I don't know about you, but even during the busiest time of the year, I've got to read. Maybe especially during the busiest time of the year. Reading is my escape. How about you?
Check out these new releases, upcoming releases,and December book deals in cozy mystery, romantic comedy, and women's fiction. Remember, for every book you gift, you can get one for yourself. Santa's rules.
DECEMBER NEW RELEASES
SLAY, BELLS, RING
Kiki Lowenstein Mystery book 18
by Joanna Campbell Slan
Released December 1st
This Christmas, shop owner Kiki Lowenstein has more than holiday crafts on her mind. As she juggles family responsibilities, her thriving business, and preparations for her famous Holiday Crafting Extravaganza, a series of mysterious burglaries plagues their quiet town of Webster Groves, a suburb of St. Louis. Kiki soon finds herself drawn into a sinister plot that goes far beyond stolen jewelry.
TIDYING UP TROUBLE
Clean Sweep Cozy Mystery Series
by Dianne Harman
Released December 5th
In the quiet town of Alma, Kansas, Jane Barrow’s cleaning business keeps her busy—but it's her knack for solving mysteries that keeps her engaged. What starts as a peculiar request from a friend, Marsha, about dying plants soon uncovers a bitter neighborhood feud, escalating tension over a local land development project, and the deeply rooted rivalries that plague the town. As Jane digs deeper, she realizes that someone might be willing to destroy more than just gardens to get their way.
NOBODY'S PERFECT
by Sally Kilpatrick
Released December 1st
After nearly twenty-five years of marriage, Mitch wants a divorce. He confesses that he doesn’t love her anymore. He never even liked her chicken salad! Brutal. What is Vivian to do but channel her anger, frustration, and pain into a video she posts online. Overnight, Vivian goes viral. Millions of views and counting—to Mitch’s fury, her son’s embarrassment, her mother’s support, and the media’s delight. For Vivian, it’s a moment of truth: hide or lean into it. Vivian 2.0 chooses to lean—maybe even toward the younger single father next door.
HOLLY HOMICIDE
Holiday Cozy Mystery book 11
by Tonya Kappes
Released November 24
Local journalist and amateur sleuth Violet Rhinehammer planned to cover the town's cozy festivities at the lodge, not investigate a chilling crime. But when a renowned artist is found dead, the Merry Maker’s magic is overshadowed by secrets, lies, and a stolen ornament design that could hold the key to a killer’s identity.
HE'S GOT TO GO
by Amy Vansant
Releases January 7th
An emergency wedding date turns into a twisty second-chance, friends-to-lovers, laugh-out-loud romantic comedy by USA Today, Wall Street Journal & Amazon All-Star bestselling author Amy Vansant.
BOOK DEALS
PINEAPPLE GINGERBREAD MEN
A Pineapple Port Mystery book 7
by Amy Vansant
99¢ through Sunday, December 15
A Christmas mystery where Pineapple Port's "Santa" is found dead ... wearing a gingerbread man costume ... with a shelf-elf stuffed in his mouth... Just another day in Pineapple Port!
A CHRISTMAS QUICK SKETCH
A Cherry Tucker Mystery Prequel Novella
by Larissa Reinhart
FREE on December 19th
For the sassy, Southern portrait artist Cherry Tucker, a stay at the Heartache Motel will not make for a “Holly Jolly Christmas.” Instead, she finds it requires quick wits and a sharp lookout for crooked characters ready to deliver a dose of “Blue Christmas” to any victim they can con.
COOKIE CRUMBLE AND MURDER
Holly Holmes Cozy Culinary Mystery book 1
by K.E. O'Connor
99¢
Life at my cafe in the stunning village of Audley St. Mary is as sweet as my cinnamon rolls. Between whipping up treats and enjoying the local history, things are perfect. Especially with Meatball, my adorable corgi dog, by my side.
Unfortunately, murder can curdle the cream, and I become a suspect in an investigation when I find the village undertaker dead in an open grave!
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