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Unwritten & Underwater by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAvery 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... -
![Mayhem & Mistletoe by Amanda M. Lee]()
Mayhem & Mistletoe by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAvery Shaw has the world at her fingertips … and a pile of dead Santas near the railroad tracks. Interestingly, she’s more focused on the Santas than her personal life, but only because she’s been warned that a proposal is imminent from her live-in love Eliot Kane and she needs to look somewhere else – anywhere else will do – rather than accept what he’s trying to offer... -
![New Media & Old Grudges by Amanda M. Lee]()
New Media & Old Grudges by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAvery Shaw likes to win. Unfortunately, her single-minded focus on being declared victor tends to get her into trouble. That’s never more true than when she decides to take on her archnemesis Tad Ludington. With an election coming up, Avery is ready to let her freak flag fly in an attempt to get Tad to show his true colors on television … thus sabotaging his chance at getting into office... -
![Weddings & Whodunits by Amanda M. Lee]()
Weddings & Whodunits by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAvery Shaw never saw marriage on the menu – and when she did, she avoided it like liver and onions – but it appears her life is about to change. She simply can’t decide if it’s for better or worse.With matrimony barreling down on her, she needs a distraction, and she gets it in the form of a warning... -
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![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 ratingsAvery 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... -
![Alpaca Lies by Ellen Riggs]()
Alpaca Lies by Ellen Riggs
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCan a dancing alpaca waltz her way out of a murder allegation and go toe-to-toe with the real killer? Alvina, the alpaca, is the most popular rescue animal at Runaway Farm. Her passion for dancing with handsome men has created a cult-like following... -
![The Preditorial Page by Amanda M. Lee]()
The Preditorial Page by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIs 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... -
![On Deadline & Under Fire by Amanda M. Lee]()
On Deadline & Under Fire by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere’s nothing Avery Shaw loves more than a challenge … at least when it comes to tracking down a story. The challenge she’s facing this time is the one thing she might not be able to overcome, though. Vacation. That’s right, not only is Southeastern Michigan’s busiest reporter off work for a week … but she’s also on the receiving end of a visit from her boyfriend’s mother... -
![Oracles & Obituaries by Amanda M. Lee]()
Oracles & Obituaries by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHalloween is Avery Shaw's favorite time of year. What's not to love? Slasher movies, hot chocolate and corn mazes. She's addicted to them all.During a visit to one of those mazes, she runs across several men trying to kidnap a teenage girl. In true Avery fashion, she intervenes... resulting in a severe injury... -
![Temp Girl: part 4 of 6 (Kindle Single) by Stephanie Bond]()
Temp Girl: part 4 of 6 (Kindle Single) by Stephanie Bond
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn 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. Change is good... but not great. In TEMP GIRL, an entitled diva is forced to take a job at a temp agency to get by, and takes a tumble into reality... -
![A Streak of Bad Cluck by Ellen Riggs]()
A Streak of Bad Cluck by Ellen Riggs
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith hens like these, who needs enemies?Ivy is finally starting to feel at home on Runaway Farm and she’s even settled the feathers of a formerly feisty neighbor with frequent gourmet food bribes. Unless the nosy neighbor has an ulterior motive, that is. She’s as sly as Ivy’s runaway sow.New guests descend on the inn and Ivy puts the mayhem of recent weeks behind her... -
![Bylines & Skylines by Amanda M. Lee]()
Bylines & Skylines by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLife is changing for Avery Shaw. She’s searching for a house with her boyfriend Eliot so they can officially move in together. She’s been gifted special passes to Macomb County’s comic book convention – and she couldn’t be more excited. She’s also been put in charge of her most hated enemy at work, and the power is going straight to her head... -
![Misprints & Mistakes by Amanda M. Lee]()
Misprints & Mistakes by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAvery Shaw is in a funny spot. Her best friend is pregnant, her cousin’s girlfriend is up to something and her boyfriend has serious issues on the brain. When teenager Sierra Jackson goes missing, Avery is in a unique position to scoop everyone... -
![Survival Clause: A Savannah Martin Novel by Jenna Bennett]()
Survival Clause: A Savannah Martin Novel by Jenna Bennett
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSavannah’s friend Tamara Grimaldi was fourteen when her mom was murdered, and the body dumped along the side of Interstate 65 in Indiana. Since then, Grimaldi has kept an eye out for her mother’s killer, first as a homicide detective in Nashville, and now as the chief of police for the city of Columbia, Tennessee, a few miles off I-65... -
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![Very Special Forces by Camilla Chafer]()
Very Special Forces by Camilla Chafer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPrivate Investigator Lexi Graves couldn’t be happier. All she has left to do is wrap up a case between a fighting married couple before she can focus solely on adding the finishing touches to her own wedding. That case is a snap to solve but a woman suddenly enters the detective agency with a puzzling request and Lexi decides to take a last-minute look into the matter... -
![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 ratingsAn 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... -
![The Rowdy Coyote Rumble by Ann Charles]()
The Rowdy Coyote Rumble by Ann Charles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA dust devil of mystery and mayhem pulls Claire into a storm full of rowdy sisters, ominous threats, relationship snafus, and a dangerous mine that could be a treasure trove of trouble... -
![Sleigh All Day by Gina LaManna]()
Sleigh All Day by Gina LaManna
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Detective Kate Rosetti is startled awake in the middle of the night by a phone call from her mother, she knows it’s not good news. It turns out Kate’s father, the notorious Angelo Rosetti, is missing. There are no witnesses and no leads, and with only a week to go before Christmas, Kate hopes to find her father before the New Year... -
![Temp Girl: Part 3 of 6 (Kindle Single) by Stephanie Bond]()
Temp Girl: Part 3 of 6 (Kindle Single) by Stephanie Bond
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn 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. Change is good... but not great.In TEMP GIRL, an entitled diva is forced to take a job at a temp agency to get by, and takes a tumble into reality... -
![The 39 Cupcakes by Zara Keane]()
The 39 Cupcakes by Zara Keane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn Irish cozy mystery. Ex-cop-turned-P.I. Maggie Doyle is stuck chaperoning a group of bratty summer camp kids to an archaeological dig on Whisper Island. After a day of fart jokes, fidget spinners, and fist fights, Maggie's regretting volunteering—and then one of her feral charges discovers a skeleton... -
![In the Line of Ire by Camilla Chafer]()
In the Line of Ire by Camilla Chafer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen 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... -
![Another One Bites the Crust by H.Y. Hanna]()
Another One Bites the Crust by H.Y. Hanna
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsChampagne and ball gowns, fairy lights and music… Oxford summer balls are one of the highlights of the calendar and tearoom sleuth Gemma Rose is looking forward to taking a break and slipping into something gorgeous for the evening... -
![Rose Gardner Mystery Box Set by Denise Grover Swank]()
Rose Gardner Mystery Box Set by Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBox set of the first three books and novella in the USA Today bestselling Rose Gardner Mystery series. When Rose Gardner decides she's done frittering her days away at the DMV, she turns Henryetta, Arkansas upside down as she navigates life, love and the investigation of a murder every now and then... -
![No Test for the Wicked by Julie Moffett]()
No Test for the Wicked by Julie Moffett
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Geek's Worst Nightmare: Going Back to High School Returning to high school is not something I ever wanted to do over—it was awful the first time around. So why do I have to go back as part of a new undercover assignment? Because the universe loves playing jokes on me, obviously... -
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![A Few Good Women by Camilla Chafer]()
A Few Good Women by Camilla Chafer
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPrivate investigator, Lexi Graves is on cloud nine. After getting engaged to her boyfriend-slash-boss, Solomon, along with her old job back, now, her best friend is about to give birth to her first baby. Nothing could make life better for Lexi... but a blast from her past could make everything a whole lot worse. Anthony Simon Steadman isn't a man Lexi ever thought she'd run into again... -
![A Killer Latte by Tonya Kappes]()
A Killer Latte by Tonya Kappes
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWelcome to the Bean Hive Coffeehouse where the coffee is as hot as the gossip! Light, camera, lattes! A film production crew is wrapping up a major movie filming in Honey Springs, Kentucky. Everyone is excited. The production crew has brought the bright lights to the tourist town and The Bean Hive has been supplying the production crew with unlimited treats and coffee... -
![Twisty Tortoise Tussles by Ann Charles]()
Twisty Tortoise Tussles by Ann Charles
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen someone is dead and buried, they’re supposed to stay that way ... Aren’t they? Claire Morgan thought so, but now she suspects the dead guy whose treasures she’s been digging up is not only breathing, but spying on her, too. Crap!When someone is divorced from a pain in the ass, they’re supposed to stay that way ... At least that’s what Ronnie Morgan had hoped when she dumped her husband... -
![Wrongful Termination: A Savannah Martin Novel by Jenna Bennett]()
Wrongful Termination: A Savannah Martin Novel by Jenna Bennett
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"The hilarious dialog and the tension between Savannah and Rafe will delight fans of chick-lit mysteries and romantic suspense." Jo Ann Vicarel, Library Journal Savannah Martin has always been a good girl, doing what was expected and fully expecting life to fall into place in its turn... -
![In Love by Design by Tracy Ellen]()
In Love by Design by Tracy Ellen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn 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... -
![A Christmas to Dismember by Addison Moore, Bellamy Bloom]()
A Christmas to Dismember by Addison Moore, Bellamy Bloom
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn innkeeper who reads minds. An ornery detective. And a trail of bodies. Cider Cove is the premiere destination for murder.Each book in the series can be read individually so dive on in! ***Includes RECIPE***My 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... -
![No Such Thing as a Lost Cause by Shelly Fredman]()
No Such Thing as a Lost Cause by Shelly Fredman
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen rookie cop, Dave Wolinski is shot during a routine traffic stop, Brandy (who's along for the ride) finds herself face to face with the shooter; drug-crazed, pit bull fighting, gang member, Mario Lewis. Brandy shoots Lewis in self defense and becomes the target of gang retaliation... -
![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... -
![Five Oh: Fifty is the New F-Word by Margaret Lashley]()
Five Oh: Fifty is the New F-Word by Margaret Lashley
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEver Notice How a Wedding Ring and a Noose have the Same Basic Shape? Val’s always been unlucky at love – and a whole bunch of other things. But she’s never actually felt cursed. Until now. When fiancé Tom plans a romantic getaway and can’t go, one of Val’s pals goes instead. On the first day, her friend entangles Val in a prank that ticks off the wrong tourist... -
![Annabelle Archer's Holiday Collection by Laura Durham]()
Annabelle Archer's Holiday Collection by Laura Durham
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings'Tis the season for mistletoe and matrimony--with a touch of murder.3 books. 450+ pages of holiday cozy mysteries that are both merry and madcap.The holidays are not so holly and jolly for DC's premier wedding planner... -
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![Ready, Aim, Under Fire by Camilla Chafer]()
Ready, Aim, Under Fire by Camilla Chafer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Private Investigator Lexi Graves’ police lieutenant brother, Garrett, asks her for help on a missing persons cold case he’s been instructed to close, she’s happy to poke around. After all, it won’t take long to prove if the woman he’s checking up on is an impostor or the real deal... -
![Two Down, Bun to Go by H.Y. Hanna]()
Two Down, Bun to Go by H.Y. Hanna
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA sinister phone call in the middle of the night throws tearoom owner, Gemma Rose, straight into the heart of a new murder mystery—this time with her friend, Seth, arrested as the key suspect! The grisly killing in the cloisters of an old Oxford college points to a bitter feud within the University—but Gemma finds unexpected clues popping up in her tiny Cotswolds village... -
![Till Death Do Us Tart by H.Y. Hanna]()
Till Death Do Us Tart by H.Y. Hanna
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen Oxfordshire tearoom owner, Gemma Rose, enters her little tabby, Muesli, in the cat show at the local village fair, the last thing she expects is to stumble across a murder. And when her meddling mother and the nosy Old Biddies decide to start their own investigation, Gemma has no choice but to join in the sleuthing... -
![Collateral Damage by Jenna Bennett]()
Collateral Damage by Jenna Bennett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA white supremacy hate group is spreading its tendrils through the bucolic hills of Middle Tennessee, holding target practice in Laurel Hill wildlife area and stockpiling weapons in preparation for a race war. It's up to Savannah's husband Rafe to find and eliminate them.. -
![Deadly Reunion by Lily Harper Hart]()
Deadly Reunion by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJeff Pritchard has been in prison for five years and his sister Emma is overjoyed when she finds out he’s coming home. The Hardy family bends over backward to make sure Jeff feels comfortable, but when a simple job results in Finn being hurt the recent family addition falls through the cracks... -
![Right of Redemption by Jenna Bennett]()
Right of Redemption by Jenna Bennett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“The hilarious dialog and the tension between Savannah and Rafe will delight fans of chick-lit mysteries and romantic suspense.” —Jo Ann Vicarel, Library Journal Savannah Martin has always been a good girl, doing what was expected and fully expecting life to fall into place in its turn... -
![Foreclosure Fatality by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson]()
Foreclosure Fatality by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI made a promise, multiple times actually, to my husband, the Bramblett County Sheriff. I promised I wouldn't put my life at risk doing his job. But... when I find my potential client's son standing over her dead body, all bets are off. I just can't let it go, no matter how hard I try... -
![Past Due by Jenna Bennett]()
Past Due by Jenna Bennett
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe sins of the past are coming due, and someone has to pay the price... Savannah Martin’s high school reunion is supposed to be a fun weekend of catching up with old friends and parading her boyfriend—Sweetwater bad boy Rafael Collier—in front of everyone who used to sneer at him back in the day. Not even the daily battle she’s waging with morning sickness can douse Savannah’s anticipation... -
![Unfinished Business by Jenna Bennett]()
Unfinished Business by Jenna Bennett
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen realtor and recovering Southern Belle Savannah Martin wakes up alone on what is supposed to be her wedding day, she isn’t sure what to think. Did her fiancé—bad-boy TBI agent Rafe Collier—decide he couldn’t face being shackled to one woman for the rest of his life.. -
![Scottsdale Squeeze by B.A. Trimmer]()
Scottsdale Squeeze by B.A. Trimmer
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLaura Black and her Scottsdale friends are back on the case and trouble is sure to follow! In this thrilling romantic mystery, Laura Black is an investigator for the highly successful but slightly shady Scottsdale lawyer, Lenny Shapiro...Categorized as:
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![No Such Thing As a Lost Soul by Shelly Fredman]()
No Such Thing As a Lost Soul by Shelly Fredman
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Distraction” is the name of the game for Brandy Alexander. But, a new job assisting an activist lawyer, a new fitness routine, and a slew of new hobbies including knitting, guitar, and learning Espanol, aren’t fending off her new heartbreak, as she pines for erstwhile boyfriend, enigmatic Nick Santiago, who left town mysteriously and hasn’t been heard from since... -
![No Such Thing As A Good Blind Date by Shelly Fredman]()
No Such Thing As A Good Blind Date by Shelly Fredman
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBrandy and her friends are back in the second book in the Brandy Alexander Mystery Series No Such Thing As A Good Blind Date When childhood friend and recent parolee Toodie Ventura suggests he exchange his plumbing services for the spare room in twenty-eight year old Brandy Alexander's house, the out-of-work new homeowner thinks it's a pretty good idea... -
![Kickout Clause by Jenna Bennett]()
Kickout Clause by Jenna Bennett
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook 7 in the Cutthroat Business mysteries featuring Southern Belle and Realtor Savannah Martin in Nashville, Tennessee... When Shelby Ferguson, Savannah’s ex-husband’s new wife, begs Savannah’s help in figuring out what’s going on with Bradley, Savannah can’t in good conscience say no... -
![Barbecue and Bad News by Nancy Naigle]()
Barbecue and Bad News by Nancy Naigle
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWelcome to Adams Grove…where the barbecue isn’t the only thing that sizzles. Savannah Dey politely agreed to attend her ex-husband’s wedding, but she’d be grateful for any reason to get out of it…which is why the speeding ticket from the handsome sheriff of Adams Grove is both a surprise and a reprieve... -
![Double Dip by Gretchen Archer]()
Double Dip by Gretchen Archer
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt's Davis Way's first slot-tournament season. And it may be her last.Things are dicey at work. A personal assistant goes missing, a little old lady goes on a suspicious winning streak, and a Bellissimo executive goes gaga for Davis... -
![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 ratingsLocal 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...
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