Cozy Adventure

Two goblins, a snarky treasure map, and the hilarious quest for a lost gem. Magic never caused so many problems. Sounds straightforward enough. But Sneath and Clutter aren't your usual goblins, and the map has plans of its own. Join the brothers on their hilarious adventure as they bumble through caves, almost drown in an icy lake, and are chased by nasty, magical villains. And all for the love of gold and jewels.

The Fixer-Upper is “very entertaining!”—Midwest Book Review Cathy’s new home is handsomely furnished—by an amorous male ghost. If only she had something she could…touch. Her neighbor may have a lousy personality, but he does have a perfect body. Now, spirit is about to meet flesh, to...

Assistant Cruise Director Millie Sanders-Armati and her new husband, Captain Nic Armati, have just returned from their week-long honeymoon on the tropical island of St. Maarten. Their idyllic week in paradise is quickly forgotten when they return to the ship Siren of the Seas and discover that a passenger has drowned in their bathtub. Initially believed to be an accidental drowning, the investigation soon turns to a murder investigation. The passenger, a member of a senior travel group, has more than her share of enemies, and the list of suspects quickly grows.

While her house is continually being broken into, Kate is busy chasing a kidnapper, getting caught in a bank robbery, trying to solve Trent Wells' murder, and going camping. She is also trying to move on after her breakup with Rhys.

Millie Sanders is living the charmed life on board the mega cruise ship, Siren of the Seas. She loves her job as assistant cruise director. Her fairy tale romance with Captain Armati is moving full steam ahead and she's building friendships that she hopes will last a lifetime. Just when Millie is convinced life couldn’t get any better, she finds herself neck-deep in a murder investigation when her boss, Andy Walker, is accused of murdering one of the ship’s electrical engineers. Will Millie be able to uncover the killer before he or she strikes again?

Meet Edgar and Allan Poe -- twelve-year-old identical twins, the great-great-great-great-grandnephews of Edgar Allan Poe. They look and act so much alike that they're almost one mischievous, prank-playing boy in two bodies. When their beloved black cat, Roderick Usher, is kidnapped and...

Octavian takes Barbara on a seniors’ cruise for her 71st birthday, but the vacation is not all piña coladas and shuffleboard. Barbara makes a frenemy in Georgina Branch, queen bee to a group of equally conniving girlfriends. Barbara is sure one or all of them killed the passenger, who accidentally fell overboard early in the trip. Barbara and Octavian are stuck on a ship with a murderer, but at least, the cruise has plenty of booze.

The White Turf International Horse races are in trouble; Casey gets an assignment to look into the disappearances of race horses. Only she didn’t know it went far deeper than she suspected, Jackie Lee, Casey and Peter find their lives in danger. Then something unexpected happens! It’s a mystery with twists and turns, there is no guarantee what will happen at the White Turf and Gubelin races!

When Parker Avery asks Iris Falloney to assist on a murder case in Kansas, she is ecstatic, but upon meeting Cam Harris, a local police detective working on the same case, personalities clash. Will sparks fly as they resolve their subtle differences to get through the case?

Newspaper mogul Mylocent Winecroft is eager for his knighthood. But after journalist Henry Henderson almost decimates this prospect, Henderson is promoted to foreign correspondent and promptly dispatched to Morocco. Caught in the whirlwind of mad monkeys, deep-fried snails, and a lack of booze, Henderson loses his marbles while searching for the Gujat tribe and their black magic.

Ein Anruf ändert alles - und ein Mörder geht um. Die Ermittler begeben sich mitten hinein in ein skrupelloses Verbrechen. Eine Schuld, die weit in der Vergangenheit zurückliegt, muss bezahlt werden und zwar zu einem blutigen Preis. "Der Killer und sein Zeuge" ist ein Krimi der Sonderklasse: hart, aktionsreich und überraschend in der Auflösung. Alles ist anders als man zunächst denkt... Alfred Bekker (geb. 1964 in Borghorst) ist ein bekannter Autor von Fantasy-Romanen, Krimis und Jugendbüchern. Er veröffentlichte zahlreiche Romane und Kurzgeschichten, die immer wieder neu aufgelegt und übersetzt werden.

Are you brave? Are you curious? Are you ready for an adventure? Then you are invited on the most magical of journeys—through the woods. There are many ways through the woods. Some are long and winding. Some are as quick as a blink. You might encounter griffins, giants, serpents, sprites, and...

Emerson Francis Whitman, whose parents were great admirers of philosophy - and philosophers - has the distinction of being the technical representative of Primary Pulse Energy Systems of Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. As a tech rep, Emerson travels to a variety of trade shows to assist distributors and dealers of the company's product line to learn the equipment and to sell more of the same. The work itself is pleasant and relatively undemanding. It allows him to travel across the country in a leisurely fashion.

Rescue Me!, book six of Good Grief! series, sends Joan and Jenny scampering north into the Plumosa mountains, northeast of Quartzite, Arizona. The two were determined to get a break after the intense drama of Elaine. The hoarder had drained them physically and emotionally. They nestle into the Kaibab National Forest. Joan is bent on completing a tiny house update and makeover, and Jenny is muddling through mind-boggling decisions for her next life since her last oasis was rudely invaded, and she was on the run again.

What could be more devastating than losing your job of 27 years to demolition? What if you were to have your car stolen and wake up to your dead grandma yanking you out of your burning house on the same day—on your 63rd birthday? It all happened to Azalia Ralston. A seemingly gray-haired, blue-eyed 5-foot-tall perky waitress who snaps gum and sarcasm at the Greasy Spoon Diner since forever.

The long-anticipated epic cruise adventure is finally here! Two worlds collide when Gloria and the Garden Girls meet up with Gloria's cousin, Assistant Cruise Director Millie Sanders, and her crew aboard the passenger cruise ship Siren of the Seas. Almost immediately, suspicions are raised when a group of mysterious passengers board and then head straight to the bridge for a private meeting with the captain. Not long after, Andy Walker, Millie's boss, tells her the ship will have some "temporary" staff boarding for this cruise, something that has never happened before.

The good news is what Joan and Jenny didn’t find when they tore into Jenny’s vintage Scotty for a makeover. But what they discovered in the false walls, the too short floor space, and secured to the underside of drawers more than made up for the lack of cadavers that most cozy mysteries require. Add to the adventure a kidnapping rescue, a big, beautiful red-headed narcissist magnet, and a smooth-talking cad that’s got his eye on Jenny. How many ghosts can live in a 40-year-old, 16-foot-long RV?

The body wedged in the doorway, floating on a pool glass shards and red liquid, was very much alive. But the body laid out under a palo verde tree in my retention pond was very much dead. The live body wedged in the doorway was blinded in the line of duty, living a demoralizing life of forced retirement with no enemies and no hope. The corpse under the Palo Verde tree was a county code enforcer with a plethora of enemies - and I was the targeted fall gal for the murder. A cozy mystery set in the desert southwest that started as two women on an adventure.

How many bodies does it take to jump-start the recovery of Elaine, the Hoarder? “It depends,” says Joan Freed, the rebel life coach, “on the variables, like which corpse - if any - is the cause of the hoarding.” This spiraling, hoarding, self-help mystery starts at Oak Flats Campground - east of Phoenix, Arizona. It quickly moves to Wellton - east of Yuma - where Joan is greeted by Elaine, a gray haired dumpling of a woman, and several years of saving "stuff" spread over 20 acres.

A holiday novella. The Shoemakers and Ferraros plan to spend Christmas in Texas with Larry and Jane Ann's brother and then take a camping trip through the Southwest. But those plans are stopped cold when they hit a rogue ice storm in Missouri and they end up snowbound in a campground. And that's just the beginning.