2012
Books I've read in 2012. My goal last year was 125 bboks. I read 117(several were ebooks that the list would not accept)I am trying for 120 this year.
List created by Cheryl C. (moondance120) on Jan 2, 2012
List Votes: 2 Books: 126 Contributors: 1 Watchers: 0 List Type: Closed
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Wolfsbane and Mistletoe: Hair-Raising Holiday Tales by Charlaine Harris (Editor) &...
The holidays can bring out the beast in anyone. They are particularly hard for lycanthropes. Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner have harvested the scariest, funniest and saddest werewolf tales by an outstanding pack of authors, best read by the light of a full moon with a silver bullet close... more
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Buttercream Bump Off (Cupcake Bakery, Bk 2) by Jenn McKinlay
A heartless murder for Valentine's Day
Melanie Cooper and Angie DeLaura must be doing something right with their Fairy Tale Cupcakes bakery. Their business rival, Olivia Puckett, is parading up and down the sidewalk dressed as a giant cupcake to steal customers. With Valentine's Day... more
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Honeymoon of the Dead (Garnet Lacey, Bk 5) by Tate Hallaway
In wintry Wisconsin, occult bookseller-and witch-Garnet Lacey isn't immune to the cold. But even though her new vampire husband doesn't actually have a pulse, love will keep them warm-if the honeymoon doesn't drive them apart.
Thanks to a vengeful frost demon, instead of a... more
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Polished Off (Southern Beauty Shop, Bk 2) by Lila Dare
Audrey Faye sashays into Violetta's Salon looking for stylists for the Miss Magnolia Blossom pageant. Hairdresser Grace Terhune's opportunity quickly turns into a nightmare with anti-pageant protestors, angry mothers, frantic contestants...and then, a very dead Audrey. The murder weapon... more
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A Deadly Cliche (Books by the Bay, Bk 2) by Ellery Adams
While walking her poodle, Olivia Limoges discovers a dead body buried in the sand. Could it be connected to the bizarre burglaries plaguing Oyster Bay, North Carolina? At every crime scene, the thieves set up odd tableaus: a stick of butter with a knife through it, dolls with silver spoons in... more
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Sentenced to Death (Booktown, Bk 5) by Lorna Barrett
As the owner of Stoneham, New Hampshire's mystery bookstore Haven't Got a Clue, Tricia Miles can figure out whodunit in the latest bestseller long before she gets to the last page. But when her friend is killed in a freak accident, Tricia must use her sleuthing skills to solve a murder... more
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Pleating for Mercy (Magical Dressmaking, Bk 1) by Melissa Bourbon
All the Cassidy women possess special gifts. Harlow Jane Cassidy's is creating beautiful dresses. But she's about to discover secrets in her own family and another gift-one that can reach beyond the grave....
When her great-grandmother passes away, Harlow leaves her job as a... more
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Explosive Eighteen (Stephanie Plum, Bk 18) by Janet Evanovich
Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum’s life is set to blow sky high when international murder hits dangerously close to home, Before Stephanie can even step off Flight 127 from Hawaii to Newark, she’s knee-deep in trouble. Her dream vacation turned into a nightmare, she’s flying... more
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Heaven Preserve Us (Home Crafting, Bk 2) by Cricket McRae
This is the second outing for Sophie Mae Reynolds in McRae's Home Crafting series, set in small-town Washington State. After helping to solve the murder of her handyman in Lye in Wait Sophie Mae assumes she can go back to her normal occupation of making soap, bath salts, lip-balm lotion bars,... more
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Spin a Wicked Web (Home Crafting, Bk 3) by Cricket McRae
Things are getting serious between Sophie Mae and Detective Ambrose. But there's another love in her life -- spinning. Pursuing her new-found passion is great fun ... until fellow co-op member Ariel is found strangled to death with Sophie Mae's first skein of yarn.
Every male... more
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Pretty In Ink (Tattoo Shop, Bk 2) by Karen E. Olson
Murder in the city of sin...
Brett Kavanaugh is a tattoo artist and owner of Vegas's hottest tattoo shop, The Painted Lady. And in her spare time, she does some sleuthing. After Brett and company ink Sin City's newest drag queens, they're invited to opening night at the... more
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Sleep Tight by Laura Marie Altom
Would the Tooth Fairy save the Boogeyman--or only loose her heart?
Being a Tooth Fairy was a low-key, wonderful gig: collect a few teeth; make kids smile. For Belle Moody, life was perfect--until her aunt Lila lost their every dime! What would go under kids' pillows? Belle had to take a... more
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Brigadoom (Kate London, Bk 1) by Susan Goodwill
Is Kate London suffering from postromantic stress disorder when she attacks Mayor Balfours, her cheating fiance, with a golf cart? Maybe she should have counted to ten before sending him tumbling down a hill inside a port-o-john. Kate can handle her sentence: anger management classes from a... more
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A Timely Vision (Missing Pieces, Bk 1) by Jim Lavene & Joyce Lavene
Dae O'Donnell is the mayor of Duck, North Carolina -- and the person everyone turns to when they've lost something. One touch and Dae can find it, and missing pieces seem to find their way to her, whether she wants them to or not. When Miss Mildred asks Dae to find her missing watch, Dae... more
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Diaries of an Urban Panther by Amanda Arista
Violet Jordan Rule #1 of being a superhero: No tights. Dear Diary, By now you know I`m hardly a normal girl. Last night I woke up naked in an alley after fighting off some werewolves. All in a day`s work, I guess. I thought I was dealing pretty well with the whole werepanther thing: the... more
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A Slice of Murder (Pizza Lovers, Bk 1) by Chris Cavender
Not too much happens in the sleepy little town of Timber Ridge, North Carolina -- which is fine with pizza-purveyor extraordinaire Eleanor Swift. The spunky owner of A Slice of Delight is trying to mend her broken heart and could use a little quiet time. But when a late night delivery customer... more
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Sleight of Paw (Magical Cats, Bk 2) by Sofie Kelly
Small-town Librarian Kathleen Paulson is the owner of two very special cats, Owen and Hercules, who possess some unusual gifts in addition to skills for sleuthing...
Kathleen never wanted to be the crazy cat lady. But when Owen and Hercules followed her home from mysterious Wisteria... more
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Me, Myself and Why? (BOFFO, Bk 1) by MaryJanice Davidson
Cadence Jones isn’t your typical girl-next-door. She’s a Special Agent for the FBI’s team of operatives who are psychologically gifted -- which is the polite way of saying she’s nuts. The tough-as-stilettos Cadence simply can’t keep her mind off whatever -- or... more
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Hot Stuff (Cate Madigan, Bk 1) by Janet Evanovich & Leanne Banks
Cate Madigan isn't asking for trouble. Her wacky Irish family is constantly playing matchmaker for her with men who leave much to be desired. All she wants is peace and quiet and a nice place to live while she saves money from tending bar in a lively Boston pub. Okay, so what if her roommate... more
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A Taste of the Nightlife (Vampire Chef, Bk 1) by Sarah Zettel
Charlotte Caine isn't called "the Vampire Chef" because she's a member of New York's undead community -- she just cooks for them. Her restaurant, Nightlife, is poised to take the top slot in the world of "haute noir" cuisine.
But when a drunk customer causes... more
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Amazing Gracie by Dan Dye & Mark Beckloff & Three Dog Bakery
It's a love story. A story of salvation. And a rags-to-riches story about a dog-yes, a dog-who launched Three Dog Bakery, the burgeoning international retail chain with 31 stores and counting. There is Dan, trapped in a dead-end job and grieving the loss of his pet of eighteen years. And there... more
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The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf (Naked Werewolf, Bk 2) by Molly Harper
Generations of werewolves have been secretly residing in a secluded valley a stone's throw from Grundy, Alaska. So when a snooping Outsider comes to Grundy to investigat rumors of lycanthropic shenanigans in the area, the valley's pack alpha, Maggie Graham, resolves to chase him away,... more
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First Grave On The Right (Charley Davidson, Bk 1) by Darynda Jones
Charley Davidson is a part-time private investigator and full-time grim reaper. Meaning, she sees dead people. Really. And it’s her job to convince them to “go into the light.” But when these very dead people have died under less than ideal circumstances (like murder),... more
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Showdown in Mudbug (Ghost-in-Law, Bk 3) by Jana DeLeon
Family can be the death of you….. Who killed Helena Henry? The shorter list may be who didn’t want her dead. Psychic Raissa Bordeaux thought she’d left her former life behind, hidden away in her eclectic shop in the French Quarter. But when a child is kidnapped and Helena... more
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Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure (Tara Holloway, Bk 1) by Diane Kelly
Tax cheats, beware: The Treasury Department’s Criminal Investigations Division has a new special agent on its payroll. A recovering tomboy with a head for numbers, Tara’s fast becoming the Annie Oakley of the IRS -- kicking ass, taking social security numbers, and keeping the world... more
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The Simple Diet: A Doctor's Science-Based Plan by James Anderson & Nancy J. Gusta...
Lose up to 50 pounds in 12 weeks with a doctor's proven plan for losing weight-quickly, easily, and permanently. No counting, no measuring, no hassle. If you have tried to lose weight and failed, or lost weight and failed to keep it off, you're not alone. Two out of three Americans are... more
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A Cookie Before Dying (Cookie Cutter Shop, Bk 2) by Virginia Lowell
On a stormy night, Olivia Greyson and her Yorkie discover the body of a man stabbed to death -- which looks suspiciously like the intruder seen fleeing the local health food store The Vegetable Plate. Charlene Critch, owner of The Vegetable Plate, has a grudge against Olivia's cookie cutter... more
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Cleo: The Cat Who Mended a Family by Helen Brown
"We're just going to." Helen Brown had no intention of adopting a pet when she brought her sons, Sam and Rob, to visit a friend's new kittens. But the runt of the litter was irresistible, with her overlarge ears and dainty chin.
When Cleo was delivered weeks later, she had... more
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Cosmic Sex (Planet Nerak, Bk 2) by Karen Kelley
Set phasers to do me...
THE TRUTH IS WAY OUT THERE...
Kia can't imagine why her cousin Mala left planet Nerak -- utterly perfect in an ever-so-slightly boring kind of way -- to go in search of Earth men. At least, not until she meets a virile, muscular human intent on... more
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Death by the Dozen (Cupcake Bakery, Bk 3) by Jenn McKinlay
Melanie and Angie are determined to win the Challenge to the Chef to promote their Fairy Tale Cupcakes bakery. Mel's mentor from culinary school, Vic Mazzotta, may be one of the judges, but Mel and Angie will have to win fair and square. But, when Vic's dead body is found inside a... more
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Double Booked for Death (Black Cat Bookshop, Bk 1) by Ali Brandon
As the new owners of Pettistone's Fine Books, Darla Pettistone is determined to prove herself a worthy successor to her late great-aunt Dee...and equally determined to outwit Hamlet, the smarter-than-thou cat she inherited along with the shop. Darla's first store event is a real coup:... more
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The Quick and the Thread (Embroidery Mystery, Bk 1) by Amanda Lee
For the grand opening of her shop, the Seven Year Stitch, Marcy throws a soiree. Her friend, Sadie, who owns the coffee shop down the street, provides the delicious refreshments, and the party goes swimmingly. Marcy's registration sheet for embroidery classes fills up, and... more
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A Very Merry Christmas by Lori Foster & Gemma Bruce & Janice Maynard
Though the weather outside is frightful, the hunky men are SO delightful. And three ladies are about to get their stockings stuffed with the season's best cheer...
Do You Hear What I Hear, Lori Foster
Accused of stealing a donkey from the local nativity scene, pet psychic Marci Churchill is... more
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Kindling the Moon (Arcadia Bell, Bk 1) by Jenn Bennett
Meet Arcadia Bell: Bartender, renegade magician, fugitive from the law...
Being the spawn of two infamous occultists (and alleged murderers) isn't easy, but freewheeling magician Arcadia "Cady" Bell knows how to make the best of a crummy situation. After hiding out... more
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Crimson Kiss (Crimson, Bk 1) by Trisha Baker
Kicking off a new trilogy of vampire stories, this first title introduces psychologist Meghann O'Neill, who specializes in treating victims of abusive relationships. She is also a vampire who suffered the cruelty of the man who turned her into an immortal creature. Over 30 years ago, she left... more
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Little Shop of Murders (Kate London, Bk 2) by Susan Goodwill
When Walter, a bathrobe-clad octogenarian, robs the bank using a concealed banana as the hold-up weapon, Kate and Aunt Kitty speed after him in Kitty's mammoth 1974 Eldorado convertible. But instead of retrieving their cold hard cash, they find a still-warm dead body, much to the consternation... more
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Fruit of All Evil (Farmers' Market, Bk 2) by Paige Shelton
Becca Robbins sells her farm-made jams and preserves at the local farmers' market to make a living. But when a local lovely decides to tie the knot at the same market, someone else decides to make a killing-and only Becca has the down-home know-how to shut the lid on a canny killer.
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Dancin' in the Moonlight (Still Sexy Ladies Guide to Dating Immortals) by Beverly Rae
Another hysterical story from THE STILL SEXY LADIES GUIDE TO DATING IMMORTALS:
Did Tala Wilde's dance for her immortal man really work? After that many margaritas it's hard to tell if howling at the moon was the best way to find a guy.
But is Devlin the perfect mix of man and... more
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Blood Song (Blood Singer, Bk 1) by Cat Adams
Bodyguard Celia Graves plies her trade in a world where vampires roam the alleys of Tinseltown and movie stars openly practice witchcraft, where street corner psychics have real powers and cops use memory enhancement spells on witnesses. Though she's an ordinary human, Celia uses... more
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Second Grave on the Left (Charley Davidson, Bk 2) by Darynda Jones
Charley Davidson, Grim Reaper Extraordinaire, is back in this sexy, suspenseful novel of supernatural shenanigans
When Charley is rudely awakened in the middle of the night by her best friend who tells her to get dressed quickly and tosses clothes out of the closet at her, she can't... more
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Copycat Killing (Magical Cats, Bk 3) by Sofie Kelly
Everyone thinks their cats are special -- but Owen and Hercules have powers that go far beyond an adorable look or an irresistible purr. Along with their owner, librarian Kathleen Paulson, they have an uncanny instinct for solving crimes...
It's been raining cats and dogs in Mayville... more
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It Takes a Witch (Wishcraft, Bk 1) by Heather Blake
Darcy Merriweather has just discovered she hails from a long line of Wishcrafters -- witches with the power to cast spells by making a wish. She's come to Enchanted Village to learn her trade but finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation...
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A Fitting End (Magical Dressmaking, Bk 2) by Melissa Bourbon
Business is booming at Harlow Jane Cassidy's custom dressmaking boutique -- even with her great-grandmother's ghost hanging around the shop. But when a local golf pro is found stabbed with dressmaking shears, the new town deputy suspects Harlow. Now she has to clear her name before the... more
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Buried in a Book (Novel Idea, Bk 1) by Lucy Arlington
After losing her job as a journalist at the age of forty-five, Lila Wilkins accepts an internship at A Novel Idea, a thriving literary agency in North Carolina. Being paid to read seems perfect to Lila, although it's difficult with the cast of quirky co-workers and piles of query letters.... more
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The Reluctant Vampire (Argeneau Family, Bk 15) by Lynsay Sands
Has this immortal finally met her match?
Rogue hunter Drina Argenis (from the Spanish side of the Argeneau family) has been many things in her years as an immortal, but bodyguard/babysitter to a teenage vampire is something new. There's an incentive, however: the other vampsitter, Harper... more
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Sexiest Vampire Alive (Love at Stake, Bk 11) by Kerrelyn Sparks
Finally, it’s Gregori’s turn!
He was both a playboy and a vampire…and impossible to resist.
At the end of Vampire Mine, a terrible thing happened—a video was released that proved the existence of vampires. Now Vamps fear the worst, the Vampire... more
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Ghoul Interrupted (Ghost Hunter, Bk 6) by Victoria Laurie
M.J. Holliday and her crew interrupt the frantic schedule of their reality TV show, Ghoul Getters, and hotfoot it to New Mexico, where a dreadful demon is waging tribal warfare. Same Whitefeather -- M.J.'s spirit guide -- urgently needs her help to stop this evil spirit from wiping out the... more
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Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia ...
First, pleasure: savoring Italy's buffet of delights -- the world's best pizza, free-flowing wine and dashing conversation partners -- Gilbert consumes la dolce vita as spiritual succor. "I came to Italy pinched and thin," she writes, but soon fills out in waist and soul. Then,... more
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Stitch Me Deadly (Embroidery Mystery, Bk 2) by Amanda Lee
Maggie Singer owns The Seven Year Stitch, an embroidery specialty shop in the small town of Tallulah Falls, Oregon. Trouble strikes when an elderly woman brings an antique piece of embroidery into the shop-and promptly dies of unnatural causes. Now Marcy has to stitch together clues to catch a... more
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Summoning the Night (Arcadia Bell, Bk 2) by Jenn Bennett
MAGICAL TRICKS. DEMONIC TREATS.
After narrowly escaping her fate as a sacrificial scapegoat, Arcadia Bell is back to normal. Or at least as ordinary as life can be for a renegade magician and owner of a tiki bar that caters to Earthbound demons. She's gearing up for the busiest day of... more
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Night of the Loving Dead (Pepper Martin, Bk 4) by Casey Daniels
The last thing Pepper wants during her Chicago business trip is more ghosts seeking her help, as they've been doing ever since she hit her head on a tombstone. Then again, being bored stiff during a seminar might actually be worse than being with bored stiffs.
The specter of Madeline--a young... more
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Murder Takes the Cake (Daphne Martin, Bk 1) by Gayle Trent
A routine cake delivery becomes a culinary nightmare when a small-town baker discovers her first client’s dead body in this irresistible new mystery series.
It’ll take more than a little sugar to convince folks Daphne Martin’s freshly baked spice cake was not to blame for... more
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Something Borrowed, Something Bleu (Home Crafting, Bk 4) by Cricket McRae
Love -- and smelly cheese -- is in the air. Sophie Mae accepted Barr's marriage proposal, but when her mother finds a cryptic suicide note her brother wrote two decades earlier, Sophie Mae makes a trip to her old hometown to help unravel the mystery.
As Sophie Mae pokes around in other... more
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A Crafty Killing (Victoria Square, Bk 1) by Lorraine Bartlett
The last thing Katie Bonner wanted was to become the manager of Artisans Alley. But when her business partner, Ezra Hilton, is found bludgeoned to death, she has no other choice. Business under Ezra has been faltering-but was it enough to provoke someone to murder? Only Kate can find the answer.
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Red Hot Fury (Shades of Fury, Bk 1) by Kasey MacKenzie
As a Fury, Marissa Holloway belongs to an arcane race that has avenged wrongdoing since time immemorial. As Boston's Chief Magical Investigator for the past five years, she's doing what she was born to do: solving supernatural crimes.
It's far from business as usual when the... more
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A Perfect Storm (Men Who Walk the Edge of Honor, Bk 4) by Lori Foster
He never saw her coming…
Spencer Lark already knows too many secrets about Arizona Storm, including the nightmare she survived and her resulting trust issues. But in order to expose a smuggling ring -- and continue avenging his own tragic past -- the bounty hunter reluctantly agrees... more
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Tainted (Blood Lily Chronicles, Bk 1) by Julie Kenner
Lily Carlyle has lied, cheated, and stolen her way through life. But in death, she'll really get to be bad. When her little sister is brutalized, a vengeful Lily determines to exact her own justice. She succeeds at the cost of her own life, but as she lies dying, she is given a second... more
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If Fried Chicken Could Fly (Country Cooking School, Bk1) by Paige Shelton
At Gram's Country Cooking School, Betts and Gram are helping students prepare the perfect dishes for the Southern Missouri Show-Down, the cook-off that draws the first of the summer visitors. Everything is going smoothly until they discover the body of local theater owner Everett Morningside... more
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Sketch Me If You Can (Portrait of Crime, Bk 1) by Sharon Pape
She's a police sketch artist. He's a dead lawman. Together, they put a face on murder.
When her uncle dies, police sketch artist Rory McCain get's a list of clients from his private detective business and a beautiful, old house with a ghostly inhabitant: Federal Marshal Ezekiel... more
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Samson's Lovely Mortal (Scanguards Vampires, Bk 1) by Tina Folsom
Vampire bachelor Samson can't get it up anymore. Not even his shrink can help him. That changes when the lovely mortal auditor Delilah tumbles into his arms after a seemingly random attack. Suddenly there's nothing wrong with his hydraulics - that is, as long as Delilah is the woman in... more
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A Snowflake in My Hand by Samantha Mooney
A miracle of a book--a joyous celebration of the unspoken but deeply felt bond between animals and people and, in Roger Caras's words, "a celebration of life in the face of death".
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Brownies and Broomsticks (Magical Bakery, Bk 1) by Bailey Cates
Katie Lightfoot's tired of loafing around as the assistant manager of an Ohio bakery. So when her aunt Lucy and uncle Ben open a bakery in Savannah's quaint downtown district and ask Katie to join them, she enthusiastically agrees.
While working at the Honeybee Bakery—named... more
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A Bad Day for Sorry (Stella Hardesty, Bk 1) by Sophie Littlefield
Stella Hardesty dispatched her abusive husband with a wrench shortly before her fiftieth birthday. A few years later, she's so busy delivering home-style justice on her days off, helping other women deal with their own abusive husbands and boyfriends, that she barely has time to run her... more
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Devil Without a Cause (Devil's Bargain, Bk 1) by Terri Garey
Idle hands are the Devil's workshop...
Temptation and seduction are the tricks of the Devil's trade, and when offered the chance to regain his wings by playing guardian angel, he's hell-bent on doing things his way...
Faith McFarland is in need of a miracle. So... more
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Shaken (Jacqueline 'Jack' Daniels, Bk 7) by J.A. Konrath
Chicago cop Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels has chased, and caught, dozens of dangerous criminals over the course of her career. But she's about to meet her match.
When Jack wakes up in a storage locker, bound and gagged, she knows with chilling certainty who her abductor... more
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Flip this Zombie (Living with the Dead, Bk 2) by Jesse Petersen
The Zombie Apocalypse has been good to Sarah and David. Their marriage is better than ever. They communicate well, share responsibilities, and now, they're starting a business. ZombieBusters -- for all your zombie extermination needs.
There are lots of zombies and that means lots of... more
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A Deadly Grind (Vintage Kitchen, Bk 1) by Victoria Hamilton
A Hoosier to die for?
When vintage cookware and cookbook collector Jaymie Leighton spies an original 1920s Hoosier brand kitchen cabinet at an estate auction, it’s love at first sight. Despite the protests of her sister that the 19th-century yellow-brick house they share in Michigan is... more
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As Lie the Dead (Dreg City, Bk 2) by Kelly Meding
Evangeline Stone, a rogue bounty hunter, never asked for a world divided between darkness and light…
…or the power to die and live again in someone else's borrowed body. After a murder plot meant to take her out leaves an entire race of shapeshifters nearly extinct, Evy is... more
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Mama Makes Up Her Mind : And Other Dangers of Southern Living by Bailey White
In this national bestseller, Bailey White--whose accounts of Southern eccentricity have enchanted millions of listeners to National Public Radio--offers a humorous, touching, story-filled memoir of her home in south Georgia.
Welcome to the unique world of Bailey White. Her aunt Belle may... more
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Ghost a la Mode (Ghost of Granny Apples, Bk 1) by Sue Ann Jaffarian
A new series debut from Odelia Grey mystery author Sue Ann Jaffarian.
Granny was famous for her award-winning apple pies - and notorious for murdering her husband Jacob at their homestead in Julian, California. The only trouble is, Granny was framed, then murdered. For more than one hundred... more
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Barely Bewitched (Southern Witch, Bk 2) by Kimberly Frost
Welcome to Duvall, Texas, where Tammy Jo Trask has just unleashed an accidental Armageddon. Tammy Jo's misfiring magic has attracted the unwanted attention of WAM, the World Association of Magic. Now, a wand-wielding wizard and a menacing fire warlock have come to Duvall to train her for a... more
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The Fireman Who Loved Me (Bachelor Firemen, Bk 1) by Jennifer Bernard
Fearless, smoking hot, and single: meet the Bachelor Firemen of San Gabriel. These firemen might be heroes, but it's their bad luck in love that makes them legendary.
News producer Melissa McGuire and Fire Captain Harry Brody couldn't be more different, though they do have one thing... more
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Under a Vampire Moon (Argeneau Vampire, Bk 16) by Lynsay Sands
When Vampires Go On Vacation . . .
Escaping a horrible marriage, Carolyn Connor has no desire to think about men -- a vow she's determined to keep while on vacation in St. Lucia. She'll take the Caribbean sun and sea and plenty of tropical drinks with those cute umbrellas poolside,... more
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The Lover's Knot (Someday Quilts, Bk 1) by Clare O'Donohue
Nell Fitzgerald is thrilled when she receives a gorgeous handmade quilt in a lover's knot pattern from her grandmother Eleanor as an engagement gift. Her joy is short-lived, however, when her fiance announces he's calling off the wedding. Heartbroken, 25-year-old Nell flees New York City... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
A Drunkard's Path (Someday Quilts, Bk 2) by Clare O'Donohue
In the sleepy town of Archers Rest, Nell Fitzgerald is finishing her first quilt and preparing for her first date -- with Police Chief Jesse Dewalt. When Jesse stands her up, it turns out he has a good reason -- the body of a murdered young woman has been discovered near the Hudson River.... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
Uncommon Grounds (Maggy Thorsen, Bk 1) by Sandra Balzo
Nothing marks opening day at a chic new gourmet coffee shop like an espresso machine rigged for death. When Patricia Harper, one of three owners of Uncommon Grounds, is electrocuted while frothing the first latte, it's up to partner and coffee maven Maggy Thorsten to keep the java flowing before... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
Siren Song (Blood Singer, Bk 2) by Cat Adams
Nothing if not resilient, Celia Graves is slowly adjusting to being a half-human, half-vampire Abomination. But her troubles are far from over. Her best friend’s murder is still unsolved, the cops are convinced she should be in jail, and her old lover, the magician Bruno DeLuca, has... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
Demon Song (Blood Singer, Bk 3) by Cat Adams
In a world where bloodthirsty vampires roam the night and streetcorner psychics have real powers, bodyguard Celia Graves always thought she was an ordinary human -- but that was never true. By ancestry, she’s half-Siren; a vicious vampire attack has turned her into a creature who... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
The Hunger Games (Hunger Games, Bk 1) by Suzanne Collins
In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
I Know You're Out There : Private Longings, Public Humiliations, and Other Tales from...
Filled with wry humor and observant wit, this collection offers a bitterly funny examination of human relationships from the unique perspective of the editor of personal ads for the "Chicago Reader."
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
Sinister Sprinkles (Donut Shop, Bk 3) by Jessica Beck
Meet Suzanne Hart, owner and operator of Donut Hearts coffee shop in April Springs, North Carolina. After her divorce from Max, an out-of-work actor she’s dubbed “The Great Impersonator,” Suzanne decided to pursue her one true passion in life: donuts. So she cashed in her... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
Murder on the Menu (Cooking Class, Bk 2) by Miranda Bliss
Annie, Eve, and their former cooking teacher are in the trenches, trying to keep a new restaurant, Bellywasher's, from going belly up.
Everything's simmering along just fine until Annie and Eve find their friend Sarah, staffer to a powerful congressman, lying dead in her tub. The cops want... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
A Brisket, a Casket (Deadly Deli, Bk 1) by Delia Rosen
Gwen (nee Katz) Silver heard the brisket at her uncle's Jewish deli, Murray the Pastrami Swami -- the only one of its kind in Nashville, Tennessee -- was -to die for. But she didn't realize that meant literally.
When Gwen learns she's inherited Murray's, the native New... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
Wanted: Undead or Alive (Love at Stake, Bk 12) by Kerrelyn Sparks
He's a vampire from the big city . . .
Phineas McKinney thought New York City was tough, until he was attacked by Malcontents -- evil vampires who consider mortals to be snacks. Saved by the good vampires, Phin swore to devote his now undead life to stopping the Malcontents. He's... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
Crux (Southern Arcana, Bk 1) by Moira Rogers
To find her destiny, she must trust him with her life -- and her heart.
Jackson Holt makes a decent living as a private investigator in New Orleans, home of one of the largest underground supernatural populations in the United States. He and his partners have never met a case they... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
And One Last Thing ... by Molly Harper
Silence is golden. But having the last word is delicious.
"If Singletree's only florist didn't deliver her posies half-drunk, I might still be married to that floor-licking, scum-sucking, receptionist-nailing hack-accountant, Mike Terwilliger."
Lacey Terwilliger's... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
Death, Taxes, and a Skinny No-Whip Latte (Tara Holloway, Bk 2) by Diane Kelly
It’s all in a day’s work for Tara Holloway, the U.S. Treasury’s latest, greatest, soon-to-be-skinniest weapon against the biggest, richest tax cheats in the nation…
When she joined the Criminal Investigations Division, Tara knew she’d be investigating some very... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
Little Shop of Homicide (Devereaux's Dime Store, Bk 1) by Denise Swanson
When Devereaux Sinclair, owner of Devereaux's Dime Store and Gift Baskets, is accused of murder by champagne bottle and high heel shoe, she needs to find the real killer before a cop with a score to settle turns her store in a Little Shop of Horrors and puts her out of business for good.
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
Simply Irresistible (Lucky Harbor, Bk 1) by Jill Shalvis
Maddie Moore's whole life needs a makeover..
In one fell swoop, Maddie loses her boyfriend (her decision) and her job (not her decision). But rather than drowning her sorrows in bags of potato chips, Maddies leaves L.A. to claim the inheritance left by her free-spirited mother - a... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
Silver Borne (Mercy Thompson, Bk 5) by Patricia Briggs
Being a mechanic is hard work. Mercy Thompson, for instance, just spent the last couple of months trying to evade the murderous queen of the local vampire seethe, and now the leader of the werewolf pack -- who's maybe-more-than-just-a-friend -- has asked for her help. A book of fae secrets... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
Fated (Dark Protectors, Bk 1) by Rebecca Zanetti
MARRY ME
Cara Paulsen does not give up easily. A scientist and a single mother, she's used to fighting for what she wants, keeping a cool head, and doing whatever it takes to protect her daughter Janie. But "whatever it takes" has never before included a shotgun wedding to a... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
Kitty Goes to War (Kitty Norville, Bk 8) by Carrie Vaughn
Kitty Norville, werewolf radio call-in show host, gets a call from an old friend at the NIH's Center for the Study of Paranatural Biology, a friend with a problem, who doesn't know where else to turn. Three Army soldiers who have recently returned from the war in Afghanistan are in... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
Town in a Blueberry Jam (Candy Holliday, Bk 1) by B. B. Haywood
In the seaside village of Cape Willington, Maine, Candy Holliday has an idyllic life tending to the Blueberry Acres farm she runs with her father and occasionally stepping in to solve a murder or two ...
Candy is just as shocked as the rest of the locals when two murders occur back-to-back.... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
River Marked (Mercy Thompson, Bk 6) by Patricia Briggs
Car mechanic Mercy Thompson has always known there was something different about her, and not just the way she can make a VW engine sit up and beg. Mercy is a shapeshifter, a talent she inherited from her long-gone father. She’s never known any others of her kind. Until now.
An evil is... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
Moon Dance (Vampire for Hire, Bk 1) by J. R. Rain
Mother, wife, private investigator--and vampire. "I enjoyed MOON DANCE immensely. The protagonist, Samantha Moon, is a female vampire with a husband and children. Those predate her condition; six years ago she was attacked by a vampire and rendered into one. Now she's trying to carry on... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
The Sweetest Thing (Lucky Harbor, Bk 2) by Jill Shalvis
Two Men Are One Too Many . . .
Tara has a thousand good reasons not to return to the little coastal town of Lucky Harbor, Washington. Yet with her life doing a major crash-and-burn, anywhere away from her unfulfilled dreams and sexy ex-husband will do. As Tara helps her two sisters get... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
The Vampire Next Door (Strange Neighbors, Bk 3) by Ashlyn Chase
In this third installment of Chase's lively, sexy, paranormal trilogy, we meet witch Morgaine, who is deathly afraid of the dark, and her vigilante vampire neighbor Sly, who has his reasons for hating sunlight. Sly needs Morgaine's magic to help heal a broken fang, but with further help,... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
Demon Ex Machina: Tales of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom (Kate Connor, Bk 5) by Julie Ke...
Demon Hunter Kate Connor is having one hell of a month.
In between demon patrols and teaching self-defense classes to the local moms, Kate has to deal with a teenage daughter who's gung-ho on being a demon slayer in training and a toddler son entering a tantrum phase that rivals anything... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
Brooks, the author of the determinedly straight-faced parody The Zombie Survival Guide (2003), returns in all seriousness to the zombie theme for his second outing, a future history in the style of Theodore Judson's Fitzpatrick's War. Brooks tells the story of the world's desperate battle... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
Adventures in Funeral Crashing: Funeral Crashing Series / A Kait Lenox Mystery (Volum...
Kait Lenox has a reputation as the weird girl in her high school, mostly because of her ex-best friend turned mean popular girl, Ariel, but maybe it has a little to do with the fact that Kait has a hobby crashing funerals. At one of these, Kait is outted by the most popular guy in school, Ethan... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
To Sketch a Thief (Portrait of Crime, Bk 2) by Sharon Pape
After a stray dog named Hobo leads former police sketch artist-turned-paranormal private eye Rory McCain back to his owner's corpse, she finds herself involved in another homicide case -- not to mention the new owner of a lovable pooch, which makes Rory's ghostly partner, Zeke, more than... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
Once Burned (Night Prince, Bk 1) by Jeaniene Frost
After a tragic accident scarred her body and destroyed her dreams, Leila never imagined that the worst was still to come: terrifying powers that let her channel electricity and learn a person's darkest secrets through a single touch. Leila is doomed to a life of solitude...until creatures of... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
Head Over Heels (Lucky Harbor, Bk 3) by Jill Shalvis
Breaking rules and breaking hearts
Free-spirited Chloe lives life on the edge. Unlike her soon-to-be married sisters, she isn't ready to settle into a quiet life running their family's newly renovated inn. But soon her love of trouble -- and trouble with love-draws the attention of... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
Sketch a Falling Star (Portrait of Crime, Bk 3) by Sharon Pape
Rory McCain never needed a partner to create a likeness of a suspect when she was a police sketch artist. But now, working as a sleuth, she's got the ghost of Zeke Drummond to help illustrate her investigations...
When the Way Off Broadway Players get swept up in a flash flood while... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
Stolen (Women of the Otherworld, Bk 2) by Kelley Armstrong
Elena Michaels is a wanted woman. She hasn't done anything wrong. Well, not recently, anyway. But ten years ago her lover turned her into a werewolf: the only female werewolf in the world, in fact. And now, just as she's finally coming to terms with this rather startling situation, a group of... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
King of Darkness (Chronicles of Yavn, Bk 1) by Elisabeth Staab
ETERNAL COMMITMENT IS NOT ON HER AGENDA ...
Scorned by the vampire community for her lack of power, Isabel Anthony lives a carefree existence masquerading as human -- although, drifting among the debauched human nightlife, she prefers the patrons' blood to other indulgences. But when... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, Bk 1) by Ilona Andrews
Atlanta would be a nice place to live, if it weren't for the magic...
When the magic is up, rogue mages cast their spells and monsters appear, while guns refuse to fire and cars fail to start. But then technology returns, and the magic recedes as unpredictably as it arose, leaving all kinds... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
Haunted Spouse (Harlequin Romance, No 3284) by Heather Allison
A man, a woman, and a haunted house
Normally, architect Jared Rutledge wouldn't be caught dead designing a haunted house-he considered them "frivolous structures." But then he was asked to build one to raise funds for a physical rehabilitation clinic, and he agreed to do it.... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
Who Do, Voodoo? (Mind for Murder, Bk 1) by Rochelle Staab
Clinical psychologist Liz Cooper doesn't believe in ghosts. But when her best friend finds a tarot card tacked to her front door -- and is then accused of murder -- Liz will have to find a way to embrace the occult if she wants to outwit the real killer.
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
Unlucky by Jana Deleon
Her luck's so bad it's a crime. Everyone in Royal Flush, Louisiana, knows Mallory Devereaux is a walking disaster. At least now she's found a way to take advantage of her chronic bad luck: by "cooling" cards on her uncle's casino boat. As long as the crooks invited to... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
Murder by Serpents: The Mystery Quilt (Wheeler Large Print Cozy Mystery) by Barbara G...
Spring in East Tennessee is normally the most beautiful of seasons, a time of growth and renewal. Residents of tiny Park County are shocked when it is also a time for murder. When a snake-handling preacher is murdered with his own snakes, Sheriff Tony Abernathy and his wife, Theo, a quilt shop... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
The Undead in My Bed: Shades of Gray / Undead Sublet / Out with a Fang by Jessica Sim...
Under the covers, these lovers come alive!
Katie MacAlister conjures supernatural sparks in Shades of Gray
A TV crew is filming a paranormal reality show on the grounds of an imposing old Czech Republic estate. But the electric passion behind the camera is what’s out of this world.... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
Scared Stiff (Mattie Winston, Bk 2) by Annelise Ryan
Halloween night in Sorenson, Wisconsin, usually resembles any other small town: trick-or-treaters, costume parties, and lots of cheerfully scary decorations. But Deputy Coroner Mattie Winston is finding this year a little different, because among all the fake carnage is a very real, very dead... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
Vision Impossible (Psychic Eye, Bk 9) by Victoria Laurie
Abby Cooper's next mission may truly be impossible...
Abby Cooper, the FBI's newest Civilian Profiler, is adding Spy to her resume. The military's digital photography software that captures one's aura -- just like Abby can -- sits in a drone aircraft that's been stolen.... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
No Werewolves Allowed (Night Tracker, Bk 2) by Cheyenne McCray
As a half-human, half-Drow private eye, Nyx is the go-to girl for tracking Demons in the night. So when several of New York City’s Werewolves go missing, Alpha Werewolf Dmitri Beketov hires Nyx for the job. But this time, she must leave the dark alleys and bright lights... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
Death of a Kitchen Diva (Hayley Powell Food and Cocktails, Bk 1) by Lee Hollis
Welcome to Bar Harbor, Maine, one of New England's most idyllic coastal towns. But as new food writer Hayley Powell is about to find out, the occasional murder can take a bite out of seaside bliss. . .
Single mom Hayley Powell is barely keeping her leaking roof over her head when... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
Night of the Living Deb by Susan McBride
Renegade rich girl Andy Kendricks isn't the belle of any Dallas ball-and that's just the way the debutante dropout likes it! She's got a good life and a great man: her defense attorney boyfriend, Brian Malone. Brian's such a straight arrow that he had to be dragged kicking and screaming to a... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
Pies and Prejudice (Charmed Pie Shoppe, Bk 1) by Ellery Adams
When the going gets tough, Ella Mae LaFaye bakes pies. So when she catches her husband cheating in New York, she heads back home to Havenwood, Georgia, where she can drown her sorrows in fresh fruit filling and flakey crust. But her pies aren't just delicious. They're having magical... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
Nothing with Strings: NPR's Beloved Holiday Stories by Bailey White
For more than a decade, Bailey White has delivered a story each Thanksgiving to National Public Radio's All Things Considered listeners. Long awaited by her many fans, Nothing with Strings is the entire collection of these Thanksgiving stories, published together for the first time.With wit and... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
Sleeping at the Starlite Motel : and Other Adventures on the Way Back Home by Bailey ...
Anyone who has read her bestseller Mama Makes Up Her Mind--or who has heard her on National Public Radio--knows that Bailey White is one of the keenest observers of Southern eccentricity since Mark Twain. Sleeping at the Starlite Motel revives White's reputation as a master storyteller,... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
Evil Eclairs (Donut Shop, Bk 4) by Jessica Beck
Donut shop owner Suzanne Hart admits her sweet treats don’t exactly qualify as health food. But does she really deserve to be labeled a “killer” by local radio jockey Lester Moorefield? The annoying host is urging citizens to boycott Suzanne’s “deadly dough”... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
The Walled Flower (Victoria Square, Bk 2) by Lorraine Bartlett
If Katie Bonner's late husband hadn't invested all their savings in the crafts fair Artisans Alley, the Webster mansion could have been hers to remodel into a bed-and-breakfast. Instead that dream belongs to another young couple. But that dream becomes a nightmare when a... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
Iced Chiffon (Consignment Shop, Bk 1) by Duffy Brown
There’s always something to gossip about in Savannah, Georgia, and Reagan Summerside always seems to be in the middle of it. She’s busy enough running her consignment shop, The Prissy Fox, with her vivacious Auntie KiKi, but now the gossip -- and the sales -- are about to pick up... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
Red Hot Lies (Izzy McNeil, Bk 1) by Laura Caldwell
Izzy McNeil, a sassy and successful redheaded lawyer from Chicago, is alarmed when her fiance vanishes. If that's not enough, Izzy learns the police are interested in the $30 million in land bonds apparently stolen by her missing fiance.
Publishers Weekly
Former trial lawyer Caldwell... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
Tragic Toppings (Donut Shop, Bk 5) by Jessica Beck
Donut shop owner Suzanne Hart sees customers come and go all day long. But when one of them up-and-disappears, the police start asking questions. It seems Suzanne is the last person to have seen Emily Hargraves, who runs the local newsstand. Suzanne has nothing to report about their encounter.... more
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| Cheryl C. (moondance120) |
Liver Let Die (Clueless Cook, Bk 1) by Liz Lipperman
Jordan McAllister can't cook her way out of a macaroni & cheese box, but filling in for the culinary reporter at The Ranchero Globe is better than writing personal ads. Her first assignment to review the new steakhouse in town is a disaster that ends with her waiter murdered outside her... more
