Sunday, February 1, 2026

2026 What's In A Name


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Six/6: (An) Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960's by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Cold Weather: Snowed In With A Killer: A Yuletide Cozy Mystery (Hazelwood High Jinx Cozy Mystery) by Samantha Noble

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Sunday, January 4, 2026

Craving for Cozies 2026

 















.A BOOK BY AN AUTHOR WHO HAS PASSED AWAY


.A BOOK BY AN AUTHOR WITH AN ALLITERATIVE NAME

Collar of Duty: A Small Town Rescue Dog Cozy Mystery Series (Second Chance Mystery Series              book 2)  by Maisy Marple   Jan. 3, 2026  Kindle 


A BOOK SET OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES

An Irish Bookshop Murder(Mercy McCarthy Mystery, Book # 1)  by Lucy Connelly  March, 2026 Kindle


A BOOK SET IN ALASKA OR ARKANSAS

Herbs and Homicide (Heywood Herbalist Cozy Mysteries #1) by Cathy Winter


A BOOK BY A NEW TO YOU AUTHOR

Snowed in with a Killer: A Yuletide Cozy Murder Mystery (Hazelwood High Jinx Cozy Mystery) by Samantha Noble


A BOOK SHORTER THAN 200 PAGES



A BOOK THAT IS MORE THAN THE 7TH BOOK IN A SERIES

A Perilous Plot (Booktown Mystery # 19) by Lorna Barrett


A BOOK THAT TAKES PLACE OVER A HOLIDAY


A BOOK CLASSIFIED AS A HISTORICAL COZY MYSTERY


A BOOK THAT HAS BEEN ON YOUR TO-BE-READ STACK FOR MORE THAN 3 YEARS

Dim Sum of All Fears: (A  Noodle Shop Mystery #2) by Vivien Chien


A BOOK WITH PARANORMAL ELEMENTS


A BOOK WHERE A PET PLAYS A PROMININENT ROLE

(The) Midnight Manuscript Murder: A Page-Turning Small Town Mystery (An Emma Hart Cozy Mystery Series) by Charlotte Faye










Thursday, January 1, 2026

Cruising Cozies 2026

 .I hope to read at Snoop Level(10) books

1,  .Collar of Duty: A Small Town Rescue Shelter Dog Cozy Mystery Series (Second Chance Mystery Series Book 2) by Maisy Marple

2. Snowed in with a Killer: A Yuletide Cozy Murder Mystery (Hazelwood High Jinx Cozy Mystery) by Samantha Noble

3. Herbs and Homicide (Heywood Herbalist Cozy Mysteries #1) by Cathy Winter

4. Dim Sum of All Fears: (A  Noodle Shop Mystery #2) by Vivien Chien

5. An Irish Bookshop Murder (Mercy McCarthy Mystery, Book #1 by Lucy Connelly

6.  A Perilous Plot (Booktown Mystery #19) by Lorna Barrett

7.  (The) Midnight Manuscript Murder: A Page-Turning Small Town Mystery (An Emma Hart Cozy Mystery Series) by Charlotte Faye

New 2026 Alphabet Books

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Challenge runs from Jan 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026.  You can drop A's and The's from the book titles.

Except for pesky Q, C, amd Z titles, then the word that starts with the challenge letter can be the firs letter of any word in the title.  This year booc titles starting with EX for X will count..


B

C   Collar of Duty: A Small Town Rescue Dog Cozy Mystery Series (Second Chance Mystery Series              book 2)  by Maisy Marple

D  Dim Sum of All Fears: (A  Noodle Shop Mystery #2) by Vivien Chien

E

F

G

H  Herbs and Homicide (Heywood Herbalist Cozy Mysteries #1) by Cathy Winter

  (An) Irish Bookshop Murder (Mercy McCarthy Mystery, Book #1) by Lucy Connelly

J

K

L

 (The) Midnight Manuscript Murder: A Page-Turning Small Town Murder Mystery by Charlotte Faye

N

O

 (A ) Perilous Plot (Booktown Mystery # 19) by Lorna Barrett

Queen Esther by John Irving

R

 Snowed in with a Killer: A Yuletide Cozy Murder Mystery (Hazelwood High Jinx Cozy Mystery) by        Samantha Noble

Twice by Mitch Albon

U  (An) Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960's by Doris Kearns Goodwin

V

Wringer by Jerry Spinelli

X

Y

Z


Mini Challenges

January –Snowed In with A Killer

February – Twice

March - An Irish Bookshop Mystery (Mercy McCarty Mystery, #1)

April – Under the Sheets

May –

June –

July –

August-
September-
October-
November –
December –




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Monday, December 30, 2024

Cozies 2025


 Railroad Recipe for Disaster (A Doggy Bakery Cozy Mystery Series, #0.1) by Belinda Page

Potions, Poisons, and Peril (Deadwood Witches Mysteries #1) by Shea MacLeod

Staged to Death (Caprice Se Luca Mystery #1) by Karen Rose Smith

 (A) Cyclist's Guide to Crime & Croissants (A Cyclist's Guide  Mystery, #1) by Ann Claire

  

2025 Alphabet Challenge

 




   (The) Absolutely Amazing Adventures of Agent Auggie Spinoza by Steven Stickler

 Be Ready When the Luck Happens: a memoir by Ina Gartner

 C   (A) Cyclist's Guide to Crime & Croissants (A Cyclist's Guide  Mystery, #1) by Ann Claire

 D   Death, Deceit, and the Deep: A Pelican Shores Cozy Mystery (Book 4) by Bessie Barr

  E   

  F   (The) Father He Deserves by Lisa Jordan  

  G  (The) Goddess of Warsaw by Lisa Barr
  
  H  Hearts & Handcuffs by Lisabet Sarai

   I   

    

   K   Killer Seconds by Sherinda Ryter

   L  Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

  M  Murder at the Musuem: An International Delightful Cozy Mystery (A Darccy and Moxxie              Culinary Mystery Book 4) by Greta Sinclair

  N   

  O   (The) Other Mother: A psychological thriller with a final twist you won't see                                    coming by Kate Gable

  P   Potions, Poisons, and Peril (Deadwood Witches Mysteries #1) by Shea MacLeod

  Q  Quest for the Well of Souls (Saga of the Well World, #3) by Jack L. Chalker  
   R  Railroad Recipe for Disaster (A Doggy Bakery Cozy Mystery Series, #0.5)  by Belinda Page
   S  Speed Trap (Fast Track to Love #1) by Sofia Aves

   T   

   U   (The) Unfinished Business of Opal Bloom by E.C. Stilson`

   V 

   W  When Women Ran Fifth Avenue by Julie Satow

    X Marks the Scot (Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries #11) by Kaitlyn Dunnett

    Y  

     Z   


2025 What's in a Name?



 

  • CardinI'mal direction: Whistlin' Dixie in a Nor'Easter by Lisa Patton
  • Wanderlust: Across So Many Seas by Ruth Behar
  • First & last name : The Absolutely Amazing Adventure of Agent Auggie Spinoza by Steven Sticker
  • Alliteration / Railroad Recipe for Disaster (A Doggy Bakery Cozy Mystery Series, #0.5) by Blinda Page
  • Deity: The Goddess of Warsaw by Lisa Barr
  • Crime (The) Mensa Murders (Deb Ralston #7) by Lee Martin