Cozy Pet Mysteries

Having decided life in the highlands, however temporary, is not for her, Annabella has given care of Leger to her niece Carol while she is Christmas shopping in Germany. Leger strongly objects to the decision, but has no choice in the matter. Leger is frequently left out in the chilly December rain with no catflap to use and questions Annabella's judgement, until one day he meets Saffron, a neglected child who lives across the street. The pair connect on a deep level in a short time, with Saffron more than once coming to Leger's aid. So when Saffron's mother is murdered one night, and Leger...

A recently widowed city girl. A curious note found by mistake. It’s about time this small town’s cold case mystery is finally solved. When Avery Parker comes home following her husband's untimely death, all she wants is the familiarity and security of her peaceful hometown. All is good until she unexpectedly stumbles upon a cryptic note. Just twenty-six words hastily scrawled on a forgettable piece of paper and that’s all it took for everything in her life to be turned upside down. As Avery scours the town to solve the mystery with old friends and new, she soon learns that in working ...

The Pact is book #4 in the Katz’ Cat / Twinkle, Texas cozy mystery series by Dawn Greenfield Ireland A fire in the neighborhood scares Jimmy. He explains to his animals what to do if there was ever an emergency and none of the humans were home. Brian and Mrs. Potts go to the Foo, then the Wham-A-Rama. There’s a roast in the oven on low heat and a pan of shelled peas on the stove to be cooked later. Guppy could not resist the peas so he flies to the stove and helps himself. He flies upstairs for his nap. Maddy wakes to the smell of smoke. She alerts Guppy to get the basket. Maddy grabs ...

Discover how Meghan Truman, Sandy Bay's latest resident and new bakery owner, navigates her way through three murder mysteries as she gets to know the quirky characters in her adopted hometown after failing to make a career as an actress in Hollywood. She's finally started a relationship with Jack Irvin, a detective, but will she find time to build a romance while she has to deal with betrayals, ungrateful staff, culture clashes, and murder? The complete best-selling cozy mystery stories in one boxset!

When Tansy, a young woman amateur sleuth, and her French bulldog named Hank stumbled upon a dead body, she knew it was Ryan, a local in her small Appalachian town. He had just purchased a couple of crystals from her herb and crystal shop to help calm down his dog Pepper, and then they had parted cordially enough.

A light, cozy mystery in a small town with a puzzle loving, amateur female sleuth, quirky characters (human and canine), and enough flowers and pastries to fill your garden and your belly. Book 4 - Mistletoe and Misfortune Epic plans are underway to celebrate the hotel’s glorious expansion. But the untimely death of a pompous chef right in the middle of the preparations might be what closes down the hotel for good. Ben’s award-winning restaurant and food are legendary, but not as much as his arrogance and unscrupulous dealings. As Chloe and Max work to salvage the event, they discover ...

This Halloween is more trick than treat for Clarissa at the Cat Café. Could the rumors about Jinx the cat be true? Or are they simply cases of him being in the wrong place at the wrong time? Everyone is abuzz this Halloween season, but no one is more excited than Clarissa about her new job as manager at the Cat Café, especially just in time for the Halloween fundraiser, The Black Cat Ball. Customers are already lining up at the door to get a glimpse of Jinx, their newest foster cat who is reputed to be cursed. Clarissa isn’t convinced there is such a thing as a cursed cat, but bad luck ...

Pru Marlowe isn't your ordinary animal psychic. A tough girl on the run from her own gift, Pru left the big city to return to her picturesque Berkshires hometown looking for a little peace. Too bad that her training as an animal behaviorist got her mixed up with Lily, a rescue dog, and Charles, the dog’s guardian. Now Charles is dead, and Lily appears to be headed for the same end, for after all, Lily is a pit bull, a fighting-ring dropout.

In the charming town of Meadowgrove, secrets don't stay buried for long... Julie Sommers thought running Yarn Haven would be a cozy dream—until a rival shop opens, a collector with too many questions walks in, and a high-profile developer vanishes without a trace. When her vintage crochet piece is stolen in a daring break-in, Julie finds herself tangled in a mystery that threatens to unravel the entire town. Between nosy neighbors, suspicious newcomers, and a certain handsome doctor making her heart race, Julie must stitch together the truth before Meadowgrove’s carefully woven history ...

Samantha Hodges is ready to get as far away from crime reporting as possible - especially after what happened in Chicago. Writing for the paper in her pets-obsessed hometown will be easy. Except that she’s not really into animals. And her first interviewee turns up dead.

I’m Nora Nash, formerly known as the ‘Ghost Girl’ back in my old hometown because of my penchant for befriending and helping ghosts. My parents wanted a new start for all of us, without a spooky reputation. They fell in love with the idea of retiring and becoming proprietors of the Lakeside Bed and Breakfast, two states over and what seemed like a million miles away. They convinced me, along with my brother and his wife, to give up our jobs in the city so we could all run the inn together, a family affair. The old inn needed work - LOTS of work - and I was ready to buckle down and get...

In a neighborhoody community of New York City… Pet sitter Penelope Paws can’t help but caw in shock when her closest client, owner of Finchley's Fantastic Fauna, turns up dead. A frantic call from Mildred Finchley pulls Penelope into a web of suspects: a bitter employee, a nervous reptile breeder, and a flamboyant bird enthusiast. Stumbling upon a hidden wildlife trafficking network, Penelope is plunged into a perilous whirlwind of confusion and danger, having to rely solely on the loyalty of her tuxedo cat, Midnight, and the cryptic guidance of a talking crow named Edgar. As clues get ...

Addie’s first Apple Festival is about to turn deadly... The Apple Festival kicks off the fall festival season in Stargaze, and that means colorful trees, cozy coats, apple cider, and fun! It also means an influx of tourists, including a stranger from Betty's past. It turns out the palm reader has a secret past, and it's coming back to haunt her. When a body turns up in Betty’s fortuneteller tent at the Apple Festival, she becomes the prime suspect in the killing. She claims she’s innocent, but her connection to the deceased only makes her appear more guilty. Addie is determined to ...

Trinity Ashford owns the Tail Waggin’ Pet Day Care and store. Every morning, the kindly Mr. Armstrong brings her coffee. At least until his handsome son, Brad, shows up wanting to change everything. Then, Trinity finds the elderly Mr. Armstrong murdered and is determined to prove his son is the killer by using the old man’s cat, Moses, as a witness.

Winter is hard in Beauville, where the melting snow can reveal much more than last season's dead leaves. So when a wealthy, obnoxious tourist and his ski-bunny girlfriend surface in Pru Marlowe's little Berkshire town, she knows she should stay out of their way. The bad-girl animal psychic has to focus on more immediate concerns, including Henry, a supposedly tamed wild rabbit illegally living with an 84-year-old lady. Henry, who seems to be acting out and hiding, avoids responding to Pru.

Polly Parrett is juggling the care of her wheelchair-bound mother, her pet-sitting business, and the sale of the family home. On top of that she finds herself having to deal with an arrogant but really sexy realtor, and Christmas is coming! None of that seems important, though, when she finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation and must find the real killer before an innocent homeless man and his dog are wrongly convicted.

Can a real estate appraiser in a New Jersey beach town get in this much trouble? If your name translates to "pretty nice" in French, you've probably gotten used to teasing. It doesn't prepare you to find out that your soon-to-be-ex-husband has a gambling problem, raided your assets, and embezzled from his bank. Jolie Gentil moves to Great Aunt Madge’s bed and breakfast at the Jersey shore, taking her cat Jazz, and joining Madge's pair of prune-eating dogs. Jolie does not view this as a retreat, just a smart change. She had no idea her life at the Jersey shore was about to get even more ...

There’s a bad egg in town…can Lily and her friends find out who’s trying to ruin Easter? Lily is a new baker at Paws-N-Pastries, and she has her eye on Jellybean, the newest cat to be welcomed to the refuge there. Like Jellybean, Lily doesn’t have a family to love, and she really wants a companion. While she’s thinking about bringing the kitty home with her, Lily decides to take part in some local events to learn more about the people in town and who they are. She volunteers to work at the local Easter Egg Hunt at the high school and gets to know Evan Rogers, a single dad with ...

A legacy tainted with deceit. A secret hidden in plain sight. And a burning truth that will set fire to the art world. In the wake of her father’s sudden passing, Sadie Stewart finds herself struggling to manage both her grief and the gallery she has inherited. When the charismatic JD Larocca presents evidence of a counterfeit painting her father has sold to him, Sadie’s already brittle world comes crashing down. Fueled by her grief and determined to clear her father’s name, Sadie sets out on her own investigation in the hopes of uncovering the mastermind behind the forgery. And ...

When Pru Marlowe gets the call that there’s been a cat shooting, she’s furious. Animal brutality is one thing that this tough animal psychic won’t stand for, and in her role as a behaviorist, she’s determined to care for the traumatized pet. But when Pru finds out that it was the cat who did the shooting—accidentally setting off a rare dueling pistol—she realizes something else is going on....