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  • True to Me  (By the Sea) by Kay Bratt

    True to Me (By the Sea) by Kay Bratt

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    From the bestselling author of Wish Me Home comes a breathtaking novel about the secrets that families keep and one woman’s illuminating search for the truth. Quinn Maguire has a stable life, a fiancé, and what she thinks is a clear vision for her future...
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    cozy  female-mc  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  drama  family
  • The Truth in Tiramisu by Rachael Bloome

    The Truth in Tiramisu by Rachael Bloome

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Eliza Carter can't keep a secret.Except the one she's been hiding for over eight years. And it's not the recipe for her world-famous tiramisu. With her bakery undergoing a remodel, her son struggling in school, and planning her best friend's wedding, Eliza's secret is the last thing on her mind. Until her high school sweetheart reappears, stirring up old feelings faster than her electric mixer...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  humor  medical
  • COMEBACK GIRL: part 5 of 6 by Stephanie Bond

    COMEBACK GIRL: part 5 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...
  • Another Man's Treasure by S.W. Hubbard

    Another Man's Treasure by S.W. Hubbard

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    On a snowy Christmas Eve, a beautiful young mother goes out to buy a few last minute gifts and never returns…. ….thirty years later, her daughter picks up her trail. As the owner of an estate sale business, Audrey Nealon knows a lot about art, antiques, and the unlikely places old people hide their treasures...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  female-mc  adult  animals  audiobook  book  contemporary  crime
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  female-mc  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary  fiction  humor
  • A Killer Carol by Laura Bradford

    A Killer Carol by Laura Bradford

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Heavenly, PA has been transformed into a Christmas wonderland, and Claire is delighted to celebrate the season...but a fiendish killer has other plans in this all-new installment in the national bestselling series...
  • Dubiosity by Christy Barritt

    Dubiosity by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Savannah Harris vowed to leave behind her old life as an intrepid investigative reporter. But when a friend raises suspicions about two migrant workers who’ve gone missing from the sleepy coastal town Savannah calls home, her curiosity spikes...
  • Vanilla Bean Vengeance by Agatha Frost

    Vanilla Bean Vengeance by Agatha Frost

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The FIRST BOOK in a BRAND NEW cozy mystery series!Claire Harris loves nothing more than crafting homemade candles. She has always dreamed of one day opening a quaint candle shop in her home village of Northash, but at thirty-five, she still can't afford to take the risk. Stuck in a dead-end job at the local candle factory, and back living with her parents, Claire knows her life needs a shakeup...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  female-mc  romance  mystery  fiction  contemporary  crime  wlw
  • 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...
  • The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter

    The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Knives Out gets a holiday rom-com twist in this rivals-to-lovers romance-mystery from New York Times bestselling author Ally Carter.The bridge is out. The phones are down. And the most famous mystery writer in the world just disappeared out of a locked room three days before Christmas.Meet Maggie Chase and Ethan Wyatt:She’s the new Queen of the Cozy Mystery.He’s Mr. Big-time Thriller Guy...
  • Shadows in the Salon by Kirsten Fullmer

    Shadows in the Salon by Kirsten Fullmer

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A spooky mystery, a promising romance, and a secret society of scheming women… Michelle owns the Salon, Shear Genius, on Sugar Mountain Main Street, a favorite with the tourists and locals alike. Lately she’s being plagued by eerie and unexplained goings-on...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  female-mc  book  children  contemporary  crime  fiction  mystery
  • Christmas in Peppercorn Street by Anna Jacobs

    Christmas in Peppercorn Street by Anna Jacobs

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Christmas is fast approaching but for some people living at the top end of Peppercorn Street, the mood is far from festive. Luke Morgan is not getting on with his teenage daughter, who has recently returned to live with him. In a nearby village Claire Small is trying to avoid her sadistic ex who is stalking her...
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  crime  fiction  mystery
  • Dead Even by Patti Larsen

    Dead Even by Patti Larsen

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Retired Guild Artemis Inquisitor Georgia Drake has left the paranormal world behind after the death of her partner in the line of duty. Along with her job investigating crime and murder. With her Hades Guardian mastiff, Benjamin, and raven pair for company, she moves her entire life across the continent to escape not only the loss but her oppressive and powerful family...
  • 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...
  • 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:
    cozy  female-mc  adult  animals  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Freshly Ground Murder by Tonya Kappes

    Freshly Ground Murder by Tonya Kappes

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The holidays have arrived, and nothing is going to steal the joy of Roxanne Bloom’s first Christmas in Honey Springs.The town’s annual Christmas in the Park is underway and includes a Christmas Pawrade that’ll help the furry residents at Pet Palace get a home for Christmas...
  • Brewed Awakening by Cleo Coyle

    Brewed Awakening by Cleo Coyle

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From Cleo Coyle, the New York Times bestselling author of Shot in the Dark and Dead Cold Brew, comes a delicious new entry in the "fun and gripping" (Huffington Post) Coffeehouse Mysteries.When coffeehouse manager Clare Cosi awakens on a bench in Washington Square Park, she has no idea she's been missing for days, or that her friends and family have been frantic with worry...
  • Unbound Hope by Joy Ohagwu

    Unbound Hope by Joy Ohagwu

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Experienced flight attendant Erica Heart wanted nothing more to do with US Marshal Jim Denison. Her gratitude to him for his key role in rescuing her sister's fiancée, Michael, stopped at the gate of their final goodbye. But when she urgently required the services of a US Marshal aboard a flight to accompany her team of newly-recruited flight attendants, she hesitantly turned to Jim for help...
  • The Betrayal of Lies by Debra Burroughs

    The Betrayal of Lies by Debra Burroughs

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Murder and mayhem are afoot! Feisty private eye, Emily Parker, is finally moving forward in her relationship with the hunky police detective--that is, until a new friend suddenly goes missing. Suspicions are flying that one of Emily's closest girlfriends may be involved...
  • Iced Spy by A. Gardner

    Iced Spy by A. Gardner

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The small town of Bison Creek has been chosen to host the highly-anticipated Sugar Mountain Bake-Off. But as a new snowstorm rolls in, Essie Stratter finds a frozen body near the lake - the body of her former client. As Essie joins in the murder investigation she discovers that her tiny hometown is tangled in a web of secrets. Secrets that could stab her in the back like a deadly icicle...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  female-mc  adult  animals  book  contemporary  family  fiction
  • 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...
  • Glitch and Famous by Christy Barritt

    Glitch and Famous by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Someone is determined to cancel Joey’s friend . . . permanently.TV detective Joey Darling is back at her beach home after wrapping up filming on her latest show, and she’s ready to plan her wedding with real-life leading man, Jackson Sullivan. With a clear schedule, nothing will stop her.Until . . . an old acquaintance battling public backlash comes to visit and puts a glitch in her plans...
  • A Christmas To Remember by Thomas Kinkade, Katherine Spencer

    A Christmas To Remember by Thomas Kinkade, Katherine Spencer

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The New York Times bestselling authors take a journey into the Cape Light of Christmas past. As the citizens of Cape Light deck the halls for a Christmas to remember, the curmudgeonly Lillian Warwick has been confined to her bed with pneumonia...
  • Paradise Valley Mysteries Boxed Set by Debra Burroughs

    Paradise Valley Mysteries Boxed Set by Debra Burroughs

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This boxed set contains: The Scent of Lies (Book 1), The Heart of Lies (Book 2), The Chain of Lies (Book 3), plus a BONUS Prequel Short Story, The Edge of Lies , (best read after reading at least one of the other books). OVERVIEW: A captivating series, full of romance, mystery, and intrigue. Think "Sex and the City" meets "Nancy Drew"...
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  humor  mystery
  • The Stone House Secret by Debra Burroughs

    The Stone House Secret by Debra Burroughs

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Praise for The Lake House Secret . . .    "It was hard to put down, wanted to keep reading til I finished the book." ~ Sheri Henderson     "A great book filled with super characters, good story line, plenty of twists, turns, and surprises." ~ Dexter Don     "A great treat! Debra gets you on the first page and keeps you till the last...
  • Murder at North Pond by London Lovett

    Murder at North Pond by London Lovett

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Book 1 of London Lovett's brand new cozy mystery series!When Anna St. James graduated college with a business degree, she never expected to find herself running a boarding house on a small island off the east coast. But life throws a lot of curves and Anna has certainly had her share of them...
  • All Murders Final! by Sherry Harris

    All Murders Final! by Sherry Harris

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Her Next SaleWhen Sarah Winston started the virtual garage sale, it seemed like a keystroke of genius and the next logical step in her business. No more collapsing card tables and rainy-day washouts. But what began as a fun way to run garage sales during the long New England winter has become a nightmare of managing people and putting out fires...
  • 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...
  • a Touch of TNT by L.J. Charles

    a Touch of TNT by L.J. Charles

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Having ESP in her fingertips gives new meaning to “get the picture,” and for Everly Gray it’s a one-way ticket to trouble.With fear nipping at her heels, out of control curiosity, and a reluctant request from the chief of police for help with a case, she stumbles across, not one, but two dead bodies. What she knows puts her in the path of a killer...
  • Body Movers books 1-3 by Stephanie Bond

    Body Movers books 1-3 by Stephanie Bond

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Carlotta Wren once had a privileged life in Atlantauntil her family life fell apart and she ended up working as a body mover, moving bodies from crimes scenes to the morgue! And that's just the beginning of her adventures..
  • A Violet March by Evan Katy

    A Violet March by Evan Katy

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Samantha Rialto and her best friend, Maxie Peters are looking for a place to live, determined to put the traumatic events of the last two months behind them. But things start to go horribly awry when they find a dead body soaking in the bathtub of a potential rental. On that same afternoon, Violet Arnold, one of Samantha’s favorite students, asks for help finding her missing father...
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    cozy  female-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  mystery  suspense
  • Unforgettable by K.M. Scott

    Unforgettable by K.M. Scott

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A spinoff novel from the bestselling Heart of Stone series by New York Times bestselling author K.M. Scott! Get Unforgettable at the special preorder price and save $2.00! What do you do when the one you love is the one you can't have? Gage Varo had accepted being alone for what he'd done. No one else should be hurt because of him...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  female-mc  adult  animals  book  contemporary  fiction  mystery
  • Scandal, Temptation & a Taste of Flan by Allison Janda

    Scandal, Temptation & a Taste of Flan by Allison Janda

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Book 3 in the Marian Moyer series! Kidnapped. Nearly murdered – twice. Marian Moyer has spent the last few months avoiding any and all drama. Save for that time she decided whether she’d turn up the heat with smoldering James Holden or heart-stopping Mika Andrushkiv. Unfortunately, Marian’s drama-free days are over with the arrival of Hollywood starlet Carmen Suarez...
  • Death at a Wedding by Nancy McGovern

    Death at a Wedding by Nancy McGovern

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    SPECIAL LAUNCH PRICE FOR A LIMITED TIME!  FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED! Nora Newberry’s big day is coming!  And, with just weeks to go before her wedding, there is still so much to do.  Getting it all done while running her diner seems like an impossible feat. Thankfully, she has Tina.  Her support.  Her positive outlook...
  • Once Upon a Crime by Mona Marple

    Once Upon a Crime by Mona Marple

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The first book in the Waterfell Tweed Cozy Mystery series! Sandy Shaw finds herself torn away from her beloved bookshop and cafe when village eccentric Reginald Halfman is found murdered, just hours after he announced his plans to open a competing bookshop right across the village square...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  cozy  romance  suspense  mystery  fiction  contemporary  mlm
  • Better Than Friends by Jill Shalvis

    Better Than Friends by Jill Shalvis

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Old flames reignite in Sunrise Cove in this charming enemies-to-lovers, second-chance, small-town, forced-proximity love story about family, friendships, and true love from New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis.When Olive Porter’s off-the-grid parents go missing, she reluctantly seeks out Noah Turner, her ex and the only person she both trusts implicitly and not at all...
  • Slightly Irregular by Rhonda Pollero

    Slightly Irregular by Rhonda Pollero

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Kidnapping is so last season. Couture-conscious paralegal Finley Anderson Tanner knew it was risky to break her cardinal shopping rule�never pay full price�for a last-minute date with her gorgeous new boss, but the hidden costs of her little black dress have put her whole life in the red...
  • 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...
  • Calamity Jayne Goes to College by Kathleen Bacus

    Calamity Jayne Goes to College by Kathleen Bacus

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    WHAT DOES A BLONDE GET ON HER INTELLIGENCE TEST? DROOL. Ace cub reporter Tressa Jayne Turner is carrying a full load--and we're not talking post-holiday pounds. Back in college for the fourth time (but who's counting!?), she's also looking to nab a raise from her stingy boss at the Gazette, Stan...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  female-mc  adult  book  comedy  contemporary  fiction  humor
  • The Pursuit of Lies by Debra Burroughs

    The Pursuit of Lies by Debra Burroughs

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The 4th book in the Paradise Valley Mystery series, small town private eye Emily Parker's world is flipped upside down when the man she loves is accused of murdering a female Assistant District Attorney. The police believe he was having an affair with the ADA and murdered her to keep her quiet when she threatened to go public with their relationship...
  • Knit One Murder Two by Reagan Davis

    Knit One Murder Two by Reagan Davis

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Knitting Can Be Murder! I’m not a cop. I’m a soon-to-be-ex-wife, and former full-time mom who works part-time at the local yarn store. The biggest mystery I’ve ever solved is finding a missing knitting needle tucked behind my ear after spending all morning looking for it. Someone in Harmony Lake is trying to stitch me up for murder...
  • Murder at Pooch Park by Cindy Bell

    Murder at Pooch Park by Cindy Bell

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A canine-loving sleuth. A detective barking up the wrong tree. It’s a race against time to follow the scent and find the murderer before someone else ends up dead. Nikki Green thought muddy paws and furry scuffles were the worst troubles she’d encounter at the local dog park. So, she’s shocked when her client’s German Shepherd sniffs out her friend’s dead body...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  female-mc  romance  mystery  dogs  animals  fiction  contemporary
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