Warm Mysteries

Alaska State Trooper Investigator Jake Ward is fighting two battles: one against the cancer that nearly killed him, and the other to win his badge back. Sidelined on light duty, he is desperate for action. He’s about to get more than he can handle. It starts with a simple polygraph test for a woman in custody. But when she breaks out—leaving a trail of blood and a critically injured officer behind her—Ward realizes this was no random escape. Ignoring orders to stand down, Ward plunges into an unauthorized investigation that pulls him into the darkest corners of the Alaskan wilderness.

She broke their rules and left. Now she's back, but someone wants her gone for good. Recently widowed Zipporah Anderson returns to Paradise Valley with her daughter, desperate for the Amish community's forgiveness. Instead, she finds stolen goods planted on her property and whispers that follow her every move. Dairy farmer Samuel Yoder sees through the lies, defending her when the community turns suspicious. As children fall sick and only Zipporah's healing knowledge can save them, her hidden enemy grows desperate to drive her away. When her English past demands her return, will Zipporah ...

Adapted from the major television series created by Mark Gatiss - new season out now! London, 1946. Much of the capital, and indeed the country, remains beset by rationing and bomb damage. But for some there are other, more immediate concerns: crimes of a serious and sometimes deadly nature...

This Sweet and Toasty Holiday Bundle Includes: Deputy Bear When her boyfriend betrays her, Harper Brown leaves and starts a new life on Fate Mountain. Living in her grandfather's rustic hunting cabin is a lot better than being miserable. Until her new boss turns up dead. Knox Carter can't believe his fated mate is a murder suspect. Now he's under orders to avoid her while he tries to prove she didn't kill anyone. Can Knox find the real culprits in time? And can Harper tell him the secret that will make them an instant family? Cowboy Bear's Christmas Surprise Connor Milton has given up ...

Adapted from the major television series created by Mark Gatiss - out now! 'A delicious read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW London, 1946. Gabriel Book is an erudite and unconventional London bookseller married to Trottie, the owner of the wallpaper shop next door. He is also a sleuth who uses...

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 ...

One misplaced parcel, one snowy lane, and a quiet love that grows by the light of a lantern. When the first real winter snow hides Willow Lane, Lydia Zook’s neat life as a village seamstress is nudged off course by misdelivered letters and a stubborn neighbor who means well. With timbers, beeswax, and steady hands, Amos Byler—the quiet carpenter whose eyes are as careful as his joinery—helps build a simple post cupboard to keep the lane's parcels safe. What starts as a practical solution becomes a tender work of repair—of relationships, of reputations, and of two hearts learning to ...

Halloween is all fun and games until someone ends up dead. Welcome to Pumpkin Hollow, the town where every day is Halloween. Sisters Mia and Christy run the local candy shop, serving up tasty fudge, ghost-shaped gummies, and plenty of small-town charm. Life in Pumpkin Hollow is sweet, but this season, things take a chilling turn. The town’s latest spooky attraction was supposed to raise eyebrows, not heart rates, but things get unexpectedly grim when a vintage casket reveals a surprise that’s a little too lifelike. Mia and Christy find themselves in the middle of a mystery that’s far ...

High society, cheap champagne, and a cellar full of deadly secrets. When a routine investigation drags private detective Kevin Hayes into the opulent world of elite wine collectors, he expects pretentious conversation and bad appetizers. Instead, he finds a high-stakes crime scene, a glass of vintage bubbly spiked with cyanide, and a room full of suspects who all have a reason to want the host dead. In the glittering halls of the ultra-rich, everyone has a pristine reputation to protect—and a dirty secret to hide. As Kevin navigates a labyrinth of cold alibis, silk dresses, and bitter ...

In Pumpkin Hollow, the magic of Halloween lasts all year, and autumn is a season of golden leaves, spiced cider, and murder. Mia and her sister Christy run the town’s beloved candy shop, filling glass jars with fudge, caramels, and their famous pumpkin truffles. But when a local is found dead under chilling circumstances, the sisters’ cozy October routine is shattered. The investigation falls to Ethan, Mia’s detective husband, but with whispers swirling through town faster than leaves in a storm, it’s clear someone is hiding more than just a sweet tooth. With their tight-knit ...

Allie Blanchard thought the Halloween Bazaar would be all cupcakes, cookies, and community spirit—not confusion and murder. But when a body turns up, Allie and her best friend Lucy dive into the town’s secrets to help crack the case. With her detective husband, Alec, leading the investigation, Allie’s cozy life gets an unexpected and chilling twist. Cupcakes, costumes, and a corpse? Welcome to Halloween in Sandy Harbor, where the folks are friendly, and the dead bodies are cold.

At sunset, the vineyard clock strikes thirteen. By morning, a will has vanished. Restorer Lina Greer arrives in Valcanto to repair a clocktower on the vineyard she never knew her mother owned. The family welcomes her with wine, suspicion, and a dinner where every toast sounds rehearsed. Then the estate lawyer disappears with the original will, and the clock reveals a hidden room behind the bells. To keep the vineyard from being sold, Lina must uncover which inheritance is worth killing for and why her mother left the clock running for her.

Paranormal Women’s Fiction from #1 Amazon bestseller, J.R. Rain, and New York Times bestseller, H.P. Mallory! So, this whole returning Lorcan’s vampire “kiss” (which would also allow me to shed my Blood Witch status) isn’t turning out the way I’d hoped. First, no matter how many times we attempt it, the spell fails. Not only that, but I’m starting to develop… ahem… extremely sensual feelings towards the incorrigible man, which doesn’t exactly float my boat or power my broom, as the case may be. But, the worst side effect of our blood bond is that now whenever Lorcan ...

Paranormal Women’s Fiction from #1 Amazon bestseller, J.R. Rain, and New York Times bestseller, H.P. Mallory! When Lorcan and I fail to dissolve the blood bond yet again (this time quite an embarrassing one), I’m at my wit’s end. The last thing I need is my cantankerous cat delivering a wax-sealed letter that I’m worried might be from my mother. But once I open the letter, I realize it’s an invitation to a witch assembly sent from High Witch, Scarlett Velardi. The only snag? In order to attend, I’ll need to form my own coven. Forming my own coven aside, I quickly realize the ...

When the wind blows, and the crisp amber, crimson, and russet leaves fall from the trees, there’s magic in the air in scenic small towns across Maine. Not to mention pumpkin spice lattes—those are magical, too. This time of year, the woods are carpeted with fall leaves, acorns, and much to my dismay, a dead body. Allie and her best friend Lucy are on the hunt for the perfect autumn treasures—leaves, pinecones, acorns, and berries—to create warm autumn wreaths this fall. And while leaf-peepers are out in force, they didn’t expect to come across a dead one in the woods. Who killed ...

Fireworks, frosting, and a fatal fall… Allie Blanchard is all set for Sandy Harbor’s Fourth of July celebration, complete with a booth full of red velvet cupcakes and a front-row view of the town’s spectacular fireworks show. But when a man falls down the steps of the old lighthouse in the middle of the festivities, the celebration turns deadly, and what looks like a terrible accident may not be what it seems. Determined to uncover the truth, Allie and her best friend, Lucy, dig around, putting themselves in the path of someone who wants the truth to stay hidden. This Fourth of July, ...

It's bad enough that Tara has to go on trial against the mortgage-frauding "Tennis Racketeers" who cheated banks and homeowners out of millions in between doubles matches. Now she has to go undercover - in a strip club - to strip the sleazeball owner of his indeed illegal livelihood. At least she's working as a bookkeeper, not a pole dancer. And who needs tips when her undercover crush, Special Agent Nick, is the club's bodyguard? 

A new novella in the charming Baby Ganesh Agency series. In a symbolic journey of reconciliation, the Monsoon Express is travelling between hostile neighbours India and Pakistan. The passenger list includes politicians, celebrities, former Mumbai policeman Inspector Chopra and his baby elephant...

In the gripping new Baby Ganesh Agency novel, Inspector Chopra and his elephant sidekick investigate the death of one of Mumbai's wealthiest citizens, a murder with ramifications for its poorest. The Parsees are among the oldest, most secretive and most influential communities in the city...

Cato Kwong is back. Back in Boom Town and back on a real case – the unsolved mystery of a missing fifteen-year-old girl. But it’s midsummer in the city of millionaires and it’s not just the heat that stinks. A pig corpse, peppered with nails, is uncovered in a shallow grave and a body...