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Courtney Cain is ready to settle into a home of her own now that she knows for sure she’ll be staying in Curly Bay. She loves her job at the Curly Bay Pet Hotel and Rescue, and a home will mean she can participate in the foster program she helped start at the shelter.

With a sudden influx of animals into the shelter, Courtney Cain knows it’s time to start up a foster program at the Curly Bay Pet Hotel and Rescue. It’s a lot of work, and her life becomes even more complicated when her ex-fiancé arrives in Curly Bay!

Despite feeling content with how life has changed since moving to Curly Bay, Courtney's days still seem peppered with problems. Not only have mice overrun Curly Bay Pet Hotel and Rescue, her clients are cancelling left, right, and center because they want to enroll the services of a famous pet-stylist setting up shop in the town.

Forced to postpone the gathering, the Bay’s animal-loving amateur detective is thrown into an unexpected bout of summertime sleuthing. Can Courtney pull it together and make the Summer celebration happen? Or will the mystery assailant sabotage the months of meticulous work it took to arrange this Alumni Picnic event? Even worse, could they be planning more attacks on Courtney’s supporters?

Emily Cherry decides to expand her book review blog and sets her sights on the glamorous world of cinema. Eager to engage her readers with captivating movie critiques, she's undeterred by the competition from seasoned critics in Little Oakley. But when a shocking incident leaves one less moviegoer in Emily's quiet hometown, she finds herself looking for all the right clues.

Disaster strikes the perfect wedding preparations! A bridal gown savagely torn and splurged with paint. A confused couple targeted by a hostile stranger. This sounds like a perfect case for Molly Gertrude Grey. Michelle and Brian seem to be the perfect match, until an unexpected break-in leaves them reeling and thrown headlong into a mystery. Who would target a couple’s happiness only days before they tie the knot?

Courtney is delighted that the Curly Bay Pet Hotel and Rescue finally has a full-time volunteer in Ms. O’Donnell’s friend Linda. But Linda quickly proves to be more of a hindrance, and perhaps something even more heinous. Courtney is certain she witnesses Linda committing murder. The police insist she has a rock-solid alibi, but Courtney knows there must be more going on.

Courtney Cain is thrilled when interim mayor Bridget Powers asks for help with her campaign. Bridget wants to really make a difference for the people of Curly Bay, and Courtney is completely behind her. Delighted to take on another exciting challenge, alongside the ones she has at work, she jumps in with both boots. When Bridget’s campaign is tainted by her mayoral opponent's murder, however, Courtney knows she has to help find the real killer!

Courtney thinks she might finally be able to give the Curly Bay Pet Hotel and Rescue the true makeover it deserves when she hears about a community development project that’s holding a contest, but when a body turns up, she can’t help but get to the bottom of it one more time! A community development project fills Courtney with visions of expansion. If she can just find the time to put together a good presentation, she’ll be able to help many more cats and dogs in Curly Bay. But she also has some stiff competition with the proposed new community center in town.

Courtney Cain is used to seeing dogs that are sad or upset when they first arrive at the shelter, but she’s never met one quite like Ruthie the Bloodhound! Ruthie does nothing but howl mournfully when she’s in her cage, and when she’s not crated, all she does is run away. Courtney is particularly concerned since the Curly Bay Lake has been drained for repairs, and there are some very dangerous areas at the park where the dog could get hurt. The lake seems to be the only thing the citizens of Curly Bay can talk about, especially the mysterious legend of the lake phantom.

Courtney is always happy to take on new volunteers, and she’s thrilled to take on a high school student named Mason. He’s not too thrilled about the idea at first, but things change for him once he realizes how important the shelter work is. Soon enough, he’s even getting the shelter involved at football games! Courtney is so happy, but an unexpected death puts a big damper on all the great PR that Mason has helped bring in. Courtney doesn’t know how, but she’ll have to find a way to prove that Mason and Rosie the shelter dog are innocent.

Courtney is excited for the upcoming Community Christmas event. All the charitable organizations in town are being invited to participate, and they’re guaranteed to get the extra funding they’re always needing. Of course, the work of the shelter never ends, and Courtney is inundated with a fresh flood of feisty canines that she’s trying to foster. But when a wealthy patron is found dead, festivities are thrown into a flurry! Who would commit such a yucky yuletide crime?

A revival has come to the peaceful town of Calmhaven. But, is it actually a revival, or are there other forces at work? Pastor Papa Julian, the faithful shepherd of the flock, fears that a terrible storm is brewing on the horizon, as traveling evangelist Sharlan Tan has decided to make Calmhaven his next target for his message of peace and prosperity. And what happened to that valuable, antique first edition of John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress that was handed to Papa Julian by his dying friend?

Emily Cherry, the elderly blog star and happenchance sleuth is inspired by an animal rescue story that leads to a new mystery for her to uncover! When Emily’s fans go nuts for a few cute pictures of Rosemary the cat, Emily decides to focus her attention on furry friends as a great subject for her writing and enlists herself as a volunteer at the Best Friends Furever pet shelter.

Is there anyone who has not heard of Miss Molly Gertrude Grey, the owner of the well-known Cozy Bridal Agency? Of course, the aging, spunky woman is, perhaps, best known for her work as an amateur sleuth, since together with her bubbly assistant Dora Brightside, she has now solved countless mysterious crimes in the peaceful tourist town of Calmhaven.

Kelly Armello Kennedy and her police chief husband, Troy Kennedy, are disappointed that a February snowstorm may ruin their first Valentine’s Day together. But when Kelly discovers a body in the town library, there’s more than a lost holiday at stake. Why was the body left in the romance section? Why was a wedding ring hidden behind a novel about adultery? Who left wine glasses near the books on marital infidelity? Finding a murderer when all the suspects are people she knows is a challenge, as Kelly realizes that she may not know her friends as well as she thought!

A cantankerous old man, dead. But who’s the killer? Could it really be the reverend? Notable families being targeted by unknown assailants. But what kind of a rat would leave rats in your daughter’s mailbox? Can Kelly and Troy piece together the puzzle and discover who’s to blame? Or will the pastor be sent out to pasture in prison?

Ageing sleuth Emily Cherry is not your typical retiree. Everywhere she goes excitement follows –along with a dead body and a mystery to solve. And that’s precisely what she finds when she agrees to a temporary job at her local auto shop. Thrown full-throttle into a mechanical mystery, Emily has to rely on her age and wits to expose a cranky crime that’s hard to crack. The clues are hidden in plain sight but where will they lead?

Emily Cherry has been enjoying her retirement, but it’s time for her to head to work once again when her old corporation asks her back for a few weeks. She’s looking forward to seeing the familiar faces at Phoenix Insurance, but her wardrobe needs some improvement before her return. The small shops in Little Oakley provide a few options, as well as a whole new mystery!

Little Oakley Art Gallery teams up with the local animal rescue center, Best Friends Furever, for a fundraiser. Emily is delighted to help in any way she can. Planning out the event gives her an entirely new focus for her blog, one that could be a real winner this time. But when a robbery sends the whole affair into panic, our amateur sleuth finds that there’s more than just art theft at play!