Kathleen Costa

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries: Aurora Teagarden Mysteries Something New

by Kathleen Costa


Hallmark Movies & Mysteries has found a creative way to continue its Aurora Teagarden franchise without its original, iconic star Candace Cameron Buré. The young Aurora, however, is not Buré’s daughter, Natasha, who played the high school version in the flashbacks in Haunted by Murder, but instead Skyler Samuels has been cast as the college graduate.

#TagMe for Murder By Sarah E. Burr: Review/Giveaway/Interview

by Kathleen Costa


Coco Cline was an internet darling, and after she and her college friends negotiated the sale of their start up, she had a few million in her pocket and ownership of her popular lifestyle blog, Trending Topic. But, the resulting fame, albeit fun at times, had its difficulties, and the money didn’t stay in her pocket. Still she had her online persona and lots of followers, but it only provided a meager living. She needed a more lucrative employment opportunity.

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries: The Dancing Detective, A Deadly Tango

by Kathleen Costa


Hallmark Movies & Mysteries is shining brightly with several returning and new mysteries to excite fans. The very popular Hallmark lead Lacey Chabert (Crossword Mystery) is cast in the role of Detective Constance Bailey in the new The Dancing Detective: A Deadly Tango. Her co-star, British actor and Hallmark regular Will Kemp, is one with whom she is very familiar having concocted sweetness in Love, Romance, & Chocolate and tripped the light fantastic in Christmas Waltz.

Hard Dough Homicide By Olivia Matthews: Review/Giveaway

by Kathleen Costa


Lindsay Murray is living her dream now that her family and she have opened Spice Isle Bakery. She enjoys sharing all the exotic flavors of her family’s Grenadian heritage along with a West Indian decor, old-school reggae tunes, and fascinating stories often shared by Granny, and it’s not uncommon to see customers rockin’ out to the music’s rhythm while waiting in line.

The Merry Messy Mummy By R.A. Muth: Review/Giveaway/Interview

by Kathleen Costa


Victoria “Tori” Madison and her best friend Hazel own a cleaning service, Bubbles and Troubles, in Cooper’s Cove, Maine, on the banks of Blueberry Bay, and together they take on a variety of cleaning projects. First, in The Squeaky Clean Corpse, they find their client’s skeleton stuffed in a steamer trunk hidden in the attic. The client’s cat, Rune, is now in need of a new home, so Tori reluctantly steps in, however, she discovers the cat in reality is a cursed Irish hunk that only she sees and hears.

Blood Bayou By Lynn Emery: Review/Giveaway/Interview

by Kathleen Costa


Vermillion Parish, Louisiana, is a fascinating, if not, dangerous place rich with myths and legends of creatures and spirits stalking the bayou as well as the evil only man can perpetrate. LaShaun Rousselle’s psychic ability, passed down in her family thru the centuries, gives her a unique perspective when confronted by that which often can’t be explained, especially to her husband and skeptic Chief Deputy Broussard.

Murder Under a Red Moon By Harini Nagendra: Review/Giveaway

by Kathleen Costa


It’s 1921, Bangalore, India, and nineteen-year-old Kaveri Murthy has become known locally as a detective after she successfully uncovered the killer of a disreputable man who preyed on vulnerable women; a scar on her neck is an unfortunate souvenir. Her doctor husband, Ramu, is supportive of her various pursuits, efforts to expand her education, and even getting a driver’s license.

Murder in Gemini By Michelle Corbier: Review/Giveaway/Interview

by Kathleen Costa


René Jones was only five minutes older than her twin sister Robin, but their personalities made them seem years apart. Growing up in Chicago, René had always been studious, earning good grades and honors. She graduated college, and finally with hard work, her childcare business in Greensboro, North Carolina, is becoming a lucrative venture. Despite the consequences, some devastating, she always felt obligated, even pressured, to help her sister when opportunities arose, and they rose often.

Hammocks, Handguns, & Hearsay By Tonya Kappes: Review/Giveaway

by Kathleen Costa


It seems that even when carrying out a mundane chore, like taking Hank’s dog Chester to the groomer, life can go to “hell in a hand basket.” Mae walked into Smelly Dog Groomers only to be greeted by Orlene Roth screaming, then fainting, and Chester’s barking alerted her to the dead body of Colt Lincoln, a popular television bounty hunter.

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