Happy first weekend of February, everyone! This is just the start of love-themed movies for the month! Great American Family has their *Great American Valentines* movie premieres beginning this Saturday, the Hallmark Channel retitles this entire month as *Loveuary*, and UPtv's *Flirty February* theme may make you blush!
Check out details on the new romantic comedies premiering this weekend, the all-new mystery, and more exciting news below...
Saturday, February 4, 2023:

Storyline: Ivy is a talented up-and-coming romance book editor, up for a promotion at work but tasked with helping a stubborn mystery writer incorporate romance more successfully into the next book in his best-selling series. When he volunteers to be Ivy’s faux date for her best friend’s beach wedding in return for Ivy’s editing skills, will they be able to rewrite their fake romance into a real one?
Saturday, February 4, 2023:

Storyline: A local bakery is rumored to have the secret recipe to finding true love on Feb. 14, drawing in a TV reporter to investigate.
Eloise Mumford movies on DVD:
Sunday, February 5, 2023:

Storyline: When Dillon's love life falls apart, she returns to her grandfather's farm in Colorado where she works with Jordan, a handsome hardware store owner, to restore a vintage 1960s travel trailer.
Sunday, February 5, 2023:
Storyline: Caterer Goldy Berry reunites with detective Tom Schultz when a realtor is murdered. As they uncover personal and professional rivalries, they realize the culprit is closer than expected.
Nikki DeLoach and Andrew Walker movies on DVD:
Sunday, February 5, 2023:
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries is airing a Garage Sale Mysteries marathon on Sunday, leading up to the premiere of Curious Caterer: Grilling Season.
Following the premiere of the new Curious Caterer mystery, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries is airing the LAST Garage Sale Mysteries movie that was fully completed, titled "Garage Sale Mysteries: Searched & Seized." (One more movie was in the works in 2019 but was not finished.) "Searched & Seized" has been available on DVD and through streaming, but this will be the first airing on TV.
Storyline "Garage Sale Mysteries: Searched & Seized": Jennifer Shannon agrees to help fellow antique dealer Miles Wexford by bidding on items at a police auction on his behalf. When he turns up dead, she investigates a counterfeiter with mob ties.
*You can see my review for Garage Sale Mysteries: Searched & Seized - here.
Lori Loughlin movies on DVD:
While we are on the subject of mysteries, I also wanted to share the exciting news that another "Hannah Swensen Mystery" is FINALLY in the works! The new movie is currently titled: "Carrot Cake Murder: A Hannah Swensen Mystery" and is in the beginning stages of production.
"Sweet Revenge: A Hannah Swensen Mystery" premiered on August 8, 2021, so it's been nearly a year and a half since we've seen a new mystery in this series. Stay tuned Sleuthers for more details.
Alison Sweeney movies on DVD:
What a fun weekend this looks like it will be for new movie premieres! I'm personally looking forward to seeing them all... eventually!
I'm intrigued that Great American Family's new movie, Romantic Rewrite, is about an editor and a mystery writer attempting to write a romance novel together. That will surely be an interesting tale.
And Hallmark's chocolate-themed movie, Sweeter Than Chocolate, looks especially sweet; plus, it's perfect timing with Valentine's Day coming up!
For those of you who don't have Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, you'll have a chance to see one of their movies, The Presence of Love, starring Eloise Mumford, on the Hallmark Channel on Saturday at 12pm/11c. (See reviews for The Presence of Love - here.)
I love that Hallmark Movies & Mysteries is playing a Garage Sale Mystery marathon on Sunday, along with the last movie in the series, "Garage Sale Mysteries: Searched & Seized". My cable guide is currently showing a different movie title at that time, so I'm wondering if this was a recent schedule change??? I'm so glad more viewers will finally be able to see this last completed mystery in the series. I have viewed "Garage Sale Mysteries: Searched & Seized" on DVD, and you can read my review - here.
Which movie (or movies) are you looking forward to seeing this weekend?
Please note: I have not pre-screened the movies listed above. If you'd like to post a review on whether a film is family-friendly, please share in comments.
Disclaimer: Please know when I share a movie, this is NOT an endorsement of any of the actors involved, personally or professionally, with their other TV/film projects.