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Marla Cooper

Goodreads Author

Born

October 25

Website

http://www.marlacooper.com

Genre

Mystery, Chick Lit, Humor and Comedy

Influences

Cleo Coyle, Jerrilyn Farmer, Laura Levine, Victoria Laurie

Member Since

March 2015

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/marlacooperauthor

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MARLA COOPER is the author of the Kelsey McKenna Destination Wedding Mysteries, a humorous cozy mystery series with a destination wedding planner turned amateur sleuth. Originally published by Minotaur Books, the series is set to relaunch soon, with an all-new book three coming in 2026!

For book announcements, follow Marla on Goodreads. For book announcements and general tomfoolery, sign up for her newsletter at her author website (URL above).

Instagram: @marla.cooper.author
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ABOUT MARLA: As a freelance writer, Marla has written all sorts of things, from advertising copy to travel guidebooks to the occasional haiku. It was while ghostwriting a guide to destination weddings that she found inspiration for her ser ...more

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Marla Cooper’s books

Average rating: 3.71 · 932 ratings · 190 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Terror in Taffeta (Kelsey McKenna Destination Wedding Mysteries #1) 3.64 avg rating — 566 ratings — published 2016 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dying on the Vine (Kelsey McKenna Destination Wedding Mysteries, #2) 3.82 avg rating — 366 ratings — published 2017 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dying on the Vine: A Mystery by Marla Cooper (Goodreads Author), Romy Nordlinger (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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For the Love of Books

The other day I was trolling some neighborhood thrift stores in the hopes of finding a taffeta bridesmaid dress, because, well, when you write a book with a name like Terror in Taffeta, you start to get some funny ideas in your head.

Anyway, St. Vincent De Paul’s had created an—I don’t know what you’d call it. Art installation? Wall collage? Fire hazard?—using a bunch of old books attached to a wal Read more of this blog post »

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Kelsey McKenna Destination Wedding Mysteries (2 books)
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Cozy Mysteries : March 2016	15	97	Mar 29, 2016 11:04AM
Cozy Mystery Corner : Save Our Cozies Readathon - July 16th	69	120	Jul 14, 2016 07:22PM
Save Our Cozies R...: Hourly Check In	163	116	Jul 18, 2016 08:26AM
Cozy Mysteries : Title and Author game, Round 3	13653	560	Apr 03, 2017 09:53AM
Cozy Mysteries : April 2017	6	124	Apr 03, 2017 10:04AM
Cozy Mysteries : Mystery ABC's, Round 3	13220	640	Apr 24, 2017 10:00AM
Cozy Mystery Corner : Cozy Mystery Awards - Agatha and Lefty Award Winners Announced!	26	275	May 02, 2017 05:06AM
Cozy Mystery Corner : February/March Cover Challenge	166	141	May 20, 2018 09:33PM

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