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Misty Simon Author Of Diners, Drive-Ins, and Lies

From Misty's 3 favorite reads in 2024.

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Misty's 3 favorite reads in 2024

Misty Simon Why Misty loves this book

Abigail Drake is one of my favorite authors and she did not disappoint with the first book in this new to me series. I'm not always a big women's fiction reader but I gave it a chance and I am so happy I did. Could not put it down!

By Abigail Drake ,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked The Enchanted Garden Cafe as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

She knew trouble when she saw it, and he was definitely trouble.

After spending years dealing with her flighty mother, a café on the edge of ruin, a misbehaving backyard fountain, and tea that may or may not be increasing the libido of her elderly neighbors, Fiona Campbell has had enough. She’s ready to move out, get away from her mother and all the craziness that accompanies her, and start a life of her own. The last thing she needs is another complication, especially one like Matthew Monroe.

When he walks through their door with a guitar on his back…


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Flashes of a Dying Hour by Lynda Allen,

What if menopause gave you a superpower?

Menopause unlocked a previously unknown superpower for Liv Wilde – psychic visions during hot flashes. While her visions rarely have life and death consequences, for the first time Liv sees a dead body in a premonition. When she comes face-to-face with the man…

Book cover of Crime and Parchment

Misty Simon Author Of Diners, Drive-Ins, and Lies

From Misty's 3 favorite reads in 2024.

Why am I passionate about this?

Author

Misty's 3 favorite reads in 2024

Misty Simon Why Misty loves this book

I love a good cozy mystery and Daphne Silver gave me that plus so much more. Her characters are people you'd want to find and have tea with and the story was both twisty and awesome. She deftly wove in the history aspects and kept me turning pages.

By Daphne Silver ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Crime and Parchment as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

***Nominated for the Agatha Award for Best First Mystery Novel***
Rare books librarian Juniper Blume knows this much...an ancient Celtic manuscript shouldn't be in a Maryland cemetery. But that's exactly what her brother-in-law claims.


Last year, Juniper saw the 1,200-year-old Book of Kells in Ireland. She learned how their bejeweled covers were stolen centuries ago, never to be seen again. So how could they have ended up in Rose Mallow, a small Chesapeake Bay town? Being Jewish, the Book of Kells might not be her sacred text, but as a rare books librarian, the ancient book is still sacred to…


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