Monday Cozy Mystery:

 

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Celebrating National Peach Pie day

A Toast to Die For…

Claire Winters, owner of The Cozy Nook, is ready to enjoy the town's Peach Festival—until the celebrity guest collapses at the welcome brunch, poisoned by sparkling peach tea raised in a toast.

With her tabby Max keeping her grounded and journalist friend Sophie chasing every whisper, Claire finds herself doing what café owners aren’t supposed to do: hunting a killer.

The victim’s exhausted assistant knew her drink preference and placed the fatal glass himself. Her own relative invited her to the festival, and carried a complicated grudge. Both had motive. Both had access. And they are only the beginning.

Then a second poisoning nearly claims another life, disguised as an act of kindness no one thinks to question. As Deputy Sheriff Mark Benton and Claire close in, they realize the killer is still smiling—and closer than anyone wants to believe.

It's not all peaches in this small town. Someone sweet enough to trust is bitter enough to kill, and Claire is running out of time before the festival claims another victim.

Book Review 

Another good cozy featuring a great cast of characters and red herrings to keep you guessing. A murder at a peach festival is what starts it all. Add in an attempted murder, a cat, and human sleuths and you get a juicy read you can sink your reading teeth into.

Sit back and enjoy!.

Go over to At Home with Lisa for an easy peach pie recipe. 

Red Letter Slay (A Mail Carrier Cozy Mystery Book 8)

 

It's in the mail challenge 

Welcome back to Sugar Creek Gap, where front porch gossip travels faster than the mail truck and neighbors come together through good times, hard times—and the occasional murder.

Mail carrier Bernadette Butler is finally getting her happily-ever-after. Wedding bells are ringing all over town as she prepares to marry Mac Tabor, the man of her dreams.

But wedding week in Sugar Creek Gap takes a deadly turn when a local radio DJ with a reputation for stirring up trouble is found stabbed to death with a letter opener just days before the ceremony.

And the prime suspect?

The very DJ Bernadette hired to play at her wedding.

Now Bernadette’s dream wedding is suddenly tangled in a murder investigation. Determined to save her big day—and clear the name of someone she believes may be innocent—Bernadette starts digging for answers with the help of her friends and neighbors.

As secrets surface and motives pile up, Bernadette discovers that in a town as close-knit as Sugar Creek Gap, even the sweetest celebrations can hide dangerous grudges.

With the clock ticking toward her wedding day, Bernadette must uncover the truth before the killer strikes again—and before her walk down the aisle turns into a walk into trouble.

Red Letter Slay is a full-length Southern cozy mystery and Book #8 in the Mail Carrier Cozy Mystery Series, but it can be enjoyed as a standalone.

Perfect for readers who love:

🔎 Southern small-town cozy mysteries
🏡 Tight-knit communities filled with gossip
🐾 Charming pets and quirky neighbors
💍 Wedding chaos mixed with amateur sleuthing
🍰 Cozy humor, friendship, and delicious recipes

Return to Sugar Creek Gap—where the tea is sweet, the gossip is strong, and murder always finds its way to the front porch.

Book Review 

I really enjoyed reading this book. I like how Bernadette (Bernie, the mail carrier) solved the mystery with her friends while juggling her granddaughter’s 1st birthday and her wedding. I would recommend this book/series to anyone who likes cozy mysteries.

 

Red Hot Velvet Murder (Frosted Love Cozy Mysteries` Book 32)

Every Ending Holds the Promise of a New Beginning.
All good things must come to an end.
But fortunately, the story of these characters doesn’t have to end just yet.
For years, readers have followed cupcake baker and amateur sleuth Melissa Beckett and her handsome detective husband, Chas Beckett, through murder investigations, life-changing adventures, unforgettable friendships, and countless delicious desserts.
Now, one chapter of their story reaches its emotional conclusion.
As life in the beachside town of Calgon, Florida moves forward, the people Missy loves most find themselves facing some of the most difficult decisions they have ever encountered. Friendships are tested, futures hang in the balance, and choices made today may alter lives forever.
Of course, where Missy Beckett is concerned, murder is never far away.
When a mysterious death sends shockwaves through the community, Missy and Chas find themselves drawn into one final investigation that challenges everything they thought they knew. As hidden truths emerge and long-standing relationships evolve, the stakes become deeply personal for everyone involved.
With emotions running high and secrets threatening to change the future forever, Missy must once again rely on her instincts, her courage, and the people she loves most to uncover the truth.
But this mystery is about more than solving a crime.
It's about friendship, family, love, loss, and discovering what comes next when one journey ends and another begins.
Can Missy and Chas uncover the truth before tragedy strikes again? And when the dust settles, what will the future hold for the beloved residents of Calgon?
Filled with heart, humor, suspense, and unforgettable moments, this powerful finale celebrates everything readers have come to love about the Frosted Love Cozy Mysteries series.
Whether you're meeting Missy for the first time or have followed her adventures from the very beginning, this cozy mystery delivers a satisfying blend of murder, mystery, friendship, and hope.
This was originally intended to be the final installment of the Frosted Love Cozy Mysteries. However, thanks to enthusiastic readers, the story continues in:

• The INNcredibly Sweet Series
• Cupcakes in Paradise Series
• Calgon Chronicles

Perfect for fans of culinary cozy mysteries, cupcake shop mysteries, amateur women sleuths, beach town mysteries, bed and breakfast mysteries, clean whodunits, small-town murder mysteries, cozy mystery series, and character-driven fiction.
The mystery may be solved... but the adventure is far from over.

book review

I love this series of books. The characters seem like you are right there with them joining them in their troubles and their happy times. The plots are very well done and keep you guessing the outcome that will happen by end of the book.

Sunday Morning Coffee

It's time for coffee with the me

Today recipe is an iced coffee mocha to enjoy with your book...

Summer is about over here as kids get ready to go back to school. What do you have planned for August? 

In the charming world of Applewood Hollow pastry chef Harper Morgan inherits her late aunt's struggling apple orchard—only to find herself the prime suspect in a local developer's murder. When the victim is found clutching one of Harper's signature caramel apples, she must team up with her childhood friend and local librarian Jasmine Williams to clear her name before she becomes the killer's next target.

As Harper digs deeper into the victim's shady business dealings, she uncovers a tangled web of blackmail, corruption, and small-town secrets that threatens everything she holds dear. With her family legacy at stake and mysterious accidents plaguing the orchard, Harper races against time to identify the real killer before the orchard—and her freedom—are lost forever. But in a town where everyone has something to hide, distinguishing friends from enemies proves as challenging as perfecting her award-winning caramel apple recipe.

Curl up with this cozy whodunit and discover why sometimes the sweetest places hide the most bitter secrets.

August plans.   

We are making back to school plans for our library and I'm working on fall crafts on my blog. Come visit At Home with Lisa 

Ready for Halloween books