Cozy Ireland

When Sinead Long trades Manhattan skyscrapers for the thatched cottages of Cloncastle, she's ready for fresh scones, familiar faces, and a slower pace of life in her Irish hometown. But her plans for peace crumble fast when she discovers her husband's affair with her old school rival, Joan. Determined to confront the woman who's destroyed her marriage, Sinead storms over to Joan's house, only to find her rival stone cold dead in her own kitchen. Before she can even process what she's seeing, the gardai arrive, and suddenly Sinead finds herself at the top of their suspect list. Now all of ...

Quinn is in the middle of a midlife crisis. Forty-six, divorced, and having recently walked away from her practice as a psychologist, she fears her best years are behind her. Fiona, Quinn's best friend since childhood, has a plan to get her out of her rut — a trip to Ireland! Quinn loves everything about Ireland: the people, the culture, the scenery and especially a little town called Ballyfrannen. On a whim, she decides to move there, and Fiona is eager to do the same. At first, things seem to be working out perfectly. They find a charming little stone cottage to buy and set about ...

87% 3/4/5 stars on Amazon! FREE on Kindle Unlimited Detective Inspector Dermot O'Hara enjoys life as a policeman in the small Irish coastal town of Kenmare where his greatest challenges are lost library tickets and how to find more time to fish. This peaceful idyll is disrupted when death comes to town. And not just any death... O'Hara's career is on the line after the corpse of a US Senator is found on a remote hillside. O'Hara discovers that the Senator, searching for his Irish roots, has uncovered an old, still burning hatred from the time of the Great Famine. Dermot needs all the help ...

Quinn and Fiona get an unexpected surprise when Dermot Brennan, the local Garda from the little town of Ballyfrannen, stops by. The grave of a young woman named Hannah Byrnes, who died in the 1930s, has been robbed. He shows them a picture of Hannah, or Pans as she was called, standing in front of the farm that Quinn’s family has owned for generations. Is she a long-dead relative? Soon they’re told a man has been murdered. Are the two events connected? They suspect they are, especially after learning the man had been searching for the ring stolen from Pans’s grave. Events spiral out ...

From the million-copy Sunday Times bestselling author of The Lost Bookshop! In a quiet village in Ireland, a mysterious local myth is about to change everything… One hundred years ago, Anna, a young farm girl, volunteers to help an intriguing American visitor translate fairy stories from Irish...

Former New Yorker and interior designer Tara Meehan is eagerly anticipating the grand opening of her architectural salvage shop Renewals in her newly adopted home of Galway. She's in the midst of preparations when heiress Veronica O'Farrell bursts in to announce she's ready for some renewal of her own. To celebrate one year of sobriety, she's invited seven people she wronged in her drinking days to historic Ballynahinch Castle Hotel in neighboring Connemara to make amends in style. But perhaps one among them is not so eager to pardon her past misdeeds.

This collection includes Irish Soda Bread Murder by Carlene O'Connor, An Irish Recipe for Murder by Peggy Ehrhart, and Mrs. Claus and the Sinister Soda Bread Man by Liz Ireland.

Quinn sat straight up in bed. “Annie McClery has been murdered.” She said the words out loud. She tells herself it was just a dream, but then she gets a call from Dermot Brennan, the local Garda. He’s calling to say they just found the old doll maker, Annie McClery, dead in her cottage. He’s sure she died from natural causes. After all, she was ninety-six years old. But Quinn can’t shake off her dream. Did Annie die of natural causes, or was she murdered? But what would be the motive? Quinn visits Annie’s cottage and discovers a drawer full of old journals. The journals reveal ...

Quinn and Fiona have settled into their new life on Raven Hill Farm in West Cork. They have great friends and a menagerie of animals. Quinn volunteers at the local mental health clinic, while Fiona has her greenhouse and plants to keep her busy. Their lives are turned upside down when Owen Gilpatrick, the farm’s previous owner, is found dead in their barn, the victim of an apparent murder. What’s just as shocking is the DNA results that show Quinn to be Owen’s great-niece. Quinn can’t wrap her head around how she managed to buy her family’s ancestral home without even knowing it. ...

Tara never imagined her introduction to Ireland like this - carrying her mam's ashes to honor her final request: "Tell Johnny I'm sorry.... Take me home." She's never met her mam's estranged brother, Johnny Meehan, who owns an architectural salvage business in Galway. Although Tara is immediately charmed by the medieval city, the locals seem wary of strangers, and a gypsy warns her that death is all around. When Tara arrives at her uncle's stone cottage, the prophesy seems true. A dead man lies sprawled over the threshold in a pool of blood.

Quinn Langston, a psychologist living on a West Cork farm, discovers a hidden connection to Ireland's past when her young friend Gracie uncovers a mysterious bundle of letters in her grandmother's cellar. The letters reveal the decades-spanning love and heartbreak of Liam Kelly and Maddie O’Shea, two lovers torn apart by time and circumstances. As Quinn's ancestral gift of "Knowing" allows her to delve into the past, she uncovers haunting secrets, including a hidden murder and long-buried truths about love, sacrifice, and betrayal. With time travel, a mystical raven, and the charm of ...

Quinn feels obligated to attend a party given by Agnes Meek, one of her former patients at the mental health clinic. Agnes has always been troubled. Winning the lottery a few years ago only seemed to add to her problems. Now, she has a new man in her life that she’s anxious for Quinn to meet. Quinn meets the younger and very attractive boyfriend and feels he’s only after Agnes’ money. When he turns up dead the day after the party, Agnes is the main suspect. Quinn doesn’t believe Agnes is capable of murder, but why does Agnes seem to be slowly losing her grip on reality? Quinn and ...

Something very strange is happening in Tula Nolan’s house. She is visited by the spirits of a young girl and her uncle, and she hears a terrible wailing coming from the attic. Quinn has a chance encounter with Tula, who she realizes is enveloped in a black mist. The Knowing has led her to this woman. She enlists her grandmother’s and her friends’ help as she sets out to find answers. It’s up to Quinn to uncover the truth and bring peace to this haunted young woman.

Quinn and her close-knit circle of friends are thrust into yet another murder investigation in the quaint little town of Ballyfrannen. When a young woman meets a tragic end, Quinn relies on her inherited gift of second sight, passed down from her ancestor, Abria. Luckily, the local Garda, Dermot Brennen, believes in Quinn’s gift and will use her information to help solve the murder. Determined to uncover the truth, Quinn embarks on a quest to find the killer. As the investigation unfolds, Quinn delves into the world of extreme wealth and the darkest facets of human behavior, where secrets...

There’s usually a chill in the air when Halloween arrives—but in these three novellas by beloved cozy mystery authors Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis, and Liz Ireland, the crimes are even colder than the haunted climate....

Samantha Moon is ready for her first real vacation in nearly a decade. With a little money in her pocket from the sale of a mansion left to her by her vampire sire, Sam sets her sights on a whirlwind European tour... Included in this collection: Banshee Moon - First stop... Ireland! When a dark shadow races across her hotel suite, followed by something evil watching her son from an ancient suit of armor, Samantha Moon is about to discover that her trip to the Emerald Isle is going to be anything but relaxing. Moon Monster - Sam books a two-hour tour of the infamous Loch with her friends and...

*All books in the Klutzy Collection can be read as standalones.* Even walking disasters need love. Clumsy, quirky, and utterly charming, Bethany Spinner is a human whirlwind of catastrophes. While she is no stranger to embarrassing situations, getting publicly dumped at her grandmother’s funeral is a whole new kind of embarrassment. Deciding she’s had enough, Beth takes a page from her favorite Irish romance novel and sets off to find her real-life dashing hero. With her well-worn book in hand and infectiously positive attitude, Bethany boards a flight heading to the wild shores of ...

*All books in the Klutzy Collection can be read as standalones.* Book two in the Klutzy Collection: The only thing more disastrous than Emma Young’s clumsiness is her dating record. After kissing one too many frogs, she’s ready to give up on men, retreat to her Irish hometown, and embrace a future of sweatpants and spinsterhood. Too bad her mother didn't get the memo. So when Winnie learns that the hunky handyman she hired for her daughter is none other than Roan McKabe, the one who got away (but barely since Emma ran into his car), she decides Roan is the perfect man to fix more than ...

The luck of the Irish won't save her this time. Months after clearing her name in a shocking murder case, Sinead Long thought she'd finally found peace in Cloncastle. She's settling back into village life, ready to embrace the warmth of home and the festive buzz of St. Patrick's Day. But when the celebrations take a deadly turn and a well-known local is found murdered, the festive spirit is shattered. The garda are quick to investigate, but as secrets unravel and old wounds reopen, Sinead can't shake the feeling that someone wants her dragged back into danger. With grudges, hidden rivalries...

Irish Milkshake Murder: In advance of their St. Patrick's Day wedding, Tara and Danny are off to the Aran Islands. The weekend kicks off with the ferry trip, as the passengers enjoy boozy milkshakes on board. Murder Most Irish: As St. Patrick's Day is drawing near, the folks at Hyler's Luncheonette are getting into the holiday spirit with a festive new green milkshake. Mrs. Claus and the Luckless Leprechaun: To celebrate Spring in Santaland, April Claus's friend, Claire, whips up some minty milkshakes for her bustling ice cream shop, Santaland Scoop.