Sinister Remnants (A Tori Winters Mystery) by Anita Dickason ~ Cozy Mystery

Sinister Remnants

A Tori Winters Mystery

by Anita Dickason

About Sinister Remnants:

Sinister Remnants: (A Tori Winters Mystery)

Cozy Mystery

4th in Series

Setting – Texas

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mystic Circle Books

Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 26, 2026

Print length ‏ : ‎ 380 pages

Hardcover

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1958464139

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1958464137

Paperback

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1958464120

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1958464120

Digital

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1958464144

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0H4X16L1M

The Past Leaves Traces! Some Turn Deadly!

Ambushed during a press tour of the new Red Door Inn, Tori Winters is blindsided by an accusation that she doesn’t own the mansion.

The Metro reporter’s vicious rumor soon proves to be more than tabloid fodder. An attorney has the proof.

Ensnared in a ruthless legal battle, Tori’s desperate search for answers uncovers a chilling truth. Some things were never meant to be dug up. But someone had.

A remnant, long forgotten in the shadows of her inheritance, ignites a danger far deadlier than a courtroom fight.

One murder was only the beginning.

Who is the next victim?

Read an Excerpt:

Tori gestured toward her team. “On behalf of all of us, thank you for coming. We hope you enjoyed the tour.”

Tori moved to the foyer, while Tina distributed the packets.

Holding the front door open, she smiled and thanked each reporter as they filed out.

Polaski, the last to leave, shot her a smug little look. “Too bad you went to all this effort for nothing.”

Tori kept her expression steady, but the words hit like a blow as she closed the door. A knot of unease tightened in her chest. She turned.

“For cripes’ sake! What was that all about?”

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About Anita Dickason:

Anita Dickason is a twenty-two-year veteran of the Dallas Police Department. Anita served as a patrol officer, undercover narcotics detective, advanced accident investigator, and Dallas SWAT tactical officer and first female sniper. Her law enforcement experience and knowledge provide an endless source of inspiration for her characters and plots.

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A Murderer’s Guide to Mardi Gras (Vintage Cookbook Mysteries) by Ellen Byron #CozyMystery

A MURDERER’S GUIDE TO MARDI GRAS 

Vintage Cookbook Mysteries

by Ellen Byron

About A Murderer’s Guide to Mardi Gras:

A Murderer’s Guide to Mardi Gras (Vintage Cookbook Mysteries)

Cozy Mystery

5th in Series

Setting – Louisiana

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Severn House

Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 4, 2026

Print length ‏ : ‎ 240 pages

Hardcover

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1448320011

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1448320011

Digital

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0H3TD242P

It’s cozy. It’s culinary. It’s Mardi Gras madness! It’s the fifth book in this fabulous mystery series with a vintage flair from USA Today-bestselling and Agatha Award–winning author Ellen Byron.

Step 1: join a killer krewe

It’s carnival season in New Orleans, and Ricki James-Diaz and her friends from Bon Vee are dressing up for Mardi Gras. They’ve joined the notorious krewe of Chew to support Ricki’s chef boyfriend, Virgil, who is to be crowned this year’s king. It’s all fun, throws, and over-the-top outfits until the krewe’s captain is found strangled with his own medallion.

Step 2: survive the festivities

The prime suspect is Ricki’s friend, the deceased’s wife who discovered he was cheating on her. It seems a straightforward case, but Ricki isn’t so sure. The krewe’s leader had many enemies including his mistress, his krewe co-founder who he ousted, and his college friend whose girlfriend he stole. One thing’s clear, Ricki’s at the center of yet another murder investigation. And if she’s not careful, her first Mardi Gras could also be her last . . .

Perfect for fans of Joanne Fluke, these delightful mysteries bring New Orleans to life with fun characters and delicious recipes. This series is a must-read for culinary cozy lovers!

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About Ellen Byron:

Ellen is a bestselling author, Anthony nominee, and recipient of multiple Agatha and Lefty awards for her Cajun Country Mysteries, Vintage Cookbook Mysteries, Catering Hall Mysteries (as Maria DiRico), and Golden Motel Mysteries. She is also an award-winning playwright and non-award-winning writer of TV hits like Wings, Just Shoot Me, and Fairly OddParents, but considers her most impressive achievement working as a cater-waiter for Martha Stewart.

A native New Yorker, Ellen is a graduate of Tulane University and lives in the Los Angeles area with her husband, daughter, and a rotating crew of rescue pups. Visit her at http://www.ellenbyron.com/.

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#BookReview ~ The One Where They Fall In Love by Cristina Wolf ~ Enemies-to-Lovers @rararesources #Romance

The One Where They Fall in Love

You never know when love may come knocking…

About the Book:

Hopeless romantic and romance editor Elle Thompson lives for happy endings—but real-life love? Not so much. But that doesn’t mean she isn’t thrilled when her best friend gets engaged. Really. Not jealous at all.

Meanwhile, Oliver Cole likes things a certain way. Schedules and routines and order. So when his move back to New York is disrupted with the unwelcome addition of Thor—the dog his sister adopted for him—he’s less than enthused. Even less enthused than Oliver? His neighbour, Elle.

When Elle can’t bear to hear Thor howling all night, the two agree to strike a deal: she’ll dog-sit while he’s on shift.

But what starts as a reluctant arrangement soon turns into late-night chats, sizzling chemistry, and two lonely hearts daring to let each other in.

My Review:

The One Where They Fall in Love is a such a cute enemies-to-lovers romance. Oliver returns to the one place he never wanted to come back to in order to complete his medical residency. Add in his sister's apartment, a dog, and Elle, his strange downstairs neighbor, and you have the makings of an enjoyable romance. 

Elle is a hopeless romantic, always looking for happily ever afters as a book editor. Her dating life is virtually non-existent. The new neighbor is not winning any brownie points. When they meet, sparks fly, but not the romantic chemistry sort of sparks. As they start spending more time together though, those sparks may just shift and float a little more along the lines of attraction.

I was completely engaged in The One Where They Fall in Love. The snark, the banter, the raw emotions. I am here for all of it in this story. I was drawn in by the characters, personalities, and story. This story is fast-paced, easy to follow and get lost in, and has a fantastic setting, which the author describes beautifully. I enjoyed the author's writing style, character development, and world-building. The One Where They Fall in Love is a must read!

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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Author Bio – Cristina Wolf wrote her first book in the third grade. It was an adventure book about her beagle, Abby, complete with hand-drawn illustrations and top-notch handwriting. Needless to say, writing and reading has been a passion of Cristina’s from the beginning. After graduating from Marist College with a double major in Business and English, Cristina pursued a career in the publishing industry while earning her Master of Science in Publishing from New York University. Cristina has experience working at literary agencies and as an editorial assistant at a publishing house. Finding life in NYC a bit different than she expected, Cristina returned to her native New Jersey where she earned her Master in Teaching from Monmouth University. She now shares her love of books with her students as a middle school English teacher.

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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.

Read an Excerpt:

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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