Contemporary Cozy Mystery
A Case for the Toy Maker

A Case for the Toy Maker

Ho. Ho. Noโ€ฆ

Itโ€™s Christmas in Sweet River, Texas, and the whole town is feeling festive apart fromย Ainsley McGregor. Ainsley has never enjoyed the holidays and would rather ignore them, but with her shop Bless Your Art busier than ever and filled with happy shoppers, even sheโ€™s feeling some Christmas spirit. That is, until her Great Dane, George Clooney, sniffs out a dead body in the Santa House at the Christmas Festival.

When one of her favorite crafters becomes the prime suspect, Ainsley is determined to prove his innocence. The case is full of so many twists and turns that even Ainsley begins to fear the truth. Is she protecting a killer?

With help from her friends and some extremely nosey townsfolk, Ainsley and her dog hurry to find the truthโ€”as long as they can outwit and outrun the killer first. Otherwise, this Christmas might just be her last.

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Candy-Coated Conspiracy

Candy-Coated Conspiracy

Every family has secrets, especially the sweet onesโ€ฆ

When talented bakerย Rosie Hartย delivers cakes and cookies to her newest clients, The Sweet Treat candy store, she finds herself embroiled in yet another murder case. Will she ever catch a break?

Her elderly clients, The Percival sisters, are shocked when their long-lost great nephew appears with no warning. The sisters have never met nor heard of the man, but heโ€™s family so they accept him with open arms. He immediately begins to tear up his auntsโ€™ home, so when he turns up dead, Rosie feels only a sense of relief. Until she realizes the police suspect the sisters.

Rosie is as convinced of their innocence as she is of the deliciousness of her popular salted caramel cupcakes. But as the body count begins to rise and new secrets are unearthed, she begins to wonder if the sweet artisan candy makers are hiding more than their family recipes.

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Furgone Conclusion

Furgone Conclusion

Iโ€™m Sunny Shaw, and I canโ€™t catch a break from disaster โ€“ not even at my own wedding.

It seemed like a picture-perfect happily-ever-after. After a gorgeous ceremony to the man of my dreams, the next stop is a romantic Christmas honeymoon.

Or so I thought. Unfortunately, catastrophe hits on day one of my new married life.

A murder outside my momโ€™s house, a missing wedding gift, and a beautiful cat in need of immediate care, turns my life into a tangled mess. And when a five-year old tragedy rears its ugly head, suspects are suddenly everywhere.

Throw in the new detective in town and, wouldnโ€™t you know it, Mom lands at the top of that list. Thereโ€™s no time to lose. This case needs a big break and fast or my honeymoon โ€“ and Christmas โ€“ will both be canceled.

And if Iโ€™m not careful, I might be too.

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Retirement Can Be Murder

Retirement Can Be Murder

What if retirement isnโ€™t the utopia itโ€™s cracked up to be?

Helen Rogersย never imagined that sheโ€™d be bored at Sunny Days Retirement Village in lovely Peachtree Valley, Georgia, but she wasnโ€™t expecting to start this phase of life as early as her fifties, either. Then fate gave her a hand in solving her friendโ€™s murder, and the sense of accomplishment was heady.

But was it a fluke?

Fate answers again when she stumbles over her second dead body, the cityโ€™s deputy mayor.

The corpse is barely cold before the mayorโ€™s wife is killed in a suspicious accident. Bodies are piling upโ€”so Helen and her buddy, Carol Adams, take the next step: enroll in PI classes, apply for her license, and open an official investigation firm.

Helen has found her purpose, and it comes with new partners and a handsome assistant, Ted Morgan.

Yet business will grind to halt before it gets off the ground unless she can break open the truth. Plenty of folks have a motive, but which one of the suspects is desperate enough to plan such elaborate murders?

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Crime and Cat-astrophes

Crime and Cat-astrophes

Did the professor get what he deserved, or is murder on the prowl in small-town California?

As a late-summer heat wave scorches the sleepy town of Citrus Grove, the suspicious death of a notoriously unpopular professor puts Rebecca and her talking cat, Aneksi, hot on the trail of another cursed artifact and a killer.

Police Detective Nick Devon, her dashing new flame, is following the rulebook in his investigation, but the Cuthbert Exotic Antiques manager is trusting her instincts as she follows the clues.ย With her grandfather distracted by an unexpected visitorโ€”who may not be what he seemsโ€”and Aneksi rekindling a bond with a long-lost sibling, Rebecca knows sheโ€™sย on her own to search for the ancient scepter that may hold the key to the dead professorโ€™s medical miracleโ€ฆand the reason behind his demise.

In this twisty tale of hidden motives, intensifying danger, and a dash of magic, Rebecca must rely on her witsโ€”and, hopefully, Aneksiโ€™s sharp clawsโ€”to solve the case before she becomes the cunning murdererโ€™s next victim.

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Frosted Misfortunes Mysteries (1-3)

Frosted Misfortunes Mysteries (1-3)

Cupcakes and Chaosย 

Her new employer has met her maker, and sheโ€™s the only suspect. Can she sift out the truth and serve the villain their just desserts?

Ava Decker longs to fulfill her lifelong dream of owning her own bakery. Ready for a fresh start, the former forensic accountant turned pastry chef is excited to turn lifeโ€™s lemons into sugary success. But her hopes crumble when her mean boss turns up dead in the back of the delivery truck Ava was driving.

Arrested as the prime suspect, things get worse when the police discover the victim left Ava the shop and her house in her will. And with only an adorable kitten who thinks heโ€™s a dog and an exasperated best friend as the voice of reason, the newly bequeathed owner must turn super-sleuth to clear her name.

Can Ava solve the crime before sheโ€™s baking behind bars?

Cupcakes & Chaos is the delicious first book in the Frosted Misfortunes cozy mystery series. If you like cute animal sidekicks, an appetizing treat to curl up with, and hilarious hijinks, then youโ€™ll love Lisa Siefertโ€™s perfectly dusted recipe.

Fudge and Felonies

She just wants to share her delicious sweets. But a sticky surprise has this amateur detective dusting off her snooping skills.

Bakery owner Ava Decker is determined to put being dumped at the altar behind her. But her ambitions turn sour when her chocolaty cupcakes end up beside a beauty pageant contestantโ€™s lifeless body. And when her good friend is accused of the crime, Ava throws herself into the mix to clear both their names.

With a dash of help from her cute kitten sidekick, the pastry-chef-turned-sleuth dives into the beauty queen scene to find out why a weight-loss-fanatic would be found dead next to sugary goodness. But with few clues and her hands messy with a full lineup of suspects, she struggles to follow the trail of crumbs to the real tiara-obsessed killer.

Can Ava crown the culprit before the plate of evidence is wiped clean?

Fudge & Felonies is the second book in the delightful Frosted Misfortunes cozy mystery series. If you like humorous characters, off-the-wall whodunits, and heartwarming fun, then youโ€™ll love Lisa Siefertโ€™s guilty pleasure.

Vanilla and Vendettas

Stolen sparkling bling. A shocking murder. Will her single-minded sleuthing free her from a sour situation?

Pastry chef Ava Decker is delighted to prepare a special cupcake for her BFFโ€™s surprise engagement. But after the diamond ring disappears from its sugary hiding place, the empty-handed baker is suddenly suspect number one. So when a witness comes forward to the cops, Ava eagerly tracks him downโ€ฆ only to stumble across his dead body.

With the police insisting she mind her own business and an unhelpful psychic more worried about Avaโ€™s stalled love life than useful clues, the amateur snoop might have bitten off more than she can chew. But when sheโ€™s arrested for possession of a poached Aston Martin, sheโ€™ll need more than her is-he-or-isnโ€™t-he boyfriend and her impulsive bestie to extract herself from the gooey mess.

Can she turn the tables on a thief-turned-killer before sheโ€™s baking cakes behind bars?

Vanilla & Vendettas is the scrumptious third book in the Frosted Misfortunes cozy mystery series. If you like dorky heroines, light-hearted comic relief, and cute kitties with pooch envy, then youโ€™ll adore Lisa Siefertโ€™s tasty indulgence.

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A Case for the Candle Maker

A Case for the Candle Maker

Play with candles and you might get burnedโ€ฆ

Ainsley McGregorย has her hands full preparing for Sweet Riverโ€™s Valentineโ€™s Day celebration and her bestieโ€™s wedding. So when a mysterious woman pitches selling her candles in Ainsleyโ€™s shop, Bless Your Art, Ainsley nearly blows her off. But the candleโ€™s fragrance is evocative, and she canโ€™t resist placing an order.

The candles are a hit, quickly selling out, but when Ainsley calls the woman to buy more, sheโ€™s unreachable. Hoping to connect, Ainsley and her Great Dane, George Clooney, stop by the local bed and breakfast. When George whines outside her room, Ainsley is afraid to look. She soon discovers that the candle maker is deadโ€”in a room that was locked from the inside.

Although her brother, the town sheriff, is on the case, Ainsley believes the prime suspect is innocent. Intent to prove it, Ainsley once again drops into sleuth mode, discovering some surprising truths about the

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Murder Below the Mistletoe

Murder Below the Mistletoe

It was going to be a Christmas wedding to die forโ€ฆ

What could go wrong when bakerย Rosie Hartย heads to a snowy Colorado mountain lodge for a week of elaborate pre-wedding festivities at her friendโ€™s wedding? The better question would be: what could go right?

Rosieโ€™s fears for the nervous bride are confirmed when one of the wedding guests turns up dead. All evidence points to the groom being the intended victim, but with the guests dressed in Christmas-themed attire, and a dead Santa on their hands, Rosieโ€™s not so sure. What if the killer did hit the right target all along?

Stuck in a blizzard with the wedding party being picked off one by one, Rosieโ€™s investigative instincts kick inโ€”only this time sheโ€™s acting without the support of her friends back in Airlie Falls. Until her four irrepressible card-shark mentors from Riverbend Retirement Village unexpectedly turn up to rescue her.

The more the merrierโ€ฆright?

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Mint Chocolate Chip Mysteries: Books 1 โ€“ 3

Mint Chocolate Chip Mysteries: Books 1 โ€“ 3

Shakes, cakes . . . and murder. What a delicious combination!

When Sunny Shaw and her Newfie sidekick Jasper take on a new bake shop, a business partner whoโ€™s interested in more than the bottom line, and a litter of homeless kittens, they have a lot on their plates, to say the least.

Then, a murder lands right on their doorstep, and thatโ€™s only the beginning.

Soon, these amateur sleuths are dealing with one disaster after another, all while serving the tastiest cakes and shakes in Pineville. Missing people, nasty neighbors, creepy stalkers โ€“ Itโ€™s up to Sunny and her friends to solve the crimes and find the killers, all while keeping the town stocked with delicious sweet treats.

Come to Blueberry Bay and indulge in this quirky cozy mystery series. Binge the first three books โ€“ย Claws of Justice, Ginger Danger,ย andย Tabby Trouble โ€“ย in this special boxed collection today!

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Retirement Can Be Deadly

Retirement Can Be Deadly

One of Peachtree Valleyโ€™s favorite persons, the town librarian, has been found murdered, but the victimโ€™s grieving family doesnโ€™t trust the new police chief to get to the bottom of this crime. The ink is barely dry on Helen's PI license or the new Rogers, Adams, and Brown Private Investigations sign on her door, and already she's had a high profile case land on her doorstep.

She and her associates are eager to dig into the details, but none of the clues are adding up to anything that makes a lick of sense. Even Dixie and Kirk, the newest additions to the team, find themselves hitting brick walls out in the field. That is, until they butt heads with members of a new church in town that turns out to be a cult in disguise.

Is this the missing piece to the puzzle they need to break open the case? The only way to find out is to beat the worshippers at their own game, a strategy that could bring Helen and her boyfriend Ted closer, or tear the entire firm apart.

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Old Habits Die Hard

Old Habits Die Hard

Meddling and murder can both be deadly sins

When retired nun and teacherย Sister Bernadetteย returns with her fellow residents to The Abbey: Senior Living, she is the first to discover the body sprawled in the hallway of the converted school where she once taught English and now lives.ย  Instead of freezing with horror, Sister Bernie has questions. Lots of them. Why does Toni Travi, the bedazzled and bejeweled resident from apartment 218, have so much chest hair? Did anyone at The Abbey know Toni was a man? Was Toniโ€™s death related to allegations that she cheated at cards? Whereโ€™s the murder weapon? Who had motive? And did someone kill Toni, or the man hiding beneath the Revlon foundation and blonde wig?

Detective AJ Lewis isย inย charge of the investigation though Sister Bernie acts as if he is still her student. With unholy stubbornness, she dogs his every step, eavesdrops, sneaks beyond the police tape and offers unsolicited conjecture and clues. He wants to keep her safe, but sheโ€™s determined to lend a helping handโ€”itโ€™s her habit, after all!

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Buried in the Sand

Buried in the Sand

Paradise Springs is buzzing with its first-ever arts and music festivalโ€”but a shocking murder threatens to bury the fun.

Elmo Simpson, animal removal specialist, resort owner, and festival committee chair, expects a weekend of sandcastles and performances. Instead, he finds a body buried in the sand the morning of the contest. When his friend and business partner, Jordan Selassie, becomes the prime suspect, Elmo is forced into another high-stakes investigation.

The list of suspects reads like a whoโ€™s who of trouble: a hot-tempered wife, a secretive event promoter, and a local artist desperate for cash. Each hides secrets that could make or break the case. With the festivalโ€™s reputation and his friendโ€™s freedom on the line, Elmo must uncover the truth before the killer slips awayโ€”or before Paradise Springs turns on him.

Full of small-town intrigue, suspenseful twists, and oddball humor, this latest installment delivers a clever murder mystery with quirky characters and a relentless pursuit of justice.

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