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Hope Fall's greatest detective is stuck in parking enforcement because, at 98 pounds, 5 foot nothing, she will never be able to pass the department's physical exam. But with the aid of her dog, and her writer's group, Chloe may just be able to solve Hope Fall's first homicide and impress the new chief of police.

The second book in Melanie Jackson's Wildside Series. "Melanie Jackson is a talent to watch." —WritersWrite.com Cyra Delphin never felt quite right in her own skin. As a child, her parents made her hide her gifts. But certain things don't stay buried. What others are afraid to acknowledge— the modern world's seedy underbelly, it's Wildside ruled by dark magic and goblins— doesn't simply go away. And when that darkness came to call, Cyra sought sanctuary in the Nevada desert. She found Thomas Marrowbone. He, too, was part of the Wildside. Beneath his tormented shell lurked something ...

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. ...

The Chloe Boston Mysteries Volume 3 includes the full texts of books 8 through 10 in the Chloe Boston Cozy Mystery Series: "Red, White, and a Dog Named BLue", "Haunted", and "The Great Pumpkin Caper". "Melanie Jackson is a talent to watch." --WritersWrite.com "Red, White, and a Dog Named Blue (A Chloe Boston Mystery Book 8)" is a collection of short stories that fills in the gaps betwixt and between in Chloe's life. In the title story, Chloe's 4th of July turns deadly when she is called in to judge a baking competition at the county fair. In the story Batter Up!, Chloe gets talked into ...

The Miss Henry Mysteries Volume 1 is a collection of cozy mystery books 2-4 in the series. It includes the novels "Landscape in Scarlet", "Requiem at Christmas", and "Impression of Bones". "Portrait of a Gossip", the first novel in the series, should be read separately before reading this bundle.

Juliet Henry, water-color artist and retired agent of the NSA, wouldn't stack up her knowledge of the human heart against the great romantic poets, but she knows a thing or two about human avarice and stupidity. It comes as no great surprise when the small artists' colony of Bartholomew's Woods ends up with a dead resident.

"Up in the Air" is the twenty-first book in the Chloe Boston Cozy Mystery Series. Hope Falls is hosting its first Kite Festival to raise funds for the animal shelter. The festival will bring in funds, tourists and a pair of feuding kite makers, one of whom ends up dead. A little investigation proves that the late Gerhardt Brandt was not a good man and had an impressive list of enemies. Can Chloe find the killer before everyone packs up their kites and heads home?

The Butterscotch Jones Cozy Mysteries 2 is a 82k word collection of books 5-7 in the series. It includes the novels "Points West", "The Wedding", and "Wild East".

Mayhew Mansion 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. On the Rocks Kenneth Mayhew has been summoned to the mansion of one of New York's elite to foil a cunning jewel thief. The dastard threatens to strike on New Years Eve during a costume ball. Can Kenneth, the beautiful Judith, and ...

"Death of a Dumb Bunny" is the seventh book in the Chloe Boston Cozy Mystery Series. Someone has murdered the Hope Falls Easter Bunny, a charming and rather simple man who hasn't an enemy in the world. The town is swarming with visitors ready to march in the parade and hunt for hidden eggs. Somewhere in the crowd is a killer. Chloe and her faithful dog, Blue, must put aside their Easter bonnets and hop into action if she is stop the mad archer before he strikes again.

The sixth Chloe Boston bundle is 113k words and includes the full texts of books 18 through 20 in the Chloe Boston Mystery Series: "On the Beach", "Camp Chaos", and "The Davenport Caper".

Four times the mystery, four times the fun... This summer compendium includes four complete cozy mystery stories: Mayhew in Scotland (Kenneth Mayhew Mysteries Book 5) Kenneth Mayhew has returned to the soggy, ancestral acres of England to visit kith and kin. But a little bit of extended family goes a long way and Kenneth and Bentley soon escape the auld lang syne by heading north to Scotland. But things are not peaceful over the border and Cill Fhinnein House where they are staying seems to be living under the pall of witches curse and the ghost of her demon dog. Kenneth knows he must lend ...

The Chloe Boston Mysteries Volume 1 includes the full texts of books 2 through 4 in the Chloe Boston Cozy Mystery Series: "The Pumpkin Thief", "Death in a Turkey Town", and "Murder on Parade". "Melanie Jackson is a talent to watch." --WritersWrite.com In "The Pumpkin Thief (A Chloe Boston Mystery Book 2)", 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 and new boyfriend, Chloe is closing in on Hope ...

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 ...

"Modern Art" is the ninth installment in the Miss Henry Cozy Mystery Series. Miss Henry knows nothing about modern art but that doesn't stop her from filling in when there is a sudden vacancy at a prestigious art show. She is surrounded by strangers but among the new faces there is one she knows from her days at the NSA. She can take no comfort in this fact though because the face belongs to a man that was supposedly killed by terrorists years before. Filled with uneasiness at his reappearance, Juliet is not entirely surprised to learn the next morning that Jessop Carmody, former NSA agent,...

Hans, the donkey, has been let go from his job at the petting zoo and goes to Bremen Town to seek his fortunes at the music festival. Along the way he meets an unemployed dog and cat and another fellow musician who happens to be a rooster. At the outskirts of Bremen Town they are approached by a hare who wants to help a kind farmer who has been kidnapped by thieves. The musicians agree to detour from their new career path long enough to take part in an adventure.

It's All Hallows Eve and the tree mice are having a dance party. The revels are interrupted by the Zum sisters who are intent upon having a duel. Fortunately, there's an old witch mouse in their midst and she may be able to save the day.

When Santa’s visit to the Gulch is called off due to a bad storm Butterscotch Jones has to step in and save Ricky’s Christmas. While Butterscotch is busy in Manitoba, Miss Henry is in Quebec. She is trying to drum up some Christmas spirit while hunting for a missing lawyer. Nicodemus Smith has her hands full tracking down a lost philanthropist who fancies himself to be Santa Claus, and Jane Blackthorn is going her best to cope with a plum pudding thief who is vexing her first Christmas in merry olde England. While Kenneth Mayhew tries to restore order at the Mayhem Mansion revels, Chloe...

The Butterscotch Jones Cozy Mysteries Volume 1 is a collection of books 2 - 4 in the series. It includes the novels "Big Bones," "Gone South," and "Home Fires." "Due North," the first novel in the series, should be read separately before reading this bundle. In "Big Bones," when the mafia plane exploded, that should have been the end of troubles for McIntyre's Gulch, but the government only became more interested in The Gulch and RCMP detective Chuck Goodhead. Butterscotch Jones has other woes besides. A giant skeleton has been discovered outside of town, and Sasquatch Watch is on the way ...

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 ...