Eat, Pray, Die by Chelsea Field | Review

I just read an amazing book, y'all — Eat, Pray, Die, by Chelsea Field. Let me tell you a little about it.

Synopsis, from Goodreads:

Being an undercover poison taster for the rich and famous might sound glamorous, but for Isobel Avery it means stomaching bad clients and even worse coffee. 

The one side of the job that lives up to expectations is the money. Which is just as well for Izzy, since she needs an awful lot of it. Who knew when she made a lifelong commitment to a man that it would be one year living with him and the rest of her life paying for it?

But even her scoundrel ex-husband doesn’t look so bad compared to her new client. He’s competent, condescending, and annoyingly attractive, and Izzy doesn’t know whether to sleep with him or poison him herself. Throw in a loan-shark, a nosy neighbor, and a murder attempt, and Izzy will have her work cut out for her. 

Eat, Pray, Die by Chelsea Field
Series: An Eat, Pray, Die Humorous Mystery, #1

Genre: Cozy Mystery  

Publication Date: July 3, 2016
Publisher: JFP Press
Paperback: 300 pages
ISBN-10: 0994575602
ISBN-13: 978-0994575609
e-Book File Size: 1419 KB
ASIN: B01FXB7CTM
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Drop Dead Handsome by M.K. Scott | Book Blast with Excerpt, Review, and Giveaway

The Blurb

The Painted Lady Inn is open for business and limping along in the B and B world. A high school reunion package assembles Donna’s least desirable classmates, including the backstabbing cheerleader, her narcissistic high school crush, and Arnie, whose cheesy poem had everyone calling her, hot mama. It’s all something she liked to forget. These are the normal guests. 

An octogenarian self-proclaimed sleuth, Father Christmas, a dognapping couple, and a pair who is copying everything in the Inn to set up their own competitive establishment rounds out the group. Maria, the sister-in-law, has a matchmaking agenda for Donna. Daniel, her brother, finds himself serving as a referee with one guest’s multiple wives. 

High school reunions can be murder. Detective Mark Taber is on the trail of the murderer, when he isn’t interfering in a smitten Arnie’s determined bid to woo the no nonsense innkeeper.

Drop Dead Handsome by M.K. Scott 
Series: A Painted Lady Inn Mystery, #2
Genre: Cozy Mystery, Culinary Mystery
Release Date: June 30, 2016
Publisher: Sleeping Dragon Press  
eBook File Size: 814 KB
Print Length: 178 pages
ASIN: B01EQML0RO  
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The Excerpt

Lyrical Press Cozies by Janet Finsilver & Lynn Cahoon | Tour with Excerpts, Reviews, Prizes

Murder at the Mansion by Janet Finsilver

The Blurb

Fortunes, fineries, and foul play . . .

It’s whale-watching season in Redwood Cove, and B&B manager Kelly Jackson’s battening down the hatches for the tourist rush at Redwood Heights — a Victorian-style estate owned by her boss. And due to recent jewelry thefts, her duties include keeping track of the many dust-covered artifacts spread throughout the property. But when Kelly finds Sylvia Porter’s lifeless body, menial tasks don’t seem so terrible. 

Enlisting the help of a ragtag group of brainy retirees, aka the “Silver Sentinels,” Kelly’s on the hunt for clues hidden behind the mansion’s glamorous façade and for a killer who may want to make history of her next!

Murder at the Mansion by Janet Finsilver
Series: A Kelly Jackson Mystery, #2 
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Release Date: June 7, 2016
Publisher: Lyrical Underground
Paperback: 190 pages
ISBN-10: 1616509325
ISBN-13: 978-1616509323
eBook File Size: 568 KB
ASIN: B015MA6EDO
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The Excerpt

Murder on the Menu by Zanna Mackenzie | Blog Tour with Review

The Blurb

After Lizzie’s new boss, celebrity chef Armand, is stabbed in his own kitchen, Lizzie finds herself at the top of the suspect list.

Determined to clear her name she’s forced to enlist the services of her new neighbour, Celebrity Crimes Investigation Agency (CCIA) special agent Jack Mathis, who’s been suspended from his duties for reasons unknown.

Can Lizzie save herself from getting arrested and manage to resist her special agent sidekick’s considerable charms and gorgeous smile? Will they solve the culinary murder mystery or will she end up in a prison cell?

Murder on the Menu by Zanna Mackenzie 

Series: A Celebrity Mystery, #1

Genre: Cozy Mystery, Culinary Mystery
Publication Date: September 24, 2015

E-Book File Size: 1093 KB
Print Length: 266 pages

ASIN: B015T6EYEW
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The Review

Homicide in the House by Colleen J. Shogan | Blog Tour Excerpt, Review, Guest Post, Giveaway

The Blurb

During a government shutdown, Kit’s congresswoman boss is found standing over the dead body of a top staffer she tangled with in front of the press. The police are about to name her as the prime suspect. The weapon was the Speaker’s gavel, an item entrusted to the congresswoman the previous night. The killer knows Kit is on the case. Can she solve the mystery in time to save her job and her life?

Homicide in the House by Colleen J. Shogan
Series: A Washington Whodunit, #2

Genre: Cozy Mystery  

Publication Date: June 15, 2016

Publisher: Camel Press

Paperback: 258 pages

ISBN-10: 1603813330

ISBN-13: 978-1603813334

eBook File Size: 2550 KB

ASIN: B01GICU1K2

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The Excerpt

Murder at Morningside by Sandra Bretting | Review

I just read a really good book, y'all — Murder at Morningside, by Sandra Bretting. Let me tell you a little about it.

Synopsis, from Goodreads:

Hat designer Missy DuBois opened her shop, Crowning Glory, along Louisiana's Great River Road to cater to the sophisticated Southern bride. But bless her heart, who knew creating stylish wedding veils would lead to murder? 

Hired to craft a veil for a socialite getting married at Morningside Plantation means Missy can bask in the height of antebellum atmosphere. But when the bride is found dead in a women's bathroom, Missy the milliner finds herself entangled in one unfashionable murder. With the list of suspects thicker than the sweltering Louisiana heat, including a gaggle of bridesmaids shedding nary a tear and a family with no shortage of enemies, it seems anyone at the mansion may have done away with the bride-to-be. While Missy has Southern charm to spare, she's going to need more than manners and a manicure to put a hat pin on this murderous affair . . . 

Murder at Morningside by Sandra Bretting
Series: A Missy DuBois Mystery, #1

Genre: Cozy Mystery  

Publication Date: May 24, 2016
Print Publisher: Kensington
Paperback: 190 pages
ISBN-10: 1601837143
ISBN-13: 978-1601837141
e-Publisher: Lyrical Underground 
e-Book File Size: 561 KB
ASIN: B014NWMHEW
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Murder at Morningside by Sandra Bretting | Blog Tour with Excerpt, Guest Post, Giveaway

 

The Blurb

Hat designer Missy DuBois opened her shop, Crowning Glory, along Louisiana's Great River Road to cater to the sophisticated Southern bride. But bless her heart, who knew creating stylish wedding veils would lead to murder? 

Hired to craft a veil for a socialite getting married at Morningside Plantation means Missy can bask in the height of antebellum atmosphere. But when the bride is found dead in a women's bathroom, Missy the milliner finds herself entangled in one unfashionable murder. With the list of suspects thicker than the sweltering Louisiana heat, including a gaggle of bridesmaids shedding nary a tear and a family with no shortage of enemies, it seems anyone at the mansion may have done away with the bride-to-be. While Missy has Southern charm to spare, she's going to need more than manners and a manicure to put a hat pin on this murderous affair . . .

Murder at Morningside by Sandra Bretting
Series: A Missy DuBois Mystery, #1

Genre: Cozy Mystery  

Publication Date: May 24, 2016
Print Publisher: Kensington
Paperback: 190 pages
ISBN-10: 1601837143
ISBN-13: 978-1601837141
e-Publisher: Lyrical Underground 
e-Book File Size: 561 KB
ASIN: B014NWMHEW
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The Excerpt