Pearson is Good Readin for the Cozy Readers Soul!
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Despite the slight editing blemishes my eyes discovered, but my mind promptly revised, J R Pearson is the breakout cozy mystery debut star of 2016!

Pearsons Josie Rizzo Cozy Mystery  with a culinary twist  radiantly captures the essence of a smart, sparkling, stylish contemporary cozy mystery.

Pearsons Grilled and Seasoned with Murder is sassy, scrumptious and savvy. Pearson effortlessly delivers the goods and keeps readers salivating for more.

Amateur sleuth Josie Rizzo is a stellar standout and Pearson simply ignites with her energizing cozy debut. Warning: Petey will steal your heart!

Pearsons storytelling is flawless. Pearson breathes new life into a genre that is excessively saturated, exceedingly cooked and desperately decayed with the same old drivel.

Many seasoned scribes in both the cozy genre and the culinary cozy subgenre need to follow Pearsons lead and shake up the game or turn in their chocolate chips.

Pearson is undeniably a star on the rise and is reviving the cozy and culinary categories, not to mention, setting a blaze under the complacent buttery buttocks who churn out the same ole same ole recycled slop.

Pearson is Good Readin for the Cozy Readers Soul!
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This is the first of Rebecca Adlers Taste of Texas Mysteries that I have read and I thoroughly enjoyed it! The story began a bit slow for me as I got caught up on who the characters were but then flowed nicely.

Josie Callahan, a part-time newspaper reporter, part-time waitress at her familys businesses, and aspiring amateur detective, lives in Broken Boot, Texas and is just recently back from being left at the altar. She has a bad habit of finding dead bodies (2 to date) and this time its in her best friends living room! Whats worse is her best friend is being framed for the murder. Josie makes it her mission to gather all of the evidence she can find to both write a story for her local newspaper and free her friend. Along the way she manages to step on the toes of a local Sheriffs deputy several times. She eventually develops something of a good working relationship with the deputy and, between them, they finally figure out who done it.

I really enjoyed the quirky cast of characters in Josies life  most especially her Abuela, Senora Mari, and her long-haired Chihuahua, Lenny. I found myself laughing out loud throughout the book:) Little Lenny even has a blog that is really gaining readership as the story goes on!
I think I would have gotten into the story more quickly had I read the first book in this series but I plan to go back and read that next! Adler writes a great story and I would highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a new cozy mystery series:)

I received an ARC from the author (via the Snazzy Elite Review Crew) in exchange for my fair and unbiased review.
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If you like a cozy mystery where a female protagonist bakes, owns a dog, is tentatively getting together with someone, and gets involved in solving a murder because a friend is suspected, you'll love this one. It was well written and not full of punctuation or grammar errors that plague some kindle books. The killer was not obvious halfway through like in some.
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Well-thought out and written this should appeal to "cozy mystery" fans as well as readers looking for an enjoyable read.
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Such a nice cozy love story.  A dash of reality, a pinch of trouble, and nosy neighbors enough to make it interesting. Easy reading for the evenings.
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I really love these little quick read mystery books and the bonus of recipes and organizing tips at the end of each of the books.

Sophia invites her assistant on a job in Hawaii.  There the two discover a dead body and Sophia meets a guy that may open up her heart since the death of her husband.

A good book to snuggle up with for a couple of hours,on a rainy afternoon.

I really enjoy reading  this cozy mystery series written by Natalie Woodley.  Looking forward to the next book since this one has a bit of a cliff hanger.
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Have only read the first book so far (The Quiche of Death). I liked the character of Agatha Raisin. She is a character! Thought it was a very enjoyable read. Someone commented it was not "great literature." A cozy mystery is not meant to be a super thought provoking, theme finding,deep discussion kind of book. It is meant to tell a good story with colorful characters in a descriptive setting. It is more a stress reliever, feel good, light read, kind of book. This book fits that bill. Looking forward to the next one in the series. My only complaint is I guess with the publisher. It is that there are mistakes in the book, for example calling the main character Angela instead of Agatha in parts of the book. Also, typos like calling a hospital a nospital. Kind of annoying and should be fixed by the publisher. E-books are not cheap to buy and should be corrected beforehand just like the paper version. Still, an enjoyable book.
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Im a big fan of this lovely authors YA books, mainly because her leading ladies are plucky, adventurous and perfectly adorkable. She also has a knack for weaving puzzling mysteries filled with red herrings, shady suspects and even a dash of romance. So you can imagine my delight when she offered me an advance copy of her very first adult cozy mystery! #Blogperks!
Let me begin by stating that The Lucky Paws Petsitting mystery series is off to a great start. It has everything I need in a cozy mystery: Doggie sidekicks, a feisty animal-loving sleuth and a handsome detective with a mysterious past. Aside from all the essential ingredients, I really love that this book isn't filled with a bajillionsuspects. Seriously, I have noqualms about chucking out a cozy mystery ifthewaters are muddied with too many characters. How am I supposed to be surprised if the murderer is just one of dozens of secondary characters? I ask you. Thankfully, this author didn't have to rely on lazy-plotting tactics to deliver a surprise ending  and boy is it a doozy!
It was easy sinking into this book and getting wrapped up in Daphnes world, which basically revolves around dogs, pieand coffee. A girl after my own heart! Shes living the single life with a stoic basset hound and a goofy little chiquahuah. They all live together in a cozy little cottage on her sisters sprawling farm. Aside from their love of animals, she and her sister couldn't be more different. Daphnes a cowgirl boot-wearing free spirit, and Piper is a pragmatic veterinarian who wears sweater sets and pencil skirts. I could totally feel Daphnes pain when she was roped into wearing toe-crunching pumps and a confining pencil skirt. Yeesh.
Yet despite Pipers straight-and-narrow ways, she somehow ended up becoming suspect No. 1 in the case of the murdered Cesar Millan-wannabe. Yes, he is her ex-boyfriend and was the last to see him alive. But that guy really got around and had plenty of other exes with ample motives for snuffing him out. Or maybe it was someone who didn't appreciate his authoritative dog-training methods. A logical motive in my book. Dogs are not robots, people!
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I truly enjoyed this book.  While all the Hannah Swenson stories are similar they each have an identity of it's own.  I usually know who the villain is before the end but I do enjoy trying to solve the mystery along with Hannah.  My only complaint is the relationship static between Hannah, Mike and Norman.  When is the author going to let Hannah and Norman become exclusive?  If you enjoy a nice cozy read you will enjoy this one.
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If you've been following this cozy series featuring Becca Robins, this book will not disappoint. In addition to cameos from Becca's parents, we learn a little more about her new/old love interest. The settings and characters continue to evolve in this series. I felt like I was greeting an old friend. :o)
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I have enjoyed this series and have ordered the next boxed set of three.  The mysteries are good, the setting picturesque and the characters are likable. I also like the Tj Jensen series by the same author.  Good cozy reading!.
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It's always nice to find a new cozy series from the beginning. A Tangled Web is one I definitely want to read more of. The setting is a small town where everyone knows everyone else's business, of course. Can't have a cozy without that.

Josie goes there to help her uncle sell the yarn shop that her aunt owned before her death. Sounds easy enough but we know the author is going to give us some excitement. And it wouldn't be a cozy mystery without a murder! That's when things get really interesting. The author kept me guessing and I like that in a mystery!

If you are a cozy mystery fan, grab this one and start a new series! I believe it's going to be a fun series to read.

And for all the knitters out there, the book includes some patterns.

* I received an ARC from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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I had not read the previous books in this series but that didn't matter- I enjoyed this cozy with a great setting and fun characters.  Poor Dana!  How dreadful to have your big day ruined by the murder of someone you thought was a friend and then to find yourself a suspect.  All those secrets!  The mystery here isn't too complex and the writing is breezy so you'll sail through this entertaining novel.  Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC- I'm going to look for more from McLaughlin!
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When you need a good cozy mystery, keep Lynn Bohart in mind. This book has a touch of the paranormal woven into the story.

This is book 2 of the Mercer Island series. I hope Ms Bohart is planning book 3.

Julia and her friends seem to "fall into murders" on the island and set out to solve them. Some parts of the book contain humor -- always fun to me in a murder mystery.
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I know this is being sold as a cozy- and it's got a number of aspects of the genre such as recipes, a small town, an intrepid female amateur- but it's actually more than that.  I hadn't read the first two books so I wasn't familiar with the back stories but I really engaged with these characters quickly because Lester has done such a nice job with them.  Abby is a former police officer, which totally ups the ante for the investigation of the murder of Jake and attempted murder of her friend Paola.  Abby's PTSD is well described and makes Abby more sympathetic and complete.  Thanks to net galley for the ARC.  This is a clever, well done mystery which resonated with me more than I expected.  You'll like it if you like cozies that go a tad deeper.  Thumbs up!
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It is summer and that means Reading Specialist, Lizzie Turner should be taking it easy. Not this summer. As Lizzie works on upcoming lesson plans, Molly Matthews telephones with the exciting news that her childhood friend has moved back to Ashton Corners and needs help to promote her book she has written.

Teensy Coldicutt is bigger than life! Her personality, clothing sense, and laugh fills the room. Teensy has written a romantic suspense novel and it has been published by a local vanity press. Molly agrees to purchase one hundred and fifty of the novels and then have a book launch and book signings all to be done by asking Lizzie to help. Lizzie, it seems, can't say 'no.'

The night that the books are delivered, there is a break-in at Molly's home. As Molly heads for the hospital, all that is missing from her home is the cartons of books. Why? Then there is a second crime, the death of Teensy's publisher. What is it with that book?

Finally a second man is found murdered in retired police chief Bob Miller's backyard. What is going on with the Aston Corners Mystery Readers and Cheese Straws Society?

Lizzie takes it upon herself to try and find the culprit, especially when the F.B.I. gets involved. Someone seems to be setting up Bob but can the solution be found before it is too late.

This was a nice cozy murder mystery. The ending just might surprise you. It did me. This was book three in the Ashton Corners Book Club Mystery series.
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If you like your mysteries cozy with a side of sassy romance and a dash of family squabbles, youll enjoy spending time with Wendy Delaneys Sex, Lies, and Snickerdoodles her truth wizard, Charmaine.

The story takes place in the small town of Port Merritt in the Pacific Northwest where Charmaine Digby is a newly appointed Probationary Special Assistant to the Chimacam County Prosecutor/Coroner. While the job title may be a bit unwieldy, Char throws herself into the role with gusto.

Her zeal doesnt sit well for friend-with-benefits Steve Sixkiller, the towns one-and-only detective. One the one hand, his closed-mouth approach frustrates Charmaine but on the other, sex with him is great since they occasionally share a bed and make ice cream a part of their escapades. This is not a steamy romance novel - it's a cozy mystery.

Fortunately for Charmaine, the entire town has its ear to the ground and the nosy neighbors and colorful characters have plenty to say and are willing to share. When news hits the streets that Russell Ferrantino, a local lothario, has been found dead, tongues wag. Especially when his death may  or may not  have involved foul play.

Along with her own investigation of the supposed murder, Char soon has her hands full dealing with the surprise arrival of her (literal) drama queen mama, Hurricane Marietta, AKA Mary Jo Digby. Seems Marietta has attracted the attention of Charmaines former biology teacher. Now Char finds herself sleeping on the Crippler at her Grams while fearing her mother may jump into yet another misguided marriage.

Clues keep piling up and the pool of suspects, expanding. Russell Ferrantinos brothers, Andy and Nathan don't seem overly distraught at his passing. There are plenty of Russells lovers, past and present, to mourn but did any of them have a bone to pick with the deceased? With Chars persistent poking into every nook and cranny, feathers are sure to be ruffled and the clues will shake loose, too. What kind of work was Russell doing over at Joyce Lackeys place? And one wonders how Pete Lackey felt about having the towns troublemaker spending so much time at his place.

Wendy Delaney's style is fresh and frisky, leading her readers down a path to a rollicking good time. Delaney's folksy (the series is called Working Stiffs mysteries)  storytelling in "Sex, Lies, and Snickerdoodles"  goes down like a mug of hot chocolate with peppermint schnapps and a daub of whipped cream on top or your favorite summer imbibement! Enjoy!