The Novel: Clued in Christmas

The Author: Mia Heintzelman

The Guest: Angela Maria Hart, host of the Cozy Mystery Book Club
12 Days of Cozies (December 1st - 12th)

The Synopsis:
Nadia Sikes usually loves the holidays—cozy game nights, snowy mountain girls’ trips, hours decking the halls at Love & Games. But when her two best friends and co-owners find love, all she wants is to tuck away her heart and make it through the season. Quietly handsome bookstore owner and single dad Micah Hamilton is determined to a) build lasting Christmas memories with his little girl and b) avoid Nadia. When his daughter asks to attend the holiday festivities at Love & Games, though, Micah is forced to introduce the woman who broke his heart, to his child she never knew existed. The scene would drive anyone to plot their romantic reunion…and someone does.

Between turkey dinners, tree decorating, and mistletoe kisses, mysterious notes begin showing up at the game store. As Nadia strings together clues, motives, and suspects for this twisty whodunit, she and Micah are blindsided by the return of their desire. Is it a mistake to lose themselves in each other again? Or will a Christmas miracle bring them back to where they belong?

Show Notes:
- A familiar face for the 2nd Day of Boobsmas
- RIP Twitter
- The 12 Days of Boobsmas meets the 12 Days of Cozies
- Stop downplaying your accomplishments (00:10:54)
- Today's reading selection - the perfect mystery/romance crossover (00:12:30)
- Trivia and Murder, She Wrote
- The 90s reference to end all 90s references
- A short synopsis for Clued in Christmas (00:21:27)
- Some petty notes... that we just can't let go of
- Hard up for cardigans (00:35:14)
- Are newsboy hats actually SEXY?!
- A few steamy sexcerpts (00:37:17)
- Tit or Tat? A festive holiday game (00:45:35)
- Don't overstretch yourself
- The 2nd Day of Boobsmas jingle courtesy of Cooper Baldwin

Books, Movies, etc. Mentioned in this Episode:
- "The One with the Embryos" from Friends
- Murder, She Wrote - which you will find ample references to in my book, Venice Actually
- Clue (1985)
- Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991) - and underrated 90s classic
- A Christmas Story (1983)


Other News:
December 1st marks the start of The 12 Days of Boobsmas. Tune in for new podcast episodes, new giveaways, and more holiday romance recommendations, all month long!

Purchase MY holiday novellas, Meet Me in Los Feliz and Venice Actually.