Happy Homicides – 13 Cozy Holiday Mysteries
by Joanna Campbell Slan and 12 more Cozy Authors
Doesn’t this sound awesome. You’ll probably recognize many of these authors, as I did, and find some new ones too!
Come on in, cozy up, and enjoy my review.
And don’t forget to enter the awesome giveaway!
Happy Homicides & Happy Homicides Bonus
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My Review
Thirteen stories for the holidays. How great is that!
Some of my favorite authors contributed to this anthology along with some new ones for me.
Each story, though not a full length novel, was so well written it felt complete. That shows the talent of these authors, giving you a beginning, middle, and end, in a limited amount of words.
Spend the holidays meeting new characters, falling in love, and solving some murders.
Each new story brings that feeling of wonder. You are entering a new world, going on a new adventure.
After I finished one story, I couldn’t resist starting the next one. And so it went until I finished them all.
With weather cooling down, these stories would be great companions while curled up with a snug blanket and a hot cuppa tea.
5 Stars
Synopsis:
A holiday bonanza! A collection of traditional mysteries to celebrate the holidays, written by thirteen bestselling and award-winning authors. Heartwarming, brain puzzling, craft-centered, and character driven reads that’ll keep you entertained for hours. Nearly 800 pages of reading material, plus a special Recipe and Craft Bonus.
Included are:
Kiki Lowenstein and the Rowan Branch – (Joanna Campbell Slan) When Horace Goldfader is accused of murder, Kiki learns how difficult it can be to maintain peace on earth—and to keep her deathbed promise to her late friend, Dodie.
Cara Mia Delgatto and the Misdirected Gifts — (Joanna Campbell Slan) Two waylaid items cause Cara to take a break from her booming retail business and follow her heart. Can a sprinkling of holiday magic create a “happily ever after” ending for all involved?
The Christmas Dog — (Joyce and Jim Lavene) A woman running from her deadly past finds hope, and a dog, at Christmas.
and more.
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About This Author
Joanna Campbell Slan is the award-winning author of the Kiki Lowenstein Mysteries (an Agatha Award Finalist) and two other mystery series. Her stories in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series has been read and loved by millions. Her books reviving the classic heroine Jane Eyre have won the prestigious Daphne du Maurier Award. In her past life, Joanna was a television talk show host, an adjunct professor of public relations, a sought-after motivational speaker, and a corporate speechwriter. She is married to David Slan, CEO of Steinway Piano Gallery-DC. The Slans make their home on Jupiter Island, Florida. Visit Joanna’s website at www.JoannaSlan.com
Author Links
Website / Blog / Facebook / Twitter / Goodreads / Pinterest
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October 15 – Michelle’s Romantic Tangle – Guest Post
October 16 – 3 Partners in Shopping, Nana, Mommy, &, Sissy, Too ! – Spotlight, Giveaway
October 16 – Mallory Heart Reviews – Review
October 17 – Lisa Ks Book Reviews – Review, Guest Post, Giveaway
October 18 – Community Bookstop – Review, Giveaway
October 19 – THE SELF-TAUGHT COOK – Review, Giveaway
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October 20 – Book Babble – Spotlight
October 21 – A Year of Jubilee Reviews – Review
October 21 – Griperang’s Bookmarks – Interview, Giveaway
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October 27 – Cozy Up With Kathy – Guest Post, Spotlight
October 28 – Bubble Bath Books – Review
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The covers are great, really pull you in to check the books out. Love your post. Thanks for the giveaway.
I know. Makes you want to dive right in!
These books sound awesome! Can’t wait to get my hands on them.
That are such fun. I ate them up!
The covers are warm and cozy and not at all scary for a mystery. However, twists and turns are much anticipated in a good mystery for me. I’m always thrilled for a new one to read.
koukkunokka@anvianet.fi
Thank you for the chance!!
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You are welcome. Good luck!
Some of these are more serious mysteries and some are cozies and meet and greets. I found a few new authors in these too!
FUOnlyKnew, I hadn’t read some of these authors either, so it was a treat for me, too.
Glad you like them, Mai. We were very impressed with how our artist captured the mood we wanted.
I love reading analogies … what a great way to discover new authors.
Me too. And I found some new ones in these!
You know me, I love mysteries! This looks interesting. 🙂 booklady2007 at gmail dot com
Yep. And you are in at the beginning. LOL
Great cover and a fantastic group of authors. I want to read this one.
debby236 at gmail dot com
Perfect covers! There’s some of my favorite authors in here, some I’ve been wanting to read, and some new ones!
This looks like too much fun. 🙂
Anna from Elements of Writing
It is Anna! So many authors and such a diverse collection of stories. Had a blast!
Anna, I had a blast putting it together with my pal, Linda Gordon Hengerer. Such nice people involved, as well as stellar authors.
Hi, All–
The Bonus is available. When you get the book, there’s an email address inside. Send an email and the computer gods will automatically send you the bonus file. Unfortunately, Amazon starts the book at the first chapter and skips our FIRST mention of the address, so you can either hit “go to the beginning” or read through until the end, because we’ve listed the address for the bonus in BOTH places.
Thanks for having us!
Joanna
Thanks for sharing that Joanna! I meant to add that to the top of my post! I had such a fun time with all of these stories:)
No problem, Laura. It got a bit confusing because Amazon does things their way (LOL).
I just love the holidays…and homicides. lol
LOL Me too, Jennifer!
Is there a better time to bump people off? I doubt it!
Such cute covers and the title, Happy Homicides? 🙂
sherry @ fundinmental
Sherry, we actually brainstormed the title BEFORE we read all the stories, so some are NOT homicides (and one person *dinged* us for that.) But, we love the sound of “Happy Homicides” so we’ll be keeping that as we move forward. Besides, lots of mysteries have titles that don’t match the innards, or covers with cats, and NO cats in the stories. Sigh. What can I say? We write fiction and we lie a lot.
You’d love these Sherry. And there are some authors you enjoy in here and some new ones for ya!
This sounds like a fun collection of mystery stories, Laura. I’m going to go take a look on Amazon.
I hope you enjoy them as much as I did. They aren’t all murder myseries and there’s some characters to meet too:)