Cheddar Luck Next Timeby Beth Cato(post may contain affiliate links) Cheddar Luck Next Time is a cheese-filled cozy mystery debut by Beth Cato. Bird recently inherited her grandmother's estate (after she mysteriously disappeared). Since she ran an artisanal preserves business, the property includes a capital-K Kitchen. This is the perfect location for Bird's new gourmet… Continue reading Cheddar Luck Next Time is a cheese-filled cozy mystery debut by Beth Cato (4.25/5 stars)
Italy Can Bite MeHot Mess Summer, #1by MéLisa Ryun(post may contain affiliate links) Italy Can Bite Me by MéLisa Ryun is a fun vacation rom-com from a husband and wife writing duo. "She’s all plans. He’s all trouble. Italy wasn’t supposed to come with a side of temptation." As soon as I saw this title… Continue reading Italy Can Bite Me by MéLisa Ryun is a fun vacation rom-com from a husband and wife writing duo (3.75/5 stars)
A Proposal to Die Forby Molly Harpernarrated by Amanda Ronconi(post may contain affiliate links) A Proposal to Die For by Molly Harper is a cozy mystery with a wee bit of romance. I used some of my monthly Spotify Premium audiobook hours to listen to this one while I followed along in my physical review… Continue reading A Proposal to Die For by Molly Harper is a cozy mystery with a wee bit of romance (3.5/5 stars)
Killers of a Certain AgeKillers of a Certain Age, #1by Deanna Raybournnarrated by Jane Oppenheimer & Christina Delaine(post may contain affiliate links) Killers of a Certain Age is a mystery/thriller following 60-year old assassins and the first book in the eponymous series by Deanna Raybourn. After working for an elite network of assassins for forty… Continue reading Killers of a Certain Age is a mystery/thriller following 60-year old assassins and the first book in the eponymous series by Deanna Raybourn (4.25/5 stars)
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for MurderersVera Wong, #1by Jesse Q. Sutantonarrated by Eunice Wong(post may contain affiliate links) Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers is a fun first book in a new cozy mystery series by Jesse Q. Sutanto. Vera is a widow who runs a tea shop that has seen better days. One day,… Continue reading Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers is a fun first book in a new cozy mystery series by Jesse Q. Sutanto (4/5 stars)
Harriet Tubman: Live in Concertby Bob the Drag Queennarrated by the author(post may contain affiliate links) Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert is magical realism meets historical fantasy by debut author Bob the Drag Queen. I love magical realism, and in this book the fantasy is that several historical figures have magically and unexplainably returned from… Continue reading Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert is magical realism meets historical fantasy by debut author Bob the Drag Queen (4.25/5 stars)
Let's Call a Truceby Amy Buchanannarrated by Charlotte North(post may contain affiliate links) Let's Call a Truce is a fun banter-filled contemporary romance from debut author Amy Buchanan. Juliana's husband passes away unexpectedly, leaving her with two young daughters and a stalled career after being a stay-at-home mom. When she starts her new job, she… Continue reading Let’s Call a Truce is a fun banter-filled contemporary romance from debut author Amy Buchanan (4.5/5 stars)
The Fall Riskby Abby Jimenez(post may contain affiliate links) The Fall Risk is a charming romance short story by Abby Jimenez. On Valentine's weekend, two people who share a second-story apartment landing realize that construction workers mistakenly removed their stairs to the ground. Neither is actually looking for romance: Seth is a recently divorced arborist… Continue reading The Fall Risk is a charming romance short story by Abby Jimenez (4/5 stars)
The ProposalBrewer Family, #1by Adriana Lockenarrated by John Lane and Avery Caris(post may contain affiliate links) The Proposal is a contemporary romance and the first book in the Brewer Family series by Adriana Locke. Renn and Blakely have had chemistry for years, but never acted upon it since Renn is Blakely's older brother's best friend… Continue reading The Proposal is a contemporary romance and the first book in the Brewer Family series by Adriana Locke (3/5 stars)
Needy Little Thingsby Channelle Desamoursnarrated by Alaska Jackson(post may contain affiliate links) Needy Little Things a debut YA speculative mystery by Channelle Desamours. Sariyah inherited a form of premonition from her grandmother; she can hear what people need, be it a bobby pin, paper straw, or a pencil. If she doesn't listen and/or fulfil the… Continue reading Needy Little Things is a debut YA speculative mystery by Channelle Desamours (4.5/5 stars)
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