Halloween Cozy Fiction

Remember the deliciously scary stories we shared around the campfire when we were kids? J.B. Hawker has written a collection of spooky tales with a cozy twist to share around your fireside today. Taking her cue from those creepy campground tales and horror film classics, she spins yarns certain to either put a lump in your throat or tickle your funny bone. These humorous short stories introduce the character of Matilda Thistlethwaite, soon to be featured in her own series of cozy mysteries.

Spirit Canyon's annual Spirit Spooktacular weekend is on, and for local amateur sleuth Zo Jones, it's boomtime for business at her Happy Camper gift shop...until a murderer drops in for a browse.

When Nick O'Reilly is invited to Sherlock Lake by his friend Danny, he is more than apprehensive. Nick is familiar with the ghost story that surrounds that place, and he is not one to meddle with situations like that. However, after Danny pushes him into it, criticizing his confidence, Nick feels like he has no choice. The two wander down to the lake to explore the legend that surrounds it, and when they do, they get more than they bargained for. The Mystery at Sherlock Lake is a short story that will thrill you with its mysterious twists and turns and leave you wondering what will happen ...

Trick or Treat? Palmchat Gazette reporter Roland “Beanie” Bean is excited to take his kids, Ethan and Evan, trick-or-treating, but his excitement turns to concern when he discovers a human finger among the candy the boys collected! Days later, Beanie learns that the finger belongs to someone he knows—Joshua Howard, a missing student who was interning at the Palmchat Gazette before he disappeared. Beanie plans to find the intern, but soon he’s assigned to a shocking murder--a dead body in the jungle. Beanie heads to the crime scene and realizes he recognizes the victim as his new ...

Writing retreats are murder. I just turned my new home into a cozy bed-and-breakfast, and my first guests are a group of five horror writers looking for a retreat, including the famous Jason Baskin. But everything went wrong when my family ghosts vanished. No amount of ghost hunting on the part of the writers could bring them back. Then, Jason Baskin dropped dead just outside his room. Now, I have to team up with Sarah, my wise and witty mentor, and solve the murder before someone else dies. But how can I do that without Sebastian, my lazy but loyal familiar? And how can I protect my guests...

Nora Schulte und Alexander Pensel lassen das Eis schmelzen und lassen die Funken sprühen zwischen der unterkühlten Emerie und dem forschen Beckett. Ein wahres Winter-Liebesmärchen zum Einkuscheln und Wegträumen. Veterinärmedizinerin Emerie ist überglücklich: Sie darf an einer Forschungsreise in die Antarktis teilnehmen. Wenn da nur nicht der Leiter des Teams wäre. Beckett treibt Emerie auf der Polarstation zunehmend in den Wahnsinn.

Verbotene Magie, düstere Geheimnisse & eine prickelnde Liebesgeschichte. Ein Must-Listenfür alle, die den Herbst und Pumpkin Spice Latte lieben! Kate hat sich in ihrem abgelegenen Hexenhaus ein ruhiges Leben eingerichtet – doch als ihre Schwester sie bittet, das jährliche Halloween-Treffen ihres Zirkels auszurichten, beginnt ihr wohlgeordnetes Dasein zu wanken. Dann taucht Matthew auf, ein Mann aus ihrer Vergangenheit, der ein dunkles Geheimnis verbirgt: Er ist ein Anhänger der verbotenen Magie.