Cat Crafts

What do Merlin, black cats, witch bottles, cursed diamonds, lucky horseshoes, talking boards, and Rome’s sacred chickens have in common? They all belong to humanity’s very long, very strange attempt to outsmart fate. STRANGE BUT TRUE: THE WEIRD HISTORY OF WITCHCRAFT & SUPERSTITION explores the peculiar beliefs, magical protections, ominous warnings, and questionable decisions that have followed people through thousands of years of history. Long before anyone blamed a witch, ancient civilizations consulted oracles, read messages in animal organs, carved curses into lead tablets, and ...

A dead biker. A missing aspiring writer. A life changing decision. In the first in the series, A Deadly Course, married couple Emily and Henry Fox move to Vermont seeking covered bridges and antique shops but instead find themselves knee deep in a murder investigation. Can the sleuthing doctor and true crime writer use their skills to bring peace back to Sugarbury Falls? Murder of Course is the second clever cozy in the Sugarbury Falls Mystery series set in Vermont. A midnight knock by their neighbor stirs Henry and Emily into action. Who is the mystery dead girl on the rental cabin floor? ...

"When a small-town yarn shop owner unravels a developer's sinister plans, she discovers that in Meadowgrove, the most dangerous patterns aren't found in her crochet books." In the heart of Meadowgrove, Julie Sommers thought she had finally stitched together the quiet life she always wanted. Running her cozy yarn shop, Yarn Haven, with her loyal dachshund and sassy cat by her side, she spends her days wrapped in the comforting rhythms of small-town life. But when a high-powered developer rolls into town with big-city plans and a hidden past, Meadowgrove’s peaceful charm starts to unravel. ...

Welcome to Woolbridge Cove, where the yarn is soft, the secrets are tangled, and murder has a way of slipping through the door at Coastal Yarns. Ellie Winters never expected her knitting shop to pull her into a string of baffling murders, old grudges, hidden codes, buried fortunes, and dangerous small-town secrets. With her clever orange tabby Captain at her side, and a close-knit circle of friends ready to help, Ellie soon discovers that every pattern has a clue—and every clue can lead to a killer. This special box set includes the first five books in The Knitting Shop Mysteries, a cozy ...

Mortimer Manor is known for far too many cats, its infamous crafts library, and the eccentric maven at the helm of it all—but none of that could save them from Bowie Binx, aka my shiny new identity. Humor with a side of homicide. A highly inaccurate vision. A grumpy writer. And a corpse. Welcome to Starry Falls. Running from the mob can be murder. Includes Recipe! A Cozy Mystery by New York Times, USA TODAY, & Wall Street Journal Bestseller Addison Moore. Cosmopolitan Magazine calls Addison's books, "...easy, frothy fun!" Confession. I’m no psychic. But I can sort of see the future—...

The explosive third installment in The Glitch in the Flames series! The Overworld has been pushed to the brink. Now, the true battle shifts to the End! Steve, Alex, Tes, and company successfully beat back the devastating ambush in the Citrus Kingdom. But, with Herobrine reverse-engineering their greatest technology and his corrupted forces anticipating their every move, the Overworld army must hold the line while a small team takes a desperate gamble: crossing into the mysterious, silent dimension of the End. But the End is not as barren they thought it was. It is home to an ancient, ...

It's Halloween in Starry Falls and something wicked this way comes. Mortimer Manor is known for far too many cats, its infamous crafts library, and the eccentric maven at the helm of it all—but none of that could save them from Bowie Binx, aka my shiny new identity. It's Halloween in Starry Falls! Includes Recipe! A Cozy Mystery by New York Times, USA TODAY, & Wall Street Journal Bestseller Addison Moore. Cosmopolitan Magazine calls Addison's books, "...easy, frothy fun!" Something wicked this way comes. Opal volunteers to turn the manor into a haunted mansion for the entire month of ...

Small-town cozy mystery with divorced sleuths Holly Harper’s life is finally back on track after her divorce from “what’s-his-name.” Along with a group of women who’ve sworn off bad marriages and worse men, she’s formed a self-help group known as the Divorced Divas—meeting regularly inside her bead shop, The Beaded Dragonfly, in the heart of Swanee, Kentucky. The Divas may joke about revenge, but things turn deadly when the town’s wealthiest bachelor, Doug Sloan, is found murdered on the floor of Holly’s shop—with a string of cat-eye beads wrapped around his neck. With ...

When an extra $5000 shows up in her bank account, Kinsey Millhone puts it down to a clerical error. But suddenly the deposit makes sense. It's not a mistake, it's a setup. Kinsey now has a new client: herself/ As she unravels the frame, she finds her future tied to one family's secret, hidden...

When Natasha Mason’s AA sponsor is in deadly danger, she turns to the cranky yet brilliant Julia Mann for help, in this exciting new mystery novel from the USA Today bestselling author of One Death at a Time. Mason, a Gen Z adrenaline junkie, and Mann, an ex-con, ex-actress, and lawyer turned...

‘A sparklingly delicious confection to satisfy the mystery reader’s appetite’ Helena Dixon, bestselling author of the Miss Underhay Mysteries The first book in a NEW cozy mystery series! Still spinning from the hustle and bustle of city life, Jodie ‘Nosey’ Parker is glad to be back in...

Cats have spent thousands of years pretending they need us. They began as wild hunters stalking mice around ancient grain stores, then somehow worked their way into Egyptian temples, medieval witch trials, sailing ships, royal households, government offices, railway stations, internet fame, and eventually the warmest chair in your house. STRANGE BUT TRUE: THE WEIRD HISTORY OF CATS follows the bizarre, funny, and surprisingly complicated story of how one small predator managed to become sacred, suspicious, fashionable, famous, scientifically fascinating, and completely impossible to ignore. ...

Three feline-fueled mysteries where the claws come out. THREE BOOKS! Hilarious Cozy Mysteries! Love cats, quirky characters, and small town feels? You will LOVE the Meow for Murder Mysteries! Over 500 pages of reading!!! Mortimer Manor is known for far too many cats, its infamous crafts library, and the eccentric maven at the helm of it all—but none of that could save them from Bowie Binx, aka my shiny new identity. Books Included: Murder at Mortimer Manor Murder Old School Socialites Guide to Murder A highly inaccurate vision. A grumpy writer. And a corpse. Welcome to Starry Falls. ...

‘A sparklingly delicious confection to satisfy the mystery reader’s appetite’ Helena Dixon, bestselling author of the Miss Underhay Mysteries A PINCH OF PARANOIA It’s three days before Christmas, and detective-turned-chef Jodie ‘Nosey’ Parker is drafted in to cater a charity event...

Retirement is bliss—or is it? Newly retired music teacher, Susan Wiles, puts her natural nosiness to work and discovers a talent for solving murders. In Murder is Elementary, Susan finds her former principal dead on the office floor, a half-eaten funfetti cupcake on the desk, and a list of suspects rivaling pre-pandemic lines at Disney! In book two, a dead body is discovered in a construction site behind a school. Susan puts her sleuthing skills into action to save her husband’s best friend, Tank, who is accused of the crime. While Susan works to solve this mystery and exonerate Tank, ...

Do you want your readers to feel like they're really there - in the place where the story happens? Whether you want to enrich stark prose with atmospheric detail, add vibrancy to a dull piece, or curb waffling descriptions, this guide can help. Learn how to make your settings intense, realistic, and intriguing. This is the 10th book in Rayne Hall's acclaimed Writer's Craft series.

Small-town cozy mystery with divorced sleuths In Swanee, Kentucky, a beading class meant for healing after divorce has turned into something far more dangerous. The Divorced Divas are a tight-knit group of women who meet at The Beaded Dragonfly to make jewelry, share laughs, and joke about revenge on the men who broke their hearts. Their “murder plots” are nothing more than pretend play—until one of the Divas’ ex-husbands turns up dead. When Bernadine’s ex is murdered using a crimping tool from the beading shop, suspicion falls squarely on the women who joked about wanting him ...

A door that should not open is waking beneath Thornhaven. Cael Ashford has finally earned something like a quiet life: a repaired workshop, a village that trusts him, Miriam beside him, and Whiskers judging every decision from the nearest warm surface. Then black sand appears where it should not be, old marks begin answering one another, and a sleeping door opens onto a path Thornhaven was never meant to remember. Eleanor left more behind than records. Beneath the bakery, the mill, and the chain house lies a hidden network of thresholds, each one tied to promises, mistakes, and old magic ...

‘As twisty-turny as a Cornish lane in high summer’ J.M. Hall, author of A Spoonful of Murder ‘A sparklingly delicious confection to satisfy the mystery reader’s appetite’ Helena Dixon, bestselling author of the Miss Underhay Mysteries A Siren’s call… to murder Former Met police...

In Cornwall, even the quietest threads can lead to trouble—and the town dog always knows where to look. When a scruffy stray with a habit of finding trouble leads her cousin straight to a dead body, loom shop owner Penelope Penrose knows life in the quiet town of Cornwall is about to get complicated. Known as the town dog, Jory has a knack for turning up where he shouldn’t. So when a young barista is found dead and Penelope’s cousin becomes the prime suspect, Penelope can’t help but start asking questions the police would rather she didn’t. As whispers of a long-hidden diamond ...