Ainsley Holloway came to Gooseberry Bay in search of answers about her past, but that's not all she found。 She also found family and friendship。 Ainsley decided to settle down and even opened her own PI agency。 In this book, she's investigating a women's story about witnessing a kidnapping when she was a child。Kathi Daley is one of my favorite cozy mystery authors, and this series is also a favorite。 The book's well-written with well-rounded characters and a well-thought-out plot。 Small town lif Ainsley Holloway came to Gooseberry Bay in search of answers about her past, but that's not all she found。 She also found family and friendship。 Ainsley decided to settle down and even opened her own PI agency。 In this book, she's investigating a women's story about witnessing a kidnapping when she was a child。Kathi Daley is one of my favorite cozy mystery authors, and this series is also a favorite。 The book's well-written with well-rounded characters and a well-thought-out plot。 Small town life is well-captured ~ I always enjoy returning to Gooseberry Bay。 I was drawn into this captivating story and kept hooked from beginning to end。 The mystery will keep you on your toes and guessing throughout。 This is an excellent series about family (both natural and chosen) and friendship。 I'm really looking forward to the next book。 I highly recommend both book and series which I suggest you read in order for the most enjoyment and benefit。 。。。more
JoAn,
This may be the 11th book in the series but Ms。 Daley continues to bring new mysteries that capture my attention in each book。 I really enjoy visiting Gooseberry Bay and seeing what Ainsley, Jemma, Josie and Parker are up to in each book。 The plot is quickly paced with a lot of twists that kept me guessing。 The resolutions of both cases that Ainsley was working on were rather low key this time but they were logical and reflected the characters attitudes。
RO G'ma,
A Christmas Memory is the eleventh book in Kathi Daley’s Cottage on Gooseberry Bay series。 This is an entertaining and clean series with a strong emphasis on family, friends, community, and caring。 The setting is charming, and the three-dimensional characters are well-developed。 The complex mysteries in this installment encompass the search for a biological mother and a woman who believes she witnessed a kidnapping twenty years ago。 The intriguing mysteries, twists, and red herrings will keep re A Christmas Memory is the eleventh book in Kathi Daley’s Cottage on Gooseberry Bay series。 This is an entertaining and clean series with a strong emphasis on family, friends, community, and caring。 The setting is charming, and the three-dimensional characters are well-developed。 The complex mysteries in this installment encompass the search for a biological mother and a woman who believes she witnessed a kidnapping twenty years ago。 The intriguing mysteries, twists, and red herrings will keep readers engaged and guessing。 Ms。 Daley’s descriptive writing draws the reader in, making them feel like they’re taking part in the action。 I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading well-crafted cozies。After Ainsley Holloway’s adoptive father passed away, she found a photograph of a woman with two young children。 For reasons Ainsley couldn’t explain, she felt connected to the people in the photograph and started doubting her past。 In her search for the truth about her past, Ansley and her two Bernese Mountain Dogs, Kai and Kallie, moved from Georgia to Washington State and rented a cozy cottage in Gooseberry Bay。 Ainsley, who originally planned to stay for only a month or two, quickly made friends, settled into the community, and opened Ainsley Holloway Investigations。In this installment, Ainsley has two new clients。 The first client, Lennox Waylen, believes she witnessed the kidnapping of a teenage boy when she was nine years old。 Lennox drops in without an appointment to ask Ainsley to help her find out what happened to the boy。 Ainsley and local newspaper reporter, Parker Peterson, join forces with their friends, Jemma Hawthorn and Josie Wellington, to figure out what happened twenty years ago。 The second client, Bridget Summerset, who believes her biological mother lives in or near Gooseberry Bay, hires Ainsley to locate her。 Since Bridget provided a lot of information, Ainsley believed this would be a straightforward case。 Meanwhile, Ainsley is enjoying the holiday season and is looking forward to Skeet, Phoenix, and the other Geek Squad members coming home from college for winter break and attending the Winchester Brothers’ Winter Ball。 。。。more