Review & Giveaway: Fire at the Track by M.J. Evans

Series: A Harness Racing Mystery #1
Publisher: Dancing Horse Press
Source: Great Escapes Book Tours in exchange for an honest review
Release Date: April 21st, 2026
Buying Links: Amazon | 

Blurb from goodreads:

Twenty-eight horses. One deadly fire. A racetrack hiding secrets.

When a late night blaze destroys Barn 7 at Liberty Racetrack, killing twenty eight prized Standardbred horses, authorities rule it arson. Insurance investigator Callie Oaks knows the fire wasn’t random. Raised in the harness racing world, Callie goes undercover at the track, posing as an exercise driver to investigate suspicious insurance claims. As she digs into the tight knit backstretch community, she uncovers secrets worth killing for. From the author of “Silver Charm,” “The Sand Pounder,” “Pinto,” and “The Stallion and His Peculiar Boy.”

Someone set the fire. Someone profited. And when Callie gets too close to the truth, she becomes the next target.

Perfect for readers who love:

Horse racing mysteries

Arson investigations

Small-town crime fiction

Female amateur sleuth / insurance investigator thrillers

Suspense with authentic equestrian detail

Fire at the Track is a fast-paced mystery thriller packed with insider racing drama, financial deception, and high-stakes suspense.

At Liberty Racetrack, everyone has a secret. And one of them is a killer.

SPOTLIGHT & GIVEAWAY: DREIDELS AND DEAD ENDS by Nancy J. Cohen

                                                                                  

Welcome! Check out this newly released cozy mystery and enter to win a previous book in the series! I hope the weather is good where you. It's summer where I am and neither my allergies nor my asthma are happy about it. Get comfy, and enjoy!

RELEASE BLITZ: COLD HEAT by TONI ANDERSON

Blog Tour Review & A Giveaway: Holidays and Homicides - A Short Story Collection by Rosalie Spielman, Catherine Bruns, Gin Jones, Annie McEwen, Lena Gregory, Jennifer Fischetto, Anne Marie Stoddard, Kelly Rey, Misty Simon, Christine Knapp, Jamie L. Adams, Erica Wynters

Helo, and welcome! Pull up a drink and a seat and join me for a new cozy mystery Christmas anthology. I will be reviewing 3 stories but the book has 12 short stories for you to choose from. Being short stories, you can jump around and read whenever you have time and pick one that appeals to you. I'm reviewing Gossip, Guilt & Gingerbread: A Coffee & Cream Cafe Mysteries Short Story by Lena Gregory, whom I've read and reviewed before; It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Mischief: A Northwoods Mysteries prequel short story by Annie McEwen; and Nothing But Truffle: A Cookies & Chance Mysteries Short Story by Catherine Bruns.

EXCERPT with a Giveaway: Death by Mistake by Abigail Keam

Welcome to my stop on the tour for Death By Mistake: A Josiah Reynolds Mystery by Abigail Keams.  There's an excerpt for your reading pleasure, and a giveaway at the end. Let me know what you think of the excerpt, and thanks for visiting!

Funnily enough, as I was writing up this post I discovered I own the first book, but haven't read it yet, and have book four on my Goodreads wish list. 😁 

EXCERPT: The Perfect Housemate by Lorna Dounaeva

Review: The Sunshine Club by Dee MacDonald

Publisher: Bookouture
Source: the publisher in exchange for an honest review
Release Date: September 25th, 2023
Buying Links: Amazon USA* 
* affiliate link; the blog receives a small commission from purchases made through this link.

Blurb from goodreads:

You’re never too old for an adventure…

Eve , Nessa and Molly are all in their seventies. Over the years, they’ve laughed and cried and they’ve been by each others’ sides as colleagues, flatmates and mothers. And they’ve grown old disgracefully together in their golden years…

But all good things must come to an end. As one of their trio takes her final journey, a very large glass is raised to fun, frolics and – most importantly – friendships.

Throwing their walking sticks into the wind, the glamorous grannies take a trip down memory lane and reminisce about the highlights of their shared decades – their lovely old London flat, that fateful trip to Italy and the many holidays they had together, brimming with sun, sand and sangria!

And as an old secret unravels, they learn that love, forgiveness and second chances are possible whatever age you are. And that laughter really is the best medicine…

A laugh-out-loud, inspiring and joyously uplifting novel about love, friendship and making the most of second chances! The perfect feel-good novel for fans of Cathy Hopkins, Dawn French and Judy Leigh.

EXCERPT & GIVEAWAY: Reading, Writing, and Murder by Brenda Whiteside & Joyce Proell

Welcome to my stop on the tour for the new Chocolate Martini (how could I resist a chocolate martini, lol?) Sisters Mystery, "Reading, Writing, and Murder" by Brenda Whiteside and Joyce Proell. There's also a giveaway, so get comfy, enjoy the excerpt, and enter the giveaway!