The Veiled Deception by Annette Blair

Madeira who is nicknamed Maddie lives in Mystic Falls, Connecticut. Her most important goal for the year is to get her sister, Sherry's, wedding off to a great start. She is redoing the VanCourtland bridal gown which has come down through the family of Sherry's husband. Maddie will do a beautiful job because her passion is working with Vintage clothing.

However, no one expects Justin's ex-girlfriend's body to show up dead before the wedding day. Strangled with the wedding veil?? Perhaps.

I also enjoyed reading about the Vintage wedding gown, Bruges lace, etc. The solution to the mystery is amazingly romantic, tragic and challenging to figure out. The solution left me thinking of the beauty of family. I also left to think what is taken from us whether fairly or unfairly can never be regained. The time is gone.

One other problem the slang "scrap" drove me nuts. It didn't roll off my tongue easily at least, not until the end of the novel. Now I'm ready for Annette Blair's next Vintage clothing cozy. When I see "scrap," I'll throw it off my tongue very easily. Looking forward to reading this whole cozy series. A Veiled Deception is definitely deceptive. I could have never put the pieces together. [...]

Season of the Witch by NATASHA MOSTERT

"From inside the house, the sound of the violin was much clearer now and he recognised the music. 'Andante cantabile'. Tchaikovsky's string quartet no. 1, opus 11. The estatic notes struck a fugitive chord of memory. The last time he had listened to this piece there was a fire burning in the hearth, a bowl of drooping apricot roses on the dark wooden table and next to it three glasses filled with red wine waiting on a silver tray."http://youtu.be/zl3ckjAgxqI

By Hook Or By Book by D.R. Meredith

Murder By The Yard Book Store is giving a convention. Although Agnes is the owner of the book store, Megan will head the convention about string figures. She has invited Dr. Brownleigh. He owns the famous, authentic manuscript of Caroline Furness Jayne. Ms. Jayne was an expert about string figures from different cultures. However, all of Megan's plans will go awry when murder or murders enter the door of Murder By The Yard Book Store.

I did not know until this mystery how important string figures are in different cultures. I had no idea there was a book written on the subject. I enjoyed learning the names of different string figure arrangements. For those who have time there are instructions at the beginning of each chapter in the book on how to make a particular stick figure.

I have read the first book in this series. So I was already familiar with the relationship between Megan and Ryan. He is her childhood friend's father. Therefore, he is much older than Megan. This does not keep him from being very attracted to Megan. However, Megan is so busy playing detective she does not have time to see Ryan's gleam in the eye or to think about her feelings about him. I wonder if this relationship will grow in the next book. When she's not playing detective, Megan is a Paleopathologist.

I did have trouble with Megan interviewing the string figure enthusiasts at the book store. Jerry Carr the in house detective seems never to find out about Megan's plan to catch the murderer or murderers. How could he so mysteriously go out of pocket at the perfect time?? It's odd because Megan's plan is so intricate. I mean she has guests and the store book owner hiding behind a bush, in closets, behind a chair, etc. This part seemed really far out even for a cozy. I expected for Mr. Carr to go walk in on this play at a murder solution and scream bloody murder. He doesn't show.

I still love this series and enjoyed By Hook Or By Book by D. R. MERDITH. Will read the other books and hope the series continues for a long, long time. amazon.com/D.-R.-Meredith

By Hook Or By Book by D. R. Meredith

"So what do we have? Brownleigh has the rumored lost Caroline Furness Jayne manuscript which he offers to sell to the highest bidder. Those bidding are Rosemary and Herb from Murder by the Yard, although all of us made appointments to see it;"