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November Book Club: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Remarkably Bright Creatures is an imaginative mystery at its core. Not only does it have an original story arc, but it has the added bonus of having an octopus as one of the narrators! Talk about next-level creativity.

October Book Club: Empty Promises & Crowded Caskets by Ana Bisset

Her life turns upside down in one horrible no-good day. Empty Promises & Crowded Caskets follows Libby Foster, an investigative journalist who has to move back to her hometown in Maine to lay low from the mob. Her day goes from bad to worse when she discovers her boyfriend is a bum and she nearly gets plowed over by a ghost.

September Book Club: Raining Men and Corpses by Anne R. Tan

Raining Men and Corpses is a delightful mystery with a healthy dose of romance. When graduate student Raina Sun’s luck turns sour and her advisor is found murdered, she has no choice but to put on her thinking cap and go sleuthing.

Recipe: Butternut Squash Bowls

My friend gave me a medium-ish sized butternut squash from his garden and I wanted to use it for an easy, quick dinner.

Death 101: Extra Credit (or How I Learned to Stop Stewing and Finish My Fourth Novel)

You might think that Death 101 was an easy A for me.After all, it's my tenth book and fourth novel - piece of cake, right? Nothing could be further from the truth, and now I'm finally ready to heave a sigh of relief.

August Book Club: Antiques, Artifacts, & Alibis by Sally Bayless

The moment Libby Ballard arrives in Dogwood Springs, Missouri, she knows it's the perfect place to start her new job as a history museum director. But her excitement is short-lived when she finds that the previous director hasn’t left the building. Because she's dead.

August Online Book Club: Antiques, Artifacts, & Alibis by Sally Bayless

The moment Libby Ballard arrives in Dogwood Springs, Missouri, she knows it's the perfect place to start her new job as a history museum director. But her excitement is short-lived when she finds that the previous director hasn’t left the building. Because she's dead.

July Online Book Club: Mystics and Murder by Julia Koty

Darla Damian is a reluctant psychic.The seaside town of Stoneport, Massachusetts is the home of Darla, an ex-famous psychic whose recent traumatic experience has made her doubt her visions.

May Book Club: Murder at St Margaret by Lynn Morrison

An academic mystery with magic set in Oxford, England? Everything about the Oxford Key Mysteries immediately appealed to me, and I wasn't disappointed.

April Book Club: A Well Constructed Murder by Reagan Davis

Reagan Davis nailed it!Karla Bell has experienced more than her share of loss and heartbreak in her life, but she finds solace in returning to her hometown, Bellbrook in Canada. With her family members on the police force and her best friend being the town coroner, Karla can rely on them to help uncover the truth when a contractor dies at the cottage she is having renovated.