While I did enjoy this book, it is my least favorite in the series so far. I was very frustrated with most of the people in the relationships. I am looking forward to the next book in series.

September became February as I read In Cold Chamomile! Valentine's Day is the setting for this new to me series and it was a fun read! When Callie's Aunt Iphy becomes involved in the murder of a book expert attending a charity event, Callie has to clear her name!

There was so much going on in the book and I enjoyed all the backstories, they made the mystery even better. Callie is a wonderfully written character and the supporting characters are lovable. The mystery had twists and turns that kept me reading.

A book you'll love to read, regardless of the season!

I received an ARC from NetGalley for a fair and honest review of this book.

'In Cold Chamomile' by Joy Avon is an outstanding mystery about a murder that was committed during a Valentines day fund raiser. There is a long list of suspects, all of which had motive and opportunity to have committed the crime. This book will keep you guessing until the end! 'In Cold Chamomile" is a fun and engaging murder mystery, well worth the read.

Many thanks to Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review!

Valentine’s Day comes to Heart’s Harbor and Callie is hosting an event at Haywood Hall. The locals have turned out in full force and love is in the air along with murder.

A book expert who came to the event is found murdered and the visitingTenor who sang with the orchestra was seen arguing with the dead man shortly before his body was discovered. When the tenor is arrested, Callie finds out that this was the once in a lifetime love of her great aunt Iphy’s youth. Even though Callie has promised Ace she won’t investigate, she can’t let Aunt Iphy face things other own. It appears that crossing this line may be too much for Ace and Callie to get past this time.

Try as she might, Callie will not leave her Aunt Iphy stranded and reluctantly follows along as Iphy meets with suspects and works to release the man she still loves. But will the murderer silence Iphy and Callie before they can they uncover the truth?

This book is the best in the series yet. A great mystery with a slew of suspects that all had motive and opportunity to have killed the victim. It’s also a turning of events for many of the couples, old and new, in the series. Can’t wait to see what the future holds for Calie, Ace, Iphy, Sean, Quinn and Peggy.

Yet again Callie and her aunt Iphy team up to solve a murder- this time to clear Iphy's former love interest. A lot of relationship developments in this book- Ace is trying to figure out his feelings for Callie, Peggy is struggling to let go of her dead husband and Iphy is forced to re-examine a decision she made 50 years ago. A very solid read- i can't wait to see what's in store for these wonderful characters.

I was frustrated by the insipid relationship issues in Joy Avon's latest in her A Tea and Read Mystery series . I feel certain this was done to set up future stories, but it felt lazy to me. Other than that I found the why behind the whodunit to be interesting and I actually was slightly surprised at who was guilty. The one highlight was Iphy and Sean. I will look forward to more if for no other reason than to have some relationship resolutions with Quinn and Peggy and Callie and Ace.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. The opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.

'In Cold Chamomile' by Joy Avon is an outstanding mystery about a murder that was committed during a Valentines day fund raiser. The suspect list is long. This who done it story has intrigue throughout the entire book. Iphy has a special interest in solving this complicated case because her long lost friend Sean Strong is a suspect. Could Sean have changed since Ihhy last saw him? Iphy did not think so and was determined to find the real killer. Callie was always sucked into sleuthing with her great-aunt even thought it continually got Callie in trouble with her friend Ace, the lead detective on this case. I loved the characters in this book except for Ace. Maybe Ms Avon can get rid of Ace in her next book and find a good guy for Callie. I highly recommend 'In Cold Chamomile'. This book was given to me by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Its Valentine's week for callie and the book tearoom. She organizes a book exchange and appraisal at the mansion were someone is killed. Callie and her great aunt set out to find the killer but the deputy ace Falk is not happy with there investigation of the murder. To hear more read the book.

Loved this book! Great ending. Very realistic portrayal of life in a small town where everyone knows everyone and everyone is related to everyone. Fun read, hard to put down.

Callie Aspen and her Aunt Iphy find themselves involved in another murder investigation in In Cold Chamomile by Joy Avon.
It's Valentine's Day and they have a terrific party planned, complete with a singer, an antique expert and pets for adoption.
Things are going well until someone winds up dead, and Callie and her aunt find themselves involved from the beginning.
Things spiral out of control and relationships are renewed while some seen to be ending.
I really enjoyed this book and I'm looking forward to reading more.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for approving me to read this book.

Callie Asper is in charge of a Valentine’s Day event at a mansion. She has lots of activities—Fall in Love with Books, Fall in Love with Music, Fall in Love with… something for everyone. Her great-aunt Iphy is manning the tea room part of the event. Everything is going smoothly until the singer shows up. Sean Strong is not the singer who was supposed to be there, but he tells them he’s stepping in for a sick friend. Callie notices, though, that there’s something odd between him and Iphy. But she’s got too much on her mind to look into it. Like the famous antiques/book dealer who seems to be under-rating everything shown him, and who’s doing his best to make sure nobody likes him. Then he ends up dead and Callie is thrown into helping solve another murder—against the strong wishes of her sometimes boyfriend/cop Ace.

This is a cute, standard cozy mystery with a murder, an amateur sleuth, and a cop who doesn’t want them involved. There’s lots of angst going on throughout the story, but it’s all tied up nicely at the end. Though this is obviously part of a series, it is a stand alone that can be read without reading the others, but you are missing some of the background, especially concerning Callie and her relationship with Ace.

Things I liked: The names! I absolutely love Callie and Iphy’s names—though we only learn Iphy’s real name once. We never do find out if Callie is short for something (maybe Calliope?). The characters were realistic and well-developed.

Things I didn’t like: There’s nothing overt that I didn’t like, but the book didn’t wow me. Setting was almost non-existent. Callie and Iphy run a tea room, but we have no idea what it looks like. Or the great mansion. Or even the town. I’d really like to have more sensory input as well. And…for me…it was kind of obvious who the perpetrator was.

Recommendations: I’d suggest reading the other books in the series first. Not because you can’t get what’s going on but so you have the background on the characters, the town, etc. As I said above, it’s not a bad book so if you’ve read the others in the series, pick this one up.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing this book in exchange for an honest review.

Another solid entry to this series. All the cozy characters, but less quirky compared to other series. The mystery moves at a fairly rapid pace, but I could have done with a bit less inner commentary. Will be interesting to see where everything goes next!

I think that this book was well done. It is set in Maine as Valentine's Day is approaching. There is a dispute between some of the characters and this makes for an interesting read. Even though there is a murder in this book, this is one that will not leave you afraid and make you keep your lights on at night. Very well done!

Valentine’s Day is approaching in Heart’s Harbor, Maine and Callie Aspen is gearing up for the big day. She’s planned a big tea party for the occasion that will involve books, desserts and valentines along with some special music. But a falling out between the librarian and a book appraiser, as well as a guest thst is not well received, all add up to murder in this not so scary cozy mystery