by Victoria Fair

If there were a phrase like bah humbug for Thanksgiving I’d be saying it. I know, many people love this fall holiday overshadowed by its seasonal siblings Halloween and Christmas, and commercially passed over for Black Friday, but I do not. Despite the delicious tradition of roast turkey and the lack of gifting pressure to recommend it, the holiday depresses me. Largely because my family has dwindled down significantly thanks to Covid, and those remaining are notorious for fighting more than thanking. Given this, instead of focusing on the few new Thanksgiving themed book releases you’ll find in this month’s column for our challenge, I’ve decided to focus on what Thanksgiving should represent–gratitude.

I have several favorite authors whose books I will purchase sight unseen and synopsis unread. I only need to see their name and the word pre-order and I’m stoked! I instantly hop over to Amazon and give my money willingly, and with a smile, because I know it’s going to be good! But, once the book is delivered and I’ve consumed its contents, I often fail to leave a review on Amazon, or email the author to say thank you; I appreciate the months of work you put into a book that I devoured in one day. Kind of like the Thanksgiving meals my mother made when I was a child. She’d plan in the summer, starting with the foods she’d preserve from our garden. She’d water-bath can the vegetables for the table, and for the pot pie she’d make with leftover turkey, along with her pie fillings and applesauce from our apple trees. She’d make and freeze the pie crusts, dessert dough, and pastry fillings. She worked half a year for a day’s worth of gluttony, and never once did I say thank you and mean it with the full weight it deserved (pun intended).

The KRL Coming Attractions Reading Challenge theme for November is about keeping Thanksgiving in our hearts all month long by showing our gratitude for authors. Think of it as author appreciation month. Once you read a book you’re thankful for, leave a review wherever you purchased the book and anywhere else you feel comfortable doing so. You could even take it a step further and email the author or share the book with your book group. The important thing is to keep the authors we love in business and reviews help do that. This month, instead of a Featured Five, I’ve opted for a Stoked Six to highlight three new authors, and three favorite authors, who have a book release this month that has me feeling stoked to read it and grateful they wrote it.

Three of the books on my Stoked Six list are new-to-me authors who have books that speak to things I’m passionate about. Cinnamon Wishes by Thea Black doesn’t only feature tea, one of my favorite things, but it takes the “wishes granted” trope and turns it on its head with an intelligently done sinister premise. Death Comes to Jane Austen Town by Rosemary Stevens takes my love for Jane Austen and contemporizes it by having a present-day town work together to save itself from a casino-resort development, all while paying homage to Jane’s 250th birthday. Murder at Maretail Manor by A. S. McClatchie speaks to my passion for animals and the equestrian sport. As a former high school equestrian coach, I find it refreshing to see a cozy mystery set in the equestrian world.

The three remaining books on my Stoked Six list come from favorite authors whose books I buy sight unseen. Murder at Donwell Abbey is the second book in the Emma Knightly Mysteries by Vanessa Kelly. This is a fantastic series featuring Jane Austen’s protagonist Emma (Woodhouse) Knightly as a shrewd and witty sleuth. A must read for JA fans! Revenge, Served Royal is the third book in the Lady Petra Inquires series by Celeste Connally. This is a Regency-era read with a Bridgerton feel so it already ticks all my boxes. But, in this installment it’s autumn and Lady Petra is a judge at Queen Charlotte’s patisserie contest for the ton, giving me Great British Bake-Off vibes I just can’t resist! Trust me when I say you’ll love each of these authors’ series. Finally, the last book on my list is Murder Most British by Helena Dixon. Her protagonist Miss Jane Treen reminds me of a young Miss Jane Marple during the background of 1940s Devon with a thrilling codebreaker, top-secret, twisty plot dynamic. As an Agatha Christie loving Anglophile, and World War II codebreaker enthusiast, I find this series very exciting and a must read even if you’re none of those things. As always, if my suggestions don’t appeal to you, please check out the amazing new releases and soon-to-be released books on offer for November. You will not be in want of a good book or an excellent author if you do.

Stoked Six

Some Christmas wishes should remain unspoken. Some secrets are meant to stay buried. When tea witch Lia Winfield brews a festive cinnamon-spice blend for the Twelve Days of Christmas, she expects to spread holiday cheer through Farnwick. Instead, her magical tea compels customers to voice their deepest Christmas wishes—and not all wishes are as harmless as they seem. At first, the magic creates beautiful connections. Neighbors help neighbors, lonely villagers find companionship, and the community stitches itself together through shared seasonal hopes. But when Colonel Fitzwarren reveals a forty-eight-year-old Christmas Eve secret involving a stolen ornament and wrongful accusations, Lia realizes her well-intentioned magic has unleashed something far more dangerous than truth-telling. Wishes come from deeper places than facts. They expose hopes, fears, and buried guilt that people may not even understand themselves. And when stressed tourists at the Harbor Inn’s Christmas dinner start voicing resentments under the influence of Lia’s tea, holiday cheer transforms into open warfare. Jeremy warns her that magical compulsion—no matter how benevolent—removes people’s choice about when and how to share their private feelings. But abandoning the Christmas magic means disappointing the entire village and missing the perfect opportunity to help heal old wounds. When mysterious visitor Patricia Cromwell arrives with the legendary Ashworth Star—the very ornament at the heart of the decades-old scandal—Lia discovers that some Christmas gifts require patience and wisdom to achieve their intended purpose. The ornament’s return on Christmas Eve could finally bring reconciliation between families divided by suspicion and misunderstanding. Can Lia learn to wield her Christmas magic with wisdom rather than mere good intentions? Or will the Twelve Days celebration destroy relationships that have taken years to build? — Cinnamon Wishes by Thea Black

When the local bottling plant closes, employment in Boring, Virginia dries up. The mayor is under pressure to accept an offer from Dale Casino Resorts to build a massive gambling complex. The prospect would bring jobs, but it would destroy the traditional, small-town life the community loves. All seems lost until Kay Starling is inspired by her love of iconic author Jane Austen to reinvent Boring into Jane Austen Town! Together with her family, friends, and neighbors, Kay launches a Jane Austen Festival culminating in a grand Birthday Ball to honor the author’s 250th birthday and #PartyLikeIts1811. But will the murder of the devious dancing master spoil their plans to save the town? With Detective Gordon focusing on shy Betsy Bell Ward, Kay vows to find the killer herself. Because it’s a truth universally acknowledged that every murder needs a determined sleuth. — Death Comes to Jane Austen Town by Rosemary Stevens

Emma’s spirits are elevated after she and husband George Knightley host a joyful holiday celebration at the Hartfield estate. But it’s instantly a bitter January when her father makes an unexpected announcement—he and Miss Hetty Bates have decided to marry. Not only must Emma relinquish her role as mistress of the household, but must also accept the reality that the excitable Miss Bates will become her stepmother. More unwanted news arrives during an extravagant betrothal ball at Donwell Abbey, the grand Knightley estate where Emma and George will soon permanently reside. Nearly every villager in Highbury revels in the dazzling affair—except Emma’s hardworking lady’s maid, Prudence Parr. To Emma’s horror, Prudence is found dead, sprawled across the stones of the library terrace. The woman’s tragic fall is quickly ruled a terrible accident, and whispers circulate around personal troubles leading up to her untimely demise. But Emma’s instincts tell her that something far more sinister is at play. Now, Highbury’s matchmaker-turned-sleuth vows to outwit a cunning criminal before an innocent man loses his freedom—or Donwell Abbey plunges into a darker mystery. — Murder at Donwell Abbey by Vanessa Kelly, Kensington

Small town journalist Holly has loved horses since she was a little girl, but it is only now in her mid-40s that she finally has a horse of her own, Linnet. But when the matriarch of a prestigious equestrian family is found dead, Holly finds herself drawn into the role of amateur sleuth. Tatty Bilsbury needed no introduction in the equestrian world. Renowned horse trainer, British Olympic showjumping medalist, and matriarch of the Bilsbury family, which produced a further dozen talented riders. At the dress rehearsal party for her wedding to what would be her fourth husband. Tatty is found dead in the hay barn of her stables. When the police fail to see anything suspicious in her death, Holly finds the bit between her teeth as she takes the mystery on for herself. — Murder at Maretail Manor by A. S. McClatchie, April Showers Publishing

Big Ben chiming in the distance, chilly walks along the river Thames, cocktails at the Ritz … and a government secretary dead? Only Jane Treen can solve the case! London, 1941. Miss Jane Treen is faced with another mysterious disappearance within her Secret Detective Agency’s team. Tabitha Moore, a government typist, was on her way to meet Jane with vital information about some secret codes. But she didn’t turn up for work and has seemingly vanished without a trace. Then Jane and her colleague, handsome codebreaker Arthur Cilento, receive a call: a body has been found, and it matches Tabitha’s description. It quickly becomes clear that Tabitha’s death was not due to ongoing air raids on the city: the silk scarf tied tightly around her neck suggests otherwise. The prime suspect is Tabitha’s fiancé Leo Cavendish, a dashing government official, but there are plenty of others with a motive, too. Jane and Arthur scrutinize those around Tabitha at work and at home, including a charming newsreader reporting on government affairs, a jealous pianist in love with Leo, and a known womanizer and gambler fond of causing trouble. Together, Jane, Arthur, and her fluffy ginger cat Marmaduke hole up in her London townhouse with black coffee in plentiful supply and a roaring fire in the grate. But just as they begin to piece together the puzzle, someone else is found dead. It’s clear they need to step up and catch the killer on the loose in the big smoke, before it’s their turn next. — Murder Most British by Helena Dixon, Bookouture

September 1815. Autumn is in the air as Lady Petra Forsyth and some of the most illustrious members of the ton descend upon Windsor Castle for a week of royal celebrations, with the highlight being Queen Charlotte’s inaugural patisserie contest for the best bakers employed by England’s finest houses. Not only is Lady Petra’s own cook one of the contestants, but Her Majesty has requested that Petra herself serve as one of the judges. Petra’s happiness at tasting delicious cakes and biscuits only increases at finding her beloved Aunt Ophelia in attendance at Windsor, as well as Sir Rufus Pomeroy. As England’s most famous former royal chef-turned-cookbook author, Sir Rufus is slated to present his best recipes to the Queen during the festivities, with Petra being granted an early viewing in the royal library. Yet upon arrival, Petra instead encounters a frantic housemaid pointing to a body of one of Her Majesty’s guests—and to the valet still tugging at the silk ribbon used to strangle the victim. What’s more, the valet turns out to be Oliver Beecham, the ne’er-do-well brother of Petra’s own lady’s maid, Annie. But as Oliver is hauled away to the dungeons, he protests his innocence, claiming the late guest argued with several aristocrats, including the Prince Regent and Petra’s Aunt Ophelia, and boasted about hiding a potentially scandalous document within the vastness of Windsor Castle. When some poisoned tea meant for Petra is consumed by one of her fellow judges, it’s clear the real killer is still walking the castle’s halls. Indeed, in order to prove the innocence of Annie’s brother and find the incriminating document, Petra will need to act like a lady, eat like a chef, and think like one of Her Majesty’s best spies before a murderer can turn the celebrations from sweet to royally deadly. — Revenge, Served Royal by Celeste Connally, Minotaur Books

November 1
A Right Cozy Historical Crime (A Right Cozy Crime, 3) by Wendy H. Jones et al / Anthology
Blueberry Jam With A Killer (The Sunset Chronicles Murder Mystery Series, Book 4) by Elly Grey
Bonjour, Murder (A Murder in Paris Mystery, Book 1) by L. C. Richards
Dressed for Murder (Black Feather Mystery, Book 14) by Ellen Barksdale
Java Jeopardies (Sarah’s Secrets Mystery, Book 4) by Sarah Macey
MacTavish & Scott – The Mystery of the Locket (Scottish Murders, Book 4) by Gitta Edelmann
Ms. Mia and Murder at the Spinel Reef Resort (Ms. Mia Murder Mysteries, Book 4) by Jennifer Branch
Stuffing the Morgue (A Spicetown Thanksgiving, Book 2) by Sheri Richey
The Case of the Missing Christmas Jumper (A Knitting Cozy Mystery) by Kat Stone
The Case of the Vanishing Heiress (Lady Theodora Ashcombe Mysteries, Book 1) by Daisy Landish
The Vanishing from Black Spruce Lodge (Anderson Brothers Mysteries, Book 3) by Salem Karven
Time Kneels Between Mountains (Seka Torlak Mystery, Book 1) by Amra Pajalic
November 2
Beneath the Silence (Savannah Sleuths, Book 6) by Veronica Mixon
The Haunted Heart (A Lin Coffin Mystery, Book 22) by J A Whiting
November 3
A Bouquet in Bellwater (Bellwater Mysteries, Book 2) by J.M. Bellamy
A Visit to India (The Mysteries of Stickleback Hollow, Book 30) by C. S. Woolley
Bad Impressions (A Marc & Amiee Adventure) by Michael Ross
Canine Clues (Mill Wheel Mysteries, Book 1) by Carrie Lynn Hutchinson
Death upon the Lonesome Wild (The Gertrude Harrington Mysteries, Book 6) by Benjamin Ford
Elvis, Dolly Pawton, and the Crime of Many Colors (Elvis Purrsley Mysteries, Book 3) by C. Love
Fallen Gavel (Fiona Quinn Mysteries) by C.S. McDonald
Grave Matters (The Oxford Don Mysteries, Book 3) by Margaret Yorke
Murder in Venice (An Armstrong and Oscar Cozy Mystery, Book 13) by T A Williams
Murder on the Prince Regent (A Tate and Bell Mystery, Book 6) by Irina Shapiro
Riddles Among the Roses (Clover Haven Mysteries, Book 4) by Kristy T. Dixon
November 4
A Frostwood Christmas Mystery by J L Koontz
A Jolly Fiasco! (Silver Screen Coven Series, Book 5) by Dominique Daoust
A Wedding To Die For (Paradise Cove Cozy Mysteries, Book 1) by S. C. Merritt & Deborah Malone
All Spooked Up (Haunted Paint Store Mysteries, Book 1) by E.J. Copperman
Crescent City Christmas Chaos (Vintage Cookbook Mystery 4) by Ellen Byron
Dancing Angels (A Mercy Allcutt Mystery, Book 10) by Alice Duncan
Death and the Final Cut (St. Just Mystery, Book 7) by G.M. Malliet
Death by Family Ties (Island Whodunnit, Book 16) by Tess Marlowe
Desperate Spies (Secret Lives, Book 3) by Mark de Castrique
Fowl Play (A Pennsylvania-Dutch Mystery, Book 25) by Tamar Myers
Guy Fawkes Night in Stickleback Hollow (The Mysteries of Stickleback Hollow, Book 32) by C. S. Woolley / Novella
Looters & Leeches (Sage Adair Historical Mystery of the Pacific Northwest, Book 11) by S. L. Stoner
Lucy Webb-Kneelingroach of Stickleback Hollow (The Mysteries of Stickleback Hollow, Book 31) by C. S. Woolley
Merry Murder Season (A Tourist Trap Mystery Book 18) Kindle Edition by Lynn Cahoon
Murder at the Christmas Emporium by Andreina Cordani
Murder in Mint Condition (A Polly Pepper Mystery, Book 8) by Richard Tyler Jordan
Murder in the Vineyard (Murder in the Vineyard, Book 1) by Tamara Rose Blodgett, Marata Eros, & T. R. Terhune
Murder Sees All (A Myrtle Clover Cozy Mystery, Book 27) by Elizabeth Spann Craig
No Love Lost (A Wrap-It-Up Magic Story, Book 2) by Jane Glatt
Prowl (Sanctuary, Book 2) by Colleen Coble
Tender Coven Care (A Witch on the Rocks Cozy Mystery, Book 12) by Lily Harper Hart
The Burning Grounds (Wyndham & Banerjee Mysteries, Book 6) by Abir Mukherjee
The Devil in Oxford (Ruby Vaughn Mysteries, Book 3) by Jess Armstrong
The Final Showdown (A Kent Detective Agency Mystery, Book 7) by R. P. Hollis
The Hidden City (Charles Lenox Mysteries, Book 15) by Charles Finch
The High Tide Murder (A Shell House Detectives Mystery, Book 6) by Emylia Hall
The Hounded Hoopster (Doro Banyon Historical Mysteries, Book 7) by D.S. Lang
The Ivory City by Emily Bain Murphy
The Lady on Esplanade (Royal Street, Book 3) by Karen White
The Researcher’s First Murder by John Finnemore
Twinkling Tree Trouble (A Succulent Sleuth Mystery, Book 4) by Iris March
Witch Come True (Wicked Witches of the Midwest) by Amanda M. Lee
Witch Like No One Is Watching (Wicked Witches of the Midwest, Book 27) by Amanda M. Lee
Without a Shadow of Doubt (The Olivia Penn Mystery Series, Book 5) by Kathleen Bailey
November 5
Death Comes to Jane Austen Town (A Jane Austen Town Mystery, Book 1) by Rosemary Stevens
Mira Mimpi Is Trapped on a Boat Full of Suspects (The Mira Mimpi Books, Book 2) by Riley Anthony
The Book Club Killer (The DI Barton Investigations, Book 8) by Ross Greenwood
The Chocolatier’s Curse (Notes on a Murder, Book 1) by Christopher Han-Fai Seto
The Scrooge Conspiracy (A Homefront Sleuths Cozy Mystery, Book 7) by Anna Elliott & Charles Veley
November 6
A Body at the Christmas Book Fair (The Kitt Hartley Yorkshire Mysteries, Book 9) by Helen Cox
A Murder and the Maître D’ (An Old Forge Café Mystery, Book 5) by Alex Coombs
An Affair to Remember (The Mysteries of Stickleback Hollow, Book 33) by C. S. Woolley
Buried in Confetti (Cozy Mystery Holidays, Book 2) by Lucy Carol
Death at Christmas (Euphemia Martins Mystery, Book 18) by Caroline Dunford
Death Becomes Her Bracelet (A Bewitched Baubles Mystery, Book 1) by Sue Hollowell
Death Under Palm Trees (Jack & Frances Mysteries Book 4) by Carmen Radtke
I Fall To Pieces (Cassie Hunt Cozy Mysteries, Book 1) by Dani Lewis
Murder and Marzipan in Las Vegas (Murder in the Mix, Book 54) by Addison Moore
Murder Most British (The Secret Detective Agency, Book 3) by Helena Dixon
Secrets in the Mist Book 4 (The Lochraven Romantic Mystery Series, Book 4) by Cait Byrne
Simon Grave and the Dark Deadly Deadliness of Death (Simon Grave Mystery, Book 8) by Len Boswell
Smoked Secrets (Burnt End Mystery, Book 1) by Erica J. Whelton
The Christmas Cracker Killer by Alexandra Benedict
The Fourth Door (Twist & Hurst, Book 1) by Paul Halter
The Ghost of Christmas Snark (The Grumpy Ghost, Book 4) by Maggie March
The Nancys and the Case of the Missing Necklace by R.W.R McDonald
The Usual Psychics (Willow Brown Cozy Mystery Duology, Book 2) by Christine Zane Thomas
November 7
A Boatload of Trouble (Whispering Lake Paranormal Cozy Mysteries, Book 5) by Misty Spellman
A Highly Courageous Adventure (Flora Hyde-Clare Mysteries, Book 2) by Lynn Messina
Cinnamon Wishes (The Olde Tea Shoppe, Book 4) by Thea Black
Murder at Fairleads Fort (Margaret and Mona Ghostly Cozies, Book 6) by Diana Xarissa
Murder at Maretail Manor (The Cranshire Mysteries, Book 1) by A. S. McClatchie
Noel, Noel (The Mysteries of Stickleback Hollow, Book 34) by C. S. Woolley
The Deadly Dinner Party (A Very Merry Murder Mystery, Book 8) by Rachel Beattie

November 8
For the Sake of Auld Lang Syne (The Mysteries of Stickleback Hollow, Book 35) by C. S. Woolley
Hartbridge Apple Cookbook: Companion to Lakeside Lodge Murder (Hartbridge Mysteries) by Sophia Blake & M. Scannell Phaneuf
Ransom’s Surprise (Ransom Series, Book 5) by David Johnson
November 9
Mystery in Stickleback Hollow (The Mysteries of Stickleback Hollow, Book 36) by C. S. Woolley / Novella
November 10
Cabinet Catastrophe (Florida Keys Flea Market Flip, Book 5) by Cindy Davis
Murder in Stickleback Hollow (The Mysteries of Stickleback Hollow, Book 37) by C. S. Woolley / Novella
Pillow Talk Killer (Frostfall Island Cozy Mystery Series, Book 8) by London Lovett
The Holly Village Murders (A Marius Quin Mystery, Book 6) by Benedict Brown
November 11
A Ferry Long Way to Go (The Charmed Inn Mysteries, Book 3) by Misty Simon
A Matter of Murder (A Lizzie & Darcy Mystery, Book 2) by Tirzah Price
A Tail of Truth (Loki Investigates Mysteries, Book 2) by Sarah May Bird
Celtic Justice (The Anna Albertini Files, Book 7) by Rebecca Zanetti
Cosplayed to Death (A Suddenly French Mystery, Book 2) by Elle Jauffret
Ghost Bog (A Jake Caine Archaeology Mystery, Book 2) by Steven Kuehn
Guided to Murder (Millcrest Falls, Book 1) by Adelaide Mills
Hyde and Seek (A Jekyll & Murphy Mystery, Book 1) by John A. Hoda
Holmes of Kyoto: Volume 20 by Mai Mochizuki
Moonbeams, Mistletoe, and Murder (Maeve Pruitt Witchy Mysteries, Book 1) by Leona Mills
Murder Made Her Wicked (A Marigold Manners Mystery, Book 2) by Elizabeth Hobbs
Murder Seanced (A Witching Hour Ghost Hunters Mysteries, Book 7) by Kat McGee
Nutcracker Noir (Elsie Hargrove Mysteries, Book 9) by Claire Blackwood
One-Week Odyssey (A Blackwater Lake Cozy Mystery) by Carolyn Brodeur
Revenge, Served Royal (Lady Petra Inquires, Book 3) by Celeste Connally
Swimmingly Dead (An Ella McBane Mystery, Book 2) by Michele Scott
The Amberglow Candy Store by Hiyoko Kurisu
The Holiday Photo Murder (Robyn Cavanagh Mysteries, Book 3) by Jeanne Quigley
The Queen Who Came in from the Cold (Her Majesty The Queen Investigates, Book 5) by S. J. Bennett
The Secret Room in Grangeback Manor (The Mysteries of Stickleback Hollow, Book 38) by C. S. Woolley
The Spies in Jimmy’s Place (Jimmy Quinn Suspense Novels, Book 6) by Michael Mayo
To Kill a Queen by Amie McNee
Treasures in Time (In Time, Book 6) by Susan Reiss
Where the Bodies Are Berried (Cranberry Cove Mysteries, Book 10) by Peg Cochran
November 12
A Royal Occasion in Stickleback Hollow (The Mysteries of Stickleback Hollow, Book 39) by C. S. Woolley
A Very Sticky Murder (A Darcy & Mozart Cozy Culinary Mystery, Book 9) by Greta Sinclair
Arson and Old Ladies (Damien Murphy Pet Sitting & Murder Investigations, Book 2) by Meredith Spies
Dead Man’s Cruise (Dead Man’s Curve, Book 2) by Pinkie Darro
The Cakes of Wrath (The Parchment Paper Mysteries, Book 5) by Matilda Swift
Unleashed for Murder (Market Center Mysteries, Book 4) by Karen McCullough
November 13
An Unlikely Revelation (The Unlikely Murder Club, Book 4) by Gina X. Grant
Darkness in Gibraltar (Andalusian Mystery Series, Book 6) by Paul S. Bradley
Panic at Peacock Perch (Secret Senior Sleuth Society Cozy Mysteries, Book 5) by Suzanne Rudd Hamilton
Path of Gold (Simon Merrivale Mysteries, Book 3) by A.J. Mackenzie
The Caves of Stickleback Hollow (The Mysteries of Stickleback Hollow, Book 40) by C. S. Woolley
November 14
A Pantomime of Peril (A Cotswold Antique Mystery, Book 3) by Victoria Tait
A Pilgrimage of Whispered Truths (Tides of Truth, Book 1) by M. Jayne LaDow
Death and Lemonade (Sugar Creek Mystery Series, Book 7) by Nova Walsh
Death of a Stranger (The Bishopsgate Ward Mysteries, Book 1) by John Pilkington
Life of Pie…Cut Short (A Penelope Sinclair Cozy Murder Mystery, Book 5) by Tessa Aura
Life or Delft (Delft Valley Mysteries, Book 1) by Brook Peterson & Sarah M Stephen
Murder on the Clock (A Mercy McCarthy Mystery, Book 4) by Lucy Connelly

November 15
A Cattitude Christmas (Crescent Moon Mysteries, Book 8) by Tara Lush
Framed (The Mystery of the Lost Relics, Book 2) by Avani Clare
Hops and Hijinks (Mischief in the City, Book 2) by Summer Reed
Mistletoe, Mischief, and Malice (Thorne Sister Sleuths Cozy Mystery Series, Book 8) by DG Thomas
One Note Murders (Cat Gabbiano Mystery Series, Book 3) by Donna Keel Armer
Swords and Spells and Homicide (Fleming Family Cozy Mysteries, Book 6) by Patti Larsen
The Case of the Murderous Botanist (Lady Theodora Ashcombe Mysteries, Book 2) by Daisy Landish
The Elf Did It (A Katie Murphy Cozy Mystery, Book 7) by Suzanne Bolden
The Enchanted Ball Mystery (A Whispering Library Adventure, Book 2) by Sayed Tony
The Map of Lost Hearts (Seashell Key Mysteries, Book 18) by Lola Finch
November 16
Lights, Lanterns, and Lies (Dune House Cozy Mystery Series, Book 36) by Cindy Bell
November 17
A Basement in Bellwater (Bellwater Mysteries, Book 3) by J. M. Bellamy
Christmas at Thornton Park (The Thornton Mysteries, Book 8) by Ellen Read
Madame Pompette Steals the Scene (Madame Pompette’s Tea Shop, Book 5) by Libby Castle
November 18
A Case of Life and Limb (The Trials of Gabriel Ward, Book 2) by Sally Smith
A Fair Isle Murder (The Bait & Stitch Cozy Mystery Series, Book 4) by Ann Yost
A Sandwich to Die For (The Velvet Scone Mysteries, Book 3) by E. Hazard
Blue Blood, Black Magic (Ella Bloom Mysteries, Book 3) by Sarah Noffke
Cranberries, Crimes, and Christmas Lights! (A Sweetie’s Latte Cozy Mystery, Book 7) by Shelley Weiss
Death by Holiday Bliss (Island Whodunnit, Book 17) by Tess Marlowe
From Cradle to Grave (A Royal Spyness Mystery, Book 19) by Rhys Bowen
Frosted Pines & Holiday Signs (Quillhaven Magical Cozy Mysteries, Book 10) by Tessa Silver
Hawaiian Holiday Homicide (Aloha Lagoon Mysteries, Book 26) by Rosalie Spielman
Lady Avely’s Guide to Guile and Peril (Matronly Misadventures, Book 3) by Rosalie Oaks
Maiden Voyage: Love & Larceny Aboard the Titanic by Bradley Harper MD
Murder in York (A Yorkshire Murder Mystery, Book 12) by J. R. Ellis
Orphan Andy (Rescue on Gooseberry Bay, Book 3) by Kathi Daley
PJ Norris and the Hamlet with the Monster Situation (Firewing Investigations, Book 3) by S. Usher Evans
The Body on the Roundabout (Piddlington Gazette Mysteries, Book 1) by Faith Eckersall
The Botanist’s Assistant by Peggy Townsend
The Broadway Murders by Edward J. Doherty
The Death of a Maven (The Haunted Farmhouse Mysteries, Book 1) by Kathryn Johnson
The Ginger Cat by Christopher Reeve
The Gingerbread Murders (Hallowmere Bend Mysteries, Book 2) by Regan Williams
The Knives Before Christmas (A Santa-in-Training Mystery, Book 1) by J. Kent Holloway
November 19
A Mysterious Christmas Collection (Charlie Kingsley Mysteries) by Michele Pariza Wacek
Inn Hallowed Ground (The Spirit Lake Mysteries, Book 3) by Rhonda Blackhurst
Needles and Drills (Crows’ Feat Mystery, Book 3) by Remy Corvin
November 20
A Courtyard Conundrum (The French Quarter Mysteries, Book 8) by Jen Pitts
A Deadly Inheritance (Olivia Wells Mysteries, Book 1) by Jane McParkes
Deadly Treasures (Olivia Wells Mysteries, Book 2) by Jane McParkes
Death in the Dedication (Bottled Clues Mysteries, Book 2) by Sue Hollowell
Ex-Inspector Ramsay’s 7th Case (One Man & His Dog Cozy Mysteries, Book 8) by P. C. James
Fish and Chip (Huckleberry Hollow Theme Park Cozy Mysteries, Book 1) by Addison Moore
Mayhem Beneath the Mistletoe (Kourier & Ives, Book 2) by Sandra Sookoo
Murder at Christmas: You Solve the Crime by G. B. Rubin
Murder in Paris (Blind Detective, Book 10) by Christina Koning
Murder Most Wild (Great Maine Mysteries, Book 4) by Nellie H. Steele
Pies, Poison, and Peril (Silver Circle Cat Rescue Mysteries, Book 12) by Leanne Leeds
Rogues, Rotters, and Rubies (Paddy’s Peelers Mystery, Book 4) by Aubrey Wynne
Secrets in the Mist Book 5 (The Lochraven Romantic Mystery Series, Book 5) by Cait Byrne
Shadows at Low Tide (Bottled Clues Mysteries, Book 1) by Sue Hollowell
The Covent Garden Caper by Tracy Grant
The Hexed Hot Cocoa (Magickal Beans, Book 3) by R. A. Muth
The Dog Sitter Detective’s Christmas Tail (Dog Sitter Detective, Book 4) by Antony Johnston
The Shattered Bauble (The Jurassic Coast Mysteries, Book 3) by Rachel McLean & Millie Ravensworth
November 21
A Whale of A Murder (Cape Cod Cozy Mysteries, Book 5) by Angela K. Ryan
Holiday Havoc (Sunnyside Retired Witches Mysteries, Book 10) by Paula Lester
Karma’s Save The Date (Magical Midlife in Mystic Hollow, Book 9) by Lacey Carter & L.A. Boruff
Mock Apple Alibi (Auntie Clem’s Bakery, Book 25) by P.D. Workman

November 22
A Recipe for Trouble (Jordan Hollow Cozy Mysteries, Book 1) by A.J. Starkwell
Carols and Clues (Seashell Key Mysteries, Book 20) by Lola Finch
Love for Real: A Big Brah Cozy Mystery by Ishwar Chandra Sen
The Missing Witness (Grave Sisters Mysteries, Book 2) by Tam May
Three Sons and a Secret (Seashell Key Mysteries, Book 19) by Lola Finch
November 24
A Hairy Situation (The Veterinary Detective Agency, Book 3) by Shari Malin
Game Over (A Wren Winters Mystery, Book 3) by Shelly Jones
Murder at Midwinter Farm (A Miss Underhay Mystery, Book 22) by Helena Dixon
Taking on Midnight (Midnight Sky, Book 3) by Jane Drager
Tell Me Why (Hart’s Ridge, Book 14) by Kay Bratt
The Case in the Vicarage Gardens (Lady Matilda Investigates, Book 1) by Catherine Coles
November 25
A Murder in the Making (Magical Trinket Mysteries, Book 2) by Victoria Laurie
A Season for Spies (Lane Winslow Mysteries, Prequel) by Iona Whishaw
Bones and Cactus Blooms (The Haunted Ranch Mysteries, Book 2) by Sara Bourgeois
A Witchy Christmas (Witches of Whispering Pines, Book 5) by Rhonda Hopkins
A Witchy Graduation (Witches of Whispering Pines, Book 7) by Rhonda Hopkins
A Witchy Reunion (Witches of Whispering Pines, Book 6) by Rhonda Hopkins
A Witchy Spookfest (Witches of Whispering Pines, Book 4) by Rhonda Hopkins
Black Forest Cake Murder (Sinclair Sisters Bakery Mystery Series, Book 2) by Karen McSpade
Cats Don’t Smile by Dolores Hitchens
Christmas, Clues and Killers (Witchy at Fifty Cozy Mystery, Book 3) by Bella Colby
Deadly Hour (A Witch in the Woods, Book 34) by Jenna St. James
Death and Dinuguan (Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mysteries, Book 6) by Mia P. Manansala
Fireworks and Felonies (Beach Hill Cozy Mysteries, Book 4) by Mina Allan
Frappé Foul Play (A Freshly Brewed Cozy Mystery, Book 2) by Angela Mayble
Gull & Bones (Seaside Knitters Society, Book 8) by Sally Goldenbaum
Knock Him Dead (Whitewitch Island Paranormal Cozies, Book 16) by Patti Larsen
Murder Among the Stacks (A Cranberry Creek Word Search Mystery) by Rosie A. Point & Charles Timmerman
Murder at Cottonwood Creek (A Stella and Lyndy Mystery, Book 7) by Clara McKenna
Murder at Donwell Abbey (Emma Knightley Mysteries, Book 2) by Vanessa Kelly
Murder at the Scottish Games (A Scottish Shire Mystery, Book 7) by Traci Hall
Murder Bears Fruit (The Gardener Mysteries, Book 4) by Rosie Sandler
Newlyweds Can Be Knocked Off (An Amish Matchmaker Mystery, Book 6) by Amanda Flower
Robert B. Parker’s Showdown (Spenser, Book 53) by Mike Lupica
The Bishop Murder Case (Philo Vance) by S. S. Van Dine
The Cursed Divination (The Field & Greystone Series, Book 5) by Lana Williams
The Heist (A Juli Butler Mystery) by Barbara Witek
The See Me Murders (The Willows Creek Murder Club, Book 2) by Lucia Kuhl
Vows and Villainy (The Cambridge Bookshop Series, Book 5) by Elizabeth Penney
November 26
In The Shadow of the Swastika: A Sherlock Holmes Noir by J G Grimmer
Jingle, Jangle, Jingle (Rainbow Ranch Mysteries, Book 3) by Elise M. Stone
Lady Eliza of Stickleback Hollow (The Mysteries of Stickleback Hollow, Book 41) by C. S. Woolley
Vanishing Clues and Vanlife Blues (Cozy Campervan Mysteries, Book 1) by Hue Morris
November 27
A Husband is Hushed Up (The Duchess of Stortford Mysteries, Book 2) by Helen Golden
Espresso and Espionage: Snow Falls Alaska Cozy by Wendy Meadows
Haunting Secrets (East House Mysteries, Book 4) by Rachel Ford
Heartbreak and Hexes (Willowmere Mysteries, Book 3) by Carmen Radtke
Hexes & Hemlock (Salem Book Club Mysteries, Book 1) by Amy Briggs
Mr. Yow Stalks a Killer (Magical Midlife in Retrograde, Book 5) by JB Aspen
Murder At The Museum (The Wharf Rats Mysteries, Book 5) by Jackie Sharp
No Love Lost (Mysteries of Blackberry Valley, Book 9) by Becky Melby
The Case Files of Jeweler Richard (Light Novel, Book 11) by Nanako Tsujimura
The Sacred Rock (Morro Bay Mysteries, Book 3) by Anna K Payne
November 28
Artful Deceit (Lily Larkin Mysteries, Book 6) by Hannah Ellis
Murder at the Scottish Ball (An Opal Laplume Mystery, Book 3) by Millicent Binks
Spellbound Stitches (Six Sisters Sewing Cozy Mysteries, Book 3) by Margaux Carroll
Suite Silent Night Secret (Harmony Landing Mysteries, Book 5) by Kristy T. Dixon
Tent Pegs and Terror (Max’s Campsite Mysteries, Book 2) by Tyler Rhodes
The Altar (Sorority Grannies Secret, Book 1) by Ashleigh Collins
The Austen Intrigue (Regency Secrets, Book 4) by Julia Golding
The Heist Before Christmas (Adventures of Gladys Cozy Mystery, Book 4) by Katherine H. Brown

November 29
Call It a Daisy (Daisy Bruce Cozy Mysteries, Book 7) by Patti Larsen
The Case of the Silk Widow (Lady Theodora Ashcombe Mysteries, Book 3) by Daisy Landish
The Drama of Death (Dead End Witches, Book 2) by Leslie Gail
With a Side of Death (The EB Eats Diner Mysteries, Book 3) by Poppy Bridgeman
November 30
A Christmas Murder Mystery (Massachusetts Cozy Mystery, Book 11) by Andrea Kress
A Dead End Halloween (Tiger’s Eye Mysteries, Book 15) by Alyssa Day
All That Glitters (Murder Most Familiar, Book 1) by Cathy Peper
Frost, Faelan, and Fairies (A Skye O’Shea Cozy Mystery, Book 4) by Rowan Dillon & Christy Nicholas
Ghosts and Gold Dust (The Ghost Vein Mine Cozy Paranormal Mysteries, Book 1) by Kelly Ethan
Lethal Leith Hill (DI Matthew Goodwin Detective Series, Book 4) by Helen Taylor
Magical Misconduct (The Merlin Mysteries, Book 3) by Kim Richardson
Murder in the British Museum (A Traveler’s Tale of Murder, Book 2) by Jennifer S. Alderson
Reckoning Down Under (Trouble Down Under, Book 6) by P.A. Mason
Spells & Shenanigans (Misty Hollow Magical Cozy Mysteries, Book 1) by Karen MacInerney
The Blue Haired League (221B Bakery, Book 5) by Cat Spivey
The Case of the Fallen Angel (The Feline Files, Book 3) by K.E. O’Connor
The Ghost and Christmas Magic (Haunting Danielle, Book 37) by Bobbi Holmes & Anna J. McIntyre
The Mystery of the Vanishing Violinist (A Lady Mildred Ramsay Murder Mystery Series, Book 3) by Ruth Baker
Trouble in the Alps (Miss Ashford Investigates, Book 6) by Vivian Conroy
Wet Work (The Beaver Island Mysteries, Book 8) by Maia Ross

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Victoria Fair is a rabbit rescuer and foster for disabled rabbits by day and an avid cozy mystery and historical mystery reviewer and beta reader by night. When she’s not reading, drinking a steady stream of tea, or advocating for animals, you can find her arranging author takeovers for the Cozy Mystery Lovers/Meg’s Cozy Corner Facebook group; featuring a strong community of cozy mystery and historical mystery lovers that is always welcoming new members.