Cozy Mountain

MOUNTAIN SPRINGS COZY MYSTERY SERIES – Books 1-3 Book 1 – Missing, Presumed Unwed Book 2 – Curses, Fowled Again! Book 3 – Beasties and Butterscotch Pie Introduction Sharon Triplett’s life-change was to retreat to the majestic mountains, settle into her inherited family home with her two kids, plucky pet parakeet, Seymour, and try to recover from the tragic death of her husband, a hotshot, undercover, city detective. It was an elegant plan. It should have worked. But then, astoundingly, Seymour, began eerily communicating to her in her dead husband’s voice and Sharon’s life was...

Burnt-out social worker Amalie Holmes thinks she's finally caught a lucky break in the form of a free cottage from her mystery great aunt. With nothing to lose, Amalie heads for the hills, or, in this case, the mountains. Turns out the cottage comes with a big family secret: Amalie is from a long line of witches. She quickly discovers that living in a new town isn't easy, especially when lightning strikes whenever she loses her temper! When an orphaned 11-year-old stands accused of murder, Amalie's social worker instincts compel her to solve the case and clear the child.

A slice-of-life system story about hunting, fishing, and trying not to get beaten to death by your own reputation. Zhou Yichen died. That part was not great. Waking up again in 1981, in a poor mountain village, in the body of a man everyone hates? Even worse. The original owner of this body was a complete disaster. Thief, troublemaker, professional nuisance. If something went missing, people blamed him first and asked questions later. The only person still willing to stand by him is his older brother, and even that feels like it is hanging by a thread. So yes. Not exactly an ideal fresh ...

I came to the mountains to escape—never expecting to find him. My plan was simple: spend a quiet weekend in the remote mountains of Bear Creek, clear my head, and get some peace away from the city. But when my car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, I’m stranded with no way out. That’s when I meet Jack Wilder—a rugged, gruff mountain man with a past as wild as the land he calls home. From the moment our eyes meet, there’s an undeniable spark, but we’re both carrying scars. Jack’s been hurt before, and he’s not looking to get close to anyone. And me? I’ve always wondered ...

A breathtaking Smoky Mountain view turns deadly when three sharp-witted Southern sleuths uncover murder in the mist. When celebrated nature photographer Elias Rourke is found dead beneath Raven’s Drop Overlook, authorities call it a tragic accident. Vivian Bell, Mabel Ruth Ledbetter, and Opal Mae Satterfield aren’t convinced. A severed camera strap and missing memory card suggest someone wanted Elias silenced. His final exhibit, A Smoky Mountain Murder, promised to expose dangerous secrets hidden within their peaceful mountain town. Following a trail of illegal poaching, buried family ...

A steamy small-town mountain man romance featuring a quietly intense adventure-operator hero who'd been waiting two years without knowing what for, a buttoned-up librarian who drove twenty minutes up a mountain for a professional meeting, and the weekend she stopped holding her clipboard long enough to see what was right in front of her. She came up the mountain for a partnership agreement. She left with something she didn't have a name for yet. I had not driven twenty minutes up that mountain to stare at a man's arms. I was a librarian in Hartsville. I read at lunch. I wore cardigans. I'd ...

A steamy firefighter romance featuring a mountain man lieutenant who controls everything, a candle maker who creates with open flame, and a fire safety inspection that burns down every wall between them. She was pouring wax. He was poring over violations. Neither of them was ready for what caught fire next. NEVE The bell rang at 170 degrees. I was mid-pour, counting down the seconds before the fragrance oil hit the wax, and a man in a fire district polo walked into my workshop with a clipboard and started cataloging everything I was doing wrong. No hello. No small talk. Just quiet authority...

Small town life continues to prove deadly... James Wilder and Kat embark on a new career as bookstore owners in picturesque Warm Springs. The quiet life suits them, and James enjoys his gardening and cooking. But then a pilot is found violently murdered and discarded on Pine Mountain. The local police chief enlists James as an official crime consultant. James uncovers an unexpected underbelly of illegal marijuana trade in the region, with webs of deceit and crime as competitors vie to remove each other. Were the killers of the pilot his military partners in crime, the crooked sheriff ...

Zhou Yichen has finally begun to make a life for himself. Once Dafeng Village’s most hated troublemaker, he is now a hunter, a businessman, and a man others are starting to rely on. With the All Souls System helping him grow stronger, the Taichu Mountains are no longer just a wilderness—they are his foundation. But the higher Yichen climbs, the more attention he draws. His medicinal herb business threatens powerful interests in the city. The Cao family is not finished with him, and behind them stand even bigger players who see a village hunter as someone who should know his place. At ...

Cozy mystery with a side of chocolate. In this latest trip to Coyote Wells, no one is who they seem. Secrets abound. Liars tell stories. Con artists make up a phony past. Getting at the truth will be difficult. Gemma and Lando are barely back from their honeymoon before they’re hurled into a hunt for a missing woman and forced to solve a mysterious plane crash. Two seemingly unrelated events now become a complicated mystery that sends them on a frenzied search for answers. Are they looking at a tangled web of killers or just one twisted mind? Will Gemma’s psychic talents be enough to ...

A steamy firefighter romance featuring the firehouse jokester who's never been taken seriously, a bookstore owner who watches the world through her shop window, and a quiet aisle between poetry and literary fiction where the noise finally stops. She was shelving books. He was undone before she finished correcting him. ELLIE A firefighter walked into my bookstore to win an argument about tomatoes. I'd seen him before. Every morning through the window, crossing the Trading Post courtyard on his way to Lea's coffee shop — loud, grinning, filling the cobblestones with energy I could hear ...

Three days in the mountains. No satellite signal. No sign of life. When Gemma Hartley’s pager sounds before dawn — MISSING PERSON, 72 HOURS OVERDUE — she and her legendary German Shepherd Kira are in the truck within twelve minutes. That’s what they do. That’s what they are. But what Gemma expects to be a routine search becomes something else entirely when Kira finds Alexis Mercer’s body at the base of Devil’s Ledge — and the evidence points not to accident, but to murder. Fresh from Minneapolis and still carrying the grief of a SAR operation gone wrong, Gemma came to Elk ...

A mountain retreat. Quiet. Cozy. Peaceful. Away from it all. Until it is discovered that these tranquil vacation homes are being used for some very untoward business.

She bought the cabin on a whim. But will it transform into her perfect getaway? Burnt out from her high-flying author career and dreaming of escaping her busy Manhattan life, when Laura discovers her husband cheating on her with another writer, she knows it’s time for a change. After her brother calls her about a country Bed and Breakfast for sale, Laura ditches New York and buys it on the spot… only to realize that the run-down cabin will need more than a little elbow grease to restore it to working condition. As she’s swept up in the quiet joys of small-town life, an ad in the local...

She’s done with California dreaming. He’s given up on Yuletide miracles. Can two lonely souls spark happily ever after with a single kiss? Eve Starling longs to bask in the limelight. But after six years of struggle waiting tables and chasing camera shoots, the yet-undiscovered model puts LA burnout behind her for a brand-new start in the remote Oregon wilderness. Though rotten luck is still in the air when a winter storm buries her car… until a handsome mountain man scoops her up in his strong arms. Gabe Baskin finds serenity in the forest. But the nature-loving hermit’s peace from...

One growly orc. One curvy human woman. And a fated-mates bond neither of them saw coming. Jasmine I came to the mountain chasing wildlife and solitude. What I found instead was wild, dangerous… and impossible to resist. When I’m injured and stranded in the forest, a massive orc rescues me. Drak lives alone, deep in the mountains, far from the human world. He’s gruff, growly, and built like a fantasy brought to life. He says I don’t belong here. But when he looks at me like I’m already his—and touches me like claiming me is his right—I know I was made for him. This mountain man...

A body in the lake. A castle on the ridge. And a town where the new police chief showed up in the mayor’s backyard… with amnesia… riding a stolen horse. Welcome to Camelot, West Virginia—a town where the legends are old, the secrets run deep, and nothing ever goes quite the way it should. Mayor Dreama Avalon just wants to save her hometown. Once a coal-fueled jewel of the Appalachian hills, Camelot is now clinging to its crumbling castle, a run-down main street, and a tourist plan that’s mostly fairy dust and desperation. Dreama’s ready to rebuild. But when a former beauty queen...

A steamy firefighter romance featuring a tattooed mountain man starting over in a new town, an outfitter manager who knows the mountain better than he ever will, and an abandoned cabin above the tree line where the professional line disappears. She was building a partnership. He was building a life around her before she finished the pitch. KENDALL A guy in a Patagonia vest was telling me I didn't know what shoes to wear on my own mountain. That was Tuesday. I told him he was going to get himself hurt. He told me he'd done Rainier. I handed him the right boots and he bought them without ...

“Southern storytelling that shows us an old world through new eyes… A beautifully fresh folktale.” - Daniel Wallace, Author, Big Fish "Keeps readers hanging on every word..." - Independent Book Review 2024 NYC Big Book Award Winner Fast-paced, heartwarming and inspired by a real Labrador Retriever, Between the Mountains is a suspenseful tale about a group of people connected through a stray dog. Roscoe was a nomad, roaming alone across a small town until he met J.D., the leader of a community center whose never-ending loyalty rivals that of the old lab. When a figure from the past ...

Zhou Yichen has survived the mountains, built his fortune, and earned the trust of beasts, villagers, and powerful allies alike. But when a letter from Lin Ying reaches him from distant Meilika, peace ends overnight. Crossing the ocean for the first time, Yichen finds himself in a land of gangs, guns, ranches, hidden fortunes, and ruthless enemies. From city streets to foreign wilderness, from corrupt powers to deadly hunters, every step pushes his All Souls System further than ever before. With loyal companions, dangerous beasts, and his own growing strength, Yichen will protect what is ...