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Clover Covered Corpse ~ Texas Flower Farmer #2 (by Jackie Layton)
This was a wonderful cozy mystery. The characters are well developed and I loved getting to know Emma and the rest of the individuals who...

Ms. Ladybug
May 21, 20241 min read
Patchwork Quilt Murder ~ Lucy Stone #30 (by Leslie Meier)
I have really enjoyed the books in the Lucy Stone series. I continue to be amazed at how the author has kept my interest while presenting...

Ms. Ladybug
May 21, 20241 min read
A Taste for Crime ~ Hope Street Church #8 (by Ellery Adams and Tina Radcliffe)
I have only read a few of the books in the Hope Street Church series but have loved them. In fact, so much so that I have purchased all...

Ms. Ladybug
May 20, 20241 min read
The Poison Pen ~ Scottish Bookshop #9 (by Paige Shelton)
I have loved the books in the Scottish Bookshop series. I am always excited when I discover there is a new adventure awaiting me with...

Ms. Ladybug
May 20, 20241 min read
The Perfect Staging for Murder ~ Hampton Home and Garden #7 (by Kathleen Bridge)
I have enjoyed the books I have read so far in the Hampton Home and Garden series. The characters are well developed and with the murder...

Ms. Ladybug
May 20, 20241 min read
Methods of Malice ~ Hope Street Church #7 (by Ellery Adams & Tina Radcliffe)
This is the first book in the Hope Street Church series I have read. But it will definitely not be my last one. I have gone back and...

Ms. Ladybug
May 19, 20241 min read
Bound by Murder ~ Antique Bookshop #3 (by Laura Gail Black)
This is the first book I have read in the Antique Bookshop series, but I will definitely be going back and reading earlier books as well...

Ms. Ladybug
May 17, 20241 min read
A Dish to Die For ~ Key West Food Critic #12 (by Lucy Burdette)
While I haven’t read all of the books in the Key West Food Critic series yet, I have bought all of them and can’t wait to go back and...

Ms. Ladybug
May 17, 20241 min read
To Slip the Bonds of Earth ~ Katharine Wright #1 (by Amanda Flower)
What a wonderful new historical fiction series. I don’t know that I knew the Wright Brothers had a sister. But to discover that she...

Ms. Ladybug
May 15, 20241 min read
Death on the Argyle ~ Black Sheep & Company #13 (by Anne Canadeo)
This is the first book I have read in the Black Sheep & Company series. I really enjoyed getting to know the characters and while it...

Ms. Ladybug
Apr 16, 20241 min read
Murder in a Cup ~ Crystals & CuriosiTEAS #2 (by Lauren Elliott)
I have enjoyed the books I have read in the Crystals and CuriosiTEAS series. I am not really a huge paranormal fan, but this series is...

Ms. Ladybug
Nov 25, 20231 min read
Mrs. Morris and the Mermaid ~ Salem B&B #8 (by Traci Wilton)
I have enjoyed all the books I have read so far in the Salem B&B series. I love Charlene and the interactions she has with the people of...

Ms. Ladybug
Nov 5, 20231 min read
Mrs. Morris and the Wolfman ~ Salem B&B #7 (by Traci Wilton)
Another delightful addition to the Salem B&B series by Traci Wilton. I have enjoyed the books I have read so far and look forward to...

Ms. Ladybug
Nov 4, 20231 min read
Sugar Plum Poisoned ~ Cupcake Bakery #15 (by Jenn McKinlay)
The books in the Cupcake Bakery series are a delight to read. The Christmas focus of this addition was a nice change of pace. I love Mel...

Ms. Ladybug
Nov 4, 20231 min read
Snow Place for Murder ~ Mountain Lodge #3 (by Diane Kelly)
I enjoyed this book so much that I went back and read the first one in the series and am waiting to get a copy of the second book. I am...

Ms. Ladybug
Oct 31, 20231 min read
Murder at the Pumpkin Pageant ~ Beacon Bakeshop #4 (by Darci Hannah)
I have loved all of the books I’ve read in the Beacon Bakeshop series. What a delightful setting of a bakery in a lighthouse in Beacon...

Ms. Ladybug
Oct 31, 20231 min read
Death of a Clam Digger ~ Hayley Powell Food and Cocktails #16 (by Lee Hollis)
I have enjoyed the books I have read so far in the Hayley Powell Food and Cocktails series. I love the setting of Bar Harbor, Maine. The...

Ms. Ladybug
Oct 31, 20231 min read
A Questionable Character ~ Booktown #17 (by Lorna Barrett)
I have enjoyed the few books I have read so far in the Booktown series. I do have plans to go back and fill in the gaps and read all of...

Ms. Ladybug
Oct 31, 20231 min read
Hidden Beneath ~ Maine Clambake #11 (by Barbara Ross)
While I have not read all of the books in the Maine Clambake series, those I have read have been delightful. Good cozy mysteries with...

Ms. Ladybug
Oct 7, 20231 min read
Jane Darrowfield and the Madwoman Next Door ~ Jane Darrowfield #2 (by Barbara Ross)
This is the first book in the Jane Darrowfield series but it won’t be the last one I read. I have already purchased the first book and...

Ms. Ladybug
Oct 7, 20231 min read
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