New Releases For The Week of August 26th, 2018–Part 4

Here is a list of some of the new releases for the week of August 26th, 2018. I am going to divide the list into 4 days because there are so very many of them for this week. Today is the fourth and final day of my list for this week. Hope you find some selections for your weekly reading. Enjoy and happy reading.

 

In the third captivating Enchanted Garden Mystery from Bailey Cattrell, Elliana Allbright will need to dig up clues from the past to weed out a killer…

Elliana Allbright is happy running her perfume shop, Scents & Nonsense, in the charming town of Poppyville, California. And she’s even happier when she can use her inherited abilities to infuse her perfumes with an extra special something that eases woes or solves problems for her customers. But she’ll need those abilities and more when murder comes to town.

Ellie and her women’s business group, the Greenstockings, are helping to open a new museum about local history, and while sorting through the collection of artifacts they discover a time capsule from the days of the Gold Rush. Among the contents is a strange botanical manuscript, recognized by local history professor Eureka Sanford as extremely rare and valuable. When the professor is found dead in the museum, Ellie has no choice but to sniff out the murderer… but this one may have roots that are as old as Poppyville.   (Amazon)

Editions Available:  Kindle, Paperback, Audiobook

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When a murder shocks picturesque Arborville, New Jersey, Pamela Paterson and her Knit and Nibble knitting club suddenly find themselves at the center of the investigation—as suspects . . .

Pamela is ready to kick back and relax after a busy day selling stuffed aardvarks to benefit Arborville High School’s sports program at the annual town festival. But just as she’s packing up, she makes a terrible discovery—someone’s stashed a body under the Knit and Nibble’s table. The victim is Randall Jefferson, a decidedly unpopular history teacher after his recent op-ed criticizing the school’s sports program. But the primary suspect has an alibi, and the only clue is a stuffed aardvark found on the victim’s chest . . . Now the Knit and Nibblers must unravel the case quickly—before a crafty killer repeats a deadly pattern.

Knitting tips and delicious recipe included!  (Amazon)

Editions Available:  Kindle, Paperback

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paramedic Ashley Grant is settling into her new life in the Caribbean, although sometimes she still feels like a fish out of water. The ambulance is called to a fire at a prestigious resort, and Ashley recognizes the victim as a hotel chef and the cousin of her friend Darlene. When a second death occurs, the police are quick to close the case. But Darlene isn’t satisfied, and she drags the unwitting Ashley into the investigation. Does this idyllic beach resort have a dark side?

Blue Water Hues is the second book in the Ashley Grant Mystery series.  (Amazon)

Editions Available:  Paperback

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Humorous small town, clean cozy mystery with a cast of entertaining characters.

A carousel. A body. An inheritance.
Eden’s local café owner, Joyce Breeland, has issued Abby Maguire an ultimatum – the small-town newspaper reporter must find the identity of the Eden Bloggess or be banned from Joyce’s café. Functioning on limited coffee rations, Abby Maguire goes in search of this elusive blogger only to stumble upon a body and a mysterious inheritance. There’s a killer on the loose and he might be working his way through a list…

A Dear Abby Cozy Mystery
1. End of the Lane
2. Be Still My Heart
3. The Last Ride

A Deadline Cozy Mystery
1. Sunny Side Up
2. Snuffed Out
3. All Tied Up
4. The Last Bite
5. Final Cut
6. Sleeping With the Fishes
7. A Kink in the Road
8. The Merry Widow  (Amazon)

Editions Available:  Kindle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A nerdy (but sexy) scientist.
A writer on deadline.
A haunted lighthouse.
And a secret worth killing for…
Welcome to Wicks Hollow: a cozy town near Lake Michigan filled with quaint houses, eccentric residents, and more than its share of ghosts, murders, and sexy romance.

Teddy Mack has to finish the latest book her bestselling thriller series, or her editor and agent are going to come and park themselves on her desk and force her to write–so she decides to cloister herself in a small cottage attached to a Lake Michigan lighthouse for the summer. No wifi, no Internet, no distractions…

Until a heartbroken Oscar London, PhD, shows up with all of his microbiology equipment and takes over the same rental property. There’s been a double-booking, and neither Teddy nor Oscar are willing to leave, and so the neurotic writer and the love-bruised scientist decide to make do–and stay out of each other’s way.

Which isn’t all that easy to do after sharing an unexpected kiss in a hot tub…

Nonetheless, everything seems to be fine until Teddy discovers a ghost is haunting her writing space, and Oscar–who has no time for such silliness–discovers a clue related to a disappearance that happened near the lighthouse.

Things become even more hairy when Teddy and Oscar realize someone is trying to drive them out of the lighthouse–or crazy. Which ever comes first.

Each book in the Wicks Hollow series is a romantic suspense novel with all the quirks of a small town setting—the perfect blend of humorous contemporary romance with cozy mystery and supernatural suspense.

Heat Level: Sexy
Mystery: Cozy
Mood: Mildly creepy, Suspenseful, Humorous

The Wicks Hollow series does not have to be read in order. Look for the following titles:
Sinister Summer
Sinister Secrets
Sinister Shadows
Sinister Sanctuary
Sinister Lang Syne (holiday novella; December 2018)  (Amazon)

Editions Available:  Kindle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Special 99¢ pre-order price!
Christopher Cane and his uncle, Geoffrey Cane, are renovating Geoffrey’s sprawling log home and outbuildings into an elegant resort, the Mistletoe Bed & Breakfast Lodge, complete with several private luxury cabins. Their biggest hurdle is Uncle Geoffrey’s untimely death up on the rooftop when he goes to hang lights and place Christmas decorations. There’s no sign of foul play and the only current suspect is a Santa display, complete with eight happy reindeer. But they are the only ones who are happy…

Noelle Shepherd is frantic after being hired as the lodge’s new chef, but now her boss ends up dead—and right after she’s had a heated argument with him about the menu and lack of professional kitchen equipment. To make matters worse, several people in the lobby and dining area heard them shouting at one another.

The list of detractors keeps growing, but did any of them want the lodge owner murdered?

THE 12 MYSTERIES OF CHRISTMAS series:

• IN THE NICK OF TIME by Susette Williams

• GABRIEL’S SECRET by Alexa Verde

• GUARDING CANDY KANE by V.B. Tenery

• MURDER: UP ON THE ROOFTOP by Tina Dee

• JOY IN JEOPARDY by Lynette Sowell

• HOLLY IN HIDING by P. Creeden

• STARR WITNESS by Susette Williams

• NOELLE ON THE RUN by Alexa Verde

• GOLDEN BELLES ARE WRINGING by Gina Conroy

• DEATH BY FIGGY PUDDING by Tina Dee

• DANGER FOR GLORIA by Lynette Sowell

• MERRY WITHOUT MALICE by P. Creeden  (Amazon)

Editions Available:  Kindle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Special 99¢ pre-order price!
The regional Bed & Breakfast Chefs Guild has booked its annual retreat at the Mistletoe Bed & Breakfast Lodge at the same time Senator Morgan’s daughter has booked the lodge for her elegant, yet intimate, wedding and reception. Chef Noelle expected culinary chaos and baking bustle in her kitchen, but what she didn’t expect was murder—with her figgy pudding as the murder weapon. Can Noelle stay out of jail long enough to find the real murderer?

For Noelle, a budding attraction is blooming in a winter wonderland, but will a murderer kill it and ruin the most wonderful time of the year?

THE 12 MYSTERIES OF CHRISTMAS series:

• IN THE NICK OF TIME by Susette Williams

• GABRIEL’S SECRET by Alexa Verde

• GUARDING CANDY KANE by V.B. Tenery

• MURDER: UP ON THE ROOFTOP by Tina Dee

• JOY IN JEOPARDY by Lynette Sowell

• HOLLY IN HIDING by P. Creeden

• STARR WITNESS by Susette Williams

• NOELLE ON THE RUN by Alexa Verde

• GOLDEN BELLES ARE WRINGING by Gina Conroy

• DEATH BY FIGGY PUDDING by Tina Dee

• DANGER FOR GLORIA by Lynette Sowell

• MERRY WITHOUT MALICE by P. Creeden  (Amazon)

Editions Available:  Kindle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solving a murder mystery is harder when you don’t trust your partner…or their taste in beverages.

Sassy city girl Tandy Brandt moves to the small town of Grace Springs to start a coffee shop, never imagining she’ll be competing with local beauty queen Marissa Alexander and her dream of running a tea house. Unfortunately, the current store owner dies before selling the location to either of them, and they both become murder suspects.

The unlikely pair team up in an attempt to discover the real killer, though with the secrets in Tandy’s past and Marissa’s infamous clumsiness, they could be their own worst enemies. Despite their differences, they follow clues to question a sweet, apple pie baking antique store owner, a GQ Santa in the retirement center, and a hipster millionaire with no social skills. Will they be able to figure out whodunit and prove their innocence before one of them goes to jail…or worse? (Amazon)

Editions Available:  Kindle, Paperback

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Business is better than ever at the It’s a Gas Pub! The twin owners, Milly and Tilly, get ready for their most successful bi-annual event—speed dating! Special finger foods and cocktails, banners and balloons, Tilly’s head is spinning!

On top of all that, they’ve been invited to the grand opening of the new FROYO place across the way, need to find where their cat has run off to, and survive their yearly safety food inspection.

But, when the lights go out at the speed dating event, and a dead body is found at their feet, the twins will need to put their detective hats back on.  (Amazon)

Editions Available:  Kindle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From the author of the Carlotta Carlyle Mysteries: The complete set of the popular series starring an ex-PI turned actor, “a hero with panache” (Kirkus Reviews).

Anthony Award–winning author Linda Barnes is perhaps best known for her six-foot-tall, redheaded ex-cop and Boston-based private eye Carlotta Carlyle. But fellow Bostonian Michael Spraggue, a former private investigator who caught the acting bug, just can’t seem to leave his past career as a sleuth behind him.

Blood Will Have Blood: When Michael lands a part in a new production of Dracula, it’s not just because of his acting talent. With his private-eye background, Spraggue is perfectly cast to investigate some strange goings-on in the reputedly haunted old Fens Theater, including a pitcher of Bloody Marys holding real blood. When the pranks turn lethal, Michael needs to find the killer before it is curtains for all.

“Ms. Barnes and Mr. Spraggue should be around for a while.” —The New York Times Book Review

Bitter Finish: Shooting on location in Boston, Michael gets an urgent call from Kate Holloway, his on-again-off-again lover and partner in a fledgling Napa Valley winery. Their winemaker has disappeared. When the police find a corpse on their property, Kate is arrested. To free his girl and save his winery, Michael will have to find a killer with a lethal case of sour grapes.

“A fine job—expertly written, with an ingenious wine caper set in the Napa Valley.” —The New York Times Book Review

Dead Heat: Brian Donagher, a junior senator from Massachusetts who took Washington by storm, is running for re-election—but he may soon be running for his life. He’s getting death threats, and his bodyguard asks his old pal Michael Spraggue for help in tracking down whoever is targeting the politician. The senator plans to run the Boston Marathon, so Michael will have to race to blow the whistle on a killer if Donagher wants to cross the finish line.

“Like its predecessors, Dead Heat is worth reading. . . . Characterizations are well worked out, and when evil gets its comeuppance, the reader may start cheering.” —The Washington Post

Cities of the Dead: Dora Levoyer, who has cooked for Michael’s aunt Mary since he was a boy, will always be family. While on vacation in New Orleans, she attends a banquet held by the finest chefs and sees a man who looks just like the husband who abandoned her years ago. Before she can confront him, he is found with a chef’s knife embedded in his heart—and Dora is suspected. Michael catches the next plane to the Big Easy—a place where the dead, like the living, have dangerous secrets.

“Well written, sharply observed, logically plotted.” —The New York Times Book Review (Amazon)

Editions Available:  Kindle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“A delectable read.”
—Bestselling author Shelley Freydont
 
Lucy Berberian has taken over her family’s Mediterranean restaurant on the Jersey Shore after an unsatisfying stint at a Philadelphia law firm. It’s great to be back in her old beach town, even if she’s turning into a seasoned sleuth . . .
 
Catering a high-society wedding should bring in some big income for Kebab Kitchen—and raise its profile too. But it’s not exactly good publicity when the best man winds up skewered like a shish kebab. Worse yet, Lucy’s ex, Azad—who’s the restaurant’s new head chef—is the prime suspect. But she doesn’t give a fig what the cops think. He may have killer looks, but he’s no murderer. She just needs to prove his innocence, before he has to go on the lamb . . .

Recipes included!
 
“Clever and charming . . . It’s a culinary delight that will have readers salivating over the food and hungry for literary answers.”
—RT Book Reviews, 4 Stars, on Hummus and Homicide  (Amazon)

Editions Available:  Kindle, Paperback