Joan Leotta

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Beginning of the Year Mystery Catchup!

Jan 6, 2024 | kingsriverlife.com | Cynthia Chow |Sandra Murphy |Joan Leotta

by Cynthia Chow, Sandra Murphy & Joan LeottaWe start the new year with another fun group of mysteries-Snow Place for Murder: A Mountain Lodge Mystery by Diane Kelly, Caught on the Book: An Antique Bookshop Mystery by Laura Gail Black, Forgotten Trail by Claire Kells, and Last Night at the Hollywood Canteen by Sarah James. Details at the end of this post on how to enter to win a copy of all 4 books and links to purchase them from Amazon at the end of each review.
December Mystery Catchup!

Dec 16, 2023 | kingsriverlife.com | Vanessa Riley |Cynthia Chow |Sandra Murphy |Joan Leotta

by Cynthia Chow, Sandra Murphy & Joan LeottaAs 2023 winds down, we are busy playing catchup with mysteries we have not yet had the chance to review. Here are four more delightful mysteries-Murder Uncorked by Maddie Day, Spoon To Be Dead: A Shake Shop Mystery by Dana Mentink, Knitmare On Beech Street by Peggy Ehrhart, and Murder in Drury Lane By Vanessa Riley.
Destination: BBQ

May 8, 2023 | lifeinbrunswickcounty.com | Joan Leotta

Pigs Up in Smoke/Moka Café in Calabash is Brunswick County’s destination for Lexington-style barbecue. While driving down Hickman Road, just at the Indigo Farms Market, you may have seen a human-sized pink pig hopping about and waving at cars. Do slow down a bit if traffic allows, honk a greeting (Greg Rollo, the man under the pig head, counts them, once marking 1,400 in a day) and be sure to let the seductive aroma of pork waft into your car from the old black smoker next to the driveway.
Strawberries & Poetry For Valentine’s Day

Feb 8, 2023 | kingsriverlife.com | Joan Leotta

by Joan LeottaChocolate-covered strawberries are considered a love-treat to go along with champagne, especially on Valentine’s Day. For me, it is the berries themselves that speak of love, as they did to the Cherokee people. If I were writing a mystery, I might add something nefarious to the sliced berries, but this poem was written with my one true love, my husband, in mind, so it is simply a statement of the joy of making up. Hope you enjoy strawberries.