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Pink Lemonade Cake Murder ~ Hannah Swensen #29 (by Joanne Fluke)
I have had ups and downs with the Hannah Swensen series. I do typically enjoy the murder mystery parts of the books. However, the love...

Ms. Ladybug
Oct 7, 20231 min read
The Twelve Dogs of Christmas (by Susan Wiggs)
While romance books are not my favorite genre, this one was such a heartwarming, tug at your heartstrings read. I loved the focus on...

Ms. Ladybug
Oct 7, 20231 min read
The Body in the Back Garden (by Mark Waddell)
I have really enjoyed a lot of the cozy mystery books I have read in recent years. So I was looking forward to starting a new series....

Ms. Ladybug
Oct 7, 20231 min read
Light Through the Vines ~ Escape to France #1 (by Fiona Valpy)
This was a light easy read. Previously published as, The French for Love, the book did not really have that much oomph to appeal to me. A...

Ms. Ladybug
Oct 5, 20231 min read
The Season of Dreams ~ Escape to France #2 (by Fiona Valpy)
I have enjoyed many books by the author, Fiona Valpy, over the years. However, this one was not as appealing to me. Originally published...

Ms. Ladybug
Oct 5, 20231 min read
Snowball Unwrapped ~ Snowball #4 (by Kristen McKanagh)
This was an easy read … especially for the Christmas season. It was a little too super sweet for my taste, but I can see how it would...

Ms. Ladybug
Oct 5, 20231 min read
We Are Family (by Beth Moran)
I ended up enjoying this book much more than I thought I would when I first started listening to the audiobook edition. It is rather long...

Ms. Ladybug
Oct 5, 20231 min read
Four Parties and a Funeral ~ Catering Hall #4 (by Maria DiRico)
I have enjoyed the books I have read in the Catering Hall series. A great cozy mystery that has you laughing. And the reference to “The...

Ms. Ladybug
Sep 30, 20231 min read
Peg and Rose Solve a Murder ~ Senior Sleuths #1 (by Laurie's Berenson)
This book was a little disappointing. I was looking forward to a mystery that included dogs and dog shows. But when you have to endure...

Ms. Ladybug
Sep 29, 20231 min read
The Bluebonnet Battle (by Carolyn Brown)
I have typically enjoyed reading stories by Carolyn Brown. Sometimes they’re a little too romance-y for my taste, but there is usually...

Ms. Ladybug
Sep 29, 20231 min read
Dessert at the Beach House Hotel ~ Beach House Hotel #6 (by Judith Keim)
This is the first book I have read in the Beach House Hotel series. It is a light romance but has enough substance that it was an...

Ms. Ladybug
Sep 29, 20231 min read
Riverbend Reunion (by Carolyn Brown)
Unfortunately, this is the second book by Carolyn Brown that I felt did not demonstrate her ability to write books that delve into the...

Ms. Ladybug
Sep 29, 20231 min read
Killers of a Feather ~ Urban Tails Pet Shop #2 (by T. C. LoTempio)
This was such a delightful cozy mystery! In fact, I loved it so much, I went back and purchased the first book in the series and will be...

Ms. Ladybug
Sep 29, 20231 min read
The Color of Ice (by Barbara Linn Probst)
Traveling to Iceland is on my bucket list. However, if my desire to visit was based on this book, I would probably mark it off the list...

Ms. Ladybug
Sep 28, 20231 min read
Death in the Margins ~ Blue Ridge Library #7 (by Victoria Gilbert)
I have enjoyed all of the books I have read so far in the Blue Ridge Library series. The characters are well developed and the mystery is...

Ms. Ladybug
Sep 28, 20231 min read
Scene of the Grind ~ Killer Coffee #1 (by Tonya Kappes)
This initial book in the Killer Coffee series is a fun read. I love the Southern charm that is prevalent throughout the pages. And...

Ms. Ladybug
Sep 28, 20231 min read
23½ Lies ~ Women’s Murder Club #23.5 (by James Patterson)
I am a huge James Patterson fan and thoroughly some of his series more than others. This particular book is a set of three novellas. The...

Ms. Ladybug
Sep 28, 20231 min read
Wedding Bell Blues ~ Tourist Trap #13 (by Lynn Cahoon)
I have read a few of the books in the Tourist Trap series and have loved all of them. In fact, so much so that I have purchased them all...

Ms. Ladybug
Sep 28, 20231 min read
A Vacation to Die For ~ Tourist Trap #14 (by Lynn Cahoon)
Once again, I had the opportunity to spend time with Jill and her fiancé, Greg, and the rest of the characters in South Cove, California....

Ms. Ladybug
Sep 28, 20231 min read
Muffin But the Truth ~ Bakeshop 16 (by Ellie Alexander)
I have read several of the books in the Bakeshop series and plan to go back and fill in the blanks with the rest of them. The characters...

Ms. Ladybug
Sep 27, 20232 min read
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