Cardinal Woolsey’s Yarn Shop has been chosen to appear on TVGreat publicity!Until a murder stops the cameras… business.
But from the first day things go wrong. One student is nothing but trouble on and off camera. When she winds up dead, the publicity Lucy was hoping for turns out to be the wrong kind.
Lucy and her band of undead amateur sleuths have to figure out who the killer is before her business winds up dead.
Book seven in the best-selling Vampire Knitting Club series can be read on its own, but it’s also fun to read the entire series. You’ll find quirky characters, genuine mysteries, a novice witch and vampires who love to knit, but no violence, gore or swearing. Just good, clean, (murderous) fun.
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When is the next book? I can’t wait that long!!! Now, Now, Now, please!
How can this series just keep on getting better and better. If you like cozy mysteries with a bit of magic then read this series. Don’t worry if you haven’t read the series and start with this one. You will want to go back and catch up the character developments and their quirks. Book is readable by itself.
Nyx, I love you! You are just so adorable. You make the story at times.
Nyx , sweet kitty, when are you going to let us know what you have up your paw? Waiting to see what method you are going to come up with to communicate with Lucy with. I know there is more to you then you have shown us. I can bide my time till you determine to come out full force, show your real magic.
Lucy get busy learning your magic. I want to see what you can really do! Why do I have a feeling that you will give Margaret a run for her money when you do? I get your conflict regarding Rafe. Not sure what I would decide either. Also make sure you the keys back too!!!
This is my honest and freely given review. I did receive an ARC book. Thank you for letting me read this series.
What’s not to like about a young witch (in learning) who inherits a knitting shop that vampires love to meet in to knit? And of course, one of the vampires–Rafe–just happens to be sexy and pretty appealing. Add a mystery into the mix, and it’s a fun brew. This book in the series felt a little slower to me than expected. A lot of talking. And I don’t mind that. I enjoy hashing over clues and suspects, but there seemed to be more than usual this time. I still enjoyed the book and the characters of the “winners” who’d won a chance to have a knitting lesson with a famous lace expert until one of them, who was a real pain, ends up with her knitting needles jammed in her chest. A fun read.
Nancy Warren creates a witty and wonderful world filled with vampires and suspense! MUST READ series!
I like this whimsical series. Lucy and her knitting vampire friends must solve another murder. I like the characters. The mystery gives us plenty of suspects with various motives. I like the humor. I do wish Lucybeoukd start having more confidence in herself as a witch.
Love love this series. A vampires knitting club, who would have thought?!
The main character is adorable , moving from America to England, to run her granny’s yarn store, only to discover her gran’s still around.
Love the romance between her and the undead hunk that watches over her. And then there’s the murder. It has it all
Lace and Lies by Nancy Warren
Vampire Knitting Club Series Book Seven
Lucy Swift entered a contest for Cardinal Woolsey’s, her yarn shop she inherited from her Gran, to host celebrity knitter, Teddy Lamont, to teach a knitting class. It would be televised as well. Excellent for getting the shop’s name out there and hopefully, gaining more business.
A murder wouldn’t be good for the shop or the taping of the show…but such is life. Or in this case, death. Lucy isn’t new to be entwined in a murder case. Nor is it the first time that a murdered body was found inside her shop.
Her undead friends enjoy such things. It gets a bit boring being a vampire and living so many years. So, with the help of Rafe and Theodore, who was a policeman in his previous life as a living man, they work on helping Detective Inspector Ian Chisholm solve this case. Of course, Ian doesn’t know about all this behind the scene help.
Love this series that is full of humor and great characters.
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“To me, knitting was a chore and an obligation rather than the pleasure it was to true knitters. Frankly, I felt the same about my witchcraft. I was a bit scared of it, and if I could’ve passed on my ‘gift’ to a more deserving witch, I happily would have. Still, fate had handed me both innate witch powers and a knitting shop. I pretty much had to figure out how to make both of them work.”
Lucy Swift’s Shop,Cardinal Woolsey’s, has been chosen to be the venue for a knitting series staring Teddy Lamont, a knitting expert and one of Lucy’s grandmother’s favorite celebrities. People were chosen from all over to be part of the filming, and Lucy is feeling pretty good until one “student” comes in and “takes over” thinking she is even better than Lamont! The morning after Teddy storms out, the woman is found dead in the shop when Lucy comes down to open up. Now what?
Lucy and her group of paranormal sleuths are on the case, looking to find out just what happened before the reputation of Cardinal Woolsey’s is as dead as Enid Selfe is!
This series has yet to disappoint! Vampires who knit, witches, detectives…and Nyx. Nancy Warren has added a bit more to the pattern of these lovable characters. Pick up one, or better yet, get them all. A fantastic series. Highly Recommended 5/5
[disclaimer: I received this book from the author and voluntarily reviewed it]
Another fun novel in the series with both familiar characters and others along for the ride. The plot weaves interesting tidbits into the mystery of who killed the victim.
Lace and Lies is book seven in the Vampire Knitting Club series. I always look forward to a new story in this series. Lucy never fails to keep me hooked, and I highly recommend this series.
Another absolutely fantastic instalment in this terrific series! I loved this storyline, thought the plot twists were inspired, enjoyed the new characters we met as they were so fully fleshed out and riddled with hilarious quirks. The romantic subplot is gripping and left me wanting so much more, which was perfect. What I really love most about this series is that we are at book 7 and the series, rather than getting stale like many would, is getting better and better with each instalment. Thank you Nancy Warren for another stupendous read!
Yarn, witches, magic…this series places me right into my element! Lace and Lies is the seventh book in the Vampire Knitting Club series and the books keep getting better and better. The book can stand on its own, but knowing the characters and watching this series build has been so much fun.
Love this series. Lucy appears to be a magnet for murder & Rafe (yummy!). She’s a great character and is showing some maturity in her sleuthing and heritage, she’s very entertaining never fails to shock and surprise me. Gotta love Rafe though, he is so patient with her, protective of her & romantic, such an intriguing character. I can’t wait for them to get to do more “dating” and I think this time Lucy gets a bit of a wake-up call about her feelings for him. This plot is full of so many suspects that challenged me to really think about whodunnit although I am always become so eager and engrossed that I forget to even try to figure it out, I just hunker down and let Lucy take me for a roller-coaster ride instead. Much more fun that way! I received an advance review copy at no cost and without obligation from the author.
Lucy and the vampire knitting club are at it again. The club helps Lucy figure out who killed the student in Lucy’s lace knitting class that is being taught by a celebrity in Lucy’s shop. Join the craziness that is Lucy and the Vampire knitting club you wi be glad you did.
I love this book, as I have loved all the books in this wildly creative series.
Nancy Warren masterfully draws us into the cozy world of knitters with her easy-to-read prose, colorful characters, and spine-tingling suspense. When the body drops, everyone is a suspect, and Lucy with the help of her witch and vampire friends needs to weed through their secrets to find the murderer.
I highly recommend this book for readers who enjoy paranormal mysteries.
4.5
Book source ~ Kindle Lending Library
Lucy Swift is really loving living in Oxford, running her grandma’s wool shop, and solving the occasional murder. Ok, she may not actually be loving the murders, but it sure livens things up. So to speak. So also really loves her knitting vampire friends who live under her shop. She’s even getting a little bit of magic practice in and not creating any disasters. On top of all that, a tv show is going to be filmed in her shop! It’s so exciting! Until…you guessed it. A murder happens. Disaster! And she can’t even blame her witchy powers because she wasn’t using them! She and her amateur vampire sleuths need to solve this murder and quick because her business is on the line.
Nancy Warren hits another one out of the park. I love this whole world. Cozy and quaint Oxford and it’s shops, knitting galore, vampires from all eras, and murders to solve. There’s paranormal elements (I mentioned the vampires and Lucy is a witch) and humor. Plus, Lucy is being wooed now by a really old vampire. She’s not exactly sure she knows where it’s heading, but she’s really enjoying the journey. If you’re looking for a fast easy read that has a murder to solve (no gore, I promise), vampires (also no gore), humor, and a sprinkling of romance then I can’t recommend this story (and all the others that came before it) enough.
LACE AND LIES is a standalone read with a HEA. No sex so any age can read. It is a murder mystery but it is not scary, you don’t care for the victim, and it is a fun adventure as Lucy tries to solve the murder she finds herself in the middle of. The vampires that live in the tunnels beneath the city are always on hand to help her with the investigation and keep an eye on Lucy.
Lucy has discovered she was born a witch and she is trying to learn to use her powers – sometimes they backfire and she finds an even bigger mess. This series is a fun read and I recommend all of them. It is always fun to catch up with Rath. He is the 500 year old vampire that has a thing for Lucy. Only problem, he is a vampire and Lucy is a healthy young woman that does not want to live forever. I think if it were me, I’d switch!! Rath is one sexy dude. These are all very entertaining and fun. I definitely recommend this book as well as the others in the series. If this is a first read for you, you will not feel lost. Each story catches you up on what is going on. It is fun though to start with one and work your way to this one.
I was not paid for this review. I am not a writer nor do I know one. I am not kin to this author. I am a reader and this is my opinion, nothing more, nothing less. 7/31/19
Lace and Lies is part of the brilliant and delightful Vampire Knitting Club series; it can also be read as a delightful stand-alone.
When Cardinal Woolsley’s is chosen to host a televised knitting show Lucy is delighted. That is until there is a murder during filming. Once again Lucy, Rafe, the vampires and the witches all get involved in this superb cozy, paranormal mystery. It is beautifully written with wonderful characters, both new and recurring, and Nyx as always is a delight. I cannot recommend this book and series highly enough.