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Read to Death at the Lakeside Library (Lakeside Library Mystery #3)

Summer is in full swing as tourists flock back to the Northwoods and travel to Lofty Pines, Wisconsin. For Rain Wilmot, owner of the Lakeside Library, this is the perfect opportunity to…

Red Velvet Cupcake Murder (Hannah Swensen Series #16)

It's a hot summer evening in Lake Eden, Minnesota - and the Grand Opening of the refurbished Albion Hotel. Hannah Swensen's famous Red Velvet cupcakes are being served in the new Red Velvet lounge…

Remodeled to Death (Susan Henshaw Mystery Series #9)

OH, THOSE LAZY DAYS OF SUMMER IN SUBURBIA, WHEN THERE'S ALWAYS TIME FOR A MURDER OR TWO. With the kids away, Susan and Jed Henshaw are in the mood for a lazy, romantic August. Then the pipes in an…

Reserved for Murder (Book Lover's B&B Mystery #2)

More bloodshed at a bibliophiles' bed-and-breakfast as Victoria Gilbert's delightful series continues.

Meeting your favorite author in the flesh can be the chance of a lifetime. But…

Rooted in Deceit (Greenhouse Mystery #4)

It’s summertime in Winsome. Washington Acres is abloom, Megan is preparing for the grand opening of their wood-fired pizza farm, and things with Megan’s beau, handsome Dr. Finn, are getting as hot…

Royal Flush (Royal Spyness Series #3)

A Royal Spyness mystery starring Lady Georgiana, thirty-fourth in line for the throne-and the mystery world’s favorite penniless heiress. With its posh clientele in the country for the summer,…

Scone Cold Dead (Gray Whale Inn Series #9)

Innkeeper Natalie Barnes is living her dream life, creating scrumptious scone recipes and relishing cool summer days on quaint Cranberry Island, Maine… until she stumbles across a dead body tucked…

Scrappy Summer (Cumberland Creek Mystery Series #4)

Summer's in full swing, and it's time once again for the Cumberland Creek County Fair Pie Competition. DeeAnn Fields just knows this is her year to finally win with her brilliant apple green chili…

Shade Grown (Barks & Beans Cafe Mystery #8)

Welcome to the Barks & Beans Cafe, a quaint place where folks pet shelter dogs while enjoying a cup of java...and where murder sometimes pays a visit.

During…

Shadows of a Down East Summer (Antique Print Mystery Series #5)

Antique print dealer Maggie Summer’s Maine vacation is unexpectedly interrupted when she finds herself the heir to four generations of family secrets involving unrequited love, jealousy, art-and…

Spirited Away (Bay Island Psychic Mystery #4)

With the summer tourist season on Bay Island in full swing, shop owner Cass Donovan barely has a minute to breathe, and things at Mystical Musings become even more hectic when a fight breaks out…

Sprinkle with Murder (Cupcake Bakery Mystery Series #1)

It may be summertime, but sales at Fairy Tale Cupcakes are below zero-and owners Melanie Cooper and Angie DeLaura are willing to try anything to heat things up. So when local legend Slim Hazard…

Steamed Open (Maine Clambake Mystery Series #7)

It’s summertime in Busman’s Harbor, Maine, and the clamming is easy-or it was until a mysterious new neighbor blocks access to the beach, cutting off the Snowden Family Clambake’s supply. Julia…

Still Life in Brunswick Stew (Cherry Tucker Mystery Series #2)

Cherry Tucker's in a stew. Art commissions dried up after her nemesis became president of the County Arts Council. Desperate and broke, Cherry and her friend, Eloise, spend a sultry summer weekend…

Sunflower Street (Rose Hill Mystery #8)

When one of Rose Hill’s most popular socialites is found dead under mysterious circumstances, nosy amateur detectives and cousins, Maggie, Hannah, and Claire are determined to find the killer and…

Sunflowers and Sabotage (Port Danby Mystery #10)

Lacey "Pink" Pinkerton is in the middle of a bustling summer in Port Danby. Les and Elsie, her neighboring shop owners are up to their usual sibling rivalry antics. Lola's parents make a rare stop…

Sunshine and Sweet Wine (Bistro at Holiday Bay #4)

It’s summertime in Holiday Bay, and between the outdoor dining option provided by the new rooftop bar and eatery, and the summer concert series held on the roof every Thursday night, the…

Sweet Avengers (Sweet Cove Mystery #18)

It is early June in Sweet Cove and Angie and Jenna Roseland’s babies are growing and delighting the family. Something else is developing as well and will be sorely needed as members of the family…

Sweet Lies and Deception (Sweet Cove Mystery #12)

When the Roseland sisters, Mr. Finch, and the two family cats are sitting on the Victorian's front porch enjoying the late summer weather, some of them smell a strange scent on the air. A burning…

Sweet Sun and Shadow (Sweet Cove Mystery #20)

It is May in the seaside town of Sweet Cove, Massachusetts and Ellie and Jack have been trying to close on some land for over seven months. The agent for the seller is difficult and already the…

Tall Tail (Mrs. Murphy Series #25)

At any moment a perfect summer day in Crozet, Virginia-nestled within the Blue Ridge Mountains-might turn stormy and tempestuous, as Harry knows too well when a squall suddenly sweeps in. In a…

The Alpine Recluse Series #18

In the middle of a hot midsummer night, Emma is awakened by fire trucks rushing to a blaze at the nearby home of newlyweds Tim and Tiffany Rafferty. At daybreak, Tiffany and her unborn child are…

The Alpine Zen (Emma Lord Series #26)

The picturesque town of Alpine in the foothills of Washington state’s Cascade Mountains-home to Emma Lord and her weekly newspaper The Alpine Advocate-has long charmed and enthralled mystery…

The Bitter With The Sweet (Sweet Cove Mystery #15)

It is the beginning of summer and only a few weeks since Angie and Josh tied the knot. Angie and Mr. Finch arrive at the beautiful Sweet Cove boarding house to deliver morning baked goods when the…

The Body in the Lighthouse (Faith Fairchild Series #13)

Something was very wrong on Sanpere this summer... To escape the misery of a sweltering August in Aleford, Massachusetts, caterer and minister's wife Faith Fairchild and her family head for their…

The Body in the Wake (Faith Fairchild Series #25)

Amateur detective and caterer Faith Fairchild is at her Penobscot Bay, Maine cottage preparing for a summer wedding, when she stumbles across... another body in this 25th entry in the beloved…

The Body in the Wetlands (Jazzi Zanders #2)

High summer in River Bluffs, Indiana, is always sweltering and sweet. But the heat is really on when a decidedly dead body turns up in the neighborhood. When established house flippers Jazzi…

The Cats that Watched the Woods (The Cats That Mystery #5)

What have the extraordinary cats of millionaire Katherine 'Katz' Kendall surfed up now? 'Idyllic vacation cabin by a pond stocked with catfish.' It’s July in Erie, Indiana, and steamy weather…

The Diva Says Cheesecake! (Domestic Diva Series #15)

In a delicious new Domestic Diva Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Krista Davis, entertaining guru Sophie Winston is faced with a midsummer nightmare…

The Diva Steals a Chocolate Kiss (Domestic Diva Series #9)

Domestic Diva Sophie Winston is in charge of the sweetest event in Old Town this summer. Amore Chocolates is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary with a chocolate tasting at the mansion of the…