We saw a full production of Mama Mia on board RCCL’s Allure of the Seas. The show was fantastic and thoroughly enjoyable. Another night we saw Blue Planet with the singers and dancers and differing backdrops representing water, desert, mountains, etc. We saw Blades, the ice-skating show, but skipped the high divers outside in the … Read more
RCCL’s Allure of the Seas is one of the larger ships with Central Park, Boardwalk, an indoor Promenade, and plenty of sports activities and pools. Colorful slides were available for youngsters, plus basketball courts, a rock-climbing wall, and other sports amenities. Finding lounge chairs wasn’t a problem in the morning, but poolside spots were hard … Read more
If you’d like to learn some of my secrets, check out my post over at Booklover’s Bench, where readers are winners. Enter our monthly contest while there and visit our other features. Go here and let me know what you think – https://bookloversbench.com/lets-talks/getting-to-know-nancy-j-cohen/ One thing about me you probably already know is that I love … Read more
A Year of Free Cozy Mysteries – June 2026 Each month in 2026, I’ll bring you a FREE cozy mystery from a friend to add to your reading basket. Meet some new characters, hang out in their locales, and snoop out the suspects along with your new favorite sleuth. Here’s what we have for June: … Read more
Are you a fan of historical dramas with a central love story, murder, intrigue, period costumes and powerful villains? I love the tropes of secret identity, royalty, court politics, forbidden love, surprise twists and mysteries to solve. In Asian historical dramas, fight scenes are always part of the story, and sometimes you’ll get a bit … Read more
I love this early review from Lizzie B. of DREIDELS AND DEAD ENDS on NetGalley: “I laughed, I cried, & I gasped so, of course, you know I’m reading a Nancy J Cohen book. This series NEVER disappoints & the way I cackled over a diamond hairbrush…THAT’S CURSED. Hilarity & gasping ensue for pages upon … Read more
A Year of Free Cozy Mysteries! Each month in 2026, I’ll bring you a FREE cozy mystery from a friend to add to your reading basket. Meet some new characters, hang out in their locales, and snoop out the suspects along with your new favorite sleuth. Here’s what we have for May: Old Habits Die … Read more
The hardest part of writing a novel is the beginning. A reader’s interest must be captured in the first few pages, or they’ll move on to the next title in their wish list. An author might want to introduce the characters, the setting, and the main conflict all at once, but these should be weaved … Read more
If you like Christmas in July, you might like Chanukah in June! Get a head start on the holidays by adding DREIDELS AND DEAD ENDS to your summer reading list and order some print copies for holiday gifts. Early Release Date: June 23, 2026 Published by Orange Grove Press Digital ISBN: 978-1-952886-40-9 Print ISBN: 978-1-952886-39-3 … Read more
Join me at Dru’s Book Musing for a Cover Reveal of my next Bad Hair Day Mystery, DREIDELS AND DEAD ENDS! If you like Christmas in July, you might like Chanukah in June! Hairstylist Marla Vail finds herself tangled in more than tinsel when a diamond-studded hairbrush vanishes from the local history museum. This is … Read more