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July 2020 New Book Releases

A Charming Deception (Magical Cures Mystery #13)

June Heal and Oscar Park are beyond thrilled with the upcoming arrival of their baby. June's pregnancy is turning out to more at risk than anticipated and she has to go to a specialist doctor outside of Whispering Falls where patients are nosey…

A Design to Die For (Hamptons Home & Garden Mystery #5)

Montauk’s first annual Designer Showhouse was meant to be a collaborative event, so decorator Meg Barrett can only despair at the group of cutthroat designers scheming to sabotage each other on the project, not to mention the oddball collection…

A Matter of Murder (Campbell and Carter Mystery #7)

Two years ago, Miff Ferguson chose to opt out of the rat race. Since then he's been living rough and happily so. Until now. For as the first signs of winter approach, everything in his life is uprooted.

While looking for shelter, Miff…

A Spell for Trouble (Enchanted Bay Mystery #1)

Aleksandra Daniels hasn't set foot in the quiet seaside town of Bellamy Bay, North Carolina in over twenty years. Ever since her mother's tragic death, her father has mysteriously forbidden her from visiting her aunt and cousins. But on a whim,…

A Tail of Two Murders (Wayside Bay Mystery #1)

Charlie loves her dogs and coffee. But a murdered client raises her hackles. Can she sniff out the culprit before she’s next?

Charlie leads a busy life with her house call dog grooming business, her canine family, and keeping up with…

A Traitor at Poppyridge Cove (Seaside Inn Mystery #2)

After two bad dates, can Emily overlook the flaws and ask Ryan for help?

Abby and Chase leave for a sudden getaway, putting Emily in charge of the seaside Inn. Always ready for a challenge, Emily dives in. But after a…

Aunt Bessie Yearns (Isle of Man Cozy Mystery #25)

Aunt Bessie yearns for a typical walk on the beach.

It’s been exactly two years since Elizabeth Cubbon, Aunt Bessie to nearly everyone, found a dead body on Laxey Beach. Since then, finding murder victims has been something of an…

Blood Moon (A Hope Herring Mystery #2)

This is book 2 in the Hope Herring mystery series by USA TODAY Bestselling Author, J.A. Whiting and Nell McCarthy. It is October and Hope and her daughter, Cori, are settling into their new town. When Cori and her friends go to a spooky and…

Dash Away All (Merry & Bright Handcrafted #3)

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…Merry Winters is excited for her dream-come-true moment: Being an on-site crafter for a Christmas movie. The tidings of joy are short-lived as she finds herself becoming a referee, dealing with a raging…

Death of a Wicked Witch (Hayley Powell Mystery #13)

Bar Harbor, Maine, is quieter in the off-season, but the population has just increased a bit with the arrival of Ted and Trudy Lancaster. Ted’s taking over for a retiring minister, and Trudy runs a food truck called Wicked ’Wiches. When she stops…

From Beer to Eternity (Chloe Jackson Mystery #1)

With Chicago winters in the rearview mirror, Chloe Jackson is making good on a promise: help her late friend’s grandmother run the Sea Glass Saloon in the Florida Panhandle. To Chloe’s surprise, feisty Vivi Slidell isn’t the frail retiree Chloe…

Handbook for Homicide (Booktown Series #14)

Tricia Miles must swim against the tide to catch a killer when Haven't Got A Clue's assistant manager is accused of murder in the latest entry to Lorna Barrett's New York Times bestselling Booktown series.

Haven't Got A Clue bookshop…

Iced Over (Barks & Beans Cafe Mystery #2)

Welcome to the Barks & Beans Cafe, a quaint place where folks pet shelter dogs while enjoying a cup of java...and where murder sometimes pays a visit.

Black Friday turns fatal when an armored security truck hits an icy patch and…

It Cannoli Be Murder (Italian Chef Mystey #2)

Six months after her husband's death, Tessa Esposito is hoping to drum up reservations for her restaurant's grand opening. And since a signing with bestselling author, Preston Rigotta, is sure to draw a crowd, Tessa agrees to cater her cousin's…

Kelly & the Dog Park (Cedar Bay Mystery #19)

Revenge is a powerful motive for murder.
But then again, so is greed!

The combination of illegal drugs, children, and dogs
Is not good for any living being.
Neither is cutting your honeymoon short when your loved one…

Killer Spring Fling (Victoria Town Mystery Novella)

NOTE: This is a Novella to introduce the new series. Welcome to Victoria Town, Va., the town that time almost forgot—until it became a huge tourist attraction for lovers of all things Victorian. 

Spring is a busy time in the quaint…

Knot of This World (A Quilting Mystery Series #8)

Has Martha’s fellow quilter and dear friend Birdie Watson become unraveled? Birdie and her new husband have decided to join the Mystical Feather Society, a spiritist group living on a commune in the mountains of Ojai, California. Before her free-…

Lineage Most Lethal (Ancestry Detective #2)

It's the week before New Year's Eve and genealogist Lucy Lancaster is mixing work and play quite nicely at the boutique Sutton Hotel in Austin, Texas. After two months of research she's finalizing her presentation for hotel heiress Pippa Sutton,…

Love at First Purr (Klepto Cat Mystery Series #45)

Rags is treated to some sweet surprises in this enchanting story.

It’s love at first purr when Savannah meets an adorable fur-being in a most unlikely setting. At the same time she encounters a lovely young girl named Gabby—both of…

Macho Man Murder (Merry Wrath Mystery #15)

Just when you thought it was safe to come out of the water…
Who expects to come home and find an angry Chechen strong man in their front yard? That’s what former CIA turned suburbanite Merry Wrath discovers when she comes home from a…

Murder at the Falls (Creature Comforts Mystery #3)

Army vet Persephone “Perri” Morgan has found a second career handcrafting leather pet accessories—and a satisfying sideline in training therapy dogs. But there’s no cure for a cold-blooded murderer. . . .

Perri and her BFF Babette…

Murder at the Manor (Tommy & Evelyn Christie #1)

Downton Abbey crossed with Murder, She Wrote...set in a Yorkshire village!

Evelyn Christie has resigned herself to another long, boring weekend at Hessleham Hall, the home of her husband, Tommy's, family. However, it turns out to be…

Murder with Honey Ham Biscuits (Mahalia Watkins Soul Food #4)

As the owner of Mahalia’s Sweet Tea, Halia Watkins is famous in Maryland’s Prince George’s County for her down-home cuisine. But when she has the chance to showcase her talents on national TV, she becomes the star of a murder mystery that’s too…

Night Shift (Helping Hands Mystery #2)

When social worker Hildy Schneider commits to an after-hours side job, she finds herself drawn into the darker side of small-town Sorenson, Wisconsin—and the twisted mind of an unnamed killer . . .   Strange things have been happening since Hildy…

Saving Piper Moonlight (Piney Falls Mystery #2)

The last child born into the Fallen Branch Cult was destined for greatness.

That's what Zion, the former leader told his members before his untimely death.

In the second book of the Piney Falls Mysteries series, Piper…

Sowing Malice (Greenhouse Mystery #6)

When lawyer-turned-farmer Megan Sawyer witnesses a seemingly innocent scene between three strangers, she learns they’re headed to the von Tressler memorial—the talk of scenic Winsome, Pennsylvania. The von Tressler family has more money than…

Tea & Treachery (Tea by the Sea #1)

As the proud proprietor and head pastry chef of Tea by the Sea, a traditional English tearoom on the picturesque bluffs of Cape Cod, Roberts has her hands full, often literally. But nothing keeps her busier than steering her sassy grandmother,…

The Black Cat Breaks a Mirror (Bad Luck Cat Mystery #5)

Mystery novelist Sabrina Tate and her cat Hitchcock are headed to a country music show, but there’s a killer on the loose who plans to end the evening with a deadly Texas two-step . . .

As the summer tourist season draws to a close in…

The Lantern Men (Ruth Galloway Mystery #12)

Everything has changed for Ruth Galloway. She has a new job, home, and partner, and she is no longer North Norfolk police’s resident forensic archaeologist. That is, until convicted murderer Ivor March offers to make DCI Nelson a deal. Nelson was…

The Solace of Bay Leaves (Spice Shop Mystery #5)

Pepper Reece never expected to find solace in bay leaves.

But when her life fell apart at forty and she bought the venerable-but-rundown Spice Shop in Seattle’s Pike Place Market, her days took a tasty turn. Now she’s savoring the…

The Wedding Plan (Tess and Tilly Mystery #10)

In book 10 in the series, Tess and Tony plan a secret wedding ceremony, Nona plans a visit, and Tess and Mike plan a face to face meeting with their father. Of course you know what they say about the best laid plans.

Meanwhile, Tess…

Warnings (Donut Shop Mystery Series #50)

When a wicked landlord is murdered during a going-out-of-business sale in April Springs, everyone who runs a business in the strip mall he owns is a suspect, including one of Suzanne’s good friends. Not only that, but there are even more folks…

What the Hatmaker Heard (Missy DuBois Mystery #6)

When a groom gets murdered, Louisiana hat maker Missy DuBois must look behind a veil of secrets on a former sugar plantation . . .
 
Bride-to-be Lorelei Honeycutt is brimming with excitement over the elaborate headpiece Missy has…

Witches and Wedding Cake (Magical Bakery Mystery Series #9)

Baker Katie Lightfoot is crafting her own magical wedding cake and tracking down a malicious murderer in the newest installment of this New York Times bestselling series.

Katie will be marrying firefighter Declan…