Faux Paws by Roxanne St. Claire

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


St Claire has a way with words. With each and every character she breathes life into amazing stories. Never has that been more evident than the Dogfather/Dogmothers series. Through the eyes of love we see the heartwarming beauty of family. Cuddle up with some adorable matchmakers and their shrewdly determined accomplices and you can't help but fall in love. With imagination, heart and hope, Faux Paws is a reminder that more often than not a little kindness goes a long way to making a lasting impression.





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American Lucy Swift is really enjoying running her grandmother’s knitting shop in Oxford. She never thought she would, but here she is. Of course, her grandmother may be dead, but she’s not dead-dead considering she’s a vampire. So Lucy has the benefit of her wisdom as well as that of the whole vampire knitting circle. Lucy has been holding a knitting circle nights right before Christmas so her customers can have a place to knit presents for family. But one evening, when the lights go out and one of the knitters is murdered, the murderer has to be in the same room. One of her knitters is a murderer! What?

I love this series because it’s cute, humorous (yes, even with a murder or two), and there’s the paranormal aspect with the knitting vampires and all. Plus, magic because Lucy is also a witch. But this one seemed a tad rushed to me. Maybe because it’s a short story instead of the usual length. It just seemed a bit lacking which is why I dropped the rating down from my usual. However, it’s still a nice mystery and I got to see Rafe and Ian. I wish Lucy would give Ian more of a chance. Rafe is ok, but she seems adamant that she will not be with a vampire, so Ian would be more her speed, even though he’s with law enforcement. Or maybe she needs to meet a witch instead. I’m curious where Lucy’s love life is heading. Looking forward to book 9.

Ghostly Paws (Mystic Notch Cozy Mystery Series Book 1) by Leighann Dobbs, a cleverly written cozy mystery is a four star book. I'm glad she started a new series and look forward to reading the rest of it.

I received a complimentary Kindle copy from Amazon. That did not change my opinion for this review.

"Middle age can be murder ... At least that’s how it seems to former crime journalist, Wilhelmina Chance, whose near-fatal accident has given her a strange side effect ... she sees ghosts.

After a messy divorce sends her fleeing back to her hometown of Mystic Notch, nestled in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, Willa finds herself haunted by the tenacious ghost of the town librarian who insists Willa solve her murder."

Link to purchase: https://www.amazon.com/Ghostly-Paws-Mystic-Notch-Mystery-ebook/dp/B00IZ0ZY9E

The Lake is from last year and is a really good murder mystery from Quebec.

Ghostly Paws is simply fun.

Killers of the Flower Moon is something everyone should read.

Wolves in the Dark is a good strong Varg Veum mystery.

Do you like cats?  Do you think cats have access to secret otherworldy ideas and magic?

Then this is the book for you.

Willa has inherited her grandmother's bookstore and cat.  She can also see ghosts who talk to her and ask her to do things, like find killers of people.

And then the cat Pandora has a side thing going because the cats in this cozy, little town fight the power of darkness.

It is a pretty standard set up to a cozy mystery with fantasy elements.  What I enjoyed most about it, outside of the cats, was the friendship between Willa and various women.  There is non of that superior feeling crap you see in so many places now.

It was a fun read.