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Finding Motive by Kathi Daley
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDreams are real. At least they are for Harmony Carson. When the murders carried out during her nightmares begin to manifest themselves in the real world Houston sets everything aside to help Harmony track the killer they are certain has formed a psychic connection with Harmony during her sleep hours.Rescue Alaska is a warm yet fast moving mystery series with a light paranormal twist... -
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Sweet Additions by J.A. Whiting
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is book 17 in the Sweet Cove Mystery series by USA TODAY Bestselling Author J. A. Whiting.It is deep winter in Sweet Cove and Angie and Jenna Roseland are expecting their babies in a few weeks, but before the new additions arrive, Chief Martin needs their help. A well-regarded non-profit in the nearby town of Silver Cove has been broken into and the security tapes show something unusual... -
![Sweet Vows and Promises by J.A. Whiting]()
Sweet Vows and Promises by J.A. Whiting
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis is book 10 in the Sweet Cove Cozy Mystery series. Spring has returned to Sweet Cove, Massachusetts and The Roselands and Mr. Finch are getting ready for Jenna and Tom's wedding. When a new guest arrives to stay at the bed and breakfast for a night before moving into a rental house in town, Angie and Courtney feel an alarming sense of distress swirling around the woman. The sisters, Mr... -
![The Hitwoman's Girls' Night Out by J.B. Lynn]()
The Hitwoman's Girls' Night Out by J.B. Lynn
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat could possibly go wrong when a girls’ night out is arranged by Armani Vasquez?Maggie Lee is about to find out... -
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![Tequila Shots & Valentine Knots by Tricia O'Malley]()
Tequila Shots & Valentine Knots by Tricia O'Malley
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsValentine’s Day has arrived in Tequila Key and Miss Elva, the resident Voodoo Priestess, has been asked to concoct a love potion for a couple that needs some extra spice in their marriage. When her pirate ghost, Rafe, sees the potion and thinks it is for Miss Elva – all hell breaks loose. Get swept along on a fun Valentine's Day story in quaint Tequila Key... -
![Ghost From the Grave by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson]()
Ghost From the Grave by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen psychic medium Chantilly Adair receives cryptic messages from the lacrosse park’s dead groundskeeper, she knows something bad is coming. What she doesn’t expect is tragedy to hit so close to home.Now her son’s best friend is missing and feared dead, and the only clues Chantilly has are the babblings of a confused ghost who won’t accept his death... -
![A Charming Misfortune by Tonya Kappes]()
A Charming Misfortune by Tonya Kappes
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to Whispering Falls, where magic and mystery meet. Bubble... Bubble... June Heal is enjoying her time at UnHidden Hall as Professor of Magical Cures. Teaching up and coming spiritualist is her touch of magic. Cures and trouble.. -
![Merry Me: Book 15 in The Jerry McNeal series by Sherry A. Burton]()
Merry Me: Book 15 in The Jerry McNeal series by Sherry A. Burton
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFeeling guilty at not having made his engagement to April official over the Christmas holidays, Jerry seeks to join her and Max for their annual after-Christmas getaway to Frankenmuth, Michigan... -
![Star of Sage & Scream by Leanne Leeds]()
Star of Sage & Scream by Leanne Leeds
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’d planned to spend the rest of my life in the witch military. Now I’m on my way home to a mother who disapproves of me and four sisters who barely know me. Is it possible for a witch like me to find space in a place she doesn’t belong?I didn’t think they’d dismantle the paranormal military with a wave of their bureaucratic magic wand, but they did... -
![Mai Tai Murder Cruise by Addison Moore]()
Mai Tai Murder Cruise by Addison Moore
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn impending divorce. An ornery homicide detective. The cruise of a lifetime. And ghosts.Midlife on the high seas is proving to be a real killer.If I thought the first half of my life was a bumpy ride, I’d better buckle up because I’m about to go over the hill and off the rails.My name is Trixie Troublefield, and I see ghosts. It’s sort of a new thing, and it’s more than a problem... -
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Stranger Danger by Maggie March
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLucy is a human lie-detector. Her rescue dog Paco is a ghost whisperer. Together, they solve crime in this laugh-out-loud cozy mystery series!When world-famous, highly reclusive author J.W. Quicksilver chooses a local book club for his first public appearance, the residents of Whispering Bay have trouble containing their excitement. That is until he’s found murdered... -
![A Puzzle in Paxton Park by J A Whiting]()
A Puzzle in Paxton Park by J A Whiting
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is book 3 in the Paxton Park Mystery series by USA Today Bestselling Author J A Whiting. It is autumn in the mountain resort town of Paxton Park and Shelly Taylor and her friend, Juliet, are on their way to the center of town to see a horror movie. While they wait to cross the street, a car careens around the corner and crashes into a building... -
![Duplex Double Trouble by CeeCee James]()
Duplex Double Trouble by CeeCee James
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsStella's newest client, Charlie Booker, wants to sell his half of a duplex but before he can sign the listing papers, he's murdered. Even stranger, there are only one set of footprints leaving the house, with none showing up as entering the home. The police mark it as a robbery gone wrong and target a local group of petty thieves. Stella can't shake the feeling that it’s someone much closer... -
![Killer, Paper, Cut: Book #9 in the Kiki Lowenstein Mystery Series by Joanna Campbell Slan]()
Killer, Paper, Cut: Book #9 in the Kiki Lowenstein Mystery Series by Joanna Campbell Slan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNewly revised and enhanced version of Book #9 in the Kiki Lowenstein Mystery Series, a clean cozy series featuring ace scrapbooker and crafter, Kiki Lowenstein.A Halloween charity crop planned by Kiki Lowenstein is chopped short when her employee is attacked by a knife-wielding assailant... -
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![Chai, Chai Again by Eryn Scott]()
Chai, Chai Again by Eryn Scott
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPebble Cove is known for giving tourists the cold shoulder, but a frozen body is something new. The people of Pebble Cove are thrown into a forced hibernation when the worst snowstorm in a decade hits the Oregon Coast. They expect to find damages once the snow thaws, but a frozen body down by the pier comes as a terrible surprise... -
![Sweet Deceit by J.A. Whiting]()
Sweet Deceit by J.A. Whiting
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis is Book 4 in the Sweet Cove Cozy Mystery series. Angie and Jenna Roseland accompany their family friend, Mr. Finch, to view a house that has just come on the market and they discover something unexpected in the basement which may be tied to a murder of twenty-five years ago... -
![The Diva Says Cheesecake! by Krista Davis]()
The Diva Says Cheesecake! by Krista Davis
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA delightful new story from a New York Times bestselling author perfect for fans of Joanne Fluke’s Hannah Swensen Mystery series! In this page-turning new book, entertaining guru Sophie Winston is faced with a midsummer nightmare when a celebration in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, is the appetizer for murder… Old Town’s midsummer festivities are getting a tasty addition this year... -
![The Diva Serves Forbidden Fruit by Krista Davis]()
The Diva Serves Forbidden Fruit by Krista Davis
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe's a young Martha Stewart.. -
![Praying for Peace by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson]()
Praying for Peace by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGhost talking can be murder… Castleberry Historical society manager Chantilly Adair is excited to finalize the proposal plans for the old Baptist church just outside of town, officially marking it as a registered historic property. But that excitement turns to confusion when she finds a dead body hidden in a janitor’s closet in the basement, and the former pastor’s spirit hovering nearby... -
![Ghosts are People Too by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson]()
Ghosts are People Too by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen her best friend Gen comes from Birmingham for an extended visit, psychic medium Chantilly Adair can’t wait to show her Castleberry, Georgia. Excited to introduce her to what makes her hometown so unique, Chantilly plans to throw a party the size of Atlanta’s Mercedes Stadium... -
![Strawberry Shortcake Sins by Addison Moore]()
Strawberry Shortcake Sins by Addison Moore
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA baker who sees the dead. One too many suitors. And a killer. Living in Honey Hollow can be murder. *A laugh out loud standalone cozy mystery by New York Times Bestseller Addison Moore* All books in the series can be read individually but are best enjoyed in order. My name is Lottie Lemon, and I see dead people... -
![Cake Pop Casualties by Addison Moore]()
Cake Pop Casualties by Addison Moore
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA baker who sees the dead. One too many suitors. And a killer. Living in Honey Hollow can be murder. *A laugh out loud standalone cozy mystery by New York Times Bestseller Addison Moore* All books in the series can be read individually but are best enjoyed in order.***Includes RECIPE*** My name is Lottie Lemon, and I see dead people... -
![A Claw-some Affair by Addison Moore, Bellamy Bloom]()
A Claw-some Affair by Addison Moore, Bellamy Bloom
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsConfession. I’m no psychic. But I can sort of see the future—albeit not accurately. And you better believe, I’ve never let that little detail stop me from prognosticating my way into a pickle... -
![Going, Going, Dead by Kirsten Weiss]()
Going, Going, Dead by Kirsten Weiss
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAt an auction, competition can be deadly...When Maddie attends an estate auction of artifacts from America’s spiritualist era, it’s just another day in the life of a paranormal museum owner…. Until she discovers the body of the murdered auctioneer.Her mother is convinced the murderer is after a mysterious statuette that once belonged to the town’s Ladies Aid Society... -
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![Founders' Day Fiasco: Paranormal Cozy Mystery by London Lovett]()
Founders' Day Fiasco: Paranormal Cozy Mystery by London Lovett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFirefly Junction is in the middle of a huge Founders’ Day celebration and Sunni Taylor has been assigned to cover the colorful music and float-filled parade. When the organizer of the parade winds up dead, Sunni’s mundane assignment takes a new twist. Now, she finds herself in the middle of a murder that is complicated by the fact that the victim had more than a few enemies...Categorized as:
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![Murder at the Pumpkin Patch by London Lovett]()
Murder at the Pumpkin Patch by London Lovett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSunni Taylor's sisters, through their power of sisterly persuasion, have convinced her to host a Halloween costume party at Cider Ridge Inn. She's a little reluctant about the whole event and rightly worried about the actual ghost, who will, no doubt, be in attendance, but she decides to just relax and enjoy it... -
![Fatal Feud by London Lovett]()
Fatal Feud by London Lovett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhile Sunni Taylor is embroiled in her own personal turmoil with Detective Brady Jackson, she's handed a new assignment to cover a longstanding feud between two families, the Plunketts and Carmichaels... -
![A Crafty Killing by London Lovett]()
A Crafty Killing by London Lovett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSunni Taylor is looking forward to an easy and sweetheart filled month of February. After a few blissful months as lead reporter for the Junction Times, an unexpected shake-up at the newspaper leaves her reeling and frustrated. She finds herself once again having to cover mundane stories, like the Firefly Junction Craft Fair... -
![Death at the Museum by London Lovett]()
Death at the Museum by London Lovett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSunni Taylor has once again settled into her journalist position under a new boss and a new lead reporter. The fact that the new lead reporter, Dave Crockett, just happens to be her sister's boyfriend makes things a little more complicated, but Sunni is determined to be content. She now has more time to spend planning for the opening of the Cider Ridge Inn... -
![Havoc at Wildwood Manor by London Lovett]()
Havoc at Wildwood Manor by London Lovett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat starts out as a long weekend off for Sunni Taylor quickly devolves into something more sinister. When Lana needs help with a family reunion at Wildwood Manor, Sunni lends a hand. Before the event gets underway, Camille Luxley, an unexpected guest, shows up to throw a wrench into Florence Davenport's precisely planned weekend... -
![Muffins & Magic by Polly Holmes]()
Muffins & Magic by Polly Holmes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat's a witch to do when faced with protecting the ones she loves against an unimaginable evil?Ever had one of those days when everything is going too well? When you have that sense that the other boot is about to drop? Welcome to my day.It's the Annual Saltwater Cove Show, and this year there are more rides, show bags, food stalls, and competitions than ever before... -
![Bust a Witch by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson]()
Bust a Witch by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo can keep a secret if one of them is dead. The thing magicals fear the most has happened. Our secret is out.Jessie Rosenblatt, the Atlanta based news reporter, has learned the truth. Magic is real.As a paranormal cozy mystery author, I couldn’t have made up a more perfect mystery... -
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Brews and Bloodstone by Cindy Stark
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSomething crazy is going on in Crystal Cove…Opal Mayland is at odds with her beloved police chief grandfather, and his callousness is breaking her heart. She can’t decide if he’s lost his mind, or if he hates that she’s now a full-fledged witch. She loves solving mysteries, but she’ll avoid all spells and sleuthing in her cozy, seaside town until she figures him out... -
![Probable Paws by Corrine Winters]()
Probable Paws by Corrine Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEmber the witch solves a purr-fect murder!It was just another quiet night in her tiny town when Ember McNair got word that the local security guard at the art museum had been knocked out.A priceless painting had been stolen.Against her better judgment, Ember promised her beau, Cedric, that she would respect his position as sheriff and stay out of the investigation.But then the painting showed up... -
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![Sudden Paws by Corrine Winters]()
Sudden Paws by Corrine Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEmber McNair faces her most furr-midable challenge yet!Ember should have known that after she tried to help her friend Kathy O’Connell get the courage she needed to leave her boyfriend, Steve Smits (noted mean food critic and notorious philanderer), that things would blow up in her face.Now Kathy is implicated in a murder charge after Steve is found dead after their conversation... -
![Tricky Paws by Corrine Winters]()
Tricky Paws by Corrine Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDing Dong the witch is dead!And now the whole town is filled with dread…This was not how Ember McNair imagined spending the days leading up to her wedding. It should have been the happiest time of her life. Instead, her tiny town was host to yet another unexplained death. This time, it’s the dark witch and perpetual thorn in everyone’s side, Cassandra... -
![Momentary Paws by Corrine Winters]()
Momentary Paws by Corrine Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnother murder in town is just clawful!It’s a purr-fectly good day for a murder. Or at least someone seems to think so in the tiny town of Couchemar, Louisiana. That’s the story that Ember McNair hears one morning from her bat shifter BFF.Apparently Natalie Gordon, the local divorcee with the looks to kill done went and got herself killed... -
![Temporary Paws by Corrine Winters]()
Temporary Paws by Corrine Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA spirit is haunting Ember and her pub. You could say she’s got a paw-tergeist.But that’s not even the worst part. There’s another dead body that’s been found, this time in a nearby inn. The victim? A devious husband who left behind his jilted wife and cheated business partner... -
![Just Buried by Addison Moore, Bellamy Bloom]()
Just Buried by Addison Moore, Bellamy Bloom
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy name is Bizzy Baker, and I can read minds—not every mind, not every time but most of the time and believe me when I say it’s not all it’s cracked up to be.It’s September and that means two things: fall is descending on Cider Cove and my wedding day is almost at hand. And as if preparing for my wedding wasn’t enough, there’s another wedding at the inn that I have to tend to... -
![Payback in Paxton Park by J A Whiting]()
Payback in Paxton Park by J A Whiting
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is book 4 in the Paxton Park Mystery series by USA Today Bestselling Author J A Whiting. Finishing a ski run on the slopes of the mountain resort town of Paxton Park, Shelly Taylor and her friend, Juliet, hear a scream near the maintenance building and see the office manager rush outside. A gruesome scene sets a police investigation in motion and drags Shelly and her friend into it... -
![Vrooms, Brooms, & Heirlooms by Maddy Savanna]()
Vrooms, Brooms, & Heirlooms by Maddy Savanna
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe last time witchy car mechanic Victoria Fox did magic, she nearly blew up half a street. Oops. No more magic for her, but is a witch who doesn’t do magic still a witch?Well, she does have a kitty familiar named Professor Studmuffin Salvitore III. She also has a knack for inviting magical trouble to her shop’s doorstep.Like her business rival who shows up and offers her a deal... -
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Dead Even by Patti Larsen
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRetired Guild Artemis Inquisitor Georgia Drake has left the paranormal world behind after the death of her partner in the line of duty. Along with her job investigating crime and murder. With her Hades Guardian mastiff, Benjamin, and raven pair for company, she moves her entire life across the continent to escape not only the loss but her oppressive and powerful family... -
![Terror on Top by CeeCee James]()
Terror on Top by CeeCee James
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Flamingo Cozy and Baker Street Mystery partnership. Stella O'Neil and Georgie Tanner are on the case.Free recipes!When Georgie agrees to help her friend Stella O'Neil clean up a house she's listing, neither of them are prepared for the dead body that tumbles out of a closet. Stella suspects it's the house's previous owner but is shocked to see it's the man who hired her, the bank representative... -
![Three Shots to the Wind by Sherry Harris]()
Three Shots to the Wind by Sherry Harris
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsChloe’s Windy City ex-fiancé gets blown away in the Florida panhandle . . . DEAD EXES TELL NO TALES Saloon owner Chloe Jackson appears to have a secret admirer. She’s pouring drinks at the Sea Glass Saloon in Emerald Cove when an airplane flies by above the beach with a banner reading I LOVE YOU CHLOE JACKSON. She immediately rules out Rip Barnett... -
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![Deadly Reservation by CeeCee James]()
Deadly Reservation by CeeCee James
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Maisie Swenson stumbles onto the site of an ancient church steeped in pirate folklore, she's thrilled to explore it. She never expects to find a young woman lying in the churches yard clutching flowers like a real live Snow White. And just like the cartoon Snow White, this woman cannot be awakened. As Maisie tries to puzzle through that situation, one of her guests is found in a coma, too... -
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Darcy Sweet Mystery Box Set One by K.J. Emrick
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGet books one to six in the Darcy Sweet Mystery series altogether in a Box Set.Death Comes to TownMists of the PastFrom the AshesThe Ghost of ChristmasThe Stolen ValentineHiding from Death.Get the first six books in the series for a very low price... -
![A Margin for Murder by Lauren Elliott]()
A Margin for Murder by Lauren Elliott
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the riveting new mystery from the USA Today bestselling author, a murder and a missing first edition of Robert Louis Stevenson’s A Child’s Garden of Verses send rare bookstore owner Addie Greyborne on an investigation to challenge even the most distinguished of bibliophiles… Addie leaves her Greyborne Harbor bookstore, Beyond the Page Books and Curios, in the capable hands of her assistant... -
![The Diva Spices It Up by Krista Davis]()
The Diva Spices It Up by Krista Davis
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe's a young Martha Stewart...in Old Town Virginia! New York Times bestselling author Krista Davis delights with the 13th in her enormously popular and completely charming Domestic Diva Mystery series. When a celebrity ghostwriter dies on the job, it's up to Sophie Winston, Old Town, Virginia's favorite entertaining expert and sporadic sleuth, to whip up an impromptu investigation.. -
![Highlands and Hexes by Natalie Summers]()
Highlands and Hexes by Natalie Summers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNow an official Witch Apprentice, Amalie is back to work and busier than ever. With the new school year on the horizon, she’s got PTA meetings and parent-teacher conferences, on top of all her magical responsibilities. Oh, and Taylin is being possessed by ghosts, boyfriend Reese is a temporary houseguest, and Amalie has been recruited as a chaperone on Taylin’s next field trip... -
![A Charming Corpse by Tonya Kappes]()
A Charming Corpse by Tonya Kappes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBubble... Bubble... The quaint and magical shops in the cozy but unusual little town of Whispering Falls, Kentucky have been booming with business, with the exception of A Charming Cure. A mortal is selling homemade oils and making unfounded promises, undercutting June's prices. Cures and trouble..
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