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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
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... -
Murder by the Book by Gina LaManna
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHello, world. My name is Lucy Little, and I’m an author.Actually, my mom thinks I’m a homeless bum with no health insurance, and my dad truly believes I’m as famous as Brad Pitt. He frequently asks me to sign napkins that he passes out like currency at the local police station where he likes to steal doughnuts. He’s a former cop. That probably makes his theft acceptable... -
Double Dog Dare: A Davis Way Crime Caper, Book 7 by Gretchen Archer
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWHO LET THE DOGS IN?Problem #1: Bootsy Howard Davis Way Cole lives a (relatively) quiet, (somewhat) simple, and (completely) witch-free life with her husband and twin daughters on the 29th floor of the Bellissimo Resort and Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. Until Bootsy Howard shows up demanding a million dollars... -
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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
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... -
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... -
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... -
Poisonous Paws by CeeCee James
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey thought the secret was purrfectly hidden, but trust the book club to sniff it out.The mysterious death of a town founder rocks the Thornberry Estate. Miss Janice is the main suspect and everyone is up at arms... -
Kept Secrets by Shawn McGuire
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTucked next to a pristine lake, the part-Medieval Europe, part-Renaissance Faire hamlet of Whispering Pines, Wisconsin is a utopia . . . except for the recent murders.One month after arriving in the Northwoods, former detective Jayne O’Shea has settled comfortably into small-town life and is making good progress with her task of getting her grandparents’ house ready for sale... -
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
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe's a young Martha Stewart.. -
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... -
Deadly Vows by Kate Allenton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPsychic Cree Blue is working on a cold case where the motives and suspects multiply like the spices in her cooking. When Davina Richards went missing the day before her wedding, people assumed she was a runaway bride. Only Cree knows differently. This bride skipped being a missing person and landed smack-dab in the dead zone... -
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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... -
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... -
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
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
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
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
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... -
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... -
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
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... -
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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
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
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... -
Dead Wrong (A Cree Blue Psychic Eye Mystery) by Kate Allenton
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPsychic Cree Blue’s identity is a secret, and her help in solving cold cases is strictly off the record. She isn’t known for her finesse, but she’s good at what she does. Her intuition and insight have never steered her wrong... -
Get Up and Ghost by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTHE DEAD IN CASTLEBERRY, GEORGIA HAVE A LOT TO SAY—AND CHANTILLY ADAIR CAN HEAR THEM. Divorced mom Chantilly Adair hightailed it out of Birmingham, Alabama leaving her ex-husband and over twenty years of memories behind to start fresh in her hometown... -
The Skeleton Stuffs a Stocking by Leigh Perry
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Mirth and murder blend beautifully" in this tale of an amateur sleuth and her bony best friend (Publishers Weekly, starred review).Dr. Georgia Thackery is back home with her parents after finding a new adjunct position at Bostock College. Everyone is excited for their first family Christmas with nothing to hide... -
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... -
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
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... -
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... -
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.. -
Ghost Hunter by Morgana Best
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGhost Hunter (The Middle-aged Ghost Whisperer Book 2) A fun cozy mystery. Is Alum Mullein a ghost or not? When Prudence Wallflower discovers Alum's secret, she has a short time to save him from complete destruction. The key lies with the murderer of another police officer... -
Shadow Witch by Tess Lake
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHarlow Torrent, Slip Witch, is just trying to hold everything together. All she wants to do is keep the missing-presumed-snarky Aunt Cass' business running, help the moms with their new bakery and maybe spend a minute or two with her boyfriend, Jack. She's trying not to think about the possibility she has a spell cast upon her, one that may be more powerful than any of them can understand... -
Dying to Remember by Karin Kaufman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe 1st book in the Smithwell Fairies Cozy Mystery Series! Weary of her ordinary life in ordinary Smithwell, Maine, Kate Brewer jumps at the chance to help an elderly neighbor, Ray Landry, investigate an unsolved murder. But Ray’s memories of the killing are at odds with the official report, and most people in town would rather forget about the tragic event... -
Better Off Dead: A Paranormal Cozy Mystery by Tarah Benner
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCaroline just inherited the most haunted hotel in Colorado…Caroline McCrithers has it all figured out. She’s got a five-year plan, a killer career, and she’s engaged to marry the man of her dreams. Learning her perfect fiancé is a catfishing fraud? Not part of the plan... -
Damsel in a Dress by Kirsten Weiss
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBridesmaid duties can be deadly…Maddie Kosloski has more than wedding cake on her plate. She’s managing her paranormal museum, helping her best friend Adele with wedding plans, and trying to prove that Adele’s vintage wedding dress is most definitely not haunted.But when a bridesmaid turns up murdered, Maddie has to solve the crime to save the wedding... -
Trick or Trouble by London Lovett
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSunni Taylor is moving forward on the remodel of the Cider Ridge Inn. She is anxious to start her bed and breakfast business. Unfortunately, the inn is not cooperating. It seems she is hit with one catastrophe after another. This time it's the plumbing... -
Double Trouble by London Lovett
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFirefly Junction meets Port Danby as Lola and Lacey take a trip to the Cider Ridge Inn in Double Trouble. Sunni Taylor is finally going to meet Lola Button, the quirky antique dealer who sold her some rather unusual old photos of Cider Ridge Inn. When Lola arrives with her best friend, Lacey Pinkerton, Sunni and Lacey find they have a lot in common... -
Calamity at the Carnival by London Lovett
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSpring is in the air. Flowers are blooming, birds are singing, Jackson's kisses keep coming, and despite the occasional moodiness of her ghostly housemate, Sunni is looking forward to the season.It's spring break in Firefly Junction and the Stockton Traveling Carnival has come to town. Sunni finds herself saddled with an uninspiring story assignment... -
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Empty Promises and Crowded Caskets by Ana Bisset
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA stolen story... a secret source... and an extra body! Can our psychic sleuth figure out who the murderer is before she is the next victim?Libby Foster's return to her charming hometown of Black Ridge Cove, Maine, is anything but ordinary in this heartwarming yet thrilling installment of the Libby Foster Cozy Mystery Series... -
Mistletoe, Murder & Mayhem by Polly Holmes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChristmas is Saltwater Cove’s favourite holiday of the year, but that didn’t stop murder and mayhem from making an unscheduled visit.The festive spirit is out and about, the eggnog is flowing, mistletoe is hung, and the town is pumped for the most exciting event on the Christmas calendar, the Annual Concert... -
Post-op and Potions by Amorette Anderson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOn her fiftieth birthday, Grace uttered a plea to the universe. As the saying goes, ‘be careful what you wish for’...For the first time in years, traveling nurse Grace Littleton is out of work.Her on-again off-again boyfriend is with a younger woman, and her only son has just jetted off to Europe.Alone, unemployed, and unsatisfied, Grace is on a search for something more... -
Sweets Forgotten by Connie Shelton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a woman walks into Samantha Sweet's pastry shop, claiming to have amnesia, it's a puzzle that seems to have nothing to do with Sam's new commission for a fantastic one-of-a-kind order of chocolates, although "Jane Doe" seems to know a lot about that. Sam calls Sheriff Beau to help solve the mystery of who this stranger is and where she belongs... -
A Haunting Dream by Joyce Lavene, Jim Lavene
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe mayor of Duck, North Carolina, Dae O'Donnell, is a woman with a gift for finding lost things. Sometimes it leads her to lost keys or earrings--and sometimes it leads her to murder... When her boyfriend Kevin's ex-fiancee Ann arrives in Duck looking for a second chance, Dae suddenly finds herself facing certain heartache... -
Absence of Alice by Sherry Harris
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor bargain hunter extraordinaire Sarah Winston, starting life over in Ellington, Massachusetts, has been a true trash-to-treasure success story, except when there's a run on dead bodies...Sarah's latest client, Alice Krandle, is sure she has a fortune in antiques on her hands...
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