I am thrilled to share a new release from a new-to-me author, Amber Royer!
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If you love a great murder mystery, this is the book for you!
Felicity is a chocolatier in the seaside town of Galveston, Texas, but she’s also built a reputation for solving mysteries, and fans come to her chocolate shop just to meet her.
When a newcomer, Mitch Eberhardt, comes to town and hosts a party, he issues a personal invitation to Felicity and others. While Felicity is curious about the man who bought the historic Wobble House, she’s even more intrigued when she learns that Mitch is an artist. Then he proposes that she be his model for a painting in chocolate.
But then Mitch is found dead the next day. The list of suspects is long, and Arlo, one of Felicity’s love interests and a police detective, enlists her help in solving the crime. After all, Felicity has established a reputation.
Mitch’s killer begins to leave messages in literary form, using a Sherlock Holmes mystery. It’s through these messages the killer issues a challenge and makes it clear that Felicity’s love interest, Logan, is the next target. But why?
Reading this story was like playing a complex game of Clue as Felicity rules out suspects. And while she wants to solve the murder, even more importantly, she needs to protect Logan, which is a role reversal for them. I get the feeling I would have had a clearer picture of the main characters in the story if I had read previous books in this series. However, there is enough backstory inserted that I wasn’t totally lost.
The author did a fabulous job of keeping the identity of the murderer secret until the end of the book. She threw in lots of red herrings. I loved all the references to the Sherlock Holmes novels, the killer even taking on the persona of Moriarty. And while there are lots of characters, the story focuses mainly on Felicity, Logan, and Arlo.
Both Logan and Arlo have proclaimed their love for her, but she doesn’t choose either of them in this story. I have a feeling that will be for another book.
If you love a good murder mystery and like the challenge of trying to unravel and expose the killer, you will undoubtedly enjoy this book from Amber Royer! I give it 4 stars.
Writing and Music 
Thank you for such a kind review, and all of your support! I love the concept of your blog (and the next one will explore a bit about music).
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My pleasure! It was a good book, and I enjoyed it, Amber. Thank you for stopping by and for subscribing to my blog!
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Being a chocolate lover, I’d read this based on the title alone, lol. It sounds like a fun mystery. Best wishes to Amber!
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Right? I totally agree, Teri. Great title. And a fun mystery. Thanks for visiting.
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Great review, Jan 🙂 Sounds like a fun read. Congrats, Amber!
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It was a really good story, Denise. The author threw out lots of red herrings to keep me off track. I didn’t know who the killer was until the end. Thanks for visiting!
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I jumped in on this series with this book, too, and I’m definitely interested in learning more about all the characters. Will definitely be reading the next book. Thanks for a great review!
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The same for me, Kristine. I jumped in with this book and a few times I wished I had read some of the previous books first, but it does stand on its own. Thank you for visiting!
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Thanks for sharing this story and your review with us, Jan!
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My pleasure, Yvette. Thanks for visiting!
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You had me at the word: chocolate! Sounds intriguing and I do enjoy a good cozy mystery series. Thanks, Jan, and all the best to Amber!
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Right? Me too, Mary. That is what grabbed my attention. Glad you stopped by to help support Amber.
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Excellent review, Jan. I love that the book is full of red herrings… and a dog and cat. Lol. Sounds like a great read. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, and congrats to Amber. 🙂
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Thank you for stopping by, Diana. I’m glad you enjoyed my review. It was a good story for sure. Glad it caught your attention!
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A Sherlock-esque mystery, chocolate, and pets? Sounds like a match made in heaven. My best to Amber.
Thanks, Jan.
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I agree, Staci. It was a fun read and the author kept me guessing until the very end. Thanks for visiting and supporting Amber!
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That is such a cute cover! And the cat’s name is Ruffles? How adorable is that!
Good review, Jan. It sounds like an engaging mystery. Congratulations to the author!
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The author had me fooled all the way to the end, Mae. And yes, Ruffles was adorable. 🙂 Thank you for visiting and leaving a comment!
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This sounds like a good one! That cover is adorable. Thanks for sharing today, Jan!
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It was a fun story, Jill. So glad you stopped by!
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