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Welcome back to Hope Falls, home of the world's smallest but smartest detective. We've missed you so we kept a seat by the fire... Poetry is written in tears, fiction in sweat and literature in blood. —Tara Lee (Lecture to the Lit Wits from Moving Violation) Chloe Boston, meter maid and unofficial sleuth of the Hope Falls Police Department, is on the trail of the Halloween Killer and a second troublesome criminal, the Pumpkin Thief, who has robbed every pumpkin patch in town. Aided by her dog, Blue, and new boyfriend, Alex, Chloe is closing in on Hope Falls public enemies 1 and 2. "I fell...

The fifth book in Melanie Jackson's bestselling Miss Henry Cozy Mystery Series. "Melanie Jackson pens a sumptuous modern gothic." --Booklist Autumn is the perfect time to be in Napa. The grapes are being harvested and one can enjoy the last of the summer sun while sipping wine and taking in an art show. Yes, Napa is perfect. Unless your host ends up murdered out in his own vineyard and the suspects without alibis include friends, loved ones, and a possible rogue NSA agent who wants help from Juliet Henry. Mystery Series Chloe Boston Buttersctoch Jones Wendover House Miss Henry Historical ...

Move over Miss Marple, there's a new sleuth in town. For those whose lives have gotten complicated, running away and joining the circus may seem like a reasonable option. It certainly appealed to Miss Henry when she needed to shuffle off the NSA’s deadly coil. Joining an art colony is the closest thing she could find to a circus. "Melanie Jackson is a talent to watch." ---WritersWrite.com It all started with the balloon man. Until the old bag of skin and bones slouched by, Juliet Henry would have rated the upcoming White Oaks Autumn Art Festival and Wine Tasting a fairly average event. ...

Hosted by Dr Melanie Jackson (@melaniethemidwife www.melaniethemidwife.com). The Great Birth Rebellion dismantles western beliefs and management of birth and presents an evidence-based alternative to modern birth practices. We believe that calculated rebellion against medicalised maternity care is the evidence-based and preferred path to having a great birth. This is the great birth rebellion.

Welcome to the Gulch... funny things happen in the middle of nowhere. Butterscotch Jones thought that living in the far north provided enough peril to contend with until a private plane crashed outside her hometown of McIntyre's Gulch, Manitoba, Canada. The treasure inside the plane soon attracted both the RCMP and the Russian Mafia. For a town built upon isolation and secrecy, the citizens faced very public exposure. "A light, fun read with an eccentric cast of characters who bring the village of MacIntyre's Gulch to delightful life." —Lisa Cach, author of "Wake Unto Me" McIntyre’s ...

P.I. Zack Moon made a wish on a falling star and his prayers were answered in the form of his new assistant, Addy Claire. Abigail had always wanted to be a detective, but there were scary things happening at the Psychic Investors Hotline where she was working undercover, proving that sometimes you have to be careful what you wish for.

Into the Gloaming Recently widowed, Megan Culbin was glad to escape her abusive marriage and start over in an inherited cottage in a quaint Scottish village. Yes, all here was not as it seemed. Legend had it Finloss was cursed. And the coastal town, once home to witches and sea monsters, would soon see a creature far deadlier. "[A] page-turning paranormal romance!" ---Booklist But out of the sea and mist came an ally, a protector. The strange, distant and dangerous Lachlan was as powerful as he was handsome, and his thirst for vengeance could no more be denied than his passion for Megan. ...

Juliet Henry accepts Esteban's invitation to the Dias de los Muertos celebration in Mirada, never expecting that the guests at the family bed and breakfast would end up being those among the dead-- put there by a killer's hand. The murderer has struck once. Can Juliet stop him from turning the festival into a bloodbath?

The first book in a brand new historical mystery series. "Melanie Jackson is a talent to watch." --WritersWrite.com Armistice Day 1918: Christmas is a peaceful time in Quiet Corner -- except at Mayhem Mansion. There is no peace in Kenneth Mayhew's ancestral manse with a restless ghost playing tricks on the family. Christmas guests will be arriving soon and Kenneth's Aunt Agartha has assigned him the task of laying their ghost to rest before the Yuletide revels. If you are a fan of P. G. Wodehouse or Dorothy Sayers you are going to love this holiday comedy romp. About the Author Melanie has ...

A highland historical romance previously published 8/2001 by Leisure Books. He smuggled many men, but could he steal her heart? "Melanie Jackson is a talent to watch." --WritersWrite.com "O, I forbid ye, maidens a' that wear gold in their hair, to come or go by Carterhaugh, for young Tamlane is there." It was not Robert Burns's elfin knight who greeted Amarantha on her arrival in Cornwall, but the wild rector, Tamlane Adair. The rumors of his nighttime rides across the moor only heightened his mystery. Listening to his silken voice she could almost forget the anguish that had driven her ...

"Requiem at Christmas" is the third installment in the Miss Henry Cozy Mystery Series. Juliet Henry loved snow. Without snow there was no cross-country skiing. No skiing and there was no Christmas spirit, however feeble, to shine on the bleak winter. While others might scan the December skyline looking for the first Christmas lights in their neighborhood, or search the stores the principal Christmas tree to go up at the mall, or even to hear the first Christmas carol to grace the airwaves, each winter she waited for the weather reports and news of the first fat flakes falling in the ...

From Melanie Jackson, Best-Selling author of the Chloe Boston Mystery Series. The sixth book in the Butterscotch Jones Mystery Series is 27k words in length. "Melanie Jackson is a talent to watch." --WritersWrite.com The time had come-- Butterscotch was ready to tie the knot! Plans were under way for the festivities and then the Mountie got called away on a dangerous case. Butterscotch was sure she could cope but, as the saying goes, man plans and the gods laugh. They laugh twice as hard at frantic brides. Will the Mountie be able to wrap up his case in time to get back to their wedding-- ...

This book is a collection of four Jane Blackthorn historical mystery titles: Death in a High Place 1921-- The War is over, alcohol is proscribed and women have the vote. Jane Blackthorn should be happy but the holidays are looming and the young widow has no desire to spend them with her matchmaking family. An invitation from an old college friends arrives to save her. The college ski club is having a reunion at a hunting lodge in Canada and Jane decides that some clean living in the great outdoors is just what she needs. But it is apparent from the moment of her arrival that something is ...

A highland historical romance formerly published under the name "Manon" by Leisure Press. "Well researched, good plotting and cleverly written. I loved it." —Lynsay Sands, Best-selling author To Live Alone and barely ahead of the storm, Manon fled Scotland; the insurrection had failed and Bonnie Prince Charlie's rebellion had been thrown down. Innocent of treason, yet sought by agents of the English king, the Scots beauty donned the guise of a man and rode to London-- and into the hands of the sexiest Sassanach she'd ever seen. To Love But she had no time to dally, especially not with an ...

Edam Mouse has found the best club house in the world-- a giant pumpkin where someone has already carved windows and a door. But on Halloween night the club house is set on fire and Edam goes on a desperate adventure to save his precious pumpkin.

Like a Thunderbolt! Recent widow Jillian Marsh wasn't planning on killing herself that March night, but she hadn't ruled it out, either. It had rained for the last seventeen days -- days in which her jaw was locked and she was unable to speak, supposing there'd been anyone worth addressing. And then there was her cat problem. Ever since she'd been hit by lightning last October, the cats in town had been talking to her. Which meant she was insane, right? Melanie Jackson writes "a curious combination of dark fantasy and romance leavened with quirky humor." ---Booklist on Still Life But that ...

The road to true love is made rocky with horse thieves, highwaymen, former fiances, and a very determined Bow Street Runner. "Melanie Jackson is a talent to watch." —WritersWrite.com With the letter breaking his engagement, Stephan Kirton's hopes for respectability and happiness went up in smoke. It was inevitable that his travels abroad and "interaction with the lower classes" would put him beyond the scope of polite society. That and he was born a bastard. Ormstead Park was a place for dancing and flirting, for drinking and gambling, and for less innocent sports. It was a place where he...

"Devil of the Highlands" is a highland historical romance originally published under the title "Iona" by Dorchester Publishing in 1999. "Melanie Jackson is a talent to watch." --WritersWrite.com Isolated by the icy storms of the North Atlantic, the isle of Iona was only a temporary haven for its mistress. Lona MacLean, daughter of a rebel and traitor to the crown, knew that it was only a matter of time before the bloody Sasannachs came for her. But she had a stout Scottish heart, and the fiery beauty had given up dreams of happiness years before. One task remained-- to protect her people. ...

The Book of Dreams is a dark fantasy anthology containing all three books in the trilogy. It includes the novels "Metropolis", "Meridian", and "Destiny". "Melanie Jackson is a talent to watch." --WritersWrite.com The First Book of Dreams: Metropolis What dreams may come before you shuffle off the mortal coil... Troubled by night terrors? Need someone to bodyguard your dreams? Have a loved one who has slipped into a coma and the doctors can't explain why they sleep, or offer any hope of bringing them back? Then call Hypnos Inc. and ask for Nicodemus Smith, the dream retrieval expert. Though ...

Sometimes, it’s worth waiting a lifetime, or even two, for the woman of your dreams. The best Scottish time travel comedy-romance since… come to think of it, when was the last time you read a decent Scottish time travel comedy romance? Come experience the warm rays of the California sun as you’re drawn into an equally ancient and contemporary romance involving two lovers who were meant to be – even across time. Experience the ups and downs regarding the ins and outs of dating a 700-year-old highlander. "Melanie Jackson is a talent to watch." --WritersWrite.com Lessons should have ...