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Continue reading →: All We Buried (Sheriff Bet Rivers) by Elena Taylor
Deep in the woods surrounding the Cascade mountain range, a canvas-wrapped body floats in a lake, right in Elizabeth "Bet" Rivers's jurisdiction. Bet has been sitting as interim sheriff of Collier after her father's–the previous sheriff's–death six months ago. Everyone knows everyone in a town like Collier. She has made…
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Continue reading →: Staging Wars (A Laura Bishop Mystery #2) by Grace Topping
Laura Bishop's new home staging business is growing in popularity, though not with her nemesis. Laura has long suspected established interior designer Monica Heller of sabotaging her fledgling company–and having an affair with her late husband. When the ultra-chic Monica is caught at the scene of a murder, Laura is…
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Continue reading →: The Body in the Apartment (A Jazzi Zanders Mystery #4) by Judi Lynn
Jazzi married her gorgeous contractor Ansel—not his family. But somehow she keeps living with them. So she's delighted to help Ansel's brother Radley move out of their home and into his own place, in the same building as his work supervisor, Donovan. But when Donovan is shot and his apartment…
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Continue reading →: Pudding Up With Murder (Undercover Dish Mystery #3) by Julia Buckley
Secret chef Lilah Drake has a killer casserole to deal with in the latest Undercover Dish mystery from the author of Cheddar Off Dead…. Customers trust Lilah Drake to keep her mouthwatering meals under wraps, but when a millionaire meets his untimely end, some sinister secrets become the main course.…
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Continue reading →: Project 333: The Minimalist Fashion Challenge That Proves Less Really is So Much More by Courtney Carver
In Project 333, minimalist expert and author of Soulful Simplicity Courtney Carver takes a new approach to living simply–starting with your wardrobe. Project 333 promises that not only can you survive with just 33 items in your closet for 3 months, but you'll thrive just like the thousands of woman…
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Continue reading →: Red lentil and butternut squash soup
Ingredients 2 tbsp olive oil 2 fat garlic cloves, finely chopped (optional) 7.5cm/3 inch piece root ginger, peeled and finely grated ½ tsp red chilli flakes (optional) 300g/10½oz red lentils 1.2 litres/2 pints hot vegetable stock 300g/10½oz butternut squash, cut into 1cm/½-inch cubes salt and freshly ground black pepper Method Heat half the oil over a medium heat in a…
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Continue reading →: Beyond a Reasonable Stout (Sloan Krause #3) by Ellie Alexander
It's the dead season in Leavenworth, Washington. The throngs of Oktoberfest crowds have headed home, and the charming Bavarian streets are quiet and calm–momentarily. Villagers use the reprieve to drink in the crisp fall mountain air and prepare for the upcoming winter light festival. Soon the German-inspired shops and restaurants…
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Continue reading →: A Disguise to Die For (Costume Shop Mystery #1) by Diane Vallere
No sooner does former magician’s assistant Margo Tamblyn return home to Proper City, Nevada, to run Disguise DeLimit, the family-owned costume shop, than she gets her first big order. Wealthy nuisance Blitz Manners needs forty costumes for a detective-themed birthday bash. As for Blitz himself, his Sherlock Holmes is to-die-for—literally—when,…
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Continue reading →: The Victorian Kitchen Garden by Jennifer Davies
The tv programme was great (now on DVD for lots of gentle re-watching!) and this book allows you to see in more depth what they needed to do in order to try to resurrect a kitchen garden for a country estate – well worth a watch and a read!
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Continue reading →: Murder Wears Mittens (Seaside Knitters Society Mystery #12) by Sally Goldenbaum
After retrieving fresh lobster nets from a local Laundromat, Cass Halloran rushes to attend a last-minute gathering with her knitting circle. But Cass can't stop worrying about the lonely boy seen hanging around the dryers, and the school uniform he left behind in a hurry. When the ladies return the…
