Begonia Means Beware

Lily Bloom Mystery #1

by Lyndsey Cole

Misty Valley has a new flower shop in town, and as soon as Lily Bloom hangs the open sign, she lands the biggest wedding in town. Plus, the handsome new guy moves in right next door to Lily. She’s well on her way to a successful and exciting season.But when the groom is found dead in her kitchen just days before he’s supposed to be walking down the aisle, Lily has to arrange the trail of flowers to try to solve the mystery. With the help of her scooter-riding, pot-smoking mother, Iris, her sister, Daisy, and her dog, Rosie, Lily races from one disaster to another, all the while keeping herself out of the killer’s sight.Will she solve the cascade of events in time or get caught by the criminals running illegal gambling and selling drugs in Misty Valley? Will romance blossom between Lily and her new neighbor?**Begonia Means Beware is approx. 33K words and is volume 1 in the Lily Bloom Cozy Mystery Series.

Genres: Mystery, Cozy Mystery, Fiction, Cozy

152 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 6, 2014

Reviews

[Laura Jager · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a new series for me and didn't know if I'd like it or not. This book was definitely a lot of fun. A good mystery and interesting characters made for a fast read. I'm starting the second book in this series now.

[Lynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have a book set of some of the Lily Bloom mysteries
but could not find a link here.

Lily gets to buy and make her Flower shop. She gets herself (along with family and friends) mixed up and in all
kinds of trouble.. But always comes out ok. even though it needs a bit of better editing I'm still giving it 4 stars

[bex · Rating 2 out of 5]

Could be decent with a thorough polish to clean it up. 2.5*

[Lori Henrich · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lily has finally gotten her flower shop and is enjoying life, everything seems to be going her way. Then she meets her new neighbor Ryan, the temporary police chief. It seems that when they are together she either says or does something stupid. he sets her on edge. When her mother Iris claims she found a dead body in Lily's kitchen things kind of get a little crazy.

I liked this. It was engaging the characters easy to like. Seems like a good start to the series.

[Michelle A Amaya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute light mystery

This book was a fun easy read. Likable characters, nice mystery. Perfect summer beach read. The writing was pretty good, had some humor thrown in at the right times. I liked the quirky mother. I'm looking forward to the next book in the series.

[Mary Schildman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cozy mystery

Cozy mystery

Entertaining "cozy" mystery is correct. A very quick read, good writing, interesting characters, a lite romance, love the dog (Rosie). Will try others in series.

[Linda Cole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cozy good

it was a very good murder mystery. lots of twists and turns some humor also liked the knowledge of what each flower meant not a big advocate for medical marijuana which bother me

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun read! Liked the characters. Enjoyed learning what the different types of flowers mean.

[Marilyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good

Good

this was a great murder mystery all about flowers and there meanings.the relationships of the families.the way the flower shop was involved.

[Glenda · Rating 3 out of 5]

ok cozy mystery. very light reading.

[Jenaya · Rating 1 out of 5]

It was all over the place. Nothing was fully thought through and everything felt rushed. The names were sometimes so alike I couldn't tell who was who.

[Carolyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great beginning for a new series.

A dog named Rosie and a Mom who rides a Harley, a dead body and a new police chief. Life is a about to get interesting. Beware of the begonias.

[Grace Stamper · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun read; a good story with interesting quirky characters. It was a quick read but truly entertaining. I definitely recommend it.

[Susan Moon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful short cozy mystery. Everyone can enjoy!!!!!! Susan Moon

[Bonnie Dale Keck · Rating 1 out of 5]

Kindle Unlimited, lot of stuff going on in these stories, although most never makes sense and some just hurts, as in cardboard characters and situations.

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