Annette Blair

Madeira Cutler, NYC designer, comes home to assist planning her sister's wedding. At the engagement party and old girlfriend of the groom turns up dead, strangled with the bride-to-be's veil. This was an interesting mystery with the heroine on the cusp of making a career change. I found the basic story to be good, and the touches of psychometry (ability to discern something from contact with an object) when dealing with vintage clothing to be fun. However, the constant labeling of every person and event by the brand name labels associated with them was annoying, especially when it referred to everything; men's and women's clothing, accessories and even their perfumes. Just too much, dating the story, and unbelievable.… (more)

Jacob returns to the Amish after living with the English for several years. Before he left the fold he was in love with Rachel. Jacob was convinced that Rachel was not in love with him, so he left. Jacob's brother, Simon ends up marrying Rachel. He is not good to her. He only wanted her because his brother loved her. When Jacob returns Rachel leans on Jacob for support as her marriage is falling apart ans Simon is abusive. Rachel becomes pregnant with Jacob's child and they both know, it becomes known they will be banned from the Amish and shunned.… (more)

Annette did a good job taking your assumptions about where the characters and the plot were going and turning it on its head!
Cloaked in Malice follows our favorite vintage clothing psychic as she befriends a woman who doesn't even know her real name. Paisley Skye was raised on an island away from society, brainwashed after watching her parents get murdered, and finally escaped... Now who is she really?
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was light and engaging. It kept me on my toes until the very last few pages.
This is a book I happily own in my library :)
If you are looking for a cozy mystery give this one a try!
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Annette Blair just can't seem to get away from her paranormal roots, and I am perfectly happy with that!
I've followed Blair through many of her romance books, but this is the first in her mystery series and it is exactly what I expected from her. Fun, light, and engaging, this book hits all the marks.
When Maddie moves home to help with her sisters wedding and accidently stumbles over a corpse you would think she would high tail it back to NYC, but she doesn't. Maddie also makes a shocking discovery while trying to fit her sister into her vintage wedding dress that she sees flashes of the past from another woman wearing the exact same dress. Somehow the points connect and Maddie decides to use her new powers to find the killer since she is not happy with the speed of the local police department.
I ate this book up and quickly grabbed book 2. If you enjoy fast reads with unexpected twists that keep you guessing, this series is for you!… (more)