Review: Bonbons and Burglars (Frosted Misfortunes Mysteries Book 4) by Lisa Siefert

A high-profile wedding, a bakery disaster, and a frozen corpse—Ava Decker’s latest mystery is anything but sweet.

Pastry chef and small-town sleuth Ava Decker is thrilled to cater the most glamorous wedding of the season. But when the bride’s big day turns into a catastrophe—with a flooded venue, ruined desserts, and a dead body in Ava’s walk-in freezer—the celebration grinds to a chilling halt.

With her missing assistant as the prime suspect and a pair of mischievous kittens leading her to unexpected clues, Ava is up to her elbows in trouble. Add in her mother’s relentless matchmaking schemes and a charming yet infuriating billionaire, and Ava’s got more on her plate than just cupcakes.

Can Ava sift through the secrets and solve the case before the real killer serves up another deadly surprise?

 

My Review:

A great cozy mystery with kittens.

I couldn’t wait for the next installment of the Frosted Misfortunes Mysteries book to come out so I could catch up with Ava, Lucky, and all the memorable characters in Clover Creek.  In this book, Ava comes across another corpse; this time in the walk-in cooler at her bakery.  It was fun to see how far Ava would go to find the killer even though she is always told to stay out of it.  Ava is still questioning her relationship with Marcus in this book too.  I can’t wait for them to finally consider themselves a couple.  They are great together.  There are also extra kittens in this story.

 

 

 

Review: The Magical Bed & Breakfast (Charmed Love Book 2) by Aimee O’Brian

In the small town of Hazard, the path to love is never ordinary—sometimes, it takes a little magic.

Kate Mayfield is done with city life and celebrity scandals. With her career as a reputation management consultant behind her, she’s sunk every penny into restoring the historic Hazard Inn, determined to turn it into a thriving bed-and-breakfast. But the charming seaside inn comes with more than she bargained for—hidden problems, a secret underground tunnel, and a mysterious antique desk holding an old musical score said to bring success if played perfectly.

Rory Rollins, famous rock band keyboardist, needs to disappear. With a stalker on his trail and the media closing in, he retreats to his hometown of Hazard, Rhode Island, planning to lay low. But when Kate asks him—believing he’s just a classical pianist—to help her play the duet, refusing means revealing the secret he’s desperate to keep.

As the two grow closer, so does the magic of Hazard. But with secrets between them and the past threatening to catch up, will love be enough to keep them together?

 

My Review:

More than just a romance novel. 

I read this book in record time.  I could not put it down.  At first Kate and Rory seemed to be so opposite, it was hard to imagine them as a couple.  But as the story played out, I couldn’t not see them together. 

Set in a small town in Rhode Island, where there are lots of secrets, especially at the historic inn that Kate is renovating.  Rory is a rock star trying to lay low hoping his stalker will find someone else to latch on to.  Together, they discover secrets at the inn and in town as they create a friendship and eventually fall in love.

 

Review: A Whisper of Summer Magic (Southern Love Spells #3) by Sinclair Jayne

 

Falling out of a tree and landing at the feet of a sexy neighbor is not the meet-cute of corporate attorney Meghan Maye’s dreams. He’s too handsome, too flirty, too fun and too young. She could ignore those flaws, if she were looking for a man, but she’s not. Meghan’s contemplating a career switch that sounds crazy even to her and will upset her ambitious parents. Plus, there’s bad blood between their families. Then he brings up the mysterious, heirloom cookbook—Southern Love Spells—and issues a challenge. And Meghan, even bruised and embarrassed, can’t let that go unanswered.

Firefighter Jackson Roberts wasn’t looking for trouble when he wandered onto a recently deceased neighbor’s property. He knows he’s not supposed to be there, but he’s housesitting for his folks, and he’s looking for answers to questions his family’s afraid to ask. As a first responder, he can hardly call 911 and walk away, but taking care of Meghan until she’s back on her feet will open a Pandora’s box. But Jackson rarely plays it safe, and he’s convinced Meghan’s worth the risk.

 

My Review:

Pure magic! 

Meghan Maye is at a crossroad in her life.  She is burnt out from her corporate lawyer job and wants to move back home to be closer to her family and discover what truly makes her happy.  Love is not on the radar until she is reunited with Jackson Roberts, her much younger, firefighter neighbor.  With so many reasons why Meghan shouldn’t get involved with Jackson, fate has another plan.  

I enjoyed seeing Meghan and Jackson get to know each other and fall in love in this beautifully written friends to lovers/reverse age gap romance.  I also enjoyed catching up with the other Maye sisters from previous books. 

 

 

Review: A Wedding to Remember (Cabins in the Pines Book 2) by Cassidy Carter

A wedding to remember brings them back together.

Slater Evans, manager of Cabins in the Pines Resort and Executive Retreat, has never been busier as he plans the nuptials of his two best friends. He wants to ensure everything goes perfectly, but when he needs his focus the most, his plans spin out of control when his ex girlfriend, the love of his life, unexpectedly arrives.

Working at her father’s financial firm with expectations to take over, Hope Bergman’s determined to prove her managerial and leadership skills by organizing a flawless corporate conference at the charming resort. Coming face to face with the man she could never forget divides her attention and jeopardizes the career she’s worked hard to build.

But when there’s a glitch in the preparations for his friend’s wedding, Slater reluctantly asks Hope for help, and she can’t resist stepping in. Could the chance to work together rekindle their love and lead to a new beginning or will Hope’s ambitions once again take her far away?

 

My Review: 

A sweet second chance. 

Former couple, Hope Bergman and Slater Evans, are reunited when Hope goes on a cooperate retreat to Cabins in the Pines Resort and Executive Retreat, where her old boyfriend, Slater Evans is manager.  As they catch up with each other, they realize they are still in love.  But life has changed for Hope and she can’t leave her father’s business in another state.  Or can she?  I enjoyed seeing Hope and Slater reunite even with all the odds against them.  This book also continues from the first book with the wedding of Delaney and Wyatt.  This is a heartfelt romance and a great addition to the Cabins in the Pines series.