I am an avid reader, and if I am not reading I am usually doing one of the following: Watching TV, Playing with S & P, Surfing the Web, or Blogging. I read every night before I go to sleep basically until I can’t keep my eyes open any longer. I also like to read while S and P are outside playing. I climb in my hammock seat and swing away while they play, or swim. I seem to read through quite a few books and thought I would start making a list. I usually search for authors who are similar to Diane Mott Davidson, Denise Swanson, and Joanne Fluke. Basically I like books that have recipes or are about cooking or with chefs. When I find an author I like I read an entire series. I like to read books on my Nook if they are available, and if not I go the old fashioned way and get them from the library. So here goes nothing.
I am currently reading Cupcake Bakery Mystery by Jenn McKinlay
I have read the following books so far this year 2019
March
- Death of a Cookbook Author-Haley Powell Food & Cocktails, Lee Hollis-finished 03/05/2019
- Sprinkle with Murder-Cupcake Bakery Mystery, Jenn McKinlay-finished 03/07/2019
- Yule Log Murder-Lucy Stone Murder, Leslie Meier-finished 03/09/2019
- Buttercream Bump-Cupcake Bakery Mystery, Jenn McKinlay-finished 03/08/2019
- Death by the Dozen-Cupcake Bakery Mystery, Jenn McKinlay-finished 03/13/2019
- Red Velvet Revenge-Cupcake Bakery Mystery, Jenn McKinlay-finished 03/15/2019
- Going, Going, Ganache-Cupcake Bakery Mystery, Jenn McKinlay-finished 03/17/2019
- Sugar and Iced-Cupcake Bakery Mystery, Jenn McKinlay-finished 03/19/2019
February
- Look Alive Twenty-Five-Stephanie Plum, Janet Evanovich-finished 02/2019
- Murder Gone A Rye-Baker’s Treat Mystery, Nancy Parra-finished 02/05/2019
- Flourless to Stop Him-Baker’s Treat Mystery, Nancy Parra-finished 02/09/2019
- Peach Pies & Alibis-Charmed Pie Shoppe Mystery, Ellery Adams-finished 02/10/2019
- Pecan Pies & Homicides-Charmed Pie Shoppe Mystery, Ellery Adams-finished 02/13/2019
- Lemon Pies & Little White Lies-Charmed Pie Shoppe Mystery, Ellery Adams-I DID NOT READ. I skipped it because it wasn’t available and now that I know what happened I couldn’t get into the book.
- Breach of Crust-Charmed Pie Shoppe Mystery, Ellery Adams-finished 02/15/2019
- Black Beans & Vice-Supper Club Mystery, Ellery Adams-finished 02/27/2019
January
- The Diva Cooks Up a Storm-A Domestic Diva Mystery, Krista Davis-finished 01/2019
- Silver Anniversary Murder, Lucy Stone Murder Series, Leslie Meier-finished 01/2019
- Carbs & Cadavers-Supper Club Mystery, Ellery Adams-finished 01/05/2019
- Fit to Die-Supper Club Mystery, Ellery Adams-finished 01/2019
- Chili Con Corpses-Supper Club Mystery, Ellery Adams-finished 01/16/2019
- Stiffs & Swines-Supper Club Mystery, Ellery Adams-finished 01/24/2019
- The Battered Body-Supper Club Mystery, Ellery Adams-finished 01/26/2019
- Pies & Prejudice-Charmed Pie Shoppe Mystery, Ellery Adams-finished 01/31/2019
Series completed in 2019
- The Supper Club Mystery-Ellery Adams
- Charmed Pie Shop Mystery by Ellery Adams
I read the following books in 2018-Total books read for the year…..64!
December (Read 4 books)
Amish Candy Shop-Amanda Flower
- Premeditated Peppermint
Flower Shop Mystery-Kate Collins
- Missing Under the Mistletoe
Hannah Swenson Mysteries-Joanne Fluke
- Christmas Cake Murder
Welcome Back to Scumble River-Denise Swanson
- Die Me a River
November (Read 2 books)
Mystery with Recipes-Isis Crawford
- A Catered Cat Wedding
Baker’s Treat Mystery-Nancy Parra
- Gluten for Punishment
October (Read 4 books)
Amish Quilt Shop Mystery-Amanda Flower
- Murder, Simply Stitched
- Murder, Served Simply
The Cheese Shop Mystery-Avery Aames
- As Gouda as Dead
- For Cheddar or Worse
September (Read 6 books)
Amish Quilt Shop Mystery-Amanda Flower
- Murder Plainly
- Murder, Plain and Simple
The Cheese Shop Mystery-Avery Aames
- Clobbered by Camembert
- To Brie or Not to Brie
- Days of Wine and Roquefort
Lucy Stone Murder-Leslie Meier
- Turkey Trot Murder
August (Read 9 books)
The Cheese Shop Mystery-Avery Aames
- The Long Quiche Goodbye
- Lost & Fondue
Amish Candy Shop-Amanda Flower
- Assaulted Caramel
- Lethal Licorice
Appleseed Creek-Amanda Flower
- A Plain Death
- A Plain Scandal
- A Plain Disappearance
- A Plain Malice
Trash ‘n’ Treasure-Barbara Allan
- Antiques Wanted
July (Read 2 books)
Books by the Bay Mystery-Ellery Adams
- Killer Characters
Trash ‘n’ Treasure-Barbara Allan
- Antiques Frame
June (Read 3 books)
Books by the Bay Mystery-Ellery Adams
- Writing All Wrongs
Trash ‘n’ Treasure-Barbara Allan
- Antiques Fate
Maine Clambake Mystery-Barbara Ross
- Stowed Away
May (Read 10 books)
Books by the Bay Mystery-Ellery Adams
- Lethal Letters
Trash ‘n’ Treasure-Barbara Allan
- Antiques Bizarre
- Antiques Knock-off
- Antiques Disposal
- Antiques Chop
- Antiques Slay Ride
- Antiques Con
- Antiques Fruit Cake
- Antiques Swap
- Antiques St. Nick
April (Read 7 books)
Trash ‘n’ Treasure- Barbara Allan
- Antiques Roadkill
- Antiques Maul
- Antiques Flea Market
Books by the Bay Mystery-Ellery Adams
- Poisoned Prose
Orchard-Shelia Connolly
- Sour Apples
- A Late Frost
Hannah Swenson Mysteries-Joanne Fluke
- Raspberry Danish Murder
March (Read 8 books)
Books by the Bay Mystery-Ellery Adams
- A Killer Plot
- A Deadly Cliché
- The Last Word
- Written in Stone
Blackbird Sisters Series-Nancy Martin
- Bye Bye Blackbird
Mom Zone Murder-Sara Rosett
- Milkshakes, Mermaids, & Murder
- Marriage, Monsters-in-Law, & Murder
- Mother’s Day, Muffins, & Murder
February (Read 4 books)
Orchard-Sheila Connolly
- Seeds of Deception
Hannah Swenson Mysteries-Joanne Fluke
- Banana Cream Pie
Mom Zone Murder-Sara Rosett
- Mimosas, Mischief, & Murder
- Mistletoe, Merriment, & Murder
January (Read 5 books)
Orchard-Sheila Connolly
- Golden Malicious
- Picked to Die
- A Gala Event
Kinsey Millhone-Sue Grafton
- Y is for Yesterday
Mom Zone Murder-Sara Rosett
- Mint Julep, Mayhem, & Murder
Series Completed in 2018
- Trash ‘n’ Treasure-Barbara Allan
- The Cheese Shop-Avery Aames
- Books by the Bay Mystery-Ellery Adams
- Amish Candy Shop-Amanda Flower
- Appleseed Creek-Amanda Flower
- Amish Quilt Shop Mystery-Amanda Flower
- Orchard-Sheila Connolly
- Mom Zone Murder-Sara Rosett
I have read the following in 2015:
These are organized by author and series. They do not necessarily go in chronological order of how I read them. I used to do them in chronological order, but it was confusing to try and keep track of the books from each author, so this year I am doing it by author, not order. I do plan to read the books in order so the first book in a series will be the first book I read (get the idea?). I am also going to note whether it was a paper book or ebook.
Denise Swanson-A Scumble River Mystery Series (18 books)
- Murder of a Barbie and Ken-finished 03/16/2015, ebook
- Murder of a Snake in the Grass-finished 03/13/2015, ebook
- Murder of a Sleeping Beauty-finished 03/09/2015, paperbook
- Murder of a Sweet Old Lady-finished 02/28/2015, ebook
- Murder of a Small Town-finished 02/07/2015, ebook
Paige Shelton-Farmers’ Market Series (5 books)
- Farm Fresh Market-finished 02/23/2015-paperbook
Paige Shelton-Gram’s Country Cooking School Series (4 books finished)
- If Catfish had Nine Lives-finished 02/14/2015-paperbook
- If Bread Could Rise to the Occassion-02/01/2015-ebook
- If Mashed Potatoes Could Dance-01/27/2015-ebook
- If Fried Chicken Could Fly-01/16/2015-ebook
Faye Kellerman-Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus Series (2 more books to the series releases since I finished the series the first time)
- Murder 101-finished 01/23/2015-ebook
- The Beast-finished 01/20/2015-ebook
B.B. Haywood-Candy Holliday Mystery (5 books finished)
- Town in a Strawberry Swirl-finished 01/10/2015-ebook
I have read the following in 2014:
B.B. Haywood-Candy Holliday Mystery
- Town in a Pumpkin Bash-finished 12/29/2014
- Town in a Wild Moose Chase-finished 12/11/2014
- Town in a Lobster Stew-finished 11/16/2014
- Town in Blueberry Jam-finished 10/26/2014
Christine Wenger-Comfort Food Mystery (2 books finished)
- A Second Helping of Murder-finished 10/21/2014
- Do or Diner-finished 10/16/2014
Lee Hollis-Haley Powell Food & Drinks (4 books finished)
- Death of a Chocoholic-finished 09/26/2014
- Death of a Coupon Clipper-finished 09/18/2014
Chris Cavender-Pizza Lover Series (6 books finished)
- The Missing Dough-finished 09/10/2014
Took a break from reading because I went on vacation and then had surgery. 08/02/2014-09/02/2014
- Killer Crust-finished 08/01/2014
Lee Hollis-Haley Powell Food & Cocktails
- Death of a Country Fried Redneck-finished 07/21/2014
- Death of a Kitchen Diva-finished 07/11/2014
Chris Cavender-Pizza Lovers Series
- Rest in Pizza-finished 07/01/2014
- A Pizza to Die For-finished 06/27/2014
- Pepperoni Pizza Can Be Murder-finished 06/20/2014
- A Slice of Murder-finished 06/10/2014
Taking a break from reading. Not really a lot of time right now with a newborn and 4 year old. I am starting to get that itch again to read, so I don’t think the break will be too long. 05/17/2014-06/01/2014
Currently taking a break. The pregnancy is making it so uncomfortable that I just don’t feel like reading. 04/27/2014-05/16/2014
Laura Levine-Jaine Austen Series (15 Books finished)
- Killing Cupid-finished 04/26/2014
- Pampered to Death-finished 04/22/2014
- Gingerbread Cookie Murder-finished 04/19/2014
- Death of a Trophy Wife-finished 04/16/2014
- Killer Cruise-finished 04/13/2014
- Killing Bridezilla-finished 04/10/2014
- Nightmare on Elf Street (read out-of-order) (Secret Santa)-finished 04/07/2014
- Death of a Neighborhood Witch (read out-of-order)-finished 04/05/2014
- Death by Pantyhose-finished 04/02/2014
- Dangers of Candy Canes (Candy Canes Murders)-finished 03/31/2014
- PMS Murder-finished 03/26/2014
- Shoes to Die for-finished 03/22/2014
- Killer Blonde-finished 03/18/2014
- Last Writes-finished 03/15/2014
Anne George-Southern Sisters Mysteries (8 books finished)
- Murder Boogies with Elvis-finished 03/12/2014
- Murder Carries a Torch-finished 03/09/2014
- Murder Shoots the Bull-finished 03/07/2014
- Murder Gets a Life-finished 03/05/2014
- Murder on a Bad Hair Day (read out-of-order)-finished 03/02/2014
Laura Levine-Jaine Austen Series
- This Pen for Hire-finished 02/28/2014
Anne George-Southern Sisters Mysteries
- Murder Makes Waves-finished 02/25/2014
- Murder Runs in the Family-finished 02/21/2014
Joanne Fluke-Hannah Swenson Mysteries Series
- Blackberry Pie Murder-finished 02/18/2014
Anne George-Southern Sisters Mysteries
- Murder on a Girls’ Night Out-finished 02/15/2014
Gillian Flynn (3 Books) finished
- Dark Places-finished 02/12/2014
- Sharp Objects-finished 02/09/2014
Joanne Pence-Angie Amafli Series (14 B0oks) finished
- The DaVinci Cook-finished 02/06/2014
Gillian Flynn
- Gone Girl-finished 02/04/2014
Joanne Pence-Angie Amafli Series
- Red Hot Murder-finished 01/30/2014
- Courting Disaster-finished 01/27/2014
- Two Cooks A Killing-finished 01/24/2014
- If Cooks Could Kill-fiisihed 01/21/2014
- Bell, Cook & Candle-finished 01/18/2014
- To Catch a Cook-finished 01/15/2014
- A Cook in Time-finished 01/13/2014
- Cook’s Overboard-finished 01/10/2014
- Cook’s Night Out-finished 01/08/2014
- Cooking Most Deadly-finished 01/06/2014
- Cooking Up Trouble-finished 01/04/2014
- Too Many Cooks-finished 01/02/2014
- Somethings Cooking-finished 12/30/2013
I have read the following in 2013:
Leslie Meier-Lucy Stone Series (21 Books) finished
- St. Patrick’s Day Murder (read out of order)-finished 12/28/2013
- Gingerbread Cookie Murder (Gingerbread Cookies and Gunshots)-finished 12/24/2013
- Christmas Carol Murder-finished 12/20/2013
- Easter Bunny Murder-finished 12/16/2013
- Chocoalte Covered Murder-finished 12/12/2013
- English Tea Murder-finished 12/09/2013
- Wicked Witch Murder-finished 12/6/2013
- Mother’s Day Murder-finished 12/5/2013
- Candy Cane Murders (Candy Cane of Christmas Past)-finished 12/3/2015
- Bake Sale Murder-finished 12/1/2013
- New Year’s Eve Murder-finished 11/28/2013
- Star Spangled Murder-finished 11/25/2013
- Father’s Day Murder-finished 11/22/2013
- Birthday Cake Murder-finished 11/19/2013
- Turkey Day Murder-finished 11/17/2013
- Christmas Cookie Murder-finished 11/15/2013
Janet Evanovich-Stephanie Plum Series
- Takedown Twenty-finished 11/14/2013
Leslie Meier-Lucy Stone Series
- Trick or Treat Murder (read out-of-order)-finished 11/13/2013
- Valentine Murder-finished 11/12/2013
- Back to School Murder-finished 11/10/2013
- Tippy Toe Murder-finished 11/07/2013
- Mistletoe Murder-finished 11/03/2013
Joanne Fluke-Hannah Swenson Mysteries Series-20 books (finished)
- Red Velvet Cupcake Murder-finished 11/1/2013
- Cinnamon Roll Murder-finished 10/30/2013
Sue Grafton-Kinsey Millhone Series
- V is for Vendetta-finished 10/28/2013
Joanne Fluke-Hannah Swenson Mysteries Series
- Lake Eden Cookbook-finished 10/21/2013
- Devil’s Food Cake Murder-finished 10/18/2013
Kathy Reichs-Temperance Brennan Series
- Bones of the Lost-finished 10/12/2013
Joanne Fluke-Hannah Swenson Mysteries Series
- Gingerbread Murder-finished 10/07/2013
Diane Mott Davidson
- The Whole Enchilada-finished 10/06/2013
Joanne Fluke-Hannah Swenson Mysteries Series
- Apple Turnover Murder-finished 10/02/2013
- Plum Pudding Murder-finished 09/28/2013
- Cream Puff Murder-finished 09/23/2013
- Carrot Cake Murder-finished 09/18/2013
- Candy Cane Murder-finished 09/15/2013
- Key Lime Pie Murder-finished 09/13/2013
Collaborative effort by Fern Michaels (I will be reading her soon), Beverly Barton, Joanne Fluke, and Shirley Jump
- Sugar and Spice (I only read the story by Joanne Fluke)-finished 09/10/2013
Joanne Fluke-Hannah Swenson Mysteries Series
- Cherry Cheesecake Murder-finished 09/05/2013
- Peach Cobbler Murder-finished 09/01/2013
- Sugar Cookie Murder-finished 08/29/2013
- Fudge Cupcake Murder
- Lemon Meringue Pie Murder
Nancy Martin-Blackbird Sisters Series
- Little Black Book of Murder
Joanne Fluke-Hannah Swenson Mysteries Series
- Blueberry Muffin Murder
- Strawberry Shortcake Murder
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder
Faye Kellerman-Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus Series-20 books (finished)
- Gun Games
- Hangman
- Blindman’s Bluff
- The Mercedes Coffin
- The Burnt House
- Street Dreams
- Stone Kiss
- The Forgotten
- Stalker
- Jupiter’s Bone
- Serpent’s Tooth
- Prayers for the Dead
- Justice
- Sanctuary
- Grievous Sin
- False Prophet
- Day of Atonement
- Milk & Honey
- Sacred and Profane
- The Ritual Bath
Kathy Reichs-Temperance Brennan Series (finished)
- Bones are Forever
- Flash and Bones
- Spider Bones
- 206 Bones
- Devil Bones
- Bones to Ashes
- Break No Bones
- Cross Bones
- Monday Mornings
- Bare Bones
- Grave Secrets
- Fatal Voyage
- Deadly Decisions
- Death du Jour
- Deja Dead
Charlaine Harris-Lily Bard Series-5 books
- Shakespeare Counselor
- Shakespeare Trollop
- Shakespeare Christmas
- Shakespeare Champion
- Shakespeare Landlord
Other Authors I have read the series (in no particular order):
- Diane Mott Davidson-Goldy (Schultz) Bear Series
- Nancy Martin-Blackbird Sisters
- Janet Evanovich-Stephanie Plum series
- Sue Grafton-Kinsey Millhone Series
- JA Konrath-Jack Daniels Series
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