The Chocolate Puppy Puzzle (Chocoholic Mystery)

Rating:
Summary: Decent Series
Review: As with all the other books in this series, this installment was cute, and a light, easy read.

However, Lee's "tongue-tangling" gets stupider and more annoying with each book. The "tangles" make no sense at all and aren't even remotely amusing -- which means they just grate on your nerves as your eyes skim the words and your brain realizes it has no idea what on earth you just read. I really wish the author would kill this idiotic gimmick, which would allow me to rate these books with at least one more star than I normally do.


Rating:
Summary: Just as Delectable as the Others
Review: Hollywood has arrived in Warner Pier in the form of Aubrey Andrews Armstrong. He plans to make a movie based on the book Maia Michaelson wrote on her family history.

But Lee McKinney suspects something isn't right from the start. Aubrey seems too smooth and too good to be true. She seems to be the only one to realize this, however. Even her Aunt Nettie has agreed to go out on a date with him. With no one willing to listen to her, Lee sets out to find out what she can about Aubrey by herself. But she's hardly started when she finds a dead body. What's the connection to the movie? Can Lee stay alive long enough to find out?

As with other books in the series, I loved this one and could hardly put it down. Lee and her friends are wonderful characters that continue to grow on you. While I had a couple of the sub-plots figured out early on, the main mystery surprised me from the get go. I couldn't figure out for sure what was going on until Lee solved the case, even when the final clue was given.

Warner Pier is a great place to visit and Lee is a great tour guide. My only disappointment is that I'm done and have to wait for the next book to come out to visit again.

Rating:
Summary: Another delicious mystery
Review: Lee McKinney has a full life, between being the accountant for her aunt's chocolate business and trying to decide if she wants to marry her boyfriend Joe. All of this becomes more complicated, however, when Aubrey Andrews Armstong, a supposed Hollywood producer, comes to town to investigate the possibility of making a movie based on a book written by Maia Michaelson, a local woman. Lee knows that Maia is not a very good writer, and is suspicious of Aubrey's motives. She becomes even more unhappy when if appears that Aubrey is attempting to romance Lee's Aunt Nettie. As if this isn't bad enough, Joe begins to pressure her about helping him make
choices in redecorating his apartment, so that she will be more eager to marry him and move in with him. Needless to say, many chocolate bonbons and quite a bit of action later, Lee manages to get some answers to these problems. I especially enjoy the setting of these books because it is close to my hometown and is an area with which I am very familiar. This is an enjoyable series and is one that I look forward to reading more of in the future.