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Pied Sniper by Camilla Chafer
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen social media queen, Tiffany Rose is shot and kidnapped live on air, the crime grips the nation. Private Investigator Lexi Graves races to her aid but she's too late. The kidnappers are long gone and the only witness is a tiny, frightened dog named Elf. Even worse, Lexi and her best friend, Lily are arrested at the crime scene as prime suspects... -
Finding Motive by Kathi Daley
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDreams are real. At least they are for Harmony Carson. When the murders carried out during her nightmares begin to manifest themselves in the real world Houston sets everything aside to help Harmony track the killer they are certain has formed a psychic connection with Harmony during her sleep hours.Rescue Alaska is a warm yet fast moving mystery series with a light paranormal twist... -
Cottage on Gooseberry Bay: Halloween Moon by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA new series by USA Today Bestselling author Kathi Daley.Ainsley Holloway had come to Gooseberry Bay to find answers about her past. She’d come to find an explanation for the dreams that haunted her after the death of the cop who’d both rescued and raised her. And she’d come to identify the family she couldn’t remember but knew in her heart she’d once belonged to... -
The Hitwoman's Egg Hunt by J.B. Lynn, Parisa Zolfaghari
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhy is it that Maggie’s legit jobs are just as crazy as her illegal gigs?When Griswald asks for Maggie's help to investigate a burglary, she jumps at the chance to do something that won’t involve breaking any laws (spoiler laws are broken).When Griswald is incapacitated it’s up to Maggie to figure out who stole the loot and retrieve it so that they can claim the finder’s fee... -
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Murder on Summer Lane by Hope Callaghan
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsChaos erupts at Andrea’s baby shower, meanwhile Gloria’s sister, Liz, becomes a murder suspect while housesitting for the summer. “If you like clean and humorous fiction books for women, you’ll love Hope Callaghan books!” “Murder on Summer Lane” is Book 22 in the Garden Girls Cozy Mysteries Series... -
Till the Cat Lady Sings by Ellen Riggs
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAre there some mysteries only a clever cat can solve?There’s a handsome new guy at Runaway Farm and Keats isn’t happy about the competition. The bossy border collie wants to be Ivy’s one-and-only partner in crime-solving. Cats are unwelcome here... -
Closer than you think: A Mags Munroe Story by Jean Grainger
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMags Munroe is juggling a lot. A Gen Z new Garda recruit who lectures everyone on political correctness, teenage daughters who are determined to fill the house with unruly animals, a mother-in-law that is not improving with age, and a husband with a loud new hobby... -
Campfire Secrets by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFive victims, four friends, three novels, two romances, and one cold case mystery, combine to bring you the first in a series of three part reunion stories by USA Today Bestselling author Kathi Daley.In the third installment of this three-part story, Quinn and Kelly set out to prove a theory which puts both women in the crosshairs of a killer... -
Third Strike by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this third book in the Writer's Retreat Mystery Series set on fictional Gull Island, a sports related death is explored when Trey Alderman, Gull Island’s most important claim to sport fame, is murdered. Trey was the starting pitcher for the Gull Island Seagulls who went on to stand out nationally amongst college players while attending The University of South Carolina... -
Fourth Victim by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDuring the course of the remodel on one of the cabins at the writers retreat, the contractor finds a box hidden in a wall. Jill opens the box to find love letters writing to a woman named Francine more than fifty years ago... -
The Hitwoman’s Getaway by J.B. Lynn
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA romantic room, gourmet meals, free booze, massages…that’s what Maggie is promised when she’s sent away on a pet-friendly romantic getaway.Crazy fellow guests, a missing couple, a human skull, and someone trying to kill her is what she ends up getting... -
Soul Surrender by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNow that Zak and Zoe have their house, their lives, and their wedding back, things seem to be on track once again, until a man is found dead and Zoe is once again pulled into a murder investigation. The victim is a well known and liked member of the community who didn't appear to have any enemies until his secret past caught up with him... -
Matrimony Meltdown by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter a year and a half of on again off again relationship status, Zak and Zoe are finally getting married. Not only has her own mother morphed into Momzilla, but Zak’s mother shows up a month before the wedding with plans to stay until the big day. When the mom’s gang up to undo all of Zoe’s wedding plans, things become tense... -
Santa Sleuth by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt's Christmas in Ashton Falls and the entire Zimmerman household is gearing up for their first Christmas as a newly formed family unit. While Zak is busy decking the halls, Zoe is busy tracking down a killer while still taking the time to make certain a little girls Christmas wish comes true. It's funny, it's family, it's a Zak and Zoe Christmas... -
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Celtic Christmas by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOver the Christmas holiday, Zoe and family along with the entire gang head to Ireland to visit the haunted castle where Zak and Zoe first met the ghost of Zoe's long lost relative Catherine... -
Scent of Fear by N.J. Litz
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor Haley Richardson, fear does have a smell. So do hate and happiness. A head injury as a child gave Haley an extraordinary sense of smell. Her gift allows Haley and her German shepherd, Jax, to be one of the most successful search and rescue teams in the Midwest. Her gift is also a curse as she detects people’s feelings... -
COCONUT WIRELESS: Funny Cozy Mysteries by Toby Neal
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"If you like the MIss Fortune series, you'll love Kat and her clue crew on Maui!"~ReviewerThe coconut wireless is always humming in Ohia, Maui—and the latest topic of gossip is me, Kat Smith.I’m Secret Service, not Postal Service—but I feel like a criminal when I’m appointed postmaster to a cozy little village on Maui... -
Fruit Cake and Fear by Agatha Frost
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe 8th book in the BESTSELLING Peridale Cafe Cozy Mystery series! A storm hits Peridale with disastrous effects. Barker's cottage is destroyed, forcing him to move in with Julia, but she has more to worry about than him leaving his socks around and not putting the toilet seat up... -
Holiday Roast Mortem by Tonya Kappes
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsChristmas is right around the corner.Fresh off the Christmas Pawrade and Central Park tree lightening, Honey Springs is buzzing with the excitement of the season.Roxy Bloom and Patrick Cane are hosting the ultimate Christmas Day Diner for all of their friends and family at The Bean Hive... -
The Fortune Teller by J.A. Whiting
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is book 9 in the Claire Rollins mystery series by USA TODAY Bestselling Author J.A. Whiting. It is September and Claire, Nicole, and Robby have just begun shooting the new cooking show for their local television station. Each episode showcases a location around Massachusetts and highlights a recipe related to the location... -
Sweet Thanksgiving by J.A. Whiting
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is book 21 in the Sweet Cove paranormal cozy mystery series by USA TODAY Bestselling Author J.A. Whiting.A cozy mystery with recipes.It is November in the seaside town of Sweet Cove, Massachusetts and Ellie and Jack 's wedding is fast approaching. But first, there's a mystery to solve.A well-known author and celebrity chef is in town for book signings when something unexpected happens... -
UnderCut by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsL.J. Carter’s move back to Julep, Mississippi has been much more complicated than she ever imagined. She discovers that her momma’s death was actually a murder, and Momma’s ghost is still hanging around to talk about it. But now, L.J. is embroiled in several more homicide investigations, and she may have stumbled upon some of the dark secrets of the Sons Of Mississippi... -
The Troubled Tycoon by Dianne Harman
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen you’re a tycoonAnd you sit on top of the business mountain,Seems like a lot of people want to see you fall.And Cooper was at the top, but he’d made a lot of enemiesIn order to get there.Then there were the women in his life,And he’d be the first to admit he’d wronged a few... -
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A Darkness in Seven Dials by Ashley Gardner, Jennifer Ashley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMarch 1820When James Denis is arrested for murder and lands himself in Newgate, it falls to me to prove his innocence. I have nowhere to start but in a dark street in Seven Dials and the name of the unknown man Denis is supposed to have killed.I soon find myself beleaguered by enemies from Denis’s past, secret societies, and a host of people who want Denis to hang... -
Murder at the Big T :pdge: A Liz Lucas Cozy Mystery by Dianne Harman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat could go wrong at The Big T Lodge, the most expensive and prestigious hunting club in the United States? Well, murder for starters! When Roger Langley tells his wife, Liz, that they're leaving for Texas in three days for an unexpected hunting trip at the club, neither of them has a clue that Liz will spend most of her time looking for the person who murdered Roger's law school friend,... -
When Fortune Knocks by J.A. Whiting
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis book 7 in the Claire Rollins Mystery series by USA TODAY Bestselling Author J A Whiting. On a warm April evening in Boston, Claire Rollins and her boyfriend, Detective Ian Fuller, are walking the Corgis when they a hear a woman’s scream. When they enter the historic Granary burial ground, Claire and Ian discover a dead woman on the ground at the back of the cemetery... -
HOSTAGE TO FORTUNE by J.A. Whiting
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is book 8 in the Claire Rollins mystery series by USA TODAY Bestselling Author J.A. Whiting. Thirty years ago, on a cold winter night, a young mother disappeared without a trace. Her husband admitted they’d had a fight, but he told police that his wife left the house on her own... -
Murder at the Gearhart by Dianne Harman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDead chefs can't cook. From USA Today and Amazon Chart #1 Bestselling Author comes the fourteenth book in this popular cozy mystery series. Free with Kindle Unlimited. When Kelly finds the murdered body of Chef Jessup in the kitchen refrigerator, she has no choice but to fill in as the head chef for the prestigious James Beard Dinner honoring the legendary chef at the historic Gearhart Hotel... -
Sleighs, Sleuths, and Siblings by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's Christmas in Ashton Falls. The last Christmas before Alex and Scooter go off to college. Zoe Is determined to make it the best Christmas ever so she enlists the help of the entire gang ignoring important clues relating to her own health which lands her at the doctor’s office for an unexpected visit... -
Murder at the Waterfront by Dianne Harman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMen, Mobsters, and Murder! Poor Maureen. Was she just collateral damage? This is the seventh book in the Northwest Cozy Mystery Series by USA Today and Amazon Chart #1 Bestselling Author, Dianne Harman. Men loved Maureen, but was that why she was killed? She had an ex who wanted to reconcile, a chef she'd broken up with, and a salesman from Missouri who had fallen in love with her... -
A Gentleman of Dubious Reputation by Grace Burrowes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA matter of matrimony...Lord Julian Caldicott is summoned to the family seat by his ducal brother, whose bachelorhood is imperiled by the very determined Lady Clarissa Valmond. As the only titled Eligible the hostesses avoid including on their guest lists, Julian has little sympathy for the duke’s situation... -
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... -
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Chest of Secrets by Wendy Meadows
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSweetfern Harbor Bed and Breakfast Cozy Mysteries can be read in one to two hours. It is perfect for those moments when you are waiting at an appointment or want to enjoy a quick read.The day finally arrives when the Owners of Sheffield Bed and Breakfast watch the beginnings of their new cottage on the grounds... -
Pranks and Perplexities in Las Vegas by A.R. Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Cupcakes-and-Crime CaperWhen cupcake-loving croupier Tiffany Black investigates the death of a local prankster, she's pleased when she seems to have solved it straight away... "Winters will have you giggling into your book!"One suspect "confesses" to the crime immediately.And then another suspect “confesses” to being the real killer. And then another suspect confesses. And another.. -
Book Clubs and Bad Behavior in Las Vegas by A.R. Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen cupcake-loving croupier Tiffany Black is asked to investigate a suspicious book club member, she never expects her client to disappear under mysterious circumstances... -
Alaskan Alliance by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsZak and Zoe fly to Alaska after Zoe is asked by her dog trainer friend Peter to fly to Moosehead Alaska to deliver a search and rescue dog to a team who is desperate for some canine help after their own dog is injured during a rescue... -
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Heavenly Honeymoon by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn true Zoe Donovan fashion, Zoe ends up in jail on the second night of her honeymoon after she finds herself the only suspect in the first murder Heavenly Island has seen in a decade. Although she has been ordered to leave the investigation to a man known only as Toad, she can't help but snoop around just a bit while enjoying the tropical paradise with new husband Zak... -
Turkeys, Tuxes, and Tabbies by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen the cat lady of Ashton Falls is found dead in her home just days before Thanksgiving, Zoe must track down a killer while dealing with dozens of cats and kittens and a house full of socialites who have come to Ashton Falls to bid on Zak in a high class bachelor auction... -
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... -
Who's that Witch? by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy name is Abby Odell, and I’m leading a double life.Don’t get me wrong, I love it! But being a witch in a predominantly human world is challenging sometimes. My hometown, Holiday Hills, isn’t your typical small town. It’s a magical town, but not to the humans. At least not until recently.Something’s happening and it’s not good... -
Frothy Foul Play by Tonya Kappes
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome to Honey Springs where the gossip flows as freely as the coffee. and The Bean Hive Coffee shop was usually the magnet to where it all occurred.Honey Springs, Kentucky is abuzz with the opening of a new holistic health spa. There are all sorts of outsiders in town to visit and participate in the opening... -
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Opera and Old Lace by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShelby Morris came to Holiday Bay after receiving a huge inheritance from a woman she'd never met which she'd been destined to share with two half-sisters she'd never knew existed. It took some time for the three very different siblings to settle the estate in a manner that was agreeable to all of them, but in the end, it was decided that Shelby would stay and take care of things... -
Birthday Cake and Bodies by Agatha Frost
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe 9th book in the BESTSELLING Peridale Cafe Cozy Mystery series!When Julia gathered Barker's family at Peridale Manor for his surprise birthday party, she did not expect it to result in murder! Minutes before the celebration is scheduled to begin, Barker's nephew, Luke, is found strangled in his bed, putting an end to Julia's dream of a quiet family get together... -
Dead to the Last Drop by Tonya Kappes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWelcome to the Bean Hive Coffeehouse where the coffee is as hot as the gossip!Maxine Bloom has always wanted to try her hand at acting and when Loretta Bebe is desperate for someone to fill a role in the local play she's directing for the Honey Springs Theater Company, she asks Maxi to fill in and Roxy knows Aunt Maxi's head will grow like the gossip... -
Two Little Lies by Gina LaManna
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes, happily ever after isn’t meant to be… Scarlett Powers couldn’t be happier! Her bookstore has taken off, her worst enemy is locked in jail, and life with Prince Charming is better than she’d ever imagined. Then, the death of a star witness in the Montgomery trial ruins everything. Mysterious letters arrive for Scarlett. Noelle Summers whirls into Luck with news of her own... -
BlowOut: A Shear Disaster Mystery (Book One) by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA cosmetologist - L.J. Carter (Louella Jo for the folks who knew her when she was growing up) returns to her hometown of Julep, Mississippi for her mother’s funeral. After flying out of JFK and arriving at the Biloxi Airport, she is greeted by a woman who not only knew her mother but has some disturbing information to share with L.J. about her mother’s death... -
Murder Under A Blue Moon: A 1930s Mona Moon Historical Cozy Mystery Book 1 (A Mona Moon Mystery) by Abigail Keam
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFIVE STARS! "A most delightful novel." -- READERS' FAVORITE Mona Moon is not your typical young lady. She is a cartographer by trade, explorer by nature, and adventurer by heart. But there’s a problem. Miss Mona is broke. It’s during the Depression, and National Geographic has just turned down her application to join an expedition to the Amazon...
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