Death by Diploma and Poison by Punctuation by Kelley Kaye

Summaries

Death By Diploma

Emma Lovett leaves her philandering husband and crosses the country to begin her teaching career at a high school in Pinewood, Colorado.There, she meets Leslie Parker, a fellow teacher given to quoting Shakespeare to fit all situations, and the two become fast friends.

Arriving at work early one morning, Emma discovers the body of the school custodian, a man who reminds her of her late father. When the police struggle to find the killer, the ladies decide to help solve the murder. Their efforts lead them to a myriad of suspects: the schizophrenic librarian, the crude football coach, the mysterious social studies teacher, and even Emma’s new love interest.

As Emma Lovett discovers the perils of teaching high school, she and Leslie learn more than they ever wanted to know about the reasons people kill.

Poison by Punctuation

High school teacher Emma Lovett is finally recovering from her first year of teaching when she discovers another dead body. As if that wasn’t bad enough, this time, someone has killed a student, Kisten Hollis.

Emma and her best friend, Leslie, are desperate to solve this murder. But suspects abound. The perpetrator could be a teacher, an administrator, a member of Kisten’s zealous church community, or even another student.

Emma must juggle her teaching responsibilities, her new romance with handsome Hunter Wells, and interest from a hunky second suitor, all while searching for evidence to bring a killer to justice before someone else dies.

My Thoughts

Death by Diploma and Poison by Punctuation are both good, cozy mysteries.  They're not super deep or intense in any way.  I liked them both well enough.

I'm not sure how to say this... I certainly don't want to sound negative.  I guess what I am trying to say is that I didn't love these books but I also didn't NOT love them.  They were both just simply ok.  They had things that kept me somewhat interested and wanting to know what comes next but there were also things that annoyed me.  For instance, I understand that she has a southern accent but the way it was written drove me a little crazy.

I do think that I would be open to reading more books in this series and more books from this author in general.  My opinion is that these books are great for a relaxed, cozy read.  I am glad they were sent my way.

*Note: I received copies of these books in exchange for an honest review.