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July 4th is a big deal in Locust Point - the parade, the fireworks, and the eagerly anticipated annual River Regatta. And this year local celebrity Holt Dupree will be in town, riding high on his recent draft pick for an NFL team. But not everyone loves football, and not everyone is a fan of Holt Dupree.

(Revised edition) Margie Vonn has no desire to investigate unusual happenings at a nursing home. But when no one else listens, Margie and her therapy dog Truman Blue work together to uncover what is going on. Throw in a not-so-hunky veterinarian, and the plot thickens. This entertaining cozy mystery novel was inspired by a real-life therapy dog. Author's note: As entertainment, this novel is not a treatise on therapy dog work. If you are interested in registering your dog as a therapy dog, please search for national organizations that train handlers. Therapy dogs operate under the rules of ...

Everywhere she looks in her retirement home, Bess Bullock finds that winter is a season for secrets. First, there is the secret of The Cross Stitch Six, a group of talented stitchers who conspire to keep a secret about one of their deceased members. Then there is Anita Gilmore, who breaks her silence to Bess about a long held belief that she is being stalked by someone in the Honey Hills Retirement Center. Even Bess’s friend, Alma Crisp, is not immune from a secret that she harbors. A secret that inadvertently puts Alma’s moral reputation at risk. Yet, the most unsettling secret Bess ...

Why is Baking Good for The Soul? Family Business: A Near-To-Home Mystery Five AM rolled around quickly. After a movie alongside her dinner, Rose had had a cozy evening in with her dog Bunny, cuddling and playing tug-a-war with the blanket and the pillows. And yet, waking up so early was always painful, no matter the circumstances. But when she remembered where she was going and why, everything became easier. She freshened up and got ready in record time, and was in the bakery by 5:45, with enough time to make sure everything was ready for the bakery to open its doors to the customers at six...

In the gripping new novel from America's queen of suspense, a young woman is haunted by two murders that are closely linked - despite the one hundred and ten years that separate them. Browse more from Mary Higgins Clark.

An elderly spinster murdered. Thirty dogs in the house. Shelter overwhelmed. Help! When Maggie Ryan, a retired schoolteacher, is murdered, and over thirty dogs are discovered living in her home, the Cedar Bay Animal Shelter is stretched beyond its meager resources. Join Kelly, the owner of Kelly's Koffee Shop, and her husband Sheriff Mike, along with a bulldog puppy named Max, and Sanyu, an Akita guard dog, as they literally have to sniff out the murderer before they become the next victims.

Four years have passed. Four long years since Ava and Leo have been in the same room, since he drove away with her heart in his hands and never looked back. Ava wouldn’t know how to begin to make up for all the time she’s lost with her best friend, who also happens to be the man of her dreams. Leo’s life has only grown better. Reciprocity is living the good life; a song on a hit movie soundtrack, loads of girls at every stop, getting ready to co-headline their first major tour. He doesn’t let himself think about the past and the girl he let slip away all those years ago. Ava knows ...

Long awaited! The 28th and last book in the Midnight Louie feline PI alphabet-titled mystery series from USA Today best-selling author Carole Nelson Douglas.

In Cat in a Zebra Zoot Suit, feline PI Midnight Louie's roommate, powerhouse PR freelancer Temple Barr, discovers a strip club opening in a nearby empty building threatens her elderly landlady's wedding chapel business. Electra Lark's troubles go supernova with a murder charge for a death that echoes a bizarre slaying decades earlier.

There were days when he just wanted to sit by a lake and hear the quiet…maybe have a stiff drink. This was one of those days.Jonas Brownstein learned early in life that some bonds are forged quickly…and never to be broken. He learned as well that other relationships were unable to withstand the slightest test against its fragile endurance. In taking his new job at the request of a long-time friend and trusted mentor, he knows that both lessons will be valuable as he steps into the role thtat he has been asked to fill. He believes in second chances and that everyone deserves them. He ...

I thought my days of unraveling mysteries were behind me, but when the Mayor of Picklesquare calls me in the dead of night, I'm plunged into a new enigma that sends chills down my spine. A murder has tainted the hallowed halls of the Picklesquare Museum of History, and a priceless artifact has vanished without a trace. The chilling detail? The killer used magic, a shapeshifter's spell, to infiltrate the museum. As Detective Grey Thompson and I delve into the heart of this perplexing case, we discover a world teeming with historic secrets, a cast of eccentric characters harboring their own ...

Killing the Bully… Family Matters: A Near-To-Home Mystery Novel. When Lottie Wannemacher leaves the house with her dog Bronson for one of their daily walks outdoors, the last thing she expects to find is a dead body. Lottie is a 35-year-old widow who owns her own bakery, a popular spot for the locals to come to for treats and gossip. Along with her loyal pit bull-dalmatian mix companion, she has enjoyed a peaceful lifestyle despite losing her husband Paul prematurely to an illness. On the other hand, there’s Cliff Carmichael. In his youth, he was seen as a high school bully who would ...

They say small towns conceal big secrets—Holly’s learning the truth may be far more sinister… Moving to a coastal town got Holly away from the big city and corporate jobs. Little does she know she’s landed right in the middle of a mystery. As she pieces together information from the locals about the very rich Mongomery clan and their big house on the hill, the patriarch of the family dies. The suspicious circumstances regarding his death and rumors of the old man being cruel and arrogant paint a clear picture in people’s minds, despite the death being ruled natural causes. When an...

Fear. Anguish. Heartbreak. Selfless love. Ultimate sacrifice. All in less than a minute. Sometimes that’s all the time there is. Adam Manning arrives at the crime scene and quickly sees that not everything is as it seems. Neither is he. If you enjoy clean mystery romance and inspirational women’s fiction filled with love, hope, family, new and old friendships, and a mystery to keep you guessing, Stay With Me is the series collection for you. This is Book Three of the eight-part Stay With Me mystery romance novella series. Book 3 of 8.

Grab a special boxed set featuring romantic detectives, Grace and Jack, and their magical cats. Magical white cat Tatania helps her human operatives solve mysteries without missing a nap. In Splendid Summer, when Grace Wentworth loses her last living relative and all her money, hot Detective and WWI Aviator Jack Brewster gets the case. Grace is learning to lead her own life instead of just following it around. Startled by Grace's lack of deference to him, Jack recognizes his romantic equal.

In the second of the Hometown trilogy, ex-Afghanistan vet paramedic Frankie McGill and resident deputy Gabe Zantos are caught up in a case of arson. A house at the end of a country road has stood vacant for years; it's occupants mice and the stray raccoon or two. When the derelict house catches fire, the only reason the Hawkesford Fire Department responds is because of the danger to the dry wheat fields surrounding it. But then not only a gunshot victim, but a charred body is found inside the house, along with evidence of a meth cooking operation. Accident, or murder?

Wenn sie aneinandergeraten, schlagen die Wellen hoch. Sunshine Laurie, angehende Rettungsschwimmerin, trifft auf Grumpy Lifeguard Tristan im zweiten New-Adult-Roman der Hawaii Love-Trilogie von Bestseller-Autorin Lilly Lucas. Seitdem Laurie Greenfield den gefeierten Big Wave Surfer Griffin "hip" Chipman dabei beobachtet hat, wie er jemanden vor dem Ertrinken bewahrte, steht für sie fest, dass sie Rettungsschwimmerin werden möchte.

Before the whispers in the walls and the shadows in the trees, Alexandria Harvey-Santorini thought she was just a normal kid... well, sort of. For twelve years, Alex has lived tucked away in Catnip Cottage, a rose-covered little house on the edge of Bridgetown, with the well-meaning—but delightfully odd—Barnaby's. Martha brews mysterious teas that seem to know what you need before you do, and Olly chats to his plants as if they’re part of the family (they just might be). The cottage is cozy and full of love, but it’s never felt quite like home. Orphaned under strange circumstances ...

Ground-breaking band Black & White was platinum before it imploded from an overdose of sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll years ago. Now, the Las Vegas reunion show revives the old troubles between its two divas, and efforts to sabotage end in murder. Petite PR powerhouse Temple Barr and her faithful feline roommate Midnight Louie, assisted by the Vegas Cat Pack, must sniff out clues to save the Crystal Phoenix hotel's reputation and any at-risk lives, including their own.

Does the hustle and bustle of modern living overwhelm you at times? Are you looking for a way to feel a sense of calm and ease in your own home? If you typically find yourself feeling stressed about how busy the world is today and are looking for a way to slow things down a bit in order to find more enjoyment out of life on a daily basis, then this book is definitely for you!