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Three New-to-the-Site Cozy Authors

Well, it’s been quite some time since I’ve mentioned new authors, but I have been adding here and there in the background… here are a few more that I definitely feel are worth putting up on the front page instead!

First up is a bit of a cheat, but still a new page I added… Bree Baker, who is going to be more familiar to Cozy readers already as Jacqueline Frost, Julie Chase, and Julie Anne Lindsey. Well, she’s added a fourth name to her list, as well as the Seaside Cafe Mystery Series, which stars Everly Swan, the owner of an iced tea shop and cafe on the beach of Charm, North Carolina. The name change slipped past me for a bit, so I thought I’d mention it to anyone who hadn’t noticed yet either.

Libby Klein grew up in New Jersey in the ’80s, was a stay-at-home-mom, and is now a grandmother. She is also the vice president of a technology company, and now lives in northern Virginia. Klein is the author of the Poppy McAllister Mystery Series, which stars Poppy McAllister, owner of a gluten-free baking business in Cape May, New Jersey.

Olivia Matthews is the Cozy mystery pseudonym for Patricia Sargeant, an author better known for romantic suspense and contemporary romance novels. Olivia/Patricia has written for many national magazine publications, as well as conducted many writing craft workshops and offers online fiction writing courses. Her Cozy Mystery series, the Sister Lou Mystery Series, stars Sister Louise “Lou” LaSalle, a Los Angeles native now living in Briar Coast, New York, working at the Sisters of St. Hermione of Ephesus.

New Releases – August 26 to September 1, 2019

Here is the list of new releases for August 26 to September 1!

Ginger Bolton (aka Janet Bolin): Jealousy Filled Donuts (This will be the 3rd in the Deputy Donut Mystery Series.) (This will be a Fourth of July themed mystery.)

V.M. Burns: Bark If It’s Murder (This will be the 3rd in the Dog Club Mystery Series.)

Vivien Chien: Wonton Terror (This will be the 4th in the Noodle Shop Mystery Series.)

Maya Corrigan: Crypt Suzette (This will be the 6th in the Five-Ingredient Mystery Series.) (This will be a Halloween themed mystery.)

Vicki Delany (aka Eva Gates): Silent Night, Deadly Night (This will be the 4th in the Year-Round Christmas Mystery Series.) (This will be a Thanksgiving themed mystery.)

J. C. Eaton: Molded 4 Murder (This will be the 5th in the Sophie Kimball Mystery Series.)

Sharon Farrow (aka 1/2 of D.E. Ireland): Mulberry Mischief (This will be the 4th in the Berry Basket Mystery Series.)

Tonya Kappes: Assailants, Asphalt & Alibis (This will be the 8th in the Camper & Criminals Mystery Series.)

Louise Penny: A Better Man (This will be the 15th in the Chief Inspector Gamache Mystery Series.)

New Releases – August 19 to August 25, 2019

Here is the list of new releases for August 19 to August 25!

Leighann Dobbs: Teatime Pastries and Punishments (This will be the 1st in the Teatime Classic Whodunit Cozy Mystery Series.)

Hank Phillippi Ryan: The Murder List (This will be a Stand-Alone thriller mystery book.)

Rebecca Tope: Secrets in the Cotswolds (This will be the 17th in the Costwold Mystery Series.)

Seven New Holiday-Themed Cozies Coming September 2019

As I mentioned on Friday, September is going to be a great month for Cozies – I’ve already discussed the three new series coming, but today I’ve got seven holiday-themed Cozies to discuss! Most of these will be Christmas mysteries – with one at the end for another holiday. (I don’t want to spoil the surprise!)

First, I’m not going to go into detail on this one, because I already discussed it with new series, but Mollie Cox Bryan will be releasing Christmas Cow Bells, the 1st in her new Buttermilk Creek Mystery Series. For more, check out the post I’ve already put up on new series releases in September.

Next up, Ellie Alexander will be putting out A Cup of Holiday Fear, the 10th in her Bakeshop Mystery Series. Jules Capshaw and the staff of the Torte bakeshop are preparing for the Christmas holiday season, and they need a break. So Jules arranges a celebration at the local inn… which unfortunately turns deadly as one of the guests ends up deceased. Ellie Alexander also writes the Sloan Krause Mystery Series, and (as Kate Dyer-Seeley) the Rose City Mystery Series and Pacific Northwest Mystery Series.

Bree Baker (aka Jacqueline Frost, Julie Chase, & Julie Anne Lindsey) will be putting out Tide and Punishment, the 3rd in the Seaside Café Mystery Series. Everly Swan is preparing for the Christmas season by decorating her iced tea shop, but it’s more than a little distracting that her Great-Aunt Fran is running for mayor of Charm, North Carolina. Still, managing both seems possible… at least, until the candidate running against Fran turns up dead on the night of the first scheduled debate. Bree Baker writes under a variety of other names, including Jacqueline Frost, Julie Chase, and Julie Anne Lindsey, and is the author of the Christmas Tree Farm Mystery Series, the Kitty Couture Mystery Series, the Cider Shop Mystery Series, and the Patience Price Mystery Series, among others.

Next up, Laura Bradford will be putting out A Killer Carol, the 7th in her Amish Mystery Series. Claire Weatherly, owner of an Amish gift shop, is enjoying the Christmas season by helping friends both English and Amish alike to find the perfect gifts, but the scenic Pennsylvanian holiday season is marred by the murder of an elderly Amish couple, and Claire’s friends Ruth and Samuel Yoder seem like the most likely suspects. Laura Bradford also writes the Emergency Dessert Squad Mystery Series, the Tobi Tobias Mystery Series, the Jenkins & Burns Mystery Series, and (as Elizabeth Lynn Casey) the Southern Sewing Circle Mystery Series.

Meg Macy will be putting out the 3rd in her Teddy Bear Mystery Series, titled Have Yourself a Beary Little Murder. Sasha and Maddie Silverman are celebrating the holiday for more reasons than normal this year, as the Silver Bear Shop and Factory has just won the Teddy Bear Keepsake Contest, allowing them to produce a special holiday specialty toy this year. Unfortunately, as it so often is, this holiday will be ruined by the looming specter of death, in this case the unexpected death of the town mayor dressed as mascot Santa Bear, apparently just before his appearance at a local tree-lighting ceremony and parade. Meg Macy is also half of the writing team that uses the pseudonym D. E. Ireland, under which she writes the Eliza Doolittle & Henry Higgins Mystery Series.

The last of the Christmas releases (but not the last of the holiday releases!) won’t be a novel, but a collection of shorter novellas – specifically three, one by Maddie Day, one by Carlene O’Connor, and the last by Alex Erickson (who isn’t on the site, but I’ve heard good things about!) The collection itself will be titled Christmas Cocoa Murder, after Carlene O’Connor’s entry in the set, which will be a story in her Irish Village Mystery Series. Maddie Day’s entry will be Christmas Cocoa and a Corpse, and will be an entry in her Country Store Mystery Series, while Alex Erickson’s will be titled Death by Hot Cocoa and will be part of his Bookstore Mystery Series.

Wow, that’s sure a lot of “Christmas in September”! Still, I did promise one non-Christmas Cozy – and here it is! Nancy Coco will be putting out Fudge Bites, the 7th in her Candy-Coated Mystery Series, and a Halloween themed mystery! Fudge shop owner Allie McMurphy is looking forward to Halloween on Mackinac Island, but the season is going to be ruined in a now-familiar way – Allie has the misfortune to stumble upon a body between the historic McMurphy hotel and the fudge shop. Nancy Coco also writes as Nancy J. Parra, under which she writes the Wine Country Mystery Series, the Baker’s Treat Mystery Series, and the Perfect Proposals Mystery Series, as well as the name Nell Hampton, which she uses when writing the Kensington Palace Chef Mystery Series.

For more Christmas Cozy Mysteries, check out the Christmas Mystery Book Series page on the site.

For more Halloween Cozy Mysteries, check out the Halloween Mystery Book Series page on the site.

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