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Not looking for anything particularly deep from this cozy mystery titled (no kidding) Who Moved My Goat Cheese? I'm even OK with the occasional odd punctuation. But I wouldn't mind a little consistency when it comes to the color of the love interest's eyes...

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Halloween/Fall Season TBR 2023

Hi Everyone,

I wanted to write down my TBR for the fall/Halloween season and mention some of the new books that are coming out this year. These titles are the ones I read every year and I highly recommend them to anyone who is looking for a scary book to read (or really any murder mysteries, it feels like this is the prefect season to read Murder Mysteries).

~Books that are on my TBR~ : (Pretty much I recommend everything on this list)

Coraline by Neil Gailman

Halloween Tree by Ray Bardbury

Pumpkin Heads

Nancy Drew (This and the next few are perfect for the cozy weather)

Judy Bolton

Dana Sisters

Connie Blair

Hardy Boys

Scary Godmother

Edgar Allen Poe

The Invisible man

Nightmare Before Christmas Long Live the Pumpkin Queen

Bunnicula

Dracula by Bram Stoker

Frankenstein by Mary Shelly

Garlic and the Vampire

Garlic and the Witch

Halloween Party by Agatha Christie (first time I am going to read this)

Sherlock Holmes

Then there was none by Agatha Christie

Addams family

Goosebumps books

Mirror Lake By Juneau Black

The House of Lost Horizon Sarah Jewell mystery

Sleepy Hallow by Washington Irving

Harry Potter (I also read these around Xmas time too)

~OP Books I recommend~

The Shady Hallow mysteries. I love this series and it feels like you can read this series no matter what time of year but the big ones that I recommend from this series are Cold Clay & Mirror Lake.

I love Mirror Lake the most out of the series and the description of food and the autumn ambience is wonderful.

~Soon to release books (I hope)~ :

DeepHaven by Ethan M. Aldridge- I saw the artwork that this author has been posting and I thought it was gorgeous. I did some digging but did not really want to spoil it too much for myself. I am getting very Eldritch horror vibes from the artwork.

Unfamiliar vol 2 by Haley Newsome- I am in love with this series, it has magic it has witches it has food. What more could I ask for.

Twilight Falls by Juneau Black- This is one of my highly anticipated books that are coming out this year. I love the Shady Hollow Mysteries series, this come out after November, but I am still super hype for it.

 Tim Burton’s Nightmare before Christmas the Battle for Pumpkin King by Dan Conner- I have been collecting anything really Nightmare for a few a years now and when I saw this I freaked, I can’t wait for it.

Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree- I loved Legends & Lattes and when I found it there was going to be a 2nd book, I was thrilled I can’t wait for it.

Catch me If you Candy by Ellie Alexander- Recently I have been wanting to get more cozy mysteries and this series is like one of the biggest series I have seen. I am hoping to start collecting the series soon.

~New Books~ :

Most of these books are going to be Cozy Mysteries. I love Mysteries and Cozy Mysteries are right in my alley. First of all, I will not spoil mysteries for anyone if I can help it, so I will keep description vague. Most of these books are new to me and I am keeping myself blind incept for like the over storyline. (These are not new releases they are just new to me)

Fatal Fudge Swirl by Meri Allen- this is the third book in the Ice Cream Shop Mysteries books, I am trying to collect the others and read them in order. So, this mystery takes place around Halloween and there is a wedding, and tragedy strikes at the wedding.

Murder at the Pumpkin Pageant by Darci Hannah- this is another cozy that takes place around time Halloween time. Halloween time is here, and our MC Lindsey is not really jazzed about it, because she lives in the town spooky haunted lighthouse, so teenagers make it a test of courage to come up and scare each other silly.  However, this year her best friend asked to do a spooky episode for her social media what was supposed to be a night of ghost hunting and fun scares turns sinister.

One Poison Pie by Lynn Cahoon- Now this one doesn’t take place on around Halloween (as far from what I know I haven’t not read this book yet, so I fix this later if I am wrong) but it’s having to do with witches and what’s better she is an amateur detective kitchen witch. Mia is our main character and right now she has hit a rough patch in her life when boyfriend has left her greener pastures and she is now jobless. So, she heads back home to her grandma’s house. It’s the first book in this series so I don’t know too much about it.

A Batter of Life and Death by Ellie Alexander- the only thing I know is that this book takes place in fall and I just starting to get into the Bakeshop Mystery series. So, I am keeping my self-blind and I can’t wait to read it.

No Parm No Foul by Linda Reilly- this is the second book in the grilled cheese shop mystery, and it takes place around Halloween. I read the first book and I like it, so I want to try to get the second to see how it is.

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Ultimate Halloween Book Recommendations

Hi 📚, i wanted to come back strong, so I decided to make a list of books related to Halloween, not necessarily by the theme but by tropes associated with Halloween, so here they are!

Vampires/ Werewolves

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer; paranormal, romance, YA

Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice; Horror, Gothic, Paranormal

My Roommate Is a Vampire by Jenna Levine; Romance, Contemporary, Adult

The Devourers by Indra Das; Horror, LGBTQ, Historical, Fantasy

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater; YA, Paranormal, Romance

Bitten by Kelley Armstrong; Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance

Haunted Houses

The Night House by Jo Nesbø; Adult, Paranormal, Mystery

A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand; Gothic, Thriller, Adult, Paranormal

The Bonus Room by Ben H. Winters; Adult, Horror, Mystery

She Is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran; Gothic, LGBT, Fantasy, YA

Infested by Angel Luis Colón; YA, Ghosts, Fantasy, Thriller

The Stranger Upstairs by Lisa M. Matlin; Gothic, Mystery, Adult, Thriller

Cozy Mysteries

A Halloween Homicide by Tonya Kappes; Halloween, Mystery

Dedication to Murder by Lauren Elliott; Mystery, Fiction, Thriller

Murder at the Bookstore by Sue Minix; Crime, Adult, Contemporary

Death in the Romance Aisle by Lynn Cahoon; Fiction, Mystery

Cinnamon Twisted by Ginger Bolton; Contemporary, Mystery

A Clue in the Crumbs by Lucy Burdette; Contemporary, Adult, Fiction

Dark Romance

Before reading any of these books please check the triggers!

The Lazarus by Marlow Locker; Dystopia, dark, fantasy, romance

The Dare by Harley Laroux; BDSM, Reverse Harem, Contemporary

The Monster of Hotel No. 7 by K.V. Rose; Gothic, Romance, Horror, Fantasy

Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver; Romance, Thriller, Crime, Adult

No Place to Hide by Harper Ashley & Wren Hawthorne; Romance, Halloween, Horror

Better Run by Alina May; Reverse Harem, Romance, Halloween, Adult

Horror

Boys in the Valley by Philip Fracassi; Thriller, Historical, Adult

Rouge by Mona Awad; Gothic, Thriller, Contemporary

Carrie by Stephen King; Paranormal, Thriller, Fiction

Coraline by Neil Gaiman; Fantasy, Fiction, Middle Grade

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher; Fantasy, Gothic, Mystery

Mary by Nat Cassidy; Adult, Paranormal, Thriller

Witches

Spookily Yours by Jennifer Chipman; Romance, Paranormal, Halloween

The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic by Breanne Randall; Romance, Cozy Mystery, Halloween

Soul of a Witch by Harley Laroux; Dark Romance, Paranormal, Demons, BDSM

These Witches Don't Burn by Isabel Sterling; Fantasy, LGBT, Romance

Deep in Providence by Riss M. Neilson; YA, LGBT, Paranormal

Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker; YA, LGBT, Fantasy

Special theme: Secret Societies

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo; Horror, Mystery, Adult

Half Truths by Claire Contreras; New Adult, Mystery, Romance

Del Diablo by Natalie Bennett; Dark Romance, Horror, Contemporary

A Lesson in Thorns by Sierra Simone; BDSM, LGBT, Romance, Contemporary

The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake; Fantasy, LGBT, YA, Mystery

The Ritual by Shantel Tessier; Dark Romance, Erotica, BDSM

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Six Stunning Sirens (Kitchen Witch Mysteries) by Lynn Cahoon #Review @LynnCahoon @KensingtonBooks

Six Stunning Sirens (Kitchen Witch Mysteries) Paranormal Culinary Cozy Mystery 6th in Series Setting - Idaho Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kensington (September 24, 2024) Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1496740807 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1496740809 Kindle ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CR6ZS2FT Audiobook ASIN B0DG6VQ5NM Audio CD ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0DH6998HQ New York Times bestselling author Lynn Cahoon continues her enchanting Kitchen Witch Mystery series featuring everyone's favorite, spellbinding kitchen witch Mia Malone. In a triumph for Mia's catering business and cooking school, Mia's Morsels is chosen to host a fall festival event in their Idaho mountain town-- which means managing a bunch of stage moms and their social-media obsessed daughters as they get ready for the big beauty contest. There's a lot riding on the results of the Harvest Moon Festival -- it's where the local coven leader is chosen for the following year. But after one contestant is found in a compromising position with a judge, and another drops out when her mother is killed in a freak hiking accident, the coven suspects magical meddling. With a week to go before the coronation of the new queen, Mia must draw on her sleuthing powers to find out what's going on -- and whether this competition has gotten a little too cutthroat . . . Dollycas's Thoughts We return to Magic Springs, Idaho just in time for the Harvest Moon Festival. Mia's Morsels has been selected to host the big event including the Miss Magic Springs Harvest Pageant. This means building a stage for the contest and dealing with the contestants and their mothers or the significant person in their lives. The winner gets a seat for a family member on the local coven council for a year, bringing in enough money to change a person's life. The coven believes there is some magical interference when contestants quit or are forced to leave the competition. Mia decides to investigate the situation herself with just one week to go before the new queen is crowned.  Someone has cast a spell. Mia needs to find out who before anyone else gets hurt. _____ This is such a great series filled with witches and their familiars. Mia has her hands full with the happenings at Mia's Morsels, her second job at the Lodge, and all the things happening in her daily life. Ms. Cahoon has surrounded her with a wonderful supporting cast. They become more developed with each story. The old school where Mia and Christina live and that houses Mia's Morsels is a fascinating place with new surprises always coming to light. Hosting a festival and beauty pageant there adds to the novelty of the place. While Mia is not a member of the coven we do meet several witches that are. The mystery was full of twists, secrets, and several suspects. The suspects are witches and that makes it all that more entertaining. It was fun to see Mia juggle and follow all the clues with a little help from her friends and grandmother, although her grandmother has a private project of her own. Mia's problem was most of the clues were based in magic so how could she give the mortal police chief the evidence he needed? Six Stunning Sirens is a charming mystery that kept me captivated as the pages practically flew across my Kindle. Magic, mystery, and a little romance come together in a smashing paranormal culinary mystery set in a unique old building that is sure to please everyone who enjoys this genre. For me, it was A Perfect Escape. I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Thank you to Kensington Cozies and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC. Your Escape Into A Good Book Travel Agent About the Author Lynn Cahoon is an award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of cozy mysteries including the Kitchen Witch Mysteries, the Cat Latimer Mystery series, the Tourist Trap Mysteries, the Farm-to-Fork series, the Survivors' Book Club Mystery series, and The Bainbridge Island Mysteries. She is a member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and International Thriller Writers and her books have sold more than a million copies. Originally from Idaho, she grew up living the small-town life she now loves to feature in her novels. She now lives with her husband and two fur babies in a small historic town in Eastern Tennessee. Author Links Goodreads – Twitter –Facebook –Website –Amazon Author Page Find all of Lynn Cahoon's books HERE.  This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase using my links, I will receive a small commission from the sale at no cost to you. Thank you for supporting Escape With Dollycas.  Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. Receiving a complimentary copy in no way reflected my review of this book. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.” “As an Amazon Associate, I earn a commission from qualifying purchases.”   Read the full article

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Top Ten Tuesday: 10 Books Involving Food 

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and The Bookish and currently hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl. Top Ten Tuesday: 10 Books Involving Food  This week’s TTT is about books involving food that are not cookbooks. For the most part the first books that came to mind were cozy mysteries with food in the title or on the cover… 1. One Poison Pie by Lynn Cahoon 2. Flat White…

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My Thoughts on Murder in Waiting

I spent my day alternating between reading and cleaning. The book I read, which was written by Lynn Cahoon, was titled Murder in Waiting. It’s set in a California beach town, where murder happens often. I don’t know how I felt about this one. It seemed as if it started really slow. It takes a while, where the mundane California life seems almost too laid back, before the murder takes place. And…

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Three Tainted Teas by Lynn Cahoon--Book Review

Happy Wednesday!  Three Tainted Teas by Lynn Cahoon publishes on April 26.  Stop by to learn more about the 3rd A Kitchen Witch Mystery. Happy Reading!

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This is the second book in the Kitchen Witch series, but there’s also two previous novellas.

Mia Malone is starting up a catering company in Magic Springs, Idaho. When a dead body turns up in her backyard, Mia of course wants to find out what really happened. In the meantime, John Louis, a big shot real estate agent who is feuding with Mia and spreading rumors about her. These two plots end up coming together in a way.

Add in Mia’s grandmother, Mary Alice, who’s also a witch, Mr. Darcy, Mia’s cat who is also hosting the spirit of Dorian Alexander, Mary Alice’s former beau and you have a lot going on in this book, but in an entertaining way. Did I mention that Dorian’s daughter is a suspect in the murder? Mia also has some lovely friends and a romantic interest, all nicely developed as characters. Grans is hilarious and easily my favorite character.

This was an fun read with enjoyable characters and a nice bit of magic. This could be a stand-alone I think, because the beginning of the book gives some nice background, but I definitely think you’d be missing a lot of character development and a little bit more on Mia’s family’s history with magic as well as how Dorian ended up with Mr. Darcy if you haven’t read the previous book or novellas.

If you enjoy well written cozies with cute towns and fun characters mixed in with magic, I definitely recommend trying this series.

Thanks to Netgalley for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

Publisher: @kensingtonbooks

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Yep, everything was back to normal.

Lynn Cahoon, from Dressed To Kill

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Favorite Books of 2018 (in alphabetical order) - #2

Ellie Jordan: Ghost Trappers by J.L Bryan; paranormal mystery that was free on Kindle, but turned out to be really good.

Guidebook to Murder by Lynn Cahoon; cozy mystery w/romance.

Lending a Paw by Laurie Cass; cozy mystery w/cat.

Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie; Miss Marple’s last case, and one of her best. (Also the only Christie I read this year. Will remedy that in 2019.)

The Ghost and the Bogus Bestseller by Cleo Coyle; cozy mystery w/ghost and romance. After almost ten years, we finally get the next book in this series, and it was worth the wait. Only complaint: I really wish the author(s) had stuck with the pen name of Alice Kimberly instead of switching over to Cleo Coyle. A sense of wrongness strikes me because of this, when I look at it on my bookshelf.

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A DEADLY BREW by Lynn Cahoon

THINK POSITIVE! HUGS!

I did not realize this was a short story until after I read it. Somehow I managed to read ,4 short stories. It didn’t take long to read about 4 hours for each book. The town of South Cove is having their Halloween party a week early due to conflict with other parties Jill with her boyfriend and 3 other decide to spend the weekend in a supposedly haunted house. The owner…

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TOUR: Of Murder and Men by Lynn Cahoon (with guest post)

I’ve been reading Lynn Cahoon’s cozy small-town mysteries since the first Tourist Trap mystery came out in 2014. Nine Tourist Trap mysteries and two Cat (now three) Latimer mysteries later, I’m still following her. So when this tour came up, I was eager to sign up, and delighted to discover I’d been chosen to host a guest post by the narrator of this series, Cat Latimer herself.

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Character Guest Post Tour/#Giveaway ~ Sconed To Death by Lynn Cahoon #Cozy @LynnCahoon

Character Guest Post Tour/#Giveaway ~ Sconed To Death by Lynn Cahoon #Cozy @LynnCahoon

About The Book

Sconed to Death (A Cat Latimer Mystery)

Cozy Mystery 5th in Series Kensington (May 28, 2019) Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages ISBN-10: 1496716833 ISBN-13: 978-1496716835 Kindle ASIN: B07H1ZCS2Z

Purchase Links

Amazon – B&N – Kobo – Google Play 

Cat Latimer pursues a scone-cold killer who iced a top chef in a local bakery . . .

Cat has a full plate at her Aspen Hills Warm Springs Resort,…

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My Reading Itinerary Monday! – Week #41 – 2024

Welcome to My Reading Itinerary Monday!  Where are your books taking you this week? I will be traveling to North Carolina and Maine!! Here’s what I read and what I have planned for this week. Escapes Completed Barks and Clues: A Canine Cozy Mystery by Sharon Michaels Release Date - February 29, 2024 Setting - Small Town USA The Great Escapes Tour stops here tomorrow! Sleep in Heavenly Pizza: A Deep Dish Mystery by Mindy Quigley Release Date - October 22, 2024 Setting - Wisconsin I will feature this book this week on Cozy Wednesday! Pumpkin Spice Puppy (A Melanie Travis Canine Mystery) by Laurien Berenson Release Date - August 20, 2024 Setting - Connecticut My Review will be up Thursday! A Corpse at the Witching Hour: A Food Blogger Mystery by Debra Sennefelder Release Date - October 5, 2023 Setting - Connecticut My #FlashbackFriday Read! Six Stunning Sirens (Kitchen Witch Mysteries) by Lynn Cahoon Release Date - September 24, 2024 Setting - Idaho For Review Scheduled Escapes Murder on the Page (A Literary Dining Mystery) by Daryl Wood Gerber Release Date - October 22, 2024 Setting - North Carolina The Great Escapes Tour will stop here next week for Cozy Wednesday! Murder, She Wrote: A Killer Christmas by Jessica Fletcher & Terrie Farley Moran Release Date - October 8, 2024 Setting - Maine The Great Escapes Tour will stop here next Thursday! I need to choose a #FlashbackFriday read! Future Escapes October 6 - 12, 2024 Please Share Your Reading Itinerary in the Comments below! Happy Reading!! Your Escape Into A Good Book Travel Agent This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase using my links, I will receive a small commission from the sale at no cost to you. Thank you for supporting Escape With Dollycas. Read the full article

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If The Shoe Kills: A Tourist Trap Mystery (Book 3) - Lynn Cahoon #BookReview #amreading #CozyMystery

If The Shoe Kills: A Tourist Trap Mystery (Book 3) – Lynn Cahoon #BookReview #amreading #CozyMystery

Synopsis

The tourist town of South Cove, California, is a lovely place to spend the holidays. But this year, shop owner Jill Gardner discovers there’s no place like home for homicide. . .

As owner of Coffee, Books, and More, Jill Gardner looks forward to the hustle and bustle of holiday shoppers. But when the mayor ropes her into being liasion for a new work program, ‘tis the season to be wary.…

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Slay in Character by Lynn Cahoon

Slay in Character by Lynn Cahoon

Slay in Character by Lynn Cahoon

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I received a copy of this book from the publisher, Kensington Books, and the author via netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Cat runs a writer’s retreat, her previous retreats have all ended up involved in some form of murder mystery, and this time is no exception. Amongst the writer’s who are already acquainted with each other, is…