Elkview, Alaska. That means hiring and training staff, coordinating employee schedules, planning menus, ordering supplies, managing budgets,...

My Musing ~ A Deadly Inside Scoop by Abby Collette

A Deadly Inside Scoop by Abby Collette is the first book in the NEW “Ice Cream Parlor” cozy mystery series. Publisher: Penguin Random House, coming May 12, 2020. This book kicks off a charming cozy mystery series set in an ice cream shop—with a fabulous...

My Musing ~ Mousse and Murder by Elizabeth Logan

Mousse and Murder by Elizabeth Logan is the first book in the NEW “Alaskan Diner” cozy mystery series. Publisher: Penguin Random House, coming May 5, 2020. A young chef might bite off more than she can chew when she returns to her Alaskan hometown to take...

Cover Reveal ~ The Broken Spine by Dorothy St. James

I am so excited to share with you the cover for the first book in the NEW “Beloved Bookroom” mystery series from Penguin Random House, coming January 2021. Book Synopsis The first in an exciting new series featuring Trudell Becket, a spunky librarian who...

A Day in the Life ~ Tory Benning by Judith Gonda

Hey! I’m Tory Benning, a landscape architect based in Santa Sofia, California, a small coastal town about twelve miles north of Santa Barbara. I grew up here and have lived in Santa Sofia most of my life, except when I went to college and grad school at USC in...