Cozy Ghost Fiction

In 1934, the body of a beautiful but poor young woman was found alongside a riverbank near The Depot. Beaten to a pulp, only recognizable by a tattoo on her ankle, and yet, days after the discovery, the story all but disappears. Eighty years later, locals claim The Depot is haunted.

Becky Tibbs is a sweet and innocent young woman. She’s never been in love or had a real romantic relationship. On the other hand, she is very adept at helping recently departed spirits with their unfinished business in Asheville, North Carolina. This is the third book in the Becky Tibbs cozy mystery series. During her recent abduction, Detective Patrick Burns found Becky on the brink of death.

'Primal Cuts' aren't all that's Hooked and Hanging at Bussard's Meats in Veil Falls. Fledgling Vine Witch Verity Blume has agreed to provide the guests at the upcoming Matching the Wine Festival with a 'foodie experience' they won't soon forget. Everybody loves a Pig Roast, right? If only she can just bring herself to sentence 'The Right Pig' to be Saturday's dinner. And get the neighboring farmers to stop fighting long enough to fill the order. But Wining and Dining the guests isn't all that's in store for its citizens. And Verity is serving up more than just an attention grabber. It's ...

When Danielle Roberts inherits a boarding house in Charters Towers, her first thought is that it’s a scam. Assured by the solicitor that it isn’t, she decides to make a quick trip and sort everything out. She has no intention of staying. A pastry chef, she owns a café in Redcliffe. The first person she sees when she arrives is the last person she wants to see. Brett Bainbridge, her first boyfriend, broke her heart when he walked out on her. Now, here he is, standing in her garden bed.

Classic Movies, Ghostly Mischief, and Murder! Nora Paige is settling into her new life as manager of the Palace movie theater. She only has a few things to worry about. Like keeping the theater safely out of the clutches of an evil real estate developer, dealing with her staff of movie-obsessed misfits and their daily meltdowns, and hiding the fact that her new best friend Trixie is the ghost of an usherette who died in 1937. It would also be helpful if she could figure out whether she wants to take her charming-but-cheating husband back. But when someone close to the Palace is murdered, ...

Formerly with the LAPD, Delia is now the overstressed hospitality manager of the charmingly haunted Loring Boutique Hotel. Seven months pregnant, she receives worrisome news from her obstetrician on the same day her vacationing sisters are arrested for murdering a male stripper. Dropping everything, Delia and her fiancé, Gabe, rush to their rescue, driving up the California coast in his classic Mercedes to Spa Town, a resort on Brimley Bay.

Maggie and Martin welcome their newest member of the family and settle into a normal life, all things considered. She is more than happy to hang up her amateur detective hat and become a full-time mother. But when a stranger dies in front of her shop, after warning her that Martin is in danger, she has to find the killer...before Martin becomes their next victim.

Becky Tibbs is getting married. Becky plans the wedding of her dreams.... "Lots of flowers and greenery. Lots of white. Everything everywhere is white. White bows. White flowers. White streamers along the wooden pews." Patrick plans their honeymoon in Fiji.

Becky Tibbs is a “real-deal medium". Ask anyone in Asheville, North Carolina, and they would agree. Of course, her gift is often discussed behind closed doors in whispers more often than not. And there are many unbelievers until they have a ghost problem of their own. Becky tries to live as normal a life as possible. She’s planning a wonderful Thanksgiving meal with her brother and sister, but will her special dinner go according to plans? It's possible that some departed spirits simply want to interfere with the living.

Becky has always had a special relationship with little Suzie Black. Suzie has otherworldly talents of her own; she sees the spiritual companions of everyone she meets. In the past and before Becky helped her understand her gifts, it had gotten Suzie into a lot of trouble. Now, with the COVID virus pandemic still raging, Suzie's mother must go to Florida to help her own mother. She can't take Suzie with her and must seek Becky's help to watch over her daughter while she is away.

This is the seventh book in the Becky Tibbs cozy mystery series. The author suggests that you start listening to the series with Book One, A Medium's Birthday Surprise and that you continue to listen to the books in order. In spite of all the obstacles she has to face, Becky is elated that she will soon marry Patrick. After solving several ghost cases and catching her breath, the last hurdle she has to jump is meeting his parents.

One night while stumbling back to bed from her nightly visit to the bathroom, Peg is stopped in her tracks by two women standing in her bedroom...Peg abruptly realizes that ghosts have come calling: one is her dead grandmother and the other is her spirit guide...In this paranormal adventure tale, a middle-aged woman in the throes of menopause is thrust into solving local crimes, with help from her new friends from Deadsville.

At Becky's encouragement, Bobby and Barbara have finally decided to accept their special ability, too. At least, they are open to using their gift if the opportunity presents itself. Barbara actually manages to help someone new with their ghost problem, and the meeting turns into something more. Unlike Marty, Barb's ex-boyfriend, this new person, Christopher, accepts Barbara and her capabilities exactly as she is. In fact, he is impressed.

If you love stories set in the Wild West, you'll enjoy the third book of the Sherlock and Me series. Set in Reno, Nevada, and nearby Pyramid Lake on the Paiute Indian Reservation, the story features Lucy James, newly minted PI. She's been hired to find a missing truck driver and a missing horse. The first case takes her into the shadowy world of truck cargo thefts. An experienced truck driver never makes it to his intended destination on his route creating panic for his new fiancé.

In book one of this MysCozy Mystery series, Willow never wanted to see ghosts, but it seems she'd been chosen, ready or not. Now she must embrace her gift, and soon, to save a young woman’s life. But can she do so in time?

When Bohemian Lake’s favorite house flippers Jack and Juniper agree to renovate café-owner Pike Hart’s newly inherited property - the old mill - they’re expecting to solve configuration issues, not cold cases. But with the previous owner, the ghostly Doctor Albert Downey, still in residence and connected to their own mysterious haunting, what choice do they have? The doctor convinces Juniper the only way he and his murdered bride Victoria - the ghost of the Gothic Inn - can move on is if Juniper solves the 100-year-old mystery of their murder-suicide.

Cathy Dorne is looking forward to winter break. Teaching is her passion but she's vastly overdue for a break from the classroom and a visit from her sister. But before the final bells rings, her principal is found dead of an apparent heart attack. And if that wasn't enough of a shock, Cathy is then confronted by the dead woman's ghost only to discover everything might not be as apparent as it seems.

What do a Confederate soldier who died on the field of battle, a woman who was driven from her home by the ravages of the Civil War, and a man who perished in a turn-of-the-century asylum have in common? They all contact private investigator, Walt Williams. A bizarre series of events surrounding these paranormal visits culminate in the discovery of a terrorist plot to detonate bombs at a crowded festival. Once again, Lady Justice pairs Walt with forces from beyond the veil to solve mysteries hidden for decades and bring evil-doers to justice.

Divorced mom Libby Grace works as an elementary school teacher and has no social life to speak of. The most she has to worry about is finding a way to fix a leaky faucet without a budget for a plumber. The next thing Libby knows she's standing at the foot of her son's bed without her body!

It's the grand opening of The Deerbourne Inn! Award-winning Chef Nathan Harte has worked long and hard to restore this historic property in Willow Spring, Vermont. He's ready to greet his guests with fine cuisine, comfortable rooms, and maybe even a ghost or two. He's escaping the rat-race of the city for a slower more rewarding life, but is he ready to deal with a broken arm, a quirky arsonist, and a long-ago mystery? And what might he find up in the 300-year-old attic?