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Alex Morgan returns to Lake Shimmer after 15 years to inherit his grandfather’s bait shop. He soon learns the lake is magical—and that he’s its new Guardian, complete with LitRPG‑style progress updates. As he fumbles through secret journals and enchanted lures, a ruthless developer named Jackson Reed arrives, bent on draining the lake’s power. Alex has only a circle of strong, mysterious women at his side—their guidance and hidden agendas might be the key to saving the lake. Mature Content Warning: This book includes mature themes and polyamorous relationships, intended for ...

Some people say that it’s a demon-haunted world. That certainly is true in Gus’s county around Halloween, mostly due to the digital demons plaguing Gus this year that live inside the new Pakiman game. There’s also a fancy Halloween party to deal with, to which everyone who is someone is invited—and that includes Gus. If getting a costume for a party he doesn’t want to go to was his worst problem, it would be a fun holiday season. Unfortunately, someone keels over dead in the free-cheese section of Fit Foods, and that opens the door to murder. That open door leads Gus right into ...

When renowned historian Dr. Blake vanishes without a trace, B&B owner and amateur sleuth, Lila Harrington stumbles upon the mystery of a lifetime. With her loyal beagle, Barkley, and gossipy best friend, Jane, Lila dives headfirst into the investigation. As the trio unravels the clues—strange ledgers, cryptic symbols, and shady deals—they soon discover that those closest may not be who they seem. What begins as a simple inquiry into the missing scholar, spirals into a web of deception, hidden motives, and long-buried secrets tied to an ancient artifact with unimaginable power. With help...

A rock star wedding. A missing bride. A mystery to solve – and the clock is ticking! Rock musician Tayler is just hours away from saying ‘I do’ to his fiancée Poppy when she disappears from their luxury hotel. Amber, an amateur sleuth with ambitions to prove herself good enough to join the Celebrity Crimes Investigation Agency, is soon battling to solve the case. Is the bride-to-be even still alive? Amber has just 24 hours to find Poppy or it's game over... Join Amber as she attempts to rescue a celebrity wedding day from the brink of disaster!

“Find out what evil really lurks inside all of us...just when you think a character is likable…” -Skinny Leopard Media “A complex, interesting web. You could never be sure who to trust.” -Reedsy Discovery *** Forensic Scientist Penelope Washburn has the bad habit of finding herself in the middle of other people’s messes. Unfortunately, she’s too nice to say anything about it. She also has an Achilles heel, ex-boss Detective Jose Ortega, who also happens to be an ex-love interest. When Ortega gets tangled in a multinational crime involving COIL, a powerful cult, along with the ...

In the quaint town of Amblewood, Booked Bliss is the heart of the community—a cozy bookstore where neighbors gather, stories come to life, and mysteries are best kept on the shelves. But when famed author Samuel Rowley dies suddenly during the weekly book club meeting, the quiet comfort of the store is shattered. The town’s beloved barista, Eliza Harrington, can’t help but suspect there’s more to Samuel’s death than meets the eye—especially when the police suggest foul play. With her trusty orange tabby, Agatha, by her side, and her sharp intuition honed by years of reading ...

Murder in the dunes: A new mystery series where dark secrets lurk beneath the surface, with a dash of humor to keep things afloat. Off the coast, a fisherman pulls a dead body out of the sea. She is covered in nothing but a series of strange symbols. The coroner discovers that the woman, suffering from terminal cancer, appears to have drowned without any outside influence—but no one can find the boat she must have fallen from. Enna and Pavel are faced with a baffling mystery: Was it suicide or something far more sinister? The case takes a darker turn when the dead woman’s cell phone ...

Down, down the Wicked hole… FREE on Kindle Unlimited! With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, Rick and Mandy might have chocolate kisses and blushing roses in mind, but instead they’re drawn into a new case by NYC FBI Chief Hernandez when his daughter’s favorite author bites the dust. Up and coming graphic novelist Eve Wellington has been murdered, and no one’s more surprised than she is to find herself newly dead. The list of suspects who wanted to erase the self-styled cartoon diva includes rival artists, exhausted editors, and overworked assistants, but it’s the trail of...

The quirky local patrons and owners of No Egrets are back, ready to solve another Oak Island mystery or two (or three). The long-awaited fourth book in the humorous Oak Island series! When Glenn buys an antique medicine cabinet and moves it beside the Wurlitzer at No Egrets (much to Glenda’s chagrin), he is surprised when a black notebook falls out from behind the middle drawer. Upon further inspection, he finds a small metal box Velcroed to the side of the drawer. The notebook contains chemical structures and the results from experiments; the box contains trinkets including a gold tooth....

Blue Bonet, a well-known watercolorist in the Texas Hill Country, looks forward to a peaceful summer of painting. She has a backlog of commissions to complete and believes her lakeside studio ideal for the task. However, her small hometown of Magnolia Bluff has an astonishing number of murders, and this summer is no different. When a woman is killed in City Park the lazy small-town cops are quick to suspect an easy roundup: Fergus, the town drunk. Blue and her best friend, Gloria, take on Fergus’s defense drawing the ire of nosy bodies who want Fergus tarred and feathered. Along with ...

The story has mystery, danger, a dead body, humor, a cute dog, best friends, several suspects, romance and a few twists. 5 STAR Amazon Review. I just wanted some R&R at my B&B. How was I to know the town meanie would R.I.P. and I’d get the blame. I only returned to this small town when my Aunt left me her beloved Bed and Breakfast where I was raised. Right when I’m having my grand reopening, the town's most ruthless businessman takes a tumble down my creaky staircase. We all gather around and see a silver hair from the librarian's wig on his suit. They were screaming at each other ...

Gus somehow won the church raffle. It was a miraculous feat given that he’d never entered it-the church or the raffle. He suddenly finds himself with two tickets to paradise and one of them premade out for Father Xavier. Paradise in this case being the Caribbean Island of Saint Hubbins. They’re joined at the hotel by two couples that appear to be engaged in a tangled web of extra-marital affairs with each other. Gus isn’t too interested in the affairs of others until one of them ends up dead. Another person is arrested by the local police for the crime. It’s not that Gus feels he ...

There’s a literary niche for all tastes including those who think that either Agatha Christie wasn’t funny enough or that PG Wodehouse didn’t feature anywhere near as many baffling murders as he could have. The Case of the Canterfell Codicil is a classic, cozy, locked-room mystery written in the style of an homage to PG Wodehouse.

Grab your cat, get cozy and join Jack McCuddles on a mysterious adventure of pure fluffy escapism. What do you get when all the great detectives are busy? You get the worst and when they aren’t available? There’s Jack McCuddles, the cutest, magical cat in the world and Charlie McMoose, a dubiously clever, mouse detective. Only a desperate person would hire these two, and Lord McBedbugs is that person. He has a vampire hamster problem in his hotel that needs solving. Do vampire hamsters exist? If so, have they nothing better to do than to go around biting Lord McBedbugs’ guests? Can ...

Scones, a tea shop in England, a kitty, and a murder...yes, please! Enjoy the first three books in the Oxford Tearoom Mysteries, in one handy collection! Join tearoom sleuth Gemma Rose, her mischievous feline Muesli, and the nosy Old Biddies as they tackle murder and mystery in the beautiful city of Oxford - not to forget the delights of delicious baking and afternoon tea in a quaint English village!

Charles Bentley, a senior professor of English at the prestigious Opal College, is forced into retirement when Garrison Underwood is brought in from England to take his place. When Underwood is found bludgeoned to death in Charles' office, he must discover who murdered Underwood in order to clear himself. Only after the investigation leads to disturbing revelations about his own past and his closest relationships does Charles discover the truth about the body in his office. Newly edited and revised for 2024.

Violet Parker has big troubles these days—the ticking kind. To duck the Grim Reaper, she needs to get her hands on eighty-plus rare, mystical clocks locked up tight by a thick-headed detective. The solution? Hijack the truckload of ticking time bombs out from under Johnny Law’s nose. But no caper ever goes according to plan. What starts out as a game of clocks and robbers twists and turns into a chaos of cops and clobbers. Will Violet beat the detective in time? Or will she spend Valentine’s Day behind bars?

Romanov diamond… Fabergé egg… and a Murder! FREE on Kindle Unlimited! Mom-to-be Mandy just wants to enjoy a stress-free maternity leave, but before she can say pink or blue, her well-meaning dad-in-law Dan Rowling hands her another case to crack. With his memories slightly scrambled, a newly dead groom-to-be can’t recall how he ended up deceased, but his murder is definitely related to the theft of a Fabergé egg from one of society’s upper crustiest of families. The pressure’s on since solving the case won’t just free a trapped soul and restore countless poached objects to ...

The school secretary has a sharp tongue but is she a killer? Can Marty do the math or will he get schooled by a criminal mastermind? Marty Golden is frazzled. Struggling to juggle nieces, a rambunctious dog, a demanding job, and a serious relationship, the software engineer is never quite sure whether he’s coming or going. But when his nemesis begs for help after she’s accused of offing the school principal, the amateur sleuth agrees to hunt down the real culprit. Confounded to discover the cantankerous woman stood to take the dead man’s position, he strives to find anyone who could ...

Spring is in the air. Gus is feeling pretty good about the change in seasons until an unknown man decides he would rather change from being alive to being dead. He clearly drank something toxic, and it didn’t agree with him. The question is, did he really decide to do that, or did someone make that decision for him. Only that question is buried under a lot of other layers of questions. Why did the man visit Gus a few days before his death proclaiming the end times were near? Why didn’t he take enough poison to kill him near instantly instead of lingering around for days slowly dying? ...