#LGBTGIA cozy romance

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Review: No Friends At Abergwyn (Tudor and Stewart Cosy Mystery Book 2) by Ripley Hayes

Rating: 4.5🌈 No Friends At Abergwyn is the second story in the Tudor and Stewart Cosy Mystery trilogy and it’s even better than the first. Ripley Hayes dives into the background of the magical baker who lives in a field, Lorne Stewart. Peter Tudor, the nurse who’d left his A&E job in the city to come home to care for his disabled mother, has found himself at odds with his life in Abergwyn.…

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Review: A Carriage of Misjustice (Lindenshaw Mysteries Book 5) by Charlie Cochrane

Rating: 3.5🌈 It’s been a while since I’d read this series, the last book I read being Old Sins. And I think coming back into a series after a long break and diving in at book 5 just highlights the importance of perhaps going back to the beginning and rereading the series again. Particularly with A Carriage of Misjustice because of some of the things I found within the novel ‘s narrative , and…

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Review: Mr. Mustachio Gets Collared (The Mr. Mustachio Murders Book 3) by Dawn McKinnon

Rating: 4.5🌈 Mr. Mustachio Gets Collared has the feel of a finale story without all the characters and smaller threads getting their due. McKinnon’s third book contains several mysteries, a couple of murders, and a case of mistaken paternity, in this case, Mr Mustachio, who has been accused of having “relations” with another prize winning Persian cat who’s now expecting kittens! And everyone,…

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Review: Mr. Mustachio Sings Like a Canary (The Mr. Mustachio Murders Book 2) by Dawn McKinnon

Rating: 4.5🌈 Mr. Mustachio Sings Like a Canary is the second in the excellent The Mr. Mustachio Murders by Dawn McKinnon, a cozy murder mystery series with a paranormal twist. McKinnon’s series picks up shortly after the events of the last book, with Chez Celine’s inhabitants trying to adjust to their losses and adapt to their newcomers. As Sam valiantly tries to continue to struggle to write…

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Review: Mr Mustachio is Falsely Accused (Mr. Mustachio Murders Book 1) by Dawn McKinnon

Rating: 4.75🌈 I’m utterly charmed by the new murder mystery I just finished. A story along the lines of a cozy mystery with a touch of the mysterious or perhaps mystical, I also found a new wonderful author in Mr Mustachio is Falsely Accused (Mr. Mustachio Murders Book 1) by Dawn McKinnon. Honestly, it was that cover! Then the description. But first that remarkable cover with the auburn Persian…

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Review: Poison at Penshaw Hall (The Milverton Mysteries Book 2) by G B Ralph

Rating: 4.75🌈 “With nothing else for it, Addison took a deep breath and dove in, hoping to traverse the carnage and reach the cafe without being trampled under the masses of Milvertonians. He may not have known what was going on, but he did know he’d kill for a coffee.” — Poison at Penshaw Hall (The Milverton Mysteries Book 2) by G B Ralph Ahhhhh, the masses of Milvertonians! So lovely to be…

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Review: Scepters & Scrolls: A Cozy Fantasy (Illyrian Tales) by S.R. Meadows

Rating: 3.25🌈 In Scepters & Scrolls, S.R. Meadows has , unfortunately, set herself up for criticism and anticipatory story attacks by the inclusion of the word “cozy” in the title. Scepters & Scrolls is many things but a cozy read it’s not. Meadows’ on a cozy. Each book in the series gets a similar note. “Author’s Note: This is a full length cozy fantasy novel with a low stakes adventure and a…

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Review: What The Frack? (The ABC’s of Spellcraft Book 7) by Jordan Castillo Price

Rating: 4.5🌈 Well, this was tons of explosive fun! While a bit short on the personal relationship between the main couple, Price delivers hugely on the big epic elements! Mysterious goings on! Dastardly corporate underhanded doings! A town and family in danger! Yes to the exclamation marks! The story cries out for it! But all the weirdness, the historical drama, and even stranger strangers that…

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Review: The Meaning of Life (BA's Cozy Cowboys) by BA Tortuga

Rating: 3🌈 The Meaning of Life by B.A.Tortuga , another of this author’s cozy cowboy romances, is a sweet contemporary low angst story. If that’s what you’re looking for, then this is the book for you. It has cowboys, babies, a ranch and a HEA, in a quick read. However, if you’re looking for anything that reminds you why you should be reading a B.A. Tortuga book and not just any other random…

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Review: Cowboy Healing (Cowboy Wanted Book 1) by B.A. Tortuga

Review: Cowboy Healing (Cowboy Wanted Book 1) by B.A. Tortuga

Rating: 3🌈 Cowboy Healing has some good narrative elements to it. The basic storyline is good. The characters with the children are very well written. And while it took me a hot minute to connect with a cowboy whose sole aim for working for a overwhelmed widowed parent is to ingratiate himself into his good graces in order to get his family off the ranch, well, yeah. I bet I’m not the only…

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Review: The Cowboy Contract (Foster Ranch Book 1) by B.A. Tortuga

Review: The Cowboy Contract (Foster Ranch Book 1) by B.A. Tortuga

Rating: 4.5 🌈 The first in a new series, The Cowboy Contract (Foster Ranch Book 1) by B.A. Tortuga is another in this author’s lovely cozy cowboy contemporary romances. This one sets itself apart in that it’s low angst with little to no high drama but instead relies almost solely on the real , relatable characters and elements of foster care and the issues children have when adapting into their…

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Review: Last Gasp (Kip O’Connor Mystery #1) by S.C. Wynne

Review: Last Gasp (Kip O’Connor Mystery #1) by S.C. Wynne

Rating: 3.5🌈 I’m a fan of the cozy mystery so I was interested when I saw this series by author S.C. Wynne. It has all the elements one expects of the cozy mystery. Small town , Pearl Bay, where everyone knows everybody. Main character, Kip O’Connor, who’s lived there his entire life. And has a semi-unusual job, in this case a dog walking and animal day care business. With chatty employees who…

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Review: Roped In (Lone Star #2) by Jodi Payne and B.A. Tortuga

Review: Roped In (Lone Star #2) by Jodi Payne and B.A. Tortuga

Rating: 4.5🌈 Jodi Payne and B.A. Tortuga’s Lone Star series is back with a second chance at love story between former young sweethearts who meet up ages later just when the timing might be right for them to get their HEA. A longer story, Roped In has the necessary history and time that allows businessman, Jude Sharpe , to reconnect with his former love, rodeo champion , Rope Canutt, just as…

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Review: Tending Tyler (Lone Star #1) by Jodi Payne and B.A. Tortuga

Review: Tending Tyler (Lone Star #1) by Jodi Payne and B.A. Tortuga

Rating: 4🌈 Tending Tyler is another of Jodi Payne and B.A. Tortuga’s incredibly sweet contemporary cozy cowboy romances. The beginning of the Lone Star series , that’s Texas, ranches, and cowboys, with the addition of cute kids. Truly you can’t go wrong with those elements and these writers. Payne and Tortuga have the local lingua and food of the heart down pat, as well as the expected…

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Review: Cowboy Haven by B. A. Tortuga

Review: Cowboy Haven by B. A. Tortuga

Rating 4.5 🌈 Cowboy Haven by B. A. Tortuga is another one of this author’s kids n’ cowboys stories that she has been writing lately, some with author Jodi Payne. And Cowboy Haven is one of my favorites of the trope she’s calling cozy cowboys. It’s located in New Mexico, on a ranch. One of the main characters is a former rodeo champion, with an enormous family of mixed heritage. All of whom live…