Urban St. Reads

Sugar and spice and everything deadly. The Pumpkin Spice Café and The Cinnamon Bun Bookstore by Lori Gilmore bring mystery to the holidays. Get that favorite cup of coffee and a delicious treat and snuggle up with two exceptionally well written cozy mysteries on a cold winter night.

The Mistletoe Mystery by Nita Prose is a delightful holiday novella featuring Molly, the maid. Return to the Regency Grand Hotel for a secret Santa gift exchange that spins into a heartwarming holiday story that will remind you that love is the greatest mystery.

The Wishing Bridge by the romantic Viola Shipman, a.k.a. Wade Rouse. This is a humorous, heartfelt winter tale told by Wade Rouse writing under his grandmother’s name.

The story is set in iconic and beautiful Frankenmuth Michigan, where Christmas is celebrated year-round. This is a “Wonderful Life” redo about a massive, soulless corporation, making an employee realize what is truly important: family, memories, and Community during the holidays.

A truly wonderful story by a Michigan native author bringing Michigan flair to the holidays.

The Christmas Fix by Lucy Score. Unfortunately, this book hits a little too close to home in today’s world. This fictional love story follows a beautiful Connecticut city that has to cancel Christmas due to a horrific hurricane that devastates the area. This timeless story will have you thanking your lucky stars for what you do have, but also will put you into the mood to donate and help those in need.

To donate in our area to those that are in need, contact the Red Cross at 800-435-7669 or your local Salvation Army or United Way.

This is also the time of the year to revisit the Classics.
The Polar Express by Michigan native Chris Van Allsburg ‘Twas the night before Christmas by Clement Moore
A Christmas Carol and short Christmas stories
by Charles Dickens.

Last, but not least, what Christmas would be complete without a nightmare before it? Devils Kill Devils is easily the scariest book of the year written by horror master Johnny Compton. This is a Masterclass in terror that will have you shivering from more than just the cold. This is the perfect book to wrap up the Halloween season and to ring in the snowy holiday season.