A Cup of Flour, A Pinch of Death by Valerie Burns | Book Tour with Guest Post and Giveaway

A Cup of Flour, A Pinch of Death (A Baker Street Mystery) by Valerie Burns

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A Cup of Flour, A Pinch of Death (A Baker Street Mystery)

Cozy Mystery

3rd in Series

Setting - Michigan

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kensington Cozies (July 23, 2024)

Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1496738241

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1496738240

Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CLZ49T1M

Audiobook ASIN B0D2LQDDW1

 

On the shores of Lake Michigan, influencer Maddy Montgomery has turned the bakery she inherited from her great aunt Octavia into a destination. There’s just one thing she won’t post: the body in the freezer . . .

Thanks to Maddy’s social media savvy, Baby Cakes Bakery is becoming a huge success — so much so that she’s attracted the attention of her former nemesis, the fiancé-stealing Brandy Denton. When Brandy blows into New Bison like an ill wind and disrupts a vlog Maddy’s filming, their argument goes viral. After Brandy’s body is found in the freezer at Baby Cakes, Maddy instantly goes from viral sensation to murder suspect.

As Maddy is still reeling from the murder, a stranger shows up in the bakery claiming to have been a friend of Octavia. He believes Maddy is in danger. When a second body washes up on the lake shore, it seems clear someone’s out to kill to keep a secret — and it may have to do with her great aunt.

Maddy rallies her aunt’s friends, the Baker Street Irregulars; Sheriff April Johnson; and her veterinarian boyfriend Michael — not to mention her English mastiff, Baby — to do some digging and root out whoever’s behind the killings . . .

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Something Borrowed, Something 90% Dark by Amber Royer | Book Tour, Guest Post & Giveaway

 

Something Borrowed, Something 90% Dark (A Bean to Bar Mystery) by Amber Royer

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Something Borrowed, Something 90% Dark (A Bean to Bar Mystery)
Cozy Mystery

6th in Series

Setting - Texas

Golden Tip Press (September 12, 2023)

Print length ‏ : ‎ 301 pages

Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0C9YXTC7

 

Felicity Koerber’s bean to bar chocolate shop on Galveston’s historic Strand is hosting the friends and family coming into town for her best friend Autumn’s wedding. As matron of honor, Felicity has a ton of tasks to complete – including making chocolates for the gift bags. She doesn’t have time to solve another murder. But when one of the bridesmaids becomes a prime suspect in the death of a visiting real estate agent, Felicity has to put her detecting skills to use again to keep the wedding plans from getting derailed. She’s already nervous about the impending deadline she’s given herself to finally choose between her two love interests – and figuring where life goes once she makes her choice. But add in a missing pigmy goat and a new coffee shop that wants to partner with her, and she’s frazzled. She begins to discover that not everything is as it seems among the wedding guests. Can she handle the wedding preparations, pull off turning her shop into a concert venue, and unmask the killer – before anyone else dies?

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How the Murder Crumbles by Debra Sennefelder | Blog Tour with Interview and Giveaway

 

How the Murder Crumbles (A Cookie Shop Mystery) by Debra Sennefelder

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How the Murder Crumbles (A Cookie Shop Mystery)

Cozy Mystery

1st in Series

Setting - Connecticut

Crooked Lane Books (June 20, 2023)

Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 304 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1639102809

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1639102808

Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BG13HTC6

 

Debra Sennefelder whips up cookies and crime in a delicious new cozy series, perfect for fans of Joanne Fluke and Peg Cochran.

Wingate, Connecticut, is famed as one of the top ten shopping destinations in the state, and home to Mallory Monroe’s beloved Cookie Shop — a place where patrons are greeted with the heavenly aroma of freshly baked cookies that are as beautifully decorated as they are insanely delicious.

But things aren’t going so smoothly for Mallory. Her two employees are a disaster in the kitchen, she catches her boyfriend with another woman, and she’s seen having a fierce argument with food blogger Beatrice Wright, who accuses Mallory of stealing her cookie recipe. Then Beatrice turns up dead in her kitchen, flour outlining her body and a bloodied marble rolling pin nearby. Mallory immediately becomes suspect number one, her sales plummet, and she desperately tries to clear her name — but that’s not the only murder the killer is baking up.

Debra Sennefelder has cooked up a perfect recipe — endearing characters, a picture-perfect evocation of small-town life, and a quaint sweets shop. And just when things get a little too comfy, there’s always a murder or two for good measure.

Includes recipes! 

 

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Muddled Matrimonial Murder by Kim Davis | Blog Tour with Interview and Giveaway

 

Muddled Matrimonial Murder by Kim Davis

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Muddled Matrimonial Murder (Cupcake Catering Mystery Series)

Cozy Mystery

6th in Series

Setting - California

Cinnamon & Sugar Press (June 13, 2023)

Paperback ‏ : ‎ 310 pages

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8223497615

Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0C1THMWZJ

 

With only two weeks left to finalize the nuptial ceremony and reception for her best friend, Brad, and a Thanksgiving feast to plan, Emory Martinez has enough to keep her busy. But when Emory and Brad stumble across the body of his former stalker, with a wedding gift marble muddler lying next to the body, it soon becomes apparent someone is intent on framing the groom before vows can be exchanged.

How did the victim locate Brad and how did she end up murdered at the scene of the impending nuptials? Was someone so desperate to stop the wedding that they’d resort to murder? Or was she killed for revenge? As the countdown to the wedding speeds by, it’ll take Emory and her family and friends to pull together to pick through the muddled clues to clear the groom’s name.

Includes recipes.

 

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Eat, Drink and Drop Dead by T.C. LoTempio | Blog Tour with Guest Post and Giveaway

 

Eat, Drink and Drop Dead (A Tiffany Austin Food Blogger Mystery) by T.C. LoTempio

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Eat, Drink and Drop Dead (A Tiffany Austin Food Blogger Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Setting - Georgia 
Severn House; Main edition (April 4, 2023)
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1448310024
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1448310029
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BKLFX3V5

A former chef gets mixed up in murder when she moves back to her Southern home town in the first Tiffany Austin food blogger mystery - a culinary cozy that will make your brain work and your stomach rumble!

Food critic and blogger Tiffany Austin has the best job in the world: she gets to eat for a living. At least, she hopes she has a job. Her trial period at Southern Style magazine is up - and rumors are swirling that management are making a choice between Tiffany and a rival columnist: the ambitious Jenny Lee Plumm.

Former chef Tiffany knows she has a battle on her hands . . . but she didn't realize it was to the death! When her rival's body is discovered after the two have a very public argument, Tiffany finds herself the prime suspect in a murder investigation. The lead detective might be very hot - but Tiffany's definitely not ready to go down for a crime she didn't commit.

Ably assisted by Hilary, her best friend and partner in (non) crime, and bolstered by the unconditional love of her Siamese cat Lily and Cavalier King Charles puppy Cooper, Tiffany plunges into an investigation of her own. After all, she has a degree from the CIA - the Culinary Institute of America - and she's not afraid to use it. But can she find the real killer before she's served up to the cops on a silver platter?

Eat, Drink and Drop Dead is a great pick for fans of delicious culinary cozies by Joanne Fluke, Lucy Burdette, Krista Davis and Jenn McKinlay - if you like smart, savvy female sleuths, twisty mysteries and delicious food, why not give it a try!

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A Flicker of a Doubt by Daryl Wood Gerber | Blog Tour with Interview, Excerpt, and Giveaway

 

A Flicker of a Doubt (A Fairy Garden Mystery) by Daryl Wood Gerber

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A Flicker of a Doubt (A Fairy Garden Mystery)

Cozy Mystery

4th in Series

Setting – California

Kensington Cozies (March 28, 2023)

Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1496741277

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1496741271

Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0B6DBQ5CM

 

Fairies are trending hard, especially when it comes to fairy garden décor in Walmart and Target and on Amazon. The latest installment in the nationally bestselling Daryl Wood Gerber's Fairy Garden mysteries is a perfect read for Laura Childs readers and all fans of whimsy and charm. 

With a theater foundation tea and an art show planned at Violet Vickers’ estate, Courtney is hired to create charming fairy gardens for the event. It’s not so charming, however, when her best friend Meaghan’s ex-boyfriend turns out to be Violet’s latest artistic protégé. Even worse, not long after Meaghan locks horns with him, his body is found in her yard, bludgeoned with an objet d’murder.

There’s a gallery of suspects, from an unstable former flame to an arts and crafts teacher with a sketchy past. But when the cops focus on Meaghan’s business partner, who’s like a protective older brother to her, and discover he also has a secret financial motive, Courtney decides to draw her own conclusions. Fearing they’re missing the forest for the trees, and with some help from Fiona the sleuthing fairy, she hopes to make them see the light . . .

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Star Tangled Murder by Nancy J. Cohen | Blog Tour with Guest Post and Giveaway

 

Star Tangled Murder (Bad Hair Day Mysteries) by Nancy J Cohen

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Star Tangled Murder (Bad Hair Day Mysteries)
Cozy Mystery
18th in Series
Setting - Florida
Orange Grove Press (March 14, 2023)
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 284 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1952886252
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1952886256
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BQS68WS7

 

Hairstylist Marla Vail and her husband get tangled up in murder when their Fourth of July visit to a living history village ends with a bang — and a body.

Salon owner Marla Vail and her detective husband Dalton are having a blast visiting a Florida living history village over Fourth of July weekend. But when a Seminole battle reenactment turns up a real dead body, it sets off fireworks among the villagers. One of the cast members has gone off script to murder the town marshal with a tomahawk in his head. 

As Dalton gets involved in the investigation, Marla determines to help him solve the case. Her flare for uncovering secrets reveals that everyone in the village is a suspect. Instead of celebrating the holiday with red, white, and barbecues, she discovers secrets, lies, and false avenues. Did the marshal’s murder have anything to do with a lost Confederate payroll, or did his plans to renovate the park light a fuse that he couldn’t snuff out? 

In a place where history comes alive, the dead bodies are piling up. Marla would rather be chilling and grilling, but somebody’s mind is on killing. If she’s not careful, her sleuthing might blow up in her face like a faulty firecracker and she'll become the next victim. 

Recipes Included!

 

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A Purr Before Dying by T.C. LoTempio | Blog Tour with Character Interview and Giveaway

 

A PURR Before DYING: A Nick and Nora Mystery by T.C. LoTempio

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A PURR Before DYING: A Nick and Nora Mystery
Cozy Mystery
6th in Series
Setting - California
Beyond The Page (February 21, 2023)

Paperback: 237 pages
ISBN-10: 1960511025
ISBN-13: 978-1960511027
Digital ASIN: BOBTQLD278

 

No one’s who they seem in the thrilling new Nick and Nora Mystery, and someone’s playing the part of a clever killer . . .

When a nighttime soap opera comes to town to film an episode, no one’s more excited than Nora Charles, who’s landed the contract for catering the shoot. But if she thought the show’s plotlines were full of drama and intrigue, that’s nothing compared to what she witnesses among the cast and crew, who are sneaking off for secret liaisons one minute and at each other’s throats the next. It’s all a titillating behind-the-scenes look for Nora — until she stumbles across the body of the show’s slain director.

It’s not long before the local authorities finger the brother of Nora’s good friend for the evil deed, and it’s up to Nora and her sidekick Nick to get him off the hook. As she begins to sort out the cast’s romantic entanglements and professional rivalries looking for a motive, she also discovers that the victim was involved in the mysterious death of the show’s previous director. And then another member of the crew is found murdered, and Nora knows she’ll have to act fast to figure out who’s playing the part of the killer, before she’s cast in the role of the next victim . . .

Includes scrumptious recipes!

 

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Charred by G. P. Gottlieb | Blog Tour with Guest Post and Giveaway

 

Charred: A Whipped and Sipped Mystery by G.P. Gottlieb

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Charred: A Whipped and Sipped Mystery
Cozy Mystery
3rd in Series
Setting - Chicago, Illinois
DX Varos Publishing (February 21, 2023)
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1955065675
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1955065672
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BLMFHSQX
Print length ‏ : ‎ 254 pages

Alene Baron is dealing with frustrated employees, closed schools, and a homeless man who harasses customers outside the door of her café. Then, two dead bodies turn up in the burned remains of buildings owned by the husband of Alene’s best friend and pastry chef, Ruthie. Both bodies are wearing jackets that once belonged to Ruthie and crumbled in the pockets are the café’s distinctive wrappers. At the same time, Alene's uncle, a convicted felon, has resurfaced after disappearing for 22 years. It's all too much for the owner of the Whipped and Sipped Café.

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Five Belles Too Many by Debra H Goldstein | Blog Tour with Guest Post and Giveaway

 

Five Belles Too Many (A Sarah Blair Mystery) by Debra H. Goldstein

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Five Belles Too Many (A Sarah Blair Mystery)
Cozy Mystery

5th in the Series

Setting - Alabama

Kensington Cozies (June 28, 2022)

Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 336 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1496732235

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1496732231

Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09HRCV4TN

 

When Sarah Blair’s mother participates in a reality show competition for brides in Wheaton, Alabama, things get a little too real as a murderer crashes the wedding party . . . 

Sometimes Sarah’s mother, Maybelle, can be higher maintenance than her Siamese cat RahRah. Maybelle and her friend, Mr. George Rogers, have been chosen to be one of five couples competing for a small-town “perfect” wedding and dream honeymoon on a Southern Belles reality show — and guess who has to be chaperone. Even more vexing, the producers have decided to put up the crew and participants at the restaurant / bed and breakfast owned by Sarah’s nemesis Jane Clark. 

But when someone turns up dead with Jane kneeling by the body with blood on her hands, she goes from being Sarah’s chief rival to the police’s chief suspect. Neither Sarah nor her twin, Chef Emily Johnson, can stand Jane — still, they don’t think she’s a murderer. The producers vow the show must go on, but to protect their mother and the other contestants, Sarah vows to find the true killer before someone else gets eliminated . . .

Includes quick and easy recipes!

 

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Whole Latte Murder by Lena Gregory | Blog Tour with Character Guest Post and Giveaway

 Whole Latte Murder (All-Day Breakfast Cafe Mystery) by Lena Gregory

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Whole Latte Murder (All-Day Breakfast Cafe Mystery)

Cozy Mystery

5th in Series

Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation Lyrical Press (April 27, 2021)

Paperback: 206 pages

ISBN-10: 1516110498

ISBN-13: 978-1516110490

Digital ASIN: B08F2X8NGW

 

Ex-New Yorker and local diner owner Gia Morelli is still getting used to the sweltering Florida sun. But this summer she’ll have to deal with a more dangerous kind of heat — when she’s hot on the trail of another murderer . . .

Summer in Boggy Creek has arrived, and Gia’s best friend, successful real estate agent Savannah, is getting hitched. Now she’s enlisted Gia’s sleuthing talents in a desperate search for the perfect wedding dress. But when Savannah mysteriously vanishes after showing a mansion to a bigwig client, Gia investigates the house Savannah was trying to sell. 

The first clue she finds is Savannah’s car in the driveway. Inside the house, they stumble on Savannah’s potential buyer — dead. Someone had apparently closed the deal — with a two by four full of nails to the client’s head. Soon afterward, a woman’s body is fished from the lake near the same house. The townsfolk are now sweating bullets over the murders, and the heat comes down on poor Gia to find her missing friend, and track down the killer . . .

  

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A Waffle Lot of Murder by Lena Gregory | Blog Tour with Guest Post and Giveaway

A Waffle Lot of Murder (All-Day Breakfast Cafe Mystery) by Lena Gregory

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A Waffle Lot of Murder (All-Day Breakfast Cafe Mystery)

Cozy Mystery

4th in the Series

Publisher: Lyrical Press (October 6, 2020)

Paperback: 208 pages

ISBN-10 : 151611048X

ISBN-13: 978-1516110483

Digital ASIN : B082WR2ZHJ

 

For diner owner Gia Morelli, her seasonal fall menu calls for two main ingredients — maple syrup and murder . . . 

While the first hints of autumn grace Boggy Creek, Florida, Gia misses the colorful harvest traditions she left behind in New York. On a scramble to make new fall memories — and promote her irresistible pumpkin spice waffles — things take a dark turn when she gets roped into the Haunted Town Festival, a spooky celebration held on deserted farmlands. The desolate area conjures plenty of eerie vibes at night, but Gia and her best friend, Savannah, are nearly frightened to death upon the discovery of the event organizer’s body buried in the nearby woods. More alarming, the local rumor mill says the woman’s shady dealings may have egged someone into sending her to an early grave. Now, there’s no shortage of creepy clues to feast on as Gia and her pals try to stop a killer with a very scary appetite . . . 

Includes recipes from the All-Day Breakfast Café!

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Three Treats Too Many by Debra H. Goldstein | Blog Tour with Guest Post and Giveaway

Three Treats Too Many (A Sarah Blair Mystery) by Debra H. Goldstein

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Three Treats Too Many (A Sarah Blair Mystery)

Cozy Mystery

3rd in Series

Publisher: Kensington (August 25, 2020)

Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages

ISBN-10: 1496719492

ISBN-13: 978-1496719492

Digital ASIN: B082WRV78G

 

When a romantic rival opens a competing restaurant in small-town Wheaton, Alabama, Sarah Blair discovers murder is the specialty of the house.... 

For someone whose greatest culinary skill is ordering takeout, Sarah never expected to be co-owner of a restaurant. Even her Siamese cat, RahRah, seems to be looking at her differently. But while Sarah and her twin sister, Chef Emily, are tangled up in red tape waiting for the building inspector to get around to them, an attention-stealing new establishment — run by none other than Sarah's late ex-husband's mistress, Jane — is having its grand opening across the street.

Jane's new sous chef, Riley Miller, is the talk of Wheaton with her delicious vegan specialties. When Riley is found dead outside the restaurant with Sarah's friend, Jacob, kneeling over her, the former line cook — whose infatuation with Riley was no secret — becomes the prime suspect. Now Sarah must turn up the heat on the real culprit, who has no reservations about committing cold-blooded murder.... 

Includes quick and easy recipes!

 

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Tea & Treachery by Vicki Delany | Blog Tour with Guest Post and Giveaway

Tea & Treachery (Tea by the Sea Mysteries) by Vicki Delany

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Cozy Mystery

Tea & Treachery (Tea by the Sea Mysteries)

1st in Series

Publisher: Kensington (July 28, 2020)

Hardcover: 304 pages

ISBN-10: 1496725069

ISBN-13: 978-1496725066

Digital ASIN: B07ZPKGT3R

 

In this charming new cozy mystery series from nationally bestselling author, Vicki Delany, a New York City expat-turned-Cape Cod tea shop owner must solve the murder of a local real estate developer to help her feisty grandmother out of a jam ... 

As the proud proprietor and head pastry chef of Tea by the Sea, a traditional English tearoom on the picturesque bluffs of Cape Cod, Lily Roberts has her hands full, often literally. But nothing keeps her busier than steering her sassy grandmother, Rose, away from trouble. Rose operates the grand old Victorian B & B adjacent to Lily’s tea shop ... for now. An aggressive real estate developer, Jack Ford, is pushing hard to rezone nearby land, with an eye toward building a sprawling golf resort, which would drive Rose and Lily out of business.

Tempers are already steaming, but things really get sticky when Ford is found dead at the foot of Rose’s property and the police think she had something to do with his dramatic demise. Lily can’t let her grandmother get burned by a false murder charge. So she starts her own investigation and discovers Ford’s been brewing bad blood all over town, from his jilted lover to his trophy wife to his shady business partners. Now, it’s down to Lily to stir up some clues, sift through the suspects, and uncover the real killer before Rose is left holding the tea bag.

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