The Expectant Detectives by Kate Ailes
For Alice and her partner Joe, moving to the sleepy village of Penton is a chance to embrace country life and prepare for the birth of their first child. But the rural life they'd hoped for doesn't quite pan out when a dead body is discovered at their local prenatal class, and they find themselves suspects in a murder investigation.
Pumpkin Spice Puppy by Laurien Berenson
It’s autumn in Connecticut and there’s a chill in the air, the fall leaves are a riot of color, and pumpkin spice is the flavor of the season. Melanie Travis is perennially busy, of course – but when the owner of a local pet supply shop is found murdered, sleuthing tops her to-do list.
Overdue or Die by Allison Brook
Carrie is bogged down trying to find the perfect venue for her wedding, but it doesn’t stop her from investigating a murder . . . or two. The owner of an art gallery is found murdered and it’s not long before Carrie’s sleuthing, aided by her PI husband and the library’s resident ghost, unearths some terrible secrets about the deceased.
Lost & Hound by Rita Mae Brown
It's "Sister" Jane Arnold's favorite time of year; the Jefferson Hunt Club is busier than ever, organizing a fundraising drive to help with the upkeep of their beloved hunting grounds, but the festive season is interrupted by the appearance of a dead body, tied to a chair and placed directly in the path of an early-season hunt. No one recognizes the victim, but the intentional placement makes it clear that someone is sending a message.
The Knife Before Christmas by Kate Carslisle
Contractor Shannon Hammer hopes for a peaceful Christmas with her fiancé, Mac, until murder throws a wrench in her holiday plans.
Hammers and Homicide by Paula Charles
While running the hardware store she owned with her husband, a recently widowed sexagenarian discovers the body of a land developer in her shop's bathroom and works with her adult daughter and a neighboring shop owner to uncover the murderer.
Peach Tea Smash by Laura Childs
During the Mad Hatter Masquerade, a fundraiser hosted by the Friends of the Opera, Harlan Sadler, husband of Cricket Sadler, the chairwoman, is killed. Nobody can figure out why since Harlan was much beloved by everyone. The killer may have mistaken Harlan for his son Duke, a slumlord who recently injured a woman in a boating accident.
Read to Death at the Lakeside Library by Holly Danvers
Summer is in full swing as tourists flock back to the Northwoods and travel to Lofty Pines, Wisconsin. For Rain Wilmot, owner of the Lakeside Library, this is the perfect opportunity to bring back her mother's summer book club. But the summer sun starts to really heat up when one of the club's members, Lily Redlin, is found dead in her own home not long after the first meeting.
The Dog Across the Lake by Krista Davis
Holly Miller arrives at her cousin Josh's campsite to return his wayward pooch only to discover he is nowhere to be found and a guest of the Sugar Maple Inn is dead in his tent, prompting her and her Jack Russell terrier, Trixie, to sniff out a sneaky killer.
Trouble is Brewing by Vicki Delany
Lily Roberts's Cape Cod tearoom is hosting a bridal shower – until a gruesome gift sends the guest of honor running in fear.
A Killer Clue by Victoria Gilbert
When Eloise Anderson, the owner of an antiquarian bookshop, arrives at the grand Aircroft estate to ask retired librarian Jane Hunter and eccentric collector Cameron Clewe for help, Jane and Cam expect a bookish inquiry. But the bookseller has a different sort of assistance in mind – clearing her mother's name of a murder Eloise is convinced she didn't commit
Mistletoe, Moussaka, and Murder by Tina Kashian
Not even her impending nuptials can keep Lucy Berberian, manager of her family-owned Kebab Kitchen, from the Jersey Shore's annual Polar Bear Plunge. But her dive into the icy ocean is especially chilling when she finds a fellow swimmer doing the dead man's float for real. Who would kill a man in cold blood during Ocean Crest, New Jersey's most popular winter event?
Torn Asunder by Barbara Ross
Julia's best friend and business partner, Zoey, is about to marry her policeman boyfriend. When a guest falls to the floor dead at the rehearsal dinner, it turns out that no one seems to know who he is, despite the fact that he's been actively mingling and handing out business cards.
