Clean English Mysteries

It’s 1900, and Kat Livingston jumps at the chance to become one of the first female journalists in a small town just outside of old Chicago. Born to society and wealth, the death of her parents has forced her out into the working world. Kat’s good friend returns after a long and secret absence and the threat of scandal hangs in the air. When a suspicious stranger is murdered, casting blame on her friend, Kat uses her wits and natural gifts to find the cold blooded killer.

In Murder is Private, retired music teacher Susan Wiles gets more than she bargained for when she flies to Florida to meet her newly discovered birth mother. When the choral teacher at her mother’s school is murdered, Susan substitutes for the dead teacher and uses her position to work on solving the case. In Murder is Developmental, an escalating series of crimes at her granddaughter’s preschool prompts Susan to play amateur sleuth. Meanwhile, one family member’s life is in jeopardy, and another is hiding a secret that could turn her life upside down. In Murder is Legal, retired ...

Haunted by their pasts, two damaged souls seek redemption, but they’re running out of time. A killer waits in the shadows, ready to stop them dead. Firefighter Dante MacKenzie carries a burden not even his close-knit family could guess. But after years of running, payment is due. Close to losing his job and ready to leave the only home he’s ever known, Dante faces a choice: come clean about the past and take the consequences, or run. Forever. Town bad girl, Rachel Scott, has sins of her own to atone for. Returning to MacKenzie Cove, the scene of the worst night of her life, has been ...

In The Highlander’s Oath, Laird Malcolm MacPherson must protect his clan—and the fiery Ailsa MacLeod, whose secrets could upend everything. Bound by duty but drawn by love, Malcolm and Ailsa face betrayal, a mysterious enemy, and a deepening connection neither can deny. As danger rises, so do their hearts. Set against the wild Scottish Highlands, this sweeping romance blends loyalty, passion, and suspense in a story where honor is tested—and love may be the greatest risk of all.

Just when crime scene cleaner Gabby St. Claire’s life is on the right track, the unthinkable happens. Gabby’s fiancé, Riley Thomas, is shot and remains in life-threatening condition only a week before their wedding.

Sometimes getting everything you ever wanted, comes at a deadly price… Tessa had settled into the uncertain, yet simple life as a single, struggling artist, long disconnected from her rocky married life and estranged ex-husband. That is until his shocking death dragged her back into the aftermath of his mysterious double life. David’s death shook the small community where he had taken up residence, and even more shocking was the beneficiary of his healthy inheritance and his small vacation home: his ex-wife. Now Tessa is back in a place she never thought she would see again - their old ...

When Ruby finds a pocket watch left behind at the Dockside Diner, she doesn’t expect it to spark a town-wide treasure hunt — or unearth secrets long since buried. Jack Carter thought his antique shop was the quiet corner of Hidden Bluff, but the clues left by the late Eddie McCoy tell a different story. As the town rallies around the mystery, someone starts tampering with the trail. What began as a charming distraction becomes something more pointed… and more personal. With help from Ruby, Tim, and Jody — the bartender with a sharp eye and a sharper wit — Jack must follow ...

She’s settling into a new life. But when a fishing trip totally capsizes, can she get a friend off the hook for murder? Elizabeth Trout still feels awkward living back home. Discovering a BFF from her raucous high-school days has become the perfect mom is as weird as staying with her mother while awaiting construction of her new home. But she’s shaken to her core when her newlywed husband and beloved dog are nearly blown out of the water in a dockside explosion which leaves another woman dead … and her bestie is arrested for the crime. To clear her friend, Elizabeth and her spouse set...

When widowed Millie Fisher moves back to her childhood home of Harvest, Ohio, she notices one thing right away - the young Amish are bungling their courtships and marrying the wrong people! A quiltmaker by trade, Millie has nevertheless stitched together a few lives in her time, with truly romantic results. Her first mission? Her own niece, widowed gardener Edith Hochstetler, recently engaged to rude, greedy Zeke Miller. Anyone can see he's not right for such a gentle young woman - except Edith herself.

Blanche White is working as a temporary cook and housekeeper for a right-wing Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate, Alistair Brindle, when someone tries to blackmail him. It's an ugly mess that Brindle's political team is eager to sweep under the carpet and that Blanche can't resist cleaning up herself...especially after a young black man is killed who knew too much about Brindle's dirty laundry. Her investigation raises dark secrets involving sex, environmental contamination, and political corruption, difficult stains that someone is trying to remove with murder.

He’s a master of disguise. She’s not who she seems. Seely Acosta’s new teammates at Knight Tactical Protection know him as a former Marine Raider, but that’s only half the story. Mired deep in a tangled web of multi-national espionage he can never discuss, his last deployment cost too much, leaving him broken in mind and spirit. Retreat seemed the best option, until the men at Knight Tactical persuade him to rejoin the land of the living. And now he’s spotted an intruder trying to infiltrate their operation. Angie, the vivacious FBI analyst they want to hire, isn’t who she ...

When pets investigate, you can be sure the fur will fly. When two kids go missing on Hallowe’en, the task of finding them provokes a Buster versus Amber challenge. The dog can follow the scent, but the cat will use her brains. Who will find the children first? And where are they anyway? But Felicity’s pets aren’t the only ones trying to solve this case. Her niece, Mindy, is out in the dark too. There’s a mob forming outside a suspiciously derelict and overgrown house, but is the lady inside really a witch? In the ultimate test of feline against canine and pets against humans, who ...

Commander Huxley asked Ryker for his take on a troubling case. He questions her motive for the request, but she claims she has none. Until she does. Ryker and his unit are tasked with finding a serial killer. Someone so elusive the FBI hasn’t been able to capture him. While Ryker is at a crime scene, he spots someone in the crowd that he wants to question. As Ryker walks over to the guy, the guy sprints away. Ryker gives chase but loses the guy. Then it begins. As the victims pile up, Ryker feels like he should know this killer, but he can’t place him. Chances come and go to capture ...

The quaint Gold Rush town of Buggy Springs was a wild and woolly city in the mid-1800's, but had become an eclectic and easy going place by the 21st century. At least that’s what Father Robert Bruce of St. Nicholas of Myrna Episcopal Church thought. Then a mysterious, anonymous caller who claims to want to make a confession quotes Scripture and gives a riddle. Father Robert soon realizes it’s about a murder. As he starts to investigate, he soon finds that there is far more dirt than gold in them thar hills. He discovers a hard drinking, drug using, wild living side of his town he never ...

Looking at each part of the Great Pyramid, from the internal chambers to its massive stone blocks to the pyramidion on top, Dunn reveals how the pyramids in Egypt served to stimulate the release and collection of electrons in the Earth’s crust by harmonizing seismic energy while also attenuating the accumulating stresses. Drawing on exhaustive ongoing research by NASA scientists into the phenomenon known as “earthquake lights,” Dunn shows how the pyramid builders were inspired by this phenomenon and learned to stress igneous rocks in order to harvest the resulting electron flow.

Ten years ago, he vanished. Now he’s back with a son and unanswered questions... Elias Miller disappeared without a word, breaking Rebecca Peachy’s heart and leaving her to grieve in silence. Now, a decade later, he returns to Hickory Hollow with a young son and no good answers. After losing her husband, Rebecca rebuilt her life as the community’s healer, raising her niece and protecting the quiet stability she fought to regain. When Elias moves in next door and offers help after a storm damages her barn, the past refuses to stay buried. So do the feelings she thought she had ...

From the bestselling author of the Call Me Tuesday series comes a suspenseful, thought-provoking reminder of our intrinsic connection to one another and the devastating impact our choices can have on the lives of those around us. Addison Quinn was nine when her parents were killed in the worst car crash ever recorded in the sleepy town of Driftwood, Indiana. She alone survived to tell the police about a mysterious blood splatter she'd seen on the outside of the windshield seconds before she was thrown from the vehicle. Addison was convinced the splatter caused her dad to lose control of the...

Part time travel, part crazy school, full-time fun! A fast-moving mystery adventure for children ages 8-14. When a mysterious package arrives in the mail with a tricorn hat and toy soldiers inside, fourteen-year-old Daniel, of course, tries on the hat. Now he's in for it because the hat won't come off and he must wear the hat to school! Daniel suddenly finds himself up against classroom bullies, Redcoats pounding on the schoolroom door, and his life turned upside down. Is his American history report really coming to life? How will Daniel and his friend Rebecca ever survive? This book ...

A much needed vacation. An unexpected romance between two strangers. A small town filled with whispering secrets. Inspired by old childhood memories and searching for a new direction in life, Yvonne embarks on a long-awaited vacation to the breathtaking town of Diamond Cove. The local murder mystery theatre was the life of the town—but she soon arrives to discover it in disarray and the whole cove swamped in rumors. As she falls in love with the cozy atmosphere, Yvonne decides to reunite an old passion by opening a jewelry shop next door to the theater. Lance, the owner of the theater, is...

One small town billionaire + One hippie hearted girl back to restart her life = a satisfyingly sweet second chance short clean romance with all the feels! After years apart, Grace returns to her hometown only to cross paths with her first love, Tucker Ellison, a man tied to the family that once tore them apart. Tucker, now a successful businessman, offers Grace an unexpected job opportunity, rekindling old feelings she thought were long buried. As they navigate the tension between their unresolved past and Tucker’s complicated family dynamics, Grace must decide if she can trust Tucker ...