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  • The Lies She Told by Denise Grover Swank

    The Lies She Told by Denise Grover Swank

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    It's been a week since Carly Moore’s friend Jerry was run off the road and killed, and the sheriff’s department has already struck out on leads. She’s not about to sit back and let it go, but the last thing she wants is to endanger anyone else. Besides, as she learned long ago, problems come in threes...
  • Unwritten & Underwater by Amanda M. Lee

    Unwritten & Underwater by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Avery Shaw is living the dream … kind of. She’s officially moved to her dream house and her boyfriend Eliot Kane is making her host a housewarming party to show off the new digs to her family. All is going well – other than the endless arguments over food and hiding from Avery’s family, of course – until one of Avery’s enemies comes calling...
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    cozy  crime  female-mc  humor  adult  audiobook  book  comedy
  • Above the Fold & Below the Belt by Amanda M. Lee

    Above the Fold & Below the Belt by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Avery Shaw has taken on her fair share of jerks. Often, she’s considered the jerk when she takes them down … a role she gladly relishes. Now, though, she’s taking on a whole faction of jerks. It seems a battle of the sexes is brewing in Macomb County...
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    cozy  crime  female-mc  humor  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary
  • Misquoted & Demoted by Amanda M. Lee

    Misquoted & Demoted by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Avery Shaw’s life is a mess – and that’s putting it mildly. County Commissioner Tad Ludington is on the warpath, and his complaints haven’t fallen on deaf ears. The new publisher is watching the staff – and Avery is of particular interest. As punishment, he’s decided to bust her down to sports – and no one is happy about it...
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    cozy  humor  crime  romance  mystery  audiobook  contemporary  fiction
  • The Preditorial Page by Amanda M. Lee

    The Preditorial Page by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Is speed-dating okay when you're in a relationship? It is when you're looking for a killer, especially in Avery Shaw's world. A naked body has been discovered in the nearby Clinton River, and while Sheriff Jake Farrell is keeping his cards close to his vest, Avery has another avenue of Eliot...
  • No Escape by Julie Moffett

    No Escape by Julie Moffett

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Geek girl Lexi Carmichael thought meeting the in-laws would be easy as long as they met on neutral ground and she was fully prepared with a spreadsheet full of etiquette dos and don’ts. But unfortunately for Lexi, things don’t always turn out as she planned.Meeting the in-laws is a daunting task even for those who are outgoing and socially capable...
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    cozy  humor  female-mc  alpha-mc  romance  mystery  fiction  audiobook
  • Shot Off the Presses by Amanda M. Lee

    Shot Off the Presses by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Life should be good for Avery Shaw. She's got a hunky new boyfriend in local pawnshop owner (and sometime private detective) Elliot Kane, her cousin Lexie swears she'll be moving out of her house one day "real soon" and her family has been relatively quiet for a whole week. That's practically perfection in Avery's world...
  • Buried Leads by Amanda M. Lee

    Buried Leads by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Journalists are supposed to report the news, not be it. For Avery Shaw, though, that's easier said than done.Avery has spent the last month on her boss' list -- you know the one -- and she can't figure out a way to get off it...
  • No Questions Asked (A Lexi Carmichael Mystery) by Julie Moffett

    No Questions Asked (A Lexi Carmichael Mystery) by Julie Moffett

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ONE LAST FLING (WITH DANGER)Lexi Carmichael: saving scientists one snake at a time.Weddings aren’t my thing—never have been. But eloping would break my mother’s heart, especially since the president of the United States put in a good word for me with his daughter’s wedding planner. I’m going to have the wedding of the year…whether I like it or not...
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    alpha-mc  cozy  female-mc  humor  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary
  • Picking Up the Pieces by Denise Grover Swank

    Picking Up the Pieces by Denise Grover Swank

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    **Novella following Thirty-Two and a Half Complications in the USA Today bestselling Rose Gardner Mystery series** While Rose might be reeling from the news that Joe’s ex-girlfriend is pregnant, she’s got bigger issues to deal with...
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    cozy  crime  female-mc  realistic  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • COMEBACK GIRL: part 1 of 6 by Stephanie Bond

    COMEBACK GIRL: part 1 of 6 by Stephanie Bond

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An Amazon exclusive!From the international bestselling author of STOP THE WEDDING! (now a Hallmark Channel movie) and the BODY MOVERS mystery series comes a new story of comedy, suspense, and romance.Home is where the hurt is. In COMEBACK GIRL, a young novelist estranged from her family is forced to return to her small hometown for a family emergency, and deal with the ghosts of her past...
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    cozy  female-mc  humor  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  medical
  • Dark Side of the Moo by Ellen Riggs

    Dark Side of the Moo by Ellen Riggs

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sweet life on the farm turns sour when a guest mooves on to greener pastures. Permanently.Ivy was happy to put her old life at Flordale Corporation behind her, but with a recent murder tarnishing her new inn’s reputation she can’t afford to be choosy about paying guests. So when her former teammates from HR ask to hold their retreat at Runaway Farm and Inn, she throws down the welcome mat...
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    cozy  crime  female-mc  humor  mystery  contemporary  fiction  dogs
  • In the Line of Ire by Camilla Chafer

    In the Line of Ire by Camilla Chafer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Private Investigator Lexi Graves receives an expensive bag from her new husband, she’s delighted… for all of five seconds. That’s exactly how long it takes her to realize it’s a fake. Then another fake bag turns up, along with an outraged mall manager that is desperate to find the culprit before the mall’s impeccable reputation for selling quality goods is tarnished...
  • Laugh or Death by Camilla Chafer

    Laugh or Death by Camilla Chafer

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When a broken man arrives in town desperate to locate his missing girlfriend, loved-up PI Lexi Graves is determined to reunite the lost loves. However, the further Lexi delves into the case, the more it appears that the missing woman doesn't want to be found...
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    alpha-mc  cozy  crime  female-mc  humor  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Delicious Torment by Linsey Lanier

    Delicious Torment by Linsey Lanier

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    What happens when your old flame turns out to be a killer? A ritzy steeplechase. A terrible commotion in one of the stalls. A beautiful young horse breeder found dead. Newbie private investigator Miranda Steele knows she shouldn't get involved. But when the dead woman's sister begs her to take the case, Miranda can't resist the powerful need to set things right...
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    alpha-mc  crime  female-mc  humor  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary
  • No Place Like Rome by Julie Moffett

    No Place Like Rome by Julie Moffett

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A Lexi Carmichael Mystery Italy might seem like a long way to go to hide after a disastrous date. But when sexy uberhacker Slash (no, that's not his real name) asks me to go with him to Rome on an investigation, the timing is sort of perfect...
  • Obsession by T.K. Leigh

    Obsession by T.K. Leigh

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    One week. No names. No expectations.That was our agreement. We were supposed to walk away after our time in Hawaii was over. No matter what.That was before…Before I learned who she is.Before I realized how interconnected our lives are.Before I fell in love.But our love isn’t the stuff fairy tales are made of.Demons lurk around every corner.Good doesn’t necessarily prevail over evil...
  • Fighting For Anna by Pamela Fagan Hutchins

    Fighting For Anna by Pamela Fagan Hutchins

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    WINNER OF THE SILVER FALCHION AWARD Tightly plotted and fast-paced, this romantic head-scratcher dives into 80s pop culture, a reclusive religious community, and high stakes politics...
  • Heller's Punishment by J.D. Nixon

    Heller's Punishment by J.D. Nixon

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    In her latest adventure, rookie security officer Tilly Chalmers has three new assignments to cope with - chaperoning a devious addict to a rehabilitation clinic; live-in security for a strange and isolated religious cult; and protecting a national TV host in a damaging court case...
  • The Hitwoman and the Mother Load by J.B. Lynn

    The Hitwoman and the Mother Load by J.B. Lynn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    You think you've got problems? Don't talk to Maggie Lee about problems. Her mother's escaped from the loony bin, and rumor has it she's robbing people for ice cream money. A mob boss is insisting she liberate his daughter from a mental hospital that Maggie's pretty sure she belongs in. And people keep trying to kill her...
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    alpha-mc  cozy  crime  female-mc  humor  adult  animals  assassins
  • In Love by Design by Tracy Ellen

    In Love by Design by Tracy Ellen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In Love by Design is the third, rollicking volume in the ongoing series of The Adventures of Anabel Axelrod! Anabel Axelrod returns...but the sexy, blonde bookstore owner with a sassy attitude and a brain that never stops doesn't get to prove what a fabulous girlfriend she'll make for even one day before Luke disappears out of town...
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    alpha-mc  cozy  female-mc  humor  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • The End of Summer by Makeandoffer

    The End of Summer by Makeandoffer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Summer Jacobs knew full well about her town’s tradition. Every year at the end of the summer, a party would be held on school grounds without the knowledge of the parents or the teachers. It had been happening since before Summer was born and never once was anyone the wiser. This year however, everyone was going to find out...
  • The Hitwoman and the Poisoned Apple by J.B. Lynn

    The Hitwoman and the Poisoned Apple by J.B. Lynn

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    How do you solve a murder when the victim is still alive? Maggie Lee’s murder mentor (and almost lover) Patrick Mulligan wants her to find out who poisoned him before it’s too late. Keeping the man she loves alive would be hard enough if all she had to worry about was not getting caught, but nothing’s ever that simple...
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    alpha-mc  cozy  female-mc  humor  adult  animals  book  contemporary
  • No Regrets by Julie Moffett

    No Regrets by Julie Moffett

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Geek girl Lexi Carmichael has tackled her share of formidable tasks, but nothing quite as daunting as serving as maid of honor at her best friend’s wedding When I agreed to stand by my best friend, Basia, on her big day, I had no idea what I was in for. Bouquets and unflattering evening wear I can handle...
  • 12 Bodies and a Wedding by Stephanie Bond

    12 Bodies and a Wedding by Stephanie Bond

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It will be the happiest day of her life...Carlotta Wren has been looking forward to her wedding day since she was a little girl, and she wants it to be perfect. But even as she plans a blowout wedding, she has other worries on her mind...
  • 15 Minutes by Larissa Reinhart

    15 Minutes by Larissa Reinhart

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    #10days #findthewoman #getthejob #doNOTfallinlove When ex-teen star Maizie Albright returns to her Southern hometown of Black Pine, Georgia, she hoped to rid herself of Hollywood tabloid and reality show hell for a new career as a private investigator. Instead, Hollyweird follows her home. Maizie’s costar crushing, but now for her gumshoe boss. Her stage-monster mother still demands screen time...
  • The Hitwoman's Downward Dog by J.B. Lynn

    The Hitwoman's Downward Dog by J.B. Lynn

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    So many men….so little help. Maladroit hitwoman Maggie Lee has never been one to ask for help. But now she’s found out that her niece, Katie, will soon be discharged from the hospital - making Maggie her guardian not just in name - and her semi-psychic friend Armani Vasquez has been kidnapped. Suddenly Maggie could really use some help...
  • Whiskey and Gunpowder by Liliana Hart

    Whiskey and Gunpowder by Liliana Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Something old, Something new, Something borrowed, Something…bedazzled? In twenty-four hours, Addison Holmes will be a married woman. Maybe. A week to plan a wedding in the south is not for the fainthearted, but Addison (along with the help of her neurotic mother, unreliable sister, and unpredictable Aunt Scarlet) are determined to pull it off. There’s just one problem. Okay…two problems...
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    cozy  crime  female-mc  humor  adult  audiobook  book  comedy
  • Shock and Awesome by Camilla Chafer

    Shock and Awesome by Camilla Chafer

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When a thief who preys on the super rich women of a high-end dating website turns up in Montgomery, it’s up to Private Investigator, Lexi Graves, to lure him out before he goes to ground. To make matters worse, he's evaded capture numerous times, and this might be the last chance to catch him before he retires altogether from the high stakes game...
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    alpha-mc  cozy  crime  female-mc  humor  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Weapons of Mass Distraction by Camilla Chafer

    Weapons of Mass Distraction by Camilla Chafer

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When a client drops dead during Lexi’s spin class, she’s not too surprised. After all, it’s a tough class. But within days, another death occurs, this time, on the treadmill. Then, when her running partner bites the dust, it becomes personal. Sent undercover, Lexi takes a job as Montgomery’s newest gym instructor in a bid to find the killer...
  • Kissing in Action by Camilla Chafer

    Kissing in Action by Camilla Chafer

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When Lexi gets her latest gig, tracking down a blackmailer guilty of extorting thousands of dollars from the country’s hottest girl band, it’s practically a dream come true. However, rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous doesn’t turn out to be as much fun as she hoped...
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    alpha-mc  cozy  crime  female-mc  humor  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Who Glares Wins by Camilla Chafer

    Who Glares Wins by Camilla Chafer

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Only a few weeks into her new job as a private investigator, Lexi Graves thinks she may have bitten off more than she can chew with her first solo cases.In between going undercover as a plush pony at a “Bronie” conference and following her cheating brother-in-law, she’s got a saboteur-turned-killer to catch and a missing woman to find...
  • Fall into You by Roni Loren

    Fall into You by Roni Loren

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    He’ll do anything for you. But you’d better say please. When tomboy sports reporter Charli Beaumonde loses a dream TV job because she’s not girly enough for primetime, she’s determined to land a big scoop and prove her boss made a mistake...
  • High Stakes by Nicolette Pierce

    High Stakes by Nicolette Pierce

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Continue Nadia Wolf’s adventure in this second book. Nadia Wolf has had enough and she’s fighting back! It comes down to this: Kill or be killed. Nadia doesn’t like those options but she is far from safe from Dagor’s clutches. Not only does she have to worry about saving her neck, but now she has a new roommate taking over her apartment; Muffin . .
  • For Richer, For Deader by Helen Golden

    For Richer, For Deader by Helen Golden

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Caught between boorish Detective Chief Inspector Richard Fitzwilliam and a killer wedding party, Lady Beatrice must solve the murder to save the big day...
  • Locked by Eva Morgan

    Locked by Eva Morgan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When eighteen-year-old Irene Adler meets her new neighbor, the gorgeous, brilliant, and arrogant Sherlock Holmes, she never expects him to be the one to make her feel like life is worth living again. Ever since her sister's death, she's been addicted to risk-taking as a way to deal with her depression, and Sherlock quickly becomes the biggest risk she's ever taken...
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    alpha-mc  crime  female-mc  humor  realistic  book  contemporary  death
  • Courted by Karma by Tracy Ellen, Corrie Erickson

    Courted by Karma by Tracy Ellen, Corrie Erickson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Anabel Axelrod is back…and so is Luke Drake! Courted by Karma picks up right where we left off with the doorbell buzzing on Tuesday at 11:59 PM. First it was Her Turn. Now it is His Turn...
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    alpha-mc  female-mc  humor  adult  book  contemporary  family  fiction
  • The House of Lies by Debra Burroughs

    The House of Lies by Debra Burroughs

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Debra Burroughs... P.I. Emily Parker and sexy police detective Colin Andrews are back, along with their close circle of friends. The House of Lies is Book 7 and you are in for another exciting and dangerous murder mystery with a thrilling dose of romance. Emily is fighting to clear the prime murder suspect while Colin is working to put him in jail...
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    cozy  crime  female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  mystery
  • Hotel O by Clarissa Wild

    Hotel O by Clarissa Wild

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A filthy new romance from New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Author Clarissa Wild that will push all your buttons... Pleasure is business. That’s our motto here at Hotel O. No strings attached gratification is what we provide. Nothing is off limits. And all of it stays within these walls. My job as the organizer of these events requires a personal sacrifice...
  • Countdown by Fern Michaels

    Countdown by Fern Michaels

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In the second episode of a spectacular new series from New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels, the men in the Sisterhood's lives join forces to protect the underdog and see justice served. . . It takes a special kind of man to love and be loved by one of the Sisterhood. The women's escapades have brought them worldwide fame and created a bond among their menfolk too...
  • 9 Bodies Rolling by Stephanie Bond

    9 Bodies Rolling by Stephanie Bond

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Round and round we go... Carlotta Wren is still reeling over her parents' return after a ten-year absence. After putting her life on hold for so long, she's not sure how to move forward. Her new reality isn't exactly what she thought it would be, especially considering the altered circumstances of the three men in her life. Until we all fall down..
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    cozy  crime  female-mc  humor  realistic  adult  audiobook  book
  • Humpty Bumpkin by Sam Cheever

    Humpty Bumpkin by Sam Cheever

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    She's just a country girl who loves her dog. But her life is about to get less countrified and more...erm...homicide. Deer Hollow is a small community built in a verdant, rolling countryside. The nearest big city is over an hour away and big city ways are rejected at the Hollow. Unfortunately, the big city isn’t the only place where bad things can happen...
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    cozy  humor  crime  female-mc  mystery  fiction  animals  contemporary
  • If It Bleeds, It Leads by Amanda M. Lee

    If It Bleeds, It Leads by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Local news reporter Avery Shaw’s week is going from bad to worse.It’s bad enough there’s a dead body in the parking lot of the paper, but when the investigation into the death leads to drugs – and a tie to her own family – things continue to spiral downward.If she could focus on that, though, it would just be another normal week...
  • The Babbling Brook Naked Poker Club - Book One by Ann Warner

    The Babbling Brook Naked Poker Club - Book One by Ann Warner

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A painting worth millions, valuables gone missing, a game that is more than a game. And that's only the beginning as an elderly widow befriends a young woman and tries to prevent her from making the same mistakes she has made...
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    cozy  crime  female-mc  humor  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary
  • Pitch Black by Elise Noble

    Pitch Black by Elise Noble

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Even a Diamond can be shattered… After the owner of a security company is murdered, his sharp-edged wife goes on the run. Forced to abandon everything she holds dear - her home, her friends, her job in special ops - she builds a new life for herself in England. As Ashlyn Hale, she meets Luke, a handsome local who makes her realise just how lonely she is...
  • Black Diaries by Robert Thier

    Black Diaries by Robert Thier

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    INGREDIENTS FOR A HAPPILY EVER AFTER:1. One feisty heroine (That would be me. Hi, I'm Cassy.)2. One deliciously hot hero (I prefer them fresh, not frozen.)3. Passionate love (and a big fat pinch of lust!)4. Oh, and don't forget the "Till death do us part!"Please leave stewing for 10 minutes in deadly intrigue, stir, and then serve with hot chili sauce.See? A very simple recipe...
  • Dead Even by Annelise Ryan

    Dead Even by Annelise Ryan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In Sorenson, Wisconsin, a local bigshot is found with a pool cue through the heart—and Mattie Winston must untangle a web of lies to sink a killer . . . In her previous career as a nurse, Mattie Winston’s job was to keep death at bay. Now, as a medicolegal investigator, she’s required to study death intimately—to figure out causes and timing, and help deduce whether it was natural or suspicious...
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    cozy  crime  female-mc  humor  mystery  audiobook  romance  suspense
  • Banana Chiffon and Bad Deeds by London Lovett

    Banana Chiffon and Bad Deeds by London Lovett

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Meet London's newest amateur sleuth, Scottie Ramone, in Banana Chiffon and Bad Deeds—A prequel novella to the Scottie Ramone Cozy Mystery series.A missing grandmother, a murdered neighbor and a crush from the past are just a few of the surprises waiting for Scottie in the heart of the Rocky Mountains...
  • Not One Clue by Lois Greiman

    Not One Clue by Lois Greiman

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    L.A. psychologist Christina McMullen’s relationship with Detective Jack Rivera is heating up—until a client threatens to put a damper on their sparks. Chrissy has been counseling Micky Goldenstone to face the secrets from his past, but she had no idea that they would lead to a dangerous confrontation with a criminal even the police can’t protect her from...
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    cozy  crime  female-mc  humor  adult  book  comedy  contemporary
  • Luck Be a Lady by Gemma Halliday, T. Sue Verteeg

    Luck Be a Lady by Gemma Halliday, T. Sue Verteeg

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From New York Times, USA Today, and #1 Kindle Bestselling author, Gemma Halliday... Tessie King has just inherited the biggest casino in South Lake Tahoe, Nevada: the Royal Lakeside. What she didn't bargain for are the problems she'd inherit with it. Having left Tahoe years ago, the underbelly of the casino trade is a far cry from the art world Tessie is used to...
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    cozy  female-mc  humor  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  mystery
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