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Baskets and Beignets by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWorth dyeing for.Ten years ago, Ryan Comeaux was convicted of killing his girlfriend and was sentenced to life in prison. Now a witness has come forward who claims she was with Ryan the entire night and it’s not possible that he was the killer. But the local police assume she’s mistaken and aren’t interested in reopening what they view as an open-and-shut case... -
The Hitwoman's Dying Wish by J.B. Lynn
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMaggie Lee is just doing the right thing when she drives her boyfriend to the hospital so that he can donate part of his liver to a stranger, but things quickly go wrong.On her way home, Maggie witnesses a car crash and rushes to try to help the driver, but he is dying... -
The Ghost is Clear: A Ghost Detective Paranormal Cozy Mystery #3 by Jane Hinchey
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAmateur sleuth, PI in training, ghost whisperer.That's me. Audrey Fitzgerald, ghost detective. I'm finally coming to terms with the fact that I can not only communicate with ghosts, but animals too. Well, one in particular, my big gray teddy bear of a cat, Thor. What I haven't worked out yet is how to keep my newfound abilities a secret from the townsfolk of Firefly Bay... -
Ambushed in Paradise by Deborah Brown
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Keys is a great place to hide a seashell bucket full of secrets. Creole…shot…dead. Three words Madison Westin never thought she’d hear in the same sentence. Creole promised. He pinky swore on it. But even through a blur of tears fed by prescription-strength margaritas, Madison can tell when things are shady... -
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No Escape by Julie Moffett
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGeek girl Lexi Carmichael thought meeting the in-laws would be easy as long as they met on neutral ground and she was fully prepared with a spreadsheet full of etiquette dos and don’ts. But unfortunately for Lexi, things don’t always turn out as she planned.Meeting the in-laws is a daunting task even for those who are outgoing and socially capable... -
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... -
Poison and Prejudice by Chelsea Field
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen Izzy agreed to become an undercover poison taster, she didn’t anticipate that it might involve driving around the streets of Los Angeles with a corpse in the trunk. Because the police asked her to. She also didn’t think finding a body together could be considered a bonding experience until she met Connor’s family... -
Heists and Poltergeists by Trixie Silvertale
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen our psychic sleuth lands in the middle of a Wonderland bank robbery, will she keep her cool or lose her head?Mitzy Moon is determined not to spoil her surprise birthday party. She’s been dodging questions and playing dumb for months, but a sassy snoop can only take so much... -
Just Follow The Money by Jinx Schwartz
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHetta Coffey is a sassy Texan with a snazzy yacht, and she’s not afraid to use it! She’s been visiting France for a couple of months, barging on the Canal du Midi with her boyfriend, Jenks Jenkins She hit the hot spots in the South of France, ate great food, drank fine wine, and foiled a terrorist plot: all the usual stuff... -
Just For The Birds by Jinx Schwartz
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHetta Coffey is a sassy woman with a snazzy yacht and she's not afraid to use it! While docked at Marina de la Paz, in Mexico's hauntingly beautiful Sea of Cortez, Hetta gets a surprise visitor that sets off a chain of events like only Hetta can manage to get herself embroiled in. With her best friend, Jan, and her dog, Po Thang, they are hot on the trail of some dastardly smugglers... -
Just A Happy Camper by Jinx Schwartz
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHetta Coffey is a sassy Texan with a snazzy yacht, and she's not afraid to use it. She's cruising Mexico's hauntingly beautiful Sea of Cortez when she gets a job offer she can't refuse. Not only is the project located in her old stomping grounds in Texas Hill Country, but comes with an RV for living quarters. She has no problem driving a forty-five foot yacht, but RVing is new to her... -
Cerberus Tactical K9: Team Alpha Boxed Set by Fiona Quinn
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEx-Special Operators join the Cerberus Iniquus Tactical K9 Team Alpha with three action adventure novelsSurvival InstinctMilitary training won’t help when the enemy is a force of nature…All Major Dani Addams wanted when she started up that trail was to mourn and honor her fallen friend... -
Jack of Hearts: A Heart-Pounding Mystery Filled with Action, Humor and a Dash of Romance by Christopher Greyson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis top-rated mystery-thriller series is on sale for a limited time to introduce you to the wildly popular Detective Jack Stratton Series from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Christopher Greyson. We hope you enjoy! Jack Stratton is heading south for some fun in the sun... -
Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes by Kimberly Dean, James Dean
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom the bestselling Pete the Cat series, help Pete and his friends find the missing cupcakes! Pete the Cat and his friends are busy as can be baking cupcakes for a party, and Pete can’t wait to perform with his groovy band... -
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Swindled in Paradise by Deborah Brown
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSexy sleuths Madison and Fab race to uncover the truth behind a horrific crime… before a loved one pays the ultimate price... -
Rest in Pink by Jennifer Crusie, Bob Mayer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the NY Times Bestselling duo that wrote Agnes and the Hitman, the second book in a new series.Liz Danger is a ghostwriter, trapped in her old hometown for the summer... -
The Hunt for the 100th Key by Geronimo Stilton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGeronimo unlocks the mystery in this fabumouse adventure -- which includes a bonus story! My sister, Thea, had discovered an enormouse old castle built by the founder of New Mouse City! She and Trap dragged me along with them to explore it. Inside, we found one hundred keys... but only ninety-nine doors to unlock...Categorized as:
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No Stone Unturned by Julie Moffett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEngaged to be MurderedAn engagement is supposed to be a fun, exciting time, but things are never easy for Slash and me. Instead, someone is threatening to expose Slash’s past—a past so secret even I know very little about it.Before I can get used to the weight of Nonna’s antique ring on my finger, he’s on his way to Rome…and we’re farther apart than we’ve ever been... -
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... -
Witch is How The Tables Turned by Adele Abbott
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOne good turn… Someone very dear to Jill has gone missing, and the clock is ticking. Meanwhile a new friend may not be what they seem. …deserves another custard cream... -
Just Pardon My French by Jinx Schwartz
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHetta Coffey is a sassy Texan with a snazzy yacht, and she’s not afraid to use it! She’s living aboard her forty-five foot boat in Mexico’s spectacular Sea of Cortez, taking work where she can get it and, characteristically, she isn’t all that concerned about any pesky legalities involved... -
Duty and the Beast by Chelsea Field
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIsobel Avery's first six months as an undercover poison taster haven't exactly been easy. But this week will be worse. Two people with nothing in common are found dead. Apparently poisoned by an artificial intelligence security system. Now Izzy needs to find out whether robots are taking over the world or if there's a geeky murderer on the loose... -
Pawsitively Betrayed by Melissa Erin Jackson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEnemies wear many faces.The Here and Meow Festival has finally arrived! Amber Blackwood and her fellow festival committee members still have plenty to do before the celebration of all things feline begins. Even though Amber’s witchy past keeps interfering, she knows the show must go on. Edgehill’s livelihood depends on the festival’s success... -
Murdock by Elle James
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEx-Navy SEAL, Sean Murdock, is done with the Navy, done with being a bodyguard and ready to embrace construction as his new vocation. When he offers to ride shotgun with the local mobile veterinarian to deliver a horse to a client, he doesn’t expect the trip to turn into a rescue mission.Gabbie Myers grew up on a ranch in Montana and knew from her first pony that she would become a veterinarian... -
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Lucky Ride by Deborah Coonts
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWho would want to kill a clown? Lucky O’Toole, chief problem solver for the Babylon Hotel, the primo property on the Las Vegas Strip, isn’t in any mood to find out. For one, it’s New Year’s Day and Lucky’s birthday. And she hasn’t caught her breath after a chase to the death in Hong Kong and Macau. Her French chef is pushing to set the wedding date... -
Witch is When Stuff Got Serious by Adele Abbott
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThere's no such thing as... The gloves are well and truly off now. Jill Gooder, P.I. and witch superstar, is about to kick some serious butt. The Dark One (TDO) had better watch out! ...a free custard cream... -
Scottsdale Shadow by B.A. Trimmer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsScottsdale’s favorite investigator, Laura Black, returns in a thrilling new romantic mystery. In her latest adventure, Laura’s on the hunt for a client’s father with a shadowy past. The trail leads her on an adventure across Arizona to a dark casino where every fantasy can come true. Unfortunately, poking her nose into things she shouldn’t has deadly consequences... -
Coal Miner's Slaughter by Elise Sax
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDeath is following Matilda, and it’s not going unnoticed in the small town of Goodnight, New Mexico. When she finds Inga Mueller, a local jewelry maker, drowned in a bucket of a resin, Matilda’s reputation is sealed as the harbinger of death. As she begins to investigate Inga’s murder, she discovers Inga’s darker, secret life with ties to Goodnight’s prominent residents... -
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... -
Witch is When All Was Revealed by Adele Abbott
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThere's no place like... Nothing is what it seems. Who can Jill Gooder, P.I. and witch superstar, trust now? And who is the 'Phoenix'? ...the custard cream tin... -
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... -
Just Different Devils by Jinx Schwartz
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHetta Coffey is a sassy Texan with a snazzy yacht, and she's not afraid to use it—most of the time. She's an intrepid cruiser, but wild rumors of marauding gangs of flesh-shredding giant Humboldt squid on a rampage in the Sea of Cortez could keep even Hetta tied to an expensive dock... -
No Living Soul by Julie Moffett
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlthough I never expected it, my work as a computer geek has me traveling around the world, solving mysteries and fighting bad guys. Sometimes with my friends, but always with trouble by my side... -
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No Regrets by Julie Moffett
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGeek girl Lexi Carmichael has tackled her share of formidable tasks, but nothing quite as daunting as serving as maid of honor at her best friend’s wedding When I agreed to stand by my best friend, Basia, on her big day, I had no idea what I was in for. Bouquets and unflattering evening wear I can handle... -
Murder in Paradise (Paradise Series) by Deborah Brown
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOverlooking the waters of the Biscayne Bay sits a mansion where all hell has broken loose. Madison Westin has found herself and her bombshell best friend, Fabiana Merceau, caught up in deep trouble—yet again. This time, Fab is implicated as the only suspect in a high-profile double homicide on a beautiful private island... -
Drive Thru Murder by Colleen Mooney
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsColleen Mooney keeps the twists coming as fast as the laughs in her third THIRD funny cozy starring Brandy Alexander, everybody’s idea of the perfect chick lit heroine. Brandy’s blonde, adorable, has a good job, two guys to choose from, and very possibly the poor judgment to pick the wrong one. (Half the fun’s watching to see if she’s ever going to wise up)... -
A Body on Fitzgerald’s Bluff by Anna Celeste Burke
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMiriam Webster’s a woman with a few secrets—can she keep them after she and her spirited Dalmatian, Domino, find a body on Fitzgerald’s Bluff? When Miriam Webster moves into the Seaview Cottages active adult community, the last thing she expects is to find a body on the bluffs nearby... -
Magical Mission by Geronimo Stilton
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI was traveling to London, England on a secret mission! I had to investigate some strange occurrences -- someone was trying to get their paws on the crown jewels! Trap came along, too, to compete in a big magic show. And before I could solve my mystery, Trap needed my help... to perform an impossible magic trick... -
Thea Stilton and the Hollywood Hoax by Thea Stilton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Thea Sisters are visiting a friend in sunny California -- and she invites them to the set of a movie in Hollywood! The mice love being around famouse and fabumouse directors and actors as they're working... -
The Great Jackalope Stampede by Ann Charles
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom the award-winning author of the Kindle Bestselling Deadwood Mystery Series comes the hilarious third book in the Jackrabbit Junction Mystery series: THE GREAT JACKALOPE STAMPEDE!"There's nothing like a woman who wears a tool belt!"Praise for THE GREAT JACKALOPE STAMPEDE"Cool characters, a clever mystery, and a ton of laughs--The Great Jackalope Stampede delivers them all! If you haven't... -
Through the Storm by Diane Greenwood Muir
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOnce things start falling apart around Polly Giller, chaos takes over and all she can do is hold on for the ride. Sylvie Donovan has finished school and things are supposed to be rainbows and unicorns. Not in Bellingwood. Her oldest son, Jason, has just started high school and isn't handling the transition well... -
Shock and Awesome by Camilla Chafer
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen a thief who preys on the super rich women of a high-end dating website turns up in Montgomery, it’s up to Private Investigator, Lexi Graves, to lure him out before he goes to ground. To make matters worse, he's evaded capture numerous times, and this might be the last chance to catch him before he retires altogether from the high stakes game... -
Weapons of Mass Distraction by Camilla Chafer
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen a client drops dead during Lexi’s spin class, she’s not too surprised. After all, it’s a tough class. But within days, another death occurs, this time, on the treadmill. Then, when her running partner bites the dust, it becomes personal. Sent undercover, Lexi takes a job as Montgomery’s newest gym instructor in a bid to find the killer... -
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Poison is the New Black: by Chelsea Field
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen Mr. Black becomes the top suspect in a murder investigation, Isobel Avery is roped into helping Etta, her Glock, and her greyhound clear his name. Except her boyfriend Connor is warning her to stay out of it, the new client she’s protecting from poison threats requires her full attention, and oh yeah, Izzy thinks Mr. Black might be guilty… He did once try to beat her to a pulp after all... -
Death in Damascus by Karen Baugh Menuhin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA 1920s Murder Mystery - Death in the desert with intrigue, adventure and a dog of distinction.' There's a damsel in distress and accusations of attempted murder flying around, but it's not in the comfortable confines of the English countryside, it's in the very distant city of Damascus... -
The Rings of Grissom by Julia Huni
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe thought being a space janitor was chaotic. Now she’s really in for a cleanup.Triana Moore lost her job as a maintenance technician when her boss discovered her true identity. But decluttering the galaxy isn’t just for janitors. When she visits the ringed planet Grissom with security agent Ty O’Neill for his sister’s wedding, Triana discovers just how messy life can get... -
Finders Weepers by Belinda White
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy name is Tazlyn Hunt. I'm a Finder. It's what I do. I have the somewhat mysterious ability to sometimes link with missing people. Linking can make Finding much easier. Easier on the body, on the mind, on the paws. Oh yeah, I'm a Benandanti werewolf too. I make it a rule to never take on dark cases... -
The Dance of the Star Fairies by Thea Stilton, Iacopo Bruno
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Thea Sisters are on a magical adventure!The Thea Sisters' next adventure to the Kingdom of the... -
Silver Charms by Kate Moseman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Paranormal Women’s Fiction (PWF) that’ll light your fire!All Rose wants is peace, quiet, and some quality time with her lovable foster dog, Braveheart. Unfortunately, a devious elder fire witch has decided it’s time to begin Rose’s training in fire magic—and she won’t take no for an answer...
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