Detective Romance Mysteries

A haunted theater, drama queen ghosts, and the rest is… Wicked? FREE on Kindle Unlimited! Alas, poor Mandy! Decorating the nursery for Baby Rowling is giving her the blues, and only Manhattan’s top interior designer can help, but securing her services could mean putting Rick into the clutches of a notorious homewrecker. In exchange for hooking Mandy up with the designer, famous actress Karina needs help with some strange happenings at her theater production of Hamlet, and who better to solve the mystery than someone who can talk to the ghost of the Ghost? Trodding the boards with the ...

Molly Chapman, a mother of three, finds her once-loving marriage falling apart. Struggling with her mental health and neurodivergence, she seeks support from her psychiatrist. To escape her troubled home life, Molly walks her puppy along the beach, where she encounters a handsome stranger. One night, after another fight with her husband, Molly contemplates taking her own life but falls from the sea wall under mysterious circumstances. Injured and in a coma, Molly wakes up with no memory of her life and a stranger by her bedside. As Molly questions her new reality, will she uncover the truth...

When Kyle Matthews decides to fight to save his job from outsourcing, he never thought he'd be beaten, shot at, kidnapped, stalked by corrupt FBI agents, or gripped in an international tug of war. After the FBI launches an investigation into the theft of sensitive software his company produces for the government, Kyle sees his chance to frame foreign employees and save his job. But Ramani Singh, one of the foreigners, catches on to Kyle's plan, and fights back. Unfortunately, that drops them both in the middle of a war between rival factions vying for control of the software. Terrible as it...

Parties where undereage teenagers are served alcohol are nothing new, And they’re often considered a right-of-passage for young people. But when your car’s almost demolished By a drunk high-school driver It gets a little personal. When Sheriff Davis asks Holly to help him find out who’s buying the alcohol for these parties, she doesn’t feel she has a choice. She’s compelled to find the person, if for no other reason than to try and get someone to pay for the repairs to her car. Join Holly and her friends as they go “undercover” to hunt for the offending person. But as always ...

This story had it all - dangerous quest, magic academy, drama and intrigue – perfect for fans of One of Us is Lying and Pretty Little Liars. Alice wanted to study at Welkin – the Spherical Magic Academy to create magic objects. Her dream is coming true. She takes the place of a missing girl, lives in her room, studies according to her schedule, and takes part in an exciting game. Here she meets her rivals. Mysterious, unpredictable and dangerous. They are all lying. Who’s hiding behind the masks of humans? Friends? Enemies? Monsters? Alice doesn't know. The answer is in the game. What...

The most impossible crime ever witnessed by… a ghost? FREE on Kindle Unlimited! Days away from giving birth, Mandy finds herself involved in the mysterious heist of a beastly piece of art. The USCAB duo suspect some monkey business is to blame for the disappearance of a priceless mask from the locked vault of Manhattan socialite Nicole Sparks. A ghostly art critic deems the masterpiece to be more hideous than haunting, but that won’t stop a serial art thief from attempting to add it to his growing collection of famous works. With an abundance of suspects and a dearth of clues, this may ...

If there was one piece of advice Olive Crisp always followed, it was that "one should never attempt to solve a crime on an empty stomach..." 1970s. Cambridge, England. A COLD CASE AT CHRISTMAS: After officially launching her Biscuit Tin Detective Agency, Olive is delighted when she receives her first case. Miss Westmacott asks her to investigate a cold case: the disappearance of her sister, Enid, over 50 years ago. Having waited months for a bite, the detective agency café is finally in business! A COSY COMMUNITY: Together with Hugo, Olive reopens the case and tracks down the remaining ...

Deadly ingredients, earth-shattering recipes, and poisoned relationships abound in this tantalizing third installment of the Hex Kitchen series. The culinary magic world is at war with itself. A murderer with a vendetta has taken control of the all-powerful Gourmands. The first step in his recipe for domination: kill all his rivals...beginning with Braxton and Kenzie. New enemies are emerging from all sides, and the future of magic is at stake. Everything hinges on Braxton’s sister and her lover-turned-enemy. The problem is that Sofia is in jail, and Graham is being hunted by the police. ...

A Nutty Fruitcake, a Nuttier Ghost, and a Murder... FREE on Kindle Unlimited! The newlyweds Mandy and Rick are looking forward to their first Christmas in wedded bliss when the untimely death of a real estate developer puts a crimp in their plans. A bite of deadly dessert at a trendy bakery seems to be the culprit, and now the naughty ghost of Woody Napoleon is demanding justice. A spirited investigation turns up a plethora of suspects, but only Mandy’s special gift can unwrap the killer in this holiday edition of the Manhattan Mystery Series. Wicked as a Christmas Fruitcake is part of ...

Ally Malcom’s friend Mary Hughes always wondered what happened to her husband’s aunt. He was born after his aunt disappeared, so he never discussed it with Mary. Her in-laws were also reticent about discussing it. Years after her husband’s death, Mary met Ally Malcom, and the two became good friends and ‘accidental sleuths.’ Mary talked Ally into helping satisfy her curiosity about what happened to her husband’s aunt after nearly sixty years. They found some interesting information that made them wonder if Mary Hartwell Littlejohn* could have staged her disappearance. After all ...

When a famed drag performer known as Velvet Vice is found dead in her dressing room at Club Midnight, her last whisper is scrawled in eyeliner on a cracked mirror: “Vega.” Nash Vega, still reeling from past betrayals and haunted by the name, is pulled back into the queer underbelly of the city — a place of champagne lies, feather boas, backroom deals, and one man he never wanted to see again: Julian Black, the club’s seductive owner and Vega’s ex-lover with a body like sin and a past even darker than his eyeliner. As Nash digs deeper, he uncovers a tangle of secrets involving ...

Kaira Hansley can illusion herself into anyone she chooses. Bodyguard who means business? Sure. Cute little kid with pigtails? Absolutely. The Alliance Director himself? No sweat. The only face she doesn’t want to wear into public is her own. After three years of living off the grid, she’s now the most famous Magic in Boston. And her boyfriend is the most famous Natural. Exposing themselves has put Kaira and Graysen right in the path of a cold-blooded killer. Murders are sweeping the city, where distrust between Magics and Naturals has reached a boiling point. As Kaira, Graysen, and the...

A mystery novel set in Chadlands, England, during the late 1910s. Prepare to be swept away into the enigmatic world of "Tragedy at Chadlands," where the picturesque facade of an ancestral estate hides dark secrets and tragic histories. Sir Arthur Gainsborough, a kind-hearted baronet, struggles with the ghostly legacy of the Grey Room, a place riddled with unexplained deaths. As family and friends gather under one roof, the tension mounts when an ominous event propels them into a web of intrigue, ensuring that the past will not stay buried for long. As the novel unfolds, you'll meet Sir ...

In the charming coastal town of Harbor Cove, renowned for its picturesque beaches and vibrant culinary scene, excitement buzzes in the air as celebrity chef Gordon Masters announces plans to open a new restaurant. Amidst this whirlwind, Emma Turner, owner of the beloved bakery "Sweet Escapes," finds herself in the heart of a baking competition designed to showcase local talents against the culinary prowess of Chef Masters. However, as Emma prepares to prove her baking skills, a series of mysterious incidents begin to unfold. These sinister events threaten not only her chances in the ...

This Holiday, the Cookies Aren’t the Only Things That Are Killer... Murder, magic, and mistletoe collide in this laugh-out-loud, pulse-pounding holiday cozy paranormal mystery that’s perfect for fans of Juliet Blackwell, Addie Woolridge, and supernatural sleuths with sass. In the enchanted town of Mistletoe Grove, the holidays are more hexed than merry when magical citizens start turning up in deadly, spellbound Christmas displays. For kitchen witch Prudence Blackwood and her reluctant partner—a brooding vampire detective named Viktor Constantine—the countdown to Christmas becomes a...

In the end, all that's left is an Echo. Before, Violet's morbid ability to sense the dead led her to uncover dark murders and long-buried secrets in her small town. Now that she's workingwith a special investigative team, Violet hopes she can help even more people - whether by saving a life or catching a killer. Although she's relieved to finally be honest about what she can do, her instant connection with her mysterious partner, Rafe, is both confusing and unsettling, and their unique bond creates tension with her boyfriend, Jay. When she discovers the body of a college student murdered by "the collector," Violet refuses to give upon the case.

Lights, Camera, Poltergeist. A Hollywood dream becomes a nightmare. Called to a movie set, Red investigates a haunting that threatens to turn a Christmas flick into a slasher film. Allied with a soulmancer, she has to save the Hollywood A-Listers from a phantom that wants souls instead of autographs. Busting ghosts is easier than laying her own personal demons to rest. With a paralyzed mentor, a sexy vampire playing hard to get, and petrifying anxiety about her own mysterious origins, Red is struggling to find the holiday spirit. Everyone wants their fifteen minutes of fame in Los Angeles, ...

Two weeks. That's how long it took for Avery West's ordinary life to change forever. In two weeks, she discovered she was heiress to a powerful secret society known as the Circle, learned her mother was taken hostage by the Circle's enemies, and fell for a boy she's not allowed to love, just as she found out another was her unwelcome destiny.

BETRAYED: Book 3 in USA Today best-selling author Taylor Lee’s Sizzling HOT Detective Series, The Criminal Affairs Collection. • Viviana, his renegade cop, is hard enough to control. Now Jax has to fend off an interloper who is almost as sexy and arrogant as he is. And that is saying something. • The Rising Star Political Hotshot wants Viviana’s expertise. Not incidentally, he wants her! • Viviana has spent her life denying her ugly past. But her nightmares have caught up with her. The Sexy Police Chief insists that together they will find and punish the evil men who abused her. A...

Mera never imagined she would have to face a necromancer without Bast, her fae partner, but the Captain decided to separate them on a whim - or so she thinks. Running against the clock to avoid an outbreak that could destroy the human borough, Mera is forced to work with Julian Smith, the man she used to love before the Night Prince came waltzing in her life. Not good. Not good at all. Meanwhile, Bast chases Poseidon with the help of his brothers, knowing it's the only way to ensure Mera's safety. He'll do anything to save her, even if it means his doom.