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February 2019 New Book Releases

A Case of Bier (Bed-and-Breakfast Series #31)

Vacations can be murder. No one knows that better than Judith McMonigle Flynn, owner of Seattle’s popular Hillside Manor B&B. After a busy summer, she desperately needs some R&R. Leave it to her thoughtful husband, Joe, to surprise her…

Chocolate Cream Pie Murder (Hannah Swensen Series #24)

Not even Lake Eden’s nosiest residents suspected Hannah Swensen would go from idealistic newlywed to betrayed wife in a matter of weeks. But as a deadly mystery unfolds in town, the proof is in the pudding... When The Cookie Jar becomes the…

Corned Beef and Casualties (Tourist Trap Mystery Novella)

South Cove, California, is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day-and there’s going to be a parade of suspects... Jill Gardner’s store, Coffee, Books, and More, is raking in the green as her little coastal town holds a big festival for St. Patrick’s Day.…

Criminally Cocoa (Amish Candy Shop Mystery Novella)

As if being in New York City for Easter isn’t exciting enough, Charlotte Weaver has another reason to be thrilled. She’s helping her cousin, Bailey, on the set of her first cable TV show, Bailey’s Amish Sweets. Bailey will even be re-creating the…

Dead of Winter (Mattie Winston Mystery Series #10)

Winters in Sorenson, Wisconsin, can be unforgiving. But it’s murder that keeps Mattie and her family from settling into their new home... A new home, a new marriage, a new family. It’s a lot to sort out. But before medicolegal death investigator…

Drawn and Buttered (Lobster Shack Mystery #3)

The Lazy Mermaid’s business has slowed to a snail’s pace―until a monster lobster claws his way onto the scene… With high season behind them, ballerina on-the-mend Allie Larkin and Aunt Gully are finally lying low. But then an unexpected guest…

Final Exam (Witch City Mystery #8)

Life at the house on Winter Street is abuzz with preparations for Aunt Ibby’s 45th high school reunion, and Lee Barrett is happy to pitch in, tracking down addresses and licking envelopes. But as a field reporter for Salem’s WICH-TV, her priority…

Letters in the Library (Inn at Holiday Bay #2)

After suffering a personal tragedy Abby Sullivan buys a huge old seaside mansion she has never even seen, packs up her life in San Francisco, and moves to Holiday Bay Maine, where she is adopted, quite against her will, by a huge Maine Coon Cat…

Manuscripts and Deadly Motives (Dune House #15)

Suzie and Mary love running Dune House, the majestic bed and breakfast by the beach. They are enjoying hosting their guests with their boisterous yellow Labrador, Pilot by their side. But when a guest who is writing a manuscript is acting…

Motorhomes, Maps, & Murder (Camper & Criminals Mystery #5)

Welcome to Normal, Kentucky, where nothing is... NORMAL! Mae West, owner of Happy Trails Campground, never thought she would become an actress like her namesake. Calling herself an actress might be far stretch as she plays a minor role in the…

Murder at the Palace (Movie Palace Mystery #1)

Welcome to the Palace movie theater! Now Showing: Philandering husbands, ghostly sidekicks, and a murder or two. When Nora Paige’s movie-star husband leaves her for his latest co-star, she flees Hollywood to take refuge in San Francisco at the…

Murder in an Irish Pub (Murder in an Irish Village #4)

In the small village of Kilbane in County Cork, for a cuppa tea or a slice of brown bread, you go to Naomi’s Bistro, managed by the many siblings of the lively O'Sullivan brood. For a pint or a game of darts—or for the poker tournament that's…

Murders and Metaphors (Magical Bookshop Mystery #3)

Niagara region booksellers Violet Waverly and Grandma Daisy sleuth the slaying of a sommelier whose book signing turned into her sayonara. January means ice wine season in the Niagara Falls region, but the festivities leave Charming Books owner…

No Good Tea Goes Unpunished (Seaside Café Mystery #2)

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…

One Feta in the Grave (Kebab Kitchen Mystery #3)

As summer comes to an end in her Jersey Shore town, Lucy Berberian continues to manage her family’s Mediterranean restaurant. The Kebab Kitchen also has a food tent at this year’s beach festival. But now a local businessman is under the boardwalk…

Past Due for Murder (Blue Ridge Library Mystery #3)

Has a curse fallen on the small town of Taylorsford, Virginia? After a young woman goes missing during a spring bonfire, library director Amy Webber must wade through the web of lies only to find a truth that she may not want to untangle. Spring…

Pie Hard (Pie Town Mystery #3)

Business at the bakery may have slowed down, but Val Harris isn’t about to eat humble pie-not until a reality cooking show decides to whip the struggling Pie Town into shape. If Val can tolerate criticism from an abrasive pastry chef during…

Red Velvet and Revenge (Peridale Cafe Mystery #16)

When Julia South-Brown is asked to judge the first Peridale Bake Off competition alongside local radio DJ, Tony Bridges, she expects it to be some light village fun while her new husband, Barker Brown, finishes work on his second novel. However,…

Restaurant Weeks Are Murder (Poppy McAllister Mystery #3)

Cape May, New Jersey, is the site of a big culinary competition-and the knives are out... Poppy McAllister is happy about opening a Jersey Shore B&B-but working in a professional kitchen has always been her real dream. Now it’s coming true,…

Spells And Cells (Spellbinder Bay #3)

Things are looking up for Millie Thorn. She’s finally enjoying life as a witch, and she’s even taken a part-time job teaching cookery in a school for paranormal children. She’s come to terms with the fact that the local policeman, Sergeant David…

The Castle Mystery (Jenny Starling Mystery #4)

Please note this book was first published as 'AN INVISIBLE MURDER' under Faith Martin’s pen name JOYCE CATO. Jenny Starling has her dream job cooking for Lord and Lady Avonsleigh in a genuine castle. Then one of the castle’s treasures, a…

The Riverboat Mystery (Jenny Starling Mystery #3)

Please note this book was first published as 'DYING FOR A CRUISE' under Faith Martin’s pen name JOYCE CATO. Jenny Starling has a job on a luxury paddle steamer working for a wealthy businessman. All she has to do is cook for his small number of…

The Secret Claws (Klepto Cat Mystery Series #33)

Rags knows no bounds.The Ivey and Pettit families look forward to spending their last vacation days together relaxing at a mountain cabin, but Rags has other ideas. It doesn’t take him long to change the flow of events and everyone’s plans. Rags…

The Vanishing Man (Charles Lenox Series #12)

London, 1853: Having earned some renown by solving a case that baffled Scotland Yard, young Charles Lenox is called upon by the Duke of Dorset, one of England’s most revered noblemen, for help. A painting of the Duke’s great-grandfather has been…

Veiled Secrets (Whispering Pines Mystery #6)

Help a family member or save a stranger?
 
In Whispering Pines, Halloween horrors involve more than goblins and ghouls.
 
With only a smattering of tourists visiting the village for the Samhain feast, Jayne is excited … no…