Elise Sax

A cozy mystery about a Gladia who lives with her grandmother who says Gladia is destined to be a matchmaker. She also seems destine to be a slueth, but not without causing havoc along the way. A fun, simple read. Goodreads: Three months has been Gladie Burger?s limit when it comes to staying in one place. That?s why Gladie is more than a little skeptical when her Grandma Zelda ¥ who is more than a little psychic Â¥ recruits her into the family?s matchmaking business in the quaint small town of Cannes, California. What?s more, Gladie is also highly unqualified, having a terrible track record with romance. Still, Zelda is convinced that her granddaughter has her clairvoyant ?gift.? But when the going gets tough, Gladie wonders if this gift has a return policy.When Zelda?s neighbor drops dead in his kitchen, Gladie is swept into his bizarre family?s drama. Despite warnings from the (distractingly gorgeous) chief of police to steer clear of his investigation, Gladie is out to prove that her neighbor?s death was murder. It?s not too long before she?s in way over her head Â¥ with the hunky police chief, a dysfunctional family full of possible killers, and yet another mysterious and handsome man, whose attentions she?s unable to ignore. Gladie is clearly being pursued Â¥ either by true love or by a murderer. Who will catch her first?… (meer)

It’s been three years since Gladie married Spencer and settled down as a full-time matchmaker. The three years have been quiet, filled with marital bliss and absolutely no murder. Without a mystery to solve, Gladie has grown bored, even as she has exceled as a matchmaker with more than a little psychic ability. Now, her Grandma Zelda has decided to expand the family business to wedding planning, and Gladie is going to be in charge of it.

Her first customer wants a wedding with all the trimmings, including an axe-throwing room, a tractor parade, and a longhorn bull instead of a limo to the ceremony. When one of the wedding party winds up dead, a freak accident is blamed. But Gladie’s murder antennae are up, and she’s determined to prove that it’s murder and bring the killer to justice.… (meer)