Cozy Mystery Archives

INTERVIEW: With Husband and Wife Team Cozy Author, J.C. Eaton Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 25 August 2021

Today we welcome the husband and wife writing team who make up the author J.C. Eaton to Novels Alive. What drives your story forward in your books the most, the characters or the...

3 STAR REVIEW: Two Wicked Desserts by Lynn Cahoon

Cozy Mystery Jen K - 25 August 2021

Kitchen Witch Mysteries: Book 2 Publication Date: July 27, 2021 Mia Malone conjures up delicacies while casting about for clues in New York Times bestselling author Lynn Cahoon's Two Wicked Desserts, continuing her Kitchen...

GUEST BLOG: Cleaning Up by Mary Marks Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 24 August 2021

Have you ever had to dispose of someone’s belongings after they died? In the third book of the Quilting Mystery series, Gone but Knot Forgotten, Martha Rose becomes executor of someone’s estate...

GUEST BLOG: Silence and the Phony War by Kate Parker Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 20 August 2021

Can you imagine in today’s world of constant internet, the 24-hour news cycle, and celebrity tell-alls, keeping a secret? Not only a secret but a series of secrets? And all of these...

GUEST BLOG: Why Travel Cozy Mysteries? by Jennifer S. Alderson Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 19 August 2021

Traveling to new places and learning about other cultures and customs is what I love to do most. All of my mysteries and thrillers are strong in setting because I want to...

GUEST BLOG: Writing a Mystery, How Easy Is That? by Rebecca Lee Smith Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 18 August 2021

For me, the easiest way to write a mystery is…oh, I’m sorry, there is no easy way. At least, not for me. But that sure hasn’t stopped me from trying to find...

GUEST BLOG: Changing Genres After Writing Burnout by Rosie Reed

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 18 August 2021

I have an old Chinese proverb for you. The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now. Well, just over a year ago I...

GUEST BLOG: “Crazy Dog Mom” Anecdotes by Teresa Inge, Heather Weidner, Jayne Ormerod & Maria Hudgins Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 18 August 2021

Thanks for all you do to promote cozy mysteries! We faithful readers are a crazy bunch, aren’t we? And over at Mutt Mysteries, we are also crazy about dogs! Today each of...

INTERVIEW: Cozy Mystery Author Mary Keliikoa on DENIED Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 17 August 2021

Today we welcome cozy mystery author Mary Keliikoa and ask her our questions about her latest book in the Kelly Pruett Mystery series, Denied. What drives your story forward in your books the...

GUEST BLOG: A Shameless Tack on Pitching My Books to Readers by Ellen Byron Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 16 August 2021

These days, promoting a book release is a second job for an author. When I realized that a lot of the book marketing heavy lifting would fall on me, I felt like...

3.5 STAR REVIEW: MUCH ADO ABOUT NAUTICALING by Gabby Allan

Cozy Mystery JoAnne Weiss - 11 August 2021

A Whit and Whiskers Mystery: Book 1 Publication Date: July 27, 2021 Whitney Dagner is your tour guide to a Pacific paradise that’s to die for—only to find it’s a place people are also...

GUEST BLOG: The Challenges of Writing Cozy Mysteries by Lucy Burdette Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 11 August 2021

You can probably guess that I love writing these books from the fact that book number eleven in the Key West Food Critic Mystery series is out this month. But more on...