The perfect summer read, full of charm and heart, written in the vein of The Thursday Murder Club or Only Murders in the Building but with a southern California twist.Mrs. B, the landlady of The Marigold Cottages is a stubborn idealist who only rents to people she cares about: Sophie, an anxious young playwright with a dark past; Hamilton, an agoraphobe who likes to overshare; Ocean, a queer sculptor raising two kids alone; the perfectionist Lily-...

'Superlatives can't do this delightful novel justice. Simply put, it's the most charming, heartfelt, and funniest mystery I've ever read' Katy HaysMrs B, landlady of the Marigold Cottages, only rents to favoured tenants, and they're an eccentric (read: odd, slightly broken) bunch. There's anxious playwright Sophie, agoraphobe over-sharer Hamilton, single mum and sculptor Ocean, perfectionist Lily-Ann, and the ever-mysterious Nicholas. Life in the cottages is peacef...

"Narrators [Meg] Price and [Jim] Meskimen's increasing playfulness with the characters and the twists and turns of the plot make this an enjoyable listening experience." — AudioFile"[Narrator Meg] Price... effortlessly [shifts] ages (kids to eighties!), mannerisms, [and] personalities. [Narrator Jim] Meskimen seamlessly interrupts with his own versatile characterizations of tenants and outsiders." ...

Peace descends on Marigold Cottages after the recent spate of murders, but Mrs B finds the calm unbearable and craves another mystery. She invites her friend Elsa Moore, who is a suspect in the killing of her wealthy employer, to move into a vacant cottage and rallies her tenants to investigate the death. When a series of strange disturbances plague the residents, and a second murder follows, it seems their community is in jeopardy, and the close-knit residents must uncover the truth and p...

Months after the shocking murders at Marigold Cottages, eccentric landlady Mrs. B finds the peace and quiet a little too peaceful. That’s why she invites her young friend CJ Moore to move into a now-vacant cottage: CJ is a suspect in the death of her employer, a wealthy Santa Barbara philanthropist who tumbled down the stairs of his mansion during a dinner party. The dead man’s much-younger widow claims she saw CJ push him, but Mrs. B is certain that she’s innocent. Why? Oh, just a feeling...

Looking for a new cozy series? In the new edition of Cozy Case Files, Minotaur Books compiles the beginnings of seven charming cozy mysteries publishing in Spring/Summer 2026 for free and easy sampling.The twenty-seventh edition of Cozy Case Files features cozies from the following authors: Carolyn Haines, Elizabeth Penney, Sandra Jackson-Opoku, Cate Conte, Donna Andrews, Jo Nichols, and Vivien Chien.Unravel a farmer's disappearance with the help of Mississ...

Harlequin Fortunes of Texas Fall 2024 - Box Set 1 of 1 by Jo McNally\Elizabeth Bevarly\Carrie Nichols released on Sep 24, 2024 is available now for purchase.

Months after the shocking murders at Marigold Cottages, eccentric landlady Mrs. B finds the peace and quiet a little too peaceful. That’s why she invites her young friend CJ Moore to move into a now-vacant cottage: CJ is a suspect in the death of her employer, a wealthy Santa Barbara philanthropist who tumbled down the stairs of his mansion during a dinner party. The dead man’s much-younger widow claims she saw CJ push him, but Mrs. B is certain that she’s innocent. Why? Oh, just a feeling...

Looking for a new book that will make your heart race? The fourteenth edition of The Minotaur Sampler compiles the beginnings of five can't-miss debut novels publishing Spring/Summer 2025 for free and easy sampling.Erin Dunn's He's to Die For is a queer romantic mystery where a detective finds himself falling for the lead suspect in a career-making case.Gillian French's page turning thriller ***Shaw Connolly Lives to Tell***follows...

This edited volume highlights the work of ten forgotten and neglected social theorists in the hope of reinvigorating interest in their work and their potential contributions to the analysis of contemporary social issues. Each chapter includes a brief biographical sketch, an overview of the selected theorist’s work and significance, and the relevance of their work to one or more contemporary social issues. While other similar texts tend to focus primarily on intellectual biography, our emph...

Treat yourself to this 4-book collection of 12 action-packed storiesPerfect for fans of: Romance in uniform Workplace romance️ Small-town romanceIrresistible SparksRescued by Her Rival by Amalie BerlinA Single Dad to Rescue Her by Sue MacKayDead Man District by Julie MillerLove In ActionHis Secret Son b...

Beginning in the late 19th century, competing ideas about motherhood had a profound impact on the development and implementation of social welfare policies. Calls for programmes aimed at assisting and directing mothers emanated from all quarters of the globe, advanced by states and voluntary organizations, liberals and conservatives, feminists and anti-feminists – a phenomenon that scholars have since termed ‘maternalism’. This volume reassesses maternalism by providing critical reflection...