Matchmaker Marriage Mysteries: Books 1-2

Matchmaker Marriage Mysteries: Books 1-2
Author: elise sax
Publisher: 13 Lakes Publishing
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2022-10-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Gored of the Rings and Slay Misty for Me are the first two books in the Matchmaker Marriage Mysteries, the continuing adventures of Gladie Burger with all of the regular characters from the Matchmaker Mysteries. It’s perfect for fans of Miss Fortune, Stephanie Plum, and small-town, funny mysteries. Gored of the Rings It’s been three years since Gladie married Spencer and settled down as a full-time matchmaker. The three years have been quiet, filled with marital bliss and absolutely no murder. Without a mystery to solve, Gladie has grown bored, even as she has exceled as a matchmaker with more than a little psychic ability. Now, her Grandma Zelda has decided to expand the family business to wedding planning, and Gladie is going to be in charge of it. Her first customer wants a wedding with all the trimmings, including an axe-throwing room, a tractor parade, and a longhorn bull instead of a limo to the ceremony. When one of the wedding party winds up dead, a freak accident is blamed. But Gladie’s murder antennae are up, and she’s determined to prove that it’s murder and bring the killer to justice. Slay Misty for Me It’s September in Cannes, California, which means it’s apple season. The town is enjoying the festivities and the apple pie, but a series of vicious conspiracies has thrown suspicion on a number of the townsfolk. From someone listening to private conversations in their homes to a drug-running funeral home to mysterious words added to dictionaries and killer vacuum robots on the loose, it’s citizen against citizen in the usually idyllic town. But Gladie is trying to stay out of the chaotic conspiracies as she continues her wedding planning business. When she discovers a woman dead by marshmallows after a wedding, Gladie becomes entangled in a murder mystery that might be connected to the conspiracies and might even turn out to be the biggest conspiracy of them all.

Goodnight Mysteries Books 1-2

Goodnight Mysteries Books 1-2
Author: elise sax
Publisher: 13 Lakes Publishing
Total Pages: 375
Release: 2022-01-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Enjoy the first two books in the Goodnight Mysteries series. Die Noon Matilda Dare can't sleep. Her insomnia is one more reason to move to the quirky small town of Goodnight, New Mexico after she inherits a house, a small newspaper, and two old dogs there. But despite the Goodnight name, Matilda still spends hers wide awake, and she has good reason after a reporter is murdered. With a mystery to solve, she begins to investigate the town and uncovers more suspects than she knows what to do with. Meanwhile, the hottie cowboy sheriff is doing his own investigation into Matilda, and the mysterious, handsome stranger, who just happens to live with her, is showing up in all the wrong places. As her investigation continues, danger increases, and it might end up spelling lights out for Matilda. A Doom with a View Matilda Dare still can't sleep. Since she's arrived in Goodnight, New Mexico, she's solved one murder and had more than one conversation with a dead woman. Obsessed with finding the woman's killer, she has to put that on hold when her newspaper receives a mysterious, coded letter. When the author of the letter winds up dead, Matilda is thrust into a mystery that puts her new friends into danger. The hunky Sheriff Goodnight and Matilda's hunky roommate Boone are along for the ride in this funny action adventure that might end up spelling lights out for Matilda. Goodnight…Sometimes sweet dreams end in murder. "Elise Sax will win your heart."—New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis "Sax will make you laugh. Her larger-than-life characters jump off the page and make crazy seem like a fun place to hang out."—New York Times bestselling author Christie Craig "With quirky characters reminiscent of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series and a small-town heroine redolent of Charlaine Harris' Sookie Stackhouse" --RT Book Reviews "Fans of laugh-out-loud romantic suspense will enjoy this new author as she joins the ranks of Janet Evanovich, Katie MacAllister, and Jennifer Crusie."—Booklist, on An Affair to Dismember

Agatha Bright Mysteries Books 1-2

Agatha Bright Mysteries Books 1-2
Author: elise sax
Publisher: 13 Lakes Publishing
Total Pages: 398
Release: 2022-10-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Agatha Bright has a delicious recipe for murder. Here are the first two books in the funny and witchy Agatha Bright Mysteries. The Fear Hunter Living in a haunted lighthouse in the small town of Sea Breeze, California with her two elderly aunts, Agatha Bright has everything she wants. She owns and runs a bookstore / soup shop on the beach, and her soups are loved by everyone in town. Her life is regimented and organized. But Agatha has secrets that might get her in big trouble. Dark secrets. When a woman goes missing, the suspicion falls on Agatha, turning her life upside down. The new detective in town, Remington Cumberbatch, has seen a lot of weird things as a detective in nearby Cannes, California, but he’s in for a surprise with Agatha, her family, and the quirky town of Sea Breeze. He begins to investigate Agatha as the number one suspect, but the attraction is immediate. When the missing woman turns out to be murdered, the mystery deepens, and Agatha must help Remington find the killer before she winds up in prison…or worse. Some Like it Shot Agatha’s relationship with Remington is complicated. Very complicated. As she tries to navigate it, she’s also investigating her Auntie Prudence’s mysterious death. Meanwhile, business at the soup shop is booming. With a dispensary opened next door and a new delivery app in town, Agatha can’t make soup fast enough to meet the demand. When a taco-eating contest gives her a much-needed respite, Agatha is delighted. But the contest ends abruptly with the winner’s death, and now Agatha must put everything on the back burner to find the killer with Remington before he strikes again.

Partners in Crime Thrillers: Books 1-2

Partners in Crime Thrillers: Books 1-2
Author: elise sax
Publisher: 13 Lakes Publishing
Total Pages: 413
Release: 2022-10-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Partners in Crime and Conspiracy in Crime are the first two books in the Partners in Crime Thrillers series, a humorous, edge-of-your-seat romantic adventure series. Partners in Crime Piper Landry walks out of the redwood forests of Northern California in the middle of the night with no memory and no clothes. She knows only two things. The first is that her name must be Piper Landry because that’s what’s written on a tag bolted to her ear. The other is that she’s richer than Midas. Peter Bolton is a spy, but he’s up for a career change. He makes Jack Reacher look like an amateur, and he’s saved the world more times than James Bond. Peter is ready to retire and live a normal life, but that changes when he finds Piper running for her life. Conspiracy in Crime After Peter and Piper are called in to investigate a spike of radiation in Russia, they discover an international conspiracy that threatens to unleash World War Three. An unspeakable evil from Piper’s past comes out of the shadows, and Peter and Piper must stop it. From Russia to Italy to Hawaii to South America, they travel around the world, determined to stop the ticking time bomb before it goes off.

Trial By Fire: A Samantha True Mystery Boxset

Trial By Fire: A Samantha True Mystery Boxset
Author: Kristi Rose
Publisher: Vintage Housewife Books
Total Pages: 757
Release: 2023-09-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Warning: These books may cause spontaneous laughter. This twisty mystery series offers a good whodunnit, witty banter, characters you'll want to be friends, and is a perfect escape to the Pacific Northwest. Laughing out loud in public may cause curious glances from strangers. Book 1: One Hit Wonder (Series Prequel) Do your job or move along already. Trouble is, Samantha’s in too deep to do either one. A year into Samantha True’s forensic photography classes she knows three things: 1. Crime scenes are messy. 2. Especially when you throw up on them. 3. She may not be cut out for this. When the police drag her to an investigation, she’s just as baffled by the scene. With clues like superhero masks, disco balls, and Bigfoot, are they ever going to find who did it? As she digs deeper into the photographic evidence, she realizes her small town is full of secrets. And she might be happier staying in the dark. Book 2: All Bets Are Off Some days, no matter how awful, are not worth a do-over One wild weekend in Vegas Samantha True and her boyfriend impulsively marry. Six months later she learns three things about her new husband. He’s been killed in a freak accident. She’s inherited his secret PI business. He had another wife. Broke and devastated, she dives into learning the PI business—how hard can it be? Following a binge-watching how-to session on Youtube, Samantha’s ready to take her first case. When mysterious strangers show up at her doorstep demanding information about her dead husband, she realizes she's in over her head. Samantha must discover who he really was. But what if the truth puts her in danger, too? Book 3: Best Laid Plans No “learn to be a PI” video prepared her for this... When Samantha True witnesses Wind River's most popular principal keel over dead she knows three things. He's been murdered Proving it will be impossible They're gonna think she did it As she works to clear her name, Samantha learns "Principal Josh" is the king of slime balls. Eliminating suspects proves tricky when half the town has a motive for murder. It'll take the right private investigator to crack this killer's best laid plans. Let the binge reading begin. Life has thrown Samantha True some serious curve balls but she takes it like a champ and strikes back.

Bone to Pick

Bone to Pick
Author: Kristi Rose
Publisher: Vintage Housewife Books
Total Pages: 302
Release: 2024-03-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

A missing husband. A frantic wife. A long-forgotten killer. When US Marshal Mallory Bodine’s brother-in-law disappears, she learns her sister’s life isn’t as idyllic as it appears. Natalie and Doug’s marriage is on the rocks but so is Doug’s job. Rumors of infidelity and corporate espionage muddy the investigation. Could Doug have just walked away from it all? Or is something more sinister going on? As Mallory digs deeper, she uncovers a disturbing pattern of missing men, cold cases that are suddenly very personal. Has a killer resurfaced? Mallory is running out of options and time. Every hour Doug is missing means the trail grows colder. The marshal's office wants her back to work. And a hurricane is bearing down on them that will destroy any evidence. It’s do or die. Literally.

Bone of Contention

Bone of Contention
Author: Kristi Rose
Publisher: Vintage Housewife Books
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2023-10-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

From USA Today Bestselling author comes an action-packed, roller coaster ride new cold case mystery series that will have your pulse racing. For fans of Kendra Elliott and Debra Webb US Marshall Mallory Bodine’s short visit back to her central Florida hometown quickly turns into work when a skeleton is unearthed in her mom’s back yard, Mallory is caught-up in the middle of a cold case murder investigation as she searches for answers. Who killed the perky, loveable schoolteacher? Four local hoodlums are a convenient fit as the killers – for the lazy, complacent sheriff, that is – but the local detective and Mallory want the truth. Was it an act of vandalism that got out of hand? Or something more sinister? Digging through fourteen years of lies won’t be easy. Murder never is. **** Meet Mallory Bodine, fugitive hunter. No case has been cold too long—and for Mallory—the dead are not forgotten.

Too Close For Comfort (A Samantha True Mystery Boxset)

Too Close For Comfort (A Samantha True Mystery Boxset)
Author: Kristi Rose
Publisher: Vintage Housewife Books
Total Pages: 670
Release: 2024-04-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

This boxset includes the following books in the Samantha True Series: Caught Off Guard (Book 4) There’s no rule book for this deadly game When Samantha’s friend and sometimes boss AJ Gunn is accused of murdering the star quarterback for the Oregon pro-team she knows three things: No way is AJ guilty even if he doesn’t have a solid alibi This is not a one gal PI gig, she’s going to need help Rich people are crazy If Samantha thought she was out of her element in Wind River, investigating in a new town is like working in a foreign land. Looking for a real suspect, Samantha meets a host of powerful characters with deep pockets and dark secrets. They’re dangerous and strike fast. And Samantha knows too much. She’ll have to watch her back. If not, AJ will go to jail for life and Samantha could end up paying the ultimate penalty. Two Time Loser Book 5 A fake fiancée. An alive deceased husband. Samantha’s life just got more complicated. When Stella MacInerney asks Samantha to be her maid of honor, she's surprised. The woman has enough stepdaughters from her three previous marriages to ask one of them. Why didn’t she? Then Leo asks Samantha to be his plus one to the wedding, as his fake fiancée. What’s up with that? So when Stella is kidnapped the eve of her wedding it’s up to Samantha to get to the bottom of these mysteries. Samantha vows three things: 1. Find Stella’s kidnappers and make them pay. She can’t wait to use her highest voltage stun gun on this bad guy. 2. Discover why Leo needs a fake fiancée? Who knew he had a past with the wedding planner? And when asked, he clams up. 3. Track down a key eyewitness in Stella’s disappearance who is a dead ringer for Carson. Could her dead husband really be alive? When Stella’s ransomed for three million dollars, Samantha has twenty-four hours to find her alive. All while pretending to be engaged to Leo to keep the smiling devil of a wedding planner at bay, never mind Samantha's facing her own matrimonial past. Samantha doesn’t know how she’ll feel if the witness turns out to be Carson. But she might just have to use her highest voltage stun gun on him, too. Unless her fake fiancée does it first. Dodged a Bullet Book 6 In a game of cat and mouse, always be the cat. PI Samantha True is used to danger, but this time the stakes are higher than ever. Someone is trying to kill her. She’ll need her ex-sorta-husband’s help. It’s hard to spend time with a new boyfriend when your ex-sorta-husband is hanging around. Sam’s new client, YouTube star Lora Darling is famous for breaking barriers as a female gamer. But fame has its price. Lora has a stalker, one who intends to see her dead. When Lora’s partner is poisoned and Lora is drugged, Samantha knows the stalker is closer than they ever imagined. The gaming world isn’t all fun—and well, you know, games—it’s a multi-million-dollar cutthroat business. Throw in the meddling media, a sick father, and a contract killer and it’s just another Monday for Samantha True, PI. Warning: May cause spontaneous laughter. This mystery offers witty banter, characters you'll want to be friends with, and is a perfect escape to the Pacific Northwest. Laughing out loud in public may cause curious glances from strangers.