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Cowabunga Christmas Corsario Cove Cozy Mystery #1 (Corsario Cove Cozy Mystery Series) Kindle Edition

by Anna Celeste Burke (Author), Ying Cooper (Editor), Peggy Hyndman (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
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Newlyweds Kim and Brien are enjoying their honeymoon at the Sanctuary Resort and Spa at Corsario Cove until a dead Santa ends up in the pool. Who killed Santa? Kim and Brien are soon swept up in murder and mayhem trying to unravel the mystery and keep Detective Mitchum on the right track.

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5*****”Cowabunga Christmas is a highly enjoyable cozy mystery. It reminded me of an old-fashioned screwball comedy/mystery movie.”

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Life is an extravaganza! Figuring out how to hang tough and make the most of the wild ride is the challenge. On my way to Oahu, to join the rock musician and high school drop-out I had married in Tijuana, I was nabbed as a runaway. Eventually the police let me go, but the rock band broke up. Our next stop: Disney World, where we trained to be chefs. More education landed us in academia at The Ohio State University. For decades I researched, wrote, and spoke about a number of gloriously nerdy topics. Retired now, I'm still married to the same, sweet, guy and live with him near Palm Springs, California. I write mysteries set in sunny California! The Jessica Huntington Desert Cities Mystery series set here in the Coachella Valley and the Corsario Cove Cozy Mystery Series set in California's Central Coast. Coming Soon: The Misadventures of Betsy Stark, also set in and around Palm Springs.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B016P5VR8M
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ ; 1st edition (October 31, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 31, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1012 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 198 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1517347785
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Life is an extravaganza! figuring out how to hang tough and make the most of the wild ride is the challenge.

On my way to Oahu to join the rock musician and high school drop-out I had met in San Diego and married in Tijuana, I was nabbed by the police as a runaway. When the police let me go and the rock band broke up, my husband and I had to find another way to survive. Our next stop: Disney World where we trained to be chefs, courtesy of the Walt Disney World University. A GED for my husband and many more years of education landed us in academia at The Ohio State University. Retired now from my role as a professor in social work and behavioral science, I have picked up a long-time interest in writing fiction. I'm still married to the same sweet guy and live with him in the Palm Springs area. In addition to reading and writing fiction, I enjoy painting, hiking, hanging out with my handsome husband and tending to my Siamese kitties.

An award-winning and bestselling author I enjoy snooping into life's mysteries with fun, fiction, & food—California style! I write books in five series: The Jessica Huntington Desert Cities Mystery series set in the Coachella Valley near Palm Springs, the Corsario Cove Cozy Mystery series set on California’s Central Coast, The Georgie Shaw Cozy Mystery series set in Orange County, California, The Seaview Cottages Cozy Mystery Series set on the American Riviera, just north of Santa Barbara, and The Calla Lily Mystery series set in Northern California's wine country.

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Lots of twists and turns in this one and a couple of laughs as well.
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Lots of twists and turns in this one and a couple of laughs as well.
I actually read this book a long time ago but never reviewed it? I came across it again in the Christmas Heartwarmers & Holiday Smiles: 10 Tales of Heart, Hope & Humor - Portion of Proceeds to Benefit St. Jude Research Hospital and re-read it! Although I am not used to surfer lingo I thoroughly enjoyed the mystery and the two main characters. It was definitely different.It seems that Kim and Brian got married. Jessica of the Black American Credit Card fame decided to pay for a honeymoon to an exotic resort in Hawaii for the two of them--she also bought them a spa worthy couple of outfits. Jessica loves using her Black American Credit Card-read A Dead Husband (Jessica Huntington Desert Cities Mystery Book 1) to see what I'm talking about. Jessica is also a magnet for dead bodies--well it seems that Kim is as well.Try to imagine being on your honeymoon --taking an illegal dip in the hotel pool late at night--then running because you hear someone coming--only to find out that ONE of the Santa Claus' was murdered and tossed off a balcony into the pool. Kim and Brian were both used to helping Jessica solve murder mysteries and decided to look into this---In-between surfing and Brian eating of course.There were a lot of Santa Claus' at the resort-but who was this guy? With the help of the other surfers on the beach would they be able to solve this? Would Kim learn to surf? Were the culprits found? Lots of twists and turns in this one and a couple of laughs as well.
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RO G'ma
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun Read
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2016
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Cowabunga Christmas is the first book in Anna Celeste Burke’s Corsario Cove Cozy Mystery series and is a fun read. This is a well thought out and interesting mystery, with a good story line and excellent character development. The writing style flows smoothly, the book is a quick, easy read, and it is a clean cozy mystery with humor and no gratuitous sex, violence, or foul language. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a well-crafted cozy mystery.

It’s Christmas time and Kim Reed (an intelligent street-smart girl and legal assistant) and Brien Williams (a pool boy turned security guard) are young newlyweds who, thanks to their friend, Jessica Huntington, are honeymooning in a luxury suite at the Sanctuary Resort and Spa in Corsario Cove in Southern California. Kim’s had a rough life, but thanks to Jessica and Brien, is getting a second chance. Kim and Brien are so different that the old adage “opposites attract” proves to be true. Early Christmas Eve morning, Kim is woke up by pounding on their door (Brien sleeps right through all the noise) and then their phone starts ringing. When Brien finally wakes up and they open the door, in walks Detective Mitchum and hotel security. With no explanation given, a couple of guys wearing disposable gloves enter their bedroom and start taking pictures and collecting evidence. Detective Mitchum finally tells them that a dead body was found floating in the resort’s pool and a Champaign bottle (same as the one in their room) and a single flute (like the only one in their room) were found at the scene. Kim and Brien admit they snuck into the pool area after hours, thought they were going to be caught when they heard footsteps coming their way, and rushed to their room. The victim, Owen Taylor, who was wearing a Santa suit had been beaten and shot twice and was probably dead before his body ended up in the pool. Brien loves to surf and Kim is a beginner, so they went to check out the waves in the cove early Christmas morning, where they meet Mick, Willow, and several other surfers. Kim and Brien belong to a group of snoops, known as the Cat Pack, so they are not strangers to murder and mayhem and can’t resist doing a little snooping and investigating of their own.
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Lorrie Bentley
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun read!
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2024
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I enjoyed this book, a quick and fun read! This book is interesting with fun twists and turns! I don't realize it is a series, I've got to find the sequel!
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Debb23
3.0 out of 5 stars I Would Actually Give this a 3 1/2 Star
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2017
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I am having a hard time rating this one.I actually would give this a 3 1/2 star. I really enjoyed some parts of this book and there were parts that bothered me. Kim and Brien are on their honeymoon, we are introduced a little but I get the feeling that they are secondary characters from another series. Kim comes across as street smart and cautious with people, Brien we are told is a surfer dude and may not seem intelligent but actually is, there lies my problem because Kim seems to talk down to him at times and in actuality Brien comes across as a sweet, trusting kind of guy, I really liked him, it came across well but Kim reminding the reader that he's sweet but clueless sometimes got annoying. They also called each other by their given names a little too much for my taste. Maybe it's me but I rarely call people by their name when having a conversation with them, to get their attention at first but after that, no. Now this being said what I loved about it, as I mentioned Brien comes across as a sweet guy that would do anything for anyone that needs help. The mystery was good and kept me guessing, although it didn't quite finish and will continue into the next book but it gave enough of a conclusion that works. I liked reading about the surfing, something new for me and fun. On the whole I liked the characters and the things that bothered me may not bother most. It's a fun read and I will continue on with it to see how it develops.
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tbandd
5.0 out of 5 stars Rollicking, frolicking, well-crafted cozy mystery
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2015
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This delightful new series is a spin-off of the Jessica Huntington mysteries, but easily stands alone. It has just enough danger and mystery to be suspenseful, but it’s also joyful and funny. With its deliriously happy newlyweds, quirky characters, lightheartedness, and hilarious recurring theme of Santas running amok, it has aspects of a P. G. Wodehouse novel. (High praise indeed, as Wodehouse has long been a secret guilty pleasure of even the most sophisticated readers!)

If you’ve already had the pleasure of “meeting” its main characters in the Jessica Huntington series, you’ll be especially amused (and bemused) by this odd pairing. When first introduced in  A Dead Sister (Jessica Huntington Desert Cities Mystery) (Volume 2) , Kim was a darkly brooding, angry, and despairing young woman trapped in an abusive relationship. In contrast, Brien is an outgoing, energetic surfer dude. While Kim is intelligent and street smart, Brien strikes most people as somewhat stupid because of his naïve, unfiltered questions and malapropisms. But opposites attract, as the saying goes, and what’s more, the couple’s complementary natures bring out the best in each other. Brien can pull Kim out of her dark moods in a heartbeat, and help her have fun. Kim nurtures Brien’s hidden depths, seeing his questions as a thirst for knowledge and his malapropisms as a courageous determination to master new vocabulary. Even as she corrects his words, she's proud of him.

Anna Celeste Burke is known for this type of writing, which can be enjoyed on many levels. You can breeze through her books as exciting page-turners and then go back to re-read them, appreciating how intelligently crafted and well-researched they are. The settings are interesting and beautifully described.

Best wishes to this loveable couple! May they continue to grow and share many new adventures with us!
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Esther Munro
5.0 out of 5 stars a Cowabunga Dude Great Story
Reviewed in Australia on December 19, 2016
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A fun introduction to a new author to me. Kim and Brien are newlyweds who are staying at an expensive upscale resort thanks to a well-healed friend who paid for their honeymoon. They get mixed up with a dead Santa and a group of surfers. Brien is a surfer and is teaching Kim to surf. I love the surfie language and the comments about Barbie and Ken and Gidget and Moondoggie. I must admit that I had a good giggle at that part of the story. Kim and Brien investigate the murder and the other happenings around the resort and eventually find and capture the murderer and some of his gang of smugglers. I really enjoyed this story and look forward to more stories in the series.
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Wilma Lettings
5.0 out of 5 stars Great new series
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 15, 2015
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Burke has done it again in her new cozy mystery series. A spin off from the Jessica Huntington series, this follows Kim, Jessica's BFF, and Kim's husband Brien onto their honeymoon.
What is meant to be a harmless nightly champagne feast in the closed pool turns into a nightmare when a dead body in a Santa outfit is found there the next morning.
The couple investigate since they are entangled in the investigation and soon they are tangling with some bad guys, too - all at Corsario's Cave, which adds the themes of pirates, treasures and a legendary Mad Monk.
This is a great read for the holiday season with the holiday setting but it is also well plotted and keeps going and stays interesting throughout.
There is a good flow and there certainly are good vibes. A promising new series.
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Sylvia
4.0 out of 5 stars Very amusing with a great pair of characters.
Reviewed in Canada on March 13, 2021
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A honeymoon, surfing and the murder of a Santa all make a very enjoyable Christmas murder mystery.
Loved Brien and Kim are a delightful newlywed couple and I look forward to reading more of their adventures
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Julie
4.0 out of 5 stars Christmas is up
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 21, 2021
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I enjoyed this book. Living in England, where it is normally wet at Christmas and not being a surfer, it seems strange spending so much time on the beach in the sun but I actually enjoyed it as it made for an unusual and fun cozy mystery. I did think the story jumped a bit with the characters explaining what they learnt rather than experiencing it with them as they investigated. It did sort of work but I felt you missed out on clues that way. Having said that I enjoyed the mystery and thought the plot was well thought out giving the reader an exciting and interesting mix of mystery, surfing and romance. It is a cozy so no sex scenes, violence or swearing. Just great characters, who are spin off characters from the authors main series and it is great to see them get there own book. Look forward to reading more.
Kim and Brien are making the most of there honeymoon by sneaking in a midnight swim in the resorts swimming pool when it was cut short. The next morning they are woken up early by the police banging on there door. It seems there champagne flute wasn't the only thing found floating in the water. A man dressed as Santa has the couple investigating a murder before the police has to question them again. The resort has all there Santa's accounted for, so who is he and what was he doing at there? Clues lead Brien to a small pop up camp for surfers and even more questions. Can the couple work out who killed him and why? Before there honeymoon is over or will they crash and burn?
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ppsphil
2.0 out of 5 stars 2 Stars 'cause I Finished It But I Really Didn't Like It Too Much
Reviewed in Canada on December 29, 2018
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Ok I gave this book 2 stars 'cause I finished it as a fill in after finishing a novel too early for bed but I really don't know why I did. From the blurbs I thought this might be a nice change of Christmas scenery after a succession of Christmas reads all set in very cold and snowy places but unfortunately I just didn't like the story much and I didn't really like any of the characters too much either. Could be that I don't know much about surfing and I was kind of lost in the lingo however what really turned me off of this book was when it just ended without any final conclusion to the mystery. I really can't stand this ploy by an author and publisher to try to coerce readers to buy the next book in the series. I won't be doing so!
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