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  • A Streak of Bad Cluck by Ellen Riggs

    A Streak of Bad Cluck by Ellen Riggs

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    With 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...
  • The Saint Paddy's Promise by Kathi Daley

    The Saint Paddy's Promise by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    If you love small towns, endearing relationships, food, animals, and a touch of murder, you will love this cozy mystery series. Sixty years ago a man made a promise to the woman he loved to meet her on Saint Patrick's Day. They were to meet in the park on the bench where they liked to sit and watch the world go by...
  • 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...
  • Engaged in Trouble by Jenny B. Jones

    Engaged in Trouble by Jenny B. Jones

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When a washed-up pop star inherits a wedding planning business, it’s all bouquets and bliss until a bride turns up dead.  Paisley Sutton shot to stardom as a teenage rock sensation, but ten years later that star has fizzled out, just like her bank account...
  • Too Many Crooks Spoil the Plot by Sarah Osborne

    Too Many Crooks Spoil the Plot by Sarah Osborne

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Pediatrician Mabel Aphrodite Brown adores kids. So when a childhood friend asks Ditie to babysit her kids for a few days, she jumps at the chance. She never imagined she’d be solving a murder too . . .   Despite growing up together, Ditie hasn’t seen Ellie Winston in two years, and she didn’t even know Ellie was living in Atlanta...
  • Chocolate Covered Death by Gemma Halliday

    Chocolate Covered Death by Gemma Halliday

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From #1 Amazon, New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Gemma Halliday comes deliciously deadly decadence in wine country... In order to boost her struggling family winery's reputation, Emmy Oak throws a Wine and Chocolate party for the Sonoma Valley elite--featuring her delicious drinks alongside her friend Leah's decadently chocolaty desserts...
  • Foreclosure Fatality by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson

    Foreclosure Fatality by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I 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...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  humor  friendship  animals  culinary  romance  mystery  fiction
  • Against The Spread by Mara Jacobs

    Against The Spread by Mara Jacobs

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    My name is Anna Dawson, and I'm back.Unfortunately, so is JoJo.When the loan shark enforcer who beat me up years ago is found murdered, I'm thinking it's my lucky day. Until I'm questioned as a possible suspect. I have an alibi, but not one I can divulge. Helping college basketball star Raymond Joseph shave points is not exactly something I want to share with the cops...
  • Mostaccioli Murder by Nicolette Pierce

    Mostaccioli Murder by Nicolette Pierce

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Murder with a side of mostaccioli.Jade returns home to Chicago after being wrongfully fired from her dream job. When she had left a decade ago, she had made two promises to herself. One, never ever work for the family restaurant again. And, two, never ever see Kade, her cheating ex-boyfriend, again.Unfortunately, when the restaurant delivery driver is found murdered, Jade assumes his position...
  • Maui Madness by Kathi Daley

    Maui Madness by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Come for the murder stay for the romance. Recipes included.Maui Madness is book 7 in the popular Zoe Donovan Cozy Mystery series. Set in Maui, Zoe and the gang become involved in a kidnapping, murder, and search for a sunken treasure while on vacation in the tropical paradise...
    Categorized as:
    animals  cozy  humor  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  mystery
  • Fatal Frost by Karen MacInerney

    Fatal Frost by Karen MacInerney

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Lucy Resnick’s nerves are as tight as a tea cozy. Her new goats, Hot Lips and Gidget, keep making a break for the town square, her truck is dying, and her boyfriend’s gorgeous ex-wife is in town for the holidays. Worse, someone’s digging holes on her land…and uprooting her peach orchard and dewberry patch in the process...
    Categorized as:
    animals  cozy  female-mc  humor  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary
  • Premeditated Mortar by Kate Carlisle

    Premeditated Mortar by Kate Carlisle

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Contractor Shannon Hammer gets tangled up in murder at a spooky old asylum in the latest Fixer-Upper Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Kate Carlisle. . . .Shannon Hammer is about to embark on one of the biggest projects of her career...
  • The Falcon Always Wings Twice by Donna Andrews

    The Falcon Always Wings Twice by Donna Andrews

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A new side-splitting Meg Langslow mystery from award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Terns of Endearment.When Meg's grandmother Cordelia hosts a Renaissance Faire at her craft center, the whole family is put to work: Meg handles the blacksmithing, Michael and the boys will be performing, and no one misses the opportunity to dress up in full regalia...
  • Antiques, Artifacts & Alibis by Sally Bayless

    Antiques, Artifacts & Alibis by Sally Bayless

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Libby Ballard’s got everything she needs to rebuild her life. A new job, a new friend, and a newly adopted golden retriever. Then there’s the dead body in her new office.Libby Ballard, director of the history museum in the small town of Dogwood Springs, Missouri, is eager to start a new chapter of her life...
  • No Gravestone Left Unturned by Gena Showalter, Jill Monroe

    No Gravestone Left Unturned by Gena Showalter, Jill Monroe

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She suspects everyone of everything. Now, everyone suspects her.For cemetery owner and world’s best fur-mom Jane Ladling, death is her business, romance is her misfortune and suspicion is her passion. When she discovers a fresh body on her porch, she calls Special Agent Conrad Ryan, her smoke-show of a boyfriend. Who isn’t actually her boyfriend. Whatever...
  • Game of Gravestones by Gena Showalter, Jill Monroe

    Game of Gravestones by Gena Showalter, Jill Monroe

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She suspects everyone of everything. Except her oldest friend. Who's found next to a body. Holding the murder weapon.For the first time, things are just right for cemetery owner Jane Ladling. Her cat only kind of hates her sort of boyfriend, Special Agent Conrad Ryan, and she isn't flat broke...
  • Burden of Poof by Julie Anne Lindsey

    Burden of Poof by Julie Anne Lindsey

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An amateur sleuth named Bonnie and her kitty companion Clyde, with names like those, what could possibly go wrong?Life hasn't sparkled too brightly for Bonnie Balfour over the past few years, but a heart-breaking divorce has brought her back to her small rural hometown of Bliss, Georgia, and things are starting to shape up...
  • Deal Gone Dead by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson

    Deal Gone Dead by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Meet Lily Sprayberry.Selling homes is her career.Solving crimes, her calling.There's money buried somewhere on Myrtle Redbecker's property, and people are dying to find it.Literally...
  • 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...
  • Demise in Denim by Duffy Brown

    Demise in Denim by Duffy Brown

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It’s springtime in Savannah, Georgia, in the newest Consignment Shop Mystery from the national bestselling author of Pearls and Poison . The azaleas and magnolias are in bloom—and Walker Boone is on the run. . .When Reagan Summerside turned the first floor of her old Victorian home into a consignment shop, she never imagined she’d be harboring a fugitive in her attic...
  • Killer Words by V.M. Burns

    Killer Words by V.M. Burns

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In the seventh Mystery Bookshop novel from Agatha Award-finalist V.M. Burns, bookstore owner, mystery writer, and amateur sleuth Samantha Washington and her Nana Jo confront their own relationship with law enforcement when a local cop who’s unjustly persecuted their family is accused of killing a person in his custody.
  • Heads Will Cinnamon Roll by London Lovett

    Heads Will Cinnamon Roll by London Lovett

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    For amateur sleuth Scottie Ramone, the only thing better than a hot, fresh cinnamon roll is an intriguing new mystery to solve!Scottie recently made some life-changing decisions. (One might even call them rash.) She’s turned her whole world upside down and desperately wants to set it upright...
  • Cream Caramel and Murder by K.E. O'Connor

    Cream Caramel and Murder by K.E. O'Connor

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sweet treats, revenge, and murder. ‘I truly loved the characters in this book, they were so vivid and fun!’ Amazon review. Holly Holmes loves her new job working in the kitchen at Audley Castle, home to the eccentric and wealthy Audley family...
  • Pulp Friction by Julie Anne Lindsey

    Pulp Friction by Julie Anne Lindsey

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Nothing’s sweeter than a fruitful family business, and for Winona Mae Montgomery and her Granny Smythe, that means Smythe Orchards in Blossom Valley, West Virginia. But this year’s apple crop is especially juicy—with scandal . .
  • The Sweet Smell of Murder by Cindy Bell

    The Sweet Smell of Murder by Cindy Bell

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ally Sweet is happy to be returning for a short break to the small town where she grew up. She is planning on using the time off to get over her messy divorce and she is looking forward to spending time with her much-loved grandmother and relaxing making chocolates and anything chocolaty.But then… the delivery driver for her grandmother’s chocolate shop is found murdered...
  • The Diva Cooks up a Storm by Krista Davis

    The Diva Cooks up a Storm by Krista Davis

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The Domestic Diva investigates a secret dinner club that leaves some guests six feet under the table in this New York Times bestselling mystery series. Sophie Winston can whip up an elaborate event in her sleep, but she rarely gets to enjoy the pampered guest treatment. Luckily, her best friend just looped her into the latest culinary a pop-up gourmet dinner party...
  • Look Before You Jump by D.A. Bale

    Look Before You Jump by D.A. Bale

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When scandal comes calling and Vicki leaps into the fray, you know it’s gonna be big. This here’s Texas after all. Meet Victoria Bohanan, a twenty-six year-old Dallas debutante turned bartender babe who rejected her father’s saintly sinner ways and struck out on her own – well, sort of...
  • Frosted with Revenge by Catherine Bruns

    Frosted with Revenge by Catherine Bruns

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sally Muccio’s walk down the aisle might be her last. The some-time amateur sleuth and full-time bakery owner is finally marrying the man of her dreams. But during a last minute taste testing of their wedding cake, Sally and her fiancé are witnesses—and almost victims!—of a random shooting. At least they think it’s random, until an original fortune cookie message proves otherwise...
  • Victim in the Vineyard by Gemma Halliday

    Victim in the Vineyard by Gemma Halliday

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From #1 Amazon & New York Times bestselling author Gemma Halliday comes the next mouthwatering mystery in wine country in the USA Today bestselling Wine & Dine mysteries!It's a dream come true for Emmy Oak to be hosting the Sonoma Fall Food & Wine Festival at her family-run Oak Valley Vineyards..
  • A Crime of Poison by Nancy Haddock

    A Crime of Poison by Nancy Haddock

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Silver Six are known for their arts and crafts—but they’re about to be tested in the art of catching a crafty killer.It’s early October, time for the Fall Folk Art Festival and Bake Sale in Lilyvale, Arkansas. Every business along the town square will benefit from the event, including the craft store run by Leslee Stanton Nix—aka Nixy—and the Silver Six, a group of retirees...
  • Death, Taxes, and a Chocolate Cannoli by Diane Kelly

    Death, Taxes, and a Chocolate Cannoli by Diane Kelly

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    TRUE CRIME DOESN'T PAY...TAXES. IRS Special Agent Tara Holloway has risked her life to take down drug cartels and other dangerous tax frauds. But going after the mob is one offer she can't refuse... He's no Tony Soprano. Still, local crime boss Giustino "Tino" Fabrizio is one shady character that Tara would love to see behind bars...
  • Montana Rogue by Debra Salonen

    Montana Rogue by Debra Salonen

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Roommates with benefits. A temporary arrangement between two people with time on their hands. Who could possibly get hurt? “Get your Zip On” – That’s Tucker Montgomery‘s slogan for the new zip line he’s building near Marietta, Montana...
  • Murder Most Finicky by Liz Mugavero

    Murder Most Finicky by Liz Mugavero

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The dog days of summer have arrived in the small town of Frog Ledge, Connecticut, and business is booming for Kristan "Stan" Connor. Her Pawsitively Organic pet food has even caught the attention of celebrity pastry chef Sheldon Allyn, who helps Stan open a fancy pet pastry shop in Frog Ledge...
  • Wedding Duress by Elizabeth Lynn Casey

    Wedding Duress by Elizabeth Lynn Casey

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Librarian Tori Sinclair is tying the knot—as long as a murder doesn’t unravel her plans…Tori is ecstatic to become Mrs. Milo Wentworth in a few days, but she has a lot to do before she sashays down the aisle. Favors need to be sewn, vows need to be written—and a mystifying murder needs to be solved...
  • Fleur De Kill by Carol Durand, Summer Prescott

    Fleur De Kill by Carol Durand, Summer Prescott

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ***Book 2 in The Frosted Love Cozy Mystery Series*** With $50,000 up for grabs in a cupcake competition, Missy Gladstone has to be on her A-game, if she plans on expanding her business, but that doesn't prevent her from deciding to use the competition as an excuse to unwind in Las Vegas while she's there...
  • Three Odd Balls by Cindy Blackburn

    Three Odd Balls by Cindy Blackburn

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A romantic vacation for…five? This wasn’t exactly what Jessie and Wilson had in mind when they planned their trip to the tropics. But the fun begins when Jessie’s delightfully spry mother, Wilson’s surfer dude son, and Jessie’s rabidly hyperactive New York agent decide to tag along. But what kind of trouble can these three oddest of odd balls possibly get into? Take a guess...
    Categorized as:
    amateur-sleuth  cozy  female-mc  friendship  humor  adult  book  comedy
  • The Novel Art of Murder by V.M. Burns

    The Novel Art of Murder by V.M. Burns

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Mystery bookstore owner Samantha Washington is trying to keep her grandmother from spending her golden years in an orange jumpsuit . . . The small town of North Harbor, Michigan, is just not big enough for the two of them: flamboyant phony Maria Romanov and feisty Nana Jo. The insufferable Maria claims she's descended from Russian royalty and even had a fling with King Edward VIII back in the day...
  • Bookmarked for Murder by V.M. Burns

    Bookmarked for Murder by V.M. Burns

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Amateur sleuth Samantha Washington’s shopping trip to Chicago takes a deadly detour when a man is murdered on her bus . . .After some post-Christmas retail therapy in the Windy City, mystery bookshop owner and historical whodunit novelist Sam Washington is returning home to North Harbor, Michigan, on a chartered bus...
  • Scone Cold Killer by Lena Gregory

    Scone Cold Killer by Lena Gregory

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    For Florida diner owner Gia Morelli, there’s no such thing as too much breakfast—unless it kills you . . .When Gia Morelli’s marriage falls apart, she knows it’s time to get out of New York. Her husband was a scam artist who swindled half the millionaires in town, and she doesn’t want to be there when they decide to take revenge...
  • Murder at the Snowed Inn by Imogen Plimp

    Murder at the Snowed Inn by Imogen Plimp

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Murder in the cozy snow-capped mountainsAnd heart-warming romance to boot!Heartbroken after her beloved husband’s death, Claire Andersen—proud foster mom, dog mom, and culinary artisan—decides to try her hand at a new beginning, renovating an old B&B in idyllic Galway, Maryland on the edge of the enchanted Appalachian Mountains...
  • Apple Pie and Arsenic by C.A. Phipps

    Apple Pie and Arsenic by C.A. Phipps

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Madeline Flynn thought that opening her bakery and winning the top prize for her apple pie at the Spring Festival would be the most excitement in her day. She wasn’t expecting to find the dead body of her good friend beside her car or to be accused of murder. Things like that just don’t happen in small towns like Maple Falls...
  • Gluten-Free Murder by P.D. Workman

    Gluten-Free Murder by P.D. Workman

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Murder by muffinErin Price moves to Bald Eagle Falls, a place where everyone knows everyone as well as everyone else’s business, taking over the store left to her by her aunt to start up a gluten-free bakery. The grand opening is marred by just one thing, the death of her business rival, Angela Plaint. It appears that Angela was poisoned by one of Erin’s cupcakes, making her a prime suspect...
  • Murder Melts in Your Mouth by Nancy Martin

    Murder Melts in Your Mouth by Nancy Martin

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The new Blackbird Sisters mystery from the bestselling author of A Crazy Little Thing Called Death . Down-to-earth debutante Nora Blackbird is having a meltdown-and it isn't because of Philadelphia's heat wave, or an overdose at the city's Chocolate Festival. A noted Philly philanthropist has taken a swan dive from an office balcony-and Nora's friend Lexie stands accused of the murder...
    Categorized as:
    amateur-sleuth  animals  cozy  culinary  female-mc  humor  adult  book
  • Fonduing Fathers by Julie Hyzy

    Fonduing Fathers by Julie Hyzy

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    White House executive chef Olivia Paras has enough on her plate. But after gaining new information about her father’s death, the First Family isn’t the only family Olivia is concerned about…Olivia has always believed that her father was an honorable man—until a trip to visit her mother reveals that he was dishonorably discharged from the army...
  • Buried to the Brim by Jenn McKinlay

    Buried to the Brim by Jenn McKinlay

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    London's most refined canines and their humans are gearing up for the Pets and Wellness Society's annual dog show--and Betty Wentworth, favorite aunt to Scarlett's fiancé Harrison and proud owner of corgi front-runner Freddy, knows that this could be their year with the right edge...
  • Grilled for Murder by Maddie Day

    Grilled for Murder by Maddie Day

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Robbie Jordan may have had reservations about the murder victim, but she still needs to turn up the heat on a killer if she wants to keep her new restaurant open for business…In the charming small town of South Lick, Indiana, Robbie has transformed a rundown country store into the runaway hit Pans 'N Pancakes. But the most popular destination for miles around can also invite trouble...
  • Honey Roasted by Cleo Coyle

    Honey Roasted by Cleo Coyle

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Clare Cosi is busy as a bee planning her honeymoon when murder buzzes into the Village Blend in this all-new mystery in the beloved New York Times bestselling Coffeehouse series by Cleo Coyle.While struggling to find a romantic (and affordable) destination for her upcoming honeymoon, coffeehouse manager Clare Cosi whips up a honey of a drink made from honey-processed coffee...
  • Vistas, Vices, & Valentines by Tonya Kappes

    Vistas, Vices, & Valentines by Tonya Kappes

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Welcome to Normal where nothing is normal!Join Mae West and the Laundry Club Ladies as they cha cha and twirl their way around Happy Trails Campground as they put on some sleuthing dance shoes to bring closure to this southern and fun cozy Valentine's mystery.When I begged Hank Sharp to take dance lessons to celebrate Valentine's Day, I knew I was getting more than I had bargained for...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  humor  female-mc  friendship  animals  culinary  romance  mystery
  • Publishable By Death by A.C.F. Bookens

    Publishable By Death by A.C.F. Bookens

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A bookstore, a grumpy newspaper woman, and a murder. Quiet St. Marin’s has just gotten a little more lively . . . and a little less alive.All Harvey Beckett wants to do is read books, help the residents of St. Marin’s find the perfect book for that moment, and snuggle with her hound dog Mayhem...
  • Tents, Trails & Turmoil by Tonya Kappes

    Tents, Trails & Turmoil by Tonya Kappes

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Welcome to Normal, Kentucky~ where nothing is normal. Mae West knows tourism and nothing stops tourists like a dead body found in the Daniel Boone National Park.Unfortunately, Yaley Woodard, a local tour guide, is found dead at Happy Trails Campground. Mae is determined to put her amateur sleuth skills to investigate along with the help of the Laundry Club gals...
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