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Grounds for Murder (Coffee & Cream Cafe Mysteries)
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My Reading Itinerary Monday! – Week #47 – 2023
Welcome to My Reading Itinerary Monday!
Where are your books taking you
this week?
I will be traveling to Alaska and Michigan!
Here’s what I read and what I have planned for this week.
Escapes Completed
Spiked Punch (Maddie Sparks Mystery Series)
by Lesley A Diehl
Release Date - November 14, 2023
Setting - New York
The Great Escapes Tour stops here tomorrow!
Grounds for Murder (Coffee & Cream Café Mysteries)
by Lena Gregory
Release Date - November 21, 2023
Setting - New York
The Great Escapes Tour stops here this week for Cozy Wednesday!
Madam X
by Niobia Bryant
Release Date - April 25, 2023
Setting - New York
I am reading this book strictly for my Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge.
I am not posting a review.
Crime and Parchment: A Rare Books Cozy Mystery
by Daphne Silver
Release Date - November 21, 2023
Setting - Maryland
The Great Escapes Tour stops here this Friday.
Dakota Destiny (Dakota Series)
by Lauraine Snelling
Release Date - November 26, 2018
Setting - North Dakota
I slipped in this one quick for my Literary Escapes Challenge.
I will not be posting a review but I liked it.
Scheduled Escapes
Cry Wolf (An Alaska Untamed Mystery)
by Lark O. Jensen
Release Date - November 7, 2023
Setting - Alaska
The Great Escapes Tour stops here next Tuesday!
Murder on Tour (Mystery Bookshop)
by V.M. Burns
Release Date - November 28, 2023
Setting - Michigan
The Great Escapes Tour stops here next week for Cozy Wednesday.
Lost Hours: A Mystery (Alaska Wild)
by Paige Shelton
Release Date - December 5, 2023
Setting - Alaska
For Review
Future Escapes
November 19 - 25, 2023
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My Reading Itinerary Monday! – Week #46 – 2023 - Announcement
Welcome to My Reading Itinerary Monday!
Announcement
Last Friday I received a frustrating email from Amazon. They informed all their Amazon Associates that two features, one of which I use in almost every post, in the sidebars, and on several pages will no longer be available as of December 1. Truthfully they have already been removed.
The features are “Image” and “Text+Image”. I use the "Image" feature the most but do use the "Text+Image" feature occasionally.
What this means is that 2 features that have I used on my blog since 2009 will stop working on December 31 and in their place, a broken image symbol will appear. This also will render all my Book Recommendations Pages along with all of the Literary Escapes by State Pages useless as they will just be filled with broken link images. Also affected will be posts like this one where I use the cover image provided by Amazon and Review posts where I share covers images of all of the author's book so that you just have to click on them to purchase.
Amazon is replacing these features with something designed for developers who want to build an e-commerce storefront that sells items listed on Amazon.com, or an application that helps others build e-commerce storefronts. That isn't me and requires programming knowledge I do not have. I am just an old lady doing my best to help authors promote their books and you find books and book deals to feed your reading habit. I am small potatoes to Amazon and this is probably a way to weed me and others like me from their Associate Program.
I have reached out to Amazon but the reply I received was just a reiteration of the email I received.
I am going to have to be creative moving forward making use of the basic covers in some places and adding links to them manually, like in the post below, and making my own graphics with links to the author's pages to show you all the books in a series. In some places, I may have to use just text. I have to give more thought as to how I will share book recommendations by release date and books by the state they take place in. I know I can't recreate 14 years of blog posts and pages by December 31 so I will apologize now if you see broken links on posts made prior to today.
I thank you for your understanding of a situation that is out of my hands. I want this site to be a happy place full of Book Reviews, Book Recommendations, Book Tours, Giveaways, Random Thoughts here and there, and what is happening in my life. So many of you have stuck with me through so much over the years and I am not going to let a stupid decision by one company take this away from me. I am going to figure this out.
Thank you for your continued viewing. If you see something glaring I may have missed, please fill out a contact form and let me know.
Now Where are your books taking you
this week?
I will be traveling to New York and Maryland!
Here’s what I read and what I have planned for this week.
Escapes Completed
A Seaside Bookshop Christmas: A Single Dad, Friends to Lovers Small Town Romance (The Turner Family of Bluestar Island)
by Jennifer Faye
Release Date - November 3, 2023
Setting - Island Off Massachusetts
The Great Escapes Tour stops here tomorrow!
Stalking Around the Christmas Tree (A Christmas Tree Farm Mystery)
by Jacqueline Frost
Release Date - October 17, 2023
Setting - Maine
I will feature this book on Cozy Wednesday this week!
A CATastrophic Neighborhood (A Pet Momma Cozy Mystery)
by Maryann Shanesy
Release Date - March 27, 2023
Setting - The small town of Starport Cove and a suburb of the town called Bluffington Hills.
The Great Escapes Tour stops here this Thursday!
Intrigue in Istanbul (A Jane Wunderly Mystery)
by Erica Ruth Neubauer
Release Date - March 28, 2023
Setting - Turkey
My #FlashbackFriday Read!
Scheduled Escapes
Spiked Punch (Maddie Sparks Mystery Series)
by Lesley A Diehl
Release Date - November 14, 2023
Setting - New York
The Great Escapes Tour stops here next Tuesday!
Grounds for Murder (Coffee & Cream Café Mysteries)
by Lena Gregory
Release Date - November 21, 2023
Setting - New York
The Great Escapes Tour stops here next week for Cozy Wednesday!
Madam X
by Niobia Bryant
Release Date - April 25, 2023
Setting - New York
I am reading this book strictly for my Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge.
I am unsure if I will be posting a review.
Crime and Parchment: A Rare Books Cozy Mystery
by Daphne Silver
Release Date - November 21, 2023
Setting - Maryland
The Great Escapes Tour stops here next Friday.
Future Escapes
This is one feature that may take a hiatus until I figure out a new way to compile this information.
November 12 - 18, 2023
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My Reading Itinerary Monday! – Week #33 – 2023
Welcome to My Reading Itinerary Monday!
Where are your books taking you this week?
I will be traveling to Oregon, Utah, and New York!
Here’s what I read and what I have planned for this week.
Escapes Completed
Weeding Out Lies: A Texas Flower Farmer Cozy Mystery
by Jackie Layton
Release Date - July 11, 2023
Setting - Texas
The Great Escapes Tour stops here tomorrow!
Murder A La Mode (Coffee & Cream Cafe Mysteries)
by Lena Gregory
Release Date - August 8, 2023
Setting - New York
The Great Escapes Tour stops here this week for Cozy Wednesday!
The Body in the Back Garden (Crescent Cove Mystery, A)
by Mark Waddell
Release Date - August 22, 2023
Setting - Vancouver Island
The Great Escapes Tour stops here Thursday!
Seams Like Murder (A Sewing Studio Mystery)
by Dorothy Howell
Release Date - September 22, 2022
Setting - California
My #FlashbackFriday Read!
Scheduled Escapes
Catch Me If You Candy: A Bakeshop Mystery
by Ellie Alexander
Release Date - August 22, 2023
Setting - Oregon
For Review
Board to Death (A Board Game Shop Mystery)
by CJ Connor
Release Date - August 22, 2023
Setting - Utah
I will feature this book next week for Cozy Wednesday!
Dying in a Winter Wonderland (A Year-Round Christmas Mystery)
by Vicki Delany
Release Date - September 29, 2020
Setting - New York
I would have sworn on a stack of Bibles I read this book when it was released but my blog and GoodReads tell me I haven't so I am reading it now before the next book in the series Have Yourself a Deadly Little Christmas comes out next month.
Future Escapes
August 13 - 19, 2023
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My Reading Itinerary Monday! – Week #32 – 2023
Welcome to My Reading Itinerary Monday!
Where are your books taking you this week?
I will be traveling to Texas, New York, and Vancouver Island!
Here’s what I read and what I have planned for this week.
Escapes Completed
Read to Death at the Lakeside Library (A Lakeside Library Mystery)
by Holly Danvers
Release Date - August 8, 2023
Setting - Wisconsin
My Review will be up tomorrow!
Honey Drop Dead (A Tea Shop Mystery)
by Laura Childs
Release Date - August 8, 2023
Setting - South Carolina
The Great Escapes Tour stops here this
week for Cozy Wednesday!
The Solace of Stars: A Hanneke Bauer Mystery
by Kathleen Ernst
Release Date - July 4, 2023
Setting - Wisconsin
My Review will be up Thursday!
Murder at Wakehurst (A Gilded Newport Mystery)
by Alyssa Maxwell
Release Date - August 31, 2021
Setting - Rhode Island
My #FlashbackFriday Read!
Scheduled Escapes
Weeding Out Lies: A Texas Flower Farmer Cozy Mystery
by Jackie Layton
Release Date - July 11, 2023
Setting - Texas
The Great Escapes Tour stops here next Tuesday!
Murder A La Mode (Coffee & Cream Cafe Mysteries)
by Lena Gregory
Release Date - August 8, 2023
Setting - New York
The Great Escapes Tour stops here next week for Cozy Wednesday!
The Body in the Back Garden (Crescent Cove Mystery, A)
by Mark Waddell
Release Date - August 22, 2023
Setting - Vancouver Island
The Great Escapes Tour stops here next Thursday!
Future Escapes
August 6 - 12, 2023
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My Reading Itinerary Monday! – Week #2 – 2023
Welcome to My Reading Itinerary Monday!
Where are your books taking you this week?
I will be traveling to Michigan and Illinois!!
Here’s what I read and what I have planned for this week.
Escapes Completed
Winter's End: A Mystery (Alaska Wild Book 4)
by Paige Shelton
Release Date - December 6, 2022
Setting - Alaska
My Review will be up tomorrow!
A Streetcar Named Murder (New Orleans Mystery)
by T. G. Herren
Release Date - December 6, 2022
Setting - Louisianna
I will feature this book this week on Cozy Wednesday!
Dial M for Meow (Bookshop Kitties Mysteries)
by Ruth J. Hartman
Release Date - January 10, 2023
Setting - Indiana
The Great Escapes Tour stops here this Thursday!
Scheduled Escapes
Of Mushrooms and Matrimony (A Tish Tarragon Mystery)
by Amy Patricia Meade
Release Date - January 3, 2023
Setting - ??
The Great Escapes Tour stops here next Tuesday!
Bookclubbed to Death (Mystery Bookshop)
by V.M. Burns
Release Date - December 27, 2022
Setting - Michigan
I will feature this book next week for Cozy Wednesday!
Rivalry Gone Wrong: A Cheer Moms Mystery
by L.C. Turner
Release Date - January 10, 2023
Setting - Illinois
The Great Escapes Tour stops here next Thursday!
Future Escapes
January 8 - 14, 2023
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My Reading Itinerary Monday! – Week #1 – 2023
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Welcome to My Reading Itinerary Monday!
Where are your books taking you this week?
I will be traveling to Alaska, Louisiana, and Indiana!!
Here’s what I read and what I have planned for this week.
Escapes Completed
Muffin But the Truth: A Bakeshop Mystery
by Ellie Alexander
Release Date - December 27, 2022
Setting - Oregon
I will post My Review tomorrow!
Rum and Choke (A Chloe Jackson Sea Glass Saloon Mystery)
by Sherry Harris
Release Date - December 27, 2022
Setting - Florida
I will feature this book this week for Cozy Wednesday!
A Dark and Snowy Night (Seaside Knitters Society)
by Sally Goldenbaum
Release Date - September 27, 2022
Setting - Massachusetts
I will post My Review on Thursday!
Word to the Wise (A Library Lover's Mystery)
by Jenn McKinlay
Release Date - September 3, 2019
Setting - Connecticut
My Flashback Friday Read!
Scheduled Escapes
Winter's End: A Mystery (Alaska Wild Book 4)
by Paige Shelton
Release Date - December 6, 2022
Setting - Alaska
For Review
A Streetcar Named Murder (New Orleans Mystery)
by T. G. Herren
Release Date - December 6, 2022
Setting - Louisianna
I will feature this book next week on Cozy Wednesday!
Dial M for Meow (Bookshop Kitties Mysteries)
by Ruth J. Hartman
Release Date - January 10, 2023
Setting - Indiana
The Great Escapes Tour stops here next Thursday!
Future Escapes
January 1 - 7, 2023
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Cozy Wednesday featuring Murder A La Mode (Coffee & Cream Cafe Mysteries) by Lena Gregory #review #giveaway @LenaGregory03 #gemmahallidaypublishing
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Murder A La Mode by Lena Gregory!
Murder A La Mode (Coffee & Cream Cafe Mysteries)
by Lena Gregory
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My Reading Itinerary Monday! – Week #3 – 2023
Welcome to My Reading Itinerary Monday!
Where are your books taking you this week?
I will be traveling to New York, Arkansas, and Massachusetts!!
Here’s what I read and what I have planned for this week.
Escapes Completed
Of Mushrooms and Matrimony (A Tish Tarragon Mystery)
by Amy Patricia Meade
Release Date - January 3, 2023
Setting - Virginia
The Great Escapes Tour stops here tomorrow!
Bookclubbed to Death (Mystery Bookshop)
by V.M. Burns
Release Date - December 27, 2022
Setting - Michigan
I will feature this book this week for Cozy Wednesday!
Rivalry Gone Wrong: A Cheer Moms Mystery
by L.C. Turner
Release Date - January 10, 2023
Setting - Illinois
The Great Escapes Tour stops here Thursday!
Dogged by Death: A Furry Friends Mystery
by Laura Scott
Release Date - July 13, 2021
Setting - Wisconsin
My Flashback Friday Read!
Scheduled Escapes
Against the Currant: A Spice Isle Bakery Mystery
by Olivia Matthews
Release Date - January 24, 2023
Setting - New York
For Review
Canter with a Killer (Horse Rescue Mystery, A)
by Amber Camp
Release Date - October 11, 2022
Setting - Arkansas
The Great Escapes Tour stops here for Cozy Wednesday next week!
The Game is a Footnote (A Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery)
by Vicki Delany
Release Date - January 10, 2023
Setting - Massachusetts
For Review
Future Escapes
January 15 - 21, 2023
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Dial M for Meow (Bookshop Kitties Mysteries) by Ruth J. Hartman #Review / #Giveaway - Great Escapes Book Tour @ruthjhartman
Dial M for Meow (Bookshop Kitties Mysteries)
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Cozy Wednesday featuring Double Scoop of Murder (Coffee & Cream Café Mysteries) by Lena Gregory #Review / #Giveway - Great Escapes Book Tour @LenaGregory03 #gemmahallidaypublishing
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I am delighted to share my thoughts with you today
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(Coffee & Cream Café Mysteries)
by Lena Gregory today!
Double Scoop of Murder
(Coffee & Cream Café Mysteries)
by Lena Gregory
About Double Scoop to Murder
Double Scoop of Murder (Coffee & Cream Café Mysteries)
Cozy Mystery
3rd in Series
Setting - New York
Gemma Halliday Publishing (February 27, 2024)
Number of Pages 226
Digital ASIN : B0CKV7QQB8
From author Lena Gregory comes a hunt for more than just treasure...
Danika Delany is loving running her uncle's old fashioned malt shop on eastern Long Island and putting her own modern spin on the treats they serve. Life is finally looking up for her! That is, until local billionaire Maxwell Crumbholtz dies and leaves his fortune in the form of a treasure hunt. Chaos descends on Watchogue, and Dani and the rest of the gang from the Coffee & Cream Café join the melee when they enter the contest, try to decipher the clues, and go in search of the treasure. But Dani digs up more than she expected when she discovers a dead body buried instead of a treasure! To make matters worse, a witness claims to have seen Dani at the scene of the murder. Now, instead of a four-billion-dollar payday, Dani is on the hunt for a killer.
Dollycas's Thoughts
The Coffee & Cream Café is doing well with Danika Delany serving up a variety of sweet treats but the big news in Watchogue is the death of Maxwell Crumbholtz, a local billionaire. He intends to make his sons fight for their inheritance. He devised a treasure hunt and opened it to the public. Dani and her friends have decided to take the plunge and join the masses by entering the contest. They will all have to work together to decipher the clues and follow where they lead. Winning four billion dollars would be great for everyone.
The hunt barely gets underway when Team Underdog digs up a body instead of the next clue and her new relationship with "Detective Delicious" may end before it really gets started when a witness asserts Dani was there when the murder took place. Now she has to find the killer to clear her name, but she intends to continue the hunt for the treasure too.
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Ms. Gregory has created such a strong group of core characters for this series. They are unique and engaging with smart dialogues. The situations they find themselves in run the gambit of fun everyday life to desperate times when they need to pull together. The characters continue to grow with each new book and throughout each story. I love Dani's mother's family dinners. Relatives seem to come out of the woodwork to attend and hilarity comes to the party as well. I admire that they do it more often than I ever could. Lining up family schedules is not easy.
With the treasure hunt, several new characters are introduced. An elderly couple, a gamer/YouTube star and his friends, a professional treasure hunter and his assistant, some TikTokers, and the Crumbholtz brothers. A well-crafted diverse group that was easy to keep straight, especially with them all being suspects.
The mystery was very well-plotted and with a large number of suspects it wasn't difficult to employ quite a few red herrings. At one point or another, I thought every one of the suspects could be the killer. I was totally surprised until everything played out in front of my eyes at a sensational showdown. Something truly unexpected made my jaw drop.
Double Scoop of Murder is a fantastically well-written cozy mystery with wonderful characters and a fun theme. I highly recommend the entire series to cozy readers who love mysteries filled with family, friends, and ICE CREAM!! Scoop up your copy of Double Scoop of Murder today.
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About Lena Gregory
Lena Gregory is the author of the Bay Island Psychic Mysteries, which take place on a small island between the north and south forks of Long Island, New York, the All-Day Breakfast Café Mysteries, which are set on the outskirts of Florida’s Ocala National Forest, the Mini-Meadows Mysteries, set in a community of tiny homes in Central Florida, and the Coffee & Cream Café Mysteries, which take place in a small town on the south shore of eastern Long Island, New York.
Lena grew up in a small town on the south shore of eastern Long Island, but she recently traded in cold, damp, gray winters for the warmth and sunshine of central Florida, where she now lives with her husband, three kids, son-in-law, and four dogs. Her hobbies include spending time with family, reading, and walking. Her love for writing developed when her youngest son was born and didn’t sleep through the night. She works full-time as a writer and a freelance editor and is a member of Sisters in Crime.
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Great Escapes Praise for Double Scoop of Murder
(Coffee & Cream Café Mysteries)
by Lena Gregory
I adored Double Scoop of Murder and think that all cozy fans will too! I highly recommend it! It has well-written characters who I love, an emphasis on family and friendship, and a well-plotted, puzzling murder mystery! I can’t wait for book 4!
~Christy's Cozy Corners
I appreciated the twists and turns the mystery provided and was shocked by the dangerous confrontations.
With gasps and laughs DOUBLE SCOOP OF MURDER is a delectable treat.
~Cozy Up With Kathy
Laughter, ice cream, coffee, treasure, family, friends, romance, and murder. You might think at first glance that one of these things is not like the other, but you would be wrong because when master author Lena Gregory is at the helm, all the threads come together perfectly.
~Reading Is My SuperPower
This story features a solid mystery with excellent twists and some moments of true breath-gasping tension, that I just wasn’t sure who was the true culprit until the end! I will certainly return to this series for more.
~Sarah Can't Stop Reading Books
Double Scoop of Murder was a wonderful continuation of the Coffee & Cream Café Mysteries. It’s the third book in the series written by Lena Gregory, and I’m hoping for more.
~Novels Alive
This was a fun cozy, with well-developed characters, and enough twists and turns to keep my interest. As expected from Gregory, she has all the components of a cozy mystery all wrapped up nicely. Although this is the third in the series, it was easily read as a stand-alone. Now, to go back and read the others.
~Christa Reads and Writes
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