Sheri,
Cozy mysteries to me are the ones with humor and not a whole lot of suspence. If you've ever read Joanne Fluke's Hannah Swenson Series that to me is a cozy mystery. The Veiled Deception by Annette Blair is what I call a cozy mystery also.(it's not about food)

So Robyn,
What are the cozy mysteries? I have a Eugenia Potter mystery to read this weekend about Chili but don't know what the cozy mysteries are?
Sheri

Robyn wrote: "Sheri,
I belong to paperbackswap, I'm going to look for some of the books tonight. I really enjoy swaping!"

Im a member of paperbackswap also~ and thats where I discovered cozy mysteries! I really enjoy them, and have about 15 on my to be read stack!

Sheri,
I belong to paperbackswap, I'm going to look for some of the books tonight. I really enjoy swaping!

Robyn,
Join paperbackswap, (free), and swap for these culinary mysteries. There are many of them on the site and you just post some paperbacks or hardbacks of your own and then you receive points for swapping. You just pay the postage to send yours to someone and request some and you don't pay postage on those. So you have some to read and can relist them and swap to someone else.

I'll have to try her books, I saw them today at book store and they did look interesting!

Robyn,
My favorite culinary series is still Diane Mott Davidson's books with Goldie Schultz and the Goldie Bear Catering. I have read 7 of the series and have not made one of the items but the fudge recipe with cherries that Julian makes is probably closest to the one I would try. The others are too many steps and ingredients. I suppose I love the series as it is based around Aspen, CO and I live in the Rocky Mountain states.

I enjoy:
Joanne Fluke-The Hannah Swenson Series
Cleo Coyle-Coffehouse Mysteries1

Shauna,
Don't forget the Cleo Coyle Coffeehouse mysteries. I just love all the Diane Mott Davidson catering mysteries as they take place in Aspen Meadows, COLORADO near where I live in Utah. And there are 12 or more of them. I think Aspen Meadows is a fictional place supposedly near Aspen.
Sheri

so many choices!?! Here's a few autors and series that i've read and am awaiting the next book...
*Joanna Fluke- the Hannah Swenson Series

*Laura Childs- The Tea House series, the scrapbooking series and the cackleberry club series.

*Lorna Barret- Booktown Mysteries

*Susan Wittig-Albert- The China Bayles Series (I'm currently reading these books and love them!)

*Nancy Cohen- The Bad Hair Day series

*Jennifer Apodaca- The Samantha Shaw series- (she owns a dating service and the series takes place in Lake Elsinore & the Temecula areas of California.)

I just started reading Diane Mott Davidson about a week ago with her first book "Catering To Nobody". I'm really liking it a lot. Can't wait to finish it and read the next one. I also like Joanne Fluke's books. Actually, there's so many authors that I just can't name. Reading is my escape.

Barb D

I have read all of the DMD books and just love them. I also tried a couple of the recipes and they turned out well. I just read a Laura Childs (Tea Shop) mystery and it was pretty good. My mom is from Charleston and they have a thing about tea and I thought it was very accurate.

Cleo Coyle coffee house mysteries are great if you love coffee, and wonder why people drink decaf!

Sheri wrote: "This is my first posted comment. I joined and haven't figured out how to use this site till now.
My favorite series with food has been the Diane Mott Davidson culinary mysteries from caterer Gol..."

Sheri, I enjoy Diane Mott Davidson's books also..Im reading Tough Cookie - I enjoy it. Its set in the snowy mountains, just the right frame of mind to think about..when its 100 degrees outside. lol

Dianne Mott Davidson
Cleo Coyle
Joanna Fluke

to name a few

My favs are:
Susan Wittig Albert - Herb Shop
Miranda Bliss - Cooking Class
Laura Childs - Teashop
Cleo Coyle - Coffeehouse
Sammi Carter - Candy Shop
Jessican Conant-Park & Susan Conant - Gormet Girl
Michele Scott - Wine Lovers

Vicki wrote: "I read all of the ones mentiond and like them all. Being from Colorado, DMD is at the top of the list though.

Does anyone know about any series books that are about bed and breakfast mysteries t..."

I have found that this site is really great for finding alot of different cozy mystery authors~
http://www.cozy-mystery.com/
I looked under themes and found this author who
writes about Bed and Breakfast mysteries..
Jean Hager
IRIS HOUSE BED & BREAKFAST Series
Hope this helps!

I read all of the ones mentiond and like them all. Being from Colorado, DMD is at the top of the list though.

Does anyone know about any series books that are about bed and breakfast mysteries that share recipes? Everytime I read a "tasty" I think that there should be a B&B with recipes.

My absolute favorite is the Coffeehouse Mystery series by Cleo Coyle.

I also like the Hannah Swensen books by Joanne Fluke and agree that they're appropriate for a young adult audience.

I recently read the first book in the Carolyn Blue series by Nancy Fairbanks and it's one I plan to continue with.

I think Fluke's Swenson series is also a good choice for a younger audience. Not anything graphic sexually in the content nor does it have overuse of foul language (I can't really recall any language actually that would make them other than PG-13 rated)

To anser Dave's question I first found Joanne Fluke's books in the young adult section. I do find them easy reads so I think young girls would enjoy them.

I have to admit that the idea of the culinary mystery is new to me. A dear friend from the US suggested that I explore them. I'm currently reading Appetite for Murder by Cecile Lamalle and think that it's wonderful.

I have a general question to fans of this genre: are there any boooks for a younger audience? It's for research purposes so if you could point me in the right direction I would be most appreciative.

Best wishes

Dave

I love Diane Mott Davidson's books (I've even gotten my mom hooked on them). I've never tried any of the recipes although she did bring cookies from Dark Tort to a book signing I went to.

Another good series are the Heaven Lee books by Lou Jane Temple. She owns a restraunt and I believe the books usually contain a recipe in them.

I've read several of the JoAnne Fluke books but i've read all the Goldy Schultz books by Diane Mott Davidson. I read Sweet Revenge in August and i loved it! I think the books just get better with each new one...

In addition to the Hannah Swensen series, I've enjoyed the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich. There are some recipes posted on the Janet Evanovich's website: http://www.evanovich.com/main_profile59....
Click on "reader recipes."

Thanks for the info on Diane Mott Davidson's Goldie Bear series. I'm excited to try that series soon!

My only culinary reads have been DMD and I really like Diane's books. Oh, I did read the Sugar Cookie Mystery by Joanne Fluke and was lukewarm about it. I have just received a Tea shop mystery to read called "Death by Darjeeling". I will be reading that soon. And I have a Chili cookoff mystery to read. I think it is the 27 ingredient Chili mystery. I will have to look to see who it is by.

I started the Isis Crawford "Catered" series. It is about 2 sisters running a catering business and sure enough, something bad is always right behind them. Right now there are 5 books in the series.

My favorite is the herbal series with China Bayles, but I also like Joanne Fluke, Joanna Carl, Laura Childs and DMD. I have a ton of lesser known culinary books listed in Shelfari and will be transferring them here slowly.

This is my first posted comment. I joined and haven't figured out how to use this site till now.
My favorite series with food has been the Diane Mott Davidson culinary mysteries from caterer Goldie Bear's Catering Service. I have read 5 of the series. I didn't like the Hannah Swenson ones probably because I don't have anything in common with Minnesota or Michigan area. And I do live near the Aspen Hills, Colorado area in Diane Mott Davidson's series.
I also like Janet Evanovich, Stephanie Plum series but they aren't mysteries--Stephanie just has funny co-workers and family members and boyfriends. And I have nothing in common with Trenton, NJ.
And being a retired elementary teacher I loved the Harry Potter series. I like series that I love the characters and following their friendships and exploits.

Sheri

I just checked at Amazon and found new (to me) series. Eek! lol Supper Club mystery series, Eugenia Potter mysteries, and one called Culinary mystery series (how on Earth did I miss THAT one? lol)

That led me to ask what are folks' favorite series (with recipes naturally)?

I love the Coffeehouse Mysteries by Cleo Coyle, the Hannah Swensen Mysteries by Joanna Fluke, The Teashop Mysteries by Laura Childs