Holiday Cozy

The Chloe Boston Mysteries Volume 3 includes the full texts of books 8 through 10 in the Chloe Boston Cozy Mystery Series: "Red, White, and a Dog Named BLue", "Haunted", and "The Great Pumpkin Caper". "Melanie Jackson is a talent to watch." --WritersWrite.com "Red, White, and a Dog Named Blue (A Chloe Boston Mystery Book 8)" is a collection of short stories that fills in the gaps betwixt and between in Chloe's life. In the title story, Chloe's 4th of July turns deadly when she is called in to judge a baking competition at the county fair. In the story Batter Up!, Chloe gets talked into ...

Molly Gray has always loved the holidays. When Molly was a child, her gran went to great lengths to make the season merry and bright, full of cherished traditions. The first few Christmases without Gran were hard on Molly, but this year, her beloved boyfriend and fellow festive spirit, Juan Manuel, is intent on making the season Molly’s most joyful yet. But when a Secret Santa gift exchange at the Regency Grand Hotel raises questions about who Molly can and cannot trust, she dives headfirst into solving her most consequential—and personal—mystery yet.

"Death of a Dumb Bunny" is the seventh book in the Chloe Boston Cozy Mystery Series. Someone has murdered the Hope Falls Easter Bunny, a charming and rather simple man who hasn't an enemy in the world. The town is swarming with visitors ready to march in the parade and hunt for hidden eggs. Somewhere in the crowd is a killer. Chloe and her faithful dog, Blue, must put aside their Easter bonnets and hop into action if she is stop the mad archer before he strikes again.

My plan was to finish my work and make it home for Christmas. Instead, a series of unfortunate events has me stranded on a mountain with the hottest grump in Western NC. My temporary neighbor, billionaire Hale Winters, is broody and annoyingly sexy. He looks like he stepped right out of L.L. Bean—and makes it clear I don’t belong here. Too bad for him, I’m not going anywhere. I’ve got a deadline and zero patience for a man with a savior complex. But with a snowstorm trapping us in his remote cabin, keeping my distance isn’t an option. What starts as disdain turns into late-night ...

Lawyer Andy Carpenter and his wife, Laurie, have started a new Christmas tradition. Their local pet store has a Christmas tree, where instead of ornaments there are wishes from those in need. One poignant wish leads Andy to a child named Danny, whose selfless plea strikes a chord. Danny asked Santa for a coat for his mother, a sweater for his dachshund, Murphy, and for the safe return of his missing father.

Holiday Corner - Short Read Series Holiday Corner, Vermont, founded in 1892 by Thadeus Holiday, is your typical quintessential Christmas town filled with twinkling lights, garland, wreaths, and red ribbons. You're probably thinking nothing exciting ever happens in our quiet mountain town. Read on because Holiday Corner has its share of mystery and surprises… Missing Santas is Book 1 in the Holiday Corner Christmas Cozy Mystery short read series. Ghostly Gift – Book 2 Slay Ride – Book 3 Missing Santas- Book 1 Event planner Joy Holiday isn’t exactly feeling joyful this Christmas ...

Under the mistletoe, a shy librarian and a confident sheriff discover that love can happen when you least expect it. Kate isn’t looking for romance when she trades city life for small-town charm—especially with her best friend’s brother. But when a Christmas mix-up leads to an unexpected kiss, her quiet life is turned upside down. Tim, an ex-military pilot with a protective streak, never thought his cousins’ annual mistletoe bet would involve his heart. Yet, one kiss changes everything. In this heartwarming holiday romance filled with mistaken identities, secrets, and a dash of ...

This Christmas, I only had one goal: survive the office holiday party without embarrassing myself in front of my boss. But one mistletoe, a stolen kiss, and a night wrapped in his arms changed everything. Derrick Lawson is everything a boss shouldn’t be—devastatingly handsome, quietly intense, and the only man who’s made my heart race from across the room. I thought he’d never see me as more than just his employee, until he stops me at the door and asks me to stay. When his fingers linger on my arm and our eyes meet under the glow of twinkling Christmas lights, I know my holiday ...

Candy Cane Carriages - a sweet place to die It's a celebration year round in Holiday Corner, a scenic small town tucked away in Vermont. Candy canes, garlands, ornaments, wreaths and more - who would expect to find a dead body? Certainly not the owners of Candy Cane Carriages, provider of winter sleigh rides. Nor their twin granddaughters, Candi and Mandi Winter who have come to help them run the business. But when Gavin Foster, a local photographer and animal rights activist is found dead in one of their sleighs, they find one of them will be accused of his murder. Slay Ride is Book 3 in ...

"Mistletoe Detour," the latest entry in the Scottish Billionaire series by M. S. Parker, sends readers off on a hilarious, heartwarming holiday road trip. Blaze Gracen, a renowned Johns Hopkins professor, gears up for a festive family shindig in sunny San Ramon. However, Mother Nature has other ideas, and a surprise winter storm leaves his flight stranded in not-so-tropical Chicago. Enter Trisha Easton, a quick-witted New Yorker with a suitcase full of sass and a knack for turning lemons into spiked lemonade. Also stranded in Chicago, she opts for a daring, map-defying drive across the ...

Tattooed from her neck to her toes—and sporting a gold tooth as sharp as her wisecracks, Sister Holiday struggles to stay on the righteous path. Never one to make things easy for herself, she’s committed to taking her permanent vows with the Sisters of the Sublime Blood and joining former fire inspector Magnolia Riveaux’s latest venture, Redemption Detective Agency—both in service of satisfying her eternal quest for answers. When Sister Holiday and Riveaux set out to bust a philandering husband, they instead find the body of a priest floating in the swollen Mississippi River.

Agatha Raisin has never been one for forced holiday cheer, but her friendly little village of Carsely has always prided itself on its traditional Christmas festivities. But this year the bells will not be ringing out, as Mr. John Sunday, an officer with the Cotswold Health and Safety Board, has chosen Christmas as the time to crack down on safety hazards. But Mr. Sunday is soon found face down in the petunias, very much dead.

In the quaint town of Wisterious Bay, Alice, a spunky witch, just wants to spend her time quietly practicing her spells, and running her crystal and magic candle shop. But her peaceful existence is thrown into jeopardy when right before the Halloween celebrations are about to begin, she finds a body in her shop. Join Alicia, Felix her "humorous" talking skeleton, Augustus, the banished reaper, and Zoraida the newest familiar as they try to figure out who the killer is before Alicia ends up in jail for a crime she didn't commit. If you enjoy quirky characters, comedic cozy mysteries, and a ...

Jules Capshaw and her staff at Torte are busier than ever...still, even the town's most in-demand bakers need to take a break. So Jules invites everyone to celebrate at the local Winchester Inn's Dickens Feast, a six-course extravaganza with Yorkshire Pudding, Christmas goose, and all the trimmings. But as the weather outside becomes frightful, things inside turn less delightful when one of the guests ends up as dead as Scrooge's doornail.

It's Christmas Eve, and Delia's family is finally together again. All is quiet and still, yet Delia can't help but feel a sense of foreboding. After all, an ancient dragon has just awakened and stronger magic is pulsing through the veins of the Myrtlewood Crones. Delia braces herself for her most enchanting adventure yet as questions about her grandmother's mysterious death and her heritage haunt her. On top of all this, her daughter Gillian's strange behavior becomes even more unsettling and the spirited grandchildren tumble into the mix.

A holiday novella. The Shoemakers and Ferraros plan to spend Christmas in Texas with Larry and Jane Ann's brother and then take a camping trip through the Southwest. But those plans are stopped cold when they hit a rogue ice storm in Missouri and they end up snowbound in a campground. And that's just the beginning.

Diana and Fergus are both in the running for the coveted spot of "prime suspect". Fergus decides the only way to clear their names and save Christmas is for them to investigate the case. He's convinced that an ancient curse is the real killer. Diana is convinced that Fergus has lost his marbles. She's ready to prove him wrong, but when they are dragged into a maze of secrets and lies, she starts to wonder....

Digging At The Roots . . . Thanksgiving is right around the corner and Abby is in a pickle. Does she go to her parents’ house for dinner or break with tradition and go to Marco’s mother’s house instead? Abby’s mom is in a tizzy and Abby is desperately seeking a solution. But she has a bigger problem when hunky hubby Marco is a suspect in the murder of his landlord, realtor Arthur McMahon. After the popular realtor is found stabbed to death in his office just after announcing plans to oust his renters, along with his decision to marry a woman his grown children detest, Abby and Marco...

Meg's sister-in-law, Delaney, is pregnant. Since her due date is on or around Christmas Day, this is putting a bit of a damper on the usual holiday festivities. Meg and Michael are NOT hosting the usual house full of relatives and parties. Instead, Meg, along with her mother, her grandmother, her cousin Rose Noire, and her good friend Caroline, are militantly doing everything they can think of to keep Delaney quiet and healthy.

Ivory Fields brings you a Special Christmas Romance. The Christmas Festival hangs by a thread – unless she can make a shocking discovery that changes everything. The yearly Christmas Festival is coming to the town of Mystic, Massachusetts... and for Winnie Proctor, it could end either in heartbreak, or a Christmas miracle. As a successful – but perpetually single – reporter, she’s beginning to lose hope that she’ll ever find “the one”. But sometimes, true love is waiting just around the corner. When the greedy nephew of their late town matriarch demands the festival turn a ...