Krista Davis – Carol's Notebook

The Diva Steals a Chocolate Kiss by Krista Davis

February 18, 2025February 18, 2025 by CarolNo Comments

I had a book on next up on my to-read pile that was a little too dark for Valentine's Day, so I looked for something light and fun and free to listen to first. A cozy mystery with chocolate sounded perfect and it was available through my library. I've read several of the Domestic Diva mysteries and they're always enjoyable. This time around Sophie is in charge of the 60th Anniversary event for Amore chocolates, including a tasting at the owner's mansion. Unfortunately, the owner, Joe Merano, is missing and his family is trying to keep it quiet. Then, during clean-up after the tasting, Sophie finds a dead body- not Joe, thankfully- in the guesthouse. Sophie is one of those too good to be true women. She's smart and spunky, a great cook, a spontaneous entertainer, a loyal friend. She's maybe dating a lawyer, is friends with her former former love interest/detective, and is still close to her...

The Diva Runs Out of Thyme by Krista Davis

November 26, 2024November 26, 2024 by CarolNo Comments

I was looking for a Thanksgiving cozy and ran across The Diva Runs Out of Thyme free with Audible Plus. I've read a couple others in the series, but had never gotten to this first one. "The Diva Runs Out of Thyme" is a fun read and pulls in plenty of holiday touches. W were introduced to a lot of characters in this book - Sophie and her family, the neighbors, her ex-husband and his family and girlfriend, and the stuffing competition judges and participants, but they each had their own personality and quirks. I listened to the audio and the narrator did a good job keeping everyone distinct. The mystery itself was fine, even if some of the characters' actions were questionable. I was surprised by who the killer turned out to be. Overall I enjoyed it....

The Diva Wraps It Up by Krista Davis

November 25, 2020November 24, 2020 by CarolNo Comments

It's Christmas time in Old Town, usually a wonderful time of year for Sophie and her neighbors, but this season we have a sprinkling of murder and mayhem. Horace Scroggins falls from a balcony during his office Christmas party. Baxter Babineaux, Sophie's neighbor falls off of his ladder decorating his house for the Annual Christmas lighting Contest. And then, at the annual Christmas Cookie Swap hosted by Gwen Babineaux, tempers flare when Gwen snaps unflattering pictures of Natasha, Sophie's rival domestic diva and girl friend of Sophie's ex-husband Mars. After the cookie Swap, Gwen is found murdered, wrapped up like a Christmas present complete with a bow in Natasha's garage. Obviously, Natasha comes under suspicion, but it turns out that there is more than one person who may have had a motive. Apparently Gwen has several secrets and what if the other accidents were not actually accidents. Sophie and her friends need to find out who in their neighborhood is...

The Diva Haunts the House by Krista Davis

October 14, 2020October 14, 2020 by CarolNo Comments

This is the first Domestic Diva Mystery I've read. I won it from Krista Davis' Facebook page, and it's a perfect read for this time of year. The fact that I jumped in with #5 in the series. The characters were introduced well and we're given enough backstory to get to know how people fit together, but not so much that it's boring. The Diva Haunts the House has everything I want in a seasonal cozy. Halloween is present on almost every page, including costume parties, haunted houses, holiday recipes (included in the back of the book), and ideas for decorating and party-planning at the beginning of each chapter. We've got a cast of entertaining, quirky characters, including several suspects, and even a couple of adorable pets. There were a lot of kids in this one. They were all 12-year olds and they did help move the plot along and kept it entertaining; I just don't really enjoy reading about kids...

Not a Creature Was Purring by Krista Davis

December 12, 2018December 14, 2018 by Carol10 Comments

This was my first visit to Wagtail, Virginia, but it is an awesome place, a perfect vacation spot to take your pets. My Secret Santa gave me Not a Creature Was Purring last year, but it took me until this December to get around to reading it. Wagtail is a perfect little pet-friendly tourist town. All the stores welcome cats and dogs, as does the inn. Dogs get to go sled-riding and pets can go to the nicest restaurant in town with their people. It really is a pet-centric town, my dog would love it. Holly Maple and her grandmother run the Sugar Maple Inn (and her grandmother is mayor of Wagtail). This year the inn is booked solid for Christmas - the only problem is that it's mostly the family of Holly's best friend/love interest's fiancee. Holly wants to be nice, but fiancee is a pretty terrible person. Thankfully, because clearly Holmes and Holly belong together. But of course, since this...