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What if Mrs. Bennet were the sharpest mind in Hertfordshire—and Darcy never saw her coming? At the Meryton Assembly, Darcy insults Elizabeth Bennet. Not once, but twice. First, as a common sharp-tongued harpy. Then, more cuttingly, as an intelligence suitable for a companion to his sister. While Elizabeth is still smarting, her mother goes to work. A contract appears within two days, binding Darcy to his hasty words heard by the entire assembly. He suggested her daughter was suitable? Excellent. He can pay for the privilege. Elizabeth goes to Netherfield, seething with resentment but ...

The Heritage Hall book fair was my chance to showcase my bookbinding techniques. Instead, I become the main suspect in a murder. Paper flowers and leather bindings filled my Heritage Hall book fair booth. This was my chance to showcase traditional bookbinding techniques. Instead, I found a dead authenticator in my space. Mark Henderson, known for exposing forgeries, lay sprawled among tools stolen from my exhibit. Making me the prime suspect. Book preservation is my passion - being a murder suspect, not so much. I teamed up with Fitzgerald, my Maine Coon cat and journalist Jennifer Walsh to...

Welcome to Sarah’s Eatery, where the food is to-die-for! Kylie’s move to Camden Falls didn’t go quite as she expected: now she's got two hunky men fighting for her affections, more culinary mishaps on her café's Oops Board, and ex in-laws who won’t leave her alone. "Winters will have you giggling into your book!" And, of course, there's the latest murder that Kylie gets drawn into... When local real estate bigshot “Mean Mike” Pratt is found dead in his office, accusations fly from every other storefront—in no small part because he owned them! Kylie’s hairdresser, Susie, is ...

The first three books in the Essie Cobb Senior Sleuth Mysteries---BINGOED, PAPOOSED, and VALENTINED

The Clever Cat.

Opening night. A feared critic. Three bites, then collapse. Chef-owner Fiona Firth aims to survive The Perennial's first dinner service, not find a body at the pass. Early tests point to monkshood in her seven-herb blend, and the whispers harden fast: police name Fiona their prime suspect. She spots what others miss: a swapped spice jar, sticky residue on a tasting mug, a camera blind spot no one should reach. Miso, her orange tabby, won't stop growling at the evidence everyone else ignores. A developer whose permits hinge on Fiona's failure. A rival chef with a public feud and a key to the...

One dead garden coordinator. One routine herb pickup. And a crime someone is desperate to pass off as an accident. Fiona Firth stops by Seacliff Springs’ community garden every Tuesday morning for fresh herbs. Finding Clara Pemberton dead among the rosemary beds turns a familiar routine into a nightmare. The explanation is convenient. A fall. An accident. Case closed. But the garden tells a different story. Missing tools. Broken stems. Disturbed soil. And Clara’s final notes suggest she wasn’t just tending plants. She was closing in on someone who’d been stealing from the garden for...

A dead judge. A poisoned jar of honey. And a tabby cat who’s already judged everyone in the room. Seacliff Springs’ most feared food critic has just collapsed at the annual barbecue cook-off. Plenty of people had reason to hate Danica Harrow. The question is who finally acted on it. Chef Fiona Firth came to the cook-off to win, not to find a body. But when a bitter note cuts through the almond smoke, she knows something is wrong. Detective Sergeant Walsh takes charge of the investigation. Fiona starts asking quieter questions. A pitmaster with a grudge. A desperate sponsor protecting a ...

Imagine a ball of yarn, but instead of unraveling neatly, it’s a tangled mess—that’s my life. I’m Jessica Larsen. My mom’s a powerhouse entrepreneur, my sister’s a doctor, and I’m… an author with a normal 9-to-5 that I can’t seem to keep. After getting fired (again) and dumped by my boyfriend of two years (again), I have no choice but to take a job as a caretaker for my eccentric grandfather in a tiny town with nothing to do.

Listeners are fully immersed in the world of mid-Victorian England like never before in this thrilling, action-packed "theater of the mind" made for both serious Sherlockians and casual mystery lovers. "The Question of the Clever Cat Burglar" is just one of 16 Sherlock Holmes mysteries in this new audio drama collection - written, produced, directed, voiced, and enhanced with stereo soundscape and music by veteran award-winning audio artist Joe Bev.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Pictures and The Last One at the Wedding comes a new supernatural thriller about a young woman pet-sitting a cat with a mysterious secret, featuring more than eighty pages of illustrations. Meet Penny Padgett, a twenty-seven-year-old...

A celebrity chef is dead. The kitchen was full. And no one saw a thing. When visiting chef Brock Ashford collapses mid-bite at an exclusive pop-up dinner, Chef Fiona Firth knows it wasn’t an accident. Someone used the chaos. And they chose their moment carefully. Fiona never wanted to attend the high-profile event hosted by her longtime rival, Cassandra Volk. But in Seacliff Springs, absence is noticed. When Ashford dies during service, Fiona’s instincts, honed in demanding kitchens and guided by her family’s quiet herbal craft, tell her this was no mistake. It was an interruption. ...

A hometown celebration, a deadly blast and fireworks with fatal consequences. The Labor Day Carnations Festival should’ve gone off with a bang, but not like this. When a fiery explosion at the fireworks finale leaves prominent town matriarch Maxine Whitaker dead, florist Iris Bennett finds herself tangled in a mystery as layered as her floral arrangements. The red carnations she dyed for the festival now feel like a warning especially as whispers of sabotage, secrets, and long-buried grudges ripple through the town. With Winston, her one-eyed Persian cat, keeping close watch, and ...

One dead wellness guru. One herbalist consultant. And a killer hiding behind everyone else's secrets. Fiona Firth agreed to review Phoenix Thorne's ritual preparations as a professional favor. Finding him dead the next morning wasn't part of the deal. Now her name is all over his paperwork, her bistro's reputation is on the line…again, and everyone from the angry rival herbalist to the desperate facility manager looks guilty enough to stop the investigation cold. The real killer is perfectly content staying invisible while suspicion burns through the rest of them. A bitter rival with ...

A museum gala. A forged antiquity. Tea and treachery. When Fiona Firth's bistro caters Seacliff Springs' most elegant event, she expects excellent reviews, not a body. But when the town's sharp-tongued curator drops dead mid-toast, Fiona's signature tea service becomes the prime evidence. The official ruling: natural causes. Fiona's intuition: murder dressed in ceremony. A switched artifact. A nervous technician. A collector with a hair-trigger temper. The museum's elegant facade is cracking, and someone in Seacliff Springs' glittering elite is hiding secrets worth killing for. If Fiona ...

Book One. A bedtime story about the Adventures of the Abbey Mice. For children who love to allow their imaginations to run free.

Savannah’s Fourth of July celebrations are in full swing when estate sale expert Sydney Nash stumbles into a series of mysteries. Sydney's work is booming as her curious black cat Jinx helps uncover tantalizing clues leading to a long-lost Civil War cache buried for more than a century, then finds proof about a possible stolen recipe buried deep in steamy love letters between competing chefs. Just when she's ready for some rest and relaxation at a neighborhood Fourth of July party, an explosive event pulls Sydney and Jinx into a new intrigue when they discover evidence of an illegal land ...

When Jack finds a mysterious cat named Felix on his doorstep one stormy night, his life takes a thrilling turn. Felix, with his extraordinary ability to speak and his knack for uncovering secrets, leads Jack on a series of captivating adventures. From discovering a hidden treasure map and exploring the magical Forest of Whispers to rescuing animals in need and solving riddles in a secret library, every chapter is filled with wonder and excitement.

Don't Know Much About Anything: Everything You Need to Know But Never Learned About Famous People, Exceptional Places, Historical Happenings, Holidays and Traditions, Everyday Objects, Remarkable Inventions, Space, Sports, Food, Entertainment and More! is a compendium of around 275 columns...

A collection of clever, charming, beautifully written and deceptively simple stories about cats - every one with a moral. (Hence the title).Written by Vernon Coleman, the bestselling author of Cat Tales, Alice's Diary, We Love Cats and many other hugely popular books about cats. Vernon Coleman's subtle and charming cat books, written for the discerning cat lover, have sold over 100,000 hardback copies in the UK alone. `Containing 30 delightful stories about cats, each with a moral at the end, Cat Fables is another classic gem from writer Vernon Coleman.' - Your Cat The author of Cat Fables ...