Cozy Mystery Archives

GUEST BLOG: Character Growth By Maggie Toussaint Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 13 April 2021

While some authors of series mysteries prefer for their sleuths to remain the same person in each different situation, I’m in the camp that enjoys having my sleuth grow in every story....

GUEST BLOG: Where Do I Get My Ideas? by Lyn Farrell Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 12 April 2021

When you’ve written a number of books, people always ask you, “Where on earth do you get all your ideas?” Agatha Christie, the grande dame of mystery fiction, was once asked the...

GUEST BLOG: Stepping Out of Our Comfort Zone by Debra Sennefelder Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 9 April 2021

Stepping out of your comfort zone isn’t an easy thing to do for us or for fictional characters. In THE CORPSE WHO KNEW TOO MUCH, Hope Early does something that is way...

4 STAR REVIEW: PAWS FOR CONCERN by Amy Hueston

Cozy Mystery JoAnne Weiss - 8 April 2021

A Canine Confections Mystery: Book 1 Publication Date: August 21, 2020 Life is good for Samantha Armstrong. She left her cheating boyfriend, settled into her cozy cottage on her Aunt Mary’s Palm Beach estate...

GUEST BLOG: Nine Things as Cozy as a Cozy: Hygge for All Time by Susan McCormick Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 7 April 2021

You might think, with the warm weather approaching, that the time for cozy is over. Rest assured, the time for cozy is seasonless, meaning that any time you are ready for that...

4 STAR REVIEW: PAWS FOR ALARM by Amy Hueston

Cozy Mystery JoAnne Weiss - 7 April 2021

A Canine Confections Mystery: Book 2 Publication Date: March 22, 2021 When Samantha relaxes into her new role as a dog mom, finds a circle of friends in her new hometown, and sees her...

GUEST BLOG: Why a Cozy Mystery with a Dog Bakery? by Amy Hueston Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 1 April 2021

I get this question a lot. Why am I writing a cozy mystery series with a dog bakery? Actually, most people that ask seem sort of excited that I’m writing about a...

4 STAR REVIEW: REST, RELAX RUN FOR YOUR LIFE by Katherine H. Brown

Cozy Mystery JoAnne Weiss - 30 March 2021

Ooey, Gooey Bakery Mystery: Book 1 Publication Date: March 1, 2019 Two best friends & a bakery! Piper and Samantha are in heaven. Well, close. More like a long weekend at the O Heavenly Day...

GUEST BLOG: Food and Drink of Santa Fe by Avery Daniels Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 29 March 2021

I had terrible timing on Arrowed. Here I am writing a cozy mystery set in Santa Fe, only a few hours drive from me and one of my favorite places to visit,...

3 STARS: DEATH BY CHOCOLATE LAB by Bethany Blake

Cozy Mystery Jen K - 25 March 2021

Lucky Paws Petsitting Mystery: Book 1 Publication Date: February 28, 2017 Pet sitter Daphne Templeton has a soft spot for every stray and misfit who wanders into the quaint, lakeside village of Sylvan...

GUEST BLOG: Meet Amy Flowers by Gayle Leeson Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 24 March 2021

Hi, there. I’m Amy Flowers, and I’m not sure where to begin. I mean, I hate to say this, but my cousin Jackie is a hothead. I love her to pieces, but...

GUEST BLOG: Researching for Rest, Relax, Run For Your Life by Katherine H. Brown Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 24 March 2021

Good morning. Thank you for having me, today. I’m Katherine Brown, author of the Ooey Gooey Bakery cozy mystery series. One question that readers often have is whether or not the author has...