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Alpaca Lies by Ellen Riggs
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCan a dancing alpaca waltz her way out of a murder allegation and go toe-to-toe with the real killer? Alvina, the alpaca, is the most popular rescue animal at Runaway Farm. Her passion for dancing with handsome men has created a cult-like following... -
![Point Two by Max Ellendale]()
Point Two by Max Ellendale
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe case is reopened..."I can't believe this shit is happening again. Four Point's dead and yet, everyone I care about is unsafe. Again. Brody's gone, Maggie's hurt, and now Ben and I have to fix everything ourselves. This time, I'll be the one watching.. -
![The Tell Tale by Clare Ashton]()
The Tell Tale by Clare Ashton
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA small town, enduring love, a web of secrets.The Tell Tale has been watching and waiting, because there’s something queer about the village of Foel.Beth Griffiths has returned home to raise her daughter in the Welsh hills. They arrive to the open arms of the community, but not all is what it seems and Beth isn’t home for the reason she pretends either... -
![The Mistress Files by Tiffany Reisz]()
The Mistress Files by Tiffany Reisz
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsKingsley Edge, king of kink himself, wants Mistress Nora to write a training manual to instruct his other professional Dominants how to take better care of their clients. But Mistress Nora can't put pen to paper without churning out a sexy short story and Kingsley's training manual quickly turns into true tales of her adventures with her favorite clients. A female submissive who can't orgasm... -
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![Masquerade in London by Emily L. Finch]()
Masquerade in London by Emily L. Finch
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSuspected of murder, Samantha Kingston leaves behind the world she knows when she flees to the streets of London to discover the truth in this, the first book in a new historical mystery series.London, 1861. Samantha Kingston has lived under the control of her overbearing uncle since the death of her parents six years ago...Categorized as:
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![Mascara and Murder by Gina LaManna]()
Mascara and Murder by Gina LaManna
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJenna McGovern is back… under the Hollywood lights. The newest resident of Blueberry Lake is finding it hard to escape her past as it follows her home. When a movie production begins filming on Main Street, Jenna is more than a little disgruntled to find her ex-boyfriend is the producer behind it. But she’s even more disgruntled to find he’s the primary suspect in an attempted murder case... -
![Decaffeinated Scandal by Tonya Kappes, Christina Sagnimeni]()
Decaffeinated Scandal by Tonya Kappes, Christina Sagnimeni
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsListening time: 4 hours and 33 minutes.Maybe the killer drank decaffeinated. Corn maze, apple bobbing, and pumpkin carvings are a few of the things tourists, who are visiting Honey Springs Halloween Extravaganza, are expecting to see... -
![A Case of Madness [or The Curious Appearance of Holmes in the Nighttime] by Yvonne Knop]()
A Case of Madness [or The Curious Appearance of Holmes in the Nighttime] by Yvonne Knop
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAndrew Thomas just got sacked. He's permanently drunk. He's got cancer. Is inescapably gay. Was hit by a bus. And he's fallen in love with a stranger whose life he saved. As a newly-unemployed Sherlock Holmes scholar, Andrew knows only Holmes can help him untangle the madness his life has become, but Holmes isn't real... -
![Annabelle Archer's Holiday Collection by Laura Durham]()
Annabelle Archer's Holiday Collection by Laura Durham
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings'Tis the season for mistletoe and matrimony--with a touch of murder.3 books. 450+ pages of holiday cozy mysteries that are both merry and madcap.The holidays are not so holly and jolly for DC's premier wedding planner... -
![The Inconvenient Corpse by Barbara Cool Lee]()
The Inconvenient Corpse by Barbara Cool Lee
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA handsome movie star in her kitchen, and a corpse in the swimming pool. Just your typical Monday morning… Maggie McJasper is starting over in a little California beach town. She has a bead shop, a nice circle of friends, and a handsome movie star who keeps flirting with her. Life would be pretty great if she could just stop stumbling over dead bodies…... -
![Mistletoe Malarkey: A Shayla Murphy Mystery by Stella Bixby]()
Mistletoe Malarkey: A Shayla Murphy Mystery by Stella Bixby
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey've been dating more than a year. They practically live together. Now, Shayla's meeting his family for Christmas.In Ireland. Seamus is a park ranger, shares an apartment with three other guys, and drives a beat up pickup truck... -
![Under the Gun by Nancy Naigle, Kelsey Browning]()
Under the Gun by Nancy Naigle, Kelsey Browning
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Hollywood A-listers swarm Bartell County for a celebrity funeral, Miss Lillian takes in a temporary houseguest. After all, Abby Ruth is away and her room is sitting empty. She’ll never be the wiser. But after the charming visitor leaves, Abby Ruth’s adored arsenal has also vamoosed. Lil, Maggie, and Sera are in one hot mess trying to find the guns before Abby Ruth gets back... -
![Against The Spread by Mara Jacobs]()
Against The Spread by Mara Jacobs
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsMy 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... -
![Unfinished Business by Jenna Bennett]()
Unfinished Business by Jenna Bennett
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen realtor and recovering Southern Belle Savannah Martin wakes up alone on what is supposed to be her wedding day, she isn’t sure what to think. Did her fiancé—bad-boy TBI agent Rafe Collier—decide he couldn’t face being shackled to one woman for the rest of his life.. -
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![Change of Heart by Jenna Bennett]()
Change of Heart by Jenna Bennett
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt’s late February, just two months after Savannah Martin and Rafael Collier finally worked things out between them, and Rafe is already sneaking out of bed in the wee hours... -
![Scones, Skulls & Scams by Leighann Dobbs]()
Scones, Skulls & Scams by Leighann Dobbs
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBrook Ridge Falls favorite bakery owner, Lexy Baker, has everything she ever wanted. A new husband she adores. A thriving bakery business. Everything is going great.... Until a new bakery springs up across the street and tries every trick in the book to put her out of business!Lexy smells something rotten about the bakery and it isn't just their stale brownies... -
![Brewed Awakening by Cleo Coyle]()
Brewed Awakening by Cleo Coyle
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom 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... -
![The Road to Zoe by Nick Alexander]()
The Road to Zoe by Nick Alexander
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsShe ran away from the truth, but she can’t run forever. Seven years after his sister vanished without a trace, Jude is on the road, determined not to return home until he has found her. He wants to reunite his broken family, but more than this he wants to know why Zoe left—what happened when they were kids, on that terrible day when everything fell apart... -
![All Lessons Learned: A classic mystery romance by Charlie Cochrane]()
All Lessons Learned: A classic mystery romance by Charlie Cochrane
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“A sparkling, intelligent series, not to be missed” – The Historical Novel Society The Great War is over. Freed from a prisoner of war camp and back at St. Bride’s College, Orlando Coppersmith is discovering what those years have cost.... All he holds dear—including his beloved Jonty Stewart, lost in combat... -
![Scottsdale Scorcher by B.A. Trimmer]()
Scottsdale Scorcher by B.A. Trimmer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Laura Black just wants to pay her rent, find the perfect boyfriend, and save the world! " In this new thrilling romantic mystery, Scottsdale’s favorite investigator has teamed up with Mistress McNasty to hunt for a lost client. Unfortunately, Laura’s enemies are searching for her and if they find her, the results won’t be pretty. There’s also someone starting fires and leaving dead bodies... -
![Scottsdale Sting by B A Trimmer]()
Scottsdale Sting by B A Trimmer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis her latest thrilling, romantic adventure, Laura Black has teamed up with sexy movie star Stig Stevens. He has a problem floating in his pool and it’s quickly becomes Laura’s problem as well. Next, a mysterious Australian burglar and a group of sinister foreign mercenaries come in to add to the chaos. Fortunately, Sophie and Gina come in to lend a helping hand and keep the bad guys at bay... -
![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 ratingsShe 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 ratingsShe 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... -
![Suspect in High Heels by Gemma Halliday]()
Suspect in High Heels by Gemma Halliday
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew York Times USA Today Bestselling series!Death at an antiques show has this fashion designer turned amateur sleuth on the case again...When Maddie Springer—shoe designer turned amateur sleuth—tags along with her mother to the Antiques Extravaganza road show, the last thing she expects to have to do is pull her mom off of a celebrity appraiser after he calls her prized antique hatpin a phony... -
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![Zero Chill by Carolyn Elizabeth]()
Zero Chill by Carolyn Elizabeth
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCorey Curtis and Thayer Reynolds, now living together, are more than happy to put the days of their turbulent courtship behind them, trading hospital rooms and jail cells for quiet nights in front of a crackling fire. With the holidays upon them they are looking forward to celebrating with friends and family, intimate moments alone, and festive surprises... -
![An Inexplicable Woman: A Historical Romance Mystery by Sarah F. Noel]()
An Inexplicable Woman: A Historical Romance Mystery by Sarah F. Noel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStep into 1897 Victorian Unravel Love and Intrigue with The Tabitha & Wolf Historical Mystery Series, where Mystery meets Romance with a splash of Humour.Who is this mysterious woman from Wolf’s past who can so easily summon him to her side?When Lady Arlene Archibald tracks Wolf down and begs him for help, he plans to travel to Brighton alone to see her... -
![Burden of Poof by Julie Anne Lindsey]()
Burden of Poof by Julie Anne Lindsey
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn 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 ratingsMeet 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... -
![With a Vengeance by Annette Dashofy]()
With a Vengeance by Annette Dashofy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsParamedic Zoe Chambers and the rest of rural Monongahela County's EMS and fire personnel are used to wading into the middle of trouble to rescue the sick and the injured... -
![Heads Will Cinnamon Roll by London Lovett]()
Heads Will Cinnamon Roll by London Lovett
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor 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... -
![Yews with Caution by Kate Collins]()
Yews with Caution by Kate Collins
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFlower shop owner Abby Knight is out to help a friend in need but soon finds herself in the weeds... The Spring of Abby's Discontent It's April in New Chapel, and Abby and her husband, Marco, are off to buy shrubs for their new house. But the owner of the local landscaping company is nowhere to be found... -
![The Stone House Secret by Debra Burroughs]()
The Stone House Secret by Debra Burroughs
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPraise 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... -
![All Murders Final! by Sherry Harris]()
All Murders Final! by Sherry Harris
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHer 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 ratingsAlly 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... -
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![Affairs of Steak by Julie Hyzy]()
Affairs of Steak by Julie Hyzy
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhite House chef Olivia Paras and her arch nemesis, White House Sensitivity Director Peter Everett Sargeant, must work together to solve the double murder of one of the First Lady's assistants and the Chief of Staff-before they become the next victims of a merciless assassin with a secret agenda... -
![A Stranger's Game by Colleen Coble]()
A Stranger's Game by Colleen Coble
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA gripping new stand-alone novel from USA TODAY bestselling romantic suspense author Colleen Coble.A wealthy hotel heiress.Torie Bergstrom hasn’t been back to Georgia since she was ten, but she’s happy to arrange a job for her best friend at one of the family properties on Jekyll Island.A suspicious death... -
![Hospitality and Homicide by Lynn Cahoon]()
Hospitality and Homicide by Lynn Cahoon
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA visit to the serene coastal town of South Cove, California, could make anybody feel refreshed and inspired. But as Jill Gardner—owner of Coffee, Books, and More—discovers, some folks won’t live to tell about it . . .Mystery author Nathan Pike checked into South Cove Bed & Breakfast to compose a compelling novel, not commit murder... -
![The Diva Serves High Tea by Krista Davis]()
The Diva Serves High Tea by Krista Davis
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe New York Times bestselling author of The Diva Steals a Chocolate Kiss serves up a new mystery steeped in murder... When The Parlour opens up in town, domestic diva Sophie Winston finally has a place to satisfy her cravings for all things tea and crumpet related... -
![Picture Perfect Frame by Lynn Cahoon]()
Picture Perfect Frame by Lynn Cahoon
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAs the owner of Coffee, Books, and More, Jill Gardner likes to support other Main Street businesses, so she attends a paint-and-sip event where, sadly, her brushstrokes look more like blobs. It’s still fun, though—aside from some disruption by a couple doing more sipping than painting... -
![Simple Justice by John Morgan Wilson]()
Simple Justice by John Morgan Wilson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFollowing the death of his lover and a scandal involving his Pulitzer Prize-winning article, crime reporter Benjamin Justice has fallen into a hazy, alcoholic reclusiveness, hiding out in the West Hollywood neighborhood known as the Norma Triangle. He is called back to the world of the living by an unexpected, and unwelcome, visit from Harry Brofsky, his former boss... -
![Guns Blazing by Andrea Smith, Eva LeNoir]()
Guns Blazing by Andrea Smith, Eva LeNoir
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook 2, "Black Balled" Series My name is Lloyd Ledbetter and I am the best lawyer New York criminals can buy. My obsession to detail is their saving grace. I'm focused, determined and one-track minded. Nursing my broken heart for the last few months, I've stayed away from anything that could resemble a relationship. Until Luke Gunner... -
![Club Luxe 5: New Beginnings by Olivia Noble]()
Club Luxe 5: New Beginnings by Olivia Noble
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe thought the worst was over, until the one woman who could change everything returned... Malcolm never thought he would ever see his wife again. Her abandonment caused him years of suffering, and the sting of her betrayal tore his heart to shreds... -
![Plain Dead by Emma Miller]()
Plain Dead by Emma Miller
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a newspaperman is murdered in the Amish community of Stone Mill, Pennsylvania, Rachel Mast digs up the dirt to find out who wanted to bury the lead… Although she left her Old Order Amish ways in her youth, Rachel discovered corporate life in the English world to be complicated and unfulfilling. Having returned to Stone Mill, she’s happy to be running her own B&B... -
![Conscious Bias: A Monica Spade Novel by Alexi Venice]()
Conscious Bias: A Monica Spade Novel by Alexi Venice
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA legal drama, laced with a woman's personal growth, that explores visceral bias, cultural alliances, and the power of love in Apple Grove, Wisconsin.Trevor McKnight, a young white male, is charged with the murder of Abdul Seif, a Saudi Arabian foreign exchange student.Newbie Attorney Monica Spade's physician clients plan to testify at trial that Trevor's punch to Abdul's head killed him... -
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![The Brim Reaper by Diane Vallere]()
The Brim Reaper by Diane Vallere
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFormer fashion buyer Samantha Kidd is in over her head. With no job prospects on the horizon, former fashion buyer Samantha Kidd convinces boyfriend and shoe designer Nick Taylor to give her a job in his showroom, but when a collection of vintage Hollywood costumes comes to town, it brings a hat box full of hype... -
![If the Coffin Fits by Lillian Bell]()
If the Coffin Fits by Lillian Bell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPerfect for fans of Carolyn Haines and Donna Andrews, Lillian Bell makes the return with her second Funeral Parlor mystery featuring funeral director Desiree Turner.When an unnatural cause of death finds one of her clients, Desiree must get to the bottom of the murder before she’s fitted for a coffin, herself.Funeral director Desiree Turner deals with death by natural causes all the time... -
![Blessed Are the Meek by Kristi Belcamino]()
Blessed Are the Meek by Kristi Belcamino
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA rash of high-profile murders all point to reporter Gabriella Giovanni's boyfriend, Detective Sean Donovan, when investigators uncover a single link in the deaths: Annalisa Cruz. A decade ago, Cruz seduced Donovan away from a life as a monk, and though their relationship soured long ago … her passion for him has not... -
![Blessed are Those Who Weep by Kristi Belcamino]()
Blessed are Those Who Weep by Kristi Belcamino
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSan Francisco Bay Area reporter Gabriella Giovanni stumbles onto a horrific crime scene with only one survivor—a baby girl found crawling between the dead bodies of her family members. Reeling from the slaughter, Gabriella clings to the infant. When Social Services pries the little girl from her arms, the enormity of the tragedy hits home... -
![Slightly Irregular by Rhonda Pollero]()
Slightly Irregular by Rhonda Pollero
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKidnapping is so last season. Couture-conscious paralegal Finley Anderson Tanner knew it was risky to break her cardinal shopping ruleâ��never pay full priceâ��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... -
![Deadly Illusions by Brenda Joyce]()
Deadly Illusions by Brenda Joyce
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIrrepressible heiress and intrepid sleuth Francesca Cahill moves from her own elegant world of Fifth Avenue to the teeming underbelly of society, a place of pride, passions...and sometimes deadly perversions. Despite the misgivings of her fiancé, Calder Hart, Francesca cannot turn away from a threat that is terrorizing the tenement neighborhood of Lower Manhattan...
![A Case of Madness [or The Curious Appearance of Holmes in the Nighttime] by Yvonne Knop](https://48f-1.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/books/small/652902feb3c20ee8102a827f.jpg)
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