Take The Diva Digs Up The Dirt (A Domestic Diva Mystery, #6) Narrated By Krista Davis Expressed As E-Text

on vacation, Sophie can't catch a break, Between another scheme hatched by Natasha, a garden party that goes wrong, and finally a resolution to Wolf's missing wife, Sophie is run ragged.
This is an entertaining series with a likable protagonist, entertaining secondary characters, a good dose of humor, and engaging mysteries.
This book had a lot going on with several mysteries to solve and plenty of plot twists to keep the reader on their toes.
I will definitely be continuing with this series to see what the author has in store for Sophie's future.
Even Natasha is starting to grow on me a little bit and I look forward to her next hijinx.
I've always had a love/hate relationship with this series but I've really enjoyed the last two books I've read in it and this one might be the one I've enjoyed the most! I'm not sure if I've just adjusted to Natasha or if she hasn't been as horrible lately.
I really liked the story/mystery in this book, It was well done and kind of involved a cold case which I am always a fan of.
readforkimberly Well, I suppose if you read this series, you had to see this plot line coming.
The mystery about Wolf's wife's disappearance is the focal point of this book, along with the strange goingson in one local family.
Lots of upheaval for Sophie in this book,

I enjoyed this book quite a bit, The characters are always fun, always interesting, Personally, I'd smack Natasha into next week if I were Sophie, but I guess every cozy has to have a 'nemesis' these days.
I really look forward to seeing the next book and reading about the 'aftermath' of all that happened in this book.
So apparently there is a formula to these books by now,

. She is a walking doormat for any and every person in the book to insult her, make fun of her, threaten her, use her, etc.
This character really needs codependency therapy,

. She must have a hell of a savings account bc she rarely works yet always manages to have the exact right amount of food on hand for every freeloading friend and neighbor see.


. Her investigation technique is to accuse every single person in the book of the murder including family, friends, boyfriends.
She is so quick to assume people she likes are capable of murder that Id hate to be her friend.
Unless I wanted a free meal,

. No one, and I mean, no one, has the balls to look at Natasha and say, “Shut the hell up, you ignorant twit.
” Nope, they all just roll their eyes and shrug it off, Thats called “enabling”. Its not cute or funny,

Someone introduce her to Kay Scarpetta, Theyd get along great. Anxiously awaiting the release of this one in June, This was one of the most addictive books I have read in a long time, This book draws you in from the
first page and was hard to put down,
Sophie finally gets a well deserved vacation, Two weeks off to just relax, or so she thought,
Sophie has to deal with Natasha, Kenner, and the whole Greene family, The mother of Wolf's missing wife turns up, and sneaks around trying to find Wolf, who seems to have disappeared but always seems to show up in the shadows.
Can Sophie find out what happened to Anne before it tears her and Wolf completely apart
What an ending!!! Highly recommend this book, and all the books in The Diva Series
Sofie is dating Wolf and they seem to be in a good place.
She plans the party for a local who has a party every year for all his family, friends and staff.
After this party is over, she is taking time off to rest, but her exhusband's current girlfriend has other plans.
She sent in Sofie's name and address for a makeover by a popular DIY guy, Natasha thinks that this is her way to get a bigger and better gig from the local tv station.
She spends a lot of time trying to dodge her current boyfriend's motherinlaw and Natasha and the DIY tv show.
When she goes over to Wolf's house to plant a new rose bush for him, she finds his first wife's handbag with identification.
Now Wolf's partner is trying to get him arrested by digging up the whole backyard looking for the body of the woman.
She feels that it is necessary to find out what is really happening and who is really trying to kill her customer and his family.


I really do enjoy these stories and on a lark, I looked up the places mentioned at the beginning of chapters to see if they really exist and they do.
You can read these stories out of order as you are able to get them from a library.
Oh my! This one centers around the big mystery of Sophie's boyfriend's life, with serieschanging results, for my thoughts on this book and other cozy mysteries subscribe to my YouTube channel :sitelink co/JxBKNWamp, . . more
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In this series, the amateur Sleuth, Sophie event planner and her family join together to investigate mystery capers.
The books entertain with wit, humor, and actual recipes,

Of course, Sophie's nemesis, Natasha, rears her ugly head trying to steal the spotlight looking for attention.
I really liked this one, There was so much going on, but it made it so entertaining, Determined not to be a gardenvariety diva, Sophie Winston's neighbor Natasha cultivates a plan to shine on televisionusing Sophie's backyard.
As the cast and crew of the makeover show Tear It Up with Troy bulldoze through her backyardand vacationSophie retreats to her perennial boyfriend Wolf's to replace a dead rose bush.
But her tender deed goes awry when she digs up a purse belonging to Wolf's missing wife.
As speculations sprout, Wolf bolts, and then a body crops up in a garden, Is Wolf's thorny past raising a dead head This is one case the domestic diva can't let wither on the vine.
Another good entry in the Diva series, this story takes Sophie and her friends to the home of a wealthy acquaintance where several murders and attempted murders abound.
Good characters and a good plot make this a good read, Sophie is an irresistible character with a pack of funny friends who are constantly eating and drinking.
Do not diet while reading this series! Have I mentioned before that this is one of my favorite cozy series Probably, as I recommend it every time I'm asked for a good recommendation in this genre.
This one was a little different from others in the series and there are some big changes.
Will be interested to see what shakes out for Sophie in the next one, RECOMMEND!! Sophie Winston is looking forward to putting her feet up and relaxing on her vacation perhaps even sharing more than a quick dinner with her boyfriend Wolf.
First, a mysterious woman stalks Sophie and wants to hire the event planner to find her missing daughter.
Then she's rudely awakened at a tooearly hour by Natasha who has invited a yard makeover TV show to dig up Sophie's yard and build her a garagewithout asking Sophie.
Sophie is upset at the intrusion to her solitude and the destruction of her yard, which she likes as is, thank you, but there's no saying no to the handsome host or even to Natasha.
Sophie has one more event to plan, an ice cream social for wealthy businessman Roscoe Greene and his new, younger, second wife Mindy.
As per Mindy, his exwife Olive is NOT invited to the picnic, Wolf would prefer it if Sophie stayed away too but it's her business and she's always counted Roscoe as a good client and friend.
Sophie is horrified to learn the first Mrs, Greene's garden is to be torn up and concrete poured over, Until then, it seems like someone goofed and ordered manure for the garden instead of mulch, How to host a party when the yard smells That's a new one for Sophie, The next day, a priceless work of art is stolen from Mr, Greene's house and he is furious, Then one by one Greene family members fall ill and die! Sophie suspects poison from the beautiful but deadly plants in the garden.
She never would have expected beautiful gardens to be so deadly, While digging up a dead rosebush for Wolf, Sophie unearths his missing wife's purse and Nina insists they have to call the police.
Detective Kenner has always had it out for Wolf and now he's certain Wolf is a murderer.
If only they could find the body, A body IS found but not in Wolf's yard but in Olive Greene's garden, Fortunately or unfortunately it's not the missing Anne but the assistant on the show that's working on Sophie's yard.
How did he end up in the garden buried under mulch on top of the manure Who could be behind such a thing Is there a connection to the disappearance of Wolf's wife

At first it seemed like Krista Davis had gotten the hang of dialing back her plots, but alas, no.
Luckily, everything is connected and makes sense, The overall theme is gardening and the domestic diva tips are all about gardens and gardening, which I am not into.
The romance plot takes a dramatic turn I didn't like but it sucked me in and didn't let me go.
Krista Davis is queen of the hook, Chapters end on cliffhangers and I stayed up a little later to keep reading one more chapter.
. . I even woke up early and ended up finishing the book! I managed to figure out most of it.
The clues were there to make it rather obvious, I was wrong about one person and did not guess all of the drama surrounding Anne's disappearance.
Plotwise, this is the best of the series I have read so far,

Characterwise, I'm not that into these people, Sophie is a little better but she's still so passive! She can't stand up to Natasha at all.
She does lose her cool a bit but nothing happens, Natasha is AWFUL! She's so selfish and blind to anything else that's going on outside her career.
I don't understand why Mars is with her and stays with her, Putting his foot down about a new house should have been the last straw, Natasha is even oblivious to how obnoxious she appears to a STRANGER the TV host of the yard renovation show.
He has to invent tasks to get Natasha out of his hair, Sophie has some good friends, other than Natasha, Nina is the best because she is a true animal lover and tries her hardest to rescue and rehome them all.
This time it's a longhaired calico cat in danger in Roscoe's garden, Nina also has Sophie's best interests at heart and makes the right decision to notify the police instead

of hiding evidence.
Mars still has feelings for Sophie and feels protective of her, That's all great except she's asomething yearold adult, she's been dating Wolf for three years and I would think she would know him by now.


Sophie has doubts about Wolf's innocence too, That bothers me. She should know by now what he's like and the animals love him too, He's opened up about his past, a bit, and Sophie can see how much Anne's disappearance hurt Wolf.
It takes her friends to make her realize Wolf is still in love with Anne and can't let her go.
Anne is his blind spot, He thinks she was perfect sweet, gentle, innocent and won't listen to anyone who tries to say otherwise.
He's transferred his protective feelings to Sophie, who is a different type of woman, which he acknowledges, but still doesn't want her to be involved with the sordid business of searching for answers.
Nina explains Sophie is Wolf's "safe harbor" and while Sophie doesn't see it, I think Nina is right.
I could never be with someone who used me like that, I think Sophie doesn't quite love Wolf just yet either though so they have a lot to talk about if Anne never returns!

Heath Blakenship works for the TV show digging up Sophie's yard.
Somehow he ends up dead in Roscoe's yard, The Greenes know him because Heath used to work for their company but was fired for misconduct.
Does this mean his "bad boy" persona was true Why does he end up dead under the mulch, on top of the manure, in Roscoe Green's yard

Roscoe Green may be a wealthy man but he's a simple country guy at heart.
He loves hunting and fishing and hosting parties for his friends, His taste in art reflects his interests and his unassuming personality, His wife Mindy, on the other hand, is a first class itch, She's a gold digger if I ever saw one and really insecure, She resents Olive, the first Mrs, Greene and wants to obliterate all traces of her, Mindy doesn't understand or share her husband's country pursuits and would ideally change who he is, She has some secrets Sophie and Nina uncover and they give her a strong motive for murder, besides being a gold digger.
That's unfortunate. I liked Roscoe. He seemed humble for all his wealth and larger than life, He was a good neighbor and great employer to host all kinds of people at his home.
Roscoe's son Audie is a strong suspect for villain too, He wants to take over the company now! I think he's eager to get his hands on the money and could care less about running a business, if he even knows how.
I think he's in league with someone to take over his father's business and money any way he can.
Audie is engaged to a young woman named Cricket, seriously I suspect she may not be who she says she is, She pinges my spidey senses a bit, She's engaged to Audie, at least informally, but already has the dress Is she a gold digger like Mindy Probably.
Cricket was best friends with Wolf's wife Anne and drops some surprising revelations, Does Cricket know where Anne is

Olive, Roscoe's first wife, also pings my murder radar.
She loves gardening and lives next door to Wolf, A body is found in her beloved garden and her exhusband ends up poisoned, I think she may do anything to protect her son, She may also be so upset over the divorce she wants to teach Roscoe a lesson, I don't think she intended to kill HIM but maybe she wanted to make him so ill, he saw just what his son and new wife are really like.
What about Violet, the creepy housekeeper who Sophie refers to as "Mrs, Danvers" because she's like the housekeeper in sitelinkRebecca, I got that vibe too even before Sophie thought it, Thinking along those lines, Violet is devoted to the Greene family including Olive but NOT including Mindy.
She's always sneaking around, she's trying to poison a stray cat for going after the wild birds and is all around weird.
How devoted is she Perhaps Mindy was the last straw and she wants revenge It would explain SOME of what's happening but not everything.


Mona is Anne's mother, She's toxic! Flamboyant and ambitious, she made her daughter's life a living hell, She didn't understand how shy and sensitive her daughter is/was and pushed Anne into a life Anne didn't want or choose.
Did Anne take her own life Did Anne disappear to get away from her toxic mother Why not tell Wolf I don't trust Mona.
I wonder if she had something to do with Anne's disappearance, It wouldn't surprise me if she killed her daughter in the heat of the moment during an argument.


Dectective Kenner finally becomes threedimensional, We learn more about what makes him tick, why he hates Wolf so much, I get why he would be upset but his anger seems out of proportion, People have free will. I guess Wolf maybe violated the bro code or something but that's not reason to ASSUME Wolf is an evil killer with a nasty temper.
That's no reason to go after Sophie all the time, She's innocent of anything that happened before she met Wolf, I think Kenner has the makings of actually being a decent guy if he can let go of his past hurt and if Wolf proves to be innocent.


I'm curious to see where the relationship plot goes next, I'm hoping Mars dumps Natasha, I hope Wolf is not a killer and truly loves Sophie, I hope Sophie loves him back, .