A Ghostly Southern Mystery
Proprietor of the Eternal Slumber Funeral Home, Emma Lee can see, hear, and talk to ghosts of murdered folks. And when her high school nemesis is found dead, Jade Lee Peel is the same old mean girl—trying to come between Emma Lee and her hot boyfriend, Sheriff Jack Henry Ross, all over again.
There’s only one way for Emma Lee to be free of the trash-talking ghost—solve the murder so the former prom queen can cross over.
But the last thing Jade Lee wants is to leave the town where she had her glory days. And the more Emma Lee investigates on her own, the more complicated Miss Popularity turns out to be. Now Emma Lee will have to work extra closely with her hunky lawman to get to the twisty truth.
Hott Review:
I’ve never read anything quite like A Ghostly Reunion. It’s a lot of fun!
I really enjoyed this lighthearted cozy. The characters are interesting. The mystery is light but intriguing. The conflict is there but not tense or gripping.
A Ghostly Reunion is a steam-free, gore-free relaxing mystery. Take a break and enjoy Emma Lee!
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Author: | Tonya Kappes | ||
Source: | Partners In Crime Virtual Book Tours | ||
Publisher & Date: | HarperCollins / Witness on December 27th 2016 | ||
Genre: | Cozy Mystery, Paranormal | ||
ISBN: | 006246695X (ISBN13: 9780062466952) | ||
Pages: | 352 | ||
Grade: | B+ | ||
Ages: | 16+ | ||
Steam: | YA | ||
Setting: | Sleepy Hollow, Kentucky | ||
Series: | Ghostly Southern Mysteries #5 |
A Ghostly Undertaking |
A Ghostly Grave |
A Ghostly Demise |
A Ghostly Murder |
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A Ghostly Reunion |
A Ghostly Mortality |
Excerpt:
Hettie Bell didn’t seem so sexy in her hot pink leggings and matching top as she gasped for breath in her downward dog position in the middle of Sleepy Hollow, Kentucky. Her butt stuck straight up in the air, right there on display for everyone to see. Her black, chin-length bob was falling out of the small ponytail on both sides and her bangs hung down in her eyes.
“Sexy is confidence and self-acceptance. It’s exactly what yoga provides.”
Hettie Bell curled up on her tiptoes with her palms planted on one of the mats she provided for us. The rickety old floor of the gazebo, in the middle of the town square, groaned as we all tried to mimic her pose. “Yes!” Beulah Paige Bellefry hollered out like we were in the first pew of the Sleepy Hollow Baptist Church getting a good Bible beating from Pastor Brown himself.
“Amen to a good pose!”
Beulah continued to adjust her feet and hands each time she started to slip. If she wasn’t a bit overweight, I’d say it was her eighties silk sweat suit that was slicker than cat’s guts giving her problems. Or it could’ve been those pearls around her wrist, neck and ears weighing her down. Beulah never took off those pearls. She said pearls were a staple for a Southern gal.
“You said it, sister,” Mary Anna Hardy gasped. She teetered side to side, nearly knocking into Granny. Her sweat left streaks down her makeup. Who on earth got up this early and put makeup on to do yoga? Mary Anna Hardy, that’s who.
“God help us!”
“That’s it.”
I pushed back off my heels and crossed my legs, staring at all the Auxiliary women’s derrieres at my eye level.
“I’m here to do some relaxing, not Sunday school.”
Sleepy Hollow was smack-dab in the middle of the Bible Belt and if God wasn’t thrown in our conversations, then we weren’t breathing. But the last thing I wanted to think about was my butt stuck up to the high heavens and everyone up in the Great Beyond looking down upon me.
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I have been wanting to read an enjoyable cozy and after reading your review, I think I have found one. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much! I’m glad you had fun reading it.
Great series. Can’t wait to read “A Ghostly Reunion”.
Great review. I loved this book.
The Ghostly Southern Mystery Series is part Mystery, part funny and overall great books!! Thanks
I enjoyed visiting your blog & reading you thoughts on one of my favorite series & authors.