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Things are eerily quiet at Gemma's quaint English tearoom, and she can't understand why - until she learns about the trendy new "tea bar" that's opened on the other side of the village. To her horror, she soon finds her customers being stolen. But Gemma has bigger problems when the rival owner is savagely murdered and she is considered the key suspect! And with her detective boyfriend accused of nepotism, Gemma is forced to tackle the case on her own. Luckily, she can still count on the help of the nosy Old Biddies, while the naughty antics of her tabby cat uncover clues, too!

Jill couldn't love police chief Greg King more—so why does that engagement ring still feel funny on her finger? At least she'll have a chance to show it off this Saturday at their engagement party. Just in time for the event, a new dress shop has opened in town, Exquisite Gowns for You, specializing in designer wedding gowns and other custom-fit dresses.

When a celebrity chef is found dead, Samantha Barnes, the "Cape Cod Foodie", finds her search for the world's best blueberry buckle turning into a search for a killer The Fourth of July is coming, and for professional food lover Samantha Barnes, it’s all about the picnic. Okay, and the...

Two cousins who start a food stall at their local night market get a serving of murder in this first novel of a delicious new cozy mystery series by Jennifer J. Chow, bestselling author of Mimi Lee Gets a Clue. When Yale Yee discovers her cousin Celine is visiting from Hong Kong, she is obliged...

Café owner and amateur sleuth Everly Swan, like every Swan woman before her, is cursed in love. The only problem? She’s head over heels for Detective Grady Hays, who doesn’t believe in magic of any kind. Grady wants to build a life with Everly, but before she can say “I do,” she needs to take care of this curse once and for all. And luckily, the quirky inhabitants of Charm, North Carolina, are up to the task!

Moonshine shop owner Hattie Hayes is ready to lend a hand when a mystery starts brewing at a train convention in Chattanooga, TN, in this charming cozy mystery series. Now that her moonshine shop is up and running, Hattie Hayes can focus her efforts on expanding her fledgling business to events...

A fantastic new cozy mystery series with a vintage flair from USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award–winning author Ellen Byron. Twenty-eight-year-old widow Ricki James leaves Los Angeles to start a new life in New Orleans after her showboating actor husband perishes doing a stupid internet...

Life is sweet and business is booming at the Fairy Tale Cupcakes bakery - and the fact that Mel and Joe are getting married is the icing on the cake. Their reception will be held at the swanky resort where Oz works as the pastry chef. The wedding planning is all fun-fetti and games until Mel and Joe meet the head chef at the resort who has been making Oz's life miserable. When the eccentric chef insults Mel's bakery, Oz gets into a blowout argument with the culinary prima donna.  

Hana Keller is getting ready for a lovely holiday season. When she receives a rare tea set as a birthday gift, she decides to host a tea at her apartment for her closest friends. During the cozy get-together, one of Hana's friends gets word that a murderer is on the loose. Hana soon learns that the victim was Sandor Balog, a professor of Hungarian studies at the local college. With her growing psychic ability, Hana senses that she is going to be pulled into the investigation of the professor's death. With her boyfriend, Erik, on the case, Hana finds the Tea House steeped in suspects.

After a long cold winter, spring is beginning to bloom in the alpine village of Leavenworth, Washington, where craft brewer Sloan Krause and her partner in crime Garrett Strong are putting the finishing touches on their bright and refreshing Lemon Kiss ale. They'll be debuting their new line at the Maifest celebration, which will bring visitors from near and far to dance around the Maipole and shop at the outdoor flower markets.

Robbie and her new husband Abe O'Neill are enjoying a summer evening in the park with fellow townsfolk excited for some Friday night fireworks. In attendance are senior residents from Jupiter Springs Assisted Living, including Roy Bird, father to South Lick's very own Police Lieutenant Buck Bird. Despite his blindness, Roy is a member of his group home's knitting circle, spending quality time with some lovely ladies. But when the lightshow ends, one of the knitters who sat with Roy is found dead, a puncture wound in her neck.

In Hummelstich scheint die Welt noch in Ordnung zu sein: Die Dächer der niedlichen Fachwerkhäuser funkeln und glitzern unter strahlend blauem Himmel und die Bewohner gehen emsig ihrem Tagewerk nach. Aber der schöne Schein trügt - denn hinter der Bilderbuchfassade tun sich mörderische Abgründe auf... Aber zum Glück ist die energische Hobbydetektivin Bea von Maarstein vor Ort! Zusammen mit ihrem persönlichkeitsgestörten Papagei Dr. Jekyll und dem Dorfpolizisten Sven Grüneis löst sie jeden noch so verzwickten Fall.

Samantha Sweet is back at Sweet's Sweets, her bakery with a magical flair, while husband Beau is now a full-time rancher. When he hires a young cowboy to help out, no one suspects that Danny Flores comes with a lot of baggage until Lila, the girl he left behind, shows up. She says she has romance on her mind, but Danny finds her manipulative and domineering. He changed his number and moved out of state, but she has managed to track him down.

Bienvenue en Normandie. In einem Tal bei Barfleur wird ein Mann erschossen. Philippe Lagarde übernimmt die Ermittlungen, doch er kommt nicht weiter. Niemand scheint etwas gesehen zu haben, auch die Nachforschungen im Umfeld des Opfers ergeben keine Hinweise. Dann stolpert Lagarde über einen anderen Todesfall im Wald von Fontainebleau. Auch dort wurde ein erschossener Mann aufgefunden. Zusammen mit seiner jungen Kollegin Nathalie Beaufort vergleicht Lagarde die beiden Fälle - und stößt auf einen Zusammenhang, der ihm den Atem stocken lässt.

There’s 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. 

Claudia Simcoe has left the tech world of San Francisco to start a new, quiet life in the peaceful coastal town of San Elmo Bay. Now she owns a market specializing in artisanal, locally-made goods. But then Lori Roth, one of her market's vendors, is strangled to death with a wire. And all of a sudden San Elmo stops seeming so peaceful. Especially when suspicion for the murder falls upon Claudia.

In the small town of Normalton, Illinois, there aren't a lot of opportunities for small business owner Dani Sloan to cater big-ticket events. But that's about to change - a client named Yvette Joubert is marrying Franklin Whittaker, the richest guy around, and they want Dani to cater their engagement party! The swanky event is the perfect opportunity to put Dani on the map for wealthier clients.

Jacques Pistoux befindet sich auf dem Rückweg von New York nach Europa. Mit dem Ozeandampfer Angelique gerät er kurz vor der französischen Küste in einen gewaltigen Sturm, der die Ruderanlage des Schiffes so beschädigt, dass es den Hafen einer kleinen Insel anlaufen muss. Tags darauf wird einer der Passagiere mit durchgeschnittener Kehle gefunden. Pistoux macht sich auf die Suche nach dem Mörder.

Jacques Pistoux, seines Zeichens Meisterkoch und Amateurdetektiv, tritt 1882 seinen Dienst im Hotel de lEurope unter dramatischen Vorzeichen an: Ein Dreimaster mit über zweihundert Toten ist in den Hafen von Altona getrieben. Offensichtlich gab es ein Massaker an Deck, und nun versucht man an höchster Stelle, den Skandal zu vertuschen oder handelte es sich doch um eine tödliche Cholera-Infektion unter der Mannschaft?

Dreaming she'll someday return to her less pungent life of computer coding, Mabel continues to honor her deceased aunt's legacy by running Skinner Farm. To make ends meet between harvests, she's renting out the property's mercifully downwind lavender field for summer weddings.