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The Names

by Florence Knapp

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Herbal Homicide (A Penny Hawthorne Cozy Mystery—Book 1)

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Spooky Business (Jane Garbo #1) by Addison Creek

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Shimmerfield, the village on the coast of Maine

Carol’s Quotes

“Most of the time, life doesn't pass me by, it tries to run me over.”
― Kelly Moran, The Dysfunctional Test

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“She craved a tall glass of the fresh-squeezed lemonade from the pitcher she’d left chilling in the fridge. Two glasses served with a generous slice of pound cake with orange glaze icing sounded twice as nice.”
― Ed Lynskey, Fur the Win

tags: cozies, cozy, cozy-mysteries, cozy-mystery, humor, mysteries-cozy, romance, whodunit, women-sleuths

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“Princess, the contents of your shoe closet would break the budgets of a lot of third world countries - Jake Malone”
― Mackenzie Crowne, To Win Her Love

tags: humor, romance, romance-novels, sports-romance

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“I don’t his name or we he lived.”
― Susan Gillard, Lemon Curd & Murder

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“Sometimes its necessary to embrace the magic, to find out what's real in life, and in one's own heart.”
― Sarah Addison Allen, First Frost

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What An Animal Reading Challenge — 74 members — last activity May 03, 2025 07:24PM
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Cat Mystery Readers — 408 members — last activity Dec 31, 2025 03:04PM
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