Tide and Punishment
by Bree Baker
Paperback, 384 pages
Published September 24th 2019 by Poisoned Pen Press
Goodreads synopsis:
No one dreams of a killer Christmas...
It's Christmastime in Charm, North Carolina, and while Everly Swan would prefer to focus on decorating her iced tea shop for its first holiday season, Great-Aunt Fran has decided to run for mayor against her long-time nemesis. But when the other candidate turns up dead just before the first scheduled debate, all eyes turn to Fran as the suspect with the most obvious motive.
Everly knows her sweet, elderly Aunt Fran couldn't have murdered anyone, but as she struggles to find the real killer, it begins to seem like this may be the last merry Christmas her family may ever have.
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5 Stars
This is the third book in the Seaside Cafe Mystery series! by Bree Baker.
I am in love with this series!
I am very excited about this book if you can’t tell by the first sentence of this review. As I was reading it I felt like the cast and author was giving me a big warm hug and that thought just made me smile. There aren’t a lot of series that I really connect with and this is one of them! Yay for me! Something new to follow.
I can’t believe we are already getting books about Christmas and winter weather! I am still waiting for fall to truly arrive on my doorstep!
I am enjoying the two different love interests for Everly Swan. One is the do-gooder Cop who we don’t know for sure is really interested in Everly and then there is the ex-boyfriend, the cowboy and rebel who seems to know he made a mistake and wants his girl back.
The cast is wonderful, even those I don’t particularly like. You need that dynamic in a story to keep it fresh and interesting. When Everly’s Great Aunt Fran gets accused of the murder of her mayoral rival, you know from the get go that she is being set up. Why do the innocent people always pick up the murder weapon and put their fingerprints on the villainous device? Your heart sinks every time. At least it does for me.
As you make your way though the book you just get this heartwarming feeling that makes your heart sing. And by the end you feel like you want to cry since these people are so nice. I am in awe of this series and plan to read every previous book right away! So excited to discover a new favorite series to follow!
Definitely check out this fun cozy mystery series. Highly recommended.
I received this as an ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) in return for an honest review. I thank NetGalley, the publisher and the author for allowing me to read this title.
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