Carolyn L Dean is the USA Today Best Selling Author of several cozy mystery series, as well as some other genres. On this episode she tells us about the cat and dog who have starring roles in her best know series - and even a little about a feathered friend. Amanda Graham inherited a rundown bed and breakfast, a starving cat, and some dead guy who’s buried in her garden!What should’ve been a simple remodeling project and a new business in a small Oregon beach town winds up to be so much more. With her uncle named as the number one murder suspect, a slew of odd neighbors and problematic townspeople, Amanda's considering just sitting down and eating her weight in chocolate pie.Sure, she could pack her bags and travel back to LA…or should she dig in, heal from her failed romance, and find a whole new set of friends and adventures in Ravenwood Cove?And how could a quiet little coastal village have so many secrets?Come visit the sweet little town of Ravenwood Cove, where cozy cottages and quirky characters are tangled up in mystery and murder! Includes the free recipe for Amanda’s (and the author’s) favorite cinnamon rolls.Mild PG rating for this cozy mystery series (because hey, there's a dead guy in it).You can find Carolyn on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CarolynLDeanAuthor or her website https://www.carolyndeanbooks.comBe sure to look for her also on CozyAndSweet.com!The podcast is hosted by Chris Abernathy, a longtime broadcaster and author of The Detective Whiskers Cozy Mystery Series, a complete nine book series told from the point of view of a cat detective living in a quaint Florida beach town. You can find the Detective Whiskers books...on Amazon on Barnes & Noble on Apple Books on Kobo on Google Play or visit the author's homepage, https://AuthorChrisAbernathy.com

The cat in R.A. Muth's Haunted Housekeeping Cozy Mystery Series is not like any other cat you have ever met (or read about). Watch the episode to find out why Rune is so unique and what else you can expect to find in this series and others by R.A. (Becky) Muth. Series description from the publisher: "Hi! I'm Tori, one-half of Bubbles and Troubles, the best cleaning service in Coopers Cove, Maine. The other half of the company is my bestie Hazel, and the minute we decide to give up the bubbles is when our troubles begin. No matter what other job we try our hands at, we find ourselves cleaning up a crime scene and sleuthing out rats of the human variety. If we don't find a new career that sticks, it's back to scrubbing toilets, and neither of us wants that job again!" To find out more about Becky (R.A. Muth) go to BeckyMuth.com. The podcast is hosted by Chris Abernathy, a longtime broadcaster and author of The Detective Whiskers Cozy Mystery Series, a complete nine book series told from the point of view of a cat detective living in a quaint Florida beach town. You can find the Detective Whiskers books... on Amazon on Barnes & Noble on Apple Books on Kobo on Google Play or visit the author's homepage

We meet Seren Star Goode, author of the Amanda Warren Cozy Animal Mystery Series, to find out about her character Grok, a Maine Coon cat. Book description for Monterey Bay Mystery: Amanda Warren is desperate for a fresh start, but what she finds in Ocean Wood is a psychic cat and a purrfectly puzzling mystery! Her pink dog grooming van is running on fumes as she rolls into the foggy coastal town, hoping to reunite with her twin sister. Instead, she discovers her sister is missing and a dead body in her house. Determined to clear her sister’s name, Amanda dives into the mystery. The quirky, charming neighbors all seem to have secrets. Which one is hiding a deadly motive? With time running out, Amanda teams up with her sister’s psychic, amnesiac cat to untangle this fur-midable mystery. Can they sniff out the killer before Amanda’s second chance becomes her last? In Ocean Wood, nothing is as it seems, and everyone has something to hide. Join Amanda and her feline companion in this thrilling adventure where every clue could be a trap and every neighbor a suspect. Connect with Seren Star Goode on her website - serengoode.com

The podcast is hosted by Chris Abernathy, a longtime broadcaster and author of The Detective Whiskers Cozy Mystery Series, a complete nine book series told from the point of view of a cat detective living in a quaint Florida beach town. You can find the Detective Whiskers books... on ⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠ on ⁠⁠Barnes & Noble⁠⁠ on ⁠⁠Apple Books⁠⁠ on ⁠⁠Kobo⁠⁠ on ⁠⁠Google Play⁠⁠ or visit the author's homepage, ⁠⁠https://AuthorChrisAbernathy.com