Showing posts with label Diane Kelly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Diane Kelly. Show all posts

Monday, November 25, 2013

DEATH, TAXES AND MISTLETOE MAYHEM by Diane Kelly

Death, Taxes, and Mistletoe Mayhem: A Holiday Novella

Tara Holloway goes undercover to expose a case of tax and insurance fraud and meets Office Megan Lutz and her K9 partner, Brigit, on the job. Working together, Tara, Megan and Brigit may be able to bring down a criminal or two AND do some holiday matchmaking.

Always on the hunt for new holiday reading material, I jumped on the chance to read this novella for free on my Nook while sitting in Barnes and Noble. I enjoyed the writing so much after one chapter, I spent the $2 it took to buy the story outright.

This merges characters from Diane Kelly's Tara Holloway series (covers displayed below) with the characters from an upcoming series that will debut in June of 2014 (the first book will be Paw Enforcement). I had a couple of the tax series books already in my TBR pile (To Be Read), but I moved the series up on my reading list as I enjoyed this as much as I did. For the price, this is an excellent introduction to the author's writing style and the characters of these series.

4 out of 5 stars

Cautions: some language

Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure (Tara Holloway Series #1) Death, Taxes, and a Skinny No-Whip Latte (Tara Holloway Series #2) Death, Taxes, and Extra-Hold Hairspray (Tara Holloway Series #3) Death, Taxes, and Peach Sangria (Tara Holloway Series #4) Death, Taxes, and Hot Pink Leg Warmers (Tara Holloway Series #5) Death, Taxes, and Green Tea Ice Cream (Tara Holloway Series #6) Death, Taxes, and a Sequined Clutch (Tara Holloway Series) Paw Enforcement


Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Waiting on WEDNESDAY: NOVEMBER new releases

My list of new releases for November is smaller than I usually have. I hope that doesn't mean I am going to miss something!

Here is what I have on my list:

To Catch a Leaf by Kate Collins (cozy mystery, latest in Flower Shop series) - 11/1
Dangerous Alterations by Elizabeth Lynn Casey (cozy mystery, latest in Southern Sewing Circle series) - 11/1
Death, Taxes and a French Manicure by Diane Kelly (looks like the first in a new mystery series, second book due out in February 2012) - 11/1
Well-Offed in Vermont by Amy Patricia Meade (first in a new mystery series) - 11/8 [but Amazon is showing it for sale now]
The Challenge of Samukai by Greg Farshtey (first graphic novel from the LEGO NinjaGo story line) - 11/8 


If I find any other new things coming out in November (other than the last Harry Potter movie coming out on the 11th), I'll pass it along.