Troubled Water: An Aging Ain't for Wimps Mystery by Kassandra Lamb ~ Cozy Mystery

 Troubled Water: An Aging Ain't for Wimps Mystery by Kassandra Lamb

About Troubled Water:

 

Troubled Water: An Aging Ain't for Wimps Mystery

Cozy Mystery

1st in Series

Setting : Northern Florida

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Misterio Press LLC

Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 28, 2026

 

What does it say about you when your coming-of-age story begins at seventy-one? Amy Bridges Parker asks herself that question as she resists her domineering sister’s attempts to take over where her subtly controlling and recently deceased husband left off. Then her sister Clara turns up dead! And a young man claiming to be the grandson of Amy’s first husband—the one who died in Vietnam fifty-two years ago—gives the sheriff a prime suspect. The boy had a grudge and must have gone after the wrong sister. Amy isn’t convinced. She can’t really explain why, but she likes the young man. And she knows better than most that her sister, a mean girl back in high school, had plenty of old enemies. But who hated Clara enough to actually kill her? Or did the killer get the wrong sister after all?

About Kassandra Lamb:

Kassandra Lamb has two loves: writing and psychology. In her youth, she discovered that writers need day jobs in order to eat. Partial to food, she studied psychology. Now retired from a career as a psychotherapist and college professor, she spends most of her time in an alternate universe with her characters. The magic portal to this universe (i.e., her computer) is in Florida, where her husband and dog catch occasional glimpses of her. Kass has authored over 40 books, including four mystery series and a romantic suspense trilogy.

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Heidenröslein: The Little Rose on the Heath by Christopher Whittaker ~ Historical Fiction @GoddessFish

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Two men. Two worlds.

One war that will remake them both.

Peter Schiller, a disciplined officer from privilege, is trained to lead—but not for what war truly demands.

Günther Klein, a working-class recruit, is thrown into the trenches and forced to learn fast or die.

In the mud and ruin of the Great War, rank and class begin to dissolve. Orders blur into instinct. Honour bends under necessity. What remains is survival—and the thin, unspoken bond forged between two men who should never have met.

But war does not end when the guns fall silent.

Heidenröslein is a powerful, unflinching story of war, brotherhood, and the quiet, irreversible cost of becoming what the battlefield demands.

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The von Schiller estate sat upon a gentle rise overlooking the town, separated from the noise and smoke of industry by iron gates, trimmed hedges, and the unspoken certainty that families like theirs did not belong amongst ordinary life.

The house itself was not ancient enough to be called ancestral in the medieval sense, yet age clung to it all the same. Three stories of pale stone and dark timber stood behind carefully shaped gardens, its tall windows reflecting the morning light like polished glass. Ivy crept deliberately across portions of the outer walls, restrained rather than wild, allowed to grow only where it improved the appearance of age and permanence.

Nothing about the home was accidental.

Even the gravel upon the drive had been chosen for the sound it made beneath carriage wheels.

The front doors opened into a grand receiving hall floored in black-and-white marble tiles imported decades earlier from Italy. The ceilings rose high overhead, crossed with dark wooden beams stained almost black with polish and age. Portraits of Von Schillers long dead stared down from the walls in oils darkened by time—military officers, industrialists, stiff-backed women in lace collars and jewels.

Men who had built.

Men who had commanded.

Men who had expected obedience from the world and usually received it.

The air carried faint scents of furniture wax, old paper, polished silver, and the lingering aroma of Ernst von Schiller’s pipe tobacco.

About the Author: Chris lives in Perth, Western Australia with his wife Dianne.

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#BookReview ~ Seeking the Kidnapped Child (Missing Person Investigations) by Deena Alexander ~ Love Inspired Suspense @DeenaAlexanderA

Seeking the Kidnapped Child (Missing Person Investigations) by Deena Alexander

About Seeking the Kidnapped Child:

 

Seeking the Kidnapped Child (Missing Person Investigations)

Inspirational Romantic Suspense

1st in Series

Setting - Montana

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Love Inspired Suspense

Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 28, 2026

Print length ‏ : ‎ 208 pages

Mass Market Paperback ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1335919074

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1335919076

Digital ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0369784308

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0FXRPXKY9

When his daughter’s taken, getting her back is all that matters.

FBI Agent Tristan McAvoy just learned he’s a father—but his little girl’s been abducted by his enemies, and he’s caught in a deadly shoot-out the moment he tries to rescue her. He barely flees unscathed with his ex, Avery Taylor, and his K-9 partner in tow. The criminals have a deadly agenda—if Tristan testifies at an upcoming trial for a major crime boss, he’ll never see his child again. Stranded in the mountain wilderness, Tristan and Avery are trailed by ruthless mercenaries, who are closing in. Can they survive long enough to save their daughter—or will they be silenced forever?

From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.

Missing Person Investigations

Book 1: Seeking the Kidnapped Child

My Review:

Seeking the Kidnapped Child is the first book in the Missing Person Investigations. This fast-paced romantic suspense novel is filled with twists, turns, and unexpected outcomes. Full of heart-pounding action, this book is hard to put down once you begin.

The author is a favorite because she's so versatile. I love her cozies as much as I love her love inspired romantic suspense novels. Deena's writing style is smooth and conversational. Her characters are three-dimensional, interesting, and well-developed. The setting and world-building are done in such a way that I feel like I'm in the middle of the action with the characters. 

I was drawn into the story, and the characters and descriptive elements kept me engaged. The wrap-up and writing style is what keeps me coming back for more by this author.

If you haven't had a chance to ready anything by Deena Alexander, I highly suggest you add her books to your TBR.

I was provided with a copy of this book. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.

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About Deena Alexander:

Deena Alexander grew up in a small town on the south shore of eastern Long Island, where she met and married her high school sweetheart. She recently relocated to Florida with her husband, three kids, son-in-law, and four dogs. Now she enjoys long walks in nature all year long, despite the occasional alligator or snake she sometimes encounters. Deena's love for writing developed when her youngest son was born and didn't sleep through the night.

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Where There's Smoke . . . (A Haunted Paint Store Mystery) by E.J. Copperman ~ Paranormal Cozy Mystery

 

Where There's Smoke . . . (A Haunted Paint Store Mystery) by E.J. Copperman

About Where There's Smoke . . .:

 

Where There's Smoke . . . (A Haunted Paint Store Mystery)

Paranormal Cozy Mystery

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Severn House

Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 4, 2026

Setting - New Jersey

Print length ‏ : ‎ 256 pages

Hardcover ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1448320445

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1448320448

Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0H1RND6TL

Paint store owner Laura Meehan must prove her amateur sleuthing skills (again!) when her small town’s public library starts burning in this installment of the Haunted Paint Store cozy mystery series.

Don’t mess with a paint store owner’s safe haven! Laura Meehan has her hands full with her paint store, but also with another case (that she will definitely leave to the police to solve)! The Sea Breeze Public Library is burning and it’s clear from the beginning that it must be arson. Who would want to burn a library down and why? Was it a group of moms protesting what they see as inappropriate book content? Maybe it was someone who didn’t like a title they lent? Or is there something more alarming going on? As a library volunteer, Laura simply has to find out, and together with her IT-savvy husband Roy and her ex-detective father’s ghost (real or imagined still yet to be determined), she stumbles upon a lot of obstacles on her quest to find the truth—and maybe even an arsonist who might strike again! A light-hearted cozy mystery with a paranormal twist and Copperman’s signature wit, humor, and zaniness. Perfect for fans of Copperman’s Haunted Guesthouse Mysteries and Cleo Coyle’s Haunted Bookshop Mysteries, as well as funny and cozy mysteries by Janet Evanovich, Elle Cosimano, and Amanda Flower.

About E.J. Copperman:

E.J. Copperman is a figment of someone’s imagination. Sometimes E.J. writes as Jeff Cohen. Where There’s Smoke is his 36th published mystery. But he says he doesn’t write mysteries; he writes comedies that have a mystery in them. It’s up to you to decide if that’s true.

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