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HOME TO COMFORT

By Kimberly Fish

Women’s Fiction / Contemporary / Cozy Mystery
Publisher: Fish Tales Publishing
Pages: 382
Publication Date: October 10, 2024

SYNOPSIS

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Gloria Bachman has pivoted so many times this year she has whiplash. Now, in the middle of winter and drenched in Mexican sunshine at a five-star resort, she has a role to play: Mason Lassiter’s “arm candy” in a sting to nab his not-actually-dead, first wife, Patsy. It didn’t make any sense to her either, but who argues with government officials offering an expense-paid trip and a reason for a new beach wardrobe?

With Patsy leading resort security, FBI agents, and Mason on a merry chase, Gloria knows that if you want to catch a woman of a certain age, you have to think like a woman of a certain age. Thankfully, she’s got the credentials.

If only she could understand the other people in her life—particularly Gardner Rogers. Gloria returns home to Comfort, Texas with a ring, a pressing need to organize her house, and a custom order of Sweeties signature truffles to be delivered to White House chefs. When her business partner embarks on last-minute travel plans, one of her best friends announces a retirement, romances bloom from unlikely sources, and Gardner and her ex-husband, Harry Rogers, come unhinged—quite publicly—it all forces Gloria to face her strangest challenges yet.

This final book in the Comfort and Joy trilogy weaves happy endings for the townsfolk that readers have come to love, and just deserts for those they don’t. It’s Kimberly Fish at her finest, and a treasure for brave people who don’t retire quietly.

 

REVIEW

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Home to Comfort is, as its title suggests, a nice comfy read for when you are taking an afternoon break or winding down for the night. This is the first book I read in the series and it just so happened to be the last. While it was the last one in the series, the author does a good job of explaining past events that have taken place in the life of Gloria Bachman, although it does feel like a lot, which just means I need to go back and read the whole series! 

There's just something nice about a book when it reads like episodes of someone's life. During the story, we start at Gloria's crazy Cabo vacation, then her getting married, then running into an old friend back home, and making truffles for the white house and other small details in between. The author keeps our main character's life alive and happening with each chapter and it feels like we are looking into the window of our character's everyday life. 

“Do not dismiss me because you had a bad day. Embrace me because I can lighten the load."

Home to Comfort is an all-around cozy read. Our characters are well drawn-out and I enjoyed my ride along with Gloria and her whirlwind adventures and drama. I would recommend reading the first of the series though, before I pick this one up, but if you are okay reading things out of order, like I have done, then I support that too. 

Until next time, happy reading! 
  
 
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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Kimberly Fish has been in the writing industry for over 30 years. An amateur historian and fan of cozy mysteries, she weaves history and mystery into her stories of women finding their grit and sweet second chances.
















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