I am addicted to cozy mysteries.  They are quick reads and i have fun trying to solve them before the author tells me.  You can preorder CeeCee James' next book in her A Flamingo Realty Mystery.

​Stella's newest client, Charlie Booker, wants to sell his half of a duplex but before he can sign the listing papers, he's murdered. 
Even stranger, there are only one set of footprints leaving the house, with none showing up as entering the home.
The police mark it as a robbery gone wrong and target a local group of petty thieves.

Stella can't shake the feeling that it’s someone much closer. There’s his neighbor, the owner of the other half of the property, and a girlfriend who was overheard threatening the poor victim. The girlfriend is overly polite and friendly while being really passive aggressive about keeping her out of the house. 

Stella doesn't have any evidence to give the police- she can't have anyone arrested on bad vibes. So, Stella does some sleuthing 
and the more she digs around, the more convinced she is that there's something hidden in that house. What could be in there that's worth committing murder for?

Meanwhile, Stella finds out more about her past... and her mother. The secrets are starting to unfold and Stella is holding all the men in her life accountable. She's just as determined to know the whole truth as they are determined to keep her from finding out.

It's the weekend, so you guys know what that means - Author Spotlight.  Today I am introducing you to  Holly Tierney-Bedord.  Holly has published over 20 books.  See her complete list on her website.

As part of a family where life happens to you, fifteen-year-old Carasine Busey is devastated but not surprised when her family drops everything in Sweet Hollow, Louisiana to follow her dad's shaky career as a welder. It's not especially shocking, either, when he abandons them all shortly after they settle into their new home in the city.

Carasine, her mom Rhonda, and the rest of the Busey clan have adapted to roll with the punches. From Rhonda's secret broken heart to Great-Great-Grandpa Jimbo's eccentric failed dreams, Carasine and her family are used to disappointment.

It's not until Carasine gets a second chance with an unlikely pair of long-lost relatives that she realizes her path in life might be up to her to navigate. Being their flesh and blood convinces her that there may be some hope for her after all. ​

​The Story 
OMG! Never have I screamed so vehemently at fictional characters. 13 Ways to Midnight is a total mind warp. Book 3 is gut wrenching! Rue Volley ripped out my heart, stabbed it with a hot poker, and then ground it to dust with the heel of her boot. I am 100% Team Asher so having him and Echo as faux cousins was cruel and unusual. And that ending! OMG THAT ENDING! Volley may have a mutiny on her hands with me as the ring leader. 

I'm sure as a reader you are wondering how I can continue this series since I find it so heart wrenching. Simple. The feels. I feel everything Echo goes through. Rue Volley has created these flawed characters that you can't help but fall in love with. I love everything about this series. The death. The heartbreak. The love. I feel it all. I highly recommend this series! 

The Narrator 
Sarah Puckett is simply amazing. She IS Echo. Puckett has encompassed this series and its vast menagerie of characters. I cannot imagine the story brought to life by anyone else.

~ Lynn
​5 Stars

​The Journals of Octavia Hollows is classic Rourke! Snarky, witty, and laugh out loud funny with a side of Bacon.

​With a touch of her hand, Octavia Hollows can restore life. Yet, she couldn’t save the man she loved from the horrific accident that stole him from her. Octavia thought she could outrun the pain, but ghosts from the past refuse to be silenced. Out of options, she chooses to retrace her wayward journey across the country in search of answers. Surrounded by baffling mysteries of the undead, what she learns about herself along the way might become her greatest weapon. 

Galveston, Texas

In the beautiful beachfront town, Octavia stumbles upon a mutilated body caught in a fishing yet. Unfortunately, even her necromancing abilities can’t get this traumatized corpse to talk. Out of options, she thrusts herself into undercover work on the high seas in search of the killer. When startling truths about her parents are revealed, Octavia finds herself on the cusp of solving her greatest mystery of all. 

Can answers about her own heritage sink Octavia’s voyage to save her true love?

If you like snarky humor, fantastical monsters, and farm-animal sidekicks, The Journals of Octavia Hollows are the paranormal cozy mystery novellas you've been waiting for!

​Stacey Rourke is the award winning author of works that span genres, but possess the same flare for action and snarky humor. She lives in Florida with her husband, two beautiful daughters, and two giant dogs. Stacey loves to travel, has an unhealthy shoe addiction, and considers herself blessed to make a career out of talking to the imaginary people that live in her head. 

Visit her at www.staceyrourke.com
Facebook at www.facebook.com/staceyrourkeauthor
or on Twitter or instagram @Rourkewrites.

This is my favorite series from Casey L. Bond.  It weaves in multiple genres to a gripping story of love, loss, magic, and so much more.  I don't want to spoil the story but someone important to the MC dies in this book and it devastated me.  I was pulling for this person.  Despite glaring flaws, I needed this person to get a happily ever after.  I am a hot mess and must pull myself together before I can move on the final book in the series. 

~Lynn 
​5 Stars

​Every curse has a beginning. 

Every curse has an end. 

But no curse is fulfilled without sacrifice. 

Someone has been lying to Porschia Grant—someone she loves. And the secrets withheld might spell disaster for her and the world. Much like curses, lies can hurt. They can ruin everything.

When everything falls apart, is happily ever after even a possibility?

Hunger is deceitful.

I love this series so much I own it in ebook, print, and audio!  Frenzy was the first book I read by Casey and I have been hooked ever since.

This is the final title in the series and honestly,
​I am sad to see it end.  I love the characters!  

Award-winning author Casey L. Bond resides in Milton, West Virginia with her husband and their two beautiful daughters. She loves letting the figments of her imagination spill onto the blank page.

You can find more information about Bond’s books via the following links: 
Website: www.authorcaseybond.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/authorcaseybond 
Twitter & Instagram: @authorcaseybond ​

Title: Caught in the Storm
Author: Rachael Brownell 
Publisher: Rachael Brownell Books
Publication Date: April 9, 2019
Genre: Romantic Suspense 
Print Length: 272 pages

Love can be blinding and by the time the truth shines through, it’s too late to escape. 

Fame.
Fortune.
Success.

Is that too much to ask?

All I need is to catch a break. To snag the attention of someone important. Someone who can help make my career everything I want it to be.

Joseph was that man. Until the night the lights went out and I left with someone else. Someone who stole my breath and made me want for things I’d never considered before. 

I should have known better than to trust a stranger. Especially one of his stature and class. Money means power and power means control.

Over my heart.
My career.
My entire life.

My dreams died the moment I agreed to his terms and a new chapter in my life began. I was blinded by my love for him and thought nothing would ever change the way I felt.

Then I uncovered the truth about him. About the kind of man he really was and the secrets he paid good money to keep hidden from everyone.

Now I’m trapped, with no way out.

***Book 1 of 2 in the Storm Series.

Title: Who We Were
Author: Christy Sloat
Publisher: CHBB Publishing
Publication Date: July 24, 2018
Genre: Young Adult
Print Length: 186 pages

Summer school meant I could wipe the slate clean. I could become Sadie Peters, popular and outgoing, instead of the shy nobody only my best friend loved. My intentions were pure. 

I thought I could handle the transition to Alcott High, become someone else, all while keeping my integrity intact. 

But I was wrong. 

Those four weeks taught me things about people I never knew possible. I lost my best friend to a dangerous situation, and it was all my fault. All because I wanted to become someone I wasn’t. 

Maybe who I was wasn’t so horrible after all.