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Here’s a Quick Update about My Cozy Mystery Site…

I know it’s the weekend, so I’ll keep this short. I just want to tell you all that I have updated some pages on my Cozy Mystery site. I think you’ll be pleased to know that several of your favorite Cozy authors are releasing new Cozies. Yes, I’ve updated the Soon to be Released Mysteries page (which you can visit by clicking on that link).

Also, on the New Cozy Mystery Book Series page (again, you can just click on the link to take you there) you will find that some of our favorite Cozy authors will be starting new Cozy Mystery series this year.

Since there are new Cozy Mystery series that will be starting soon, this means that I updated some of the Cozy Mysteries by Theme page on the site.

I also had a few new entries on some of the Christmas Mystery Books pages and the Halloween Mystery Books page. (Which reminds me, if you see any holiday Cozies that I’ve missed, I would sure love hearing from you!)

 

One New Mystery Series, Two New Cozy Holiday Releases Coming April 2017

We will have one new Cozy Mystery Series beginning in April 2017, and two new holiday-themed Cozy releases! I decided to compile these into a single post, since each would be a bit short otherwise.

 Nell Hampton will be releasing Kale to the Queen, the first book in her Kensington Palace Chef Mystery Series. American Carrie Ann Cole has just become personal chef to the royal family in Kensington Palace, when one of her assistants turns up dead and the other turns out to be the chief suspect. Carrie will need to discover who truly committed the crime to put her kitchens back in order. Nell Hampton also writes as Nancy J. Parra, under which name she wrote the Baker’s Treat Mystery Series, starring a gluten-free baker in Kansas, and the Perfect Proposals Mystery Series, starring a wedding event planner. She also writes under the Candy-Coated Mystery Series under the name Nancy Coco, starring the owner of a  fudge shop in her family’s historic hotel in Michigan.

 Kathi Daley will be releasing Easter Escapade, the 24th book in her Zoe Donovan Mystery Series. A crossover with her Sand and Sea Mystery Series, Luke and Lani are visiting from Hawaii when a historian visiting Ashton falls turns up dead. They’ll need to team up with Zoe and Zak to discover who killed the historian, and hopefully retrieve the dead man’s stolen treasure map! Daley also writes the TJ Jensen Paradise Lake Mystery Series and the Whales and Tails Mystery Series.

Finally, Gayle Leeson will be releasing Silence of the Jams, a Fourth of July themed Cozy and the 2nd in her Down South Cafe Mystery Series. When the local Chamber of Commerce director turns up dead on the Fourth of July, Amy Flowers quickly becomes a prime suspect, as he had been attempting to purchase her small cafe to convert the property into a bed & breakfast. Amy will need to track down the true culprit in order to prove her own innocence. Gayle Leeson also writes the Daphne Martin Cake Mystery Series and Myrtle Crumb Mystery Series under the name Gayle Trent and the Embroidery Mystery Series under the name Amanda Lee.

For more upcoming new Cozy Mystery Series, visit this page on my site:

New Cozy Mystery Series

For more on Easter and Fourth of July holiday themed Cozies, visit their holiday pages on my site:

Easter Holiday Cozies

Fourth of July Cozies

One New Cozy Mystery Holiday Book Coming March 2017

We’ll be getting one holiday themed mystery in March this year.

Sara Rosett will be releasing Mother’s Day, Muffins, and Murder, the 10th in the Ellie Avery Mystery Series and a Mother’s Day themed mystery. When a body turns up at a Mother’s Day breakfast in an elementary school, professional organizer Ellie Avery will need to work together with a rival to discover who committed the ghastly deed. Sara Rosett also writes the Murder on Location Mystery Series, starring Kate Sharp, a film location scout, and the On the Run Mystery Series, starring Zoe Hunter, a young divorcee.

If you want to see more Mother’s Day themed Cozy Mysteries, be sure to check the theme page on my site:

Mother’s Day Cozy Mysteries

Happy Thanksgiving! The Stores Have Been Telling Me It’s Christmas for Weeks Already…

ThanksgivingHappy Thanksgiving to all!

This year I went directly from reading a Halloween Cozy to a Christmas Cozy. That’s right, I skipped Thanksgiving. (Well, actually I am planning on reading several of the Thanksgiving stories from a few of The Killer Wore Cranberry anthologies I have bought, but I almost couldn’t help myself jump right into Christmas Cozies.)

Why? – you may be wondering. I have five possible reasons:

  1. I saw my first Christmas advertisement on TV before Halloween.
  2. There are fewer Thanksgiving Cozies available than Christmas Cozies.
  3. I’ve been watching the Hallmark Christmas movies for almost a month.
  4. It’s unusually warm here in San Antonio.
  5. All the stores have had their Christmas items displayed for weeks.

How about you? What types of Cozies are you reading right now? Are you still reading a Halloween Cozy or are you reading a Thanksgiving Cozy? Are you like me – and are already into your Christmas Cozies? Of course, there’s always a chance that you’re reading a non-holiday cozy…

P.S. Here is the list I’ve compiled of  Thanksgiving mysteries, here’s the Christmas list (which is so long that there are several pages of them!), and for those of you still interested in Halloween mysteries, here’s the Halloween mystery book list.

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