Rueben's Ramblings

On August 18, the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries telefilm Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play will debut at 9 PM.

While attending a weekend confab of murder mystery and true crime fans, Aurora (Candace Cameron Bure) and her Real Murders Club pals agree to appear in the stage production of a fun murder mystery. However, when a very real murder is committed on stage in front of everyone during an unplanned blackout, Aurora’s nephew Phillip becomes the prime suspect when the lights come back up and he is found holding the murder weapon, a bloody knife.

The cast includes Niall Matter, Marilu Henner, Lexa Doig and Peter Benson.

Here is a trailer for Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play.

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The Hallmark Channel movie A Summer Romance will debut on August 17 at 9 PM.

Samantha’s (Erin Krakow) Montana ranch is her family’s legacy, so when a developer (Ryan Paevey) shows up to buy it, Sam isn’t interested. But as he tries to win her trust and her ranch, Samantha finds he might also be winning her heart.

Here is a trailer for A Summer Romance.

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The Hallmark Channel movie In the Key of Love was to air on July 1, but was held back until August 1 and will debut on Hallmark Movies Now

Photographer Maggie (Broadway star Laura Osnes) learns her ex-boyfriend/ex-singing partner (Scott Michael Foster, Once Upon a Time and Greek) is in the wedding she is working. Tensions run high until they sing together, remembering how good they were as a duo.

Here is a trailer for In the Key of Love.

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On August 11, the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries telefilm Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance To Die For will debut at 9 PM.

Sally Allison’s (Lexa Doig) aunt is poisoned during a family wedding reception and Aurora (Candace Cameron Bure) vows to get to the bottom of the crime, especially when her mother (Marilu Henner), a friend of the dead woman, stands to inherit the bulk of the massive estate. With help from her new beau (Niall Matter) and her Real Murders Club regulars, Roe won’t stop until she brings the killer to justice…or dies trying.

Here is a trailer for Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance To Die For.

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On August 10, the Hallmark Channel movie A Taste of Summer will debut at 9 PM.

Gabby Ferrar (Roselyn Sanchez from Grand Hotel) moves to the town of Bright Shore, Massachusetts to open a restaurant after a stint as a sous chef in New York. Upon arrival, she encounters Caleb Delaney (Eric Winter, Sanchez’s real life husband, from The Rookie), a single father who runs his own restaurant and coaches the girls’ softball team. Both restaurants will compete in the Taste of summer Food Festival hosted in Bright Shore. During the course of the summer, Gabby finds joy in running her own restaurant as she rediscovers her passion and gets to know Caleb.

Here is a trailer for A Taste of Summer.

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The UP TV movie Art of Falling in Love will debut on August 10 at 7 PM.

A spirited artist (Kimberly-Sue Martin from Shadowhunters) with a mysterious bucket list gets a commission to paint a mural on a new hospital wing in a charming community. When she finds herself falling for the handsome architect (Josh Dean from Blindspot) designing the addition, she must decide if she can trust him with her list, and the painful memory behind it, or if he’ll break her heart and prove that it’s better to be alone than to be close to someone who will leave.

Here is a trailer for Art of Falling in Love:

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On August 4, the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries telefilm Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Game of Cat and Mouse will debut at 9 PM.

When someone begins taunting Aurora Teagarden (Candace Cameron Bure) with cryptic clues left at crime scenes, the librarian-turned-crime buff attempts to figure out who is behind the creepy “game.” But when the people closest to Aurora become targets, the game takes on a much more dangerous edge as it points to a planned murder. Aurora’s blossoming relationship with Professor Nick Miller (Niall Matter) might be the source of jealousy that is driving the crime spree, Aurora must be especially careful not to become the next victim.

The film also co-stars Marilu Henner.

Here is a trailer for Aurora Teagarden: A Game of Cat and Mouse.

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