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Castaways and Longer Days by Trixie Silvertale
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA dangerous tornado. A clever crime. Can this psychic sleuth sift through the rubble to find a murder?Mitzy Moon longs to embrace the warmth of summer at a community-wide celebration. Enjoying a midsummer sailboat regatta, strawberry cake, and bonfires on the beach sounds divine... -
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The Baby Plan by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf you love small towns, endearing relationships, food, animals, and a touch of murder, you will love this mystery series set in the small town of White Eagle Montana.In book 11 in the series, Tess fills in at the post office after the woman who took over her route broke her leg... -
A Streak of Bad Cluck by Ellen Riggs
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith hens like these, who needs enemies?Ivy is finally starting to feel at home on Runaway Farm and she’s even settled the feathers of a formerly feisty neighbor with frequent gourmet food bribes. Unless the nosy neighbor has an ulterior motive, that is. She’s as sly as Ivy’s runaway sow.New guests descend on the inn and Ivy puts the mayhem of recent weeks behind her... -
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Wakes and High Stakes by Trixie Silvertale
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA flamboyant funeral. A dashing gigolo. Can this psychic sleuth beat the odds on murder?Mitzy Moon is never one to celebrate death. But a compelling invitation to a 1920s themed memorial service, aboard a riverboat casino, entices her to take a gamble. And the only thing hotter than the tables is the newly wealthy widower—until he disappears... -
Dames and Deadly Games by Trixie Silvertale
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA murder mystery game. A terminal twist. Can this psychic sleuth swap coal for clues?Mitzy Moon hopes to earn some girlfriend points on a scenic weekend getaway. Steaming off on a historic train with her handsome beau seems like the perfect way to outrun fate... -
Hearts and Dark Arts by Trixie Silvertale
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen a disappearing dog leads to a decades-old feud, will this psychic sleuth settle the score?Mitzy Moon is bending over backward to be a good big sister. Spending a day at the pet invention convention seems harmless enough... -
The Library by Bella Osborne
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTwo different generations. Two unusual people. Thrown together to save their local library.Tom is a teenager and blends into the background of life. After a row with his dad, and facing an unhappy future at the dog food factory, he escapes to the library. Tom unwittingly ends up with a bagful of romance novels and comes under the suspicion of Maggie... -
The Inn at Holiday Bay: Details in the Document by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA heartwarming cozy mystery series about losing everything, taking a chance, and starting again... -
The Christmas Clause by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIf you love small towns, endearing relationships, food, animals, and a touch of murder, you will love this cozy mystery series. With just two weeks until the highly anticipated Christmas on Main event, the tiny town of White Eagle Montana is all decked out for the season... -
Clue in the Clam by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA heartwarming cozy mystery series about losing everything, taking a chance, and starting again... -
Librarian Bear by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSarah is looking for love under the covers...of a good book!As a small-town librarian, Sarah has her hands full with projects that range from running an in-library day care to planning her best friend's wedding. Romance is a complication she doesn't need...until he walks in... -
Corpse in the Carnations by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRiches to rags. … Chaos calms. … Crime quiets. … But does it really? After getting involved in two murder cases in the short time she’s lived in picturesque Kelowna, divorcee and gardener Doreen Montgomery has developed a reputation almost as notorious as her Nan’s... -
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Bonbons and Broomsticks by H.Y. Hanna
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCaitlyn is settling into life as a novice witch in an English village chocolate shop - although she's finding the hardest magic to master is making caramel sauce without burning it! When two men are murdered, and a ghostly black hound is seen haunting the countryside, the village gossips are sure dark witchcraft is to blame. Caitlyn decides to do a little magical sleuthing of her own... -
The Inn at Holiday Bay: Turkey in the Trap-Room by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA heartwarming cozy mystery series about losing everything, taking a chance, and starting again... -
The Valentine Mystery by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIf you love small towns, endearing relationships, food, animals, and a touch of murder, you will love this new mystery series by Kathi Daley, author of the popular Zoe Donovan Cozy Mystery Series. It is Valentine's Day in White Eagle Montana and Tess and Tilly are busier than ever delivering Valentine Cards along with the daily mail... -
The Halloween Haunting by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIf you love small towns, endearing relationships, food, animals, and a touch of murder, you will love this cozy mystery series. In book 7, Tess and Brady are planning a haunted house fundraiser so they can expand the shelter to include a top of the art training facility as well as a permanent residence for hard to place animals... -
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... -
Sweet Tea and Spirits by Angie Fox
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSouthern girl Verity Long is about as high society as her pet skunk. Which is why she’s surprised as anyone when the new head of the Sugarland social set invites her to join the "it" girls. But this is no social call. Verity’s new client needs her to go in undercover and investigate strange happenings at the group’s historic headquarters... -
Espresso and Evil by Agatha Frost
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe 6th book in the BESTSELLING Peridale Cafe Cozy Mystery series!When a coffee shop opens in the village, Julia is surprised when her customers flock to the new business, leaving her café almost empty... -
Shades of Stars by Gina LaManna
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOne awkward billionaire. One failed psychic. A tale as old as time... Lola Pink is in all shades of trouble. Her shop is still under construction, she’s sort-of-fired from her job, and her hottest date this week is with a microwave burrito. However, when Dane Clark finds himself at the center of a murder investigation, Lola slips on her gorgeous vintage sunglasses and takes the case... -
Letters in the Library by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA heartwarming cozy mystery series about losing everything, taking a chance, and starting again... -
The Catnap Before Christmas by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMadrona Island - Where cats are king and mystery meets magic.It's two weeks before Christmas on magical Madrona Island, and as they have for the past few years, Cait and Cody are busy getting the kids from Saint Pat's ready for the Christmas Pageant and planning a huge Christmas Eve blowout at Mr. Parsons mansion... -
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Summerhouse Reunion by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFive weeks, four friends, three novels, two romances, and one cold case mystery, combine to bring you the first in a series of reunion trilogies by USA Today Bestselling author Kathi Daley.A story of love, sacrifice, personal growth, and new beginnings.Kelly Green and her sister Kayla grew up summering on a small island off the coast of Northern California... -
Do You Really Want to Haunt Me by Mandy M. Roth
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Hedgewitch Cove, Louisiana, where there's no such thing as normal. Shark-shifter and natural-born hunter, New York (York) Peugeot, has been living under a curse placed upon him by his well-meaning grandmother. She only wanted to help her grandchildren find their mates, not drop a spell of chaos upon their heads... -
Topsail Sundays by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.50 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 second installment of the three part story, Kelly, Carrie, and Nora, are joined by Quinn, who together, revisit the past in the hope of finding answers to a twenty five year old mystery... -
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
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... -
Ax To Grind by Tonya Kappes
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSoutherners keep their secrets swept under the rug, but what happens when that rug goes up for sale? Bestselling author Berlye Stone, the most famous citizen to ever come out of Cottonwood, Kentucky, has died and put all her worldly possessions up for auction, but not without leaving one more manuscript behind. A hidden tell-all about Cottonwood that’s got more gossip than a ladies’ luncheon... -
Total Eclipse of the Hunt by Mandy M. Roth
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome to Everlasting, Maine, where there's no such thing as normal.As a centaur, Deputy Jake Majoy (Deputy March), is immortal and has seen and done a lot in his five hundred years. Enough to know that Everlasting feels like home. It’s been perfect for him to fade away and blend in, as the town is anything but normal—and they protect their own... -
Blood, Sweets and Tears by H.Y. Hanna
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMagical chocolates, missing jewels and murder...When novice witch Caitlyn Le Fey heads to the outdoor cinema festival at a beautiful Cotswolds manor, the last thing she expects is for the evening to end in murder. But when a dead man is found with fang marks in his neck and her old vampire uncle, Viktor, is arrested, Caitlyn must use all her newfound magic powers to clear his name... -
Witch Summer Night's Cream by H.Y. Hanna
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLibrarian's Note: an alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here.Murder, mystery, and a chocolate love potion... Caitlyn is looking forward to Midsummer's Eve in the tiny English village of Tillyhenge... -
Marshal by Jodi Burnett
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe U.S. Marshals service seeks a K9 Unit for their elite strike team tasked with hunting down America's most wanted criminals. Caitlyn Reed and her K9 partner, Renegade, are called up to the varsity to face this harrowing challenge. Has she bitten off more than she can handle?Moose Creek Sheriff Colt Branson finds himself in the foray as a part of the U.S... -
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Blizzard in the Bay by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA heartwarming cozy mystery series about losing everything, taking a chance, and starting again... -
Vanilla Bean Vengeance by Agatha Frost
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe 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... -
Chocolate Cake and Chaos by Agatha Frost
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe 4th book in the BESTSELLING Peridale Cafe Cozy Mystery series is 28th April 2017! A funeral wreath is delivered to Barker’s cottage. Is it a prank, or a grim warning? Julia’s fears that somebody is trying to kill Barker are confirmed when a dead body with a striking resemblance to him is found on his doorstep the very next day, just as their romance is deepening... -
Macarons and Mayhem by Agatha Frost
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsExcitement blossoms through Peridale when a prestigious gardening magazine picks the village as the spotlight for their next issue, but that joy quickly turns to dread when members of the local gardening society, The Peridale Green Fingers, start dying one by one after their obituaries are sent to The Peridale Post the day before their murders... -
Deader Homes and Gardens by Angie Fox
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSouthern belle Verity Long is back in business--as a ghost hunter. Now all she has to do is visit the town's creepiest mansion and exorcise a family of vengeful spirits. Piece of cake. After all, ghosts love her and need her...that is until she meets the ghosts of Rock Fall mansion... -
Murder in the Cookbook Nook by Ellery Adams
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe witty new story from the bestselling author of The Secret Book & Scone Society series is perfect for bibliophiles who love a A Bookish Cook-Off with a little murder on the side… Six chefs are preparing to compete in an outdoor tent at Storyton Hall in Virginia for prizes that will boost their careers—but is there someone who can’t stand the heat? It looks that way when one of the... -
The Party Line by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA niece’s inheritance comes with family secrets, new romance, and sweet Texas strawberries in a refreshing and warmhearted novel by New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown.Returning home to Ditto, Texas, is bittersweet for Lila Matthews. Her dear and feisty aunt Gracie has passed away, leaving Lila her estate... -
Bed, Breakfast & Bones by Carolyn L. Dean
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAmanda Graham inherited a rundown bed and breakfast, a starving cat, and some dead guy who’s buried in her garden! What should’ve been a simple remodeling project and a new business in a small Oregon beach town winds up with her uncle named as the number one murder suspect, a slew of odd neighbors and problematic townspeople, and Amanda wanting to just sit down and eat her weight in chocolate... -
The Book of Candlelight by Ellery Adams
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIn the new Secret, Book, and Scone Society novel from New York Times bestselling author Ellery Adams, the rain in Miracle Springs, North Carolina, has been relentless—and a flood of trouble is about to be unleashed . . . As the owner of Miracle Books, Nora Pennington figures all the wet weather this spring is at least good for business... -
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A Tangle in the Vines by Anna Celeste Burke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe curtain may fall on the Calla Lily Players' first season unless Lily and Austin can find a killer on the loose in California's wine country. Torrential rains threaten to put a damper on The Calla Lily Players’ first outdoor theater production. When the ground suddenly shifts, buried secrets revealed amid the tangled vines put the spotlight on murder... -
Again with Feeling by Gregory Ashe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWe might not be doomed to repeat the past. But it’s pretty likely.When Dashiell Dawson Dane receives a phone call from his nemesis Vivienne Carver (okay, one of his nemeses), he’s caught off guard—to say the least—by her help solve the murder of her brother, who disappeared almost thirty years ago. His gut tells him to say no... -
Hoppy Holiday Homicide by Molly Fitz
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen downtown Glendale's yearly holiday celebration turns up more than one dead body, everyone becomes a suspect... even Angie... -
Back on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThere's a new shop on Seattle's Blossom Street - a flower shop called Susannah's Garden. The owner, Susannah Nelson, has just hired a young widow named Colette Blake. Susannah and Colette both join Lydia Goetz's new knitting class. Lydia's previous classes have forged lasting friendships and this one is no exception... -
Summer on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsKnitting and life They're both about beginnings…and endings. That's why Lydia Goetz, owner of A Good Yarn on Seattle's Blossom Street, offers a class called Knit to Quit. It's for people who want to quit something—or someone!—and start a new phase of their lives. First to join is Phoebe Rylander, who's trying to get over a man. Alix Turner and her husband want a baby, so she has to quit smoking... -
Sinister Summer: A Wicks Hollow Book by Colleen Gleason
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA sexy professor. A logical lawyer. A determined ghost. ...And a very mortal killer. Welcome to Wicks Hollow: a cozy town near Lake Michigan filled with quaint houses, eccentric residents, and more than its share of ghosts, murders, and sexy romance...
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