Cozy Funny

A little sweet tea and a whole lot of spells won't always put out the fire. This collection contains Flea Market Magic, Rags to Witches, and Pickups and Pirates.

The first three books in the Essie Cobb Senior Sleuth Mysteries---BINGOED, PAPOOSED, and VALENTINED

Mae West, a far cry from the Hollywood actress, has been thrown for a loop. Her plush lifestyle in the big city of New York comes to a screeching halt after the FBI raids her mansion and arrests her husband, Paul West, for a Ponzi scheme that rips people out of millions of dollars. Mae finds herself homeless, friendless, and penniless. All hope isn't lost... the only thing Mae got to keep that the government didn't seize is a tourist camp ground, Happy Trails, in Normal, Kentucky.

☕️🍰 Murder, Mayhem & MOSS Meetings🍝🔪 Tiffany and Rosie just wanted pastries, networking and a decent dinner. Instead, they got: 💸An overpriced disaster meal cooked by a shady businessman 🍜A food fight (almost) over a tragic Thai curry 💀A dead body, found poisoned the next morning 😱Their friend Pim accused of murder! Now Tiffany and Rosie are on a mission to clear Pim’s name and serve up justice. But with a scheming nephew, a 101-year-old diner queen, and a secret partner with a grudge, the suspect list is longer than the dessert menu. Cozy chaos. Small-town ...

"Perfect for readers who love a good laugh, a colorful setting, and a thrilling whodunit." -NewInBooks Journalist Jake Stewart wasn’t looking for love, murder, or lost treasure in this coastal town of quirky characters, but when he is called to rescue a small town newspaper when the owners are killed that's what he finds. On the road there in his aging RV, he picks up Ruby, a beautiful but mysterious redhead hiding a dark secret behind her sexy smile. In “Murder in the Cranberry Bog,” the bizarre falls like rain into Jake’s life — a Beast Man, cranberry rustlers, a rumored talking...

Welcome to Sarah’s Eatery, where the food is to-die-for! Escaping a dreadful marriage and an angry ex-husband, Kylie Berry moves to the small town of Camden Falls, Kentucky, to run her cousin’s café, Sarah’s Eatery. Only one problem: Kylie can’t cook to save her life, and the longtime chef walks out on Kylie’s first day. "Winters will have you giggling into your book!" A new home, new friends, and an unexpected series of murders - all par for the course as Kylie embarks on a new life and a series of culinary disasters... Books include: A Berry Deadly Welcome; A Berry Murderous ...

Who said flowers weren't dangerous? Shelby Hart never imagined her dream job would involve murder. Freshly jilted at the altar and desperate for a fresh start, she ditches her old life, trading her bouquet for a pair of gardening gloves. Landing a job as a gardener and event coordinator at the luxurious Shady Acres Retirement Community seems like a stroke of luck—until she finds a corpse in the greenhouse on her very first day. With the dead body nestled under the orchids and Shelby quickly becoming the prime suspect, her new life starts wilting fast. Determined to clear her name, Shelby ...

There’s a big ole wedding going on in Bliss, Georgia! The community’s brimming with out-of-towners. And Bonnie’s nose-deep in the preparations, right beside her mama, and her grandmama. Until a body turns up on her parents’ flower farm, and the murder weapon only has one set of prints: Her dad’s! Now, amateur sleuth, Bonnie, and her kitty companion, Clyde, are back on the case in this funny murder mystery series! Can Bonnie find the true culprit before her dad is arrested for murder? Or will she be next on the killer’s hitlist?

When Rainbow offers to housesit for a family friend, she nearly loses her precious pet Fellini and her own skin! With the frigid Maine winter nipping at Rainbow's nose, toes and everything in between, she jumps on the chance to score some free heat while acting as package-reciever for a family friend at their mansion up the coast. The catch: no pets allowed. But that's okay because Rainbow's pal Ricki finds a pet-sitter. Ricki also comes along for the ride, keen to suss out the richie-rich property market. The pair is all set for some pre-Christmas fun! When the pet-sitter doesn't work out,...

A yoga-themed cruise - finally, a nice, calm cruise where nothing could possibly go wrong... "Winters will have you giggling into your book!" Unfortunately, two "rival" yoga groups are booked onto the cruise at the same time, and for such a calm-focused crowd, tempers begin to flare rather quickly. To make matters worse, a VIP passenger associated with one of the yoga groups is soon found murdered. Adrienne and her friends waste no time in beginning their investigation. Too bad the killer seems to be keeping a close eye on Adrienne... Praise for A.R. Winters: "The perfect balance of being ...

Welcome to Sarah’s Eatery, where the food is to-die-for! Escaping a dreadful marriage and an angry ex-husband, Kylie Berry moves to the small town of Camden Falls, Kentucky, to run her cousin’s café, Sarah’s Eatery. Only one problem: Kylie can’t cook to save her life, and the longtime chef walks out on Kylie’s first day. "Winters will have you giggling into your book!" Answering the call for a new chef, in walks lovely Rachel Summers, a friendly local brownie-addict who immediately gets the job. But when Rachel is found dead a few hours later, all fingers point to Kylie and her ...

When two chefs wind up dead at a quaint bed-and-breakfast, it’s up to sleuthing witch Kyla to crack the case. But with trouble brewing in the kitchen and no shortage of suspects, will Kyla’s magical abilities be enough to outsmart a devious killer? This spellbinding paranormal cozy mystery series is one you won’t want to miss! Description from Book 1 (Magically Murdered) Kyla knows a lot about magic but nothing about working kitchen magic. When the police hire her to go undercover as Moonstruck Manor’s newest culinary mastermind and investigate the mysterious deaths of the manor’s...

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...

After years spent working the birthday party and baby shower circuit, Anastasia Winters finally has a corner office and a host of supernatural clients all begging her to plan their special day. But following a brush of bad luck, she finds herself on the brink of losing it all. With an ultimatum from her boss on the table, she knows her next wedding has to be perfect. When the vampy mother of the groom is found dead, the bride goes on the run, and Anastasia is forced head-first into the murder investigation if she has any chance of getting the wedding back on track and keeping her job.

Dogs are disappearing in Shepherd Falls. First, scruffy little dogs start vanishing all over town. Then, someone breaks into the animal shelter. And now, I can’t shake the feeling I’m being watched. Apparently, running a bookstore in Shepherd Falls comes with a free side of crime-solving. Lucky me. A mysterious man with an eye patch shows up at The Book Worm, warning me to stay out of it. Another stranger appears at my door, searching for his “lost” dog. But I’ve seen him before, lurking in the shadows. His dog isn’t lost—it’s massive, snarling, and has already been too ...

Adrienne is disappointed when her friend from housekeeping, Cece Blake, announces she’ll be on vacation for their next voyage. But when Cece shows up to board as a passenger this time around, Adrienne can hardly believe it! This cruise, the popular charlatan – er, hotshot entrepreneur - Paul Parker, and his Spider’s Web of investors promise to make a millionaire out of one lucky contestant in their Claim Your Millions contest. "Winters will have you giggling into your book!" The normally no-nonsense Cece falls hook, line, and sinker for the scam, and she’s out to win at any cost… ...

When a glamorous wedding turns deadly, Addi James’ dream cruise ship job becomes a full-blown nightmare. Now she has to: 🔍 Find a killer hiding among thousands of passengers 👯 Keep her accidentally-famous best friend out of trouble 💖 Maintain her relationship with the ship's dreamiest crew member 🔍 Stay alive as mysterious threats close in Between champagne toasts and shady alibis, Addi’s determination might be her only defense against a murderer at sea. Anchors away on a deliciously deadly adventure!

A Killer is Lurking… and the Proof is in the Pie! When Kylie Berry agrees to bake pies for the town’s biggest food festival, she’s hoping to impress the crowd—not become the center of a murder investigation. But when the contest takes a dangerous turn—with sabotaged pies and a dead contestant—all eyes are on Kylie. Someone at the festival has a secret to hide, and they’ll do whatever it takes to keep it buried. With her café’s reputation on the line and the police sniffing around, Kylie teams up with her fearless best friend, Zoey Jin, to track down the truth. Who tampered ...

Walker thought living full-time on the road in an RV with his bobtail cat was unpredictable enough – until he picked up Aurora, a hitchhiking fortune teller, who spikes his tea, steals his wallet, and vanishes like a tarot-reading ghost. Her parting gift? A series of predictions that keep coming true in the most annoying ways possible -starting with the sudden arrival of Maddie, a prickly ex-FBI agent who hijacks his bed and drags him into a mess of secrets, scams, and missing money. As Walker chases down Aurora's trail of cryptic clues, his Winnebago turns into a rolling circus of shady ...

A murder mystery party on the cruise ship—could life be any more ironic? Especially after the two real-life murders that Adrienne’s dealt with! But yes, the passengers really do want to party "like it’s a murderous 1999”, and to make matters even worse, Adrienne’s the one in charge of managing the event. "Winters will have you giggling into your book!" An inept new cruise director, a Captain who’s harbouring a secret, and a demanding G.O.H.—just when Adrienne thinks things could not get any more horrible, she’s dealt one final blow: a real murder. Can Adrienne and her ...