Book Review: Mama Gets Hitched

Mama Gets Hitched Deborah Sharp Midnight Ink, July 2010 ISBN 0738719226 Trade Paperback Mama is marrying Sally. Sally is a nice Italian man from New York or some such Yankee place.  Mama is planning the wedding of the decade, no matter that this is not her first, or even fourth, trip down the aisle.  Mace [...]

August 14, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Full Reviews  No Comments

Book Review: Pepperoni Pizza Can Be Murder by Chris Cavender

Pepperoni Pizza Can Be Murder Chris Cavender Kensington Publishing, August 2010 ISBN 075822950X Hardcover Eleanor Swift will not let the reputation of A Slice of Delight, her pizza parlor, be sullied by customer complaints or by murder.  When Wade Hatcher, the brother of her delivery guy Greg, is murdered in her kitchen, she won’t rest [...]

August 2, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Full Reviews  No Comments

Book Review: Who Killed the Curate? by Joan Coggin

Who Killed the Curate? Joan Coggin The Rue Morgue Press, 2001 ISBN 0915230445 Trade Paperback It’s Christmas 1937 and the small English village of Glanville is gearing up for the festivities. Central to the villages activities is Lady Lupin, the lovely scatterbrained wife of Andrew, vicar of St. Marks Parish. Lady Lupin, having come from [...]

July 31, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Full Reviews  No Comments

Choose-Your-Own Niche Cozy Recipe

A guide to writing cozy mysteries—reprinted from DorothyL with permission from the author, Suzanne Fleischauer.  Thanks for a great laugh, Suzanne! DO-IT-YOURSELF COZY Instructions:  Choose one (or more, it doesn’t really matter) from each set of {bracketed} choices. Our heroine, {Amanda/ Nutmeg/ Kate/ Margaret Mary/ Monongahela} Tyler, an attractive and spunky [Warning: these attributes are [...]

April 29, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Tales of a Bookseller  4 Comments

Book Review: Old Maid’s Puzzle by Terri Thayer

Old Maid’s Puzzle (Quilting Mysteries #2) Terri Thayer Midnight Ink, 2008 ISBN 0738712183 Trade Paperback I admit it – I’m a fabric junkie and a quilting addict. I don’t know how it happened, nor do I know if it was a subtle or quick transformation. All I know is that I have vague memories of [...]

April 26, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Full Reviews  4 Comments

Book Review: Bits and Pieces by Annette Mahon

Bits and Pieces Annette Mahon Five Star, January 2010 ISBN 1594148457 Hardcover I have the latest in sewing equipment, including machines that embroider and quilt, so when I see a book that combines my favorite hobbies of reading and sewing, I’m all over it !  Bits and Pieces may be a stretch for me, since [...]

April 8, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Full Reviews  No Comments

Review: Stirring Up Strife

Stirring Up Strife Jennifer Stanley Minotaur Books, January 2010 ISBN 0312376855 Mass Market Paperback Cooper Lee is a bit unusual in that she repairs copy machines for a living, something that’s normally done by men, but in other ways she’s just like many other people—attempting to recover from a bad breakup, living with her parents [...]

March 13, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Full Reviews, My Reviews  No Comments

Teeny Reviews X 3

The Telltale Turtle Joyce & Jim Lavene Midnight Ink, 2008 ISBN 0738712264 Trade Paperback Pet psychic Mary Catherine is a widow with panache and a successful radio show.  Then, one day, she hears the thoughts of an animal in distress and discovers a turtle with the body of his murdered owner.  Unfortunately, turtles don’t have [...]

February 22, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Teeny Reviews  No Comments

Review: Eggs Benedict Arnold

Eggs Benedict Arnold Laura Childs Berkley, 2009 ISBN 0425231550 Mass Market (ARC) When I think of this book, I think first about Petra, Suzanne and Toni. These women joined their talents to create one fabulous eating, reading and knitting place of comfort where one can hang in peace. At least that was the plan. Add [...]

February 5, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Full Reviews  No Comments