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Always Faithful by Sherry A. Burton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCall it a premonition. Call it intuition. Call it anything you like, but Pennsylvania State Trooper Jerry McNeal simply thinks of it as “that feeling.” That feeling may come on without warning, so intense he can’t breathe. Or, it may be a gentle nag that pulls at him until he decides to do something about it... -
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Grim Expectations by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAisling Grimlock is living a charmed life … kind of. Things are going well for Michigan’s favorite grim reaper, though. She’s moving in with her boyfriend Griffin Taylor, her best friend Jerry is doing his best not to melt down and her back-from-the-dead mother doesn’t appear to be munching on the unsuspecting populace. Er, well, maybe... -
![A Tale of Two Tabbies by Kathi Daley]()
A Tale of Two Tabbies by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhales and Tails is a cozy mystery series set on Madrona Island, a fictional island within the San Juan Islands off the coast of Washington State. As a fourth generation islander Caitlin Hart is struggling to make her way as the economy and culture of the island evolves toward a tourism based industry... -
![The Cat of Christmas Present by Kathi Daley]()
The Cat of Christmas Present by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith less than two weeks until Christmas, Cait stumbles across a man who had been washed up onto the beach. The man is very much alive, but after suffering a blow to the head, he cannot seem to remember who he is or how he came to be on the island... -
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![Rival Secrets: A Whispering Pines Mystery, Book 5 by Shawn McGuire]()
Rival Secrets: A Whispering Pines Mystery, Book 5 by Shawn McGuire
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat if your nemesis challenged you on your home turf? The sense of community. The quaint surroundings. The deadly rivalries. Welcome to Whispering Pines. As the weather turns crisp, Jayne O’Shea and the other villagers prepare for the last big tourist draw of the season: the autumn equinox festival... -
![The Mint Julep Murders by Angie Fox]()
The Mint Julep Murders by Angie Fox
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsFor Southern girl Verity Long, friendship means sitting down to stories and sweet tea on the front porch. For her gangster ghost housemate, it means dragging Verity out to a remote haunted asylum during a raging thunderstorm to do a favor for a long-dead mob boss. But Verity is always ready to help out a friend, even one as eternally eccentric as Frankie... -
![Itching for Justice by Addison Moore]()
Itching for Justice by Addison Moore
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn innkeeper who reads minds. An ornery detective. And a trail of bodies. Cider Cove is the premier destination for murder.***Includes RECIPEMy 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... -
![Raining Cats and Killers by Addison Moore, Bellamy Bloom]()
Raining Cats and Killers by Addison Moore, Bellamy Bloom
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn innkeeper who reads minds. An ornery detective. And a trail of bodies. Cider Cove is the premier destination for murder.***Includes RECIPEMy 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... -
![Southern Storm by Terri Blackstock]()
Southern Storm by Terri Blackstock
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSequel to the #1 best-selling Cape Refuge First a dead stranger. Now a missing Police Chief. Did Chief Cade run off to elope . . . or has he met with foul play? The body in the morgue had no ID. No one knew who he was or where he came from when he walked out in front of Cade s car. And when Cade learns he had a gunshot wound before he was struck, finding his identity becomes even more urgent... -
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Six Feet Under by Tonya Kappes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsToo many cooks in the kitchen spoil the broth. And let me tell you, this broth is in trouble. Get ready for a Southern showdown. The residents of Cottonwood, Kentucky are sent into a tizzy when the Culinary Channel comes to town to film an episode of Southern Home Cookin’ with celebrity chef Frank Von Lee. Especially Sheriff Kenni Lowry... -
![Diggin' Up the Dirt by Tonya Kappes]()
Diggin' Up the Dirt by Tonya Kappes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSweet as honey, soured by murder!Everyone in Cottonwood loves the new bakery, Sweet Shop. Until a Cottonwood resident is found dead with a half-eaten donut in her hand.Sheriff Kenni Lowry has her hands full. With a new murder in town and a new deputy to train, she’s not sure if she’s ever gonna get this booger solved.Sheriff Elmer Sims comes to the rescue, stepping up as Kenni’s ghost deputy... -
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Frankencat by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDo you love Cozy Mysteries?Do you love Halloween?In this fun and heartfelt cozy mystery by USA Today bestselling author Kathi Daley, Cait and Tara are holding a book club meeting at Coffee Cat Books the week before Halloween when a storm rolls in. The storm intensifies during the course of the discussion thrusting the store into darkness... -
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A Whisker in Time by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt is Halloween on Madrona Island and the entire gang is knee deep in the annual festivities. When a body is found in the storage room of the bar Danny and Aiden recently purchased, Danny is considered to be a prime suspect in the woman's death. When it looks as if Danny had both motive and opportunity, things go from Halloween eerie to down right terrifying... -
![The Cat of Christmas Future by Kathi Daley]()
The Cat of Christmas Future by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs with The Cat of Christmas Past and The Cat of Christmas Present, while this holiday cozy features a mystery, it does not feature a murder. It is Christmas on Madrona Island and the spirit of Christmas is out in full force. A cat who looks a lot like a cat from Cait's past comes to visit just as Cait and Cody are getting ready for a full lineup of holiday events... -
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![A Whale of a Tail by Kathi Daley]()
A Whale of a Tail by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVisiting author Winnifred Westminster turns up dead after a speaking engagement at Coffee Cat Books where she tells those in attendance the story of the very real murder her book is based on. A murder she assures them that local law enforcement were never able to solve, but after years of research, she assured them she'd found the answer they couldn't... -
![A Humbug Holiday by London Lovett]()
A Humbug Holiday by London Lovett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's holiday time in Firefly Junction but not everything is sweet sugarplums and glittery tinsel.Sunni Taylor has been too busy to get into the holiday spirit, even with her mom coming to town for a visit. Her festive spirit gets a spark when Detective Brady Jackson asks her to attend the town's production of A Christmas Carol... -
![Southern Fried by Tonya Kappes]()
Southern Fried by Tonya Kappes
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the South, it's better when the food is fried and the secrets kept buried...After the dead body of a beloved Cottonwood resident is found tangled up in an electric fence, Sheriff Kenni Lowry has a hunch that somethin' ain't right... -
![Dog Days of Murder by Addison Moore, Bellamy Bloom]()
Dog Days of Murder by Addison Moore, Bellamy Bloom
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn innkeeper who reads minds. An ornery detective. And a trail of bodies. Cider Cove is the premier destination for murder.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... -
![Original Secrets by Shawn McGuire]()
Original Secrets by Shawn McGuire
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Northwoods village of Whispering Pines used to be a safe haven for outsiders, but after three deaths in two months, it’s become a hotbed of murder.Exhausted from being the only law enforcement official on duty, while also trying to open a bed-and-breakfast, Jayne O’Shea welcomes the escape she finds in her grandmother’s journals... -
![The Cat of Christmas Past by Kathi Daley]()
The Cat of Christmas Past by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt's Christmas on Madrona Island and Cait and friends have plans to embrace the magic of the season. The only dark spot on their celebration is the fact that a miserly old landlord is set on evicting an apartment building full of tenants just days before Christmas... -
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Ghosts, Alibis, and Apple Pies by J.A. Holder
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMichelle Bishop has spent most of her life hating her nemesis, Georgia Beauregard. When the town beauty queen herself suddenly dies, Michelle is the only one who isn’t mourning. But Michelle has just discovered there is something far worse than a living, breathing bully. Try being haunted by a dead one... -
![The Witch and the Dead by Heather Blake]()
The Witch and the Dead by Heather Blake
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen Darcy moved to Salem, Massachusetts, she never expected her life to change as drastically as it did. But within a short time, the Enchanted Village has become her home, its mystical residents have become her family, and As You Wish, the personal concierge business formerly run by her Aunt Ve, has become her calling... -
![The Haunted Heist by Angie Fox]()
The Haunted Heist by Angie Fox
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratings**USA TODAY Bestselling Series!**Just because she can see the dead doesn't mean Verity Long wants to spend her days hunting ghosts. Instead, she's over the moon to land a marketing job at the local bank...until she finds her new boss dead in the vault. Even her ghost friend, Frankie, knows that's no way to start a career... -
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The Pit List Murder by Renee George
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPit Bulls are Sweet . . . and that’s no mystery! Lily Mason and her adorable pittie Smooshie both have a nose for murder, but this is one cougar-shifter who would give her left paw to never find another dead body. All she wants is to enjoy a simple life in her new town, her fixer-upper house, while working a job she loves... -
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![Cake Pop Casualties by Addison Moore]()
Cake Pop Casualties by Addison Moore
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA baker who sees the dead. One too many suitors. And a killer. Living in Honey Hollow can be murder. *A laugh out loud standalone cozy mystery by New York Times Bestseller Addison Moore* All books in the series can be read individually but are best enjoyed in order.***Includes RECIPE*** My name is Lottie Lemon, and I see dead people... -
![Peach Cobbler Confessions by Addison Moore]()
Peach Cobbler Confessions by Addison Moore
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy name is Lottie Lemon, and I see dead people. Okay, so I rarely see dead people, mostly I see furry creatures of the dearly departed variety, aka dead pets, who have come back from the other side to warn me of their previous owner’s impending doom... -
![Blowin' Up a Murder by Tonya Kappes]()
Blowin' Up a Murder by Tonya Kappes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove and marriage go together like grits and gravy...or do they?Welcome to the little town of Cottonwood, Kentucky, a charming town with fun business names like Tiny Tina’s Hair Salon and Cowboy’s Catfish.Sheriff Lowry becomes public enemy number one when she shuts down a wedding reception when one of the catering waiters ends up dead impaled with a wedding umbrella... -
![Murder and Mega Millions by Dianne Harman]()
Murder and Mega Millions by Dianne Harman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe picked the winning numbers. She won millions. Is that why she was murdered? And are the rich really that much different than you and me? When Marty’s wealthy new appraisal client is murdered, things get messy. Marty's husband is the lead detective on the case, and he needs her to help him solve the murder... -
![The Secret of the Chateau by Carrie Bedford]()
The Secret of the Chateau by Carrie Bedford
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA JUG OF WINE, A LOAF OF BREAD—AND DEATH.SHE KNOWS IT’S COMING; SHE HAS TO STOP IT!London architect Kate Benedict has barely shucked off her coat before she spots her host's aura, a swirling pattern above his head that Kate has come to recognize as a prediction of death within a few days.And she’s barely realized he’s in danger when he drops to the floor, shot by an unseen assailant... -
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A Frightening Fangs-giving by Addison Moore
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 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... -
![A Winter Tail of Woe by Addison Moore, Bellamy Bloom]()
A Winter Tail of Woe by Addison Moore, Bellamy Bloom
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy 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. It’s a snowy winter in Cider Cove and a show called Mayhem, Baking, and Murder is taping an episode at the inn with me as the guest host... -
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Mouse of Cards by Erin Johnson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA cursed sleuth. A gallery of secrets. Will this cryptic case be her last?Pet psychic Jolene is still plagued by a hex that keeps her powers on a leash. So when her detective crush asks for help solving a strange murder at the Museum of Magical Artifacts, she hopes to find clues to break her own sorcerous chains... -
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Seven-Layer Slayer by Addison Moore
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA baker who sees the dead. One too many suitors. And a killer. Living in Honey Hollow can be murder. *A stand alone laugh out loud cozy mystery by New York Times Bestseller Addison Moore* My name is Lottie Lemon and I see dead people... -
![Pumpkin Pie Parting by Addison Moore]()
Pumpkin Pie Parting by Addison Moore
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA baker who sees the dead. One too many suitors. And a killer. Living in Honey Hollow can be murder. *A laugh out loud standalone cozy mystery by New York Times Bestseller Addison Moore* All books in the series can be read individually but are best enjoyed in order. My name is Lottie Lemon, and I see dead people... -
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![Dead Even by Patti Larsen]()
Dead Even by Patti Larsen
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRetired 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... -
![Horse of a Different Killer by Laura Morrigan]()
Horse of a Different Killer by Laura Morrigan
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAnimal behaviorist Grace Wilde’s psychic ability gives her insight into the minds of all kinds of creatures. If only humans were as easy to read… Dead men may tell no tales, but they can screw up your life with a few phone calls. Grace’s abusive ex-brother-in-law, Anthony Ortega, needs her help—at least that’s what he said on the messages he left before his sudden death... -
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The Scottish Connection by Carrie Bedford
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNO MATTER WHERE SHE GOES, SHE SEES THE UNINVITED HOUSEGUEST--ALSO KNOWN AS THE AURA OF DEATH... London architect Kate Benedict is off to a glamorous weekend party in Scotland at the formerly grand castle belonging to the uncle of her boyfriend Josh... -
![Grave Delight by Lily Harper Hart]()
Grave Delight by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen you find the light, you finally get to embrace delight.Nick Winters and Maddie Graves are officially a couple – and more importantly, they’re officially happy. They’re finally on the road to forever.When a body washes up on the Lake Michigan shoreline, though, the couple finds themselves embroiled in another mystery – and the stakes are high... -
![Dewitched by Dakota Cassidy]()
Dewitched by Dakota Cassidy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"It's nice to meet you, Mr…er, stage, screen, and Japanese film star, but party…and thirty-two years, actually almost thirty-three now. And um, stuff…to do… So, talk later. I mean, you and me. M'kay? Gotta go... -
![The Last Curtain Call by Juliet Blackwell, Xe Sands]()
The Last Curtain Call by Juliet Blackwell, Xe Sands
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA new ghoulish mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of A Ghostly Light featuring Mel Turner, a ghost-whispering contractor.Mel Turner can’t resist the chance to bring the Crockett Theatre, a decrepit San Francisco Art Deco movie palace, back to life... -
![Woof at the Door by Laura Morrigan]()
Woof at the Door by Laura Morrigan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAnimal behaviorist Grace Wilde keeps her ability to psychically communicate with furry and feathered critters under wraps. But when a Doberman turns out to be the only witness to a crime, Grace will have to let the cat out of the bag in order to catch a killer. Grace Wilde’s job is anything but normal... -
![Ghost of a Chance by Angie Fox, Tavia Gilbert]()
Ghost of a Chance by Angie Fox, Tavia Gilbert
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTis the season...for ghosts. Verity Long has come to terms with the fact that she can see spirits, and talk to them, and...she's actually making cookies for one of them. But she's drawing the line at any more ghost hunting or mystery solving. Until a dear friend needs help locating a missing antique at the party of the year... -
![Gone With the Witch by Heather Blake]()
Gone With the Witch by Heather Blake
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDarcy Merriweather is put to the test after a murder takes first prize at a pet show.... Darcy and her dog Missy are determined to put their best foot forward at the Enchanted Village’s annual Pawsitively Enchanted pet contest. She’s happy to lend a hand when the show’s organizer hires Darcy to keep an eye on things among growing suspicions that someone is sabotaging the event... -
![Murder at the Beacon Bakeshop by Darci Hannah]()
Murder at the Beacon Bakeshop by Darci Hannah
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the first of a new series, after Lindsey Bakeswell catches her celebrity chef fiancé sizzling in the arms of another woman, Lindsey leaves big city Wall Street for small town Beacon Harbor, Michigan to pursue her own passion as a pastry baker--and gets mixed up in someone's sweet taste of revenge.. -
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![A Margin for Murder by Lauren Elliott]()
A Margin for Murder by Lauren Elliott
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the riveting new mystery from the USA Today bestselling author, a murder and a missing first edition of Robert Louis Stevenson’s A Child’s Garden of Verses send rare bookstore owner Addie Greyborne on an investigation to challenge even the most distinguished of bibliophiles… Addie leaves her Greyborne Harbor bookstore, Beyond the Page Books and Curios, in the capable hands of her assistant... -
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Mystic Falls by Vickie McKeehan
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEmotionally reeling after the death of her grandmother, Gemma Channing is settling into Coyote Wells, the hometown where she grew up, after a ten-year absence. While trying to come to terms with the loss of her Gram, disturbing things begin to happen. Women are disappearing... -
![Death at the Drive-In by Angie Fox]()
Death at the Drive-In by Angie Fox
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsVerity's quest to save her friend takes her to a long-abandoned part of Sugarland where rockabilly ghosts rule... -
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Chicken Scratch by Becki Willis
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNamed 2016 Best Mystery Series by Texas Association of Authors. When Madison Reynolds finds herself widowed and penniless before forty, she does the only thing she knows to do – she packs up her teenage twins and moves back home with her eighty-year-old grandmother... -
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Yule Log Eulogy by Addison Moore
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA baker who sees the dead. One too many suitors. And a killer. Living in Honey Hollow can be murder. *A laugh out loud standalone cozy mystery by New York Times Bestseller Addison Moore* All books in the series can be read individually but are best enjoyed in order. My name is Lottie Lemon, and I see dead people... -
![Flag Cake Felonies by Addison Moore]()
Flag Cake Felonies by Addison Moore
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA baker who sees the dead. One too many suitors. And a killer. Living in Honey Hollow can be murder. *A laugh out loud standalone cozy mystery by New York Times Bestseller Addison Moore* All books in the series can be read individually but are best enjoyed in order.***Includes RECIPE*** My name is Lottie Lemon, and I see dead people...
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