Cozy Reads

“As engaging and entertaining a worldwide romp as the first two books…Ritter Ames has penned a marvelous story with Laurel Beacham continuing to show her cleverness and intuition portraying a strong character…I was thrilled!” – King’s River Life Magazine Abstract clues lead to new questions. New leads turn to “dead” ends. A heist plot ties to forgeries. Adversaries resurface twisting an already complicated case. And art recovery expert Laurel Beacham must not only outwit criminals, but keep her wits around Jack Hawkes’s cheeky ego. Before the criminals they were tracking ...

Family…however close or distantly connected…is still family. And no one knows that better than the many members of the McAdams family. Few understand the vast implications that come with a large extended family as Drew McAdams does…and especially now. His brothers and sisters are also beginning to understand just how complicated it can be now that the four of them are responsible for the equally vast and extensive McAdams Trust. The headaches have only just begun. Life as they knew it will never be the same. Drew McAdams strongly suspects that if another call or message comes into his...

Home for the Delahass family is Nolbeloir House...the home that Jeremy Delahass built for his family in the heart of America...now, years later, his family still calls it home...the Delahass Legacy still lives on...and the search for justice continues. Box Set Volume 1 includes Family and Family Unbroken, the first two books in the Delahass Legacy series. Family – The Delahass Legacy Barb Delahass has spent much of her life trying to understand the decisions and choices her ancestor made, but she has always admired the life that Jeremy Delahass chose to live, even though some of his ...

Brand new attorney Dawson Ward shocks everyone including himself when he wins an acquittal for his obviously guilty child rapist client. Dawson's momentary satisfaction turns to horror as the entire population of Jasper, Indiana turns on him and tries to ruin his life. Can this honest young lawyer overcome such public revulsion and make a go of his tiny legal practice? ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Donald W. Desaulniers is a quirky Canadian lawyer who took up writing fiction as a retirement hobby. Always a proponent of quantity over quality, Donald has already penned more than 100 novels since he ...

Elizabeth had always believed there was nothing more magical than the precious gift of love...even now in the heart of danger, she still believed it...she always would. After telling the story of Simon's magical cowboy ranch for more years than she cared to count, Elizabeth Fountaine wondered if there might be more to the fanciful fairy-tale than being an elaborate bedtime story to tell children. More than ever before, she very much needed for even just a small piece of the fairy-tale to be real. Kellyn had always loved Elias Stratton with all her heart and probably always would. She'd ...

The second of the Leger Hotel Mysteries Series sees an unexpected visitor with a massive grudge against Leger arrive - his son, August. Confused when August first arrives at the hotel, Leger asks how the young tomcat made the journey from Glasgow. He learns that August travelled with Verity, the sister of the man who attacked Hugh almost two years ago. Unaware who Verity is, Annabella and Hugh give her a job at the hotel but alarm bells ring when the young girl falls victim to one crime after another. Leger suspects she is conning her trusting employers and friends out of money. August is ...

Will Jeremy’s hidden secrets finally be revealed when old video storage devices are discovered…devices that work only with even more obsolete technology from the twentieth century…televisions. A story of family secrets, long hidden clues, and a 200 year old quest for justice... Throughout his professional career Paul Delahass has done what he can to find justice for those no longer able to do so for themselves. He now finds himself trying to do the same for two men who lived generations before his own. After returning from a short trip to Espinola with his cousin, he feels certain ...

Family…however close or distantly connected…is still family. And no one knows that better than the many members of the McAdams family. Few understand the vast implications that come with a large extended family as Drew McAdams does…and especially now. His brothers and sisters are also beginning to understand just how complicated it can be now that the four of them are responsible for the equally vast and extensive McAdams Trust. The headaches have only just begun. Life as they knew it will never be the same. Drew McAdams strongly suspects that if another call or message comes into his...

Little Jenna is stolen… …and the cat who must rescue her. Little Jenna Richardson has been taken, and Scottie finds her trapped nearby. He must save this little girl. But being only a cat, his options are rather limited. The two heinous criminals … and one vicious dog … watching over her make that rescue even that much more urgent, as they have devious plans for her. Scottie’s gonna need all the help he can get … except that there are very few friends here … if any … to help save her. Time is running out for precious little Jenna. Can Scottie get her out before she ...

A murder plot... ...and the cat who must stop it. Jamie’s girlfriend wants him dead. Scottie needs to save his human’s life. But how? He’s just a cat. The intended victim goes about his daily life not knowing his girlfriend and her secret lover are plotting against him. Scottie knows, but the soon-to-be murdered man doesn’t understand the feline’s attempts to save his life. Jamie is an easy mark and his death is imminent. His girlfriend will not give up until he’s six feet under...with his cats. Will Scottie rescue his human or perish along side him? Will he get the help he ...

When Mabel Wickles begins suffering from a recurring nightmare, Flori offers her some sage advice: write it out! Fourteen years before, in order to save Flori's life, Mabel had been forced to rob a bank. To escape from their kidnapper, the two women had to run through a thick forest. It is this chase that keeps returning to haunt Mabel. Will the advice work? Mabel figures there's no harm in trying, especially after the last nightmare caused her to fall down a flight of stairs. And so the story, Missed by a Hair, is created.

Kellyn had always loved Elias Stratton with all her heart and probably always would. She'd trusted him...but never again. Elizabeth had always believed there was nothing more magical than the precious gift of love...even now in the heart of danger, she still believed it...she always would. After telling the story of Simon's magical cowboy ranch for more years than she cared to count, Elizabeth Fountaine wondered if there might be more to the fanciful fairy-tale than being an elaborate bedtime story to tell children. More than ever before, she very much needed for even just a small piece of ...

Having inherited her grandmother's library, Luci anticipated receiving a collection of literary treasures, not a bunch of dead bodies. Instead of what she thought was a great escape from corporate life, she's now thrust into her own Agatha Christie novel. With the help of her pet parrot Simon, she starts turning the pages to solve the case. But, the bodies continue to pile up while an arrogant lawyer at her back urges her to sell the library and put the books away for good. Will Luci manage to keep the library and solve the cases before she becomes the next victim?

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "... keeps you laughing as well as turning pages... " (Goodreads' reviewer) All the fun of the fair... Except—when the fair owner’s murdered, it stops being fun. Add in a kidnap for ransom and the Cairncroft Detective Agency has plenty to keep them busy. Sam and Daisy are back in another twisty, nail-biting adventure—as ever, the ending will sweep you off your feet. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Loved this book. Sam and Daisy are sassy, fun, witty, and intelligent." (BookSirens' reviewer)

Are generations of Snee-Kinsman women actually cursed, or is it just bad luck? A paranormal family saga beginning in 1860 following one family’s journey of tragedy, resiliency, and triumph. Their stories are told in three short read books. Book 2 – Chasing the Curse – 1943-1990 - picks up where Book 1 left off... * Two spiteful and competitive witches place a curse on each other’s female children. * To punish his wayward daughter, an angry father casts the family curse in stone – an emerald stone. * The ring with the emerald stone is to be worn by the women of the Snee-Kinsman ...

Good old fashioned Southern Crime Fiction by Norman E. Morrison set near the city of Cowchip Alabama. See also the other Cowchip/AL related works. Clang! A most satisfying, if short ringing sound, unlike a bell, but every bit as rousing. The nerves of the hand and wrist perceived the minute vibrations of the instrument even as the music quickly melted. It was the sound of cast iron whacking a melon, only it was a large frying pan and it wasn't a melon at all. Mr. Poppin's Basement Improvement is a murder mystery set near Cowchip/AL in the rural Poppin Hill community. It's the culmination of...

When he believed there was little time left, there were only two people he wanted to talk to while he still could. One was the only woman he’d ever loved. And always would. Rendon was seriously wounded…in searing pain, and up until the last hour, exposed as he’d never been before. Getting himself to the little known and forgotten small town in the middle of nowhere had been a risky choice, and taken the last of his quickly dwindling strength. It was the last place anyone would think to look. He never expected to survive. After a brazen rescue, Rendon is determined to be part of the ...

Things start to get crazy again for Florida dog trainer Rick Roth when he discovers that his 70 year-old weed dealing mother is dating a Chinese infomercial guru named Abraham Wu. Rick doesn’t trust Wu, and for good reason: Would you trust a guy who walks around your mother’s condo naked? As if that wasn’t bad enough, the doggy students at the Mojito Joe Dog Training Academy are disappearing and the main suspect seems to be a mysterious Indian guy with an oversized head. There’s also a chimpanzee named Gauguin who shows up for the weekend. Then Rick finds out that his girlfriend, a ...

Ready for some rest and relaxation at the end of the school year, seventh grade teacher Autumn Spencer gets on a cruise ship, hoping it’ll whisk her away to Paradise so she can clear her mind. Instead, she encounters nosy fellow passengers who won’t leave her alone, more drama than she sees in her hormonal students … and a couple of attempted murders. No matter what she does to avoid the crazies, she keeps getting thrown right smack dab into the middle of all the action.

Love. Betrayal. Bitter resentment. Unwavering loyalty. One man inspired all four... And expected nothing in return...he’d learned not to. Then, when time was more precious than anything money could buy, he wanted one thing for himself. Just one thing. It began all about him...or so he believed. And should have known better. He excelled at keeping his emotions carefully hidden. Then she became his everything. Nothing was ever the same again... He’d do anything to protect her...anything. Visit Rachel and Daniel...their love for each other never falters despite heart-wrenching challenges. ...