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  Caitlyn is enjoying her time in the village and is working on enhancing her chocolate and sweet making skills and she and the widow Mags get to show off their skills at a ball thrown by Lord James.  She is a bit hesitant about wanting to go and dress up but her cousin Pomona helps her to find a great costume and she is actually enjoying herself until there is drama.  First some townspeople show up protesting the ball because it is celebrating Mabon which James thinks more of a celebration of Autumn, but others want to tie it to witchcraft.  Then a guest is found murdered and Pomona becomes the main suspect.  Caitlyn can't believe her cousin would do it, but then again she has been trying out some black magic and has not really been like her old self.    A  very enjoyable read that would not be complete without Victor losing his fangs and Nibs and Bran getting into trouble. Love this series and would love to try some of the sweets that they ...

 Wow this book is just packed with fun.  First there is a Ms. Blossom Festival which of course has to have a queen.  Mae has her hands full as Dottie and Mary Elizabeth decide to enter the festival and of course get into it.  Then Carrie confronts the person (Jason) accused of her daughter's death and then he too ends up dead.  The Laundry Ladies and Mae realized they need to not only clear Jason's name but also find out who killed him.  Meanwhile Bobby Ray is about to meet is real mamma and of course she has to meet everyone else as well.  A great fun read in Normal KY.

 Henry is busy helping get tings ready for Abby and Bobby Rays wedding and working for Mae a the Happy Trails Camp Ground.  He decides to do a little work on the side and soon finds him arrested for the extra work and for murder.  Good thing he knows Mae and the Laundry Club ladies,, otherwise he might just find himself in jail for a long time. Love the antics of the Ladies and this great series of books.  Can't wait to see what happens next the old and new characters. 

 Mae and the Laundry ladies load up to try to find out committed the most recent murder so that they can clear Stanley's name.  They go on a girl's trip to New York to see if the mob is involved or if it is something else.  The Happy Trails Campground sounds like an interesting place to stay as long as the mobsters stay away.  I can't even imagine what a trip with Mae and the Ladies would be like.

  Hazel is looking to make a new life and name for herself as she takes a job with Dr. Watts.  As they become more aquatinted , he realizes that there is more to her than meets the eye and gets to know her better.  What he does not know is that she has a past that that could make him look at her differently.  I enjoyed getting to know the characters and seeing how they worked out what they were willing to share and how forgiveness and society norms played into the story. I received a copy to read, the review is mine. 

 I have always found it interesting learning about the librarians that went out on horseback and other means to take books to those who could not come and get them.  It would be an interesting job to have as you would get to go and see all the neighbors, although the travel might be a bit much.  Tansy Calhoun has such a job and while delivering her books often has time to daydream and one day thinks that her dreams have come true as a new man comes to town.  She has to decide though what is best, what her heart, or head (and others) think as she continues down her path. I received a copy to read, the review is mine. 

 I really enjoyed this next segment in the Sarah Blair mysteries.  Sarah finds herself helping her friend Grace when and instructor she was arguing with was found dead not long after the argument.  Along the way they find some connections to the victim that they did not expect and have to decipher just what is relevant and what is not.  They also have to wonder what Jane is up to as she is trying to cut into Grace's restaurant business and  cut a deal with the city that might not be as it seems.  A real page turner and I look forward to more in this series.  I received a book to read, the review is mine.