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Sunshine, secrets, and swoon-worthy stories—June's featured reads are your perfect summer escape.

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A promise rekindled. A secret revealed. A second chance at the family they never had.


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A cowboy with a second chance. A waitress with a hidden gift. And a small town where love paints a brand-new beginning.


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She�s racing for a prize. He�s dodging romance. Together, they might just cross the finish line to love.


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She steals from the mob for justice. He�s the FBI agent who could take her down�or fall for her instead.


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He�s her only protection. She�s carrying his child. Together, they must outwit a killer before time runs out.


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Murder at Gulls Nest
by Jess Kidd
"A Sweet New Cozy Mystery set in 1954."
Posted May 21, 2025

MURDER AT GULLS NEST is the first in this new cozy mystery series that has started out with a lot of potential! Written by Jess Kidd, the characters are a sweet lively bunch including the main character, Nora Breen, who was a former nun. It is one that will Read more...


No Roast for the Weary
by Cleo Coyle
"Cleo Coyle has no writer’s block with this amazing series!"
Posted April 28, 2025

It is finally here! This husband and wife writing duo, Cleo Coyle, has their 21st book in the Coffeehouse Series,  NO ROAST FOR THE WEARY for our reading pleasure Read more...


Bulletproof Barista
by Cleo Coyle
"Another win for Cleo Colye and the Coffeehouse Mystery series!"
Posted November 13, 2023

Cleo Coyle has done it again with the next in the Coffeehouse Mystery series, BULLETPROOF BARISTA! We have our loving and unique characters back again at the Village Blend Coffeehouse. The Read more...


How To Kill Men And Get Away With It
by Katy Brent
"A psychological thriller with humor!"
Posted June 28, 2023

HOW TO KILL MEN AND GET AWAY WITH IT is the first novel by Katy Brent and I absolutely love it! I enjoy reading psychological thrillers and if you can add some humorous parts to it as Brent has, then Read more...


The Ghost Goes to the Dogs
by Cleo Coyle
"Another loving cozy that will make you want to give a "paws" to the writers!"
Posted May 2, 2023

Cleo Coyle, the dynamic husband and wife duo team who writes the Haunted Bookshop Mysteries, as well as the Coffeehouse Mysteries, has done it again! I personally cannot be any happier than I Read more...


Small Mercies
by Dennis Lehane
"Hard to put down, but easy to feel the emotions from this thriller!"
Posted April 26, 2023

Every decade, there will be one novel you will read about the past that not only tells a fictional story but hits on true happenings that make you think about life today. Have things changed, and if not what can we do to make that change? Read more...


The Kind Worth Saving
by Peter Swanson
"This novel is totally worth reading!"
Posted March 7, 2023

THE KIND WORTH SAVING is a novel that not only had twists at every turn but totally caught me off guard at the end! While it is the second book in a series by Peter Swanson, it can Read more...


The House Across the Lake
by Riley Sager
"Sometimes a day at the lake can be a deadly vacation."
Posted January 25, 2023

This novel will be one you won’t forget. Riley Sager’s latest, THE HOUSE ACROSS THE LAKE, is one thriller that had me not only guessing the outcome but also unable to put it down. It has Read more...


Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
by Benjamin Stevenson
"Just when you thought your family had issues…here comes one that takes the award!"
Posted January 17, 2023

EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY HAS KILLED SOMEONE by Benjamin Stevenson is a mystery like no other I have read in my lifetime! It is one of those that has you guessing to the end as well as being so entertaining Read more...


The Lies I Told
by Mary Burton
"Some lies are not hidden for long."
Posted October 28, 2022

THE LIES I TOLD  written by Mary Burton is a psychological suspense that is such a page turner you will not want to put it down. In one weekend this novel had me soaked up into its pages as I had to keep reading to get to the Read more...


If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe
by Jason Pargin
"Flesh eating toys might be a parent’s new nightmare."
Posted October 14, 2022

This novel is labeled as a horror, but it also has a little bit of humor as well. I must admit this one seems intriguing by the title. IF THIS BOOK EXITS, YOU’RE IN THE WRONG UNIVERSE, really makes you want to read it just to see Read more...


The Shop on Royal Street
by Karen White
"Reconstruction can be unpredictable in more ways than one."
Posted March 21, 2022

THE SHOP ON ROYAL STREET, is a cozy mystery that is a spin-off from Karen White’s Tradd Street novels. I must say that this debut of this new series has me wanting more right now! The characters are Read more...


56 Days
by Catherine Ryan Howard
"A lot can happen during 56 days of a pandemic!"
Posted August 2, 2021

56 DAYS is a thriller set in the beginning of our pandemic written by Catherine Ryan Howard. This novel is intense in parts to the point I found it hard to put down. I needed to know what happened. The story is told in the present, and past Read more...


The Ghost and the Haunted Portrait
by Cleo Coyle
"Another extraordinary cozy mystery by Cleo Coyle!"
Posted June 10, 2021

Cleo Coyle did it again with the newest Haunted Bookshop Mystery, THE GHOST AND THE HAUNTED PORTRAIT! Fans have waited a long time for Jack, the gumshoe ghost, to come Read more...


The Butcher's Daughter
by Wendy Corsi Staub
"A moving storyline for anyone who feels the injustices of today."
Posted May 23, 2021

Wendi Corsi Staub’s last of The Foundlings series, THE BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER, is the final mystery of Amelia Crenshaw' and NYPD Detective Stockton Barnes's lost love ones. I Read more...


The Light of Days
by Judy Batalion
"A powerful, moving, and incredible story about some very brave women."
Posted March 28, 2021

THE LIGHT OF DAYS, written by Judy Batalion is the Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler’s Ghettos. I must say that this one powerful read for many reasons. First, it was not an easy read for the fact that in this one book I read Read more...


One Day You'll Burn
by Joseph Schneider
"A heated mystery that is a killer."
Posted February 4, 2021

ONE DAY YOU’LL BURN, Joseph Schneider's debut novel, is an unforgettable read! This is a thriller that sets a storyline of the most bizarre crime you could ever read. In the beginning Read more...


What Waits for You
by Joseph Schneider
"Another fear ripping suspense mystery that will leave you crawling the walls."
Posted February 4, 2021

The second in the Tully Jarsdel LAPD series is better than the first! WHAT WAITS FOR YOU by Joseph Schneider had me biting my nails as to what would happen next. Now I Read more...


The Perfect Guests
by Emma Rous
"Some games have a scandalous way of ending!"
Posted January 3, 2021

Emma Rous has a way of writing a thriller that leaves you in awe over all the many twists and turns, and better yet surprises, that one did not think could keep coming even down to the last page. She shocked me with Read more...


A Murder Between the Pages
by Amy Lillard
"Can one find clues in a book to solve a real mystery?"
Posted December 17, 2020

This new cozy mystery has all the wonderful elements you look for in this type of genre. A MURDER BETWEEN THE PAGES with its loveable characters, and cannot put down storyline is one I enjoyed Read more...


Teresa Cross


My name is Teresa Cross and I am a single mom of two grown children. Amber 29, and James almost 26. I teach First Grade to a class of active 6 and 7 years old. When I am not teaching I have a book in my hands every where I go. I will read almost anything but have a big love for mystery and suspense. I love to write as well and hope to soon write my own mystery novel within this next year.

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1 comment posted.

Re: A Brew To A Kill (3:36pm August 7, 2012):

I just got your new book and I can't wait to read it. I connect with your
characters on so many levels of both your Coffeehouse Mysteries and your
Haunted Bookshop Mysteries!!! Please keep writing them!

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