Slay Bells (A Christmas Village Mystery) by T.C. Wescott About the Book Slay Bells (A Christmas Village Mystery) Cozy Mystery Brand New Series Better Mousetrap Books (November 23, 2018) Print Length: 273 pages Digital ASIN: B07HGG7ZFR Slay Bells by T.C. Wescott My rating: 5 of 5 stars I was sent a copy of the book in exchange for my honest […]

The Killer Christmas Sweater Club (A Seaside Cove Bed & Breakfast Mystery) by Terry Ambrose About the Book The Killer Christmas Sweater Club (A Seaside Cove Bed & Breakfast Mystery) Cozy Mystery 3rd in Series Publisher: Satori Print Length: 342 pages Digital ASIN: B07H27NCP4 All ten-year-old Alexandra Atwood wants for Christmas is to get her dad and the B&B’s cook […]

Murder in Her Stocking (A Granny Reid Mystery) by G. A. McKevett About the Book Murder in Her Stocking (A Granny Reid Mystery) Cozy Mystery 1st in Series Kensington (October 30, 2018) Hardcover: 304 pages ISBN-10: 1496716264 ISBN-13: 978-1496716262 Digital ASIN: B079KTKPH2 As the Moonlight Magnolia Agency revisits old memories on Christmas Eve, Granny Reid takes the reins back thirty […]

Pressing the Issue (A Cookbook Nook Mystery) Cozy Mystery 6th in Series Beyond the Page (February 20, 2018) Print Length: 354 pages ASIN: B07955HXRS As the annual Renaissance Fair comes to Crystal Cove, Jenna Hart’s Cookbook Nook is packed with tasty treats and all things medieval, while her pal Bailey is ready to swoon over her upcoming nuptials at a […]

Back in 2016, I noticed an actress on a Hallmark movie who had just booked her first lead with Hallmark, and months before that movie premiered, Death Al Dente: A Gourmet Detective, I had the honor of interviewing Jordana Largy. I do not take credit for her subsequent stardom, but I would like to think that maybe I had a tiny […]

A few years ago, because of my friendship with a certain actor (Sebastian Spence), I had the opportunity to watch a movie (Stonados) that featured an actress by the name of Miranda Frigon. About the same time, I began to see her name pop up in various Hallmark movies, and before long, she emerged as a recurring role in the […]

Last year, after watching the original Christmas movie Sound of Christmas, I decided to reach out to the star of this film, Robin Dunne, for a potential interview. He had been a long-time favorite in our household, and he was quite amenable to an interview in spite of his hectic schedule. Recently, on a whim, I asked him for a follow-up […]

A Deadly Éclair BOOK #1 Available November 7, 2017 It’s always been Mimi Rousseau’s dream to open her own bistro, but it seems beyond her grasp since she’s been chased back home to Nouvelle Vie in Napa Valley by her late husband’s tremendous debt. That is until her best friend Jorianne James introduces her to entrepreneur Bryan Baker who enjoys […]

R. Franklin James‘s Web Site:  http://rfranklinjames.com/ R. Franklin James’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/R-Franklin-James-273658892738172/ R. Franklin James‘s Twitter: https://twitter.com/RFJBooks R. Franklin James‘s Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7043359.R_Franklin_James The Bell Tolls Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7043359.R_Franklin_James The Bell Tolls blog tour site: https://thebelltollsblogtour.blogspot.com/ R. Franklin James‘s Bio: R. Franklin James grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and graduated from the University of California at Berkeley. From there she cultivated a different type of writing—legislation […]

Can you believe it? Garage Sale Mystery month has come to an end! I don’t know about you, but I have thoroughly enjoyed seeing a new movie every Sunday night on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel. When Kevin O’Grady first hinted at it back in January, I had no idea how much I would enjoy each and every movie. It […]