Review: THE ICE MAID'S TALE by Mandy Morton

5 PAWS

The No. 2 Feline Detective Agency #8.

THE ICE MAID'S TALE is the first I have read of this delightful "all cat" series. What could be more entertaining than anthropomorphized felines, with all the recognizable human attitudes,  foibles,  and failings? Well, even better is a sequence of tremendous Winter storms plus a set of puzzling mysteries! This Series ought to delight cat lovers and Cozy Mystery aficionados alike. 

Review: BEYOND THE GRAVY by Mandy Morton

5 PAWS

The No. 2 Feline Detective Agency #7

Cats--cozy mystery--ghosts!! Sheer delight. If you don't love cats, then enjoy the Mystery,  the Spooky aspects,  and the lovely anthropomorphic examples of Felines displaying all-too-human foibles. 

Delightfully humorous and a fun, entertaining,  read.

Review: MAGICAL MYSTERY PAWS by Mandy Morton

5 PAWS 

The No. 2 Feline Detective Agency. #6

Quite a change for this reader, coming from the blizzards and snow-to-the-roof of #8, THE ICE MAID'S TALE  (Smile) to the hot-weather paradisical (not) Road Trip of entertainers in MAGICAL MYSTERY PAWS.  Nonetheless, felines Hetty Bagshot (attitude non pareil) and bestie shy, retiring,  Tilly, of The No. 2 Feline Detective Agency,  are firmly  on the case--er, cases.

Review: MY HAIR-RAISING AND HEARTWARMING ADVENTURES AS A PET SITTER by Christi Grace

5 Stars

Author Christi Grace is a professional pet-sitter of twelve years' duration,  who sees God's love and lessons through the animals for which she cares as well as those animals' human owners and carers. In this well-written memoir,  she illustrates those lessons through her experiences, backed up with apropos Bible passages.  Reading this is a heartwarming and rewarding experience. 

Review: CAT NOEL by Mollie Hunt

5 Cat Stars!

A delightfully cozy all-cats-all-the-time mystery! Sixtyish retired Cat Fancier Lynley, owned by 8 felines and doting grandma, finds herself in the midst of a dangerous Christmastime puzzle--all in order to rescue a Siamese.

Review: 51 Christmas Drop Cookie Recipes

5 Cookie Stars


Wow! I'd like to try out every one of these recipes, starting right now and going thtough Christmas and beyond. Yum!

Review: THE CHRISTMAS WALK CAPER by J.B. Michaels

5 Cozy Stars

I was very delightfully surprised at the additional element that appeared later in the story, which really won it over for me. This is first of a series, a smooth cosy mystery starring an injured former Chicago P. D. Detective, and his new love interest, a banker, and is set in the charming community of Geneva, Illinois.

Review: FLYNN'S CHRISTMAS by Anna Elliott

5 Stars
This is a short, compelling, adventurous story in the SHERLOCK HOLMES AND LUCY JAMES Series. Holmes' Baker Street Irregulars (street kids) are tasked to track a man with a satchel, and Flynn puts himself in danger to save the day and save lives.

Review: AVERY MEETS CHEVY

5 Dog Stars!

I cried; I cried when Avery reminisced over her late beloved canine companion and I cried when she found Chevy at the shelter. What special dogs! Avery is Avery Barks, a Search-and-Rescue volunteer. Chevy is her newest acquisition as S&R partner. In this short story they celebrate Christmas by finding new friends and by solving puzzling neighborhood thefts.

Review: THE TWELVE DICE OF CHRISTMAS by Gail Oust

5 Stars

Happy are the amateur sleuths of cozy mysteries, pitted against intransigent law enforcement. Take Kate McCall of South Carolina, widowed, retired, Ohio native, protagonist of Gail Oust's Kate McCall Mysteries. Kate doesn't know when to stop; an irresistible force pitted against the immovable object of local Sheriff Wiggins. Kate discovered it, and she's determined to solve a mystery twenty-five years cold.

Review: CHRISTMAS PARTY: A SHORT STORY by Mary Hiker (Avery Barks Series)

5 Stars!

The Search-and-Rescue unit's dogs Christmas party is suddenly interrupted by a report of shooting-by-Santa; but the clever and well-trained canines soon track down the nefarious Santa, and a happy ending is had by all.

Review: ALASKAN CHRISTMAS COLD CASE by Sarah Varland

4 Stars

This excitingly intriguing Romantic Suspense weighs in both on the Romance and on Suspense. The mystery of the killer's identity, and ability to move around undetected, puzzled me throughout and definitely kept me turning pages to the end. Emotions run both high and deep, so romance lovers will really enjoy, as will puzzling mystery fans.

Review: THE WEDDING DRESS CHRISTMAS by Rachel Haupt

5 Cozy Stars!

How could anyone not enthuse over this very special story? Even me, Scrooge-ish as I am, fell in love with the town of Hearts Bend, its residents, and the legend (facts) of a significantly, supremely, special wedding gown designed and sewn in 1912, in Birmingham, AL, by a black seamstress [read between the lines]: a gown which has endured 108 years and multiple brides, each with her own special story.  This treasured story is a Novella in  Rachel Hauck's THE WEDDING COLLECTION (3.5).

Review: BEWITCH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS by N. M. Howell (Brimstone Bay Book 3)

5 Cozy Stars
Delightfully bewitching paranormal Cozy, this is Brimstone Bay Mysteries Book 3. Protagonist-narrator River, her landlady, and housemates, are all Witches (the good kind of course). River's Christmas Eve is inaugurated by a Ghost visit: a pair who can only remember one fact: River "is next." A wild puzzle chase ensues, as the witch crew uncover a number of unreasonable deaths, and then she and her boyfriend Jordan are targeted. I really enjoyed how the puzzle played out--quite creative!