Genres : Cozy

A dead developer. A prize display ruined. Chaos unfolds. Yesterday, florist Lila Jennings argued with Maplewood’s most-hated developer. Today, he’s dead. Right in the middle of her prize display. Her best friend Lucy spins stories faster than a potter’s wheel. While the bulldog-loving neighbor with a knack for showing up at the right time can’t resist joining in. Meanwhile, Clementine the cat and Tank the bulldog unearth more than bones and biscuits. And soon the suspect list stretches longer than...

Evie’s requests in life are simple. She wants her stolen memories restored and for her Aunt Birdie to live up to her promise to train her in the mystical ways of magic. It might be nice, too, if no one died anytime soon. Unfortunately, that hope is dashed when the mayor turns up dead in his boat on beautiful Lake Skipper. At least he died from natural causes. Or did he?When Birdie does agree to start her witchy lessons, Evie’s...

Welcome to Citrus Beach! Where the balmy breezes carry secrets as potent as the tangerine sunsets.Under the ever-watchful eye of the Floridian sun, where retirees come to play bingo and tourists leave with sunburned noses, lies a little mystery that's about to cause a big stir. "Murder for Neptune's Trident" isn't your average beach read—it's the kind of book that sneaks up on you like a seagull eyeing your lunch.Enter Megan Cassidy, a local businesswoman whose to-do list never included...

Welcome to Silver Pines—where the coffee’s strong, the locals are quirky, and even the furniture has secrets.After years away, Clare Garner is back in her hometown, happily restoring antique pieces and running her family’s furniture gallery. With her high school sweetheart, Jackson Barrett, by her side and a big corporate project on the horizon, life is finally falling into place.That is, until Blake Catalano—her swoon-worthy college ex—waltzes back into town with a smile and something he’s definitely not telling her.Things...

Windmere Cove had weathered scandals before. This one comes with a body.Tony Mancuso controlled the town council with proof of their secrets.He came to collect, but he was dead before the ink could dry.Izzy Harper and her golden retriever Noodle found the impossible.This wasn't just murder, it defied everything she knew.The suspects are as intertwined with the victim as they are with Calloway Hall itself.Tony had proof of the Mayor's backroom deals.The Commissioner had buried secrets in the Hall's foundation...

Elizabeth Blau upended her life in the city to move to the Middle of Nowhere and start over. She reconnects with her estranged brother and begins her new life. First, Elizabeth lands a great job, then a date, and her luck seems to change for the better. But when the man’s body is found mangled in a ravine, the murder rocks the small town as fault descends upon the Blau Family.Frustrated with the pace of local law enforcement, Elizabeth investigates...

Just another cozy mountain town or one with elemental magic and hidden agendas under the surfaceAutumn assumed she would lead a normal life as an earth and air witch. Running a paper shop with her cousin, Simone, on Main Street, they handed out the perfect messages and comforting items that each of their customers needed.That is, until the stormy fall equinox brings the foreshadowing dream of a handsome stranger, leading Autumn to find her Gran suddenly dead. As she pieces...

When flamboyant senior sleuth Sadie Kramer learns the owner of Cioccolato, her favorite chocolate shop, is in trouble, she heads for the California wine country with a tote-bagged Yorkie and a slew of questions. The fourth generation Tremiato Winery promises answers, but not before a dead body turns up at the vintners’ scheduled Harvest Festival. All four Tremiato siblings have possible motives, as well as a few peripheral acquaintances, but only one could be the guilty party. As Sadie juggles...

Review of Book One, Dead End: "A Page Turner! A perfect curl-up-with-a-cuppa-something hot-and-read-until-you-get-to-the-last-page mystery. Real, honest and believable characters, good dialogue, with detail enough for great settings. And every good murder mystery needs a Wally!"Dead End: A Kaitlyn Willis Mystery by Leslie J. HallWhat if Stephanie Plum worked with the cast of “Parks and Recreation”?Kaitlyn Willis’s job as a Code Enforcement Officer usually involves writing tickets for untrimmed trees and cars parked on the suburban lawns of Cedar Grove, Washington....

Emily Hayes used to be a tenured psychology professor with a corner office and a thriving marriage. Now she’s divorced, unemployed, and living in a shoebox apartment that smells faintly of despair. Her only hobby? Late-night arguments about ghost sightings on a paranormal forum with a woman who reads tarot in dive bars.That woman—Juniper Quimby—owns exactly one leather jacket, lives out of a van painted with moon phases, and has “commitment issues” tattooed across her entire personality. Together, they’ve decided...