Fish Town

Dominique Barnes has successfully dodged her family's matchmaking schemes for years. But with her sister's wedding fast approaching and a "perfect match" being flown in just for her, she does the only sensible thing—she lies about having a boyfriend. Enter Oliver Stanley: the mysterious new bookshop owner with his own reason for needing a fake girlfriend. If the conservative town council is going to approve his children's literacy program, he needs to prove he belongs in Millbrook. Their arrangement is strictly business. A few family dinners. Some cozy autumn events. Nothing that should ...

There is the Cornwall Lamorna Ash knew as a child – the idyllic, folklore-rich place where she spent her summer holidays. Then there is the Cornwall she discovers when, feeling increasingly dislocated in London, she moves to Newlyn, a fishing town near Land’s End. This Cornwall is messier and harder; it doesn’t seem like a place that would welcome strangers. Before long, however, Lamorna finds herself on a week-long trawler trip with a crew of local fishermen, afforded a rare glimpse into their world, their warmth and their humour.

Lottery winner and ex-journalist Donal Fitzgerald joins forces with his girlfriend, DNR conservation officer Mercy Virdon, to solve the mysterious death of a beloved angler, Charlie, who was murdered in his tent in a state campground and who was known by all - and who may have known too much. Set in the engaging small town of Ossning on the Borchard River in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula - an angler’s dream, filled with eccentric, believable, sympathetic, and unforgettable characters - Riverwatcher is a classic whodunit.

Romaine Wilder, big-city medical examiner with a small-town past, has been downsized and evicted. With few other options, she’s forced to return to her hometown of Roble in East Texas, leaving behind the man she’s dating and the life she’s worked hard to build. Suzanne Babet Derbinay, Romaine’s Auntie Zanne and proprietor of the Ball Funeral Home, has long since traded her French Creole upbringing for Big Texas attitude. She’s a member in a number of ladies’ auxiliaries and clubs, including being in charge of the Tri-County Annual Crawfish Boil and Music Festival. Hanging on to ...

Welcome to Travers Corners, a dusty Montana town, where nothing much has happened since Herbert Hoover stopped for gas. Travers Corners, like most small towns, has no newspaper, no radio station; but here, large trout - no better than large trout, fictitious trout - await the angler. And apart from spreading gossip outside the McCraken’s General Store, the residents of Travers Corners love nothing more than fly fishing. Scott Waldie’s delightful cast of characters breathes life into this tiny, out-of-the-way town.

Good fences make good neighbors—except when a scorching shared past makes things complicated—in this delightful city-meets-country romance from Zuri Day. She’s packing her bags—and her baggage. Ten years ago, Genesis Washington made a very poor decision. At the time, it seemed great...

Beneath the surface, the dead are waiting… When mermaid private investigator Alexis Silver is summoned by her CIA handler for a “quiet favor,” she expects another classified errand. Instead, she’s flown to rural Oregon, where a long-forgotten reservoir hides a drowned town, and a Cold War listening post built to monitor something the Agency still refuses to name. But the lake holds more than secrets. As Alex dives into the sunken streets of Haskell Springs, she finds spirits drifting through ruined storefronts and ghostly figures glaring from the windows of submerged houses. Some ...

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In the merriest town on earth, my plot to win back my ex has run into a serious problem. The plan is simple. All I have to do is stalk my ex-fiancé, ‘accidentally’ bump into him in this Christmas-obsessed town he’s moved to, and – bam! - he’ll regret dumping me and beg me to take him back. Problem number 1: He’s got a girlfriend. A sweet, adorable woman. New plan: Find someone to lure my ex’s girlfriend away so I can step in and win him back. Problem number 2: The gorgeous, grumpy man I’ve just asked to distract the girlfriend is storming over to my ex with a murderous ...

Sinister secrets hidden by the tranquil waters of an Ozarks lake. Can married amateur sleuths bait and capture a killer before the truth slips away? Kirkus Reviews—“A fine whodunit featuring a delightful cast whom readers will love—or love to hate.” After newlyweds Elizabeth and Jonas Trout arrive to settle her grandmother's estate, they quickly find themselves embroiled in a treacherous mystery when Elizabeth is implicated in the murder of the property manager. With mounting evidence and the Southern small-town sheriff convinced of her guilt, Elizabeth and Jonas must fish for clues...

When a fishing feud turns deadly, our heroes must sniff out the truth before the killer strikes again! Professional dog trainer Bea Whitman has built a peaceful life in Palm Harbor with her therapy dog Luna and mischievous French Bulldog Max. But when Detective Martinez disappears and local fishing legend Harold Coleman is found dead during the town's prestigious Atlantic Arsenal Fishing Tournament, Bea's keen observation skills—and her dogs' remarkable instincts—are suddenly in high demand. As Bea investigates, she uncovers a decades-old rivalry between the Coleman and Preston fishing ...

Welcome to Clean Slate Ranch: Home of tight jeans, cowboy boots, and rough trails. For some men, it’s a fantasy come true. Reyes Caldero keeps his past buried deep and his emotions buried deeper. But what he doesn’t say he always makes up for with his actions. When the hot chef he once saved...

She’s a little edgy. He’s a lot of sunshine. Love’s about to catch them completely off gourd… Textile artist Sadie Fox did not sign up for this. When she agreed to come home to Pea Blossom, Indiana, it was to care for her father’s beloved pumpkin patch. The deal was that—just for the...

Gracie Mayberry wants to study marine science at the community college in a neighboring coastal town. But a degree takes money, and she must remain in Cranberry Cove to help her mother support her disabled father who lost both legs while serving his country and now suffers from PTSD. She leaves her job at Starbucks to work at The Inn at Cranberry Cove while the owner is on maternity leave. When the sophisticated, good looking Blake Sloan arrives at the inn, she's attracted to the guy with eyes the color of rich honey. Seattle resident Blake Sloan takes time off from his job in his father's ...

A dedicated career woman. A cowboy who doesn’t like outsiders. A summer that changes everything. When Kat is sent to Rocky Ridge, Montana to prove herself worthy of running her father's empire, she expects a quick project and a ticket back to New York. What she doesn't expect is a ruggedly infuriating cowboy who makes it clear she doesn't belong. Leo can't stand designer heels on a working ranch, polished perfection, the inability to understand ranch life. He's determined to make her stay as uncomfortable as possible. But being forced to work together has a way of breaking down walls. ...

This preacher man is giving her something to believe in. When country singer Dixie Pearl’s van breaks down in the middle of nowhere, Tennessee, it feels like rock bottom. Sharp-tongued Dixie prides herself on her independence, but after recent health struggles, her dream of making it big has...

Saddle up for three steamy Western romances from USA TODAY bestselling author Stacey Kennedy's Naked Moose series. The Devil in Blue Jeans Moving to Montana to buy a dive bar with her best friends sounds like a can’t-miss idea to Charly Henwood. The scenery is breathtaking, and the cowboys...

The Lobster Boil Weekend was supposed to be the biggest celebration Pelican Harbor had ever seen—four hundred people, an antique copper kettle, and sixty quarts of Blair Whitcome's Cajun lobster bisque. What Blair didn't plan for was opening her walk-in cooler at four in the morning to find the man who delivered the lobster dead inside it, with someone else's handwriting in her temperature log and a sharpened oyster knife she'd never seen before. Now her kitchen is sealed, her festival booth is the talk of the harbor, and Detective Delcambre is building a case against a hot-tempered young...

She’s settling into a new life. But when a fishing trip totally capsizes, can she get a friend off the hook for murder? Elizabeth Trout still feels awkward living back home. Discovering a BFF from her raucous high-school days has become the perfect mom is as weird as staying with her mother while awaiting construction of her new home. But she’s shaken to her core when her newlywed husband and beloved dog are nearly blown out of the water in a dockside explosion which leaves another woman dead … and her bestie is arrested for the crime. To clear her friend, Elizabeth and her spouse set...

A Deadly Catch In the frigid waters of Shelter Mountain, Alaska, ice cream shop owner Abigail Stone's midnight fishing trip reels in more than just the catch of the day—it unearths a chilling legend and a killer determined to keep it buried. When a charming English pharmaceutical rep crashes her annual New Year's excursion with a startling revelation, Abigail finds herself tangled in a net of long-submerged secrets. With her loyal ferret Flick and childhood friend VPSO Tucker Glen by her side, she dives into a treacherous investigation that pits her against a ruthless murderer and a new ...