Valerie Burns

Kensington CozyClub Mini-Con October 2022

By Doreen Sheridan

November 29, 2022

After a delay of three years, I finally got a chance to attend a Kensington CozyClub Mini-Con! In 2019, the pandemic put paid to Kensington Publishing’s usual slate of CozyClub mini-conventions, aimed at lovers of cozy mysteries and held regionally on a regular basis. Now that it’s 2022 however, things have gotten safe enough to…

Cooking the Books: Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder by Valerie Burns

By Doreen Sheridan

November 2, 2022

Madison Montgomery is fleeing the social (media) disaster of her doctor fiancé leaving her at the live-streamed altar by flying to New Bison, a small town in Michigan. Her recently deceased grand Aunt Octavia has willed her a house, a bakery, and a dog, and Madison is more than happy to take a break from…