M.K. Dean is a new author for me, but An Embarrassment of Itches, her first Cozy Pet Lovers Mystery will not be the last book of hers I read, that's for sure! Ginny has moved back to her small home town to help her mom when her dad gets sick. She buys a small place intending to turn it into a small animal clinic but the zoning falls through and she ends up being a vet who makes house calls. Her mom worries about this. Mom is a card carrying member of the NRA and thinks her daughter should be armed. As a compromise, Ginny names her new pup Remington. Her work is interesting (think about having to give a snake medicine) and she is making new friends ... but then one is found at the bottom of the swimming pool. Turns out she was not only very wealthy, but left everything to Ginny. Why? And what is going on with the new development that is supposed to be happening? An excellent beginning to what looks to be a fun series.

There were two books in the Miss Fortune Mystery series by Jana Deleon that I had not read. With good reason, I thought: the library had them only in e-book form, and, really I could skip one book here and there, right? When there was more than one missing title I opted to buy my own copies (which are shared with several other readers who still prefer printed books). Worked for a while, but recently I cracked and got those missing two books. Hurricane Force has Fortune bracing to face her first hurricane. As the town of Sinful is preparing for that, a missing, presumed dead, citizen shows up in the local eatery. His wife, Celia, is not amused (also not well liked, and is the mayor (we'll learn more about in other books)). During the high winds of the hurricane the streets are flooded with 100 dollar bills, that are counterfeit. Celia's hubby is found dead ... in her kitchen ... Fortune's boss calls to warn her that the man she is hiding from is headed for the US ... there are connections here (of course). This is a wild romp, even for this series!

Reading Hermit With Dog