Download or read book You re the Con That I Want Book Three Castle Cove Mystery Small Town Cozy Romance written by Mary Frame and published by Mary Frame. This book was released on with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cannot be read as a standalone! Book one is Fake it to the Limit, book two is Too Much Crime on My Hands. This is the third and final book in the Castle Cove Mystery Series. Charlotte, a.k.a. Ruby the town psychic, has a good thing going in Castle Cove. Her baby sister Paige is blossoming under their newfound stability. Charlotte is becoming a pillar in the quirky beachside community, thanks to her new friends and neighbors. And Deputy Jared has finally wedged himself into her life with a heart big enough to make them a real family. But Charlotte should have known better than to let a con run too long. Her parents have found them, and the inveterate con artists won’t let Paige out of their clutches unless Charlotte helps them rob the innocent people of Castle Cove blind—including Jared. As the clock ticks down to meet the parents’ demands, it gets harder and harder to prevent her exposure as the fraud she is. But Charlotte won’t stop until she finds a way to protect everyone. At any cost. Even if it means losing everything.

Download or read book Too Much Crime on My Hands Book Two Castle Cove Mystery Small Town Cozy Romance written by Mary Frame and published by Mary Frame. This book was released on 2018-03-09 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Too Much Crime on My Hands is book two in the Castle Cove Mystery series--NOT A STAND ALONE--YOU MUST READ BOOK ONE FIRST--Fake it to the Limit! For Charlotte, posing as the town psychic has never been easier. Thanks to helping the cops solve the mystery of the Castle Cove Bandit, “Ruby” has become a beloved fixture in the sleepy Oregon beach town. Her sister, Paige, is flourishing now that she’s not being yanked from one con job to the next. And both sisters are discovering what it means to be part of a community, rather than preying on one. But wherever Charlotte and Paige go, crime is sure to follow. Someone has been breaking into homes and vandalizing their contents, including Ruby’s Readings and Cosmic Shop. Charlotte doesn’t want to get involved and risk their newfound stability, especially since it’s only two more months until the real Ruby returns. But when a phone call from their estranged parents breaks up their happy routine, the sisters realize they have even less time in Castle Cove than they thought. Charlotte’s already had to distance herself from Deputy Jared once—a criminal in a cop’s bed never ends well. But this officer of the law isn’t giving up the chase. The closer he gets, the sooner the jig is up, and if Charlotte doesn’t give him the slip now, she may lose Paige forever. THIS IS NOT A STAND ALONE NOVEL--IT IS BOOK TWO IN A THREE BOOK SERIES AND ENDS IN A CLIFFHANGER

Download or read book Castle Cove Cozy Mystery Series Three Book Bundle written by Mary Frame and published by Mary Frame. This book was released on with total page 637 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The entire Castle Cove Mystery Series available for one discounted price! When the local authorities ask Ruby Simpson to help them find a thief in the small town of Castle Cove, she doesn’t have much of a choice. She predicted the most recent theft, and the cops have no other leads. There are just two small problems. One, she’s not psychic. Two, she’s not Ruby Simpson. Okay, maybe they’re not small problems. But Charlotte needs a place to lay low with her younger sister, somewhere her parents won’t find her and the locals won’t ask too many questions. Getting involved with the cops, especially Deputy Jared, isn’t a smart thing for a reformed con artist to do. But Charlotte has to make a choice: raise her little sister on the right side of the law or put food on the table. What the real Ruby doesn’t see in her crystal ball won’t hurt her, right?

Download or read book Anything But Extraordinary written by Mary Frame and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-04 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the local authorities ask Ruby Simpson to help them find a thief in the small town of Castle Cove, she doesn't have much of a choice. She predicted the most recent theft, and the cops have no other leads. There are just two small problems. One, she's not psychic. Two, she's not Ruby Simpson. Okay, maybe they're not small problems. But Charlotte needs a place to lay low with her younger sister, somewhere her parents won't find her and the locals won't ask too many questions. Getting involved with the cops, especially Deputy "Cute Butt" Jared, isn't a smart thing for a reformed con artist to do. But Charlotte has to make a choice: raise her little sister on the right side of the law or put food on the table.  What the real Ruby doesn't see in her crystal ball won't hurt her, right?

Download or read book You re the Con That I Want written by Mary Frame and published by . This book was released on 2022-06-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charlotte, a.k.a. Ruby the town psychic, has a good thing going in Castle Cove. Her baby sister Paige is blossoming under their newfound stability. Charlotte is becoming a pillar in the quirky beachside community, thanks to her new friends and neighbors. And Deputy "Cute Butt" Jared has finally wedged himself into her life with a heart big enough to make them a real family. But Charlotte should have known better than to let a con run too long. Her parents have found them, and the inveterate con artists won't let Paige out of their clutches unless Charlotte helps them rob the innocent people of Castle Cove blind-including Jared. As the clock ticks down to meet the parents' demands, it gets harder and harder to prevent her exposure as the fraud she is. But Charlotte won't stop until she finds a way to protect everyone. At any cost. Even if it means losing everything. The final installment in the Castle Cove Mystery Series! Cannot be read as a standalone! Book one is Fake it to the Limit, book two is Too Much Crime on My Hands.

Download or read book Batter Off Dead written by Maddie Day and published by Country Store Mystery. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Includes recipes for you to try!"--Page 4 of cover.

Download or read book A Fatal Glow written by Valerie Wilson Wesley and published by Odessa Jones Mystery. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Recently widowed Odessa Jones is sure the exclusive catering job she's scored from wealthy businessman Casey Osborne will propel her catering career into the big leagues. So when Dessa's pesky second sight warns her that Osborne is bad news, she ignores it. She wishes she hadn't when he drops dead at his brunch after sampling her homemade preserves. Osborne's death is declared a homcide. Dessa and the friends who helped her cook are considered suspects... To clear her name and find the truth, Dessa delves into Casey Osborne's life. Everyone from his sinister business partner to his tormented ex-wife has reason to kill him-and the opportunity to do it. with the help of her spirited aunt, loyal co-workers and mischievous cat Juniper, she desparately searches for answers. Until a second murder leads Dessa down a frightening path filled with insidious agendas-and someone poised to change her life forever."--

Download or read book Batten Down the Belfry written by Diane Kelly and published by St. Martin's Paperbacks. This book was released on 2022-03-01 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Batten Down the Belfry is the fourth in the delightful cozy mystery series from Diane Kelly set in Nashville, Tennessee—where the real estate market is to die for. Here is the church, here is the steeple... Carpenter Whitney Whitaker and her cousin Buck have successfully flipped houses, but this is the first time they’ve attempted to renovate a house of worship. Still, the colorful stained glass in the country church has caught Whitney’s eye, and she’d love to breathe new life into the abandoned building. What’s more, the place has perfect acoustics. Could the worship hall be reborn as an entertainment venue with its parsonage repurposed as a pre-show bistro? Open the doors, and see all the trouble. The owner of the horse farm next door has asserted a legal claim to the church property, rendering their title uncertain. If that’s not bad enough, while rehabbing the church, Whitney’s cat Sawdust discovers a bombshell in the bell tower—the body of the man who’d delivered their beautiful new replacement windows. What transpired in the spire? Who rang the man’s bell and why? The steeple is keeping its secrets and, when a second body turns up, things become even less clear. Can Whitney help Detective Collin Flynn solve the crimes before someone else is sent to meet their maker?

Download or read book A Dash of Death written by Michelle Hillen Klump and published by Crooked Lane Books. This book was released on 2022-02-08 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Houston reporter-turned-mixologist mixes it up with murder in this “clever, page-turning mystery” series debut—for fans of Diane Mott Davidson and Lee Hollis (Darci Hannah, author of Murder at the Beacon Bakeshop). Bad news for Samantha Warren: The plucky Houston, Texas, reporter lost her job and her fiancé in rapid succession. But Sam has a way of making lemonade out of the bitterest of lemons. At a meeting of the local historical-homes council, she serves up the homemade bitters that she made as gifts for her wedding party. She intends to use that as her “in” to become an in-demand party mixologist. But the party’s over for one of the council members, who keels over dead soon after he sips the bereft bride’s bitter brew. It turns out that the victim, Mark, was poisoned—his drink spiked with oleander. Since Sam mixed the drink that Mark imbibed right before his demise, she finds herself at the front of the suspect line. Now, she’ll have to use all of her reporter’s wisdom and wiles to clear her name. Who could have wanted Mark dead? His wife, Gabby? His girlfriend, Darcy? Someone who wanted his seat on the council? Or another citizen of this sweet Texas town that holds some seedy secrets? Job hunting, building her mixology business, and fending off late-night phone calls from her nearly betrothed don’t leave much time for sleuthing. But if Sam can’t “pour” over the clues to find the killer, it may soon be last call for her.

Download or read book High Fidelity A Supernatural Small Town Mystery written by S.E. Biglow and published by Biglow Mystery Reads. This book was released on 2023-02-01 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this supernaturally cozy series by author S.E. Biglow... Love's a witch! Darcy finally feels like she's found her place in small town Brookhaven. Her magic is blossoming and she's even worked up the courage to ask the town healer to be her date to the biggest wedding in town. But Darcy's romantic happiness takes a backseat when the groom turns up dead. Darcy knows she shouldn't get involved in yet another murder investigation, but when her date winds up as a suspect, she'll do anything to set the record straight. The more Darcy follows the evidence--both magical and mundane--the more she unravels about the groom's With a string of ex-wives, there's no shortage of suspects. But, as Darcy inches closer to the real killer, her own life winds up in danger. A final confrontation is inevitable. But is Darcy's magic enough to save her this time and bring a murderer to justice? HIGH FIDELITY is the third novel in the Brookhaven Cozy Mystery series. Get ready to sprinkle some magic into your mystery.. The Brookhaven Cozy Mystery series is best read in order. You can start Darcy's journey in book 1, High Noon. This series is great for readers who love supernatural sleuths,, paranormal mysteries and adorable familiars. If you’re a fan of Katie Penryn, Amanda M. Lee, Adele Abott, Anabel Chase, Samantha Silver, Amy Boyles, Lily Harper Hart, K.E. O'Connor, Tegan Maher and Christine Zane Thomas, you’ll love this spooky, small-town mystery.

Download or read book Easter Bonnet Murder written by Leslie Meier and published by Kensington Cozies. This book was released on 2023-02-21 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Easter meets murder in the latest book in New York Times bestselling author Leslie Meier’s ever-popular Lucy Stone mystery series set in Tinker’s Cove, Maine! Part-time reporter Lucy Stone isn’t about to put all her eggs in one basket during a frantic Easter in Tinker’s Cove—especially when it comes to cracking a deadly mystery. Known for its cheerful staff and elaborate annual Easter Bonnet Contest, the Heritage House senior center regularly attracts new residents and positive press. But once the town’s retired librarian, Miss Julia Tilley, checks in to recover from an illness, Lucy sees a side of the facility that isn’t quite so perfect and pristine. And the place may soon be making headlines for different reasons following an unexplained disappearance… Lucy can’t fathom how Agnes Neal could go missing from assisted living over a silly Easter bonnet contest, or why few seem concerned as signs point to foul play. A retired journalist with an independent mind, Agnes had an eye for details and little interest in conforming to catty cliques or rules set by her caretakers—traits that threatened some and angered others. While police stall the investigation without answers, Lucy realizes backstabbing has no age limit when alarming parallels bloom between her daughter’s college frenemies and social circles at Heritage House. Gathering clues as flimsy as a half-eaten milk chocolate bunny, Lucy must hop to it and discover what happened to Agnes—before her own story becomes another springtime tragedy left unsolved.

Download or read book Put Out to Pasture written by Amanda Flower and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A delightful new cozy mystery from USA Today bestselling author Amanda Flower! There's fowl play afoot on the farm Shiloh Bellamy has saved her family's farm from financial ruin—but now what? She's barely scraping by on the farm's new organic business model and the fall festival she organized to drum up business comes to a screeching halt when the body of a prominent townswoman is discovered underneath a scarecrow in a nearby field. Worst of all, the evidence points to Shiloh's childhood best friend, Kristy, as the prime suspect. Between cooking up delicious treats made with her farm's produce, convincing her cantankerous father to let her do things her own way, and dealing with a newcomer in town who could be serious competition for her customers, Shiloh doesn't have time to wade into a murder investigation. But with a killer on the loose and suspicious activity circling closer and closer to Shiloh and the people she loves, she realizes there's nothing to do but roll up her sleeves and get down to the dirty work of finding the killer and clearing Kristy's name once and for all. This book is perfect for cozy mystery readers and fans of Kate Carlisle, Denise Swanson, and Bree Baker!

Download or read book The Advocate written by and published by . This book was released on 2001-08-14 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Advocate is a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) monthly newsmagazine. Established in 1967, it is the oldest continuing LGBT publication in the United States.

Download or read book Somebody to Love written by Kristan Higgins and published by HQN Books. This book was released on 2021-02-08 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unexpected summer fling could turn out to be the best decision she’s ever made! After her father loses the family fortune in an insider-trading scheme, single mom Parker Welles is faced with some hard decisions. First order of business: go to Gideon’s Cove, Maine, to sell the only thing she now owns—a decrepit house in need of some serious flipping. When her father’s wingman, James Cahill, asks to go with her, she’s not thrilled…even if he is fairly gorgeous and knows his way around a toolbox. Second on Parker’s list: find a nice man to have a no-strings-attached summer fling with…if that’s even possible in a small town. Having to fend for herself financially for the first time in her life, Parker signs on as a florist’s assistant and starts to find out who she really is. Maybe James isn’t the boring lawyer she always thought he was. And maybe the house isn’t the only thing that needs a little TLC. Previously published.

Download or read book Secret Surrender written by Katerina Simms and published by Katerina Simms. This book was released on 2022-07-14 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One handsome stranger. One dangerous secret. Small town bar manager Sarah Overton is a jilted bride nursing a broken heart. A steamy night with a handsome stranger should have made everything better, but now her mystery man won’t leave. Dean Holloway is a man on a mission. Nothing in his life has ever come easy. And becoming a career criminal was unavoidable. But this woman, Sarah, might be his reason for starting over. One thing he knows. She would leave him in a heartbeat if she knew his real reason for being in town. So even if finding love is everything Dean and Sarah have ever wanted, trouble never stays away for long, and staying alive will have to come first. If you enjoy Virgin River, slow-burn romance, quaint country towns, and a touch of suspense; you’ll love Secret Surrender. Curl up with this bold small-town romance with a sinister mafia twist! Books in the Harlow Series: Book 1: Sapphires and Secrets Book 2: Secret Surrender Book 3: Secondhand Secrets Book 4: Small Town Secrets (Final book in Series.) This book is for you if you love: Action-packed, contemporary romance adventures, with small-town settings. Opposites attract, slow-burn romance. Heat with heart and big emotions. HEA/ Happy Ever After ending. Suspense, with deeper hints of Women's Fiction. Angsty with bursts of humor. "Western" rural setting. Charming side characters. "Bad guy makes good" hero. Strong, hot mess, heroine. Mafia connections, secrets, and family drama. Wounded characters with a second chance at life. A tough hero who “gets it” and wants his woman to be whole. Steamy!

Download or read book Sinister Secrets written by Colleen Gleason and published by AVID PRESS. This book was released on 2018-02-14 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sexy blacksmith. A CEO turned innkeeper. A haunted speakeasy. And a desperate killer… Welcome to Wicks Hollow: a cozy town near Lake Michigan filled with quaint houses, eccentric residents, and more than its share of ghosts, murders, and sexy romance. Leslie Nakano needs to make a major life change—getting away from the dog-eat-dog corporate world, as well as getting past a personal loss—so she buys a large turn-of-the-century mansion in Wicks Hollow, with plans to renovate it and turn it into an inn. She doesn’t care about the rumors that it’s haunted—she just wants a new life. But she sure wouldn’t mind finding the missing gems that belonged to Red Eye Sal, a bootlegger who lived in the house during Prohibition. Blacksmith Declan Zyler, who has more work than he can handle working on historical restorations, has suddenly acquired a fifteen-year-old daughter he never knew he had. This turns his life upside-down when he decides to take on the role of single father. When Leslie hires Declan to restore the iron staircase at her inn, neither of them realize they are disturbing a spirit from days gone by…a ghost who is determined to see justice served. Until they determine how to put that ghost to rest, neither Leslie nor Declan will be able to move on with their lives. “Like Nancy Drew for grown-ups!” —New York Times bestselling author Mara Jacobs Each book in the Wicks Hollow series is a romantic suspense novel with all the quirks of a small town setting—the perfect blend of humorous contemporary romance with cozy mystery and supernatural suspense. The Wicks Hollow series does not have to be read in order. It includes the following titles: Sinister Summer Sinister Secrets Sinister Shadows Sinister Sanctuary Heat Level: Sexy Mystery: Cozy Mood: Mildly creepy, Suspenseful, Humorous

Download or read book Tell Me Lies written by Gail Chianese and published by Gail Chianese. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You'd think with a guardian who's a ghost, she'd see everything coming. But nope, that's not how it works. Private investigator Lexie Smith almost has it all. A successful business with her best friend. A wonderful, loving companion—sure, he’s a little furry, and he drools, but nobody’s perfect. Even a house on the beach, complete with a wisecracking, street-smart, supernatural “intern,” who knows everything there is to know about crime and her nonexistent love life. Things are good until a dangerous assignment forces her to turn to the last man she can trust: Rafe Barandas, local police detective and the man who broke her heart years before. After a decade in New York, Rafe has returned to his small hometown, burned out on big-city politics and crime. He’s looking forward to the quiet life until he’s thrown together with Lexie to solve what starts out as a simple B&E. Rafe made a mistake the first time, leaving Lexie. Now he’s determined not to blow this new chance. But thwarting a cunning foe is one thing. Putting the past and lies behind is another. If you like slow-burn romances with sassy heroines and strong heroes getting a second chance at love, set in a small town, then TELL ME LIES is your jam. "Gail Chianese explodes onto the paranormal romantic mystery scene with a slow-burn, second-chance romance that readers of the genre are sure to love!" --Elicia Hyder, bestselling author of The Soul Summoner series Search terms: romantic suspense, women's detective fiction series, mystery romance, romance mystery, sexy romance, women sleuths, paranormal suspense, ghost, theft, police, hero, novel, romantic paranormal mystery