Sleep Like a Baby

Ms. Harris’ latest carries forward her interesting characters and her personal writing style, which I enjoy very much. The author achieves a goal of delivering an easy read that is fun and entertaining. In all of her books, I like her first person storytelling through the experiences of Roe, and the way she weaves in the ordinary parts of everyday living. I laugh along with her issues with hair and height challenges (not exactly commiserating since I am 6 feet tall with annoyingly fine hair, but to each her own lol). That said, part of Harris’ style is to resolve the mystery and then suddenly - WHAM!- 3 pages later we’re suddenly done. It’s so sudden, and it would be nice to tie up the loose ends more deeply. For instance, at the end, there’s just a quickie reference toJohn being better with no real depth or insight. This is typical for the author, and I find it disappointing- it feels like she just wants to hurry up and be done with the book.

I love Charlaine Harris books. She out does herself again in her newest installment of the Aurora Teagarden Mysteries. In this book Aurora and Robin are now new parents and Philip still lives with them. As they adjust to the new lives with newborn Sophie. Robin is up for a big writers award and has to travel out-of-town to receive the award. Roe is feeling under the weather, so Robin calls Ms. Virginia to come help Roe out with the baby. While Robin is gone Ms Virgina goes missing and a dead woman turns up in the back yard. Who is this dead woman? How did she come to be in Roe’s yard? And more importantly where is Ms. Virginia? This book was really suspenseful. There were some moments where I covered my mouth and was like oh no! There were some scary moments too. I love this series. I really enjoyed the story. Ms Harris is an excellent writer, capturing her audience with her writing skills. Her stories are fast paced and exciting. You will think you have the story all figured out and then the twist comes and you are like what?! No Way! I love the characters in this series. The characters are people you can relate to, dealing with real problems. Aurora is a librarian and Roe is a famous writer. They have dated earlier on in the series then he moved away. He then came back right around the time of her husband Martian’s death. I always liked the chemistry between her and Robin and her brother Philip is such a sweet kid, you can’t help but love him. This series is also been made into Hallmark movies. If you love a good cozy mystery this is the series for you. I suggest you go out and pick up the first one Real Murders. *ARC provided by Netgalley, Minotaur & St Martins Press

Sleep Like a Baby is the tenth book in the Aurora Teagarden Mystery series. This can be read as a standalone but makes more sense if you have read the previous books. This is a cozy mystery so there is some violence. The book blurb adequately describes the storyline so I'm not going to repeat that all info here. The author did a good job of explaining what is going on in the series for new readers . The characters are well written, even if you don't like some of them. There are clues in the storyline that keep you guessing what twists and turns will be revealed next. While the storyline is predictable, both old and new fans of the series will enjoy it. I received a copy of this book from NetGalley and chose to leave a review for other readers.

In this installment of the Aurora (Roe) Teagarden series, we have a new mystery to uncover. Roe has delivered little Sophia and is unable to go to the awards ceremony that Robin has been nominated in for one of his books. As he gets ready to leave for the weekend, Roe is starting to feel unwell. Robin calls in the help of caregiver, Virginia to help with Sophia at nights while he is gone. As the weekend progresses, Roe is feeling worse and worse. She can barely function past breastfeeding Sophia and is very thankful for her brother and Virginia's help until she wakes up the second night to Sophia full on screaming and no signs of Virginia. She drags herself out of bed to take care of the baby and then wakes Phillip up to help her look for Virginia and finds a dead body in the back yard instead. I've never thought of myself as much of a fan of mysteries but I have to say I'm really enjoying this series. It's written very well and I really like unraveling the clues as the characters do. I do find it funny that Roe seems to have an awful lot happen to her in this small town. If we were speaking real life, I think I would have moved a long time ago but for fiction, it's pretty entertaining. I look forward to what the author comes up with next. ARC provided by Netgalley.

New parents, Roe and Robin are about to face a mystery that is going to test their relationship. Robin goes away on business, leaving Roe at home with their newborn infant. Roe become ill, needing to rely on a nanny’s help, when someone from their past ends up dead in their yard. This installment in the Aurora Teagarden series shows the melding of Roe’s and Robin’s relationship as well as the strength of the bonds with their friends and family. Sleep Like A Baby is what we’ve come to expect from Charlaine Harris’s mysteries. It was thought provoking and heartfelt. The characters would be your friends, providing a connection to the storyline, providing a mystery read of substance. I received this ARC copy of Sleep Like a Baby from St. Martin's Press - Minotaur Books. This is my honest and voluntary review.