And Her Choice Is… – My Book Review

Felicity Koerber’s bean to bar chocolate shop on Galveston’s historic Strand is hosting the friends and family coming into town for her best friend Autumn’s wedding. As matron of honor, Felicity has a ton of tasks to complete – including making chocolates for the gift bags. She doesn’t have time to solve another murder. But when one of the bridesmaids becomes a prime suspect in the death of a visiting real estate agent, Felicity has to put her detecting skills to use again to keep the wedding plans from getting derailed.

She’s already nervous about the impending deadline she’s given herself to finally choose between her two love interests – and figuring out where life goes once she makes her choice. But add in a missing Pygmy goat and a new coffee shop that wants to partner with her, and she’s frazzled.

She begins to discover that not everything is as it seems among the wedding guests. Can she handle the wedding preparations, pull off turning her shop into a concert venue, and unmask the killer before anyone else dies?

Bookstagram image by Maida Malby 

Amber Royer’s fantabulous cozy mystery series continues in the next Bean to Bar Mystery Series, Something Borrowed, Something 90% Dark.  This time the mystery is centered around a wedding and the theme of one of my favorite old movies The Thin Man.

In this latest Amber takes readers on a bit more of a twisted tale with a few murders, disappearances, and of course the wedding prep. Felicity gets involved when Arlo’s former girlfriend, Patsy asks Felicity to help find her dad who has gone missing. What follows is murders, a kidnapping, and a stolen necklace and a wedding ring.

Love, love, Princess Buttercup! One of the best things about Amber’s Bean to Bar books is her incorporation of an animal in her stories. This time it is a goat who is sweet and yet is so goat-like, right down to the wedding cake.

YES! YES! Finally, Amber has given her readers Felicity’s choice between Logan and Arlo. Loved how this played out with the help of one of the main characters, Ash. This little part of this story shows a depth to his character that I hope is expanded in the following books.

Royer’s books are always fantabulous, fast-paced cozy mysteries around murders, and of course chocolate. If you love stories with strong women, chocolate, animals, an emerging love story, and a steadfast mystery then add this to your TBR.

Always, always after reading Amber’s books, I get hungry for chocolate and need more coffee. You will too.

Special Note: This is my 180^th book review for Lone Star Blog Tours. Thanks, Lone Star for opening my reading world to new authors and stories.