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Saturday, September 7, 2019

Fresh Fiction Reviews (4)

I've been reading some fun books for Fresh Fiction and wanted to share them with you:

Rockstar romance to touch your heart

Love and Death Among the Cheetahs by Rhys Bowen

Welcome to the Jungle...

Blackmail turns into a Fake Romance

Worst Fake Date Ever (Sort of)

The power of Sisterhood

Roses are Read...

Monday, August 13, 2018

Blog Tour: Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding

About the Book:

Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding (Her Royal Spyness Mystery, # 12)

The date is set and arrangements are being made for royal amateur sleuth Georgie Rannoch’s wedding! At last, she will wed the incredibly charming, always mystifying Darcy O’Mara. With a dress in the works and a royal wedding party ready to waltz her down the aisle, Georgie’s next affair is finding a place to live with her betrothed after the big day.

But alas—house-hunting is harder than it seems! After visiting a series of less-than-glamorous lodgings, Georgie’s luck finally turns around when she’s invited by a close family friend to live in his grand estate in the English countryside. Georgie expects a life of luxury and elegance, but is met with a very different reality…

At Eynsleigh Manor, Georgie finds a gaggle of incompetent servants and a run-down estate. And when she wakes up in the middle of the night to find a gas tap running in her bedroom, Georgie suspects something rotten is afoot…will she have the chance to walk down the aisle, or will death get in the way of her happy ever after?

About the Author:

Rhys Bowen is the New York Times Bestselling Author of the Royal Spyness Series, Molly Murphy Mysteries, and Constable Evans. She has won the Agatha Best Novel Award and has been nominated for the Edgar Best Novel. Rhys’s titles have received rave reviews around the globe.

My Review: This is book number 12 in the series and I've enjoyed reading them all. I loved this one for the wedding talk, especially the conversations about the dresses - and the princesses. I loved the moments between Lady Georgiana and her grandfather, he's a favorite character of mine. I also love Queenie; she's come into her own later in the series and I appreciate her. I enjoyed learning more about Eynsleigh Manor - both the good and the bad. Of course I enjoyed the moments with the Queen and Fig. I can't wait to read what happens next!

If you haven't read these book, you're in for a treat.

Saturday, September 24, 2016

Mysterious Saturday Review: Crowned and Dangerous

* Book 10 in the Her Royal Spyness series *

Lady Georgiana is about to elope with her beau Darcy, when unexpected news reaches them. Darcy's father has been arrested for murder. Darcy leaves Lady Georgiana to rush to his father's side.

Lady Georgiana travels back to London, eagerly awaiting news. When Darcy finally calls, he breaks things off with her. Lady Georgiana isn't going to take that lying down - she travels to Ireland.

She's determined to help clear Darcy's father's name.

My Thoughts: Another great addition to this series. I love Lady Georgiana didn't take no for an answer and how she was determined to help. I loved learning more about Ireland during that time period. I loved the setting and meeting people Darcy's known all his life. I loved meeting Darcy's father. I enjoyed the princess from Darcy's past who flies planes and comes over also to help Darcy. I'm intrigued to see what will happen next.

Cover Thoughts: Cute
Source: My Library
Library Recommendation: Highly recommended for mystery sections

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Books I'm Dying to Read: August Edition

Summer is here and I'm looking forward to reading books about summer, sisters, the beach, road trips, ice cream, and of course happily ever afters.

Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle, #1)

Gilded Cage: What can you do about all the rules when you suspect your brother's been murdered?
Nevernight: An assassin with a thirst for revenge

Crowned and Dangerous (Her Royal Spyness, #10)

A Scot in the Dark (Scandal & Scoundrel #2)

Grilling the Subject (Cookbook Nook Mystery, #5)

Sweet Tomorrows: I'm sad this is the end of the series - but always look forward to more from Debbie Macomber
Curious Minds: The start of a new series from Janet Evanovich? Sign me up!
Crowned and Dangerous: Trouble with Darcy's family!
Scot in the Dark: Love Sarah MacLean! So looking forward to the second book in this series of scandalous sisters.
Grilling the Subject: I'm a bit behind in this series, but it's super fun and I need to catch up!

Last Descendants: An Assassin's Creed Novel Series

A Torch Against the Night (An Ember in the Ashes, #2)

Three Truths and a Lie: a weekend of fun turns into a nightmare

Enter Title Here: how far would you go for perfection or to secure your future?
Last Descendants: Curious about this book based on a video game
A Torch Against the Night: Excited for the second book in this series
Poisoned Blade: The first book ended in such a way that I'm dying for the next one to see how it turns out - also perfect for the summer reading theme

Lost in Hollywood: Love these books, can't wait to see how this turns out as it sounds super cute!
Pyramid Hunters: Sam expects his summer to be boring, but he's off to save his uncle and their reputation.

Saturday, September 5, 2015

Mysterious Cozy Review: Malice at the Palace

* Book 9 in the Royal Spyness Series *

After returning from America, Lady Georgiana stays at her friend Belinda's place. Belinda's supposed to be in America still, but she comes home quite unexpectedly. Now Georgie's looking for a place to live again. Luckily she runs into her brother, who's in town. He insists that she stay with them.

Knowing that Lady Georgiana is back in London, the Queen invites her to the palace. She has a job for Georgie. She asks Georgie show Princess Marina of Greece the city of London before her upcoming wedding to Prince George. Georgie couldn't be happier. She moves into a palace straight away.

Unfortunately, she also stumbles across another body - outside the palace. Socialite Bobo Carrington used to roam in the same circle as the groom. Rumors of her fast life swirl as Lady Georgie attempts to discreetly determine if any of her peers could be the guilty party without derailing the royal wedding.

My Thoughts: I still love this historical cozy series and I love seeing more of the Royals. I especially love it when Lady Georgiana has to meet the Queen for tea. I liked seeing more of the princes this book as well.

I love these books also for the secondary characters and we see quite a bit of them in this book. New additions include Princess Marina, who was lovely. And Countess Irmtraut who didn't understand enough about the English language. She was always out of the loop and had no sense of humor.

I liked how Lady Georgie poked around society looking for clues as to who could have wanted the Prince framed for murder so close to his wedding. I like how the police used her to ask questions delicately while still getting answers.

Cover Thoughts: Charming
Source: My Library

Final Thoughts: Sprinkled with romance, danger, royalty, and historical moments, these ingredients blend together to create a perfect cozy series. Read one today!

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Books I'm Dying to Read: August Edition

Books I can't wait to get my hands on:

Better Homes and Corpses (Hamptons Home & Garden Mystery)

Murder in the Paperback Parlor: I really enjoyed the first book of the series - so looking forward to more.

Fudging the Books: the 4th book in series that features pirate week in the small town of Crystal Cove

Better Homes and Corpses: First in a new series in a decorating mystery

Never Always Sometimes: After years of following the never rules, BFFs will attempt to break them all

From Where I Watch You: Kara wants to escape the world where her family tore everything apart. Baking might be the answer. But someone watching her doesn't want to let her go.