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The eleventh book in Melanie Jackson's bestselling Chloe Boston Cozy Mystery Series. "Melanie Jackson is a talent to watch." —WritersWrite.com It's autumn in Hope Falls, the time of year that thoughts turn to family, friends, and large meals. Instead of hosting a large Thanksgiving meal at her place, Chloe opts to have a cozy dinner out with her husband, Alex. But her plans are changed for her and soon grow out of control. Meanwhile, Chloe is on the lookout for a lost boy in this delightful holiday romp. If you are a fan of Nancy Pickard or Susan Conant you are going to love the cozy ...

Juliet Henry, water-color artist and retired agent of the NSA, wouldn't stack up her knowledge of the human heart against the great romantic poets, but she knows a thing or two about human avarice and stupidity. It comes as no great surprise when the small artists' colony of Bartholomew's Woods ends up with a dead resident.

The dogs have their day in this heartwarming novella, the sequel to "A Curious Affair". Mister Spatz, the trust-fund kitty, has been catnapped and his beautiful owner, Fritzi Darling, is frantic. The town is also being haunted by a ghost Mastiff. Can Graham Bell and his detective dog, Grover, save the day?

An Unwelcome Visitor A ghostly hound stalks Noltland Castle. For years, such appearances have signaled doom for the clan Balfour, and there is little reason to believe this time will be any different. Wasn't their laird cut down while defending the Scottish king, leaving a boy to take a man's place? "The Night Side delivers in spades... a seasoned storyteller, Jackson delivers another entertaining story." ---Fresh Fiction Frances Balfour has done all she can, using guts and guile to keep her cousin safe in his new lairdship, but enemies encroach from all sides, and now the secluded isle of ...

This fifth volume includes the full texts of books 14 through 17 in the Chloe Boston Cozy Mystery Series: "The Sham", "Murder by the Book", "Cornucopia", and "Make Over".

The first book in a brand new historical mystery series. "Melanie Jackson is a talent to watch." --WritersWrite.com Armistice Day 1918: Christmas is a peaceful time in Quiet Corner -- except at Mayhem Mansion. There is no peace in Kenneth Mayhew's ancestral manse with a restless ghost playing tricks on the family. Christmas guests will be arriving soon and Kenneth's Aunt Agartha has assigned him the task of laying their ghost to rest before the Yuletide revels. If you are a fan of P. G. Wodehouse or Dorothy Sayers you are going to love this holiday comedy romp. About the Author Melanie has ...

Mayhew in Scotland (Kenneth Mayhew Historical Mysteries Book 5) Kenneth Mayhew has returned to the soggy, ancestral acres of England to visit kith and kin. But a little bit of extended family goes a long way and Kenneth and Bentley soon escape the auld lang syne by heading north to Scotland. But things are not peaceful over the border and Cill Fhinnein House where they are staying seems to be living under the pall of witches' curse and the ghost of her demon dog. Kenneth knows he must lend a hand to help his beleaguered chum, and ghost hunting is more fun than shooting grouse in the rain. ...

"Memento Mori" is the sixth installment in the Miss Henry Cozy Mystery Series. Juliet Henry has seen many strange things in her life but nothing prepared her for the Memento Mori Museum in southern California. While she assists Esteban in preparing a display of his bone puppets for the gala opening of the modern death art wing of the museum, a murder takes place and a mummy goes missing. The press is ready to blame the killing on a mummy's curse, but Juliet knows the killer is mortal and likely to strike again.

The Miss Henry Mysteries Volume 1 is a collection of cozy mystery books 2-4 in the series. It includes the novels "Landscape in Scarlet", "Requiem at Christmas", and "Impression of Bones". "Portrait of a Gossip", the first novel in the series, should be read separately before reading this bundle.

What could be lovelier than Autumn in New England? Behind its old walls quaint cottages, historic Pendlebrook is charming. But dig into the crimson and gold of the fallen leaves and one finds that something dark broods, waiting for a chance to rise up and take revenge on the families of the old town. Abigail Southerns knows nothing of the dark past that haunts her husband's kin, but her innocence is no protection when vengeance comes after her son.

The sixteenth book in Melanie Jackson's bestselling Chloe Boston Cozy Mystery Series is a 27k word collection of 5 holiday short stories. "Melanie Jackson is a talent to watch." —WritersWrite.com In "Mystery in the Footlights" someone is trying to sabotage the Hope Falls Halloween production of Macbeth. Fortunately Chloe is working on constructing the sets so she is available to apprehend the villain. In "Over the River" Chloe and Alex must battle the local wildlife for their dinner when they decide to celebrate Thanksgiving in an aunt's remote cabin in the woods. In "The Dentist" Chloe ...

'But Faustus' offenses can never be pardoned: the serpent that tempted Eve may be sav'd but not Faustus'. Christopher Marlowe knew this only too well when he penned his famous play in the days when Elizabeth I was on the throne. His deal with the Dark Man to extend his life has had him wandering, rootless for centuries and has driven him away from normal society. As the millenium turned he was living in exile on an island in Maine in a fortress where the Dark Man's descendents couldn't find him. Enter Edy Chenowth, a woman with a mission. Her grandfather has recently passed away and as a ...

Alex had seen a dead man walk. Not that he should be surprised; he was supposedly dead too. Yes he, Alexandre Dumas, famous author of The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers, was most definitely still alive—and immortal. He had chronicled much of his life for his current publisher: swashbuckling exploits on every continent. But those "fictions" could be no more thrilling than this sudden reappearance of his arch-nemesis, the Comte de St. Germain, the man who had murdered Alex's one true love... and who heart he had torn out over sixty years ago. No less thrilling was the woman ...

"Cooked Books" is the twenty-second book in the Chloe Boston Cozy Mystery Series. What do prom night, German Chocolate Cake, and organized crime have in common? They're all elements in Chloe Boston's latest case. The FBI needs a baker to keep a mob accountant's sweet tooth satisfied and at the Chief's recommendation, Chloe becomes their woman in the field. If that was not trouble enough, Chloe's past has come calling asking for a favor. Chloe had hoped that the horrors of high school were far behind her, but when a long lost friend asks for help she can't say no though their past ...

The Book of Dreams is a dark fantasy anthology containing all three books in the trilogy. It includes the novels "Metropolis", "Meridian", and "Destiny". "Melanie Jackson is a talent to watch." --WritersWrite.com The First Book of Dreams: Metropolis What dreams may come before you shuffle off the mortal coil... Troubled by night terrors? Need someone to bodyguard your dreams? Have a loved one who has slipped into a coma and the doctors can't explain why they sleep, or offer any hope of bringing them back? Then call Hypnos Inc. and ask for Nicodemus Smith, the dream retrieval expert. Though ...

From Melanie Jackson, Best-Selling author of the Chloe Boston series comes "Gone South", the third installment in the Butterscotch Jones Cozy Mystery Series. Butterscotch receives a call from the states informing her that her father is dying. But is it a genuine deathbed call for reconciliation or a trap? In either case, Butterscotch solicits the help of Detective Chuck Goodhead to sneak over the border to see her father. Chuck risks his career to aid her and from that point on, chaos reigns. "A light, fun read with an eccentric cast of characters who bring the village of MacIntyre's Gulch ...

"Requiem at Christmas" is the spellbinding third installment in the beloved Miss Henry Cozy Mystery Series. It is a must-read for fans of thrilling mysteries wrapped in the warmth of a small-town setting. Immerse yourself in a tale that combines the enchanting charm of a snow-covered Christmas with the chilling intrigue of murder and suspense.An Unforgettable Christmas Mystery Awaits Juliet Henry, our endearing protagonist, is a character you'll instantly connect with. Her holiday traditions are not tied to the jingling of bells or twinkling lights but to the pristine beauty of snow-covered...

The twelfth book in Melanie Jackson's bestselling Chloe Boston Cozy Mystery Series is a 31k-word book containing the stories "Snow Angel" and "High Society." "Melanie Jackson is a talent to watch." —WritersWrite.com In "Snow Angel," Alex and Chloe are headed out of town, ready to spend a peaceful Christmas at a ski resort in Bethlehem, Colorado. Once there, Chloe finds that all is far from peaceful and bright in the newly restored hotel with a dark history. Someone wants to keep the hotel from officially opening on New Year's Eve and is willing to sabotage the resort, even if it puts ...

Greater love hath no woman than she who agrees to take care of her lover’s eccentric aunt while said relative recovers from knee surgery. Especially when it meant giving up her chance to stay with her lover at a castle in Belgium. Juliet Henry, artist and retired NSA agent, hadn’t known what to expect from Raphael’s Aunt Lollie and her organic seed farm in Maine, but it had not included a cast of retainers and neighbors worthy of any Agatha Christie novel and an attic full of sinister toys that seemed to carry a curse. What Readers Are Saying About Miss Henry In Miss Henry, Melanie ...

Ghoul, n. A demon addicted to the reprehensible habit of devouring the dead. Who would have guessed something he'd penned in jest would turn out to be real and swarm his island retreat? Yet for Ambrose Bierce, renowned nineteenth-century wit and author of The Devil's Dictionary, the joke was on him. If he didn't want to be digested--and he didn't, much--he had to stay alive. [Jackson] "has a wonderful way with descriptive language. There are some great connections with previous books and a surprise at the end." ---RT Book Reviews His reputed disappearance and death in Mexico in 1914 had ...