Contemporary Cozy Mystery

When the renowned weight loss guru Georgina Fame makes her glittering entrance, she unwittingly ruffles more than a few feathers. Behind all the glamour however, lies a dark secret. How will an encounter with the past shake Georgina's carefully built confidence? Delighted to be in charge of the Hamptons dance troupe, Diane Fortune hires the popular soap actress Camilla Barrington-Smythe as choreographer. But fame hungry Camilla doesn't receive the recognition she deserves. What will happen when she lets her insecurities distract her?

Quilts and magic go together like corpses and crime scenes. At least that’s what Maris Middleton discovers when a dead body turns up in her antique quilt on the last day of the Summer Solstice Festival. As a modern-day witch and quilt shop owner, Maris usually spends the solstice welcoming tourists, not investigating murder. But when an infamous social media influencer drops into her quiet town, apparently dead set on causing trouble, Maris ends up with a front-row seat to the woman’s untimely death.

Cuando Rachel y Joe se retiraron a un condominio para mayores de 50 años, no anticiparon el encuentro con divertidos y excéntricos residentes, o el asesinato de la amiga de Rachel, dueña de un refugio de animales. Los sospechosos son muchos: el cuidador del refugio, un marido maltratador, un sicario equivocado y un extraño hombre con sombrero de copa. Mientras se investiga el asesinato, surgen problemas para la pareja que aparentemente tiene el matrimonio perfecto. Pero, ¿qué hará falta para convencer a ambos de que la confianza y el amor lo vencen todo?

In Spellbound geht das Leben der frischgebackenen Hexe Emma so turbulent weiter, wie es angefangen hat. Mit den Zaubersprüchen läuft es nicht so rund - aber viel schlimmer ist, dass die von Höhenangst geplagte Emma lernen soll, auf einem Hexenbesen zu fliegen... Die Flugstunden sind jedoch schnell vergessen, als es einen weiteren Mord in der magischen Stadt gibt: Eine Werwölfin wurde tot aufgefunden und Daniel gilt als Hauptverdächtiger. Jetzt kann nur noch Emma dem gutaussehenden Engel helfen, seinen Heiligenschein wieder geradezurücken.

Sugar Mountain is the kind of charming village that tourists adore. If you like small-town charm, quirky shops, and local art, this is the place for you. But when a blood-smeared package shows up at the post office and it appears to be linked to a scheme that threatens Heidi Collinsworth’s historic home, the town takes on a sinister vibe. Heidi would lay odds that slimy Mayor Winslow is involved, but even with the enquiring skills of The Sugar Mountain Ladies Historical Society at work, proof is scarce.

Nether Stapling Manor nor any of the fine family possessions of this stately home really belonged to Lady Laura, but for more than 20 years she had enjoyed them undisturbed. Many people in the nearby little town of Rivering were well aware of the situation. No one was worried except nice old Cosmo Brierley, trustee of the Estate, and he had no control whatever over this eccentric aristocrat. His one comfort was that Lady Laura was a wonderful custodian of the place, keeping all intact and cherished, even making money by son et lumière in summer.

After suffering a personal tragedy, Abby Sullivan buys a huge old seaside mansion she has never even seen, packs up her life in San Francisco, and moves to Holiday Bay Maine, where she is adopted, quite against her will, by a huge Maine Coon Cat named Rufus, a drifter with her own tragic past named Georgia, and a giant dog with an inferiority complex named Ramos. What Abby thought she needed was alone time to heal. What she ended up with was, an inn she never knew she wanted, a cat she couldn't seem to convince to leave, and a new family she'd never be able to live without.

Being embroiled in an FBI sting isn’t exactly conducive for book research or warm fuzzies - or is it? Samantha Arnold, prep cook and struggling romance novelist, believes adventure is right around the corner. Trouble is, nothing exciting happens in the small town of Newburg, Indiana. When a routine trip to pick up chicken results in meeting a guy too well-dressed to be a farmer, she can’t help but hope things are about to turn.

Endlich ist es so weit: Die Eröffnungsfeier des "Albergo Annina" steht kurz bevor, und sogar der Bürgermeister von Siena hat sich angekündigt! Natürlich sind auch Annas Brüder eingeladen. Das muss sein, wenn ihr Erscheinen die frischgebackene Hotelbesitzerin auch ein bisschen nervös macht. Hoffentlich lassen die beiden niemanden merken, dass das Hotel zwei Schwerkriminelle beherbergt! Und dann läuft prompt alles aus dem Ruder. Im "Albergo Annina" checken Gäste ein, die einiges durcheinander bringen, und in der Basilica di San Francesco wird eine wertvolle Statue gestohlen.

Mit sechzig beschließt Anna, sich endlich ihren Lebenstraum zu erfüllen - ein Hotel in Siena! Hier in der Toskana möchte sie ihre Herkunft vergessen, denn Anna stammt aus einer Familie, die mit Gaunereien und Diebstählen traurige Berühmtheit erlangt hat. Doch ehe sie sichs versieht, steckt sie selbst mittendrin in einem Verbrechen: Erst stiehlt man ihr das gesamte Geld für den Umbau des Hotels, dann wird sie versehentlich Komplizin bei einem Bankraub. Als plötzlich ihre Tochter vor der Tür steht und Anna es gleich mit zwei Männern zu tun bekommt, die in sie verliebt sind, muss sie feststellen, dass auch in ihrem neuen Leben jeder lügt, so gut er kann...

When 18-year-old Kara Jones gets into a car accident on the way home from college, she's left with more than a few bruised ribs, a busted cell phone, and a totaled car. After a slip-up at the hospital, she’s shaken to discover that her family isn't all it seems. And now her mother's strange behavior and willingness to do anything to protect her secrets - including pulling Kara out of school - have Kara floundering in the dark.

Flushed with triumph on the evening of the best rodeo in the town's history, Amelia is driving the bags of cash into town when she becomes the victim of a terrifying smash and grab. Injured and distraught after her ordeal, Amelia must convince a skeptical detective that her account of what happened does add up and that he must help her track down the real culprits

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?

Tara's looking forward to a challenge, but back at the office, everyone's looking for love. Her boss, Lu "The Lobo" Lobozinski, and office virgin Josh Schmidt are signing up for an online dating service, and - to Tara's dismay - so is her crush, Special Agent Nick Pratt. Tara's trying to act chill. But when she learns that her next case involves cash-funneling to terrorists, it's not just her love life that's on the rocks. It's her life, period.

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Von fiesen Pflanzen und guten Freundinnen: Janet Pimm, 72, hat seit ihrer Pensionierung vom Geheimdienst ihren Hang zu Gründlichkeit und Hartnäckigkeit auf ihren Schrebergarten verlagert. Er ist ihr ganzer Stolz. Als in der Gartenanlage japanischer Knöterich entdeckt wird - eine invasive Art, die binnen kurzem alle anderen Pflanzen verdrängt - will die Stadt gleich die ganze Anlage dichtmachen. Doch Janet, die sich in der Botanik auskennt, vermutet Sabotage. Der Knöterich wurde eindeutig absichtlich eingepflanzt - aber von wem?

Martha is lost. She’s been lost since she was a baby, abandoned in a suitcase on the train from Paris. Ever since, she’s waited in the station's lost property for someone to claim her. It’s been 16 years, but she’s still hopeful. In the meantime, there are mysteries to solve: secret tunnels under the station, a suitcase that may have belonged to the Beatles, the Roman soldier who appears at the same time every day with his packed lunch. Not to mention the stuffed monkey that someone keeps misplacing.

Leah is accused of a crime she didn't commit. Dumped by Adam, the man she planned to marry, she escapes to Aunt Jayne's smallholding in the Kent village of Winkleigh Marsh. Heartbroken and homeless, she strives to clear her name and deal with her emotions. Jayne treats Leah's unhappiness with herbal remedies, cowslip wine, and common sense in equal measure. In return, Leah works hard for the delicious home-cooked meals they share. Back in London, steps are being taken to investigate what's happened to the missing money.

Kelly Green and her sister Kayla grew up summering on a small island off the coast of Northern California. After Kayla’s death, Kelly returns to the island where she joins three friends from her past, to commemorate both Kayla’s life and the life of a 16-year-old girl who disappeared from the island 25 years earlier. Now in their early forties, each of the four remaining friends struggle to find a way to deal with their loss while also dealing with their own personal crisis.

In the second installment of the three-part story, Kelly, Carrie, and Nora are joined by Quinn, who together, revisit the past in the hope of finding answers to a twenty five year old mystery. While the details surrounding the mystery seem to have gaps that can't be explained, things begin to come together after Kelly shares Nora’s story about Cherry with Sam.