The Devil is in the details . . .

Marriage and Murder, an-all new quirky and witty cozy mystery and second book in the Solving for Pie: Cletus and Jenn Mysteries from New York Times bestselling author Penny Reid is available now!

 

 

Marriage and Murder
(Solving for Pie: Cletus and Jenn Mysteries, #2)

by Penny Reid

 

Released – 2 March 2021

 

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Blurb

Cletus Byron Winston wishes to marry Jennifer Anne Donner-Sylvester (aka The Banana Cake Queen) poste haste! He’s spent the last year wanting nothing more than for the celebrations to be brief, libations flowing, and BYOB (bring your own blueberries). His future mother-in-law has other plans, plans his intended has been willing to indulge, much to Cletus’s chagrin. Therefore, so must he. To a point. But truth be told, he wouldn’t mind if the meddlesome matriarch disappeared, at least until the nuptials are over.

On the night of Cletus and Jenn’s long-awaited engagement party, just when the surly schemer is of a mind to take matters into his own hands, a shocking event upends everyone’s best laid plans and sends the small hamlet of Green Valley into complete disarray. The final months leading up to Cletus and Jenn’s matrimonial bliss are plagued with chaos and uncertainty. Will Cletus and Jenn finally make it to the altar? Or will murder and meyham detrail their happily-ever-after?

And most importantly, who done it?

‘Marriage and Murder’ is the second book in the cozy mystery series Solving for Pie: Cletus and Jenn Mysteries. It is best read after Winston Brothers #3, ‘Beard Science’ (which can be read as a standalone) and Solving for Pie: Cletus and Jenn Mysteries #1, ‘Engagement and Espionage.’

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Review

5 stars!

It is so good to be back with Cletus and Jenn! I didn’t think I could love them more than I already did but with each new story we get, I fall all over again. Cletus is Cletus. He is the sexy, broody, smart guy we love and he gives us more swoon, more romance, and more of his fierce love for Jenn that made my heart overflow. I loved getting into his head because he continues to open his heart completely to Jenn and it’s truly heartwarming to see a love like that.

To me, she existed as a multi-dimensional angel and devil, owner of my heart, my joy and my pain, light-years beyond beautiful, or celestial, or exquisite. Because when I saw Jenn, I saw all of her, all versions of her, and all our history, and all the wonderous and frightening possibilities of our future.

Jenn is her wonderful, smart, loving self but she grows so much and finally comes into her own in a way that allows her to truly accept herself and love herself. And I loved that she has support every step of the way even when she is strong enough on her own.

These two are wonderful together and I love that they are there for each other no matter what. They don’t invite drama into their lives and they listen to each other and trust each other. I couldn’t help but swoon each time Cletus or Jenn showed the love they had for the other because it felt real as can be.

Our love story might’ve been a little mixed up. Some folks might even call it weird. I’d threatened and blackmailed him. We’d become friends. We’d fallen in love…
But that was us. This story was ours. We were weird.
I was so glad I’d stayed away from the normals, because I wouldn’t have traded being weird with Cletus for being normal with absolutely anyone else.

This is so much more than a romance and we get a wonderfully crafted murder mystery that leaves you questioning the way things went down and how it will all play out. It’s exciting to see how the mystery unfolds while the love story continues. Everything comes together perfectly and even though it isn’t all happy times, I love how it turns out.

I also loved that we get so much of the Winston clan in this book. The relationships between Cletus and his siblings are sensational and I loved that they accepted Jenn wholeheartedly. They had each other’s backs all the time and I just fall harder for the entire group each time I get more of them.

I am hoping Jackson James gets his book or at least finds his love in the upcoming books in the series because he deservers not just a beautiful woman but the beautiful woman meant for him.

Gah, I can’t get enough of this amazing group of characters. I loved Marriage and Murder and can’t wait for Home and Heist!

*ARC generously provided by the author*

 

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Solving for Pie: Cletus and Jenn Mysteries

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About the Author
Penny Reid is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today Best Selling Author of the Winston Brothers, Knitting in the City, Rugby, and Hypothesis series. She used to spend her days writing federal grant proposals as a biomedical researcher, but now she just writes books. She’s also a full time mom to three diminutive adults, wife, daughter, knitter, crocheter, sewer, general crafter, and thought ninja.

 

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