Cozy Funny

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From Janet Evanovich, #1 bestselling author of the Stephanie Plum novels, and Lee Goldberg, bestselling author and television writer for Monk, comes the first adventure in an electrifying new series featuring an FBI agent who always gets her man, and a fearless con...

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...

THE SÉANCE SITUATION A Between Agency Mystery Two murders. Forty-seven years apart. One deadly secret that refuses to stay buried. When paranormal investigators Emily Hayes and Juni Quimby arrive at the historic Bramblewick Inn to investigate a decades-old cold case, they expect the usual: creaky floors, mysterious shadows, and maybe a genuine ghost sighting for their podcast. What they don't expect is a fresh corpse. Hours after a séance meant to contact spirits from the past, one of the residents takes an unexpected dive from a third-floor balcony. The police call it an accident. Emily ...

"A chuckle on every page!"~Reviewer The funny, wild and wacky crime-solving adventures of Kat Smith, a Secret Service Agent turned postmaster sleuth, and her cat Tiki in the tiny town of Ohia, on Maui in Hawaii. Meet colorful characters and solve crimes in a paradise setting you'll never want to leave in this immersive trilogy! "I'm Kat Smith, ex-Secret Service, current Postmaster...and these are my adventures solving crime in the village of Ohia on Maui." gs "This series is my favorite new addiction!"~ Reviewer

Cassie Morgan didn't ask for magic. She asked for a plumber. At 47, Cassie's life is a series of things she didn't ask for: a divorce, a daughter who texts more than she calls, a job where she's invisible, and hot flashes that arrive like uninvited guests at the worst possible moments. Then her great-aunt's spellbook shows up on her doorstep. And after one glass of wine, one badly pronounced spell, and one spectacular meltdown over a leaky sink, Cassie accidentally summons a grumpy Scottish handyman into her kitchen. Shirtless. Soaking wet. And very, very annoyed. Liam MacLeod can't leave. ...

For every woman who has ever been underestimated, overlooked, or told to “calm down.” She came for a fresh start. She got a corpse, a sheriff with opinions, and the sudden realization that menopause might be her villain origin story. Because women over fifty don’t disappear. They solve murders, open bakeries, flirt badly, and know exactly where the good knives are. A funny cozy mystery for women who like their heroines seasoned, suspicious, and fresh out of patience. She survived marriage, motherhood, hormones, and public hot flashes. One dead man is not going to be the thing that ...

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...

Murder, mayhem, and a little bit of magic… Welcome to Castle Point, Maine, where the dearly departed are anything but quiet. Carrigan Critt thought inheriting the family funeral home was the biggest challenge of her forties—until she started seeing ghosts. Now, with her best friends, Radleigh the drag queen mortician and Trixie the crafty shop owner, she finds herself caught up in murder investigations, reluctant matchmaking attempts by her high-society mother, crochet sessions, an endless supply of coffee at the Chatterbox Café and cats. Lots and lots of cats. This charming box set ...

A poisoned bowl of grits turns a small-town café reopening into a murder investigation. Fifty-four-year-old Della Mae Harper came home to Honey Springs, Georgia, hoping to start fresh by reopening her late aunt’s beloved Rise & Shine Café. Instead, retired Judge Silas Whitcomb drops dead after adding poisoned pepper sauce to his cheese grits. When Della’s talented head cook, Tasha Green, becomes the prime suspect, Della knows the case isn’t nearly that simple. Twenty years earlier, Whitcomb helped send Tasha’s brother to prison—and plenty of people in Honey Springs have reasons ...

Welcome to Pelican Harbor, a quirky coastal Louisiana town where the morning coffee is always hot, the gossip is even hotter, and the local festivals have a frustrating habit of ending in felony. At the heart of it all is Blair Whitcome — a sharp-instincted Chicago chef who traded the high-pressure restaurant world for the salt air of the Gulf Coast and opened Blair's Bistro, the culinary soul of her adopted hometown. Blair has a gift for tasting when something is off — in a sauce, in a story, or in a suspect — and that gift keeps pulling her into investigations the local detective ...

From NY Times and USA Today Bestselling author Josie Litton, writing as J.K. Litton, a wickedly funny cozy romantic mystery for the holidays"A quirky, funny, small town mystery that had me smiling and laughing--" Amazon reader "Loved this story, I could not put it down"--Amazon reader "Intrigue, humor and small town appeal"--Amazon reader "A captivating whodunit, a charming town with quirky characters and a second chance at love"--Amazon reader When Santa turns up dead in his sled during the holiday pageant in the charming Westchester County village of Mulberry Falls, former paralegal ...

I charge $80 an hour for platonic, therapeutic cuddling. I didn’t charge extra for becoming the tactical obsession of a special-ops werewolf unit. My name is Carmen, and I’m a professional cuddler. No funny business—just holding lonely people so they feel human again. It’s a quiet job, until I get a group booking from "The Triad." I expected three nervous tech guys. I got three wall-to-wall muscles who look like they eat rocks for breakfast. They are a tactical mercenary team, lovers who have been fighting back-to-back for a decade. They claimed they needed grounding for "combat ...

A cozy cute enemies-to-lovers witchy fantasy for readers of Sydney J. Shields' The Honey Witch and Sarah Beth Durst's The Spellshop. She's a witch who can’t fall in love without getting her heart broken. He holds a grudge like no other. Bookstore owner Rosie Mayfield wants a love of her own...

The Grace Thompson Cozy Mystery Collection: Stories 1–10 Ten charming cozies, one unforgettable sleuthing duo—and a clever Westie who always sniffs out the truth. From flower festivals to escape rooms, small-town bakeries to lakeside vacations, murder has a way of blooming wherever Grace Thompson and her best friend Chloe Sutton go. With Rosie the Westie at her side, Grace untangles twisted motives, long-buried secrets, and sinister puzzles hidden in the heart of Bloomsville and beyond. Inside this box set, you’ll find: A prequel that reveals Chloe’s past and the shocking case that ...

When Rainbow offers to help out a friend spruce up a derelict property for sale, she finds herself deep in the weeds with trouble. Resident weirdo Lisa Lepp has no intention of going without a fight. She seems to exist only to act as the thorn in everyone's side. Nonetheless, Rainbow keeps finding herself in Lisa's neck of the woods, maybe due to the arrival of a luscious out-of-towner named Phineas who is as well-versed in historical gardens as he is handsome. Could he play Adam to Rainbow's Eve? A killer on the loose threatens to separate them before Rainbow can find out whether they're ...

My ex asks me to pretend nothing happened between us as soon as I move back. The magic in this town has very strong opinions about that request. I’m Marigold Canby — herbalist, healer, and apparently terrible at picking towns for a fresh start. Mystic Cove was supposed to be the beginning of everything new. Then I turn a corner on the boardwalk and find Ted Miller in a sheriff’s uniform, carrying a decade of things he never said. He left Portland ten years ago without an explanation, a call, or even a note. I got very good at moving on. I am less good at it now that he’s standing ...

If Perry Seaworth had a spell to banish one person, James Huntingdon would disappear in a puff of smoke. As the quintessential eldest daughter, Perry has always shouldered the responsibility of of keeping her sisters safe while defending Starfall Island from ghostly menaces. Enter James, a secret agent with the Red Jasper Society, tasked with policing witches and their magic. Armed with the power to strip the Seaworths of their abilities, he’s a walking threat to everything Perry holds dear. And his most infuriating quality? Being frustratingly handsome and intriguingly enigmatic.

Rainbow Goldman's Jimmy Choos have barely touched the quaint cobblestones of Maine's charming-est coastal town, Van Kills Cove, before she stumbles over a dead body. And here she thought losing her fiancé and her job in one fell swoop was as low as she could go. The 30-something former beauty queen and good-news TV talk show host hopped the first train out of Manhattan headed to Maine to help out her granddad, and hopefully catch a little R&R. But when an old friend turns into the main suspect in the suspicious death of the town's beloved toymaker, Rainbow pulls out all the investigative ...

Lacy Steele wants no part of her sister's upcoming wedding. Just when she thinks she's in the clear, her mother informs her she has to throw a bridal shower, and it had better be good. Before that can happen, Lacy has to have her wisdom teeth removed. With everyone else busy, it's up to Jason to keep an eye on Lacy during her recovery, but he's in for more than he bargained for. While trying to rein in his delusional, hallucinating girlfriend, Jason must also solve a murder, and when all clues point to Lacy as his prime suspect, he'll go to lengths he never imagined to clear her name.

Welcome to Bagels & Beans, the coziest café in Clancy, where the coffee is always hot, the bagels are hand-rolled fresh each morning, and murder has a way of interrupting the breakfast rush. Sarah Stall traded her corporate life for small-town dreams, and she's built something special in her little corner of Main Street. But between a charming veterinarian who makes her heart race, a loyal mutt named Bean who has a nose for trouble, and a tight-knit group of regulars who feel like family, Sarah keeps finding herself tangled up in deadly mysteries that threaten everything she loves. From a ...