Mystery Comedy

Crime was yesterday’s kink… until it came crawling back. Former paralegal Rhonda Campbell left the law behind when she swapped legal pads for latex. Now, as Mistress Kali, she runs the most exclusive BDSM dungeon in Atlantic City, where pleasure pays the bills and fantasy is always in play—until a longtime client is smothered with a French tickler. Talk about a safe word fail. Enter newly relocated Detective Jason Dee, fresh off the gritty streets of Philly and itching for a real case—because so far, New Jersey’s biggest offense seems to be overpriced cocktails. When he finally ...

America's favorite bounty hunter is back behind the wheel in her fifth hilarious, high-octane thriller. Out of bail skippers and rent money, Stephanie Plum strikes out on her own. Okay, so a scumball blows himself to bits on her first day of policing a crack house, and the sheik she was chauffeuring steals the limo. But hey, nobody's perfect.

COLLEGE INSTALOVE LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN . . . Her wit is sharper than my route-running on the football field. Her mind is quicker than my fastball on the baseball pitch. She wears mom-jeans and is on a mission to graduate early and save the world or some nonsense like that. Too serious. Too nerdy. Too not my type . . . Or so I thought. Drama and madness with a touch of angst. Sweetness and a hint of darkness. No cheating. No cliffhangers. And a guaranteed happy ending. This is campus-love, Annabelle Winters style. HERE'S WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE CURVY IN COLLEGE SERIES: ⭐️...

Jasper Upshaw didn’t do anything wrong, yet he’s in jail facing fifteen to twenty years in prison. The accusation was attempted murder of a sheriff’s deputy, but the truth was very different from what they were saying. This was a vendetta that had nothing to do with Jasper, yet he was the one about to pay the price. The only thing standing between him and a lifetime behind bars is a beautiful, ambitious lawyer who is everything he’s been running from since he was a small child.

Local internet celebrity Charlie Crier has had a stalker for so long that it’s almost normal at this point. Her manager brought in part-time security, but Charlie hates it. She needs time to herself. It’s hard to work with people around, especially when she has an act to keep up. She’s supposed to be a freaking Martha Stuart—if Martha Stuart lived in Arkansas and hated her life. With a forced and fake family, and a film set instead of a home, she’s close to her breaking point. Tucker Fields is about as classy as a Budweiser at a dirt track race. Raised in the swamps, he’s more ...

The remote Irish village of Duneen has known little drama, but when human remains are discovered on an old farm, suspected to be those of Tommy Burke - a former lover of two different inhabitants - the village's dark past begins to unravel. As the frustrated sergeant PJ Collins struggles to solve a genuine case for the first time in his life, he unearths a community's worth of anger and resentments, secrets and regret.

Jadyn St. James is excited to start her job as game warden in Mudbug, Louisiana, and hopes it is the beginning of a new and improved life. She expected to run across any number of odd occurrences in the small bayou town, but she never thought her life would be in danger within a matter of days. And that’s not even the worst thing. Helena Henry was hell on wheels - both alive and dead - when she resided in Mudbug, and a year in heaven hasn’t improved her one bit. Now, she’s back and has brought trouble with her.

Sandy Mantle used to work as a hitman who couldn't sleep until he made his kill. Now he works as a private investigator...who cannot sleep until he closes his case. And he's about to take a very long case. Point Insertion is a town with a secret. Myla Campbell is a woman with land someone wants her dead over. Sandy Mantle is a private eye with a receptionist who has a penchant for excessive advertising. There's also a midget. And a plot. And a few jokes along the way. Aaron Steinmetz makes his writing debut in this comedic murder mystery set along the Northern California coast. "I ...

Avery Shaw is back from her honeymoon and on the prowl for a story. She wants to prove that marriage has softened her - nothing ever could - and the way she’s going to do that is by rocking the news world with something monumental. Then a body drops in her neighborhood, only blocks away from her house, and the hunt is on. The victim is divorced, having an affair with a married coworker, and generally unlikable. Avery has multiple places to look for a suspect...and then another woman dies only a block away from Avery’s house, and the entire dynamic of the story changes.

Great characters and story setting. Interesting Mystery to solve with lots of clues and twists that kept me guessing and turning the pages until the end. I can't wait for the next book. I highly recommend this book. 5 STAR BookSprout review. Welcome to Bramble Dale—where book club drama is just the warm-up, and murder is the main event. Picking the book of the month used to be my toughest challenge, but that was before a shady paralegal was booked into jail…and then found dead. Now, with an old friend knocked out during the crime and the clues pointing to corruption and conspiracy, ...

.“Here's a marvelous treat, the wittiest historical mystery … introducing the unlikely sleuthing team of Leonardo da Vinci and a young dwarf, this novel deftly intertwines fact and fiction in a deliciously clever tale”. Review from National Advertising A black banner flies from Leonardo’s tower room, warning everyone he is dissecting the latest victim in a series of murders. In the bustling halls of the Sforza Castle in Milan amidst the looming threat of French invasion in 1498, a series of gruesome murders shatter the façade of opulence and revelry. At the heart of the intrigue ...

The first time they meet, she pelts him with bunchberries. The black wolf would suffer the sticky mess for an entire day if it meant listening to her sweet laughter and the soothing sound of her wings... but he had a job to do. ~ Priss Starwillow & the Wolf In addition to tales in the Tsuga Kingdom, featuring Priss Starwillow and her handsome black wolf, enjoy this eclectic mix of genres, characters, and worlds in this pretty collection of thirteen stories from the author of The Starlight Chronicles paranormal romance series. Meet the giant Greek god Tityus in his underground grotto, ...

An action-packed urban fantasy adventure set on the islands of Hawaii! My name is Marcus Aries. In addition to running my martial arts school, I serve as the guardian of the Hawaiian Islands. Basically, I’m the middleman between everyday mortals and the world of the supernatural. A world no one else believes is real. One filled with darkness, danger, and creatures who would happily use my guts for fish bait if given the chance. It’s my job to ensure peace, balance, and, when warranted, justice. My latest case has me investigating the disappearance of a young boy, a child not much older ...

She visits 1940s England to solve a murder and save a romance... But first, there’s time to buy lipstick and partake of tea and iced buns. Scarlett King moves into her dream house with her dream man. However, the euphoria is short-lived when she encounters Fleur, a pretty ghost pining for lost love. To free the ghost’s spirit, Scarlett must discover what happened to Fleur’s beloved fiancé. And uncover the details of a murder in the house next door. Should Scarlett risk her life and love to save a ghost? If you enjoy romantic comedy rich with mystery and suspense, you'll love this ...

Riley Thorn and her hot tattooed private investigator boyfriend are all moved in to their new fixer-upper. Not only do they finally have their own place they also haven’t found any new dead bodies on the premises. Yep. It looks like summer is over, and so is Riley’s bad luck. Or is it? While Nick gives up sleeping and showering to obsess over the cold case that still haunts him, his business partner Mrs. Penny is calling the investigative shots. It’s every bit as bad as you can imagine.

Stake and Bake Coco is moving her bakery into a new shop and her friends are thrilled. The guy moving her bakery items, not so much. He's a grump and rattles Coco to the core. So when he ends up dead inside her new digs, Coco finds herself smack dab in the middle of a murder investigation. Masie and Scooter work with Coco at the bakery. Scooter has a way with cakes, but is he any good at solving crimes? Masie can make a mean crumpet, but her sleuth solving skills are still questionable. Stella and Vivian are seniors, but you know the old saying, 60 is the new 40, and these gals are spry as ...

Bear shifter Luke Graysmith struggles to keep the Blackfur Logging Clan together when their Alpha contracts a mysterious illness. Without an Alpha to lead them, this clan of aggressive lumberjack bears threatens to tear itself apart! Luke's attempts to keep the Blackfurs together are interrupted by a human reporter. She's a curvy stunner that Luke can't ignore, and to complicate matters, Luke's bear chooses her as a mate! For her first field assignment, Grace Johansson's editor gives her one rule: don't fall in love with a shifter. Having never encountered bear shifters before, Grace ...

This book is a Thriller/drama/comedy. It is a murder mystery unlike any ever written. The murders are graphic and violent. The sex scenes are also graphic. But the underlying comedy will have you laughing as you read. The book is written in a very visual style so you can picture events as they are happening.

The Chicago Tribune has dubbed Elmore Leonard, “the coolest, hottest writer in America.” In the same league as the legendary great ones—John D. MacDonald, Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain—Leonard demonstrates his remarkable mastery with Get Shorty, one of the most adored of his forty-plus novels. The basis of the hit movie starring John Travolta and Danny DeVito, Get Shorty chronicles the over-the-top, sometimes violent Hollywood misadventures of a Florida mob loan shark who chases a deadbeat client all the way to Tinseltown and decides to stick around and make movies.

Kyla has three simple desires: 1. To make the perfect deviled egg. 2. To survive her new boss (who happens to be her boyfriend’s aunt.) 3. To be granted three wishes by a genie. As it stands right now, her third desire might be the only one in reach...but that is until Luke’s genie lamp disappears. When whoever has the lamp gives it a simple rub, all Luke’s freedom will disappear in one big poof. And with his freedom goes Kyla’s first real relationship in years, any plans either of them had for the future, and the first home Kyla’s had since her parents passed away. But Kyla is a ...