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Maggie Cumberland is on the road to finding a murderer. Or on the road to jail, if she can't prove her innocence when a woman at a truck stop ends up dead and happens to have something of Maggie's with her. More details to come in this fun second installment of the Longhorn Trucking Mysteries where Maggie goes from shopaholic without a care to truck driver extraordinaire — at least in her own mind. ;-)

Anna-Marie Pauper was perfectly practical in every way. Or so she thought until a ragtag group of stolen orphans, a dangerously flirtatious criminal, and a beguiling airship captain soon had her emotions in an uproar, breaking down her carefully crafted barriers. She rescues the girls only to place them into a new kind of prison, a beautiful prison she herself has lived in for five years.

Two best friends and a bakery! Piper and Samantha are in heaven. Well, close. More like a long weekend at the O Heavenly Day Spa. A few mysterious notes start appearing everywhere and things get uncomfortable. As spa treatments go awry things get dangerous. A threatening message convinces Piper and Sam that they have to find out who is behind all of these disasters. When the smoke alarms go off and the spa erupts into panic, the chaos separates the friends and Piper stumbles into trouble. Will someone help her before it is too late?

What do you do when you steal a book from the queen and have it stolen from you? Grovel. At least, that is Ambrose's solution. Anna-Marie doubts it will work but when the Queen Victoria agrees to give them a chance to get Moonstone's Promise back, she knows they have to succeed or die trying.

When another body drops at Charity Basham’s feet, or more accurately, in her craft store Sassy Supplies, she sets out to find the killer, hoping it wasn’t one of her customers as Detective Sota believes. Who would want to kill YouTube DIY Decorating sensation Serena Jackson? Charity's questions lead to an array of aggravated acquaintances, and one terrifying car crash turned attempted murder. Will she be able to uncover the killer, or will the killer cover her up instead? Listen to solve this mystery!

The storm of the season is rolling in to Seashell Bay, but that isn’t the only thing that has Piper and Sam blown away. When photos and secrets from the past start popping up left and right threatening Sam’s mother, the blame is placed squarely on Sam’s shoulders. Now, Piper and Sam are drowning in questions while the town is flooding with danger. Throw planning a surprise going-away party at the Ooey Gooey Goodness Bakery into the mix, and it’s a recipe for disaster!

Wedding plans are interrupted by deadly deliveries. With a body on the doorstep and Gladys in the crosshairs, can Piper and Sam clear up the newest mess in time for Sam and Landon to tie the knot?

Piper and Sam are flooded with ideas to help Flo’s Flowers next door to have a spectacular Fourth of July sale. However, plans get interrupted when the friends must prepare Piper to testify in court. There is one major problem: Piper’s fear of public speaking! Soon, a crowded room isn’t the only thing Piper has to worry about. Will she escape the tattooed man determined to shut her up permanently?

Piper and Sam are excited to cater their first large event for a corporation’s weekend wellness retreat in a nearby town. You know what that means? Road trip! Piper thought it sounded like the perfect opportunity to clear her head of men. With things left unresolved with Griff, plus an old friend popping back into her life, her mind and heart are in worse shape than a batch of burnt cookies.

With late-night gravediggers haunting the church graveyard, to surprise gifts, and a gigantic gingerbread contest that gets out of hand, Charity is up to her Santa hat in Christmas chaos. When Margo and Rita insist they need her help to find and stop the gravedigger, will Detective Sota understand why Charity has to take the case, or will she be in big trouble for getting in the middle of police matters?

Party guests congratulate Charity Basham, owner of Sassy Supplies Crafts & More, on the scariness of her backyard skeleton decoration. Unfortunately, Charity didn't put out any skeleton decorations. With the discovery of a dead body, her Halloween party turns into a nightmare. With her fingerprints (and some white cat fur) are all over the murder weapon, Charity finds herself at the top of the suspect list. Can she clear her name before the dishy Detective Sota arrests her for murder?

Charity Basham and her crafting cohorts have decided to give back to the community. The heart-shaped pillows created during craft night at Sassy Supplies Crafts & More are on their way to patients in the breast cancer ward of Becksville's hospital for a Valentine's surprise. But when the heartfelt mission turns into a hostage situation and at least one murder, will Charity panic under pressure? Will she and Margo be able to find their missing friend Lola and nurse Zuri? With power out, cells not working, and one stowaway cat underfoot, Charity has her work cut out for her.

Home to Texas. Harvest festivals and berry picking. Just what Gladys needed. Unless you count the murder of an old rival. When Gladys falls under suspicion, will her cousin leave her high and dry or help hunt for clues?

The month of May finds Charity trying out new hobbies and learning new customs. With Detective Sota insisting she learn to protect herself and a handful of customers itching to learn to sew clothing, she is up to her eyeballs in serape and all out of free time. As if she doesn't have enough on her plate, the party planner cancels, and she finds herself in charge of the Cinco de Mayo festivities for the party she had scheduled at her store, Sassy Supplies Crafts & More.

March is the month when crime takes time off. At least, that's what Dishy Detective Sota promised Charity. However, St. Patrick's Day celebrations are no fun when things escalate from pinches for not wearing green to hit-and-runs by homicidal blasts from the past. Can Charity help keep her friend safe while also tracking down the man who tried to kill her? Or will her luck finally be up?

Two quests for freedom, one path forward, the adventure of a lifetime. Prince Farren is done being ignored and manipulated. The announcement of an arranged marriage to a princess he's never met is the last straw. But when he flees the palace, leaving his title behind, and seeks escape from the knot of matrimony on a ship, he suddenly finds himself drawn to a fiery pirate woman and wondering if marriage, when chosen, might not be so bad after all.

Another who-dunnit featuring one of your favorite Senior sleuths as well as an exciting new installment of The Mystery Book Nook Shared World. Gladys is head over heels excited for the new community garden project. In fact, she's created a whole new event: the Community Garden Plant Potluck. The plant potluck is more popular than even she imagined until one of the community garden members is found toes up in the tulips, dead as can be.

Zadie Belle can't catch a break, but she's more determined than ever to help catch a killer in Book 3 of the Belle Sister Cozy Mysteries. When her sister Darla Belle's friend from New York is found dead on the mountain near their town of Riverbend Junction, Arkansas, Zadie is worried. When the man who caused Darla Belle to flee home in the first place shows up as well, she's just plain mad. To top it off, a drifter arrived on the train and disappeared into the forest about the same time and only pops up to cause trouble.

Zadie Belle Sanders has barely recovered from her last discovery of a body when she grabs hold of another one, literally. With the death of the only law enforcement officer in Riverbend Junction, it is up to Zadie Belle and May Belle to fetch help from down the mountain. With the main suspect on the loose, one sister swooning over the new deputy in town, and the other sister keeping secrets, Zadie Belle finds herself searching for both a murderer and patience. Join Zadie Belle, Darla Belle, and May Belle as they track down clues in their snowy mountain town.

The quaint mountain town of Riverbend Junction hasn't been home to Zadie Belle and Darla Belle, two of the three Belle sisters, since they moved away several years ago, but when they return this year for Christmas, a theft and a murder derails the train and all of their plans for getting back to their regular lives. Especially when Darla Belle disappears and is accused of the crimes. Stuck in the small town in more ways than one, the sisters must put their heads together to figure out who the murderer is, or else find themselves railroaded into a murder charge themselves.