🌟 NEW RELEASES: Cozy Crime, Emotional Drama, and Holiday Spice! 🎄

To view these books on Amazon, click the book titles.” Are you new here? Here’s the explainer. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.From Cradle to Grave (Royal Spyness Book 19)Rhys BowenNEW RELEASEAmateur Sleuth MysteriesLady Georgiana Rannoch is adjusting to new motherhood—which would be challenging enough without also being 34th in line for the British throne and solving a string of suspicious deaths. 👶 Making matters worse, she absolutely despises the strict nanny foisted upon her by her meddlesome sister-in-law. Georgie needs a new childcare solution, and she needs it now.In search of a replacement, Georgie travels to London to see her old friend ZouZou, only to find her about to leave for a funeral. A young man in her social circle has died unexpectedly. 💀 Sad, but these things happen—until another friend mentions he’s also just returned from burying a school friend who died in a boating accident. And then word arrives that the son of a family friend has also died tragically and suddenly.Three deaths among young men in overlapping social circles can’t be coincidence. Yet the victims don’t seem to have any direct connection to one another. 🔍 ZouZou shares Georgie’s suspicions that something sinister is at work and begs her to investigate. But as Georgie delves deeper, a chilling pattern emerges—and her own husband Darcy fits the profile of the next victim perfectly.Bowen, the queen of historical mystery, delivers another delightful installment in this beloved series. 🇬🇧 The 1930s setting sparkles with period detail, the supporting cast of aristocrats and eccentrics provides reliable comic relief, and Georgie remains a charming amateur sleuth—plucky, resourceful, and frequently in over her head.Here’s what you’re getting: cozy mystery perfection with genuine stakes, as Georgie races to stop a killer before Darcy becomes the next target—all while interviewing nannies. 🎀 Longtime fans will be delighted; newcomers can jump in here, though you’ll want to go back and meet Georgie from the beginning.Falling Apart and Other Gifts from the Universe: A NovelCatherine Ryan HydeNEW RELEASEFriendship FictionAddie Finch is tough on the outside—an army veteran, a former beat cop, now a security guard. But internally, she’s in crisis. 🛡️ At sixty-two, she’s lonely, introverted, struggling through AA, estranged from her son, and questioning her entire identity as a protector. She’s spent her life keeping people safe, but lately she’s not sure she has anything left to give.Then she finds Jonathan. The homeless teenager has been abandoned by his mother and is holed up in a warehouse, vulnerable to the elements and to predators. 🌧️ Something about the boy’s gentle nature and surprising wisdom touches Addie. She offers him temporary shelter in her garden shed in exchange for maintaining her sprawling property. It’s an act of kindness that means the world to Jonathan—and unexpectedly becomes a lifeline for Addie as well.Hyde excels at these unlikely connections between damaged people who heal each other. 💔 Addie and Jonathan are both processing past traumas—hers from decades of witnessing violence, his from abandonment and survival on the streets. As they forge a surrogate grandmother-grandson bond, they become each other’s chosen family, restoring trust neither thought possible.The novel unfolds with Hyde’s characteristic warmth and emotional precision. She doesn’t shy away from the hard stuff—addiction, estrangement, the particular loneliness of aging—but she finds genuine hope without sentimentality. 🌱 Both characters are fully drawn, and their growing connection feels earned rather than convenient.Here’s what you’re getting: a poignant story about redemption and chosen family from one of the most reliable voices in contemporary fiction. 💜 Hyde’s readers know what to expect—big-hearted storytelling with real emotional depth—and she delivers once again.Oh My Secret Christmas Baby (New Hope Book 1)Lucy DarlingNEW RELEASEChristmas RomanceCandy thought her best friend was protecting her, but he was the one pulling the rug out from under her all along. 🎄 Trapped in a game of revenge between powerful families, she agreed to be a surrogate—only to discover that the baby she’s carrying is biologically hers and belongs to a man she’s never met. She does the only thing she can think of: she runs straight to the stranger who’s now her baby daddy. Little does he know what’s coming.Hollis left city life behind after an accident and never expected the small town of New Hope to thaw his grumpy heart. ❄️ The town has a mind of its own—and possibly some Christmas magic—because when he growled and pushed people away, they made him mayor. Now his mother is insisting he throw a holiday party for the whole town and has arranged for a party planner who’s clearly meant to be a romantic ...