Thanksgiving Cozy

Meet Addie Henke, court reporter, and a zany cast of characters in this second book in the Court Reporter mystery series. Join Addie as she travels to Lake Oswego, Oregon, to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with her daughter, Kat. While out for a run along the picturesque lake, Addie and Kat stumble upon a body floating near the shore. Who is this person and how did he die? Addie and her quirky cast of friends and family team up to discover the answers upon further examination.

When Guy Vanduex’s pumpkin pie dreams turn into a holiday nightmare, hilarity ensues. Thanksgiving in the small town of Tempest, North Carolina, is anything but ordinary. Guy, a former chef-turned-detective, finds himself reluctantly roped into catering a prestigious awards pre-show while secretly craving a mystery—and hoping to impress his visiting niece, Gillian, a sharp-tongued tarot reader. But when the prized Turkey Trophy goes missing mid-event, Guy must ditch his apron and embrace his detective side. With the aid of his niece and her uncanny knack for solving crimes through tarot...

Welcome to Hope Falls, where Autumn is in the air… "Melanie Jackson is a talent to watch." —WritersWrite.com An overturned truck on the outskirts of town has left wild turkeys running loose in Hope Falls. Chloe Boston, unofficial detective and meter maid, is set the task of rounding them up before Thanksgiving. While Chloe is hunting turkeys, she stumbles on a murder. Clues at the scene are pointing Chloe in the one direction she doesn't want to look. The chief wants both turkeys and killer rounded up by the holiday weekend. Can Chloe do the seemingly impossible and also be maid of ...

The eleventh book in Melanie Jackson's bestselling Chloe Boston Cozy Mystery Series. "Melanie Jackson is a talent to watch." —WritersWrite.com It's autumn in Hope Falls, the time of year that thoughts turn to family, friends, and large meals. Instead of hosting a large Thanksgiving meal at her place, Chloe opts to have a cozy dinner out with her husband, Alex. But her plans are changed for her and soon grow out of control. Meanwhile, Chloe is on the lookout for a lost boy in this delightful holiday romp. If you are a fan of Nancy Pickard or Susan Conant you are going to love the cozy ...

Quilt appraiser Keely Fairchild just wants to have a quiet little Thanksgiving dinner at home with her boyfriend, but as the guest list grows, so do the distractions from meal preparations. First, she gets dragged into investigating the theft of miniature quilts that were supposed to be featured in the guild's entry in the Danger Cove Thanksgiving Parade.

English food is all well and good in its place, but for expatriate amateur sleuth Dorothy Martin, there's nothing like a good Thanksgiving turkey with all the trimmings to make November seem complete. In the midst of the preparations, though, when Dorothy gets a call to help out for one day at the local school because Amanda Doyle just hasn't shown up, she does agree to help; she was, after all, a schoolteacher.

PLANTING SEEDS OF DOUBT… In the final novella of the Seasons series, NY Times bestselling author Kate Collins brings the beloved characters from New Chapel back to the page like never before. Fall has arrived in New Chapel, Indiana, and life has never been better for local florist Abby Knight Salvare and her handsome private eye husband, Marco, until a missing person’s case puts our two hometown heroes at odds, showing signs of stress in an otherwise perfect marriage. Town busybody Sylvie Freeman is certain that her twin brother has gone missing, although everyone in her family is ...

The sixteenth book in Melanie Jackson's bestselling Chloe Boston Cozy Mystery Series is a 27k word collection of 5 holiday short stories. "Melanie Jackson is a talent to watch." —WritersWrite.com In "Mystery in the Footlights" someone is trying to sabotage the Hope Falls Halloween production of Macbeth. Fortunately Chloe is working on constructing the sets so she is available to apprehend the villain. In "Over the River" Chloe and Alex must battle the local wildlife for their dinner when they decide to celebrate Thanksgiving in an aunt's remote cabin in the woods. In "The Dentist" Chloe ...

Why did the host of a Thanksgiving party suddenly drop dead? At a Thanksgiving party, investigative reporter Roland “Beanie” Bean is shocked when the host drops dead. It looks like an allergic reaction, but Beanie is suspicious, especially since he’d overheard the host’s wife and her secret lover plotting the man’s demise. When the host’s death is determined to be cold-blooded murder, Beanie covers the story and discovers a slew of suspects: The cheating wife. The bitter ex-wife. The vengeful rival. And a mysterious stranger who’d sent the dead man bizarre threats. As Beanie ...

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.

Madeline and her Granddaughter Bailey decide to visit the former's sister-in-law Carol for the Thanksgiving holiday. A tradition Madeline has continued to honor despite her brothers passing years ago. The trio plan to sit down for dinner with a neighbor named Mina, who is expected to join them. Dinner times comes, and the trio becomes anxious as Mina never calls or shows. They send Bailey over to check on her and the news isn't good. Mina is dead! Madeline's puts her sleuthing expertise to use and is determined to find out who killed Mina. Yet with no real enemies to start looking at, ...

Half angel. Half demon. One-hundred percent teenager.

On Halloween, Esme's life changed. This Thanksgiving, she'll count her blessings - and her curses.

Thanksgiving at Mayfair Manor is an elegant affair: polished silver, sparkling crystal, not to mention the Amazing Annual Mayfair Family Drag Show! But when the perennial winner drops dead before the performance, can the newest member of the Mayfair family prove it was murder...and figure out whodunit?

For one Georgia family, Thanksgiving 2016 looms ominously. After their last Thanksgiving together, surviving this one may well depend on a force beyond their control.

He's going to be stuffing a lot more than the turkey... Claire Harper never expected to spend Thanksgiving helping out at the inn run by the charming new chef, Jax Donovan. Claire is determined to prove her worth, so she’s more focused on her food blog than romance—until she meets Jax, the swoony new inn owner with smoldering brown eyes. Jax has only been in town a few months, but he’s already making waves as the new owner of his late uncle’s inn. When Claire walks into his kitchen, he’s immediately captivated by her fiery attitude and undeniable beauty. And when the holiday ...