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Hey, Mary, there's always sugar-free chocolate! And, dark chocolate has less sugar in it than milk chocolate, and it's better for you. Just one square/bite a day is enough to curb the craving and get the flavinoid benefits without upsetting your body's sugar balance. (Can you tell I'm a chocoholic?) ;-)
Yes and thanks for the heads up on the chocolate insights, will let the hubby know when he goes shopping today, I am on my way home tomorrow! I can't wait it has been a long two weeks for the second time around.Mary
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I'm diabetic too, and I have to admit I cheat when it comes to chocolate. I usually have dark chocolate, especially when I'm stressed. I find it best to have a very low carb meal and then allow myself to indulge :) If dark chocolate is too bitter for you, I've found some with bits of blueberries or raspberries, and I love it with almonds in it.
jaxnsmom wrote: "Mary wrote: "Yes and thanks for the heads up on the chocolate insights, will let the hubby know when he goes shopping today, I am on my way home tomorrow! I can't wait it has been a long two weeks ..."I did find the dark chocolate with the raspberries! They are my special treat. Thanks for telling me about them!
Book Nerds Are Awesome wrote: "Hey yall!! I'm Angie from TN. I've been reading cozy mysteries for years now. But I only recently learned that is what they were called. I just thought I was reading good clean mysteries. Little di..."Welcome to the group, Angie! I agree, book nerds are awesome. ;-)
Hi my name is Debbie , I was born in England , but grew up in Australia and New Zealand, I now live in Canada.I love to read cozy mysteries, I also enjoy Knitting, colouring in Adult colouring books, and baking.
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There are several cozies with knitting and baking themes as well. The group's bookshelf has cozy themes - it's a work-in-progress but a good starting point.
Deb wrote: "Hi my name is Debbie , I was born in England , but grew up in Australia and New Zealand, I now live in Canada.I love to read cozy mysteries, I also enjoy Knitting, colouring in Adult colouring boo..."Welcome, Deb!
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Hi my name is Marta, I'm form Poland, my first cozy was Agatha Raisin series and I love it. I found this group because I want more cozies but in my country are little less books this type. I just found only Hamish Macbeth, Daisy D. and another one series, but better this than nothing, right? Thanks this group I found many interesting titles to read.Sorry for my English ;)
Lilith wrote: "Hi my name is Marta, I'm form Poland, my first cozy was Agatha Raisin series and I love it. I found this group because I want more cozies but in my country are little less books this type. I just f..."Welcome! And don't worry about your English. I think you will enjoy our group!
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Welcome to the group Marta. I love the Daisy Dalrymple sereis by Carola Dunne. I've also read and enjoyed M C Beaton's Agatha Raisin and Hamish MacBeth mysteries. Another one of our international members mentioned that cozy mysteries are hard to find. Are ebooks an option for you?
Lilith wrote: "Hi my name is Marta, I'm form Poland, my first cozy was Agatha Raisin series and I love it. I found this group because I want more cozies but in my country are little less books this type. I just f..."Welcome Marta :)
I know the problem of getting good cozy mysteries, here in Germany it's nearly the same.
Deb wrote: "Hi my name is Debbie , I was born in England , but grew up in Australia and New Zealand, I now live in Canada.I love to read cozy mysteries, I also enjoy Knitting, colouring in Adult colouring boo..."
Welcome to the group, Debbie! Are you familiar with Maggie Sefton's knitting mystery series?
Lilith wrote: "Hi my name is Marta, I'm form Poland, my first cozy was Agatha Raisin series and I love it. I found this group because I want more cozies but in my country are little less books this type. I just f..."Welcome to the group, Marta, and don't worry, your English is just fine. Maybe you can even teach us a few words of Polish! ;-)
Hi, my name is Kassandra Lamb (I go by Kass). I read all kinds of mysteries but I especially like cozies. I'm also an author and have started writing cozies recently. They are a lot of fun to write!
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Hi, my name is Tracy. I just love mystery books. My favorite author is Alan Bradley. The first book is "The sweetness at the bottom of the pie" I am so looking forward to the books that we will read.
Tina wrote: "Welcome Tracy. You will like it here!"Thank you!
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Kassandra wrote: "Hi, my name is Kassandra Lamb (I go by Kass). I read all kinds of mysteries but I especially like cozies. I'm also an author and have started writing cozies recently. They are a lot of fun to write!"Welcome, Kassandra! As a fellow mystery author, I sent you a friend request.
Tracy wrote: "Hi, my name is Tracy. I just love mystery books. My favorite author is Alan Bradley. The first book is "The sweetness at the bottom of the pie" I am so looking forward to the books that we will read."
Welcome to the group, Tracy! I, too, enjoy Alan Bradley's Flavia de Luce series.
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jaxnsmom wrote: "Welcome Tracy! I love Flavia and can't wait for the next book, Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd, due out in September."Oh I love Flavia too. In Poland we have only 6 books of this series and I hope the publishing house bring us quickly new Alan Bradley's books.
Beth wrote: "Lilith wrote: "Hi my name is Marta, I'm form Poland, my first cozy was Agatha Raisin series and I love it. I found this group because I want more cozies but in my country are little less books this..."
If you want I'd love to, Polish is really easy :)
Nell wrote: "Lilith wrote: "Hi my name is Marta, I'm form Poland, my first cozy was Agatha Raisin series and I love it. I found this group because I want more cozies but in my country are little less books this..."
Ebooks is fine to me, I found the bookstore in my country that sells cozies in English and the price is fine, so maybe read in English in first moments won't be easy for me, but for those books worth to try :)
Hello! My name is Katie Hashmi. I have just become obsessed with cozy mystery books. I am currently reading The Magical Bakery Mystery series by Bailey Cates. If you haven't read them definitely give them a try. Looking forward to adding more cozy mysteries to my reading list. Please let me know some of your favorites!
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I'm a fan of the Magical Bakery series too. Check out the favorite series thread in the Cozy Q & A section and add yours.
Sally906 wrote: "Hello, my name is Sally and I live in Australia. I enjoy cosy mysteries, especially if they have paranormal elements - like ghosts, witches and werewolves :)But really any mystery that doesn't ha..."
Welcome Sally! I read a series by K. J. Emrick Pine Lake Inn series that is based in Australia and its a paranormal.
Hi I am Lacey I discovered cozies when I was quit working I have Lupus. These books bring me a great deal of joy and it's fun to meet others who love them as well!
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Katie wrote: "Hello! My name is Katie Hashmi. I have just become obsessed with cozy mystery books. I am currently reading The Magical Bakery Mystery series by Bailey Cates. If you haven't read them definitely gi..."Welcome to the group, Katie. Bailey Cates is a fellow Colorado mystery author, and I've hung out with her (she's as nice as one can be). She also writes under the pseudonyms of Bailey Cates Cattrell, K. C. McRae, and Cricket McRae. See: http://www.cricketmcrae.com/
Lacey wrote: "Hi I am Lacey I discovered cozies when I was quit working I have Lupus. These books bring me a great deal of joy and it's fun to meet others who love them as well!"Welcome, Lacey! Bummer about the Lupus. I have friends with the disease and know it's no fun. I hope you're not in pain and still able to enjoy life and reading.
Hello. I am Jay and I live in NYC. I joined this group last autumn, but I never introduced myself. I thought it was about time I did. I have been enjoying reading everyone's comments and I love the cozy mystery!As a child, I remember reading so many books that had the same characters but didn't initially know what it meant to be a book series until my teens. When I did, my fascination took off all over the place. I'm in the middle of so many cozy series now, I often have to stop and think about who is in which book!
I majored in English in college and have been writing ever since. Some years it's been a lot, some years it's been a little. I have recently left my corporate position and plan to use the next 6 months for as much writing as I can possibly do.
I'd love to get suggestions on new cozy series and look forward to getting to know everyone more. Send friend request if you want to chat individually. Thanks.
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Nell wrote: "Welcome out of 'lurkdom' Jay. The favorite cozy discussion has a lot of suggestions for cozy series. Be careful though so that you don't get caught up in reading and it takes time away from the wri..."You are absolutely correct. I'm writing up a timeline so I am forced to stick to a schedule!
Hi, I'm Sonia Parin & I've recently rediscovered my love of Cozy Mysteries - both reading & writing. I've been working on a new series: A Deadline Cozy Mystery and have created ten book covers so I'm cracking the whip. More so as I've also decided to work on another series: A Dear Abby Cozy Mystery, linked to my contemporary romantic comedies (brand new/24hrs old, sparkly idea conceived yesterday when I played around with another four book covers...). I honestly can't remember ever having so much fun while writing.
Sonia wrote: "Hi, I'm Sonia Parin & I've recently rediscovered my love of Cozy Mysteries - both reading & writing. I've been working on a new series: A Deadline Cozy Mystery and have created ten book covers so I..."Great news on the writing...I will have to look them up.
From one mystery author to others, welcome to the group, James and Sonia!
Hi everyone! I'm so happy to join this group! I read and write cozies so I'm all in. My latest read was M.C. Beaton's Pushing Up Daisies which like all of her books was lots of fun! The series takes place in the Cotswolds in the UK, one of my favorite places to visit! I'll be there next June to see the roses in bloom and I can't wait!
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Welcome to the group Chrystle. The Agatha Raisin mysteries were one of the featured series a few months ago. That discussion thread is in the Featured Series folder.
The Cotswolds are amazing! I took a trip there for 4 days a few years ago. So much to see and experience. The folks that ran the small I stayed in were amazing. And Tetbury and HighGrove are wonderful!
James wrote: "The Cotswolds are amazing! I took a trip there for 4 days a few years ago. So much to see and experience. The folks that ran the small I stayed in were amazing. And Tetbury and HighGrove are wonder..."They really are! I've booked a cottage in June for 3 weeks so I can see all the open gardens in the village and the surrounding area. I'd move there if I could!
Karli wrote: "Hello - I'm Karli. I'm a lapsed English-major from North Dakota who found a career working for the federal government. I read as much as I possibly can between rasing my kids (9 year old Gabe and 6..."Hello Karli, I also am from ND grew up in McVille. West of grand forks.
Hello, I am Beth. I am a Nurse Practitioner and I LOVE TO READ. Became obsessed with cozy mysteries about 2 years ago. I like that they are no so graphic and we get to see the characters develop over the series. I grew up in North Dakota, lived in the BlacknHills of SD for about 10 years and currently live in Idaho. Looking forward to the challenges and finding new series and friends.
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Hello, everyone my name is Laurel and I recently have started to read cozy mysteries. I fell in love with the cozy mystery genre when I read the the Good Buy Girls series by Josie Bell and I'm currently working on the Coffeehouse Mystery series by Cleo Coyle. I also wanted to share with everyone a great website I found strictly on cozy mysteries which is www.cozy-mystery.com That site to me was a great find! Happy Reading everyone!
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Mary