Meredith is a small business owner of a multi-media studio in a small Maryland town. A jack-of-all-trades, she obtained a bachelor’s degree in Integrated Arts after studying as a double-major in Theatre Production and History. She’s a fourth generation independent business owner (her grandparents for 3 generations before her owned Antique shops). In many ways, Meredith grew up in the setting of a cozy mystery complete with cats, small dogs, Victorian homes, tea parties, and colorful characters, however, thankfully, no murders. An arts advocate, and life-long reader and lover of books, Meredith has turned her eye to book reviewing to give back to the so many authors who’ve inspired her creativity.
Town in a Lobster Stew Series: A Candy Holliday Mystery Book #2 Author: B. B. Haywood Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime Page Count: 384 My Rating: Book Summary Things start to boil over at the annual Lobster Stew Cook-Off when an award-winning recipe is stolen and a seven-time contest champion mysteriously disappears-leaving Candy no choice but…
Pruning the Dead Series: A Garden Squad Mystery Book #1 Author: Julia Henry Publisher: Kensington Books Page Count: 346 My Rating: Book Summary Post-retirement aches and pains can’t prevent sixty-five-year-old Lilly Jayne from keeping the most manicured garden in Goosebush, Massachusetts. But as a murder mystery blooms in the sleepy New England town, can a…
Cookies and Scream Series: A Cookie Cutter Shop Mystery Book #5 Author: Virginia Lowell Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime Page Count: 304 My Rating: Book Summary Olivia Greyson is the proud owner of The Gingerbread House—a quaint shop that specializes in all things cookie—and her best friend, Maddie, is her sidekick, baking up scrumptious treats for…
Tagged for Death Series: A Sarah Winston Garage Sale Mystery Book #1 Author: Sherry Harris Publisher: Kensington Books Page Count: 304 My Rating: Book Summary Starting your life over at age thirty-eight isn’t easy, but that’s what Sarah Winston finds herself facing when her husband CJ runs off with a 19-year-old temptress named Tiffany. Sarah’s…
Tapestry of Lies Series: A Weaving Book #2 Author: Carol Ann Martin Publisher: Obsidian (Penguin) Page Count: 336 My Rating: Book Summary Della Wright can’t believe her luck when celebrity designer Bunny Boyd walks into her weaving studio in small-town Briar’s Hollow, North Carolina, with a large custom fabric order. Bunny needs materials for her…
To Kill A Mocking Girl Series: An Bookbinding Mystery Book #1 Author: Harper Kincaid Publisher: Crooked Lane Books Page Count: 352 My Rating: Book Summary Bookbinder Quinn finds herself in trouble when her ex’s fiance turns up dead and if she’s not careful, her days might be numbered. Quinn Victoria Caine is back in her…
Red Delicious Death Series: An Orchard Mystery Book #3 Author: Sheila Connolly Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime Page Count: 304 My Rating: Book Summary In this latest Orchard mystery, amateur sleuth Meg Corey takes a bite out of crime… Some baby-faced chefs, fresh out of cooking school, are looking to open a restaurant in Granford. They…
Murder On Cape Cod Series: A Cozy Caper Book Group Mystery Book #1 Author: Maddie Day Publisher: Kensington Books Page Count: 320 My Rating: Book Summary A Cape Cod shop owner and her book club must find a crafty killer in this charming new series from the Agatha-nominated author of the Country Store Mystery series.…
Meet Your Baker Series: A Bakeshop Mystery Book #1 Author: Ellie Alexander Publisher: St. Martin’s Paperbacks Page Count: 320 My Rating: Book Summary Welcome to Torte-a friendly, small-town family bake shop where the treats are so good that, sometimes, it’s criminal… After graduating from culinary school, Juliet Capshaw returns to her quaint hometown of Ashland,…
Town in a Blueberry Jam Series: A Candy Holliday Mystery Book #1 Author: B. B. Haywood Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime Page Count: 320 My Rating: Book Summary First in the fabulous new Candy Holliday Murder mystery series. In the seaside village of Cape Willington, Maine, Candy Holliday has an idyllic life tending to the Blueberry…