Gnarly New Year by Anna Celeste Burke
Corsario Cove Cozy Mystery #2
The honeymoon’s not over yet! Kim and Brien’s excellent adventure at the swanky Sanctuary Resort & Spa continues when an unwelcome visitor drops in on New Year’s Eve. An elusive marine GPS device found and lost again, unleashes another wave of murder and mayhem in Corsario Cove! What is it about that thing? Stooges, Krugerrands, twitchy detectives, and monks—oh my! Will it be a Gnarly New Year for Kim and Brien?
Cowabunga Christmas! by Anna Celeste Burke
Corsario Cove Cozy Mystery #1
“Are you telling me we have a dead Santa on our hands?”
It’s a Cowabunga Christmas in Corsario Cove for newlyweds, Kim and Brien. Surf’s up at the exclusive resort they’ve chosen as their honeymoon destination. The Sanctuary Resort and Spa at Corsario Cove has everything: a spectacular location with scenic views of the Pacific Ocean, luxurious accommodations, 5-star cuisine, spa services, and a staff that aims to anticipate and meet your every need.
A romantic midnight swim in the Club Level terrace pool changes everything when an unexpected guest drops in wearing a Santa Suit with a couple bullet holes in it! Who killed Santa? Kim and Brien are soon swept up in murder and mayhem trying to unravel the mystery.
My Thoughts
I received both Cowabunga Christmas! and Gnarly New Year by Anna Celeste Burke for review. I enjoyed each story! They were fun cozy mysteries with a great beachy vibe. I was able to relate to the characters from the start and it made it a lot of fun to follow along with them and solve the mysteries. The holiday twists to the stories make them that much more enjoyable. I love holiday themed stories. I didn’t want to put these books down. I was glad that I had Gnarly New Year to dive into right after finishing Cowabunga Christmas!. I am looking forward to more in the Corsario Cove series.
About the Author
Anna Celeste Burke is an award-winning and bestselling author who enjoys snooping into life’s mysteries with fun, fiction, & food—California style! Her books include the Jessica Huntington Desert Cities Mystery series set in the Coachella Valley near Palm Springs, the Corsario Cove Cozy Mystery series set on California’s Central Coast, and The Georgie Shaw Cozy Mystery series set in Orange County, California–the OC. Coming soon: The Misadventures of Betsy Stark that take place in the Coachella Valley.
Author Links
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/aburke59
FACEBOOK BOOK PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/annacelesteburke
WEBSITE: http://www.desertcitiesmystery.com/
BLOG PAGE: http://www.desertcitiesmystery.com/#!blog/c1dh1
GOODREADS: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7553558.Anna_Celeste_Burke
AMAZON AUTHOR PAGE: http://amzn.to/2cAK07b
Thanks so much for hosting Gnarly New Year and for the awesome review of Kim and Brien’s most excellent adventures. I hear the two of them cheering–and telling me to get to work writing the next mystery so they can share that one, too.
Awesome giveaway!!!
I like holiday themed books.
I love holiday themed cozies.
Love the covers can’t wait to read these .
These books are awesome! Great escape!
The first book I ever read by this author was Cowabunga Christmas and I was hooked. I was so excited to read the other books and meet Brien and then Kim and see how they met and what they were like before. All of her books are great. So happy I found this author.
Sounds like a great read.
Awesome!
This is a new author to me and I can’t wait to read one of her books
These two books look and sound amazing. Great reviews of both and I can’t wait to read them!
Love reading her books!
The book sounds great!
Love the covers , great giveaway thanks
I like holiday themed books, especially centered around Halloween.
I like holiday themed books.Thanks for the giveaway.
I love Christmas themed giveaways.
Fall totally means to me time to read holiday themed books. I start with the scary stuff and slide right into Christmas. Since I live in Alaska I am already into fall. I woke up to ice on the car windows already. I just got Happy Homicides 2 and am excited to read it. I am looking forward to Cowabunga Christmas and Gnarly New Year. This is my favorite time of the year! I have a slow cooker for soups and chilies. I wear comfy clothes and read, read, read with the wind shrieking at times and rain or snow falling other times. It has been rainy and windy so perfect time for Happy Homicides or Jessica! Thank you for the giveaway! Good luck to everyone!
What fun! I love reading holiday stories, especially those set on a beach. Having a bit of intrigue adds to the fun. Thanks for these reviews!
This couple is so fun! While at first Brien appears too naive to function, he actually has a pretty good brain. They are adorable and the books are really good. Love them.
I like holiday themed cozies
Nice review and blog. Christmas themed books are fun.
Thanks for the giveaway. the Books sound great.
I LOVE holiday theme books. I got Anna Celeste Burke’s newsletter for the first time today. Her books appeal to me greatly!
Very nice review and blog. Thank you for the giveaway.
Holiday books are perfect to help get in the spirit of them! Great review!
I do enjoy holiday theme books. Thanks for the giveaway.
Looks like some great books I need Gnarly New Year Thanks for the giveaway
The book looks fantastic. Thanks for the giveaway!