Title: Murder in the Vineyard Author: Denise Jaden Publisher: Self-published Publication Date: April 28, 2021 Genre: Cozy Mystery A heated religious argument. A murder that’s not as obvious as it seems. A first date gone very, very wrong. Mallory Beck didn’t expect to start dating her detective friend and childhood crush, Alex Martinez. At the … Continue reading Book Highlight: Murder in the Vineyard by Denise Jaden
Title: Murder at Mile Marker 18 (A Mallory Beck Cozy Culinary Caper #1) Author: Denise Jaden Publisher: Denise Jaden Books Publication Date: October 21, 2020 Genre: Cozy Mystery An unlucky amateur sleuth, an adorable cop, and a cat with a hunch… If anyone had told Mallory Beck she would become Honeysuckle Grove’s next unschooled detective, … Continue reading Book Highlight: Murder at Mile Marker 18 by Denise Jaden
Title: Murder in the Vineyard (Mallory Beck Cozy Culinary Caper #4) Author: Denise Jaden Publisher: Self-published Publication date: February 18, 2021 Genre: Cozy Mystery One Sentence Summary: When Mallory joins Alex for a bible study at a vineyard, the last thing she expects is to find another dead body. Overall Murder in the Vineyard is the … Continue reading Book Review: Murder in the Vineyard by Denise Jaden
As much as I like to think I enjoy mysteries and thrillers, I think the fact that I've only reviewed 11 all year (I read 12, but won't get around to reviewing it until January) kind of says something. Overall, I found myself underwhelmed by most of them and sorely disappointed in some, so it … Continue reading My Favorite Mystery & Thriller Read of 2021
I get quite bored of doing the same things the same way all the time (as evidenced by my very frequent blog changes), so I've decided to have a bit of fun with book review writing! I posted the usual review earlier, but wanted to try out this format, too. I'd be so appreciative if … Continue reading Book [Review] Recipe: Murder at the Town Hall by Denise Jaden
Title: Murder at the Town Hall (Mallory Beck Cozy Culinary Caper #3) Author: Denise Jaden Publisher: Self-published Publication date: January 20, 2021 Genre: Cozy Mystery One Sentence Summary: When a man falls to his death at a town hall meeting, Mallory isn't sure it was an accident. Overall Murder at the Town Hall is the third book in the Mallory Beck … Continue reading Book Review: Murder at the Town Hall by Denise Jaden
Title: Murder at the Church Picnic (#2 in the Mallory Beck Cozy Culinary Caper series) Author: Denise Jaden Publisher: Self-published Publication date: November 18, 2020 Genre: Cozy Mystery One Sentence Summary: Mallory expected to have a fun time at the church picnic with her young friend Amber, but a wedding was scheduled at the park at the same time as the … Continue reading Book Review: Murder at the Church Picnic by Denise Jaden
Title: Murder at Mile Marker 18 Author: Denise Jaden Publisher: Denise Jaden Books Publication Date: October 21, 2020 Genre: Cozy mystery One Sentence Summary: Mallory Beck, the widow of a mystery novelist, only meant to bring over a casserole to a grieving family, not be convinced by a 15 year old that it was murder, and she should be allowed to … Continue reading Book Review: Murder at Mile Marker 18 by Denise Jaden
The Lily Cafe is thrilled to do it's first ever cover reveal! When the author asked, I couldn't resist, especially not for a cozy culinary mystery that comes with a grouchy cat (really, it's everything I could ever ask for in a cozy mystery!). So, without further ado, I'm so honored to present the cover … Continue reading Cover Reveal: Murder at Mile Marker 18 by Denise Jaden
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