Review: The Diva Poached an Egg

 

* Book 18 in the Domestic Diva series * 

When Sophie's at a convention, someone asks her for a secret meeting. Mitzi requests her presence. When Sophie arrives, she enters the meeting space a little early. Mitzi is not there, but another woman is on the floor. She's dead.

Denise was Mitzi's partner. They were updating the house for Denise and her husband. Mitzi is terrified that someone is coming for her next. She goes into hiding and asks Sophie for help. Is there someone after Mitzi?

My Thoughts: This cozy series has many installments. The 18th book talks a great deal about brunch and will make the reader crave baking something delicious for that occassion. Luckily, there are recipes in the back of the book. I love this series: for the foodie moments and for the characters. 

* There is a fun cameo from the Paws and Claws Mystery series heroine. 

Source: My Library

Library Recommendation: A fantastic series for your library

Review: The Diva Goes Overboard

* Book 17 in the Domestic Diva series * 

Sophie's frenemies mother is getting remarried. At the engagement party, the would-be groom collapses and dies. Right before he died, Orson asked to talk with Sophie about something important. Sophie was going to meet him to speak in private.

At the reading of the will, Sophie was given Orson's antique store and instructions that she will know what to do. Before long, Sophie discovers a secret room. There's a bulletin board with pictures of women on it. Sophie isn't sure what to do with the board, but she digs into the case.

She hears rumors about Orson's past. Rumors that could explain about the board of pictures. What could have happened between Orson and the past? Can Sophie solve the murder and the mystery of why Orson left her the store?

My Thoughts: This series is one of my favorite cozy series. Clearly, I've been reading it a long time and I'm happy to keep reading them. I love catching up with the characters. I love all the foodie moments. The mystery was interesting with the added mystery of the photo board. I love the idea of a secret book - especially behind a bookcase. Looking forward to the next installment of this series! 

Cover Thoughts: Charming

Source: ARC sent for review

Library Recommendations: A fantastic series for your cozy readers - give this one to your Halmark Mystery fans. 

This book talks a lot about Charcuterie boards, so I created one. 

Although I really love the idea of a cookie board. 

We are creating a candy board at the library this summer. 

Review: The Diva Delivers on a Promise

 

* Book 16 in the Diva series * 

Sophie and Nina are headed to a luncheon meeting at Gerrie's house. Lunch is cut short when a dead body is discovered on the floor of the dining room. No one knows the victim, or so they say. Sophie and Nina dig into the mystery only to discover that several people in the room didn't speak up. 

There was bad blood between him and Gerrie's family. All of the family members were in and out of the house that morning. Any one of them could have murdered the man. Gerrie's worried that one of them did. She asks Sophie for a little favor...

My Thoughts: Another fun addition to this series. The idea of a ghost restaurant seems both strange and smart to me. As always, it's lovely to catch up with favorite characters and to read about the mouth-watering goodies they all eat. I enjoyed the plot twists and turns as Sophie and her friends tried to undercover the murderer's identity. I enjoyed getting to know more about Wong and my heart went out to her. Another fun read that kept me turning the pages. 

Cover Thoughts: Charming

Source: ARC sent for review

Library Recommendation: This is a perfect series for your library' cozy collection. 

Release Date: May 23rd (Next week!)