Christmas Trifle
(A Snow Lake Romantic Suspense Mystery)
by Heather Haven
About the Book
Christmas Trifle (A Snow Lake Romantic Suspense Mystery)
Romantic Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Wives of Bath Press (September 1, 2019)
• Number of Pages – 322
ASIN: B07THD2XT2
When chefs Charly and Cliff Harding divorce, she gets custody of their upscale restaurant and its namesake, Felix, the cat. He gets custody of their dog, Oscar. What they both still have custody of is each other’s heart. But they seem to be the only two people in the small ski resort town of Snow Lake, Nevada, that don’t know it.
When Cliff opens his own restaurant in direct competition with Charly, bad things start to happen. Death threats, accidents, and murder are now on the menu. Their ‘if-you-can’t-take-the-heat-then-get-out-of-the-kitchen’ battles are backfiring, and regrets consume the two of them. But can they find their way back to each other? Or is it too late? Because they just might spend the rest of their lives in prison unjustly accused of killing someone. Or can love triumph over even murder?
About Heather Haven
Heather Haven, in the midst of writing her fourteenth novel, has also written short stories, comedy acts, television treatments, ad copy, commercials, and plays. She has won numerous awards for her Silicon Valley-based Alvarez Family Murder Mysteries; Manhattan-based WWII Persephone Cole Vintage Mysteries; Ringling Brothers’ Circus mystery noir, Death of a Clown; and Corliss and Other Award-Winning Stories. She has two romantic suspense series: Love Can be Murder Mystery Novellas with Lee Alvarez and Gurn Hanson, the Nick and Nora Charles of Silicon Valley, and the new Snow Lake Romantic Suspense Novels, of which Christmas Trifle is Book One.
She and her husband of thirty-four years are allowed to live with their two cats, Ellie and Yulie, in the foothills of San Jose, California.
Author Links
Website – http://www.heatherhavenstories.com/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/HeatherHavenStories
Twitter – @HeatherHaven
Purchase Link – Amazon
Christmas Trifle by Heather Haven
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I was sent a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. I was not financially compensated, and all opinions are 100 percent mine.
First of all, I would like to dub this book as a definite pick for the next Hallmark mystery film. I adored the fact this although this is a cozy mystery, it is decidedly different from so many I have been reading. While there are a few cases of “Oh My G–” in the book, that is the only thing in this book that could be potentially offensive to a reader. And if Hallmark were to develop this into a film, they would have no problem adapting it. Cozy mystery readers will fall in love with the pacing, the characters, and the mystery. Glad to see this is the first in the series, and I can only hope there will be more to come.
Some of the things I truly appreciated were the following. A divorced couple comprise the leading couple. The point of view continuously switches back and forth between these two characters. The murder that is the focus of the novel does not happen until well into the book. In fact, I was wondering for a while if this was a murder mystery. Although it deals with food and restaurants, this one dealt with a little different aspect of those. And the best part is that I believe the follow-up books in the series are going to continue to be refreshing and fun. I highly recommend this series to all mystery aficionados.
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