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Planning a wedding is hard enough without having your florist disappear. And it’s even worse when there’s a chance that people engaged in human trafficking may have come to the small town of Cottonwood Springs and she's a victim. When the missing person’s husband asks Brigid to help, she has no choice but to put her wedding on the back burner. It becomes close and personal when she’s afraid that Holly, the girl she’s taken under her wing, may also have been abducted.

When Apple Days turns deadly, vintage store owner Della Fox must peel back layers of secrets to catch a killer before the harvest claims another victim. Della Fox is finally enjoying a peaceful autumn in Clover, Missouri. Business at her vintage store is thriving, her relationship with Bryce is flourishing, and she's even found time to relax—until Apple Days at the Broomfield Orchard shatters the small town's seasonal serenity. When renowned orchard owner Claudine Broomfield is found murdered behind the barn during the festival's opening day, the entire community is left reeling. The ...

Jane Barrow thought she'd left the mysteries behind. She was wrong. Between planning her wedding to Mike, running her cleaning business, and keeping up with her two kids, Jane has her hands full. The last thing she needs is another cold case pulling her back into the shadows of Alma's forgotten past. But when a stranger named Hazel calls late one night, desperate for answers about her brother who vanished forty years ago, Jane can't turn away. The trail leads back to the Wheeler house—the same eerie Victorian where Jane discovered disturbing Polaroids of missing children hidden behind the...

Now that the man who has been trying to murder Della, and the one responsible for murdering her husband, has been arrested, Della is ready to put the past behind her and start anew. But when a young woman from nearby Whispering Pines shows up at her antique shop, desperate for help, Della is pulled into a complex web of lies, danger, and mystery. Sam Secoy’s brother has vanished without a trace, leaving behind only a locked car and a dropped phone in a dark alley. As Della digs deeper into Joe Secoy’s disappearance, she uncovers unsettling connections between his case and another ...

When Linc and Brigid agree to host a chili booth at the Summer Carnival, they never thought the day would end in discovering one of their B & B guests, the popular host of the online travel show, Take Five, murdered in the parking lot. But was Micha really all that popular? Someone, actually a lot of people, certainly didn’t think so, and it’s up to Brigid and Sheriff Davis to figure out which one them hated Micha enough to kill him.

Husband died. Children left the nest. What now? Murder and romance?When Liz bought the spa, she didn’t know she’d become an amateur sleuth. Some people are naturally good at solving murders. She’s one of them.Join Liz, Roger, her four-legged friends, Winston and Brandy Boy, as well as the quirky characters she meets as she searches for murderers from Red Cedar, California to Texas. Along the way you’ll encounter plenty of dogs, food, and some mouth-watering recipes. Each book in the series is a stand-alone.Enjoy this boxed set of standalone books for a USA Today Bestselling Author ...

A mysterious box filled with vintage items arrives at Della’s store, Fox’s Finds, and thrust her into yet another mystery, even though she’s still trying to uncover the truth of her late husband's untimely death. As she delves into the box's origins, Della finds herself on a collision course with danger, facing threats from the very forces that sought her husband's life. Surrounded by a close-knit community in the Ozarks, Della must unravel a web of deceit, betrayal, and hidden truths, all while grappling with her own unresolved grief and the budding possibility of new love. This ...

When Jane Barrow attends a local theater production with her family and boyfriend, Mike, a relaxing night out takes a sinister turn. The play's director is found dead backstage, and what first appears to be a tragic accident quickly raises suspicions of foul play. Jane and her state trooper boyfriend dive into the investigation. As they piece together the director’s tangled personal life and professional conflicts, they discovers a web of rivalries, hidden grudges, and dark secrets among the theater’s cast and crew. With time running out, they must uncover the truth since her ...

For three generations, the Hudson family has poured their hearts into building Hudson Estate—one of Napa Valley's most prestigious wineries. But when their award-winning Legacy Collection should be their greatest triumph, they discover something terrifying: someone has been systematically destroying them from the inside. Four million dollars stolen. Equipment sabotaged. Confidential files leaked to competitors. And at the center of it all stands Vanessa Blackwell—a ruthless corporate predator with the resources, patience, and cunning to orchestrate the perfect takedown. What begins as ...

When Dani Rosetti is hired to cater a champagne celebration in Savannah, Georgia in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Daughters of the Confederacy, she soon finds out that her life is in danger. Dani is a symbol of change that some exclusive group of women do not want in their community, and they are willing to do whatever it takes to preserve the status quo. With the help of her sous-chef and bodyguard, Arthur, Dani must put a stop to the mysterious root bundles and mojo bags that have been sent her way, and unravel the light and dark side of the Hostess City of the South. If you ...

Jane Barrow thought she’d seen the worst life could throw at her—until a routine cleaning job lands her at the center of a grisly murder scene. Hired to prep a secluded vacation rental, Jane is shocked to uncover a suspicious bloodstain hidden beneath a rug. Her instincts kick in, and with the help of her State Trooper friend Mike, the truth comes to light: someone has been killed, and the crime scene was nearly swept under the rug, literally. As law enforcement begins to dig deeper, Jane finds herself entangled in a mystery involving shady real estate deals, secret partnerships, and a ...

For fans of Nancy Drew! When art restorer Chloe Harper is called to assess a hidden painting discovered behind a wall in the historic Hawthorne House, she’s stunned to find the signature of Elizabeth Sinclair—a brilliant artist who vanished from Seabrook in 1965 without a trace. What begins as an extraordinary artistic discovery quickly turns into a tangled mystery. The painting may be one of a long-lost series, and clues hidden within its brushstrokes could finally explain Sinclair’s disappearance and threats to the environment. But as Chloe investigates, she realizes she’s not the...

Della Fox thought her days of investigating were behind her. After all, the last case nearly cost her everything. She’d even promised the local sheriff that she wouldn’t do any more investigating. But when local reporter Martin Lopez rushes into her antique shop, claims that he’s being watched and acting paranoid, she can’t ignore his cryptic plea for help. He hands her a computer thumb drive filled with evidence—and hours later, he’s killed in a supposed hit-and-run accident. Now, with Martin’s final words urging her not to trust the police, Della is pulled back into a ...

When things turn up missing at the campground, things that wild animals aren’t likely to carry off to a hiding place, it looks like a human must be involved. But why would a human want to steal a glittery hairbrush, the first of a number of items stolen? Maybe a fetish? Holly and several of her friends have gone on a summer camping trip before school starts. What seemed like an idyllic way to celebrate the end of summer soon turns into a hunt to find the thief.

In the quaint town of Clover, Missouri, the peaceful rhythm of life is shattered when Agatha Greenfield, a respected botanist and leader of the local Garden Club, is found dead under mysterious circumstances. The community is stunned, especially Della Fox, a widowed antique store owner with a penchant for solving mysteries. Agatha had been a pillar in the gardening community, revered for her knowledge and feared for her sharp tongue. As Della delves into the investigation, and deals with her feelings for Bryce, her late husband's best friend and an FBI agent, she uncovers not just the ...

The local residents of Cedar Bay come to Kelly's Koffee Shop for breakfast, lunch, and lots of gossip. Kelly serves it all up as she works to solve the murder of the high school Homecoming Queen. The townspeople can't believe what has happened in their sleepy little Oregon seaside town. She identifies five prime suspects, but which one did it?

Every year, the quaint town of Clover buzzes with excitement as the County Fair rolls in. The lively sidewalk sales, thrilling rides, and the highly anticipated chili cook-off are the talk of the town. But this year, the chili brings more heat than anyone expected. When a cook-off judge falls ill after tasting a suspicious bowl of chili, people begin to wonder how that could happen? The incident becomes even murkier when Della decides that the intended target might have been the town's sheriff, who was notably absent due to a sudden accident. Enter Della, a resilient widow who's been ...

A broken tree branch. A dead body. An ambitious personal assistant. An unfaithful husband. Was it murder or simply an unfortunate accident? A lot of people resented Amelia Prescott, the grande dame of marketing agencies, because of her success. But did someone resent her enough to murder her? That becomes the job of Sheriff Davis and Brigid - to find out if Amelia’s death was an accident or a carefully thought-out murder. Confrontations can get dicey. Good thing Brigid has a 125-pound Newfoundland to help her.

When antiques dealer Della Fox is asked to look at some old items in a Victorian home, she stumbles upon a decades-old cold case involving a missing teenage girl named Lydia Bland. But just as the past begins to surface, tragedy strikes again. Eunice, the girl’s aging mother, is found dead at the bottom of her stairs under suspicious circumstances. With the help of her loyal dog Moose and retired FBI agent Bryce, Della is determined to uncover the truth behind Lydia’s disappearance. As secrets unfold and danger creeps closer, Della must solve the mystery before someone else ensures the ...

When the curtain falls, the show is over. Unfortunately, it was opening night, and when it fell, it was definitely over for Angel Bridges! Affairs and jealousy, not to mention old resentments, are all good motives for murder. But just which one brought the curtain down on Angel? Join old friends from the Seattle area - DeeDee, owner of Deelish Catering; her husband, Jake, a private investigator; Cassie, a food critic for the leading Seattle newspaper; and her husband, Al, a reformed Mafioso with a sometimes questionable way of handling things, as they search for the murderer.