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Thirty-Five and a Half Conspiracies by Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBook eight in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Rose Gardner Mystery series. Rose Gardner has survived plenty of close scrapes in the past, but her latest bit of trouble has landed her in the Fenton County holding cell on trumped up charges. The most powerful man in southern Arkansas, J.R... -
Up Shute Creek by Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRose Gardner feels like she’s up a creek without a paddle. Her sister is dying, her secret boyfriend, James Malcolm, is struggling to protect the county underworld from an upstart drug dealer, and her ex has moved back to town with a bee in his bonnet and a mission to root out corruption in the county... -
Careful little eyes: An addictive, horrifying serial killer thriller by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsASIN moved from less recent edition hereIan Marks is terrified of ghosts. Especially of the one that has just moved into his shed in the back yard of his house in New Orleans. Everyone else thinks he is just a drunk, but when his girlfriend is killed at night by a man with an axe, he knows he was right to be afraid... -
Thirty-One and a Half Regrets by Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsWhile Rose recovers from a broken heart, she finds herself at odds with her sister—and business partner—Violet. Rose buries herself in her landscaping work, but becomes worried when her employee and friend, Bruce Wayne Decker, goes missing. In the meantime, Fenton County assistant D.A... -
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Ripple of Secrets by Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter her Assistant DA boyfriend’s near brush with death, Rose Gardner hopes to make it through the holiday season with a minimal amount of drama. But she can’t forget the promise she made to the king of the Fenton County underworld in exchange for Mason’s life... -
Delayed Departures by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMary O'Reilly has absolutely no plans to meet with anyone on Black Friday as she sets up her office for the annual Christmas Walk that is to be held the following weekend in downtown Freeport. So, nearly eight months pregnant, she dresses for comfort-sweats, thick socks and a flannel shirt... -
A Wild Fright in Deadwood by Ann Charles
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHell hath no fury like a woman scorned ... especially a dead one holding a grudge. Back on Deadwood's list of Usual Suspects, Violet Parker is hip deep in wild frights and fired-up females. After juggling bitter threats, haunted buildings, and vengeful ghosts, the last thing she needs is a pair of bullheaded detectives trying to pin another murder on her tail... -
Meanwhile, Back in Deadwood by Ann Charles, C.S. Kunkle
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMeanwhile, Back in Deadwood … the mystery and mayhem continue. Between the butchered body parts, creepy killers, dogged detectives, ghoulish ghosts, and ever-present TV cameras, Violet Parker’s purple boots are itching to skedaddle. But there is no escaping another murder investigation or her new deadly reputation. Not even if both risk the lives of those she loves most... -
Thirty and a Half Excuses by Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsLife in Henryetta, Arkansas is turned upside down with the arrival of a televangelist, but it’s the death of a little old lady on Rose’s street that catches her attention. The Henryetta police deem her death natural causes, but Rose suspects foul play and so does an unlikely supporter–-the president of the Busy Body Club, her eighty-two year old neighbor Mildred... -
Not Quite Gone by Lyla Payne
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife in Heron Creek is looking up for Graciela Harper, despite the fact that every ghost within a fifty mile radius seems intent on sticking to her like glue - and not the weak Elmer's kind, either But with a sexy boyfriend, her old friends back in her life, and a great job prospect at one of the oldest plantations in the country, it's hard to complain.. -
The Blackwood Files : File Two: Private Wars by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEven though her father’s murderer had been found and killed, Bruce Blackwood’s spirit would still not rest. Now his focus was on his daughter, Brooke, and the danger she would be in if she ever recovered the childhood memory of his death... -
Thirty-Three and a Half Shenanigans by Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBook Six in the USA Today Bestselling Mystery series! Rose is called into action when Neely Kate’s cousin goes missing and the police refuse to take it seriously. But while the authorities—Rose’s ex-boyfriend, included—are certain the missing woman has run away, mounting evidence points to foul play... -
Chaos in Mudbug by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe sixth book in the New York Times bestselling Ghost-in-Law series. Jadyn St. James hopes that the two-week quiet period in Mudbug means things in the small bayou town are back to normal…whatever that is. But when a fisherman finds a sunken shrimp boat, and the boat captain is missing, Jadyn wonders if the damage to the boat was caused by a storm, or if something far more nefarious happened... -
Old Acquaintance - A Mary O'Reilly Paranormal Mystery by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe spirit from the asylum has followed Mary O’Reilly home for the holidays. But there are no chestnuts roasting on the open fires he’s creating... -
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Moonshine & Malice: Moonshine Hollow #2 by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat was an accidental witch to do when fate sends a sexy witch on a motorcycle, only to find out he might be there to kill her? Zoey Mathers was adjusting to life as a witch— a real finger wiggling, magic casting, talk to spirits witch who was thrown into the middle of a war between good and evil... -
Moonshine & Mayhem: Moonshine Hollow #3 by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsZoey Mathers was a witch. Not on purpose. It had happened accidently. But as Zoey was finding out, maybe this had been her fate all along. Luckily the potential witch hunter, Slade, had turned out to be on her side and had found a place in her heart. With the War of the Witches heating up, it’s not just Zoey’s life on the line, but all the witches fighting for good... -
Bone Deep by Kendra Elliot
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen two men kidnap former FBI agent Cate Wilde’s fiancé, the boldness of the crime rattles the community. Desperate to find the man she loves, Cate joins forces with the FBI and the local sheriff’s department to launch an investigation and bring Dr. Henry Powers home... -
Where the Wild Roses Grow by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Queen of scream novels does it again! - It's laced with a terrifying nail-biting tension and characters that make your skin crawl. With her blankly staring eyes seeming to gaze into the sky, he put a red rose between her teeth and then gently pushed her into the water. She slowly sank into the slow, flowing river... -
You Can't Hide by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsASIN moved from less recent edition hereA new reign of terror has fallen on the unsuspecting residents of Cocoa Beach. They think their worst nightmare is the environmental catastrophe causing the thousands of dead fish in the river until the first body turns up among the dead fish.Young girls are being kidnapped.Behind these kidnappings stands a ghostly person who calls himself the Boxer... -
Woman In Demand by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSera Thomas has more than the FBI in her life now and nothing reminds her of that more than almost losing the man she loves. Sometimes the focus has to be on her personal life and the pack or she could lose all she’s built and treasures.And she’s not about to allow that.Which means working things out with Brian while he travels and learns what he needs to... -
Immersed Siren by Erin R Flynn
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDivision Chief Seraphine Thomas’s life is giving her heartburn… And supes don’t really get heartburn.Most would think her life would calm down after Murray was gone and the supe-hating president was out of office, but things are never that simple. Plus, the messes left by both situations are somehow on her to clean up... -
The Attic on Queen Street by Karen White
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsReturn to the house on Tradd Street for one last time as the bestselling series featuring psychic medium Melanie Trenholm comes to a hauntingly spectacular finale.After the devastating events of the past few months, the last thing Melanie Trenholm wants is to think about the future... -
Resurrection in Mudbug by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Jana DeLeon, RESURRECTION IN MUDBUG, aka The Return of Helena Henry!Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the bayou…Jadyn St. James is excited to start her job as game warden in Mudbug, Louisiana, and hopes it is the beginning of a new and improved life... -
Missing in Mudbug by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jana DeLeon, a new release in the Ghost-in-Law series. After an eventful first week on the job, Game Warden Jadyn St. James is happy the small bayou town of Mudbug, Louisiana, seems to have fallen back into its normal routine. But when FBI agent Raissa Bordeaux is kidnapped, Jadyn is certain the short-lived peace has come to an abrupt end... -
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Original Secrets by Shawn McGuire
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Northwoods village of Whispering Pines used to be a safe haven for outsiders, but after three deaths in two months, it’s become a hotbed of murder. Exhausted from being the only law enforcement official on duty, while also trying to open a bed-and-breakfast, Jayne O’Shea welcomes the escape she finds in her grandmother’s journals... -
Kept Secrets by Shawn McGuire
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTucked next to a pristine lake, the part-Medieval Europe, part-Renaissance Faire hamlet of Whispering Pines, Wisconsin is a utopia . . . except for the recent murders. One month after arriving in the Northwoods, former detective Jayne O’Shea has settled comfortably into small-town life and is making good progress with her task of getting her grandparents’ house ready for sale... -
Deep Beneath by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou might think you know what lurks below, … but do you really?A kayaking incident off Seattle’s shores sends Whimsy into a coma, where her nightmares are a revolving repeat of her drowning. She wakes to life on an isolated island, involving her strange savior, two dogs with unique identities, and voices, sounds, emotions that aren’t hers alone... -
Rival Secrets: A Whispering Pines Mystery, Book 5 by Shawn McGuire
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat if your nemesis challenged you on your home turf? The sense of community. The quaint surroundings. The deadly rivalries. Welcome to Whispering Pines. As the weather turns crisp, Jayne O’Shea and the other villagers prepare for the last big tourist draw of the season: the autumn equinox festival... -
Finding Motive by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDreams are real. At least they are for Harmony Carson. When the murders carried out during her nightmares begin to manifest themselves in the real world Houston sets everything aside to help Harmony track the killer they are certain has formed a psychic connection with Harmony during her sleep hours.Rescue Alaska is a warm yet fast moving mystery series with a light paranormal twist... -
Mischief in Mudbug by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsSabine LeVeche, orphaned at an early age, is in the middle of a medical crisis and needs to find a blood relative STAT. Luckily, she's got a sexy PI and one sassy but determined ghost on her side. Not so luckily, there's a murderer gunning for her just in case her illness doesn't kill her first... -
The Killing Game by Iris Johansen
A MERCILESS KILLER ON THE HUNT ... AN INNOCENT CHILD IN HIS SIGHTS ... A WOMAN DRIVEN TO THE EDGE TO STOP HIM ... The killer knows Eve Duncan all too well. He knows the pain she feels for her murdered daughter, Bonnie, whose body has never been found... -
Ghost-in-Law Series 1-3 Boxset by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsGet the entire Ghost-in-Law mystery/romance series in one boxset. The set includes: Trouble in Mudbug Scientist Maryse Robicheaux thought that a lot of her problems had gone away with her mother-in-law’s death. The woman was rude, pushy, manipulative and used her considerable wealth to run herd over the entire town of Mudbug, Louisiana. Unfortunately, death doesn’t slow down Helena one bit... -
6 Killer Bodies by Stephanie Bond
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsCarlotta Wren's world is crumbling beneath her well-shod feet. One of her closest friends has been arrested as the Charmed Killer, but Carlotta refuses to believe it. And to prove her friend's innocence, Carlotta goes against her boyfriend Peter's wishes and resumes her after-hours body-moving duties... -
Twenty-Nine and a Half Reasons by Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsWhen Rose reports for Fenton County jury duty she figures she’s lucky to get out of a morning working at the DMV. Instead, despite a disastrous encounter with the new assistant district attorney, Mason Deveraux, she’s picked as a juror on a murder case. As the trial progresses, she realizes an ominous vision she had in the men’s restroom proves the defendant is innocent... -
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Showdown in Mudbug by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWho 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, but when a child is kidnapped, she risks her secret identity by offering the police help with the case. New Orleans Detective Zach Blanchard doesn’t believe in psychic hooey and is certain Raissa didn’t get her facts about the case from a crystal ball... -
Buried Innocence by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsPlacing the bags on the counter, Donna slipped off her jacket and hung it on the back of a kitchen chair, and then she pulled an apron over her work clothes. She started unpacking the groceries, first putting the refrigerated foods away and then she started working on the canned goods. She smiled as she heard Ryan singing... -
Family Secrets by Shawn McGuire
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome to Whispering Pines, Wisconsin. A place for those who don’t belong. Sixteen years after a family feud drove her from the cozy Northwoods village of Whispering Pines, Wisconsin, former detective Jayne O’Shea returns to prepare her grandparents’ lake house for sale. Once there, not only does she find that the house has been trashed, her dog discovers a dead body in the backyard... -
The Haunting of Coyote Island by Alexandria Clarke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA dark secret, a secluded island, and nowhere to run.When author Daisy Dawkins hits a wall of writer's block, she seeks out a retreat at the infamous Coyote Island, home of the reclusive publishing guru Greg Bregoli. Upon her arrival at Bregoli Estate, strange things begin happening to Daisy, but none of the other writers seem to notice the estate's odder qualities... -
The Haunting of Blackwater Cottage: A Riveting Haunted House Mystery by Clay Wise
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRecently widowed, Alicia Hawkins can no longer live in the New York apartment she shared with her husband. She leaves the city behind for a small fishing village in Duxbridge, Massachusetts, where she purchases a rundown house the locals have dubbed Blackwater Cottage. But the quiet life and beautiful views are disrupted by secret notes and unexplained phenomena... -
5 Bodies to Die For by Stephanie Bond
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe Charmed Killer is on the loose in Atlanta and Carlotta Wren is caught up in the terror�especially when her body-moving side business brings her dangerously close to the action... -
Deadly Circumstances by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe bedroom door flew open with a powerful crash. “What the...?” Mary exclaimed. Mike nodded. “Yeah, well see, that’s the problem,” he said with a sigh. “You brought someone home with you tonight.” “What?” “And it looks like she’s not real happy about your relationship with Bradley,” he said. “I have a jealous ghost in my house?” Mary asked, astonished... -
Haunted Tales by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe death of a beloved fourth-grade teacher has haunted Andrew Tyler his entire life. Was it really an accidental death or was she murdered? And if it was only an accident, why did her ghost haunt the hallways of the old, abandoned school in Polo, Illinois? Andrew calls on Mary O’Reilly to solve the mystery and catch a killer who is still on the loose in the small town... -
Silent in the Sanctuary by Deanna Raybourn
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsfresh from a six-month sojourn in Italy, Lady Julia returns home to Sussex to find her father's estate crowded with family and friends— but dark deeds are afoot at the deconsecrated abbey, and a murderer roams the ancient cloisters... -
The Shop on Royal Street by Karen White
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe first in a new spinoff series of Karen White's New York Times bestselling Tradd Street novels... -
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The Cat Caper by Molly Fitz
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat’s even worse than having a snarky talking tabby as your best friend? When he inexplicably goes missing… Octo-Cat is gone, and all the evidence suggests that he was taken on purpose. With the growing number of people the two of us have put behind bars, it’s no surprise that someone’s out for revenge... -
Stolen Dreams - A Mary O'Reilly Paranormal Mystery - Book Fourteen by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 13 ratings“But Sol, it ain’t haunted like you thought,” Marty argued cautiously. It wasn’t a good idea to get Sol too angry. “We’ve tried everything, séances, Ouija boards, mediums—everything. This place is just an old, empty house. A creepy, old house.” Sol shook his head, disregarding Marty’s words, and started up the tall staircase to the second floor... -
Tracking Game by Margaret Mizushima
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo brutal murders, a menacing band of poachers, and a fearsome creature on the loose in the mountains plunge Mattie Cobb and her K-9 partner Robo into a sinister vortex. An explosion outside a community dance sends Mattie Cobb and Cole Walker reeling into the night, where they discover a burning van and beside it the body of outfitter Nate Fletcher... -
a Touch of Betrayal by L.J. Charles
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBored, restless, and ever curious, Everly Gray schedules a week off from her personal coaching business, takes her ESP fingers out of protective custody, and begins to explore the remains of her parents' property. It's time for her to track their killers and bring them to justice.That's the plan... -
Emma Frost Mystery Series: Vol 4-6 by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsASIN moved from less recent editionCROSS YOU HEART AND HOPE TO DIE:We all know that high school reunions can be a daunting and sometimes horrifying experience. Well, for Emma Frost that is exactly what it becomes when she is invited to meet with all of her old classmates at a desolated hotel in the most Northern part of Denmark... -
The Strangers on Montagu Street by Karen White
With her relationship with writer Jack Treholm as shaky as the foundation of her family home, Melanie’s juggling a number of problems. Like restoring her Tradd Street house...and resisting her mother’s pressure to ‘go public’ with her talent—a sixth sense that unites them to the lost souls of the dead. But Melanie never anticipated her new problem...Categorized as:
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