This Caprice De Luca mystery has been well worth waiting for; I loved it! Caprice is joyfully planning her wedding. This is a relationship novel on many levels, from Caprice with her family, to her fiancé, friends, pets, and soon-to-be in-laws. The mystery is a tough one, especially the location. For those who read earlier mysteries in the series, it is a treat to see the pets that Caprice has rescued and found homes for.
Caprice and her fiancé contracted with Rambling Vines Winery for their wedding reception. Caprice redecorated parts of the winery and part of the main house in which the owners live, so she is familiar with the owners and facility. Caprice’s best friend, Roz, who lives with Vince De Luca, is uncomfortable when she learns that Vince used to date Michelle Dodd, who owns the winery with her husband Travis.
Caprice begins to hear less-than-favorable gossip about the Winery, including possible financial problems and how recent weddings were not done as contracted for. Her sister Bella will help by making sure the decorations and flowers are what she orders, and Bella, an accomplished chef, is catering this very special event. New rumors about staff being let go as the winery couldn’t make payroll arise. Against everyone’s advice to move to another venue, Caprice chooses to stay with the Dodd’s.
After a day out of town to plan staging for a contractor’s model homes, Caprice returns to a crisis. Travis Dodd had been found murdered in the tasting room at the winery. Michelle was at the police station for questioning, so Vince went to the station to help her. Roz flounders at this turn of events, with Vince’s ex-girlfriend calling him frequently about the case.
Caprice and her fiancé are experiencing growing pains while preparing to live in the same home, in this case Caprice’s home to which they are adding an office so her hubby can work from home. They also are struggling with his parents’ perception of her and whether they will accept her. Caprice is determined to ask questions to see if she can help solve the murder so Roz and Vince can go forward and so her reception doesn’t have to be moved, and learns more than anticipated.
The characters are very well-drawn and three-dimensional, most of whom are strong and self-confident. Caprice makes new friends every time, this time befriending a couple who didn’t want to talk with her at first. Her cocker spaniel, Lady, frequently helps pave the way. She and her fiancé have made a special choice while dating that I respect, especially in today’s culture. I enjoy how most of the characters relate to each other; dialog is realistic and has depth.
I appreciate the antics of the pets of Caprice and others, including the Schnoodle who has made himself comfortable at the Winery. Plot twists serve to add or remove suspects from Caprice’s list, especially as she learns more about Travis’ family and business dealings. As the wedding day nears, the murderer is no closer to being found. When the killer is ready to show off, it is loud and potentially deadly. I was stunned at who the murderer is! I had not even considered the person in passing. There are many surprises to be had as the novel ends, making it a delightful read. I highly recommend this cozy mystery, filled with good friends, close family, suspense, and romance, and can’t wait to for the next one!

From a grateful heart: I received a copy of this e-Arc from the publisher through NetGalley, and this is my honest review.

I just love Caprice and how big her heart is. She loves people and animals. At least the good people. I would love to attend some of those De Luca Sunday dinners. Don’t know which I would enjoy more, the people or the food. Murder and marriage can put a strain on people and we see how these things can be handles with a good outcome. Do you have a nosy friend that just won’t quit asking questions? Love can certainly help see you through whatever problems arise when you are trying to just get down that aisle. Grant and Caprice are perfect for each other. Love these characters and can’t wait to see what the next adventure is in their lives. I received an ARC from NetGalley. My opinion is my own. If you haven’t checked out Caprice and company and you love Cozy Mysteries, you need to.

This is a great book with a fun story and well developed characters. Once I started reading this book I didn’t want to put the book down until the end. I can’t wait to read then next book by this author. I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader’s copy of this book. The free book held no determination on my personal review.

Fantastic read that will keep you guessing on who did it. Once you start this book you will not be able to put it down. Karen Rose Smith draws her readers into the story and wanting more.

Caprice and Grant are such the perfect couple. I'm looking forward to reading more books about Caprice.

This is the eighth book in this charming series and one of my favorite of the series ! It is always fun to return to the world of Caprice and her interesting home staging business set in a charming town of Kismet PA. This is delightful addition to this popular series.
In this next in series Caprice and Grant are finally getting married as he has his annulment at long last .Fans of series have been waiting for this book ! The wedding reception is to be a beautiful winery that Caprice decorated but when Caprice visits it to discuss details she suspects things are amiss. The owners Travis and Michelle are rumored to have serious financial issues. Soon Travis is found dead and Caprice is worried about his wife Michelle as well as considering cancelling her reception at the winery.

Michelle is soon being considered suspect number one in the murder. Caprice is sure she is innocent and works to clear her names as well as find the true suspect Soon her wedding is in jeopardy as she is head first into detective mode.

This is a fun mystery that I found to be a fast paced sleuth,. enjoyable well crafted writing and as always the author includes such a wonderful group loveable pets. Caprice is a animal love which is such a nice aspect of this series. In this book she rescues a pup and places him in a perfect home. Fans and readers of the series will be thrilled with the series regulars. I am not giving away the ending because every reader should fully enjoy the book. I adored this book and found it to be one of my favorite cozy mysteries of 2018 ! Well done to the author as always and I look forward to the next in series.
Thank you for the ARC to the publisher and Net Galley which does not influence my review. I highly recommend this series !

Caprice isn't a bridezilla during the weeks prior to her wedding, but she certainly has issues with which to contend. Family and friends and a murder all cause her problems. A sweet story with some touching moments. A little too much detail now and then. I suppose I was eager to discover the culprit, which came as a surprise. Hadn't given that person much thought. This is a nice series. T

Cut to the Chaise by Karen Rose Smith is a 2018 Kensington Publication.

A fun, fast paced, and very special addition to the Caprice De Luca Mystery Series!

I have been eagerly anticipating this installment, knowing that finally Caprice will tie the knot with the love of her life. But, of course, as with any wedding, there is bound to be a last- minute snafu or two. But, for Caprice, a murder investigation could put a serious damper on all her wedding plans.

Caprice is planning to have her wedding reception at the Rambling Vines Winery, but when one of the owners is found murdered, it looks as though all her carefully laid plans were for naught. To make matters worse, the widow of the murdered man, who once had a dalliance with Caprice’s brother Vince, asks him to represent her, should she need legal counsel.

This puts a strain on Vince’s relationship with Roz, one of Caprice’s best friends. In order to save her wedding plans and to help ease tensions between Vince and Roz, Caprice steps in to help investigate the murder, hoping to find the killer before her big day.

I read this book in one sitting! I really did want to savor it a bit longer, but I couldn’t put it down!!

As always, the adorable pets featured in previous installments make an appearance, and they deserve an honorable mention, especially since they add so much charm of this wonderful series.

However, the mystery and family drama is what we came for, and Smith delivers a slam dunk. I was riveted to the pages, caught up in the emotions the featured couples were experiencing. Pre-wedding stress led to flared tempers and second thoughts. The mystery kept me on my toes, with several clever red herrings tossed in. I never came close to figuring out whodunit.

Overall, this is a well- constructed cozy mystery, is fast paced, will real depth. This is a wonderful and fun series, filled with love, family, and adorable fur babies. Caprice is a terrific character!! With each new chapter in this series, I feel like I’m visiting old friends I’ve really come to care about. So, what’s not to love?
4.5 stars

I really enjoy this series. Grant and Caprice are about to get married. There are major issues on the in-laws side.

Grant and his brother have a distance between them based on sibling resentment of how the parents treated each of them – that’s the case in many families. His parents are not overly thrilled with Grant’s divorce and therefore not thrilled with his new choice for a life partner. At this venture, I would bet no one would be the right one for Grant.

Then there is the murder at the venue before the event. Caprice gets involved in resolving it so she can have her reception in the events center at the winery.

To add to the stress there is a problem between Roz and Vince.
Without giving anything away, you’ll have to read it for yourself to see the outcome.
This is a standalone story but I enjoyed knowing the backgrounds more than was provided. They are like family. I enjoyed the characters, the plot and the resolution.

This is the seventh in the series.

Looking forward to another installment.

A Caprice De Luca Home Staging Mystery

Grant's annulment is finally done. With just a few weeks until they are man and wife, Caprice De Luca is up to her ears in wedding plans. The reception to be held at Rambling Vines Winery, which she decorated a couple of years ago.

When rumors start circulating about money woes at the winery, things get a little tense. Also tense due to the fact that Roz had a relationship with the owner who now has a wife. Someone is trying to sabotage the winery and Caprice isn't going to let that someone ruin her day. So before she walks down the aisle she is going to find out who is spreading rumors but before she can begin the owner turns up dead.

Now along with all the details of a wedding, she needs to find a killer and put everything to rights.

This is a really good addition. Great characters, good pace. I read this in one sitting.

Nice work!

Netgalley/November 27th 2018 by Kensington Publishing Corporation

In this next book of the series Caprice is gearing up for her wedding. She is trying to take of all the last minute details and hopes that everything will go off without a hitch. While visiting the venue for her reception, Rambling Vine Winery's, she gets the feeling that not is okay with the business. It's to late to change the reception location so she prays that the winery's issues won't touch her special day. When the owner of the winery is found murdered Caprice knows that she must do everything she can to find the culprit to take the taint away from her reception venue. Who would have wanted to murder the man and why? The police are looking at his wife who happens to have dated Caprice's brother at one time. Michelle asks Caprice for her help in clearing her name and also retains her brother as her lawyer. Caprice begins to worry because it looks like her brother taking Michelle's case is putting a strain on his relationship with her best friend. She knows that she will have to everything she can to not only find a murderer but keep her brothers relationship from imploding. Can she do all this before her big day? Will she be able to help her brother before it's to late? The whole business is also putting a damper on her own relationship. With the upcoming wedding her fiance and herself are having issues with each others families. Will they be able to communicate their feelings or will they remain stubborn in how they view the situation? Follow along as you find the answers to these questions and more. This is such a fun series, I love Caprice's quirkiness and appreciate how she lives to be the person that she is most comfortable being. I'm happy that throughout the series she hasn't let anyone change who she is, and have enjoyed her growth throughout the series. I look forward to seeing not only what happens next, but what fun and creative decorating ideas go into her next job!

Woohoo! Caprice and Grant are finally getting married! But not so fast- not all will go smoothly! Darn it. The wedding venue, Rambling Vines Winery, seems perfect, especially since Cat was involved with it. Then, the owner Travis is murdered and his wife Michelle has fallen under suspicion. She asks Caprice's brother Vince for help, which annoys Caprice's best friend and Vince's girlfriend Roz. So of course, Caprice has to sort things out asap. This is a delightful addition to the series. The characters, including all the various pets, are fun and believable. Thanks to net galley for the ARC. Anyone who thinks they've had a glitch with their wedding planning should talk to Caprice! A fun and happy read in the end.

Cut to the chase.
Caprice and Grant are getting married and are holding the reception at Rambling Vines Winery but not goes to plan.
A dead body is found on the premises, time is running short they need to find out who the killer is before the wedding and why .
A brilliant series would recommend you might want to start at the beginning .
Thanks to netgalley and Kensington books for letting me read and review this book .

Cut to the Chaise is the eighth installment in the Caprice De Luca Home Staging Mystery series set in quaint town of Kismet, PA and featuring home stager, Caprice De Luca. Caprice's attorney fiance, Grant Weatherford has finally gotten the long awaited annulment from his previous marriage and the two are just days away from their long awaited nuptials. The plans are to marry in the local Catholic Church with the reception to follow at the luxurious Rambling Vines Winery.

Caprice had the pleasure of designing the upgrades at the winery for Michelle and Travis Dodd, and knows that the beautiful setting is just the spot to celebrate her wedding to Grant. When rumors begin to fly that the winery owners are in financial trouble, Caprice begins to have second thoughts and when Travis is found murdered her anxiety ramps up.

Michelle is being considered the prime suspect in the murder and she turns to Caprice's brother Vince to act as her legal representative. The two have a past romantic history and Vince's current girlfriend and Caprice's best friend, Roz is not happy that he's chosen to be involved with his ex.
Determined to clear Michelle's name, repair the damaged relationship between Vince and Roz, and save her dream wedding Caprice sets out to find a killer.

A fast paced plot that weaves a well developed mystery in with strained family dynamics and a wonderful group of pets. Caprice once again rescues a delightful pup and places him in a perfect home. Readers of the series will be delighted with the return of many series regulars including rock star Ace Richland who ultimately saves the day.

I received an advanced copy of Cut to the Chaise from NetGalley via Kensington Publishing. While not required to write a review I am more than happy to offer my honest opinion.

Cut to the Chaise is the eighth book in Karen Rose Smith’s Caprice De Luca Mystery series. The storyline is well plotted, the characters well developed, and the story moves at a steady pace. There’s a perfect mix of the importance of family, friendship, caring and compassion, romance, and mystery, along with lots of twists and turns and red herrings to keep the reader engaged. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading clean, well-crafted cozy mysteries.

Caprice De Luca, who owns a thriving redesign and home staging business, and Grant Weatherford, a local attorney, are getting ready to say their wedding vows. Their wedding will take place in St. Francis of Assisi church and the reception at Rambling Vines Winery. Caprice learns the winery is having financial problems and some dissatisfied event customers but decides not to move to a different venue. Weddings can be stressful, but when you add in a stray dog, opinionated future in-laws, home renovations, family and friends having relationship troubles, plus a murder at Rambling Vines Winery, the stress level increases exponentially for the couple. When Rambling Vines Winery’s owner, Travis Dodd, is found murdered in the tasting room at the winery, his wife, Michelle, becomes a suspect and asks Caprice’s brother, Vince to represent her even though he isn’t a criminal lawyer and has a romantic history with her. Michelle asks Caprice to help find the killer and prove her innocence, and even though the timing is terrible, she agrees and finds herself in a dangerous situation.

I received an Advance Reader Copy of this book from NetGalley and voluntarily reviewed it.

You will appreciate this book best if you are familiar with the De Luca family, especially Caprice and her sister Nikki, and the struggles Caprice and Grant have had in their romantic relationship. It can be read as a stand alone for the murder mystery aspect.
Karen Rose Smith writes wonderful characters and situations. Her descriptions of houses and decor are fantastic. You may get the temptation to redo your own spaces after reading her novels.

Grant and Caprice are steps away from their wedding day. They have decided that they will take all the inevitable glitches and hiccups in stride. Unfortunately, a murder at the winery hosting their reception is a bit more than the usual obstacle. Family strife runs rampant and Caprice can not idly stand by when her brother and her best friend are pulled apart by his helping the widow.

So much is going on in all aspects of Caprice's life, will she make it down the aisle?

Cut to the Chaise was a fun read. Initially, it was difficult to keep all the characters and pets straight. Also, this cast certainly are nosy and in each other's business. Caprice is preparing for her wedding to Grant and obstacles occur: family feuds, misunderstandings, and a dead body at the reception venue. Caprice races around investigating while putting out personal fires as the wedding approaches. Finally, the night before the wedding, he murder mystery is solved. I think this was the weakest aspect of the story; it just seemed too contrived and lame. I liked the cover and all the colorful descriptions of the clothing and home decor.

Such a wonderful book, especially for those who already love Caprice! While anyone can read the book as a stand alone and thoroughly appreciate the way Karen Rose Smith creates a whole life for Caprice and her family, she allows her characters and their relationships to develop over time so there are advantages to reading the series in order. As always, the mystery is well developed and intriguing but for my, not matter how excellent the mystery may be, the story is in the people. The novel begins three weeks before Caprice's wedding so we get to see the pre-wedding excitement and stresses added to the hunt for a murderer. Whether the reader wants and enticing mystery or a heart-warming novel Cut to the Chaise is a great read.

My thanks to NetGalley for approving my ARC request. Waiting for release date on a series I love as much as I love this one is a terrible thing, and I always tell all my friends about the books that I love so having to review is not problem.

In the Cut to the Chaise we meet up with Caprice De Luca who has both a mystery and wedding plans to contend. The story was well thought out and constructed with interesting subplots. The pace was steady and kept me interested up until the end. The characters are well-rounded and worked well together. I love the family dynamics in the story. This series is one of my favorite cozy mysteries. I also love the setting of south Central PA which is my home.

Longtime readers of this series will be pleased as Caprice and Grant are getting married as his annulment had arrived. They were to be married in the Catholic church and the reception was to be at Rambling Vines Winery. After the fact, rumors began to circulate that the winery was having financial problems. Other minor happenings were causing Caprice stress until the major one the owner being murder on the property. His wife, Michelle became a viable suspect in the murder. Caprice needs answers to the questions so her dream wedding can go on as plan. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK AND SERIES.
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Disclosure: Many thanks to NetGalley and Kensington Books for a review copy. The opinions expressed are my own.

This book brings an event I have eagerly been awaiting, the wedding of Caprice and Grant. Wedding day jitters, her in laws and now murder throws a kink in Caprice's planning. The story was so exciting and so much going on, but the author expertly weaves everything together to keep you turning the page. I seriously could not put it down. This is such a great series. I love the fact that Caprice is family oriented. She has a large Italian family for support. It is also refreshing that she is a home stager. Rose's descriptive writing style helps you to visualize the rooms and all the glorious food for family Sunday dinner. Great series, if you haven't picked it up, you should.