Will I love Lavender's Blue?

I’ve been a reader of Jennifer Crusie for a while, so I was delighted to find that she’d moved into murder mysteries. Then, when I read this, I thought: Liz Danger and my Poppy would really get on well—so naturally I loved it! I like the creation of a small town that isn’t the normal sweet-as-pie cozy place, and the slow-burn romance is handled deftly. Just quirky enough but not too quirky.

I like Liz and her ambivalence about the town and her erratic family. Because it’s a collaboration, the two points of view (Liz and cop Vince Cooper) are… show more.

I’m a huge fan of Crusie and Mayer, because they really bring their characters and worlds to life, and the Liz Danger series is no exception. It’s not easy to mix romance, mystery, and cheesy puns, but they do it in a way that sucks you into the story and makes you laugh as well as gasp. I felt Liz’s struggle and frustration of being back in her hometown, and not wanting to be there for “reasons.” 

It's a dual POV novel, so I got to lose myself in Vince’s world, too. I love how this writing team develops their… show more.

I’ve been a fan of Jennifer Crusie’s writing for a long time. She’s a master at populating her stories with quirky, relatable characters. Add Bob Mayer’s talent for providing Crusie’s protagonist with a worthy and possibly dangerous ally, sprinkle in a dead body (or two!), and a fun romantic mystery to kick off their Liz Danger series is born.

I’m a sucker for stories with small-town charm and family complications, and this book has that in spades, along with a couple of mysteries to solve. As a bonus, the developing relationship between Liz and Vince is sizzling good fun with… show more.

I've missed Jennifer Crusie's books so much, so it was a joy to see this new series she did with Bob Mayer. The three books stood on their own, but they fit together beautifully, exploring the mysterious goings on beneath the bland surface of small town Ohio. Since it's a Crusie book, the characters are quirky, the dialogue fast and furious, the romance hot and heavy. But it's also a Mayer books, which means serious threats and violence lurking close-by. Plan on reading all three books--you won't want to stop with just one. And plan on starting their new series… show more.

Lavender’s Blue is Book 1 The Liz, Danger Series. I devoured the series as fast as they came out. This series is Jennifer Crusie, and Bob Mayor at their best.

The books are mysteries with a growing romantic thread between the two protagonists. Their writing style is snarky, warm hearted, and funny. This series gave me so much joy. I can't stop thinking about them.

All three books in the Liz Danger series are full of guilty food pleasures.

Liz and her beloved Vince chow down at the neighborhood diner, which leads to extended descriptions of burgers, tenderloins, fries, and onion rings. It’s just one of the attractions of Burney, Ohio—the small town Liz and company and determined to save from the sinister forces trying to loot its assets and transform it into another faceless suburb.

Make sure you have at least a bag of chips on hand, and an order of nachos wouldn’t go amiss.