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Cremains of the Day by Misty Simon #review

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For Tallulah Graver, marrying wealthy Waldo Phillips seemed like the best way out of the family business, the Graver Funeral Home. But when her marriage falls apart and Tallie is left with next to nothing, she turns to cleaning houses to make ends meet. As humbling as it is to tidy the mansions of the snobby socialites she used to call friends, at least she doesn't have to be around dead bodies. Until . . . She discovers one of her employers lying in a closet with a knife sticking out of her chest. This unpleasant shock seems to be part of a web of weird experiences: Tallie's friend Gina's shop is broken into, her ex is stun-gunned where it hurts the most, and now she's receiving flowers from the dead woman. Granted the deliveryman is handsome, but seriously, that's enough to cast a pall over anyone's day. Now Tallie needs to dig deep to clean up this mess--before she finds herself in a grave situation My Review: As someone who used to work in the se...

Hot Stuff, by Cj Fosdick

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How does a klutzy slogan writer from a quiet Wisconsin Village who’s pushing thirty expect to meet the man of her dreams?  Living with a long-tailed cat, a grandmother who bakes giant Snickerdoodles, and an autistic brother who “collects” neighborhood lawn ornaments, Katie has her hands full…until she opens the door to a “hot” rookie cop investigating a not-so-petty theft. Is it a major crime or an arrest of the heart? *Enter giveaway for a chance to win a Kindle Fire* TITLE:  HOT STUFF SERIES:  A CANDY HEART’S ROMANCE ISBN 978-1-5092-0598-1 PUBLISHER:   THE WILD ROSE PRESS THEME:  SMALL TOWN GIRL MEETS CHARMING COP, SOLVES A CRIME, SAVES HER FAMILY, LOOSES HER HEART in a HUMOROUS & ROMANTIC  TRYST of WIT. IMPRINT:   CHAMPAGNE LENGTH:  ROSETTE RATING:  SWEET ROMANCE KEY WORDS:  ROOKIE COP, PETTY THEFT, DUTCH BOY, GARDEN STATUE, ASPERGERS, SNICKERDOODLES, CANDY  HEARTS PAGE COUNT:  40 ...