Cozy Reader

You don't choose the book. The book chooses you… 'A book I was sorry to finish.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A timeless story that emphasizes the healing and transformative power of books.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – Long ago, a bookshop was born – the beating heart of all those who find hope within the pages...

You don't need a bigger house. You need one good corner. If you have ever walked past a chair thinking "I should sit there more" — and never did — this book is for you. A reading nook isn't about square footage or a designer's budget. It's about a handful of decisions made on purpose: where to put it, what to sit on, and how to light it so your eyes stay comfortable for an hour. THE COZY READING NOOK is a complete, full-colour guide to building that place, whatever home you have. Twenty chapters, twenty photographs and sixteen original diagrams take you from an unused corner to a ...

He was forced to hang up his badge. Now, a kidnapping has raced into his retirement England, 1960’s. Former inspector Tom Ramsay is taking advantage of having to step down. Invalided after getting shot in the line of duty, the plain-speaking man adopts a border collie and gets down to the serious business of hiking the scenic countryside of his ancestry. But after hearing over the radio about a missing local, the fifty-five-year-old ex-cop is shocked when a pleasant walk brings him face-to-face with the victim fleeing her captors. With the young woman reported as a runaway and no ransom ...

Life has a way of changing your path--and Claire Karadec certainly didn't plan on a fork in the road in her forties. From New York Times bestselling author Courtney Walsh comes a witty, warm, and uplifting novel about second chances, found family, and the courage it takes to become...

The Tower on Wren Lane (A Ravenswood Hollow Mystery – Book 1) Tucked into the fog-draped folds of the Dandenong Ranges, Ravenswood Hollow is the kind of mountain town that welcomes outsiders warmly — provided they don't look too closely beneath the surface. Tansy Gray has built a quiet life here, running a tarot and astrology studio on Wren Lane, finding purpose in the particular art of helping people say the true things they haven't managed to say anywhere else. Her only partner in this endeavour is Marmalade - an extraordinarily opinionated ginger cat who has strong views about which ...

When you lose your way in life, the Elsewhere Express just might find you. Step on board the train that may take you to your life’s purpose in this wistful, Ghibli-esque fantasy from the bestselling author of Water Moon. “A delicately layered dream of a book that glimmers with the promise of...

A debut novel to charm all readers, that shows beyond all doubt that it's books, along with love, that make the world go round. It all began with a correspondence between two quite different women: 28-year-old Sara from Haninge, Sweden, and 65-year-old Amy from the small town of Broken Wheel...

At a summit on poaching, the keynote speaker becomes the hunted when murder takes the stage. Can a golden years amateur sleuth solve the case before she becomes an endangered species? Community vet ‘Mama Rose’ Hardie is passionate about saving elephants in her native Kenya. She and her ailing husband attend a wildlife conference at a luxury resort in the shadow of the snow-capped Mount Kenya. But the event is threatened when the principal speaker is found dead in her hotel room. With the authorities tied up in Nairobi, Rose sets out to bring the killer in herself. But with multiple ...

The truth is in the record. Unless someone removes it first. Two months after Ashgrove, Clara Hart has taken a room in a boarding house in Thornfield — suitcase under the bed, packed since December, the careful discipline of not looking back. She has survived. She intends to keep doing so. Then the summons arrives. Edward James Ashgrove — found dead on the grounds of his family estate — is to be examined in open court at last. Clara travels to Broughton expecting an accounting. What she finds is a county that knows how to make truth behave: a clerk discovered dead three nights before ...

He tries to live and let live. But when a killer drops by for Xmas, can this retired copper keep an innocent from going down for the crime? England, 1964. Ex-police inspector Tom Ramsay worries the world has left him behind. Thinking a trip to ring in the season is just the ticket, he agrees to a shared vacation with his assistant, her parents, and his loyal dog. But soon after they arrive at the hotel, the good tidings take a deadly dive when his assistant’s mother is found crouched over a corpse holding a knife. Snowed in without an official constable on hand, the retiree temporarily ...

A tapestry of joyful and startling interconnected stories that celebrate how people from all across America cope with adversity and unexpected changes in a confusing world—from the beloved New York Times bestselling author of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe Fannie Flagg once said...

The third book in the Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney Mystery series, which finds the amateur sleuths facing their most daunting challenge yet: preventing the murder of the imperious Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Someone is trying to kill Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Esteemed aunt of Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy...

She never thought she’d see him again. He never thought she’d still care. Maggie Callahan walked away from love once, convinced baseball would always come first. Decades later, she’s built a quiet life in Phoenix—until a spring training game brings Jack Riggs back into her world. Once the golden boy of her past, Jack is now a middling coach with more years behind him than ahead. Seeing Maggie again stirs up everything he thought was buried—memories, mistakes, and a love he never truly let go. The spark is still there. So is the heartbreak. Some love stories deserve a second chance...

An amateur sleuth, a Paris bouquiniste, with a taste for trouble. A retired Bordeaux notary who knows the ways of the wine world. A dead man's invitation. Mythic wines. A sale about to turn deadly. A witty Paris cozy with eccentric suspects, a Grand Cru's secrets, and a puzzle that twists until the final page. Ava Sext came to Paris for adventure. She got a bookstand overlooking the Seine, a seat at a Montmartre tasting, and tasting notes that definitely aren't hers — with “who did it” scrawled across a page. Fellow bookseller Henri De'Ath is wry and impossible to surprise. A dead ...

The brightest smiles can hide the darkest secrets… When a beloved celebrity vanishes near the tranquil shores of Brambleton Lake, whispers of scandal ripple through the small town. Aurora Kensington’s dazzling charm and picture-perfect life once filled magazine covers and society pages, but behind the sparkle, not everything was as flawless as it appeared. Her sudden disappearance leaves behind a trail of questions—and a town desperate for answers. Chief Jed Collins turns to amateur sleuth Sophie Trent for help, knowing her sharp intuition has cracked impossible cases before. But in ...

Beneath the roots of the ancient oak, something extraordinary is stirring. During a rare storm that shakes the Great Owl’s Library, the enchanted quills awaken—and instead of writing quietly, they burst into a wild, swirling dance. Pages flutter, ink splashes, and shelves hum with restless magic. Pip, the small gray cat apprenticed to the Great Owl Archivist, tries to calm the chaos herself… but quickly learns that even the bravest heart can’t quiet a storm alone. To restore peace, Pip must gather helpers from every corner of the Library: Fireflies with their steady glow Memory ...

A stranger buys a remedy he doesn't need. A playing card appears on the counter. And the crows settle on the church roof in a silent row — when the crows sit the roof, the house gives up a soul. When Pelican Cove's town historian is found dead the week of the spring festival, the whole town calls it the old Wexford omen. Apothecary Winifred Baxter calls it a button torn off in a struggle, a photograph stolen from its pin, and a secret that has been waiting forty years at the bottom of the cold harbor. Her crow Copernicus has never once been wrong. He will not go near one warm, beloved ...

A simple puzzle turned deadly. With scandal and folks with something to hide, can this retired inspector close the book on homicide? North Yorkshire, 1966. Tom Ramsay can’t seem to escape mysteries. Reluctantly taking on a straightforward case to appease his assistant, the former investigator suddenly finds himself caught up in two capers when a literary agent begs for his help. But when tampering becomes theft, the frustrated man can’t walk away when a best-selling author turns up dead. Attempting to stay out of a police matter, the diligent sleuth soon realizes he can’t pretend the ...

A quirky, dark-edged mystery full of twists, turns and playful surprises Max Black, retired stock broker and single parent, is facing a crisis. His daughter has left for university, and despite the companionship of his faithful Cairn terrier Monty, he feels panicked, untethered and not very well. His doctor tells him to get out more, change his lifestyle and find himself a job. Could Duntisbourne Hall, a rundown stately home recruiting tour guides, be the answer to his empty-nest syndrome? Joining the team of eccentric retired professionals who shuffle the general public around on tour, he ...

A spooky yet heartwarming adventure about one girl's journey into the land of the undead, and the unexpected family she finds along the way. Perfect for fans of Nevermoor and the hit series Wednesday. On Halloween, it is always wise to expect the unexpected, but no amount of planning could have...