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List created by Melissa B. (mblisa) on Jul 10, 2010
List Votes: 2 Books: 30 Contributors: 1 Watchers: 5 List Type: Closed
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A Stitch in Time (Needlecraft Mystery, Bk 3) by Monica Ferris
The cold, blustery Midwest winters don't exactly agree with Betsy Devonshire, but since moving to Excelsior, Minnesota, she sure has met a lot of warm, friendly people. So she isn't too surprised when the town's most talented needle workers volunteer to restore a damaged tapestry that was found...  more


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Knitting Bones (Needlecraft Mystery, Bk 11) by Monica Ferris
Crime solving is a group project in the latest installment of this USA Today bestselling series. The stitchers of the Embroiderers Guild are thrilled to have raised over $20,000 for charity -- but they're less pleased when the representative who accepts the check disappears with it....  more


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Hanging by a Thread (Needlecraft, Bk 6) by Monica Ferris
Betsy is still new enough to Excelsior, Minnesota, to not know a scandal when she causes one. So, when she hires Foster Johns to fix her roof, the resulting uproar has her needled. The whole town has pinned a five-year-old unsolved double murder on him. Betsy believes Johns when he says he...  more


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Sins and Needles (Needlecraft Mysteries, Bk 10) by Monica Ferris
When adoptee Lucille Jones comes to town researching her roots, Betsy notices that she bears a remarkable resemblance to local Jan Henderson. Betsy introduces the look-alikes, and they quickly hit it off. But then Jan's wealthy great-aunt is found dead in her bed, and Jan is the prime...  more


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Crewel World (Needlecraft Mysteries, Bk 1) by Monica Ferris
Literary Times Margot Berglund owns a needlework and wool store called Crewel World. She's fifty-three, a widow and an expert in her field. Her store does very well for a small town, and she is able to support two part time staff as well as other casual workers. Her husband Aaron had been a...  more


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Embroidered Truths (Needlecraft Mysteries, Bk 9) by Monica Ferris
After her friend Godwin has a nasty quarrel with his signifant other, John, Betsy Devonshire finds herself with a roommate. But heartbreak turns to grief when Betsy and Godwin discover John dead in his home, and Godwin is arrested for the murder. Betsy sets out to prove him innocent and finds...  more


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Cooking Up Murder (Cooking Class, Bk 1) by Miranda Bliss
Annie and Eve are life-long best friends who have absolutely nothing in common -- except a lack of skill in the kitchen. So when they sign up for a cooking class at the local gourmet shop, they figure the only things at risk are a few innocent fruits and vegetables. But on the first night, Annie...  more


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Murder on the Menu (Cooking Class, Bk 2) by Miranda Bliss
Annie, Eve, and their former cooking teacher are in the trenches, trying to keep a new restaurant, Bellywasher's, from going belly up. Everything's simmering along just fine until Annie and Eve find their friend Sarah, staffer to a powerful congressman, lying dead in her tub. The cops want...  more


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Dead Men Don't Get the Munchies (Cooking Class, Bk 3) by Miranda Bliss
Bar food.  You wouldn't think it requires any special talent. But the newly redesigned Bellywasher's, featuring simple, delicious fare, is D.C.'s latest hotspot.  There's something about its down home ambiance that draws people.  The owner, Annie's boyfriend,...  more


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Just Desserts (Savannah Reid, Bk 1) by G. A. McKevett
Detective Savannah Reid is in her element cruising for crime in one of Southern California's most exclusive enclaves, until a shocking murder rouses San Carmelita from its star-studded stupor and puts her in the center of a media feeding frenzy. Savannah finds herself sifting through a mess of...  more


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Sugar Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, Bk 6) by Joanne Fluke
When it comes to holidays, Minnesotans rise to the occasion -- and the little town of Lake Eden is baking up a storm with Hannah Swensen leading the way. The annual Christmas Buffet is the final test of the recipes Hannah has collected for the Lake Eden Holiday Buffet Cookbook. The recently...  more


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Blueberry Muffin Murder (Hannah Swensen, Bk 3) by Joanne Fluke
Preparations are underway for Lake Eden, Minnesota's annual Winter Carnival -- and Hannah Swensen is set to bake up a storm at her popular shop, The Cookie Jar.  Too bad the honor of creating the official Winter Carnival cake went to famous lifestyle maven Connie Mac -- a half-baked...  more


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The Chocolate Frog Frame-Up (Chocoholic, Bk 3) by JoAnna Carl
For the Fourth of July, Lee McKinney and her aunt debut their latest confections -- chocolate frogs -- at TenHuis Chocolade. The first customer to buy a croaker is the town crank. But when he later disappears and police suspect foul play, it's a chocolate clue that leads Lee to the killer.


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The Chocolate Bridal Bash (Chocoholic, Bk 6) by JoAnna Carl
Bride-to-be Lee McKinney learns her mother fled on what would have been her own wedding day--hours before her fiance was found dead. Now Lee must untangle a mystery older than she is. Includes chocolate trivia.


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Murder Most Frothy (Coffeehouse, Bk 4) by Cleo Coyle
Endless Summer, Bottomless Cups Clare Cosi's new friend, millionaire David Mintzer, has an offer no New York barista could turn down: an all-expenses-paid summer away from the sticky city. At his Hamptons mansion, she'll relax, soak up the sun, and, oh yes, train the staff of his new...  more


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Carrot Cake Murder (Hannah Swensen, Bk 10) by Joanne Fluke
Summertime has finally arrived in Lake Eden, Minnesota, and Hannah Swensen, owner of The Cookie Jar bakery, is looking forward to warm, lazy days, eating ice cream, and sharing picnics with friends.  But when a family reunion takes a deadly turn, it's up to Hannah to find a...  more


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The Diva Runs out of Thyme (Domestic Diva, Bk 1) by Krista Davis
Gracious living can be murder. First in an all-new mystery series -- includes delicious recipes and great tips on entertaining! Few can compete with Natasha Smith when it comes to entertaining, but her childhood rival, Sophie Winston, certainly tries. Natasha may have stolen the spotlight...  more


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Stirring Up Strife (Hope Street Church, Bk 1) by Jennifer Stanley
Cooper Lee can repair a copy machine—but can she repair her life? That’s one of the many Big Questions that lead this newly single Richmond girl to Sunrise Bible Study at the Hope Street Church. Cooper hasn’t attended church in ages, but after getting dumped by her...  more


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Dire Threads (Threadville, Bk 1) by Janet Bolin
In the village of Threadville, Pennsylvania, beautiful textiles are the main attraction.  But when a prominent town figure is murdered, the close-knit community starts unraveling at the seams . . . Newly minted shopkeeper Willow Vanderling is anxious to see her embroidery store succeed....  more


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Deeply, Desperately (Lucy Valentine, Bk 2) by Heather Webber
The irrepressible star of Truly, Madly, is back in business. This time, Lucy Valentine will go to the ends of the earth to find true love for her clients...and maybe even herself. Lucy wants to breathe new life into her family's Boston-based matchmaking company. But how? Even though she...  more


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Truly, Madly (Lucy Valentine, Bk 1) by Heather Webber
Lucy Valentine is as smart as can be, as single as you can get, and so not qualified to run a matchmaking service. But when her parents temporarily step down from the family business, Valentine, Inc., it's Lucy's turn to step up and help out -- in the name of love. Plus, her rent is...  more


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It Takes a Witch (Wishcraft, Bk 1) by Heather Blake
Darcy Merriweather has just discovered she hails from a long line of Wishcrafters -- witches with the power to cast spells by making a wish. She's come to Enchanted Village to learn her trade but finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation...


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Sew Deadly (Southern Sewing, Bk 1) by Elizabeth Lynn Casey
Ever since she moved to Sweet Briar, South Carolina, Yankee librarian Tori Sinclair has been the talk of the tiny town. But she's been so busy at work, winning over the sewing circle, and trying to forget her cheating ex that she hasn't even had time to baste together a pillow, let alone mind...  more


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Quilt or Innocence (Southern Quilting, Bk 1) by Elizabeth Craig
As the newest member of the Village Quilters Guild, Beatrice has a lot of gossip to catch up on -- especially with the Patchwork Cottage quilt shop about to close. It seems that Judith, the landlord everyone loves to hate, wants to raise the rent, despite being a quilter herself... But when...  more


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Pearls and Poison (Consignment Shop, Bk 3) by Duffy Brown
It's election time in Savannah, Georgia, and Judge Guillotine Gloria -- aka Reagan Summerside's mom -- is neck and neck in the polls with Kip “Scummy" Seymour.  But the already dirty campaign is about to get downright filthy -- with one candidate getting buried six feet...  more


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A Potion to Die For (Magic Potion, Bk 1) by Heather Blake
TROUBLE IS BREWING? As the owner of Little Shop of Potions, a magic potion shop specializing in love potions, Carly Bell Hartwell finds her product more in demand than ever. A local soothsayer has predicted that a couple in town will soon divorce and now it seems every married person in Hitching...  more


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Sprinkle with Murder (Cupcake Bakery, Bk 1) by Jenn McKinlay
Cupcakes to Die For Melanie Cooper and Angie DeLaura are finally living out their dream as the proud owners of the Fairy Tale Cupcakes bakery. Their first big order is a sweet deal, too -- five hundred cupcakes for a fashion designer's wedding. The only sour note is the demanding...  more


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Buttercream Bump Off (Cupcake Bakery, Bk 2) by Jenn McKinlay
A heartless murder for Valentine's Day Melanie Cooper and Angie DeLaura must be doing something right with their Fairy Tale Cupcakes bakery. Their business rival, Olivia Puckett, is parading up and down the sidewalk dressed as a giant cupcake to steal customers. With Valentine's Day...  more


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Death by the Dozen (Cupcake Bakery, Bk 3) by Jenn McKinlay
Melanie and Angie are determined to win the Challenge to the Chef to promote their Fairy Tale Cupcakes bakery. Mel's mentor from culinary school, Vic Mazzotta, may be one of the judges, but Mel and Angie will have to win fair and square. But, when Vic's dead body is found inside a...  more


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Red Velvet Revenge (Cupcake Bakery, Bk 4) by Jenn McKinlay
It may be summertime, but sales at Fairy Tale Cupcakes are below zero -- and owners Melanie Cooper and Angie DeLaura are willing to try anything to heat things up. So when local legend Slim Hazard offers them the chance to sell cupcakes at the annual Juniper Pass rodeo, they're determined to...  more


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Comment added 8/2/10 by Victoria B. (vicky555):
Hi, Melissa. Thank you for writing to me. The only series I've read that you have on your list is the Hannah Swensen books by Joanne Fluke. I'm presently reading the Apple Turnover Murder, I think it is #14. I also read the 2 series by Susan Witting A

Comment added 7/11/10 by Melissa B. (mblisa):
I discovered Cozy mysteries about a year ago..and I really like them! I would love to hear from all cozy reader fans!