Cozy Mystery Review ~ GRILLED FOR MURDER by Maddie Day

Grilled for Murder (Country Store Mystery, #2)

by: Maddie Day

Series: Country Store Mystery

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Release Date: May 31, 2016

Source: Kensington via NetGalley

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Robbie Jordan may have had reservations about the murder victim, but she still needs to turn up the heat on a killer if she wants to keep her new restaurant open for business…

In the charming small town of South Lick, Indiana, Robbie has transformed a rundown country store into the runaway hit Pans 'N Pancakes. But the most popular destination for miles around can also invite trouble. Erica Shermer may be the widow of handsome local lawyer Jim Shermer's brother, but she doesn't appear to be in mourning. At a homecoming party held in Robbie's store, Erica is alternately obnoxious and flirtatious--even batting her eyelashes at Jim. When Erica turns up dead in the store the next morning, apparently clobbered with cookware, the police suspect Robbie's friend Phil, who closed up after the party. To clear Phil and calm her customers, Robbie needs to step out from behind the counter and find the real killer in short order…

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Book Blast & Giveaway ~ ULTIMATE VENGEANCE by Nancy Haviland

Release Day Blitz & Giveaway ~ ONLY FOR A NIGHT by Naima Simone

Review ~ ONLY FOR A NIGHT by Naima Simone

Only For a Night (Lick, #1)

by: Naima Simone

Series: Lick

Genre: Erotic Contemporary Romance

Release Date: May 30, 2016

Publisher: Entangled Publishing ~ Scorched

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One night would never be enough...

Rion Ward fought hard to be free of the Irish mob life. Now, as the co-owner of Boston’s hottest aphrodisiac club, he’s traded crime for the ultimate sexual fantasy. But when the “good girl” from his past walks through Lick’s doors, he discovers that his unconsummated hunger for her never abated.

Widowed for two years from a man who felt that anything besides the missionary position was dirty, Harper Shaw is ready to move on. The first step to feeling alive again is sex. Hot, dirty, black-out-from-orgasm sex. And who better to provide it than the brooding, sexy, tatted bad boy-turned-man she’s known for years?

Rion, however, has one stipulation: He’ll be hers only for one night. One night to explore her every fantasy. One night to push her limits.  One night to introduce her to a passion that makes both doubt if it will be enough…

Release Day Blast & Giveaway ~ BOUND TO SERVE by Julie Castle

Book Blast & Giveaway ~ STARE HIM DOWN by Riley Murphy

Review ~ NO STRANGER TO LOVE by Pamela Aares

No Stranger to Love (The Tavonesi Series) (Journey to Love Trilogy, #1)

by: Pamela Aares

Series: Tavonesi Series/Journey to Love Trilogy

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: May 29, 2016

Source: Author

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With NO STRANGER TO LOVE, USA Today Bestselling Author Pamela Aares delivers another page-turning contemporary romance in the Tavonesi Series featuring love, suspense and adventure!

Juliet Cabot is no stranger to trouble, but she never imagined that her work defending endangered sea turtles on a beautiful Greek island would turn deadly. Threats to her life force her to call for help from the man who's haunted her dreams for years—wine country landowner and international polo star Parker Tavonesi.

Parker owes Juliet big time for getting him out of a fix in the past. Handsome, resourceful and fearless, she trusts him with her life but she vowed she would never trust him with her heart. When danger enshrouds them and warm island nights cause their bottled-up passions to flare, Juliet's every fantasy could become reality . . . unless the dark secrets of a sultry paradise prove fatal, not just for the struggling sea turtles but for Parker and Juliet as well.

Giveaway ~ MURDER ON AMSTERDAM AVENUE by Victoria Thompson

Giveaway ~ MRS. MALORY AND DEATH IS A WORD by Hazel Holt

Review ~ TALL, DARK, AND VAMPIRE by Sara Humphreys

Tall, Dark, and Vampire (Dead in the City, #1)

by: Sara Humphreys

Series: Dead in the City

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Release Date: August 6, 2013

Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca

Source: Personal Purchase

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He's dying to have her...

She always knew Fate was cruel...

The last person Olivia Hollingsworth expected to see at her Greenwich Village vampire club was her one true love, Doug Paxton—whom she believed to be dead for centuries. Olivia thought she had moved on, but when Doug reappears, her heart knows she'd rather die than lose him again.

But this is beyond the pale...

Ever since Doug can remember, a red-haired siren has haunted his dreams. He never thought she could be real until he goes to investigate a murder at Olivia's night club. However, as the bodies keep piling up at her feet, he must fight to prove her innocence—even if it costs him his life...

Guest Post & $20 Amazon/BN Gift Card Giveaway ~ MURDER AT MORNINGSIDE by Sandra Bretting

Interview & Giveaway ~ THE MADNESS OF MERCURY by Connie di Marco

Review ~ THE MADNESS OF MERCURY by Connie di Marco

The Madness of Mercury (A Zodiac Mystery, #1)

by: Connie di Marco

Series: Zodiac Mystery

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Release Date: June 8, 2016

Publisher: Midnight Ink

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San Francisco astrologer Julia Bonatti's life is turned upside down when she becomes the target of the city's newest cult leader, Reverend Roy of the Prophet's Tabernacle. Driven out of her apartment in the midst of a disastrous Mercury retrograde period, she takes shelter with a client who's caring for two elderly aunts. One aunt appears stricken with dementia and the other has fallen under the spell of the Reverend Roy. To add to the confusion, a young man claiming to be a long lost nephew arrives. The longer he stays, the more dangerous things become. Is the young man truly a member of the family? Can astrology confirm that? Julia's not sure, but one thing she does know is that Mercury wasn't merely the messenger of the gods—he was a trickster and a liar as well.

Review ~ FIND ME by Margaret Watson

Find Me (The Donovan Family, #3)

by: Margaret Watson

Series: Donovan Family

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Release Date: December 9, 2013

Source: Author

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After witnessing the murder of an FBI agent in a parking garage late one night, Lizzy Monroe meets with the FBI and agrees to work with a sketch artist. But on her way out of the office, she comes face to face with the killer – another FBI agent. She knows from experience what happens when a criminal is a member of law enforcement – cops protect their own. So when the killer shows up at her door later that morning, she knows she has no choice but to run.

From the moment he sees her, Mac Donovan is intrigued by – and in lust with – their beautiful witness. After Lizzy disappears, he spends his free time tracking her down. When he finally finds her on a remote island in the San Juans, their chemistry is explosive and the sex is even hotter. But he's hiding his identity from her. What will happen when she discovers who he really is? Will she be able to forgive his betrayal? Or will the killer find them first?

Review ~ THE SHARK by Mary Burton

Owned: Lost in Oblivion #5 by Cari Quinn & Taryn Elliott ~ Spotlight & Giveaway

An interview with Cozy Mystery author, Amy Metz

Giveaway ~ DARNED IF YOU DO by Monica Ferris

5 Star Review ~ NEWLYWED DEAD by Nancy J. Parra

Newlywed Dead (A Perfect Proposals Mystery, #3)

by: Nancy J. Parra

Series: A Perfect Proposals Mystery

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Release Date: May 3, 2016

Source: Berkley Prime Crime

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In the new Perfect Proposals mystery from the author of Bodice of Evidence and Engaged in Murder, a country club wedding reception becomes the scene of a baffling crime.

The wedding for Pepper Pomeroy’s sister Felicity starts with dearly beloved but it ends with dearly departed when Ashley, the bartender Pepper befriended earlier in the evening, drops dead from a lethal nightcap. Authorities think it’s just a tragic accident. After all, who’d want to kill a virtual stranger at a country club wedding reception? That’s what Pepper wants to know.

A search into Ashley’s past reveals a twisty path of secret sororities, well-connected enemies, and an unsolved slaying still shadowing members of high society—including a filthy-rich battle-ax whose demands for the services of Pepper’s Perfect Proposals are starting to sound more like veiled threats. Pepper’s business may be booming but continued success means outsmarting a mysterious culprit who’s still wedded to the idea of murder.

Giveaway ~ SEAMS LIKE MURDER by Betty Hechtman

Review ~ THE BAD BOY'S BABY by Cindi Madsen

PROTECTOR FOR HIRE by Tawna Fenske ~ Spotlight & Giveaway

TWO HEARTS IN WINTER by Donna Fasano Interview

WORTH THE WAIT (Divine Island, #1) by Julie Ann Levin ~ Interview & $25 Gift Card Giveaway

5 Stars for MY ONE AND ONLY by Terri Osburn

My One and Only (Ardent Springs Series, #3)

by: Terri Osburn

Series: Ardent Springs

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: May 17, 2016

Source: Publisher ~ Montlake via NetGalley

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As far as Dr. Haleigh Rae Mitchner is concerned, Cooper Ridgeway is more suited to a superhero cape than mechanic’s overalls. It’s just like Ardent Springs’s most upstanding resident to rescue a pregnant, homeless teenager and bring her to Haleigh’s delivery room. When they team up to help the new mother and baby, Haleigh is determined not to cross the line with Cooper. Not only is he her best friend’s brother, he’s a guy who deserves more than Haleigh’s checkered past could ever offer.

At first glance, Haleigh is no longer the girl Cooper pined for in school. The sleek, professional OB-GYN seems more out of reach than ever for this small-town mechanic. But the more time he spends with the complicated woman, the more he wants her. Who better than Cooper to prove to her that nothing is beyond fixing? Especially in Ardent Springs, a town that’s tailor-made for second chances.

Review ~ DEADLY TIES by Maggie Thom

Deadly Ties

by: Maggie Thom

Genre: Mystery/Thriller

Release Date: May 17, 2016

Source: Author

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She went to jail for the right reason but the wrong murder.

With her mom in the hospital from a recent attack, Kyara has to wonder if her grandmother’s recent release from jail isn’t behind it. Pulled from her quiet, content life, Kyara finds herself on a mission, not only to find out who put her mom in a coma but who just might have a lifetime of secrets to hide.

Snooping into what’s going on, seems harmless until Kyara meets Ryan, and discovers who he really is. Unknowingly, they have stirred up a long forgotten past, one that some will go to any lengths to keep hidden.

Secrets spanning thirty years may never come to light unless they can solve the deadly secret, now buried beneath the golf course and stay ahead of those trying to kill them.

How many more people will die before the lies are unraveled and those who are guilty, decide that killing an entire town, isn’t too far to go to hide their dirty past?

Release Day Blitz ~ TOO HOT TO HANDLE by Tessa Bailey

Love in Bloom Giveaway Hop

Feature Spotlight & $20 Gift Card Giveaway ~ THE MADNESS OF MERCURY by Connie di Marco

Interview & Giveaway ~ THE SEDUCTION OF KINLEY FOSTER by Lisa Wells

Review ~ BERRY THE HATCHET by Peg Cochran

Berry the Hatchet (Cranberry Cove, #2)

by: Peg Cochran

Series: Cranberry Cove

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Release Date: May 3, 2016

Source: Publisher ~ Berkley Prime Crime

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Cranberry farm owner Monica Albertson is once again bogged down in murder in the second Cranberry Cove mystery from national bestselling author Peg Cochran.

The entire town of Cranberry Cove is popping with excitement. Monica Albertson is baking cranberry goodies by the dozen and shopkeepers are decking out their storefronts for the first annual Winter Walk—an event dreamed up by the mayor to bring visitors to the town during a normally dead time of year.

But it’s the mayor who turns up dead during the grand opening ceremony, his lifeless body making its entrance in a horse-drawn sleigh. Monica’s mother and stepmother quickly become the prime suspects when it’s discovered that the mayor was dating both of them, and to make things worse, her half brother Jeff uncovers a clue buried near one of the bogs on Sassamanash Farm. Now it’s up to Monica to find out who really put the mayor on ice.
 

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Giveaway ~ Checked Out by Elaine Viets

Poppy Lawless Guest Post & Giveaway

Review ~ THE BEE CHARMER (The Chancellor Fairy Tales, #3) by Poppy Lawless

The Bee Charmer (The Chancellor Fairy Tales, #3)

by: Poppy Lawless

Series: The Chancellor Fairy Tales

Genre: Fantasy, Fairy Tale, New Adult Contemporary Romance

Release Date: May 3, 2016

Source: Author

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When your heart makes a wish, even impossible dreams can come true

Viola

After years of working for my family’s business, I’m finally back in college and ready to chase my dream of becoming a perfumer. It seems like the stars are all aligning when Chancellor College invites a preeminent French fragrance expert to speak at a symposium. Everything is working out just right, as long as I can continue to ignore my growing feelings for a certain hippie beekeeper. That, it seems, is turning out to be easier said than done.

Rayne

The elders sent me on a mission to Chancellor to help Alice, owner of the local bagel shop, find true love. So far? Well, not so good. The bees and I have to double up our efforts if we have any hope of helping our girl find the road to happiness. While I know Alice should be my priority one, my heart, however, seems to have a mind of its own. If I could just get Viola Hunter out of my mind, I could focus on my task. That, it seems, is turning out to be easier said than done.

Lose yourself in Poppy Lawless' enchanting town of Chancellor, a magical place where fairy tales can come true and happily ever afters always reign supreme.