Heather's bookshelf: all en-US Sat, 03 May 2025 15:47:42 -0700 60 Heather's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg The Summer Place 58532615 From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of That Summer comes another heartfelt and unputdownable novel of family, secrets, and the ties that bind.

When her twenty-two-year-old stepdaughter announces her engagement to her pandemic boyfriend, Sarah Danhauser is shocked. But the wheels are in motion. Headstrong Ruby has already set a date (just three months away!) and spoken to her beloved safta, Sarah’s mother Veronica, about having the wedding at the family’s beach house on Cape Cod. Sarah might be worried, but Veronica is thrilled to be bringing the family together one last time before putting the big house on the market.

But the road to a wedding day usually comes with a few bumps. Ruby has always known exactly what she wants, but as the wedding date approaches, she finds herself grappling with the wounds left by the mother who walked out when she was a baby. Veronica ends up facing unexpected news, thanks to her meddling sister, and must revisit the choices she made long ago, when she was a bestselling novelist with a different life. Sarah’s twin brother, Sam, is recovering from a terrible loss, and confronting big questions about who he is—questions he hopes to resolve during his stay on the Cape. Sarah’s husband, Eli, who’s been inexplicably distant during the pandemic, confronts the consequences of a long ago lapse from his typical good-guy behavior. And Sarah, frustrated by her husband, concerned about her stepdaughter, and worn out by challenges of life during quarantine, faces the alluring reappearance of someone from her past and a life that could have been.

When the wedding day arrives, lovers are revealed as their true selves, misunderstandings take on a life of their own, and secrets come to light. There are confrontations and revelations that will touch each member of the extended family, ensuring that nothing will ever be the same.

From “the undisputed boss of the beach read� (The New York Times), The Summer Place is a testament to family in all its messy glory; a story about what we sacrifice and how we forgive. Enthralling, witty, big-hearted, and sharply observed, this is Jennifer Weiner’s love letter to the Outer Cape and the power of home, the way our lives are enriched by the people we call family, and the endless ways love can surprise us.]]> 432 Jennifer Weiner 1501133578 Heather 4 3.44 2022 The Summer Place
author: Jennifer Weiner
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average rating: 3.44
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Baking and Entering (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #1)]]> 59536318 One red shoe…Can ruin your whole day.Forty-something, Maggie Sharpe, has returned to her quaint, childhood town of Dogwood Mountain, Missouri, nestled in the beautiful Ozark Mountains. She recently inherited Dogwood Donuts, along with a cute little cottage, from her Aunt Marjorie and she is ready to keep the business running and settle into a new, peaceful life. Maggie throws herself into running the bakery, but the baking grinds to a halt when a body is discovered in the alley behind her new shop and a whole host of small town secrets surface as a result of the investigation. With the police on her door step every time she turns around, she’s thrown into an even bigger mess than the glaze on her favorite donut when an important clue is found in the worst possible place� her donut shop.Can Maggie solve the crime to save her reputation and her new business?Find out in this roundly delicious Culinary Cozy Mystery!]]> 146 Emma Ainsley Heather 3 4.06 Baking and Entering (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Truth About Stacey (The Baby-Sitters Club, #3)]]> 19036533
Stacey doesn't like to tell everyone that she has diabetes. Her friends in the Baby-sitters Club are supportive, but Stacey has lost other friends who didn't understand her condition.

Stacey's parents don't seem to understand, either; they're constantly taking her to new doctors. The truth is, she likes her doctor and just wants to spend her time being a normal girl and hanging out with the Club. Can Stacey find the courage to be honest--with everyone?

The best friends you'll ever have--with classic BSC covers and a letter from Ann M. Martin!]]> 180 Ann M. Martin 0545532493 Heather 3 4.28 1986 The Truth About Stacey (The Baby-Sitters Club, #3)
author: Ann M. Martin
name: Heather
average rating: 4.28
book published: 1986
rating: 3
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]]> A Killing Cold 211004079 A woman invited to her wealthy fiance’s family retreat realizes they are hiding a terrible secret—and that she’s been there before, by the bestselling author of What Lies in the Woods.

A whirlwind romance.
When Theodora Scott met Connor—wealthy, charming, and a member of the powerful Dalton family—she fell in love in an instant. Six months later, he’s brought her to Idlewood, his family’s isolated winter retreat, to win over his skeptical relatives.

Stay away from Connor Dalton.
Theo has tried to ignore the threatening messages on her phone, but she can’t ignore the footprints in the snow outside the cabin window or the strange sense of familiarity she has about this place. Then, in a disused cabin, Theo finds something impossible: a photo of herself as a child. A photo taken at Idlewood.

I’ve been here before.
Theo has almost no recollection of her earliest years, but now she begins to piece together the fragments of her memories. Someone here has a shocking secret that they will do anything to keep hidden, and Theo is in terrible danger. Because the Daltons do not lose, and discovering what happened at Idlewood may cost Theo everything.]]> 291 Kate Alice Marshall 1250343054 Heather 2 3.78 2025 A Killing Cold
author: Kate Alice Marshall
name: Heather
average rating: 3.78
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rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls (The Baby-Sitters Club, #2)]]> 18889398
Kristy, Claudia, Mary Anne, and Stacey try to be prepared for anything when they baby-sit. So when they hear about the Phantom Caller, a jewel thief who's been breaking into nearby homes, they come up with a plan to keep their kids safe.

But when Claudia and the other girls start receiving creepy phone calls while they're out on jobs, they start to get really spooked. Will the mystery caller scare off the BSC?

The best friends you'll ever have--with classic BSC covers and a letter from Ann M. Martin!]]> 117 Ann M. Martin 0545532485 Heather 3 4.26 1986 Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls (The Baby-Sitters Club, #2)
author: Ann M. Martin
name: Heather
average rating: 4.26
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rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Kristy's Great Idea (The Baby-Sitters Club, #1)]]> 18889388
When Kristy Thomas has the great idea to form a baby-sitters club--a chance to earn money and spend time with her friends, all while doing something they each love to do--she has no idea how much the club will change everything.

Crank calls, uncontrollable toddlers, wild pets, untruthful clients . . . running a business is hard work! Kristy and her co-founders, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey, are sure they can handle anything. But only if they stick together . . .

The best friends you'll ever have--with classic BSC covers and a letter from Ann M. Martin!]]> 180 Ann M. Martin 0545532477 Heather 3 4.30 1986 Kristy's Great Idea (The Baby-Sitters Club, #1)
author: Ann M. Martin
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average rating: 4.30
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rating: 3
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]]> One by One 50892433
When an off-site company retreat meant to promote mindfulness and collaboration goes utterly wrong when an avalanche hits, the corporate food chain becomes irrelevant and survival trumps togetherness. Come Monday morning, how many members short will the team be?

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Turn of the Key and In a Dark Dark Wood returns with another suspenseful thriller set on a snow-covered mountain.]]> 372 Ruth Ware Heather 3 3.70 2020 One by One
author: Ruth Ware
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average rating: 3.70
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]]> <![CDATA[The Summer Before (The Baby-Sitters Club, #0.5)]]> 6817038 215 Ann M. Martin 0545160936 Heather 3 3.81 2010 The Summer Before (The Baby-Sitters Club, #0.5)
author: Ann M. Martin
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average rating: 3.81
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]]> One Perfect Couple 199798953 Harkening to Agatha Christie’s classic And Then There Were None, this high-tension and ingenious thriller follows five couples trapped on a storm-swept island as a killer stalks among them.

Lyla is in a bit of a rut. Her post-doctoral research has fizzled out, she’s pretty sure they won’t extend her contract, and things with her boyfriend, Nico, an aspiring actor, aren’t going great. When the opportunity arises for Nico to join the cast of a new reality TV show, The Perfect Couple, she decides to try out with him. A whirlwind audition process later, Lyla find herself whisked off to a tropical paradise with Nico, boating through the Indian Ocean towards Ever After Island, where the two of them will compete against four other couples—Bayer and Angel, Dan and Santana, Joel and Romi, and Conor and Zana—in order to win a cash prize.

But not long after they arrive on the deserted island, things start to go wrong. After the first challenge leaves everyone rattled and angry, an overnight storm takes matters from bad to worse. Cut off from the mainland by miles of ocean, deprived of their phones, and unable to contact the crew that brought them there, the group must band together for survival. As tensions run high and fresh water runs low, Lyla finds that this game show is all too real—and the stakes are life or death.

A fast-paced, spellbinding thriller rife with intrigue and characters that feel so true to life, this novel proves yet again that Ruth Ware is the queen of psychological suspense.]]> 385 Ruth Ware 1668025590 Heather 5 3.60 2024 One Perfect Couple
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]]> <![CDATA[Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)]]> 61431922 Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders...

Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders.

But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to “fragile� humans. They incinerate them.

With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just for being her mother’s daughter—like Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless wingleader in the Riders Quadrant.

She’ll need every edge her wits can give her just to see the next sunrise.

Yet, with every day that passes, the war outside grows more deadly, the kingdom's protective wards are failing, and the death toll continues to rise. Even worse, Violet begins to suspect leadership is hiding a terrible secret.

Friends, enemies, lovers. Everyone at Basgiath War College has an agenda—because once you enter, there are only two ways out: graduate or die]]> 528 Rebecca Yarros 1649374046 Heather 5 4.56 2023 Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
author: Rebecca Yarros
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average rating: 4.56
book published: 2023
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[It Curd Be Murder (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries Book 42)]]> 214002185 Sometimes unexpected visits�
Can be murder.
Maggie Mission has her hands full running Dogwood Donuts, but still somehow manages to sniff out crimes � murders in particular - in her spare time. She can tell when trouble comes to town.

So when her hubby’s blast-from-the-past friend shows up out of the blue and then disappears, Maggie’s crime-fighting nature kicks in. Things go from bad to worse when her beloved husband comes under suspicion.

Avoiding the attention of the FBI, Maggie vows to get to the truth. Can she catch a killer and discover what happened to the missing friend?
Find out in this suspenseful Culinary Cozy Mystery!]]> 146 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.56 It Curd Be Murder (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries Book 42)
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]]> <![CDATA[Glazed and Accused (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries Book 41)]]> 207976738 Sometimes a day off�
Turns into a really off day.
Dogwood Donuts owner and amateur sleuth, Maggie Mission, finally has a day off and decides to go to the farmer’s market, where she has an odd encounter with two women who seem strangely interested in her purchases.

When one of the women shows up in her shop and rudely causes a scene, Maggie is convinced that she’s up to something and discovers that she’s planning to open a food truck…right across the street.

Maggie’s frustration with her soon to be competitor turns to suspicion when the woman’s body is found.
It looks like Maggie is being framed for murder, which only serves to intensify her determination to get to the truth.

Hopping mad when her own food truck goes missing soon after the murder, Maggie sets out on a quest for the truth. What she uncovers is more than she bargained for.

Can she solve the crime and save the day? Find out in this twisty-turny Culinary Cozy Mystery!
]]> 97 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.48 Glazed and Accused (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries Book 41)
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]]> <![CDATA[Ring of Deceit (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries Book 40)]]> 207976732 If you stoke the fires of doubt�
You might just get burned.
Dogwood Donuts owner and amateur sleuth, Maggie Mission, has turned up the heat and is on top of her donut game. That is, until she has to head to a local clinic after burning her hand.

When she arrives, she witnesses a bit of drama among patients who are arguing over who should be seen first. One woman ends up just leaving to go to the ER.

Maggie finds out later that the woman died.

Considering the circumstances, she’s skeptical that the woman’s death was due to natural causes, and since she’s going to be out of work for a while, until her hand heals, she jumps into an investigation, determined to get to the truth.

Things take a wicked turn for the worst when it looks as though Maggie’s daughter-in-law, who is a nurse at the clinic, may have neglected her duties and contributed to the woman’s death.

When she starts digging further into the case, it becomes evident that there’s more going on than meets the eye.

Can she crack the case, single-handedly, and save her daughter-in-law’s reputation?
Find out in this exciting Culinary Cozy Mystery!
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]]> 94 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.52 Ring of Deceit (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries Book 40)
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]]> <![CDATA[To Have and To Holed (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries Book 39)]]> 202724960 Love is a wonderful thing�
That can bring out the worst in people.
Dogwood Donuts owner and amateur sleuth, Maggie Mission is thrilled that her son is getting married.
The bride’s family is in town for the joyous occasion and her stepmother, as luck would have it, has a reputation for ruining events with her bridezilla tendencies.

It’s no surprise when the stepmother begins causing trouble, but when she goes missing, the wedding may have to be postponed.

Family members, including Maggie, become suspects in her disappearance and Maggie has to step in to investigate.
When she finally uncovers the unexpected truth about the bride’s family, Maggie is astonished.

Will her son get married? Or will family drama scare him away?
Find out in this delicious Culinary Cozy Mystery!
]]> 93 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.60 To Have and To Holed (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries Book 39)
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]]> <![CDATA[Live and Let Rise (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries Book 37)]]> 202724705 Technology � can’t live with it�
Might die without it.
Dogwood Donuts owner and amateur sleuth, Maggie Mission, is excited about starting a new line of made-to-order gourmet donut desserts, but before she can launch her new idea, the computer systems at all three of her locations mysteriously shut down.

Her employee Zeke is dating a computer whiz, Tara, who thinks that someone hacked the system looking for financial information.

Maggie is ready to throw in the towel and replace the computers with old school cash registers and ledgers, but Tara offers to help.

Things go from bad to worse when Maggie brings in her own hackers to fix the problem and one of them ends up dead.

It’s up to Maggie to figure out who is sabotaging her systems and demanding a ransom to fix them.
Can she crack the case before the hackers do even more damage…maybe permanent damage?

Find out in this delectable Culinary Cozy Mystery!
]]> 83 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.47 Live and Let Rise (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries Book 37)
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]]> <![CDATA[Bake It to the Limit (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries Book 38)]]> 202724830 Any publicity is good publicity�
But it can be murder.
Dogwood Donuts owner and amateur sleuth, Maggie Mission, is gearing up for what could be a very profitable surge for her shops.

Dogwood Mountain has been named the most photogenic area in the Ozarks and there is a photography contest coming to town.

The crew is worried that social media influencers might come to town and cause a ruckus, as they often do, and it turns out their fears are warranted as influencers flood in looking for free product under the guise of collaboration.

Maggie makes a deal with an influencer, and when they turn up dead, there’s a flood of negativity aimed right at Maggie and her shops.

With way more than social media to worry about, Maggie sets out to uncover the truth about the murdered influencer.

Can she save her reputation and find the killer?
Find out in this exciting Culinary Cozy Mystery!]]> 76 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.39 Bake It to the Limit (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries Book 38)
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]]> <![CDATA[Here Comes Crumble (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries Book 36)]]> 201850128 Sometimes growth�
Isn’t always peachy.
Business is booming for Dogwood Donuts owner, Maggie Mission, and she’s looking to open up a third shop. But, when she’s inspecting a potential location, she stumbles across a letter that seems to be a murder confession.

Before she can commit to accepting the new spot, she has to get to the bottom of the strange note. Was there actually a murder? If so, is she going to have to solve it?

Taking a leap of faith, Maggie bites the bullet and buys the location, only to find it vandalized immediately after the sale.

Not knowing if she’s made the biggest mistake of her life, or if the situation can be solved by a nice set of new locks, Maggie is determined to dig up some answers.

Can she solve the mystery before her new location is destroyed?
Find out in this exciting Culinary Cozy Mystery!
]]> 126 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.50 Here Comes Crumble (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries Book 36)
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]]> <![CDATA[Sugar Known Better (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries Book 35)]]> 199140142 Dogs are good judges of character�
But can they sniff out murder?
Dogwood Donuts owner and amateur sleuth, Maggie Mission, was delighted, sad, and puzzled, all at once when she left work and found a sweet doggie all alone behind her donut shop.

The odd thing? There was a wallet in the pup’s mouth.

It didn’t take much searching to find a phone number, which she then called, so that she could return the dog and the wallet, feeling glad that she was able to help.

Then she learned that the wallet belongs to a man who went missing 5 years ago. When other items relating to the missing man turn up, a case that had long been cold is reopened.

Maggie is perplexed when someone then comes into the donut shop claiming that she gave the dog to the wrong person. The situation becomes even more disturbing when a body is found.

Utterly at a loss and concerned not only about the dog, but about the missing person, she vows to get to the truth, before anything worse happens.

Can she crack the case of the curious canine?
Find out in this delightful Culinary Cozy Mystery!
]]> 116 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.57 Sugar Known Better (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries Book 35)
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]]> <![CDATA[Frosting Fatality (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #34)]]> 196794915 Is to set it free.
Dogwood Donuts owner and amateur sleuth, Maggie Mission, is excited to scope out the city-wide yard sale to find something special for her grandson.

Looking forward to a leisurely afternoon of browsing, she heads to the sale, bags in hand, and is astonished when she sees a loud tangle of women grappling for possession of a figurine held by the unfortunate woman who is in the middle of the kerfuffle. Threats fly as the figurine holder tries to protect the item.

Maggie’s initial astonishment turns to dismay when the woman holding the figurine drops dead, presumably of a heart attack. She’s skeptical that the death was from natural causes, but her husband, the sheriff, gently suggests that she just let it go.

He should know better.

The quickest way to get Maggie Mission to do some digging to prove something is to tell her that she can’t…or shouldn’t.

The closer that she gets to the truth, the more her sense of urgency regarding the case grows. Worried that she might become the next target, Maggie is in a race against the clock to crack the case and prove that some things are worth far more than silver or gold.

Can she get the killer under lock and key before they come looking for her?
Find out in this deliciously exciting Cozy Mystery!]]> 106 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.53 Frosting Fatality (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #34)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Doughy Dilemma (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #33)]]> 184582821 Sometimes only works when someone stays gone.

Dogwood Donuts owner and amateur sleuth, Maggie Mission is unsettled when she receives threatening messages, both at home and work. Shortly after the messages are found, she discovers that her ex is in town. Coincidence?

She doesn’t know, but one thing is certain, she isn’t about to sit around and wait to find out.

Planning to focus on finding out the scoop regarding her ex, Maggie is thrown entirely off balance when a body is discovered.

With pressure from family and friends to just let it go, Maggie finds herself frustrated and entirely unable to relax, like she’s been told.

When she starts chasing down clues, she discovers that nothing is as it seems and that it’s hard to know who to trust.

Can she figure out what’s going on before what seems like a prank escalates into something much darker? Find out in this exciting Culinary Cozy Mystery!]]> 112 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.49 A Doughy Dilemma (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #33)
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]]> <![CDATA[Cooked and Booked (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries Book 32)]]> 175394896 Family matters and favoritism�
Can be murder.
Dogwood Donuts owner, amateur sleuth, and new bride, Maggie Mission, is delighted to host a cookbook signing at the shop for her best friend Ruby.

All is going well until a stranger accuses Ruby of stealing her family’s recipes and plagiarizing them for profit. Things go from bad to worse when a woman is found dead, with a stack of recipes and one of Ruby’s cookbooks.

Poor Ruby is so rattled that she starts questioning herself, and Maggie steps in to throw a lifeline to her bestie and business partner by setting out to find the killer.

The grieving family further complicates matters by accusing the sheriff of stalling the investigation when they discover that he’s Maggie’s husband.

Tangled in a web of family intrigue and drama, Maggie and Brett have to crack the case and find the real killer.

What they find is shocking and will either make or break their case. Can they solve the crime before Ruby does the time?

Find out in this exciting Culinary Cozy Mystery!
]]> 110 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.59 Cooked and Booked (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries Book 32)
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]]> <![CDATA[Baked Betrayal (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries Book 31)]]> 152603418 Nothing can dampen a honeymoon like rain�
Or murder.
Dogwood Donuts owner and amateur sleuth, Maggie Mission, is thrilled to be heading to the Smoky Mountains for her honeymoon. The happy couple plans to enjoy some much-needed alone time in a cozy cabin by the river for a whole week, and Maggie can’t wait.

All is well until a major storm causes flooding, which means that no one can get in or out of the resort. Just when Maggie thinks that things can’t possibly get any worse, a body is discovered in a neighboring cabin.

Fearing that they, or others, might be in danger if a killer is on the loose, Maggie and her husband Brett dig into the case.

The duo soon becomes caught up in a web of intrigue that leaves them wondering if anyone is telling the truth.

Can they get to the bottom of the flood of secrets and lies before it’s too late?
Find out in this heart-pounding Culinary Cozy Mystery!
]]> 112 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.56 Baked Betrayal (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries Book 31)
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]]> <![CDATA[Do's and Donuts (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries Book 30)]]> 136268034 Finding the perfect wedding planner�
Can be murder.
Dogwood Donuts shop owner and amateur sleuth, Maggie Sharpe, is sad to see one of her best employees retire but has been impressed by the performance of her latest hire.

With her staffing issues settled, Maggie is relieved to get a referral for a wedding planner who happens to be related to her newest employee.

When she tries to get in touch with the planner, there’s no response, so, conscious of her quickly approaching wedding date, Maggie takes the initiative and goes to the woman’s house.

It looks like the wedding plans may just derail when Maggie finds nothing but an empty house…and a body.

Stressed to the max, and unsure if her wedding can even happen when and how she would like it to, Maggie jumps into investigating, hoping that her friends and family can work together to help rescue her wedding plans.

Can she solve the crime and still make it down the aisle to say ‘I do�?
Find out in this exciting Culinary Cozy Mystery!
]]> 112 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.54 Do's and Donuts (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries Book 30)
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]]> <![CDATA[Rolling in the Dough (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries Book 29)]]> 124928788 Life does the strangest things�
When you least expect it.
Just when Dogwood Donuts owner and amateur sleuth, Maggie Sharpe, is relieved because things seem to be going well, an out of the blue appearance by a stranger turns her world upside down.

Her favorite cantankerous employee, Orson, tries to take some very strange news in stride, but it winds up impacting him more than anyone could have anticipated.

Of course, while the Dogwood Donuts team is in upheaval from the odd turn of events, a body is discovered, and this time, it just hits differently.

Maggie is in the midst of investigating the murder, when a more personal and profound situation occurs.
Stressed and worried, she has to get to the bottom of things in this gripping tale. Can she find the killer and solve the case?

Find out in this edge-of-your-seat Culinary Cozy Mystery!
]]> 110 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.64 Rolling in the Dough (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries Book 29)
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]]> <![CDATA[Filling in the Blanks (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries Book 27)]]> 122495572 Sometimes an innocent choice�
Comes back to bite you.
With her business partner still at home recovering from a nasty bout of botulism, amateur sleuth and Dogwood Donut Shop owner, Maggie Sharpe has hired a new employee to help pick up the slack.

The new hire unfortunately seems to be a bit too big for his britches, however, and Maggie questions her wisdom in hiring him.

Things go from bad to way, way worse, however, when a private investigator who came to the shop looking for him is found dead.

The new employee is the main suspect in the case, and Maggie has to know whether or not he’s actually the culprit, so she investigates immediately.

What she finds is that the suspect pops up around every corner, always trying to convince Maggie of his innocence. Further complicating things is another source thrown into the mix, who is saying things that just don’t add up.

Not knowing who to believe or trust, Maggie is left to untangle the web of intrigue. Will she get to the truth in time? And if she does, will she discover that she’s had a murderer in her shop the whole time?

Find out in this exciting Culinary Cozy Mystery.
]]> 110 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.55 Filling in the Blanks (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries Book 27)
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]]> <![CDATA[Breakers Dozen (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries Book 28)]]> 123203857 Sometimes long-buried secrets�
Can lead to murder.
Dogwood Donuts shop owner and amateur sleuth, Maggie Sharpe, makes a rather disturbing discovery while renovating her house � one that makes her wonder about her dear old aunt, who willed the home to her.

Determined to defend her late aunt’s honor, Maggie embarks upon an investigation which leads her to question things that she never thought she would.

At this pivotal time in her life, Maggie desperately wants to believe that what she knew � or thought she knew � her whole life, wasn’t a lie.

Will solving a crime bring her the answers that she needs?
Find out in this exciting Culinary Cozy Mystery!
]]> 112 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.62 Breakers Dozen (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries Book 28)
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]]> <![CDATA[Tough as They Crumb (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries Book 26)]]> 86096358 You might be able to mess with Maggie�
But when her best friend is a target, someone is going down.
Dogwood Mountain Donuts is expanding and owner/amateur sleuth, Maggie Sharpe is eager to see her city councilwoman bestie, Ruby, onstage at the ribbon cutting.

After the big event, a frantic crowd gathers at the site of the ribbon cutting, where several council members have come down with disturbing symptoms.

Once she returns to her shop, Maggie is terrified when her friend Ruby arrives, clearly in distress, and has to be rushed to the hospital, fighting for her life.

Consumed by worry over her stricken friend, Maggie is thrown into a tailspin when a high-profile murder is uncovered.

Ruby’s condition is grave, and Maggie can’t just stand by and do nothing, so she dives into investigating, determined to discover the truth behind the illnesses and death.

Will she solve the crime before she or someone she loves pays the price?
Find out in this delectable Culinary Cozy Mystery!
]]> 118 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.63 Tough as They Crumb (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries Book 26)
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]]> <![CDATA[Baking Matters Worse (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries Book 25)]]> 75607601 Sometimes where there’s smoke�
There’s murder.
Dogwood Donuts shop owner and amateur sleuth, Maggie Sharpe, is taking her delectable donuts on the road.

She’s heading to a cooking convention in the Smoky Mountains with her bestie and a gaggle of other friends and plans to make a vacation out of the experience.

Things take a dark turn at the convention, however, when a speaker keels over in the midst of his presentation.

Though she tries hard to avoid it, Maggie becomes embroiled in the investigation, while wondering just exactly what’s going on within her own little group.

Faced with more questions than answers, Maggie is determined to get to the truth.
Will the truth be more than she can handle?

Find out in this exciting Culinary Cozy Mystery!
]]> 120 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.51 Baking Matters Worse (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries Book 25)
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]]> <![CDATA[Glaze of Glory (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries Book 24)]]> 68051453 A little competition can be a healthy thing�
Or it can be murder.
When a new competitor, with shoddy business practices and an inferior product comes to town, Dogwood Donuts owner, Maggie Sharpe isn’t terribly concerned.

And then a body is discovered.

The suspects are mean and many, and amateur sleuth Maggie dives into investigating. A close encounter that feels more like a kidnapping attempt leaves her reeling for a moment, but she snaps back, more determined than ever to solve the case.

No one messes with Maggie and her crew and gets away with it, but a major twist of events blindsides her.

A little adversity never deters her, but will a twist of fate turn her world upside down? Find out in this exciting Cozy Culinary Mystery!
]]> 110 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.47 Glaze of Glory (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries Book 24)
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]]> <![CDATA[Donut You Dare (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries Book 23)]]> 63837477 Sometimes…things just aren’t fair...
Even at the fair.
Dogwood Donut Shop owner, Maggie Sharpe is providing an unusual service at the county fair’s eating contests. Her donuts are supposed to be palate cleansers, which works out great until one of the contestants takes a dive into his platter of hot peppers.

While Maggie is confident…mostly…that her delectable donuts have nothing to do with what happened to the contestant, she’s determined to find out what really happened, and why.

With pressure mounting, and her kitchen closed, she devotes her energies and attention to investigating the contestant’s death. Her group of amazing friends prove once again that she can totally rely on them when the heat is on and she finds herself in sticky situations.

Suspects abound and Maggie feels the pressure as she digs to discover the truth. Can she solve the crime in time?

Find out in this exciting and delicious Culinary Cozy Mystery!
]]> 114 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.53 Donut You Dare (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries Book 23)
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]]> <![CDATA[Starch Enemy (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #21)]]> 62987473 Sometimes good deeds�
Definitely don’t go unpunished.
Donut shop owner, and reluctant amateur sleuth, Maggie Sharpe, is having a hard time finding staff members for her newest location.

One of her new hires single-handedly steps in to foil the plans of a group of people who are up to no good and winds up becoming a suspect when one of the group is found dead.

Maggie doesn’t know the new hire that well yet, but she has to trust her instincts and get to the bottom of what happened, one way or another.

When she sets out, determined to discover the truth that will either exonerate or implicate her employee, Maggie ends up getting herself in an awfully sticky situation.

Can she solve the case and find a sweet resolution?
Find out in this delicious Cozy Culinary Mystery!]]> 108 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.55 Starch Enemy (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #21)
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]]> <![CDATA[Deal Baker (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #22)]]> 63277918 Sometimes trouble arrives on your doorstep�
By special delivery.
Dogwood Donuts shop owner, Maggie Sharpe, is a bit frustrated when she receives a call from the shop that there is trouble with a delivery order.

When she arrives, the delivery driver is being difficult, but he’s the least of her worries when they hear a man’s voice calling for help from the alley.

Things turn from bad to worse when the driver disappears and the man in distress dies on the way to the hospital.

Maggie wants to find out why the delivery company is scamming her, but since she believes the two situations are related, she finds herself in serious trouble the deeper she digs.

As time goes on, more questions arise and the answers become harder to find.

Can she get to the bottom of the mess left behind by the delivery company, or will she find herself next on the victim list.]]> 74 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.49 Deal Baker (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #22)
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]]> <![CDATA[None the Riser (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #20)]]> 62818877 Something’s fishy at Dogwood Mountain.
The picturesque town of Dogwood Mountain, MO draws sportsmen and nature lovers from all over, which should mean great business for donut shop owner and amateur sleuth, Maggie Sharpe.

The season looks promising when a group of fishermen, as well as a group of ladies who love birdwatching, come to town, but chaos reigns supreme when a fight breaks out and a man ends up dead.

When a second victim is discovered, Maggie knows that she has to step in and try to get to the bottom of the mess that’s turning her idyllic little town upside down.

With a long list of potential suspects, and everyone in town looking over their shoulders, Maggie has her work cut out for her, but she’s determined to dig up the truth.

Can she do it in time?
Find out in this exciting Cozy Mystery!]]> 77 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.40 None the Riser (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #20)
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]]> <![CDATA[One of Those Glaze (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #19)]]> 62604413 Sometimes always looking over your shoulder�
Is the safest thing to do.
Maggie Sharpe, amateur sleuth, and owner of Dogwood Donuts in the stunning Ozark Mountains, is astonished and worried when she hears reports that local women are being followed in their cars in the wee hours of the night.

She always tries to be careful and mindful of her situations and surroundings, but the thought that she or her friends could become the victim of a serial stalker has her seriously rattled.

The situation takes a dark and terrifying turn when Maggie realizes that she’s being followed, and someone much too close for comfort keeps popping up in the oddest of ways.

The determined sleuth isn’t quite sure who to trust or even what is real, but what she does know is that she refuses to back down to anyone, even a potential killer, and she will fiercely protect those closest to her, no matter what the cost.

Can Maggie solve the crime before she or one of her friends becomes the next victim?
Grab a donut and your favorite beverage and find out in this exciting Cozy Culinary Mystery!]]> 112 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.59 One of Those Glaze (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #19)
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]]> <![CDATA[Meet Your Batch (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #18)]]> 62217967 If you do one thing well�
Can you do two things better?
Dogwood Donuts shop owner, and amateur sleuth, Maggie Sharpe, has her hands full, working on getting her next store up and running, with her son Bradley at the helm.

Her new hires at the existing store are doing well, but when a strange, unpleasant woman comes in looking for one of the new employees, Naomi, Maggie is convinced that something isn’t right.

Her suspicions are validated when the strange woman is found dead and Naomi is nowhere to be found.
Maggie immediately goes into sleuthing mode, to find a killer and make sure that Naomi is safe.

The stakes are even higher when she discovers that two other people are also looking for her new employee.

Can she catch a killer and find Naomi…before someone else does?
Find out in this deliciously exciting Cozy Culinary Mystery!]]> 77 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.51 Meet Your Batch (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #18)
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]]> <![CDATA[Easy Come, Easy Dough (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #17)]]> 62023116 When Mama Bear is on the case�
She’ll settle for nothing less than the truth.
Dogwood Donuts owner and amateur sleuth, Maggie Sharpe, is in a bit of a pickle when her son, who is home and looking for a job, goes to an interview. He’s on time and has been looking forward to the meeting, but the interviewer never shows and is later found dead.

Rattled, Maggie wants to make sure that her son is safe, even if he’s not a suspect, so she does what she does best and starts investigating.

What she discovers is that sometimes it’s not just who committed the crime that matters…but why they committed the crime. And how.

Follow along on Maggie’s quest for truth, in a case that has more questions than answers, and more twists than a cinnamon glazed donut!]]> 79 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.59 Easy Come, Easy Dough (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #17)
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]]> <![CDATA[Cruller Me Surprised (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #16)]]> 61767543 When life seems too good to be true�
It usually is.
Dogwood Donuts owner and amateur sleuth, Maggie Sharpe receives some good news.
Very good news.
It seems that big things are happening for her, her family, and friends, and she’s on top of the world.

Until she discovers a body at the lake, covered in trash. As if having to take the time for a murder investigation didn’t put enough on her plate, things get further complicated when some activists come to town, looking for trouble…and finding it.

Then, when it seems that things couldn’t possibly get worse, another body is found.
Maggie has no idea whom she can trust, but she’s determined to uncover the truth, before someone else becomes a victim.

Time is not on her side � can she solve the case?
Find out in this exciting Cozy Culinary Mystery!]]> 122 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.54 Cruller Me Surprised (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #16)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Hole Truth (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #15)]]> 61377866 Growth is a good thing usually�
Until it leads to murder.
The charming Ozark town of Dogwood Mountain, Missouri is a popular tourist destination, and local business owners are looking for ways to bring even more folks in.

When a nonprofit group visits the town touting new ways to propel the town forward, Dogwood Donuts owner and amateur sleuth, Maggie Sharpe, shows up eager to hear their message.

The meeting dissolves into a disaster, however, and just when it seems like things couldn’t get any worse, a body is discovered.

Maggie’s thoughts of growth have to be tabled in the face of such scandal, and she takes it upon herself to solve the case and save the reputation of her beloved town. Can she solve the crime so that Dogwood Mountain has a chance to grow?

Find out in this delicious Cozy Mystery!]]> 128 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.54 The Hole Truth (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #15)
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]]> <![CDATA[Cake it to Heart (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #14)]]> 61217081 Nothing is more fun, or more work, than a wedding.
But the arrangements can be murder.
Dogwood Donuts owner, Maggie Sharpe, has her hands full with running her shop and food truck in the quaint, cozy town of Dogwood Mountain, Missouri, and shepherding her staff as they work to prepare for a wedding for one of their very own.

Every detail must be perfect, and she is determined that the special day will go off without a hitch.
Then the cake baker pulls out of their contract.

Another baker comes to the rescue, but wedding preparations take a turn for the worse when a body is found.

With arrangements plunged into chaos and the possibility of jailtime for the bride looming over all of it, Maggie and her staff must solve the crime and save the wedding.

Will wedding bells give way to death knells?
Find out in this exciting Cozy Mystery!]]> 134 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.52 Cake it to Heart (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #14)
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]]> <![CDATA[First to Dough (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #13)]]> 61084880 It never rains but it pours.
Dogwood Donuts shop owner and amateur sleuth, Maggie Sharpe has her hands full with the Spring Fling, and her donut truck is doing a booming business as well.

Things get a bit strange, however, when someone in a truck begins to make a nuisance of themselves at the donut shop. Maggie wonders if the driver of the truck is stalking either her, or one of her employees.

The cherry on the cake for Maggie is that two of her employees seem to be at war with one another, at a time when she needs them to be on top of their game.

When a town councilwoman turns up dead, everyone in town wonders if there’s a connection to Maggie’s Spring Fling, so Maggie is catapulted directly into investigating a murder. Can she get things back on track at the donut shop, figure out the identity of the mysterious truck driver, and solve a murder without crumbling under the stress?

Check out this exciting Cozy Mystery to find out!]]> 140 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.57 First to Dough (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #13)
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]]> <![CDATA[Bake Your Claim (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #12)]]> 60889825 You can’t always believe what you read�
Dogwood Donuts owner and amateur sleuth, Maggie Sharpe, is less than enthusiastic about the prospect of being interviewed by a journalist, particularly one who is rude and unprofessional. But when the journalist claims that she can get a story to go national, Maggie reluctantly agrees.
The arrangements for the interview are made, but when Maggie doesn’t hear back from the woman, she begins to worry. After further investigation, Maggie finds out that the journalist is known for writing hit pieces, which makes her want to call off the interview but she still can’t get in touch with the woman. Much to Maggie’s horror, the woman is found dead…while in the middle of writing the story about the donut shop.
While rumors abound, Maggie sets out to prove that the journalist wasn’t quite who she claimed to be. With her best friend in tow, she dives into an investigation, hoping to discover the whole truth about the journalist.
Suspects are abundant, but there’s still one big piece of the puzzle that’s missing and Maggie isn’t sure she’ll be able to get the answers that she needs in order to bring the case to a close.
Can she find the truth and save her reputation?
Find out in this delicious Cozy Mystery!]]> 132 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.51 Bake Your Claim (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #12)
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]]> <![CDATA[Fried and True (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #11)]]> 60814270 Stress relief can often come from the great outdoors�
Unless a body shows up.
Donut shop owner and amateur sleuth, Maggie Sharpe, has been doing her level best to keep the locals and the tourists from an annual feud that seems to be getting worse every year.
But sometimes even the best efforts at peace can go awry.

After several odd encounters between the two factions, some escalating to the point of being dangerous, a body is found.
Maggie, as peacemaker, gets caught in the middle, and her only way out of the mess is to find out the truth. Her hunch isn’t popular, but she’s convinced that she can get to the bottom of the mystery.

Her good heart sometimes gets in her way. Will it lead her to danger?
Find out in this exciting Culinary Cozy Mystery!]]> 128 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.44 Fried and True (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #11)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Hidden Jam (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #9)]]> 60549875 If you want to mess with Maggie�
You’d better think twice.
When what looks like petty crime becomes personal, donut shop owner and amateur sleuth, Maggie Sharpe, doesn’t take it sitting down.
It was bad enough that her shop was robbed and vandalized, but when she becomes the victim of a personal attack, Maggie vows to get to the bottom of what’s going on.
It would be a natural assumption that having the Chief of Police as a boyfriend would seem like an asset under the circumstances, but when it turns out that a family member of his might be involved, things get stickier than a warm glazed donut.
The heat in the kitchen is cranked up a notch when the person of interest in the case is found dead.
Will Maggie solve the case and find out who she can truly trust?
Find out in this delectable Cozy Mystery!]]> 134 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.49 A Hidden Jam (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #9)
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]]> <![CDATA[Knead 'em and Weep (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #10)]]> 60674896 Sometimes life can be�
A pain in the bass.
Dogwood Donuts shop owner and amateur sleuth, Maggie Sharpe, is taking her newly launched donut truck to its first event, a local bass fishing tournament.
Maggie makes a new friend, which makes dealing with temperamental fishermen much easier to handle. That is, until her new friend becomes a murder victim.
Regretting her decision to bring the truck to the tournament, despite the fact that she’s selling out of everything every day, Maggie finds herself in the middle of a mess, and is determined to unravel it and solve the crime.
She’ll learn soon enough never to judge a book by its cover…but will it be too late?
Find out in this delicious Cozy Mystery!]]> 130 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.47 Knead 'em and Weep (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #10)
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]]> <![CDATA[Love is a Batterfield (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #8)]]> 60446452 Misery loves company�
And so does murder.
Dogwood Donuts owner, Maggie Sharpe is in for a surprise when an unexpected visitor pops in. What should have been a lovely visit turns dark and deadly, when the visitor is accused of murder.
Maggie, of course, dives in to get to the bottom of the matter and find out the truth, but she’s worried that the truth may end up being something well beyond anything that she could’ve imagined.
Sometimes emotional dynamite comes in small packages, and Maggie is faced with a bombshell of a revelation. Mysteries don’t always mean murder, and Maggie’s life is about to change.
Find out why in this twisty, turny, wonderfully delicious Cozy Mystery!]]> 124 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.53 Love is a Batterfield (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #8)
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]]> <![CDATA[Sweet Suite Revenge (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #6)]]> 60172129 Two bodies, plus too much time on your hands�
Can cause a heap of trouble.
Dogwood Donuts owner, Maggie Sharpe, doesn’t handle boredom very well, and she’s been twiddling her thumbs since she had to close the shop while the roof is being redone. Desperate for distraction, she and her bff take a road trip to stay at a vacation rental.
Two deaths under suspicious circumstances turn her impromptu getaway into bit of a nightmare, and just when she thinks that things couldn’t possibly get worse, an ice storm causes a power outage.
There’s a mysterious stranger who seems to be stalking her, and Maggie wonders if she’s next on the killer’s list.
Nothing about the case makes sense until, at last, everything does…but will it be too late?
Find out in this delectable Cozy Mystery!]]> 138 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.45 Sweet Suite Revenge (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #6)
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]]> <![CDATA[Icing the Blues (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #7)]]> 60306781 Donuts are on wheels�
And murder is on the move.
Donut shop owner, and amateur sleuth, Maggie Sharpe, has invested in a food truck, and is preparing for its debut at a local art fair.
When a member of the fair board turns up dead, all roads seem to lead to one person, yet everyone seems to be acting strangely, and the suspect list grows by leaps and bounds.
Unable to resist the pull of her insatiable curiosity, Maggie dives into investigating the murder. Will she solve it before she either gets framed for the crime, or becomes the next victim?
Find out in this delicious Cozy Mystery!]]> 124 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.51 Icing the Blues (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #7)
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]]> <![CDATA[Treat and Run (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #5)]]> 60057053 Sometimes storm clouds can dampen even the most romantic holiday of all�
And so can murder.
It’s Valentine’s Day in Dogwood Mountain, Missouri and donut shop owner, Maggie Sharpe, has tasked one of her employees with the job of hosting their holiday celebration.
Things are going well until an unexpected storm hits the town and there’s a hit and run involving one of the guests at a local bed and breakfast, who was just at Maggie’s shop hours before.
When the storm causes flooding and the roads close, everyone is afraid that the Treats for the Sweet event will be a bust. Just when Maggie thinks her stress level can’t get any higher, it turns out that the hit and run is anything but accidental.
Struggling with a lack of suspects, Maggie casts a wary eye toward the object of her affection’s old flame, hoping that she’s not being overly biased, under the circumstances.
Hopeful that the clouds will clear, both literally and figuratively, and that the Treats for the Sweet event can be saved, she dives headfirst into investigating.
Sleuth alongside Maggie in Dogwood Mountain, where romance is in the air and murder is afoot in this delightful Culinary Cozy Mystery.]]> 138 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.43 Treat and Run (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #5)
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]]> <![CDATA[Cakes and Pains (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #4)]]> 59838021 When the past comes calling�
Sometimes a best friend has to do battle.
Owner of Dogwood Donuts and amateur sleuth, Maggie Sharpe, has noticed that something strange is going on with her best friend and donut shop manager, Ruby Cobb.
She’s distant, snappy, and facing a murder charge�
Someone from Ruby’s past has come back to haunt her in more ways than one and when they’re found dead, with all evidence pointing back to her, Maggie steps in, refusing to believe that her sweet bestie could ever do something so horrible.
A few not so friendly faces show up at the donut shop and it’s nearly impossible for Maggie to know who to trust, but she refuses to stand by while her friend takes the fall.
Can she discover the truth and save Ruby from being arrested for a crime that she didn’t commit?
Find out in this delicious Cozy Mystery!]]> 152 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.47 Cakes and Pains (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Rough and Crumble (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #3)]]> 59754827 Looks can be deceiving...
When an accident is actually a murder.
Amateur sleuth and proud owner of Dogwood Donuts, Maggie Sharpe, was gearing up for the holidays and having just another normal day in charming southern Missouri, when an unfortunate accident occurred in front of her shop in the wee hours of the morning. When a bus full of elderly potential witnesses on their way to a Christmas event puts out a distress call, Maggie feels obligated to find some answers.

She discovers that what she thought was an accident was actually a murder, which makes things anything but jolly in Dogwood Mountain. Maggie dives right into investigating the strange event and just when she’s certain that she’s found all the answers she’d been looking for, information is uncovered that might just lead back to someone whom she’s invited into her life and her shop.

Dealing with a crime that hits way too close to home, especially during the holidays, wasn’t at all what Maggie had expected, but she’s determined to see it through so that she can enjoy the season and get back to making her Brownie Crumble donuts.

Will she solve the crime and save the day before it’s too late?
Find out in this delicious holiday Cozy Mystery!]]> 138 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.27 Rough and Crumble (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Filling Account (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #2)]]> 59636476 Sometimes chasing down memories�
Can lead to murder.
Dogwood Donuts owner, Maggie Sharpe, is busy preparing for the introduction of a new lunch feature at her shop. To clear her mind after long hours at work, she takes walks around the neighborhood and her route takes her by the old house on the hill that used to belong to her aunt.
It seems someone is doing renovations and Maggie becomes curious about the new owner. When curiosity makes her take a closer look, the disgruntled owner makes it abundantly clear that she’s not welcome.
A suspicious incident happens at the house, a body is discovered, and all fingers seem to be pointing at Maggie. Long lost friends and relatives come out of the woodwork when Maggie tries to get to the bottom of the tragedy and she quickly finds out that people are not at all who they seem to be in this small town.
Can she solve the crime and save the day? Find out in this deliciously suspenseful Cozy Mystery!
]]> 150 Emma Ainsley Heather 0 to-read 4.31 A Filling Account (Raised and Glazed Cozy Mysteries, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Pleading the Fish (Seaside Café Mysteries, #7)]]> 58260463
Café owner and amateur sleuth Everly Swan, like every Swan woman before her, is cursed in love. The only problem? Her fiancé Detective Grady Hayes has something to say about it—he doesn't believe in magic and is determined to prove the curse wrong so they can spend their lives together. Everly wishes it could be so simple!

It feels like a sign when a historian looking into Swan history is found dead in an antique wishing well, and Everly fears the curse is spreading. Grady takes the case, looking to find justice and prove the curse wrong, while Everly does a bit of investigating on her own. Big change is coming for Everly and her friends, but with mysterious strangers lurking about and someone leaving increasingly threatening messages for the happy couple, Everly's not sure she'll get her happily-ever-after!]]> 336 Bree Baker 172823865X Heather 0 to-read 4.31 2022 Pleading the Fish (Seaside Café Mysteries, #7)
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]]> <![CDATA[Partners in Lime (Seaside Café Mysteries, #6)]]> 55946688 336 Bree Baker 1728238625 Heather 0 to-read 4.03 2021 Partners in Lime (Seaside Café Mysteries, #6)
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]]> <![CDATA[Closely Harbored Secrets (Seaside Café Mystery, #5)]]> 51684866
It's almost Halloween, and the small island of Charm, North Carolina is decked out for the festivities. When Everly Swan agrees to close her iced tea shop early to help her aunts host their annual haunted historic walking tour, she expects some good-natured spooks. But the night turns grave when one of the ghostly actors is found dead. To complicate matters, the victim scratched Everly's name into the ground before she died, making her a key suspect.

The murder mystery heats up when Everly's potential boo, Detective Grady, takes the case―and he definitely doesn't want her getting involved. Will their seaside romance be threatened by all the ghostly drama? But when a phantom sailor straight out of local legend starts leaving Everly threatening messages, she has to get involved... With a local election under way, ghosts on the loose, and a search for long-lost buried treasure, Everly can't help but stir the pot!]]> 308 Bree Baker 1728205751 Heather 0 to-read 4.15 2020 Closely Harbored Secrets (Seaside Café Mystery, #5)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Call for Kelp (Seaside Café Mystery, #4)]]> 49811834 It's sink or swim for Everly with her most bizarre case yet!

Everly Swan is busy as a bee running her beachside iced tea shop, and the small island of Charm, North Carolina is abuzz-Mitzi Calgon, an iconic Hollywood actress, is in town! Everly's great-aunts are making a documentary about beekeeping and Mira has agreed to help. But when the actress turns up dead, reporters and fans swarm the island, muddying the water and disrupting the peaceful lives of the townspeople.

Everly's never been good at minding her own beeswax, so she starts following her own leads and combing through the evidence. Then there's the mystery of Detective Hays-ever since their kiss under the mistletoe, he's been acting distant. And he's annoyingly determined to keep Everly away from the case. But when she receives a cryptic warning to "Bee Careful", Everly realizes that she's gotten herself into a really sticky situation...

The fourth book in Bree Baker's Seaside Café Mystery series, readers of Joanne Fluke and Kate Carlisle will love A Call for Kelp!

]]> 352 Bree Baker 1728205727 Heather 0 to-read 4.04 2020 A Call for Kelp (Seaside Café Mystery, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Tide and Punishment (Seaside Café Mystery, #3)]]> 43352261 No one dreams of a killer Christmas...

It's Christmastime in Charm, North Carolina, and while Everly Swan would prefer to focus on decorating her iced tea shop for its first holiday season, Great-Aunt Fran has decided to run for mayor against her long-time nemesis. But when the other candidate turns up dead just before the first scheduled debate, all eyes turn to Fran as the suspect with the most obvious motive.

Everly knows her sweet, elderly Aunt Fran couldn't have murdered anyone, but as she struggles to find the real killer, it begins to seem like this may be the last merry Christmas her family may ever have.

]]> 286 Bree Baker 1492664812 Heather 0 to-read 4.06 2019 Tide and Punishment (Seaside Café Mystery, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[No Good Tea Goes Unpunished (Seaside Café Mystery, #2)]]> 40577986
Catering her childhood friend’s beachfront wedding was a dream come true for Everly Swan—and, with hundreds of guests in attendance, great exposure for her new iced tea shop and café. But when the well-to-do groom is found floating facedown in the surf, the locals of Charm, North Carolina turn their suspicions on his new bride. Could she have been so desperate to lay hands on his fortune that she arranged for his murder even before they set off on their honeymoon?

Everly knows her lovestruck friend couldn’t be behind the murder, but with clues pointing in several directions, she can’t decide which wedding guest is the most likely culprit. Meanwhile, the frustratingly handsome Detective Hays has made it clear that Everly should stay out of the investigation altogether. But with a killer on the loose and a feeling that someone is watching her café very closely, Everly knows that if she can’t solve this murder soon, her cake might be iced for good.]]> 330 Bree Baker 1492664782 Heather 0 to-read 3.98 2019 No Good Tea Goes Unpunished (Seaside Café Mystery, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Live and Let Chai (Seaside Café Mystery, #1)]]> 36348876 The first book in a delightful new beachside cozy mystery series!

Trouble is brewing in Everly's new café. Can she bag the culprit?

Life hasn't been so sweet for Everly Swan over the past couple of years, but now that she is back in her seaside hometown and the proud owner of a little iced tea shop and café right on the beach, things are finally starting to look up--until a curmudgeonly customer turns up dead on the boardwalk. With one of her hallmark glass tea jars lying right next to him and an autopsy that reports poison in his system, it doesn't look good for Everly or her brand new business.

As the townspeople of Charm, formerly so welcoming and homey, turn their back on Everly, she fights to dig up clues about who could have had it in for the former town councilman. With a maddeningly handsome detective discouraging her from uncovering leads and a series of anonymous attacks on Everly and her business, it will take everything she's got to keep this mystery from boiling over.]]> 346 Bree Baker 1492664758 Heather 0 to-read 3.85 2018 Live and Let Chai (Seaside Café Mystery, #1)
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]]> Caught 6681454
Wendy Tynes is a reporter on a mission, to identify and bring down sexual predators via elaborate—and nationally televised—sting operations. Working with local police on her news program Caught in the Act, Wendy and her team have publicly shamed dozens of men by the time she encounters her latest target. Dan Mercer is a social worker known as a friend to troubled teens, but his story soon becomes more complicated than Wendy could have imagined.]]> 388 Harlan Coben 052595158X Heather 0 to-read 3.96 2010 Caught
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]]> <![CDATA[Nobody’s Fool (Detective Sami Kierce #2)]]> 217394492 In this stunningly twisty thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben, a secret from former Detective Sami Kierce’s college days comes back to haunt him. His memory is clear, but all these years later, the facts don’t add up…which is something he cannot ignore.

Sami Kierce, a young college grad backpacking in Spain with friends, wakes up one morning, covered in blood. There’s a knife in his hand. Beside him, the body of his girlfriend. Anna. Dead. He doesn’t know what happened. His screams drown out his thoughts—and then he runs.

Twenty-two years later, Kierce, now a private investigator, is a new father who’s working off his debts by doing low level surveillance jobs and teaching wannabe sleuths at a night school in New York City. One evening, he recognizes a familiar face at the back of the classroom. Anna. It’s unmistakably her. As soon as Kierce makes eye contact with her, she bolts. For Kierce there is no choice. He knows he must find this woman and solve the impossible mystery that has haunted his every waking moment since that terrible day.

His investigation will bring him face-to-face with his past—and prove, after all this time, he’s nobody’s fool.]]> 352 Harlan Coben 1538756358 Heather 0 to-read 4.10 2025 Nobody’s Fool (Detective Sami Kierce #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Fool Me Once (Detective Sami Kierce #1)]]> 26109394 A widowed veteran gets the shock of her life in this impossible-to-put-down thriller

Former special ops pilot Maya, home from the war, sees an unthinkable image captured by her nanny cam while she is at work: her two-year-old daughter playing with Maya’s husband, Joe—who was brutally murdered two weeks earlier. The provocative question at the heart of the mystery: Can you believe everything you see with your own eyes, even when you desperately want to? To find the answer, Maya must finally come to terms with deep secrets and deceit in her own past before she can face the unbelievable truth about her husband—and herself.]]> 387 Harlan Coben 0525955097 Heather 0 to-read 3.90 2016 Fool Me Once (Detective Sami Kierce #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Teacher (DS Imogen Grey, #1)]]> 28689742 You’re wrong...

The body of the head teacher of an exclusive Devon school is found hanging from the rafters in the assembly hall.

Hours earlier he’d received a package, and only he could understand the silent message it conveyed. It meant the end.

As Exeter suffers a rising count of gruesome deaths, troubled DS Imogen Grey and DS Adrian Miles must solve the case and make their city safe again.

But as they’re drawn into a network of corruption, lies and exploitation, every step brings them closer to grim secrets hidden at the heart of their community.

And once they learn what’s motivating this killer, will they truly want to stop him?

SMART. GRIPPING. GRUESOME.

This is a psychological crime thriller in a class of its own.

WARNING: Most definitely not for the faint-hearted!]]> 402 Katerina Diamond 0008171335 Heather 0 to-read 3.86 2016 The Teacher (DS Imogen Grey, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[No One Was Supposed to Die at This Wedding (The Vacation Mysteries, #2)]]> 217387750 The second in a witty, USA Today bestselling series following author Eleanor Dash as she goes from wedding guest to murder mystery investigator at her best friend’s wedding on Catalina Island.

Attending your best friend’s wedding should be a piece of (wedding) cake, but not for Eleanor Dash, bestselling author of the Vacation Mysteries series. Because murder seems to follow her every time she goes on vacation and is definitely her uninvited plus-one to the special occasion.

Emma Wood, Eleanor’s best friend since childhood, is starring in the movie adaptation of When in Rome, Eleanor’s first novel. Emma is also marrying Fred Winters, a major movie star and Emma’s co-star, who just happens to be playing Connor Smith, Eleanor’s ex and leading man of the series.

Filming wraps and they invite the whole cast and crew to their wedding at nearby Catalina Island. There may be a storm headed their way—because of course there is—but nothing will stop their nuptials . . . that is until Emma receives a note that says “Someone is going to die at the wedding.�

Eleanor is a professional at this point, and she’ll do everything she can to uncover the murderer so true love can prevail . . . before it’s too late for her and the rest of the storm-trapped wedding party.]]> 352 Catherine Mack 1250326133 Heather 0 to-read 3.91 2025 No One Was Supposed to Die at This Wedding (The Vacation Mysteries, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies (The Vacation Mysteries, #1)]]> 195790849 Ten days, eight suspects, six cities, five authors, three bodies . . . one trip to die for.

All that bestselling author Eleanor Dash wants is to get through her book tour in Italy and kill off her main character, Connor Smith, in the next in her Vacation Mysteries series―is that too much to ask?

Clearly, because when an attempt is made on the real Connor’s life―the handsome but infuriating con man she got mixed up with ten years ago and now can't get out of her life―Eleanor’s enlisted to help solve the case.

Contending with literary rivals, rabid fans, a stalker―and even her ex, Oliver, who turns up unexpectedly―theories are bandied about, and rivalries, rifts, and broken hearts are revealed. But who’s really trying to get away with murder?

Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies is the irresistible and hilarious series debut from Catherine Mack, introducing bestselling fictional author Eleanor Dash on her Italian book tour that turns into a real-life murder mystery, as her life starts to imitate the world in her books.]]> 342 Catherine Mack 1250325854 Heather 0 currently-reading 3.47 2024 Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies (The Vacation Mysteries, #1)
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]]> Jackknife 229214151 New York Times bestselling author Joe Hill.

Dennis awakens something evil when he removes a decades-old jackknife from the trunk of a gnarled old sycamore. Once pinned in place—now thoughtlessly freed—the tree returns to its roots. An act of vigilante justice took place under its boughs long ago. But its taste for blood has only grown stronger�

Joe Hill’s Jackknife is part of The Shivers, a collection of haunting stories that reveal the otherworldly terrors all around us. Once you know, there’s no going back. Read or listen to each story in one unsettling sitting.]]> 46 Joe Hill 166253213X Heather 0 currently-reading 3.66 2025 Jackknife
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]]> The Boyfriend 208503280 She's looking for the perfect man. He's looking for the perfect victim.

Sydney Shaw, like every single woman in New York, has terrible luck with dating. She’s seen it men who lie in their dating profile, men who stick her with the dinner bill, and worst of all, men who can't shut up about their mothers. But finally, she hits the jackpot.

Her new boyfriend is utterly perfect. He's charming, handsome, and works as a doctor at a local hospital. Sydney is swept off her feet.

Then the brutal murder of a young woman―the latest in a string of deaths across the coast―confounds police. The primary suspect? A mystery man who dates his victims before he kills them.

Sydney should feel safe. After all, she is dating the guy of her dreams. But she can’t shake her own suspicions that the perfect man may not be as perfect as he seems. Because someone is watching her every move, and if she doesn’t get to the truth, she’ll be the killer’s next victim...

A dark story about obsession and the things we’ll do for love, #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden proves that crimes of passion are often the bloodiest…]]> 368 Freida McFadden 1728296226 Heather 0 to-read 3.95 2024 The Boyfriend
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]]> The Crash 216223604 The nightmare she’s running from is nothing compared to where she’s headed.

Tegan is eight months pregnant, alone, and desperately wants to put her crumbling life in the rearview mirror. So she hits the road, planning to stay with her brother until she can figure out her next move. But she doesn’t realize she’s heading straight into a blizzard.

She never arrives at her destination.

Stranded in rural Maine with a dead car and broken ankle, Tegan worries she’s made a terrible mistake. Then a miracle she is rescued by a couple who offers her a room in their warm cabin until the snow clears.

But something isn’t right. Tegan believed she was waiting out the storm, but as time ticks by, she comes to realize she is in grave danger. This safe haven isn’t what she thought it was, and staying here may have been her most deadly mistake yet.

And now she must do whatever it takes to save herself—and her unborn child.

A gut-wrenching story of motherhood, survival, and twisted expectations, #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden delivers a snowbound thriller that will chill you to the bone.
]]> 384 Freida McFadden 1464232989 Heather 0 to-read 3.58 2025 The Crash
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]]> The Wife Upstairs 52636419
A great career. A handsome and loving husband. A beautiful home in the suburbs and a plan to fill it with children. Life is perfect—or so it seems.

Then she’s in a terrible accident� and everything falls apart.

Now Victoria is unable to walk. She can’t feed or dress herself. She can’t even speak. She is confined to the top floor of her house with twenty-four-hour care.

Sylvia Robinson is hired by Victoria’s husband to help care for her. But it turns out Victoria isn’t as impaired as Sylvia was led to believe. There’s a story Victoria desperately wants to tell... if only she could get out the words.

Then Sylvia discovers Victoria’s diary hidden away in a drawer.

And what’s inside is shocking.]]> 414 Freida McFadden Heather 0 to-read 4.08 2020 The Wife Upstairs
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]]> <![CDATA[Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave (Finlay Donovan, #5)]]> 211003787 From New York Times bestseller and Edgar-Award nominee Elle Cosimano, comes Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave—the hugely anticipated next installment in the fan-favorite Finlay Donovan series.

Finlay Donovan may have skeletons in her closet . . . but at least there's not a body in her backyard.

Finlay Donovan and her nanny/partner-in-crime, Vero, have not always gotten along with Finlay’s elderly neighbor, Mrs. Haggerty, the community busybody and president of the neighborhood watch. But when a dead body is discovered in her backyard, Mrs. Haggerty needs their help. At first a suspect, Mrs. Haggerty is cleared by the police, but her house remains an active crime scene. She has nowhere to go . . . except Finlay’s house, right across the street.

Finlay and Vero have no interest in getting involved in another murder case—or sacrificing either of their bedrooms. After all, they’ve dealt with enough murders over the last four months to last a lifetime and they both would much rather share their beds with someone else.]]> 320 Elle Cosimano 1250337348 Heather 0 to-read 4.13 2025 Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave (Finlay Donovan, #5)
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]]> <![CDATA[Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice (Finlay Donovan, #4)]]> 150072956
Within hours of arriving in their seedy casino hotel, it becomes clear their rescue mission is going to be a bust. Javi’s kidnapper, Marco, refuses to negotiate, demanding payment in full in exchange for Javi’s life. But that’s not all―he insists on knowing the whereabouts of his missing nephew, Ike, who mysteriously disappeared. Unable to confess what really happened to Ike, Finlay and Vero are forced to come up with a new plan: sleuth out the location of Javi and the Aston Martin, then steal them both back.

But when they sneak into the loan shark’s suite to search for clues, they find more than they bargained for―Marco's already dead. They don’t have a clue who murdered him, only that they themselves have a very convincing motive. Then four members of the police department unexpectedly show up in town, also looking for Ike―and after Finlay's night with hot cop Nick at the police academy, he’s a little too eager to keep her close to his side.

If Finlay can juggle a jealous ex-husband, two precocious kids, her mother’s marital issues, a decomposing loan shark, and find Vero’s missing boyfriend, she might get out of Atlantic City in one piece. But will she fold under the pressure and come clean about the things she’s done, or be forced to double down?]]> 320 Elle Cosimano 1250846005 Heather 0 to-read 3.88 2024 Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice (Finlay Donovan, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Veronica Ruiz Breaks the Bank (Finlay Donovan, #3.5)]]> 194490015 A hilarious short story diving into Finlay Donovan's partner-in-crime Vero's past.

Anyone can spot a window of opportunity, but not everyone can manage to fall straight through one.

Veronica Ruiz is on the run for the first time in her life—though certainly not the last. After being falsely accused of stealing money from her college sorority, she packs up and heads to her cousin Ramón's apartment, planning to change her name and rebuild start over away from backstabbing girls and university drama (and far, far away from her arrest warrant in Maryland).

At the local bank on the first morning of her new life, it occurs to Vero that she'd be a better bank teller than most of the current employees: she may not have much money, but what little she does have, she knows how to manage. Unfortunately, the only available position is a cleaning job and so, desperate for a fresh start, she takes the bank manager’s offer.

But nothing in Vero's world has ever been simple, so of course shortly after she begins work, she overhears a conversation between her new boss and a security guard: someone who works there has been stealing. Seeing a window of opportunity, Vero sets out to find the identity of the thief, present the evidence, and then push for the perfect job. All of which would be easier if her irresistibly infuriating childhood crush Javi wasn’t living in the same damn town.

Offering the insight that listeners have been craving into fan-favorite Vero's past and a closer look at the moment Finlay and Vero first meet, Veronica Ruiz Breaks the Bank is a can't-miss addition to the Finlay Donovan series.]]> 107 Elle Cosimano 1250343313 Heather 0 to-read 3.51 2023 Veronica Ruiz Breaks the Bank (Finlay Donovan, #3.5)
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]]> <![CDATA[Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun (Finlay Donovan, #3)]]> 60784612
Mob boss Feliks is still running the show from behind bars, and he has a task for Finlay: find and identify a contract killer before the cops do. The problem is, the killer might be an officer themself.

Luckily, hot cop Nick has just been tasked with starting up a citizen's police academy, and combined pressure from Finlay's looming book deadline and Feliks is enough to convince Finlay and Vero to get involved. Through firearm training and forensic classes (and some hands-on research with a tempting detective), Finlay and Vero use their time in police academy to sleuth out the real contract killer to free themselves from the mob's clutches―all the while dodging spies, confronting Vero's past, and juggling the daily trials of parenthood.

From USA Today bestseller and Edgar-Award nominee Elle Cosimano, comes Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun—the highly anticipated, hilarious, and heart-pounding next installment in the beloved Finlay Donovan ²õ±ð°ù¾±±ð²õâ€�]]> 304 Elle Cosimano 125084603X Heather 0 to-read 3.80 2023 Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun (Finlay Donovan, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Finlay Donovan Is Killing It (Finlay Donovan, #1)]]> 53138099 Finlay Donovan is Killing It.

Finlay Donovan is killing it . . . except, she’s really not. She’s a stressed-out single-mom of two and struggling novelist, Finlay’s life is in chaos: the new book she promised her literary agent isn’t written, her ex-husband fired the nanny without telling her, and this morning she had to send her four-year-old to school with hair duct-taped to her head after an incident with scissors.

When Finlay is overheard discussing the plot of her new suspense novel with her agent over lunch, she’s mistaken for a contract killer, and inadvertently accepts an offer to dispose of a problem husband in order to make ends meet . . . Soon, Finlay discovers that crime in real life is a lot more difficult than its fictional counterpart, as she becomes tangled in a real-life murder investigation.

Fast-paced, deliciously witty, and wholeheartedly authentic in depicting the frustrations and triumphs of motherhood in all its messiness, hilarity, and heartfelt moment, Finlay Donovan Is Killing It is the first in a brilliant new series from YA Edgar Award nominee Elle Cosimano.]]> 355 Elle Cosimano 1250241707 Heather 0 to-read 3.99 2021 Finlay Donovan Is Killing It (Finlay Donovan, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead (Finlay Donovan, #2)]]> 57693474
On the not-so-bright side, someone out there wants her ex-husband, Steven, out of the picture. Permanently. Whatever else Steven may be, he's a good father, but saving him will send her down a rabbit hole of hit-women disguised as soccer moms, and a little bit more involvement with the Russian mob than she'd like.

Meanwhile, Vero's keeping secrets, and Detective Nick Anthony seems determined to get back into her life. He may be a hot cop, but Finlay's first priority is preventing her family from sleeping with the fishes... and if that means bending a few laws then so be it.

With her next book's deadline looming and an ex-husband to keep alive, Finlay is quickly coming to the end of her rope. She can only hope there isn't a noose at the end of it...

From Edgar-Award nominee Elle Cosimano, comes Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead―the hilarious and heart-pounding follow-up to Finlay Donovan is Killing It.]]> 357 Elle Cosimano 1250242185 Heather 0 to-read 3.95 2022 Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead (Finlay Donovan, #2)
author: Elle Cosimano
name: Heather
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2022
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]]> <![CDATA[The Fire at Mary Anne's House (The Baby-Sitters Club, #131)]]> 540032
Now Mary Anne doesn't know what to do. All of her possessions are. . .gone. Her house is. . .destroyed. Will Mary Anne be able to get her old life back? Will her family move away from Stoneybrook. . .for good?]]> 136 Ann M. Martin 0590503901 Heather 0 to-read 3.70 1999 The Fire at Mary Anne's House (The Baby-Sitters Club, #131)
author: Ann M. Martin
name: Heather
average rating: 3.70
book published: 1999
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Stacey's Movie (The Baby-Sitters Club, #130)]]> 371091 124 Ann M. Martin 0590503898 Heather 0 to-read 3.63 1999 Stacey's Movie (The Baby-Sitters Club, #130)
author: Ann M. Martin
name: Heather
average rating: 3.63
book published: 1999
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Claudia and the Little Liar (The Baby-Sitters Club, #128)]]> 48950 114 Ann M. Martin 0590503510 Heather 0 to-read 3.57 1999 Claudia and the Little Liar (The Baby-Sitters Club, #128)
author: Ann M. Martin
name: Heather
average rating: 3.57
book published: 1999
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Kristy at Bat (The Baby-Sitters Club, #129)]]> 558296 160 Ann M. Martin 0590503529 Heather 0 to-read 3.52 1999 Kristy at Bat (The Baby-Sitters Club, #129)
author: Ann M. Martin
name: Heather
average rating: 3.52
book published: 1999
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Abby's Un-Valentine (The Baby-Sitters Club, #127)]]> 558281 160 Ann M. Martin 0590503502 Heather 0 to-read 3.59 1999 Abby's Un-Valentine (The Baby-Sitters Club, #127)
author: Ann M. Martin
name: Heather
average rating: 3.59
book published: 1999
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The All-New Mallory Pike (The Baby-Sitters Club, #126)]]> 371089 160 Ann M. Martin 0590503499 Heather 0 to-read 3.67 1999 The All-New Mallory Pike (The Baby-Sitters Club, #126)
author: Ann M. Martin
name: Heather
average rating: 3.67
book published: 1999
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Mary Anne in the Middle (The Baby-Sitters Club, #125)]]> 290509 121 Ann M. Martin 0590501798 Heather 0 to-read 3.50 1998 Mary Anne in the Middle (The Baby-Sitters Club, #125)
author: Ann M. Martin
name: Heather
average rating: 3.50
book published: 1998
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Stacey McGill... Matchmaker? (The Baby-Sitters Club, #124)]]> 371061 125 Ann M. Martin 0590501755 Heather 0 to-read 3.57 1998 Stacey McGill... Matchmaker? (The Baby-Sitters Club, #124)
author: Ann M. Martin
name: Heather
average rating: 3.57
book published: 1998
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Claudia's Big Party (The Baby-Sitters Club, #123)]]> 558306 160 Ann M. Martin 0590501747 Heather 0 to-read 3.56 1998 Claudia's Big Party (The Baby-Sitters Club, #123)
author: Ann M. Martin
name: Heather
average rating: 3.56
book published: 1998
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Kristy in Charge (The Baby-Sitters Club, #122)]]> 433232 122 Ann M. Martin 0590500643 Heather 0 to-read 3.50 1998 Kristy in Charge (The Baby-Sitters Club, #122)
author: Ann M. Martin
name: Heather
average rating: 3.50
book published: 1998
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Abby in Wonderland (The Baby-Sitters Club, #121)]]> 371067 124 Ann M. Martin 0590500635 Heather 0 to-read 3.58 1998 Abby in Wonderland (The Baby-Sitters Club, #121)
author: Ann M. Martin
name: Heather
average rating: 3.58
book published: 1998
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Mary Anne and the Playground Fight (The Baby-Sitters Club, #120)]]> 133755 126 Ann M. Martin 059005998X Heather 0 to-read 3.54 1998 Mary Anne and the Playground Fight (The Baby-Sitters Club, #120)
author: Ann M. Martin
name: Heather
average rating: 3.54
book published: 1998
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Stacey's Ex-Boyfriend (The Baby-Sitters Club, #119)]]> 558329 120 Ann M. Martin 0590059971 Heather 0 to-read 3.52 1998 Stacey's Ex-Boyfriend (The Baby-Sitters Club, #119)
author: Ann M. Martin
name: Heather
average rating: 3.52
book published: 1998
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Kristy Thomas, Dog Trainer (The Baby-Sitters Club, #118)]]> 558315 114 Ann M. Martin 0590059963 Heather 0 to-read 3.48 1998 Kristy Thomas, Dog Trainer (The Baby-Sitters Club, #118)
author: Ann M. Martin
name: Heather
average rating: 3.48
book published: 1998
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Claudia and the Terrible Truth (The Baby-Sitters Club, #117)]]> 558169
One thing is certain: Claudia needs to find out what's really going on. And if she's right, she needs to get help--fast.]]> 120 Ann M. Martin 0590059955 Heather 0 to-read 3.74 1998 Claudia and the Terrible Truth (The Baby-Sitters Club, #117)
author: Ann M. Martin
name: Heather
average rating: 3.74
book published: 1998
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]]> <![CDATA[Abby and the Best Kid Ever (The Baby-Sitters Club, #116)]]> 133754 125 Ann M. Martin 0590059947 Heather 0 to-read 3.47 1998 Abby and the Best Kid Ever (The Baby-Sitters Club, #116)
author: Ann M. Martin
name: Heather
average rating: 3.47
book published: 1998
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Jessi's Big Break (The Baby-Sitters Club, #115)]]> 794934 137 Ann M. Martin 0590059939 Heather 0 to-read 3.58 1998 Jessi's Big Break (The Baby-Sitters Club, #115)
author: Ann M. Martin
name: Heather
average rating: 3.58
book published: 1998
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Secret Life of Mary Anne Spier (The Baby-Sitters Club, #114)]]> 304859 big trouble. She's bought loads of Christmas presents--and has no way of paying for them all. Baby-sitting money won't be enough to pay for this mistake.

There's only one thing Mary Anne can do. She can take on a second job. A job that no one can know about. Not Logan. Not Dawn. Not even Mary Anne's father.

Mary Anne's Christmas will be ruined. . .unless he secret life pays off.]]> 118 Ann M. Martin 0590059920 Heather 0 to-read 3.67 1997 The Secret Life of Mary Anne Spier (The Baby-Sitters Club, #114)
author: Ann M. Martin
name: Heather
average rating: 3.67
book published: 1997
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]]> <![CDATA[Claudia Makes Up Her Mind (The Baby-Sitters Club, #113)]]> 371077
This is turning out to be one of the hardest decisions Claudia has ever made.]]> 135 Ann M. Martin 0590059912 Heather 0 to-read 3.59 1997 Claudia Makes Up Her Mind (The Baby-Sitters Club, #113)
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name: Heather
average rating: 3.59
book published: 1997
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]]> <![CDATA[Kristy and the Sister War (The Baby-Sitters Club, #112)]]> 48952
First, Tiffany and Maria try to help Shannon--by "cleaning" her room and "correcting" her algebra homework. When this doesn't work, Tiffany and Maria decide to make Shannon's life harder. Can Kristy manage to forge a truce--or will the Sister War rage out of control?]]> 160 Ann M. Martin 0590059904 Heather 0 to-read 3.54 1997 Kristy and the Sister War (The Baby-Sitters Club, #112)
author: Ann M. Martin
name: Heather
average rating: 3.54
book published: 1997
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]]> <![CDATA[Stacey's Secret Friend (The Baby-Sitters Club, #111)]]> 539974 112 Ann M. Martin 0590059890 Heather 0 to-read 3.47 1997 Stacey's Secret Friend (The Baby-Sitters Club, #111)
author: Ann M. Martin
name: Heather
average rating: 3.47
book published: 1997
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]]> <![CDATA[Abby the Bad Sport (The Baby-Sitters Club, #110)]]> 48939
Abby doesn't know how to be number two. So she hogs the ball. And when Erin gets the ball, she doesn't pass it to Abby. Abby and Erin are in big trouble with the team. How did playing soccer turn into such a big mess?]]> 122 Ann M. Martin 0590059882 Heather 0 to-read 3.46 1997 Abby the Bad Sport (The Baby-Sitters Club, #110)
author: Ann M. Martin
name: Heather
average rating: 3.46
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]]> <![CDATA[Mary Anne to the Rescue (The Baby-Sitters Club, #109)]]> 48926

Mary Anne is even less prepared for Logan's shocking news: his parents want to send him away to boarding school. Effective immediately. It looks as though Mary Anne and Logan will be separated. Unless they can do something about it...before Logan is gone forever.

]]> 139 Ann M. Martin 0590692151 Heather 0 to-read 3.56 1997 Mary Anne to the Rescue (The Baby-Sitters Club, #109)
author: Ann M. Martin
name: Heather
average rating: 3.56
book published: 1997
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]]> <![CDATA[Don't Give Up, Mallory (The Baby-Sitters Club, #108)]]> 371081 151 Ann M. Martin 0590692143 Heather 0 to-read 3.61 1997 Don't Give Up, Mallory (The Baby-Sitters Club, #108)
author: Ann M. Martin
name: Heather
average rating: 3.61
book published: 1997
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]]> <![CDATA[Mind Your Own Business, Kristy! (The Baby-Sitters Club, #107)]]> 1775413 in love with her. Ew.

Charlie wants Kristy to mind her own business. But Kristy knows she has to do something before Angelica ruins the Krusher Klinic. . .and breaks Charlie's heart.]]> 160 Ann M. Martin 0590692135 Heather 0 to-read 3.53 1997 Mind Your Own Business, Kristy! (The Baby-Sitters Club, #107)
author: Ann M. Martin
name: Heather
average rating: 3.53
book published: 1997
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]]> <![CDATA[Claudia, Queen of the Seventh Grade (The Baby-Sitters Club, #106)]]> 558346
Being queen is harder than it looks, though. There's a ton of work involved. And Mark Jaffe, the newly elected king, is no help at all. Claudia's determined to stop him from turning her glorious reign into a royal mess. but how?]]> 96 Ann M. Martin 0590692127 Heather 0 to-read 3.57 1997 Claudia, Queen of the Seventh Grade (The Baby-Sitters Club, #106)
author: Ann M. Martin
name: Heather
average rating: 3.57
book published: 1997
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