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Bookworm
Robin Yeatman – coming soon in 2023 Victoria is given to flights of fancy. An active imagination – it’s a gift, right? A positive attribute? Sometimes it’s an escape. Massage therapist, reader of fiction, creator of stories (whether she realizes it or not), and wife of the supercilious Eric, Victoria …
Crewel World
Monica Ferris – Needlecraft Mysteries #1, 1999 Betsy Devonshire escapes her life in San Diego to visit her sister Margot in Excelsior, Minnesota, where Margot owns a needlework shop called Crewel World. Shortly after the sisters reunite, a dead body is found in the badly ransacked shop. The first book …
Elizabeth Strout
Because Elizabeth Strout has built worlds with very different protagonists, and because two of those worlds (at least) eventually bump into each other, Ms. Strout’s books are being summarized here – to help me plot worlds and characters and how they interact more than for any other reason. For those …
One Poison Pie
Lynn Cahoon 2021 -Kitchen Witch Mysteries #1 This is a fun cozy paranormal mystery featuring kitchen witch Mia Malone, her Grans, and other residents of the magical Magic Springs, Idaho. The author lays the groundwork for some mysterious magical subplots that urge the reader to continue with the series. The …
Dear Santa
Debbie Macomber 2021 A pleasant relatively enjoyable 5 hour listen, Dear Santa is a holiday romance with a touch of magic. It’s also available in print form, but the audiobook is nicely narrated by Keylor Leigh.
My Name is Lucy Barton
Elizabeth Strout – 2016 – Amgash Series #1 What a compassionately told story. Lucy, in a New York City hospital bed, is visited by her mother who has traveled from the small farming town of Amgash, Illinois. Although the older woman is sometimes judgmental and brusque, mother and daughter converse …