Review: New Cozy Series
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 17, 2014
This book hooked me from page one. In the first few pages we are introduced to our amateur sleuth, veterinarian Cara Rogers, and we are given a glimpse of the turmoil her life has taken at only twenty-seven years old. From being cheated by her accountant to losing her veterinary license, to being broke, and to breaking up with her boyfriend of two years. That’s more than any one person should live through in a lifetime and this all happens to Cara in her twenties. Your heart breaks for her right from the start. She appears to be a genuinely nice person.Things only get worse when she arrives at her Great Aunt Marian’s doggie spa to find her beloved aunt dead in the swimming pool. We then take a wild ride with Cara as she tries to convince the police that this was no accident or illness, but a gruesome murder. Cara can’t help but find the lead detective to be very attractive, but Cole Sampson has one major fault. He suspects her of killing her own aunt. Along with her mother, Cara tries to uncover what’s really going on at the doggie spa and what really happened to Aunt Marian. They are desperate to prove Cara’s innocence.This is a fast-paced, easy-to-follow mystery and romance. The author does a good job of giving us just the right amount of mystery and romance blended into one story. I even enjoyed the setting of Middleburg, Virginia. While the mystery is nicely wrapped up – I didn’t see the ending coming at all – there is a hint that there will be another book as the romance between Cara and Cole is just beginning.As a lover of animals, I’m always looking for new animal-related cozy mysteries and this has the makings of being a hit with readers.FTC Disclosure: The author provided me with a copy of this book to review for this blog tour. This did not influence my thoughts and opinions in any way. All opinions expressed are my own.