Southern Cozy

A body in an alleyway. Blood on the accused. Witnesses to the crime. When a sleepy Georgian town is rocked by the brutal murder of the local prosecutor’s son, all the evidence points to one man: Marcus Brantley. His only hope rests in defense counsel, Ryan Noble, drawn back to the town he tried to forget by his mother’s cancer diagnosis. But Noble’s homecoming brings a case that could cost him everything. Unwelcome, outnumbered, and with the clock ticking, Noble must navigate a dangerous game of secrets and lies before time runs out—where hostility lurks behind every corner and he ...

After their mama's passing, Marygene Brown returned to Peach Cove Island to help her sister, Jena Lynn, run the family diner, renowned for its homemade peach desserts. But Mama is never too far away - her sassy spirit haunts the island, and more specifically Marygene. Lately Mama has been warning her that the dead will seek her out to solve their murders, an idea Marygene is far from peachy keen on. But that prophecy appears to be coming true when she goes skinny-dipping off the island and swims right into a woman's charred corpse floating in the waves.

Three sassy retirees. One dead developer. Zero patience for nonsense. Welcome to Conch Key, where the sun is hot, the gossip is hotter, and the local beach just coughed up a corpse in Gucci loafers. Daisy Picklesworth wanted nothing more than a quiet morning, a strong cup of tea, and to finish her mystery novel on the porch of The Barnacle. What she got instead was a bloated real estate mogul dead in the surf, a jellyfish charm that doesn’t belong, and the strong suspicion that someone in their sleepy seaside town just committed the most stylish murder Florida’s ever seen. With her ...

Will Kendrick is dead set on putting old memories to rest. But after the passing of his estranged father forces him to visit his quiet, historic hometown in Florida, the young screenwriter steps back into painful memories that he’s spent the last decade trying to forget. Haunted by his mother’s tragic death, Will is determined to shut down the family tavern and get back to LA. Jess Wilder has waited a lifetime for Will to return. With the memory of their childhood friendship still alive in her heart, she struggles to help him discover a glimpse into a side of the tavern – and his ...

Marygene Brown always figured she'd marry her childhood sweetheart, Alex Myers, not cater his wedding. But the Peach Diner could use the exposure. Most of the island is showing up - although more for the role-playing murder game at the reception than for the widely loathed bridezilla, Lucy Carmichael. Marygene may have to smile through the festivities, but Mama doesn't have to hold her peace - especially since only Marygene can hear her mother's ghost. Mama says she sees an aura of darkness around the wedding.

Series is finished! What turns blue and pink and makes you wanna puke all over? Your favorite bartender babe is about to get a clue about the cozy mysteries of life as only a snarky heroine can. The hard way. Vicki Bohanan has waited a long time for this day. She’s all set to witness her bestie strut across the stage for her doctorate and escape a marriage minded mother. But celebration interruptus is only the tip of the Memorial Day iceberg when all the fun loving with a certain Ranger saddles her with something other than an alien parasite. Before she can right that sinking ship, ...

Grab your tickets for Cajun Country Live!, the pickers' and crooners' answer to the legendary New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Maggie Crozat, proprietor of the Crozat Plantation B&B, plans to be in the cheering section when her friend Gaynell Bourgeois takes the stage with her band, Gaynell and the Gator Girls. The festival's headliner, native daughter Tammy Barker, rocketed to stardom on a TV singing competition. When a member of Tammy's entourage is murdered at the festival, Tammy makes sure Gaynell is number one on the suspect list.

Series is finished! Vicki Bohanan is back and sporting a whole new mystery. Blackmail lands at her feet on the eve of preseason football. And for a woman with an attitude the size of Texas, it’s gonna take more than a pigskin to plug her pie hole. A Texas Ranger, an undercover boss, and a hunky radio personality walk into the bar and keep Vicki’s head spinning like a ride at the state fair. The only score she wants to settle is with her renovated residence. But when a certain Aussie model invites her to San Antonio for a romantic Alamo shootout – cameras this time, folks – Vicki ...

***USA TODAY BESTSELLER AUTHOR*** When famous sex talk radio host Poppy Bailey returns home to Hudson Hollow, Kentucky, she planned on taking a little rest and getting out of town after her big melt down and on-air fiasco. But it seems that things have changed on the home front: her grandfather has dementia, their family farm house is on the market, and her high school sweetheart Brett Barrett, still looking as hot as ever, is the last thing she needs to complicate her life, especially since the ink on her divorce papers is still wet. No matter how much Poppy and Brett try to stay away from...

Murder’s brewing at Purrs & Puzzles Cat Café—and Purrlock Holmes is on the prowl. Emma Clark traded corporate burnout for sweet tea and cat cuddles, transforming her Great Aunt Josephine’s coffee shop into a cozy Savannah haven. But when socialite Meredith Halloway is found bludgeoned on the café floor, a candlestick nearby, Emma’s dream unravels fast. Whispers of scandal threaten to shutter her doors—until Purrlock, a silver-gray British Shorthair with a Sherlock-sharp nose, sniffs out deceit. With a locket engraved “Truth Endures” as her clue, Emma leads a sleuthing squad ...

Cassie's got the beachy life down in Magnolia Bay, but quicker than you can say "hot cornbread," she's juggling a threatened home, a magical inheritance, and some deep, dark family secrets. Oh, and there's the tiny issue of a murder rap thanks to her police-chief ex-husband. With the whole town whispering, her only hope lies in the mystical books she’s inherited and her feline partner-in-crime, Elvis. Can Cassie find her witchy mojo, clear her name, and deliver some much-needed justice before she gets a one-way ticket to the graveyard? Dive into the first book in the Magnolia Bay Cozy ...

Three full-length novels. Several hours of listening. Sweet Southern Magic includes the first three books in the Sweet Tea Witch Mysteries series: Southern Magic, Southern Spells, and Southern Myths.

Series is finished! What do you get when you combine a coma-inducing career, an ardent academic, and a nefarious nemesis? A Vicki Bohanan hangover cocktail. Your favorite bartender babe is back and cutting a trail through a new vocation, with a college class tucked between briefs instead of sheets, and an alarm clock in two – er, tow. It’s no secret that a sleep-deprived Vicki is a volatile Vicki. Especially when a certain Texas Ranger goes MIA. And her first official case involves one pageanted Padget accused of killing her fiancé. Even as her recently resuscitated relationship with ...

Series is finished! She’s knocked up. Getting trussed up. Hoping to wake up from her worst nightmare. What’s that spell—besides doom? A cleanup in aisle five for your favorite commitment phobic female. Vicki Bohanan is back at the bar, and it ain’t the legal kind this time. After quitting the law firm due to questionable conduct—theirs, not hers—your favorite bartender babe is prepping for even more life-changing events. There’s nothing like a southern shotgun wedding, you know. Until a bullet with her name on it skewers the Vette’s windshield. Vicki’s past has finally ...

"Maggie Aldrich will have you laughing till your side hurts all while keeping you on the edge of your seat in this action-packed, page turning small town cozy mystery!" - CarolAnn Williams - Booksprout Upon moving back to small town America, the last thing newbie reporter Jackie Robinson expects to discover is a dead body. And not just any dead body. Local football legend and popular native son Barry Bartmore - the "King" of Saddle Creek. Much to the chagrin of Officer Tony Torres, her first unrequited crush, Jackie puts on her reporter's hat and takes the case. She’s determined to write ...

It’s another murder in the little town of Roble. But not to worry, Romaine and Auntie Zanne are on it! It’s the 100th Boule of the Distinguished Ladies’ Society of Voodoo Herbalists. They’ve gotten together to eat, drink, be merry and vote for the next Lesser Mambo, a lifetime appointment second only to the Most High (bet you’ll never guess who holds that position). But the second in command spot keeps becoming vacant—that’s because the women who fill it keep dying off. This time though, it looks like murder. During an alcohol-infused dinner and a tall glass full of absinth, a...

Luck had never been on Tangie Thomas’s side! If it had, then she wouldn’t be selling her so-called “lucky charms” to the unsuspecting townsfolk of Clio, Alabama. And believe-you-me, she’d much rather be doing just about anything else. But, what could she do when her luck was so bad it cost her job after job until she was left with nothing but her charming personality and a few pretty baubles? She’d opened her business, Charmed, I’m Sure, right out of her ancient, bewitched purse! And she’d been just naive enough to think things were starting to look up for her when lo-and-...

*** USA TODAY BESTSELLER AUTHOR*** Brassy, sassy southern babe Laurel London is back! Once again, the entire Laurel London crew is in action, including Trixie Turner, and trying to figure out who is the mastermind behind the Glitz and Glam casino heist. The heist king blackmails Laurel into believing Laurel’s long time best friend, Derek Smitherman, will be on the other end of the vigilante gun if she doesn’t help in stealing the money using her history of petty crime. Cursed with a disastrous new task of putting her amateur sleuth skills to work and an increasing sense that it's really...

Ghost-hunting can be a grave business… especially for a witch with a talking, ghost-shifting cat. Witch and Ghost Hunter Marna Langley and her fearless crew from the Witching Hour Ghost Hunter TV show plunge headfirst into the spooky mysteries of a creepy cemetery caretaker’s haunted house. With rumors of ghostly sightings echoing through the night, they dive into a wild quest to track down some restless spirits. Marna, a pro at witchy spells and psychic medium mojo, channels spirits with her glitchy crystal ball. But her sassy, ghost-shifting cat familiar—who loves to talk back—...

Pepper Dunn’s life couldn’t be more perfect. In a few short weeks she’s set to marry the man of her dreams, Axel Reign. All she has to do is tick a few more boxes and the wedding will be on. When her cousin Cordelia introduces Pepper to a wishing stone that can alter reality, Pepper doesn’t think much of it. But when she and her cousins each make a wish out of frustration, they are thrown quite literally into a very different Magnolia Cove. In this Magnolia Cove, Pepper’s life is completely different. Everything she knows to be true is false, and her world is upside down.