Her new B&B could save her … if it doesn't kill her first.Empty-nester Phoenix has the perfect plan to build a new life: Use her savings to turn a run-down property into a cozy B&B.But when you buy a fixer-upper, there are some things you can't fix. A dead body is one of them.Now her not-quite-perfect retreat has three big problems: An intruder, an arsonist, and a killer. And she hasn't even opened for business yet.She'd rather not live up to her na...

She's made her list and checked it twice. But Santa is still missing.B&B owner Phoenix Olafsson is dreaming of a double helping of cutout cookies and a long winter's nap in the days leading up to Christmas. But her plans for silent nights fly away when her old friend Sam—who moonlights as the town Santa Claus—disappears without a jingle.Now, with Sam's loyal golden retriever by her side, Phoenix finds herself dashing through clues and stirring up small-town secrets...

It's a rocky road to justice.Phoenix already has her hands full as she juggles her quirky B&B guests and her lovable but eccentric parents. So when her town's beloved ice cream truck driver dies under unusual circumstances, she has no intention of getting involved—especially since her taste for trouble has already earned her an unsavory reputation among her neighbors.But her resolve melts when she uncovers the victim's true identity. Now Phoenix needs to ensure the...

Nothing says "holiday" like homicide.Christmas Crime Couplet brings together two full-length Tiny House Mysteries—festive, funny, and just deadly enough to make things merry.B&B owner Phoenix Olafsson is hoping for a cozy holiday season filled with cinnamon scones, crackling fires, and maybe a few cheesy romcoms. What she doesn't want under the tree? Fresh crime scenes.But bad tidings pile up like snowdrifts, and P...

Snow isn't the only thing sending a chill through Applewood.Phoenix has high hopes for a picture-perfect holiday season as she decks the halls and plans a surprise party for her best friend. She's even organized a snow sculpting showdown to raise her town's profile and attract merrymakers to her B&B.Everything's on track for a festive December … until a local school principal meets an icy end.Now the town's biggest attraction has become its greatest liabili...

This is no garden-variety murder.Phoenix is focused on getting her B&B off the ground while ignoring the upcoming fall holidays—the first she'll spend alone as her daughter globe-trots across Europe.Solving a murder isn't on her to-do list. But her plans change when she finds a dead body near an abandoned landscaping truck, apparently a Halloween prank gone terribly wrong. When her friend George rises to the top of the suspects list, Phoenix struggles to prove his ...

A haunted house, a killer ghost, and a long-lost comic come to life in another spectacular package of novel and comics from Cherie Priest, author of I Am Princess X.Denise Farber has just moved back to New Orleans with her mom and step-dad. They left in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and have finally returned, wagering the last of their family's money on fixing up an old, rundown house and converting it to a bed and breakfast. Nothing seems to work around t...

The wondrous Aimee Bender conjures the lush and moving story of a girl whose magical gift is really a devastating curse.On the eve of her ninth birthday, unassuming Rose Edelstein, a girl at the periphery of schoolyard games and her distracted parents’ attention, bites into her mother’s homemade lemon-chocolate cake and discovers she has a magical gift: she can taste her mother’s emotions in the cake. She discovers this gift to her horror, for her mother—her cheerf...

For a woman burned by love, a Blue Ridge Christmas is more than a getaway—it’s a new beginning—in the USA Today bestselling author’s romance novella.Stevie Franklin is thrilled to spend the holiday season helping her best friend Sunny launch her new greenhouse business in Blue Hollow Falls, Virginia. A visit to the quaint mountain town will be a welcome distraction from her recent bad luck with men. But while Sunny’s home is under renovation, Stevie must s...

**The New York Times bestselling sequel to Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli’s modern-day classic Stargirl, now an original film on Disney+!And don't miss the author's highly anticipated new novel, Dead Wednesday!**Love, Stargirl picks up a year after Stargirl ends and reveals the new life of the beloved character who moved away so suddenly at the end of Stargirl. The novel takes the form of "the world's longest letter," i...

“A well thought out mystery with suspense and characters you can’t help but root for**” from the author of Grilled for Murder—includes recipes (**A Cozy Experience).Despite the bitter winter in South Lick, Indiana, business is still hot at Robbie Jordan’s restaurant. But when another murder rattles the small town, can Robbie defrost the motives of a cold-blooded killer?Before she started hosting d...

Karen O’Connor, bestselling author of Gettin’ Old Ain’t for Wimps (more than 300,000 copies sold), offers a great collection of humorous anecdotes on senior moments. Readers in the better half of life will discover 365 rather funny situations to avoid, with some of them sounding all too familiar. They are encouraged to avoid…leaving the key in the front door and going to sleep feeling secure.purchasing a book to improve your memory but leaving it at the che...