Cheryl Hollon

Winds of Change Today is National Plant a Flower Day. While I won’t be planting any flowers, I’m watching over my freeze-damaged trees to see if they’ll spring back to life in warmer weather. We had a lot of damag…

How do you view this month? Do you plant things for the summer?
Leave a comment on the #bookloversbench blog, and you’ll be entered into a drawing for an ebook copy of HIGHLIGHTS TO HEAVEN. #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/lets-talks/w...

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Our Authors on the Bench Our Reveal their Writing Challenges. #bookloversbench #amreading #amwriting a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/otb/authors-...

I hate packing I’ve been on the go throughout the country for the past three weeks. First, in a nine-day span, I managed to spend time in Denver, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. I visited family during the first …

I hate packing! What's your strategy for packing?#bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/lets-talks/i...

Jigsaw Puzzle for A Bad Hair Day Cookbook This is a jigsaw puzzle post for A Bad Hair Day Cookbook by Nancy J. Cohen. Have fun piecing together the cover for this week’s featured author.

It’s Monday, which means a brand-new jigsaw puzzle waiting at #BookLoversBench. Swing by, and see how quickly you can conquer this month’s challenge. #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/jigsaw-puzzl...

Win Two Free Books – March 2026 Visit the post for more.

The March Booklover's Bench contest is live. Enter now! Win Two Free Books - March 2026 #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/contests/win...

The Vanishing Red Pistachio: A Tasty Mystery Solved Unless you’re “of a certain age,” you probably don’t remember the red pistachio. Red pistachios, you say? What kind of balderdash is that? For National Pistachio Day, which …

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Our Characters are sharing memories -- stop by. Characters on the Bench #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/otb/characte...

National Chocolate Mint Day Meets Cozy Mysteries Picture this: you’re curled up in your favorite reading nook, a mug of mint hot chocolate warming your hands, diving into a deliciously twisty cozy mystery where chocolate isn’t merely …

What’s your favorite chocolate-themed cozy mystery? #bookloversbenc wants to know! #amreading a #cozymystery! National Chocolate Mint Day Meets Cozy Mysteries bookloversbench.com/lets-talks/n...

Word search for Death by Blueprint by Terry Ambrose This is the 2nd puzzle post of the month. Try our word search puzzle for Death by Blueprint by Terry Ambrose

It's Monday, so there's a puzzle post at #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/word-search-...

Roses are Red, Violets are Blue My first ever brush with poetry was on Valentine’s Day in first grade. I’d never thought about sentence structure, indeed I was barely reading, but there was a special something about poetry that a…

Roses are Red, Violets are Blue There are two #bookgiveaway opportunities if you submit a rhyme to today's #bookloversbench blog #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/lets-talks/r...

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Jigsaw puzzle for Death by Blueprint This is a jigsaw puzzle post for Death by Blueprint by Terry Ambrose. Have fun piecing together the cover for this week’s featured author.

Happy Groundhog Day! How fast can you work Terry's puzzle? #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/jigsaw-puzzl...

Win a Booklover’s Reusable Tote Bag – Feb 2026 Visit the post for more.

Win a Booklover's Reusable Tote Bag - Feb 2026 is our 13th Anniversary #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/contests/win...

The Puzzle is the Thing January 29 is National Puzzle Day. It got me thinking about what types of puzzles I enjoy. Here on Booklovers Bench, we offer you Word Searches and Jigsaw Puzzles. I like word searches and Sudoku p…

The Puzzle is the Thing - What kind of puzzles do you like? #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/lets-talks/t...

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The question for our Characters on the Bench is: If you could be in a movie or tv show, which would it be and who should play you? #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/otb/characte...

Why I Killed My Contractor—On Paper, Of Course… They say “write what you know,” but in the world of mystery writing, it’s more like “write what makes you want to scream into a pillow until you see stars.” As an independen…

Why I Killed My Contractor—On Paper, Of Course...Have you ever had a renovation where the “logic” made your head spin? Tell me your construction horror stories in the #bookloversbench blog comments—I might write a sequel! #amreading #CozyMystery bookloversbench.com/lets-talks/w...

Word search for Embroidered Lies and Alibis by Lois Winston This is the word search puzzle for January. Our featured book is Embroidered Lies and Alibis by Lois Winston.

Celebrate #MLKDay with a #bookloversbench #cozymystery #wordsearch #puzzle bookloversbench.com/word-search-...

Let’s Really Talk Today, January 15, is MLK Day (Martin Luther King Day). There will be prayer breakfasts and other formal observances in most cities, as well as heavy media coverage. I, too, could devote my blog po…

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Leave an answer in the #Bookloversbench blog comments for a chance to win a #bookgiveaway! Let’s Really Talk bookloversbench.com/lets-talks/l...

In this Zoom workshop, physician and bestselling thriller author Tammy Euliano breaks down how writers can use AI research tools to get details right without losing voice, tension, or vision.

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What makes you happy? Visit #bookloversbench to find out what makes our authors happy. #amreading a #cozymystery Authors on the Bench bookloversbench.com/otb/authors-...

Here’s Why You Should Start the Year with Cozies January arrives quietly, carrying a strange mix of hope, fatigue, and sugar overload. The calendar flips, resolutions are resolved, and the world’s noise follows us into the new year. It’s no surpr…

I'm going to start my new year with cozies. Are you? #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery Here’s Why You Should Start the Year with Cozies bookloversbench.com/lets-talks/h...

Jigsaw Puzzle for Embroidered Lies and Alibis by Lois Winston This is a jigsaw puzzle post for Embroidered Lies and Alibis by Lois Winston. Have fun piecing together the cover for this week’s featured author.

It's Monday here at #bookloversbench and we have a new jigsaw puzzle. How fast can you solve it? #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/jigsaw-puzzl...

Win Two Free Books – Jan 2026 Visit the post for more.

The January contest is open from #bookloversbench Win Two Free Books - Jan 2026 #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/contests/win...

Happy New Year from Booklover’s Bench It’s New Year’s Day and our Booklover’s Bench authors are fired up with writing resolutions! Debra: My resolution for writing is simple – Do it! Although I’ve written and had several short st…

Stop by #bookloversbench to see what our authors reveal are their New Year's Resolutions. #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/lets-talks/h...

Guest Author CB Wilson Here’s something mystery readers instinctively understand: the best puzzles don’t always start with a body. Sometimes they start with something small, glittering, and absolutely irresis…

We have a guest post at #bookloversbench. Stop by at meet JB Wilson #amreading a #CozyMystery
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Our Characters on the Bench share what they would like to receive as a holiday or birthday gift. Drop in! #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/otb/characte...

Happy Holidays from Booklover’s Bench Our authors are humming their favorite songs this holiday season. See if you match with one of us! Although I am Jewish and very much enjoy the songs associated with Chanukah “(I Had a Little…

From our hearts to yours -- Happy Holidays! #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery #HappyHolidays bookloversbench.com/lets-talks/h...

Holiday Word Search This is a special holiday word search puzzle from the members of Booklovers Bench. Have finding the words in this week’s group post.

Enjoy a word search puzzle from #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery
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Of Milestones and Millstones We are wonderfully unencumbered when we’re born. There is no sense of responsibility, no worry about letting people down, or even concern about doing our part. Those things come later. When I was a…

Share on the #bookloversbench blog how you find stillness in this busy season for a #bookgiveaway chance to win FLAMED OUT. #amreading a #CozyMystery bookloversbench.com/lets-talks/o...

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Our authors reveal their favorite colors. What are yours? #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/otb/authors-...