A couple of books worth listing here. One is a cozy mystery-just for fun. It's Fatally Flaky by Diane Mott Davidson. Goldy is a caterer in Aspen Grove, Colorado married to the town policeman. She's an on-going fun character in a town, as usual in these types of mysteries, full of all types of 'characters'. This also fits into the cozy niche of food mysteries and has a handful of recipes to go along with the story-some look good, some not so much, some just seem like too much work. In this book there are shady doings at the spa resort and a professional feud between Goldy and the spa owner.

The next one is more serious-The Scenic Route by Binnie Kirshenbaum. Sylvia finds herself alone, and suddenly jobless. On a whim she flies to Italy where she meets Henry, a rich, middle-aged expatriate in a marriage of convenience which is why hwe is rich. They take off on a grand tour of Europe and fall in love. Sylvia tells him, and by extension us, stories of her life-some funny, some sad, all thought-provoking.