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Flour, butter ... Murder! Recently divorced baker Jenny King sifts through a pound of clues and red herrings to catch the killer in this bestselling cozy mystery series thousands love. 5 stars - 'Great storyline. Second time I've read this series and I still loved it.' When forty four year old Jenny King moved to a remote island for a second chance at life, she didn't know it would involve murder. She's working at the Boardwalk Cafe, baking sweet treats to forget the bitter pill that is her life. Then a stranger's body washes up on the beach and her aunt is arrested. Compelled by ...

Falling for my brother’s best friend was meant to be. I never believed in love at first sight until I saw Rhett. We just clicked. Instant familiarity, undeniable attraction, sparks flying. There’s no denying he felt it too. But finding out he’s my brother’s best friend with a shady dating history, our instant attraction comes to a screeching halt. Except he’s everywhere I turn and it’s like we’re moving in the same orbit, connected by an invisible tether that won’t let go. There’s so much more to him than meets the eye. He’s handsome, rugged, kind, easy to talk to. Did I...

Start a bingeable heartwarming cozy mystery series filled with endearing friendships, puzzling small-town murders, coffeehouse charm, and one clue-finding cat. Hattie Calder thought running Brewed Awakening coffee shop meant early mornings, loyal regulars, and the occasional over-caffeinated gossip storm. Then bodies start turning up. With her sarcastic sister Sam, tech-savvy friend Liam, and Beans—the clever cat who keeps batting evidence into plain sight—Hattie gets pulled into three mysteries darker than her strongest roast. A museum gala turns deadly after dessert. A billionaire’s...

Four feel-good, uplifting romances set in the coastal small town of Chapel Cove, Oregon, where life begins at forty! Escape into a world where past wounds can heal, humor abounds, and love is found again. A second-chance at love with a single dad for a woman starting over at forty. A single mom's reunion romance with the teen love she unwillingly parted from. A twice-burned plus-sized woman teetering on the edge of a third chance with a fish-out-of-water city executive. A neighbor romance for a woman looking for home and family and a man grieving past tragedy who meet at Christmas. All find...

Fake dating my grumpy billionaire boss to save a small-town could cost me my career… and my heart. After a viral meltdown burned my love life and my PR career, I’m here to disappear. But drowning grumpy billionaire Harrison Cross in coffee ruins my fresh start plan. To him, I’m a walking disaster. To me, he’s an off-limits stop sign with gorgeous eyes. Now the local paper is digging into his past, investors are sweating, and the town jobs are on the line. My solution - a fake relationship, because nothing says “stable businessman” like staged dinner dates and public hand-holding...

She’s a billionaire runaway bride, my arch enemy, and now … my new roommate. Mermaid Shores is my sanctuary. Here, I’m not Noah Clark, the grumpy A-list actor. I’m just another summer resident alone in my grief. Until Caroline Knight storms into the bar in her wedding gown. Running from the altar, in need of a place to stay. She’s always been my rival, the bane of my prep school existence. We are anything but friends and this is drama I don’t need. I should’ve ducked and run, and now I’m stuck. Because her car was confiscated and the hotels are full. What kind of guy would I...

Planning my cousin’s wedding is a piece of cake. Until a grumpy billionaire from my past appears… as an unexpected guest. Theo Danvers. It was hate at first sight and it still is. It’s not because he’s a grumpy billionaire, or because we’re polar opposites who bickered our way through summer camp. It’s the stinging rejection of a failed first kiss that’s haunted me for the past twelve years. Now I’m stuck with the enemy, sparring our way through a week of wedding festivities. And it doesn’t make sense why our eyes keep meeting or why I’m so comfortable with his arms ...

Fake engagements are all fun and games—until your grumpy childhood prank rival becomes your “fiancé” next door— and your daughter thinks he’s Prince Charming. I came home to Cape Haven for a fresh start with my daughter, not to relive my rivalry—and secret crush—on Jack Carter, who still can’t resist a well-timed prank. Jack—grumpy lawyer, former heartbreaker, secret cinnamon roll—is not supposed to make my heart flip every time he grins. Now thanks to his matchmaking brothers, the entire town thinks we’re engaged. . Our plan? Fool the neighbors, dodge my lurking ex, ...

Fake dating the town’s hockey hero to save my bakery wasn’t part of my recipe —but he might be the secret ingredient my heart needs. I’m a baker, wallflower and quiet matchmaker ready to cook up a match of my own. He’s Ethan Carter: handsome chaos in hockey skates, who just ruined my bakery with one of his pranks. Now the mayor’s teamed us up to co-chair the town’s sweetest showdown—the Cocoa & Cupid Cookie Contest—mixing flour storms with slap shots and photo-ops. We’re faking a romance to save the bake-off and his struggling hockey league. Pretending to date him is ...

All Adrienne wanted was a fun new job on a cruise ship—instead, she’s dealt three big surprises. "Winters will have you giggling into your book!" Surprise number one, wonderful: Her best friend Samantha has joined the cruise! Surprise number two, also quite good: the First Officer is rather handsome. Surprise number three, definitely not good: Samantha is suspected of murdering a VIP cruise passenger. Throw in a few more surprises—an over-the-top boss, a potentially homicidal chef, and a blast from Adrienne’s past—and this cruise might end up being Adrienne’s last. Join Adrienne...

He’s my grumpy arch enemy, my fiercest competitor, and… my next door neighbor for the summer. On leave from my career as a concert violinist due to a debilitating injury, I’m looking for solace. I never expect I’ll be sharing a duplex with my arch enemy, grumpy Gabe Sterling. The billionaire, award-winning composer, is sure to taunt me mercilessly. Instead, sharing his own vulnerabilities rocks my defenses. Constantly drawn together by his endearing daughter, I start to see the Gabe that everyone else sees. Unguarded, laughing… mesmerizing. Practicing through my pain at midnight ...

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He’s the enemy who ghosted me, the best man at my best friend’s wedding, and now… my only ride home. Ben Hawthorne doesn’t remember ghosting me after the best kiss of my life. He doesn’t remember me at all. Spoiled son of the New York City Ballet’s biggest benefactor, he’s off limits to me, a dancer in the ballet. Even if he doesn’t know who I am, or the real reason I’ve spent the last year hating him. Now he’s here, in my hometown Mermaid Shores, the best man at my best friend’s wedding. Every interaction is an excruciating reminder of how much I fell for him on that ...

Exclusive Beach Party Takes Murderous Turn Dumped by her cheating husband, 44 year old Jenny King is trying to build a new life in the small seaside town of Pelican Cove. Locals are lining up at the Boardwalk Cafe for her tasty cakes and muffins. But when her aunt, a local artist, is accused of killing a stranger, Jenny is forced to set her apron aside and put on her sleuthing cap. Jenny battles with the cranky local sheriff and quirky local characters to get to the truth. Aided by her new friends, she will move heaven and earth to find out who the dead stranger was and what he was doing in...

She crossed an ocean to guard her heart. He’s the last man who should make her risk it again. Lady Helene Hampstead arrives in London from Virginia with no desire for a husband. Intelligent, independent, and quietly nursing old wounds, she intends to survive the Season untouched by its glittering expectations. Frederick Jexton, Earl of Lehigh, would rather be in the stables than the ballroom. A reluctant nobleman with a thoughtful heart, he’s determined to reshape the legacy he’s inherited — even if society would rather he simply play his part. Their paths cross at a cricket match...

City Developer Murdered at Historic Castle Anna's Cafe is flourishing. But the town of Dolphin Bay is in uproar as a city developer proposes new construction on the scenic Coastal Walk. Locals flock to the town meeting to protest. Hours later, the man is dead, stabbed to death in a room full of people. The police face a big challenge since everyone present had a motive to kill. When Anna’s friend and local resort owner Charlie Robinson becomes the top suspect, she reluctantly steps in to help. Can she ignore his sordid reputation and trust he is innocent? New secrets are revealed and ...

Welcome to Echo Point—where the past doesn’t stay buried… and neither do the dead. Luna Brooke thought reopening her grandmother’s bookstore would be a quiet return to a familiar coastal town. Instead, she finds herself at the center of mysteries that refuse to stay solved—and a town that seems to remember more than it should. Alongside Whiskers—her sharp-tongued, entirely too perceptive cat—Luna is pulled into a series of unsettling cases where every answer uncovers something older, deeper, and far more dangerous. Because in Echo Point, secrets don’t fade. They wait. This ...

Ava returns to her childhood safe place to heal from her soul crushing year. Her parents died in a car crash and then amidst her grief she hastily married a man who was not who he appeared to be. He abused her emotionally and physically before she finally broke free of him. With her two nephews in tow, Ava plans on spending the summer camping at various campsites at Carlsbad State Beach. The last thing she is looking for is romance, however it finds her anyway.

An abandoned seaside home. A view to die for. And a raging fire that leaves a body in the ashes. Someone has been secretly hiding out in the house, determined to keep its secrets hidden, even if it means burning it to the ground. And no one can identify the victim. When local realtor and Shoreline Circle member Tamika Roy falls under suspicion, innkeeper Paisley Penrose—along with her loyal Labradoodle, Noodle—can’t stay on the sidelines. Working alongside Detective Grant Halloway, Paisley begins asking questions, and a troubling list of suspects emerges: a wealthy out-of-state ...

He’s the grump who broke my heart. Now he’s back… a billionaire sent to destroy my family legacy. If I ever imagined laying eyes on Jack Wolfington again, I could never see him as the devastatingly handsome, grumpy billionaire businessman sent to bully me out of my one prized possession, the landmark diner I inherited from my aunt Rina. He’s a completely different person from the boy with the artist’s soul who broke my heart fifteen years ago. At least that’s what I keep telling myself. But being around him again feels as natural as my breath. And there’s no denying all the ...