"The perfect romance or beach read, with a difference: its enthusiasm and beautiful descriptions offer an unexpected attention to the complexity of not just evolving love, but evolving psyches. It's a delightful recommendation for romance readers looking for a touch more complexity from their romance reads."
--Midwest Book Review (For Now and Forever)
THE WITCHING PLACE: A PERILOUS PAGE is book #3 in a charming new cozy mystery series by bestselling author Sophie Love, author of The Inn at Sunset Harbor series, a #1 Bestseller with over 200 five-star reviews.
When Alexis Blair, 29, is fired from her book publishing job and breaks up with her boyfriend on the same day, she wonders if life is urging her to make a fresh start. She decides it's time to pursue her lifelong dream of opening a bookstore of her own-even if that means leaving Boston and accepting a job in a curious bookstore in a small seaside town an hour away.
A cryptic visitor comes into town, looking for a rare book, and willing to pay anything.
But when he ends up dead, Alexis wonders: was the price too high?
And did Alexis's mysterious store owner have anything to do with it?
A page-turning cozy, rife with the supernatural, mystery, secrets and love-and centered around a small town as odd and endearing as its shop-A PERILOUS PAGE will make you fall in love and keep you laughing out loud as you turn pages late into the night.
"The romance is there, but not overdosed. Kudos to the author for this amazing start of a series that promises to be very entertaining."
--Books and Movies Reviews (For Now and Forever)
A CLAIRVOYANT CATASTROPHE is book #3 in a charming new cozy mystery series by Ashley King, which begins with A DUBIOUS DEATH (Book #1)
Charlotte Vale, 30, a psychic from New York City, has a dubious gift-her vision, not always accurate, often leaves her customers more confused than happy.
At a crossroads in life, Charlotte has made a drastic change: she has followed a vision to a quaint town upstate, and opened the bed and breakfast of her dreams, her beloved cat and companion Oliver by her side.
Charlotte is thrilled when her sister-a celebrity psychic to the stars-decides to visit. Even better, her sister's presence draws more attention to the bed and breakfast, and business is booming.
Everything seems to be going perfectly, until Charlotte notices a trend-more people are coming to see her sister than herself.
Even worse-one of their clients shows up dead.
With Charlotte's reputation on the line, she is pulled into the midst of a confusing murder scene-but this time, she has her sister at her side. Can they solve it together?
A page-turning cozy mystery, packed with mystery, magic and humor-THE IMPERFECT PSYCHIC is an un-putdownable cozy series that will keep you turning pages (and laughing out loud) late into the night.
THE IMPERFECT PSYCHIC: A MYSTICAL MURDER is book #2 in a charming new cozy mystery series by Ashley King, which begins with A DUBIOUS DEATH (book #1).
Charlotte Vale, 30, a psychic from New York City, has a dubious gift-her vision, not always accurate, often leaves her customers more confused than happy.
At a crossroads in life, Charlotte has made a drastic change: she has followed a vision to a quaint town upstate, and opened the bed and breakfast of her dreams, her beloved cat and companion Oliver by her side.
Charlotte is thrilled to have her bed and breakfast back up and running. And with a budding romance in the air, it seems as if life couldn't get any more perfect. Business has finally picked up, and Charlotte is ready to give the bed and breakfast the grand opening it always deserved.
Everything seems to go better than planned-until one of Charlotte's unsatisfied clients shows up, calls Charlotte a fraud-and winds up dead.
With her reputation in jeopardy once again, can Charlotte solve the crime and prove her innocence?
A page-turning cozy mystery, packed with mystery, magic and humor-THE IMPERFECT PSYCHIC is an un-putdownable cozy series that will keep you turning pages (and laughing out loud) late into the night.
Crime solving is a family affair—and a Family affair—in the Big Uneasy.
Nell Whitby is starting over in New Orleans, getting a publisher for her children’s book, sketching tourists in the French Quarter, and leaving the tragic death of her parents behind. When a handsome detective asks her for a date, her fresh start seems perfect...until a dangerous family secret bubbles up from the past and puts her life in jeopardy.
The oldest of thirteen children, detective Alex Baker has two goals in life: solve murders and avoid anyone under the age of ten. That is, until the day the quirky children's book author foils a carjacking, becomes a target for the mob, and makes his libido sit up and reconsider the whole no-kids thing. If he doesn’t protect her, she’ll be the next body to turn up in his homicide investigation.
As bullets start to fly, Nell can’t resist her sexy bodyguard or ignore her past, and Alex must protect the irresistible kid-magnet who has them both in the crosshairs.
Dive into the first installment in a series reviewers are 'grinning and loving.'
Be careful what you dig for...
A forensic surgeon in the New Orleans Coroner’s Office—and part of her dad’s Baker’s Dozen—Hannah Baker thought she knew where to dig, how and what to slice, and when to walk away
But when her big brother gets her involved in the exhumation of a couple of old coffins, she realizes the past can’t be ignored. Not when it’s been simmering up a big pile of trouble for longer than Hannah’s born days.
Only New Orleans could produce a “Baked” gumbo of the mob, shadowy figures from the past, annoying figures from the present, murders, attempted murders, and a really cute detective who is technically off limits on account of he’s her big brother’s partner.
Good thing NOPD Detective Logan Ferris doesn’t know the meaning of “off limits,” cuz once more the Big Easy is getting mighty uneasy
Dive into the second installment in a series reviewers are 'grinning and loving.'
Frische Luft, herrliche Natur und weit weg von London! Das denkt sich Alfie McAlister, als er das Cottage seiner Tante in den Cotswolds erbt. Und packt kurzerhand die Gelegenheit beim Schopfe, um der Hauptstadt für einige Zeit den Rücken zu kehren. Kaum im malerischen Bunburry angekommen, trifft er auf Liz und Marge, zwei alte Ladys, die es faustdick hinter den Ohren haben und ihn direkt in ihr großes Herz schließen. Doch schon bald stellt Alfie fest: Auch wenn es hier verführerisch nach dem besten Fudge der Cotswolds duftet - Verbrechen gibt selbst in der schönsten Idylle. Gemeinsam mit Liz und Marge entdeckt Alfie seinen Spaß am Ermitteln und als Team lösen die drei jeden Fall!
Folge 10 - Der heilige Sünder
Harold Wilson, der örtliche Polizist im malerischen Cotswolds-Dorf Bunburry, kann Alfie McAlister nicht ausstehen. Alfie ist alles, was er nicht ist: gutaussehend, beliebt, vermögend - und deutlicher erfolgreicher, wenn es darum geht, Verbrecher zu fangen. Aber es gibt jemanden, den Wilson noch viel weniger mag - und das ist Reverend Philip Brown. Als der Pfarrer verdächtigt wird, einen Bauernhofladen überfallen und verwüstet zu haben, ist das Wasser auf die Mühlen des Polizisten. Denn der Reverend behauptet, sich nicht erinnern zu können, wo er an dem fraglichen Abend war. Alfie ist von Philips Unschuld überzeugt und fängt gemeinsam mit Liz und Marge an zu ermitteln. Doch damit beschwören sie die Geister der Vergangenheit herauf...
Benvenuto a Santa Caterina! In dem malerischen Dorf im Herzen der Toskana lebt, arbeitet und betet Kloster-Schwester Isabella. Doch wie aus heiterem Himmel muss sie plötzlich in einem Mordfall ermitteln! Von da an macht es sich die neugierige Nonne zur Lebensaufgabe, die großen und kleinen Verbrechen der Dorfbewohner aufzuklären. Carabiniere Matteo ist froh über diese himmlische Hilfe, denn schließlich hat er als einziger Polizist von Santa Caterina alle Hände voll zu tun ...
Mit Witz, Charme und dem Blick fürs Menschliche ermitteln Isabella und Matteo in der Toskana. Klar, dass dabei auch die italienische Lebensfreude nicht zu kurz kommen darf!
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Carabiniere Matteo im Glück: Er ist nun ganz offiziell Ninas neuer Freund! Auch ihr Vater, Bürgermeister Lenzi, scheint das endlich zu akzeptieren. Oder hat er einfach nur ganz andere Sorgen? Denn in Santa Caterina steht die Wahl des Bürgermeisters an, und Lenzi hat einen starken Konkurrenten: Enno Bianchi. Bis dieser tot im Wald aufgefunden wird - erschossen! Geht Duccio Lenzi etwa über Leichen, um im Amt zu bleiben? Matteo steht vor einer äußerst unangenehmen Ermittlung. Nur gut, dass Schwester Isabella ihm Beistand leistet!
Kitt kann es kaum glauben: Ihre beste Freundin soll ihren Ex-Freund getötet haben. Dabei kann Evie doch keiner Fliege etwas zuleide tun. Zudem war sie zum Tatzeitpunkt bei Kitt. Wie kann es also sein, dass Detective Inspector Halloran sie trotz Alibi verdächtigt? Klar, dass Kitt ihrer Freundin zur Seite stehen und ihre Unschuld beweisen muss. Schließlich hat sie nicht umsonst zahlreiche Krimis gelesen, und durch ihre Arbeit in der Bibliothek von York ist sie sowieso ein Recherche-Ass. Da wäre es ja gelacht, wenn sie dem attraktiven, aber engstirnigen Polizisten nicht zeigen könnte, was eine gute Detektivin ausmacht. Wagemutig macht sie sich auf die Suche nach dem wahren Mörder und gerät dabei selbst in Gefahr ...
Paalinghus in Ostfriesland: Zwischen weitem Land und Wattenmeer lebt Sarah Teufel mit ihrem amerikanischen Ex-Mann James in einer Windmühle. Gemeinsam betreiben sie das einzige Taxiunternehmen weit und breit - mit einem Original New Yorker Yellow Cab! Bei ihren Fahrten bekommt Sarah so einiges mit. Und da die nächste Polizeistation weit weg ist, ist doch klar, dass Sarah selbst nachforscht, wenn etwas nicht mit rechten Dingen zugeht. Denn hier im hohen Norden wird nicht gesabbelt, sondern ermittelt!
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Ein Touristenpärchen stirbt auf dem Deich vor Palinghuus - offensichtlich ermordet! Am Tatort hinterlässt der Mörder ein Bekennerschreiben, das mit 'Der Deichdüvel' unterzeichnet ist. Der Vorfall sorgt für große Unruhe in Palinghuus. Denn beim Deichteufel handelt es sich um eine Sagengestalt aus der Zeit, als die Deiche gebaut wurden. Wenn er sich zeigte, bedeutete das, dass jemand sterben würde. Sarah und James ist klar, dass der Mörder dieses Schauermärchen nur benutzt - aber warum? Die beiden forschen nach und stoßen schließlich auf eine geheimnisvolle Karte, die zu einem Schatz zu führen scheint. Doch sie sind nicht die einzigen, die von diesem Schatz wissen ...
September 1940. Britain stands alone facing an immanent Nazi invasion. Handpicked groups of men form the covert Auxiliary Units; ordinary by day, they will be saboteurs and assassins by night. With a life expectancy of two weeks, their identities are a closely guarded secret from all but the local senior policeman but once activated, that policeman will be the cell's first victim.
Clement Wisdom, a humble vicar and leader of the East Sussex Auxiliaries, receives the invasion alert and assembles his team. Burdened with the tension between his faith and his patriotic duty, he sets out to eliminate the Police Inspector, only to find him dead already. While assisting Lewes Police to find the Inspector's killer, events take an ominous turn as one by one, members of Clement's team are found callously murdered. Priorities shift and every aspect of life is called into question when Clement becomes embroiled in the murky world of espionage, where nothing is what it seems.
In Spite of All Terror is the first in a series of crime thrillers that mix historical fact, crime fiction and superb characterisations. They will keep you hungry for the next piece of this wartime puzzle.
When a copycat killer has reporter Lee Barrett brushing up on ancient history, it's a test where failure could be lethal . . .
As a Salem, Massachusetts, native, WICH-TV field reporter and amateur sleuth Lee Barrett is well versed in the region's lore. So when the murder of revered local professor Samuel Bond resembles a killing from almost two centuries ago, everyone is on edge. Especially assistant professor Cody McGinnis . . .
Not only did Cody have differences with Bond, he even taught a course on the historic murder. And when his fingerprints and ladder are found at the crime scene, the police are certain of his guilt. Cody's family, however, believes otherwise and asks Lee for assistance. Now, with the help of her clairvoyant cat, O'Ryan, her tech-savvy librarian aunt and housemate Ibby, and Pete Mondello, her handsome detective beau, Lee will delve deeper than ever into Salem's past-and into her own psychic gifts-to find the real killer, before someone else is history . . .
Christmas in Winterspell means ice skating, hot cocoa by the barrel, and frosted gingerbread houses.
I was almost looking forward to it.
The merriment screeches to a halt when two elves show up, claiming to have been sent by Santa himself, on a mission to track down an ancient grimoire.
A grimoire with the power of Christmas itself woven through the pages. Without it, Christmas isn't happening, and Santa himself is in grave danger.
Could Winterspell hold the key to saving Christmas?
