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Fall headfirst into July’s hottest stories—danger, desire, and happily-ever-afters await.

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When duty to his kingdom meets desire for his enemy!


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Always remember when playing for keeps to look before you leap!


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The Occupied
by Craig Parshall
"A supernatural thriller that you will not want to put down!"
Posted January 11, 2017

THE OCCUPIED is a supernatural thriller novel with all the features that will keep you awake at night until the very end. The author, Craig Parshall, has a dynamic hit here and it is hard to put down. For all those who love suspense, you will love this novel by Read more...


Murder with Macaroni and Cheese
by A.L. Herbert
"This mystery cooked up more than murder!"
Posted January 11, 2017

In A. L. Herbert's latest Mahalia Watkins Soul Food Mysteries, MURDER WITH MACARONI AND CHEESE you will be served up delicious recipes and a brilliant mystery! As a lover of cozy mysteries, I found this Read more...


Reckless Creed
by Alex Kava
"Could this be the conspiracy that brings us to the end?"
Posted January 10, 2017

RECKLESS CREED is the first novel I read of Alex Kava's Ryder Creed series but it is not the first one of this amazing storyline. The series is about Creed who trains K-9s for Read more...


A Dark and Stormy Murder
by Julia Buckley
"A new series that will end with you wanting more!"
Posted January 4, 2017

In the first of a new series, A DARK AND STORMY MURDER is absolutely a brilliant beginning! I love the lively characters that Julia Buckley created in this Writer's Apprentice Series down to the furry pets. With the setting being in a small town of Blue Lake, Indiana, Buckley Read more...


The Princess and the Poison
by Carol E. Ayer
"A fairytale murder mystery"
Posted December 18, 2016

THE PRINCESS AND THE POISON written by Carol E. Ayer is the first in the Storybook Park Mystery series! This is a great story idea for a mystery and different than many cozy mysteries. With the setting a theme park with sights of all your favorite childhood fairytale stories, Ayer Read more...


Silk Stalkings
by Diane Vallere
"A Mystery that will keep you stitched in place until the end!"
Posted December 18, 2016

I enjoyed reading SILK STALKINGS, written by Diane Vallere. It is the third book in the Material Witness Mystery series and has a load of suspenseful events going on that will keep you stitched in placed until you Read more...


The Readaholics and the Gothic Gala
by Laura DiSilverio
"Gothic Gala, book clubs, and murder! What more can one want from a great mystery?"
Posted December 18, 2016

Laura DiSilverio's next series in the Book Club Mystery will leave you entertained and at the edge of your seat in anticipation! THE READAHOLIC AND THE GOTHIC GALA is not only hilarious at times but also unpredictable Read more...


A Novel Death
by Elizabeth Ashby, Ellie Ashe
"A book from Dangerous Reads can leave you dying for more!"
Posted September 27, 2016

A NOVEL DEATH written by Elizabeth Ashby and Ellie Ashe, is another book in the Danger Cove Mysteries that you will be sure to enjoy from the first chapter. Like most cozy mystery it has your humor, a touch of Read more...


Grilling the Subject
by Daryl Wood Gerber
"A sensational cozy mystery not to be missed!"
Posted August 28, 2016

What an awesome cozy mystery GRILLING THE SUBJECT by Daryl Wood Gerber is! I enjoyed reading about The Cookbook Nook, a bookstore owned by the main character, Jenna, who has a knack for solving mysteries. With a country theme during a special event for the town of Crystal Cove, California Read more...


Title Wave
by Lorna Barrett
"A Mystery Cruise turns up deadly!"
Posted August 10, 2016

TITLE WAVE by Lorna Barrett is a delightful cozy mystery and the first in the BookTown mystery series that I have read. I enjoyed the pace and the storyline sounds like a cruise I would love to go on myself, one filled with lots of mystery authors, so you know Read more...


Sleuthing For A Living
by Jennifer L. Hart
"Fans of Gilmore Girls will adore SLEUTHING FOR A LIVING, the next hit in cozy mysteries!"
Posted August 10, 2016

SLEUTHING FOR A LIVING by Jennifer L. Hart will be one of my new favorite cozy mystery series! This is the debut for the series Mackenzie & Mackenzie P.I., about a single mother, Mackenzie raising her teenage daughter, Mac, all while she decides to go into the Private Investigating business Read more...


Warning Order
by Joshua Hood
"Can Mason Kane save his men and country before time runs out?"
Posted July 25, 2016

This is an amazingly written novel by Joshua Hood who was in the 82nd Airborne Division of his Military career. WARNING ORDER is the second of the Search and Destroy Thriller series and is easy to understand the main character's background even if you haven't read Read more...


That Wasn't Chicken
by Linda Kozar
"If THAT WASN'T CHICKEN, what else could it had been?"
Posted February 9, 2016

THAT WASN'T CHICKEN is hilarious with many twist and turns giving an unexpected ending, which I love in a cozy mystery. Whether you are reading or listening to the audio by Michelle Babb be ready for that outburst of laughs, which could be embarrassing in public. As the fourth Read more...


Dead As A Doornail
by Linda Kozar
"A delightful, humorous cozy mystery"
Posted November 19, 2015

DEAD AS A DOORNAIL by Linda Kozar is absolutely a delight to listen to as Michelle Babb gives her talents toward narrating it. As part of the When The Fat Ladies Sing cozy mystery series, DEAD AS A DOORNAIL is the third in the series and can be Read more...


The Survivors
by Robert Palmer
"Mind-twisting suspense leaves you dazed for days after reading!"
Posted October 16, 2015

Robert Palmer's debut novel, THE SURVIVORS, is the beginning of a suspenseful series that I can't wait to continue! Mind-twisting and heart-gripping, this story about Cal Henderson, who lost his family in the most tragic and bizarre way possible as a child, will be one you Read more...


Once Upon A Grind
by Cleo Coyle
"Can Clare Cosi make this Fairy Tale have a happy ending before her own Prince Charming gives up?"
Posted October 14, 2015

Cleo Coyle did it again with the latest cozy mystery novel ONCE UPON A GRIND from the Coffeehouse Mystery series! The writing duo and husband and wife, Alice Alfonsi and Marc Cerasini use a pseudonym, Cleo Coyle to write and with every story they bring their characters alive Read more...


The Guise of Another
by Allen Eskens
"Every one has secrets to hide... some catch up to us!"
Posted October 7, 2015

Wow, what a novel THE GUISE OF ANOTHER turns out to be! Written by Allen Eskens, it is a thriller suspense that ended in a way I did not expect. Every detail is clear to understand, and the way each part of the story folds together kept me hooked Read more...


Helena Goes to Hollywood
by C.C. Dragon
"...the right amount of laughter in the appropriate spots..."
Posted August 11, 2015

CC Dragon has a new series out that will have you in stitches with laughter. A Helena Morris Mystery series is filled with hilarious characters and a scenario that will keep you engrossed to the very end. HELENA GOES TO HOLLYWOOD is a cozy mystery that is easy Read more...


13 Stolen Girls
by Gill Reavill
"Terrifying suspense to the end!"
Posted August 10, 2015

In 13 STOLEN GIRLS, the new novel in the Layla Remington Mystery series, author Gil Reavill did an outstanding job with keeping the suspense. With many surprises, you will be taken into another world of the rich and famous. This latest novel about a missing young star from Read more...


A Dark Lure
by Loreth Anne White
"A chilling page-turner with enjoyable tension!"
Posted August 7, 2015

Never has a book kept me looking behind myself in the dark as A DARK LURE by Loreth Anne White has! A thriller that will have you frozen in your seat and hearing sounds that are not there, A DARK LURE is sure to please those who have a love 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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