March Cozy Mystery Release ~ Till Death Do Us Port (A Colorado Wine Mystery Book 4) by Kate Lansing ~ #CozyMystery #Wedding #Vintner # Wedding @lansingkm @BerkleyMystery @BerkleyPub

About the Book:

When a wedding turns into a crime scene, young vintner Parker Valentine investigates the full-bodied problem in this captivating Colorado-set cozy mystery.

It’s June in Boulder, Colorado, and wedding season is in full swing. Parker Valentine is excited to attend the wedding of her cousin, Emma, where in addition to celebrating the happy couple, she’ll also be providing wine for the reception. But when the fussy wedding planner is found dead midway through the ceremony, Parker knows that to get the weekend back on track, she’ll need to unveil a murderer.

Unfortunately, there’s no shortage of high tension and hot tempers during a wedding, so Parker has a long list of potential suspects. Even worse, her entire family has fixated on the state of Parker’s relationship with her boyfriend, Reid. If Parker can manage to impress her relatives with her wine skills and dodge unwanted pointed personal questions, solving a murder will be the icing on the cake.

ASIN: ‎ B09RP78NM9
Publisher: ‎ Berkley
Publication Date: ‎ March 7, 2023
Print Length: ‎ 303 pages

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Keve3H

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60291555-till-death-do-us-port

Visit the Author: https://katelansing.com/

March Cozy Mystery Release ~ Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto ~ @thewritinghippo ~ #CozyMystery @BerkleyMystery @BerkleyPub

 

A lonely shopkeeper takes it upon herself to solve a murder in the most peculiar way in this captivating mystery by Jesse Q. Sutanto, bestselling author of Dial A for Aunties.

About the Book:

Vera Wong is a lonely little old lady—ah, lady of a certain age—who lives above her forgotten tea shop in the middle of San Francisco’s Chinatown. Despite living alone, Vera is not needy, oh no. She likes nothing more than sipping on a good cup of Wulong and doing some healthy detective work on the Internet about what her Gen-Z son is up to.

Then one morning, Vera trudges downstairs to find a curious thing—a dead man in the middle of her tea shop. In his outstretched hand, a flash drive. Vera doesn’t know what comes over her, but after calling the cops like any good citizen would, she sort of . . . swipes the flash drive from the body and tucks it safely into the pocket of her apron. Why? Because Vera is sure she would do a better job than the police possibly could, because nobody sniffs out a wrongdoing quite like a suspicious Chinese mother with time on her hands. Vera knows the killer will be back for the flash drive; all she has to do is watch the increasing number of customers at her shop and figure out which one among them is the killer.

What Vera does not expect is to form friendships with her customers and start to care for each and every one of them. As a protective mother hen, will she end up having to give one of her newfound chicks to the police?

Book Details:

ASIN: ‎ B0B4513BRW
Publisher: ‎ Berkley (March 14, 2023)
Publication Date: ‎ March 14, 2023
Page Count: ‎ 348 pages

Amazon: 

https://amzn.to/40tkyUD

Goodreads: 

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61827543-vera-wong-s-unsolicited-advice-for-murderers

Visit the Author:

https://jesseqsutantoauthor.com/

New Cozy Mystery Release ~ Murder in PostScript by Mary Winters #CozyMystery @BerkleyPub @BerkleyMystery

 

About the Book:

When one of her readers asks for advice following a suspected murder, Victorian countess Amelia Amesbury, who secretly pens the popular Lady Agony column, has no choice but to investigate in this first book in a charming new historical mystery series.

Amelia Amesbury--widow, mother, and countess--has a secret. Amelia writes for a London penny paper, doling out advice on fashion, relationships, and manners under the pen name Lady Agony. But when a lady's maid writes Amelia to ask for advice when she believes her mistress has been murdered--and then ends up a victim herself--Amelia is determined to solve the case.

With the help of her best friend and a handsome marquis, Amelia begins to piece together the puzzle, but as each new thread of inquiry ends with a different suspect, the investigation grows ever more daunting. From London's docks and ballrooms to grand country houses, Amelia tracks a killer, putting her reputation--and her life--on the line.

Book Details:

ASIN: ‎ B0B5D5HW3K
Publisher: ‎ Berkley
Publication Date: ‎ March 28, 2023
Print Length: ‎ 319 pages

Amazon: 

https://amzn.to/3M23WyT

Goodreads: 

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61391814-murder-in-postscript

Visit the Author's Website: 

https://marywintersauthor.com/books/murder-in-postscript/

March Cozy Mystery Release ~ Lemon Curd Killer (A Tea Shop Mystery) by Laura Childs ~ #CozyMystery @BerkleyMystery @BerkleyPub

Lemon Curd Killer (A Tea Shop Mystery) by Laura Childs

Book Details:

Cozy Mystery

25th in Series

Setting - South Carolina

Publisher: Berkley 

Publish Date: March 7, 2023

Hardcover: ‎ 320 pages

ISBN-10: ‎ 0593200926

ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0593200926

Digital ASIN: ‎ B0B3HQFB3N

About Lemon Curd Killer: 

High tea and high fashion turn deadly in this latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series.

Tea shop entrepreneur Theodosia Browning has been tapped to host a fancy Limón Tea in a genuine lemon orchard as a rousing kickoff to Charleston Fashion Week. But as fairy lights twinkle and the scent of lemon wafts among the tea tables, the deadly murder of a fashion designer puts the squeeze on things.

As the lemon curd begins to sour, the murdered woman’s daughter begs Theodosia to help find the killer. Tea events and fashion shows must go on, however, which puts Theodosia and her tea sommelier, Drayton Conneley, right in the thick of squabbling business partners, crazed clothing designers, irate film producers, drug deals, and a disastrous Tea Trolley Tour.

INCLUDES DELICIOUS RECIPES AND TEA TIME TIPS!

Visit Laura:

Website – Facebook

Purchase Link: Amazon

#CozyMystery #Review ~ Twelve Slays of Christmas (A Christmas Tree Farm Mystery, Book 1) by Jacqueline Frost ~ #Christmas @JulieALindsey

 

ASIN: ‎ B06XWDL7YW
Publisher: ‎ Crooked Lane Books
Publication Date: ‎ October 10, 2017
Print Length: ‎ 317 pages

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3kQlFOw
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34507286-twelve-slays-of-christmas

About the Book:

When Holly White’s fiancé cancels their Christmas Eve wedding with less than two weeks to go, Holly heads home with a broken heart. Lucky for her, home in historic Mistletoe, Maine is magical during Christmastime—exactly what the doctor ordered. Except her plan to drown her troubles in peppermints and snickerdoodles is upended when local grinch and president of the Mistletoe Historical Society Margaret Fenwick is bludgeoned and left in the sleigh display at Reindeer Games, Holly’s family tree farm.

When the murder weapon is revealed as one of the wooden stakes used to identify trees on the farm, Sheriff Evan Grey turns to Holly’s father, Bud, and the Reindeer Games staff. And it doesn’t help that Bud and the reindeer keeper were each seen arguing with Margaret just before her death. But Holly knows her father and is determined to exonerate him.

The jingle bells are ringing, the clock is ticking, and if Holly doesn't watch out, she'll end up on Santa’s naughty list in Twelve Slays of Christmas, Jacqueline Frost’s jolly series debut.

My Review:

Twelve Slays of Christmas is the first book in the Christmas Tree Farm Mysteries. The mystery was solid, exciting, and kept me on my toes. I enjoyed the small-town setting and the main location of this book being a Christmas Tree Farm named Reindeer Games.

Holly is a fantastic, down-to-earth heroine who wants nothing more than for her father to be cleared from the suspect list and for the local sheriff to allow Reindeer Games to reopen. Her family depends on the income from the holidays to keep them afloat throughout other parts of the year. Plus, Mistletoe Historical Society president, Margaret Fenwick didn’t deserve to die, no matter who might be upset with her.

I love Twelve Slays of Christmas. The murder isn’t the only theme in the book, giving the book realism. There is also a potential romance between Holly and Evan, the sheriff. I love their chemistry. The reader is also provided excellent imagery, character development, and a great story.

The author's writing style is fluid, the pacing is perfect, and the story is so easy to read that when I reached the end, I couldn’t believe I was done already. I found myself engaged and completely captivated in the story from the very beginning. I really enjoyed Twelve Slays of Christmas and can't wait to start reading the next book.

My review copy came from my local library’s MelCat eLibraryprogram.

My Rating:

For the Love of Reading ~ March 2023 Hop ~ #ReadMoreBooks #Reading #BTEvents (U.S. Mailing Addresses Only) #CozyMysteryPaperback

 

A special thank you to The Mommy Island & The Kids Did It for organizing this blog hop!

My giveaway for the March 2026 For the Love of Reading Giveaway Hop is a paperback copy of Murder She Wrote: A Date with Murder and a small (2 or 3) assortment of cozy mystery bookmarks.

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#CozyMystery #Review ~ Six Sweets Under (True Confections Mystery, #1) by Sarah Fox #Berkley @TheWriteFox @BerkleyPub @BerkleyMystery

 

In a cute new culinary cozy from USA Today bestselling author Sarah Fox, budding chocolatier Becca Ransom must solve a murder before she meets a sticky end.

Publisher: ‎ Berkley
Publish Date: February 7, 2023
Mass Market Paperback: ‎ 304 pages
ISBN-10: ‎ 059354661X
ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0593546611

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3ZkaY6v
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60466242-six-sweets-under

About the Book:

Former actress Becca Ransom lived her dream in Hollywood for seven years before returning to her hometown of Larch Haven, known as the Venice of North America. The Vermont town has canals instead of roads, gondolas instead of cars, and charming cottages plucked from the pages of a fairy tale. It’s also where Becca is pursuing her newest passion as a chocolatier at True Confections, the chocolate shop owned by her grandparents, Lolly and Pops.

While Becca’s testing new flavors and reconnecting with old friends, the town is gearing up for the annual Gondola Races, popular with both residents and tourists, with one exception. Local curmudgeon Archie Smith wants nothing more than to keep tourists away from Larch Haven. He’s determined to derail this year’s event and does his best to stir up trouble for the organizers, including Becca’s grandfather.

Following a heated argument with Pops, Archie is found floating face-down in the canal, and Pops finds himself in hot water as one of the top suspects. Becca’s determined to clear her grandfather’s name, but when the case heats up, she could be facing a sticky end.

My Review:

Six Sweets Under is the first book the new True Confections series by Sarah Fox. I love culinary cozies and this one hits it out of the park. With fun main characters, a unique setting, and a complex murder mystery, Six Sweets Under kept me interested and engaged.

Becca is back home in Vermont after a stint as an actress in Hollywood. Her hometown of Larch Haven is perfectly depicted as Venice of North America. Similar to Mackinaw Island in Michigan, Larch Haven is a carless town. Instead of horse-drawn carriages though, Larch Haven has canals and gondolas to get residents and tours around the town. I loved this aspect of the story. Larch Haven may be fictional but the author wrote the entire story in a very realistic manner. I would love to visit a North American town set up this way. Going to Venice would be amazing, in an of itself, however I don't see that trip in my future.

The murder mystery is close to Becca and she will do anything to clear her grandfather's name. And in true cozy mystery fashion, that means amateur sleuthing behind the sheriff's back. Discreet snooping doesn't stay under the radar, though, and Becca finds herself in the crosshairs, the victim of threats. 

Becca is a capable, competent, and likable character. I love her interactions with her family, friends, and townsfolk. I'm excited to see where the author takes Becca next.

I was provided a copy of the book to read.

My Rating:

Read an Excerpt on Amazon: 

https://amzn.to/3ZkaY6v

Visit the Author's Website: 

https://www.authorsarahfox.com/