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"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...

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 ...

Hope Fall's greatest detective is stuck in parking enforcement because, at 98 pounds, 5 foot nothing, she will never be able to pass the department's physical exam. But with the aid of her dog, and her writer's group, Chloe may just be able to solve Hope Fall's first homicide and impress the new chief of police.

Who is Damien Ruthven? In 1816, Lord Byron stayed at the castle of Dr. Johann Dippel, the inspiration for Mary Shelley's Baron von Frankenstein. Trapped there by a lightning storm, he was approached by the doctor and promised a cure for his epilepsy. The "cure" changed him forever. And is he "Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know?" In the 21st century, Brice Ashton wrote a book. Like all biographies of famous persons, her's on Lord Byron was sent to critics in advance. One Damien Ruthven responded. He contacted Brice from New York suggesting her work contained two errors—and that only he could ...

The second book in Melanie Jackson's Wildside Series. "Melanie Jackson is a talent to watch." —WritersWrite.com Cyra Delphin never felt quite right in her own skin. As a child, her parents made her hide her gifts. But certain things don't stay buried. What others are afraid to acknowledge— the modern world's seedy underbelly, it's Wildside ruled by dark magic and goblins— doesn't simply go away. And when that darkness came to call, Cyra sought sanctuary in the Nevada desert. She found Thomas Marrowbone. He, too, was part of the Wildside. Beneath his tormented shell lurked something ...

Welcome to Hope Falls, where Autumn is in the air… "Melanie Jackson is a talent to watch." —WritersWrite.com An overturned truck on the outskirts of town has left wild turkeys running loose in Hope Falls. Chloe Boston, unofficial detective and meter maid, is set the task of rounding them up before Thanksgiving. While Chloe is hunting turkeys, she stumbles on a murder. Clues at the scene are pointing Chloe in the one direction she doesn't want to look. The chief wants both turkeys and killer rounded up by the holiday weekend. Can Chloe do the seemingly impossible and also be maid of ...

A Halloween Mystery with a Killer Twist! "Melanie Jackson is a talent to watch." — WritersWrite.com Halloween is Chloe Boston’s favorite holiday, and this year, she’s certain her carefully crafted pumpkin carving will take first prize. But the night before the big competition, disaster strikes—someone uses Mr. Jackman’s giant pumpkin as a weapon to squash the town’s most unpopular dentist. Now, instead of celebrating the season with cider and candy, Chloe finds herself tangled in yet another mystery. Hope Falls doesn’t need this kind of publicity, and Chloe can’t let a rogue...

It is Edam's first Thanksgiving and living up to the spirit of the day he has generously invited several friends without family to the farmhouse for dinner-- without warning his mother. But everyone soon rallies around and they carry on with the feast in this 8th book of the 'Bedtime Stories for Children' series.

The road to true love is made rocky with horse thieves, highwaymen, former fiances, and a very determined Bow Street Runner. "Melanie Jackson is a talent to watch." —WritersWrite.com With the letter breaking his engagement, Stephan Kirton's hopes for respectability and happiness went up in smoke. It was inevitable that his travels abroad and "interaction with the lower classes" would put him beyond the scope of polite society. That and he was born a bastard. Ormstead Park was a place for dancing and flirting, for drinking and gambling, and for less innocent sports. It was a place where he...

"Overbourd" is the third installment in the Kenneth Mayhew Cozy Mystery Series. Kenneth Mayhew is headed for Havana and fun in the sun instead of going home for the family reunion. The high sea is a great place for romance, but in spite of the charming company, the SS Valbenara turns out to be a ship filled with tension. There are hijinks but they aren't friendly and Kenneth isn't surprised when things escalate into something deadly.

From Melanie Jackson, Best-Selling author of the Chloe Boston Mystery Series. The sixth book in the Butterscotch Jones Mystery Series is 27k words in length. "Melanie Jackson is a talent to watch." --WritersWrite.com The time had come-- Butterscotch was ready to tie the knot! Plans were under way for the festivities and then the Mountie got called away on a dangerous case. Butterscotch was sure she could cope but, as the saying goes, man plans and the gods laugh. They laugh twice as hard at frantic brides. Will the Mountie be able to wrap up his case in time to get back to their wedding-- ...

When Santa’s visit to the Gulch is called off due to a bad storm Butterscotch Jones has to step in and save Ricky’s Christmas.

"Nevermore" is the fifth installment in the Divine Supernatural Romance Series. Who is the mysterious Poe Mourner who comes each year to the poet's grave to leave cognac and roses? Widow, Anna Peyton, wants to know. But the editor of Golden Words Magazine found out far more than she expected about the great poet and is inducted into the not-so-dead poets society. This is the installment includes several several guests from the Wildside.

Dust, Danger... Down a dirt road that might have been a relic from the days of Cortez, Seraphina Sandoval fled her past. She was not often afraid, and never without reason. But someone in her position could trust no one—not even the sublime stranger she met on her way. The Comte de St. Germain had be beautiful. Lucifer had been too. And the Darkest Desire No, Seraphina could ill afford to trust. When the Dark Man had found her in Paris, she'd been someone else, and she had bartered her soul not realizing the manner of its collection. All good things come to and end, and she had spent ...

Evil forces were on the rise, and Io was part of a secret association dedicated to stopping them. Lutins were replacing society's bigwigs and no one was safe. The only solution was to infiltrate the menace, travel beneath the Motor City into the hordes thronging Goblin Town, rendezvous with Jack Frost and uncover the plot. Melanie Jackson writes "Romance for those with a yet for something different." --Romantic Times The quest would lead to the monster band SEXXX and then to Horroban, the goblins' never-before-seen king. It would force Io through labyrinths of vice; challenge every aspect ...

HAVE YOU BEEN NAUGHTY? One hundred and sixty years ago, Kris Kringel walked the earth spreading the message of love and peace between peoples. Then he was kidnapped and given a drug that wiped out his memory, while the goblins hijacked Christmas. "Fans of ghouls, goblins and wizards need look no further..." ---Publishers Weekly on The Master OR NICE? Kris has been found. But he's not what you think. In fact, he's not what anybody thinks, unless they happen to know he wears Armani, drives a vintage Rolls Royce and dislikes reindeer. Even more, he dislikes the fat caricature the goblins stuck...

The fourth book in Melanie Jackson's Wildside Series. "Melanie Jackson is a talent to watch." —WritersWrite.com Snippets of a forgotten past were returning to Nyssa Laszlo, along with the power to project her mind. Each projection thrust her into a glowing still life of color and time, and her every step led deeper into undiscovered country. Things were changing and dangerously so. She was learning who she was-- whether she wanted to or not. She was also learning dark things were on the rise. From the Unseelie faerie court to Abrial, the dauntless dreamwalker who pursued her, the curtain ...

SOMETHING WICKED... Long ago the hobgoblin Oasim was turned to darkness, was made a master of evil. His newest plot is a sacrifice of unspeakable horror that will mean full-fledged war between all species. "Melanie Jackson writes Romance for those with a yen for something different!" ---Romantic Times THIS WAY COMES There exists hope to fight back. Nicholas Anthony, an ER doctor, doesn't know of his own fey blood, or that others of his kind are massing in the Nevada desert. Alienated from himself, he is a man about to discover his destiny. Magic fills the winter air, powerful and ...

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