Valentine Victim

Holidays Can Be Murder #1

by Kelly Hashway

Psychologist Dr. Sydney Warner has no problem helping other people with their issues, but when it comes to her own relationships, she doesn’t have the best track record.

Even so, she never would have expected to show up to her Valentine’s Day date and find the guy she’s finally meeting in person after being paired on a dating app has been murdered. Worse, she’s the prime suspect.

Detective Andrew Lange is determined to pin this on Sydney, but his estranged younger brother, Nolan, returns to town and is equally determined to use his reporter knowhow to help Sydney prove her innocence.

198 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 1, 2022

About the author

Kelly Hashway fully admits to being one of the most accident-prone people on the planet, but that didn’t stop her from jumping out of an airplane at ten thousand feet one Halloween. Maybe it was growing up reading R.L. Stine’s Fear Street books that instilled a love of all things scary and a desire to live in a world filled with supernatural creatures, but she spends her days writing speculative fiction for young adults, middle graders, and young children. Kelly is also USA Today bestselling romance author Ashelyn Drake. When she’s not writing, Kelly works as an editor and also as Mom, which she believes is a job title that deserves to be capitalized.

Reviews

[Juliet Minerva Swift · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Cozy Mystery Book Club Bingo
Prompt : New Love Interest

This was fun, I don’t really have any big feelings for it but I enjoyed it enough for me to want to continue with the series.

I could definitely tell it was written by Kelly Hashway, her voice was coming through and I like that. I am happy to see what the series as a whole will bring and what other situations Sydney will get involved in.

[Jennifer Kovaleski · Rating 3 out of 5]

Likable main character. I enjoyed the story and the mystery. A fun read and I’m looking forward to the next in the series.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute new cozy mystery

I really like the main characters. They are endearing and likeable. I definitely didn't figure out whodunnit. Looking forward to reading more.