#Small town
Smilin' Sam's Corn Maze
Shorter read
Stephanie Scissom
A woman's fatal illness gives her an unexpected opportunity to find out what happened to her young daughter, who disappeared on Halloween night forty years prior.
Categories:
Psychological Thriller
Romance Level:
No Spice
R.B. Marshall
A murder at a royal castle. A horse trainer with secrets. When Izzy Paterson is pulled into a high-stakes mystery in the Scottish Highlands, she’ll need more than just local gossip to clear her name.
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Romance Level:
No Spice
Anne M. Scott
When a threat from Major Amy Stone’s past returns, Master Sergeant Chris Hall will risk his career—and his heart—to keep her safe! Book 1 of an exciting military romantic suspense series.
Categories:
Romantic Suspense
Romance Level:
Low Spice
Melanie D. Snitker
Officer Gabe Harrison is in a race against time when he discovers veterinarian Paige Wade is in danger. Can he and his K-9 partner keep her alive long enough to unravel the puzzle?
Categories:
Romantic Suspense
Romance Level:
No Spice
Mindy Killgrove
When Mama Baldwin's Cafe closes unexpectedly and Mama herself disappears, Avery, Chance, & Cubby search for answers. She never should've let Mama out of her sight.
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Romance Level:
No Spice
Cathlyn Sweets
In the quirky coastal town of Seafern Cove, retired sisters Lily and Rose Parker team up with a talking rabbit to unravel a century-old mystery tied to a haunted cameo and a vanished artist.
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Cathlyn Sweets
Journalist Frankie Marlowe returns to her hometown to investigate a suspicious death. With help from her aunt, a brave dog, and an old flame, they must uncover the truth.
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Romance Level:
No Spice
K.E. O'Connor
A murder shakes Willow Tree Falls, framing Tempest’s sister. Now Tempest must outwit angels, a demon, and the clock in this witchy cozy mystery.
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Romance Level:
No Spice
Sue Hollowell
One hidden witch, one fading ghost, one town of liars—and one Frenchie with main-character energy. Arabella and Marcel must outwit a murderous coven before the past writes their ending.
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
A Nose for Trouble (A Trinket Bay K9 Mystery #1)
Explicit content
Shorter read
Danni Line
Betrayed by her lover and left for dead, Senior Constable Ellie Marsden and her K9 move to a quiet coastal town. When a similar case unfolds, she comes face to face with the man who almost destroyed her.
Categories:
Romantic Suspense
Romance Level:
Spicy
Explicit Content:
Language
Virginia K. Bennett
With Sugar on Roundtop is a Halloween standalone cozy mystery novella set during a haunted hike on Roundtop Mountain in New Hampshire. If you love it, go back and start the series with Catch of the Day.
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Romance Level:
No Spice
Much Ado About Muffin (Mysteries of Cozy Cove #1)
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Virginia K. Bennett
This Mystery of Cozy Cove introduces you to Mackenzie, a new bakery owner on the coast of Maine, and explores her journey to becoming an amateur sleuth solving the mystery of a murdered restaurant owner.
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Romance Level:
No Spice
D.S. Lang
In small-town America, the 1920s are more rumble than roar until college librarian Doro finds a dead body. When the new campus security officer tags her as a suspect, Doro vows to crack the case.
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Blood On Vines (The Matakana Series #1)
Explicit content
Madeleine Eskedahl
Four friends, a shared past, a common enemy. Will it be their shared history that sees the four friends being picked off, one-by-one?
Categories:
Thriller
Rings on Water (Matakana Series #2)
Explicit content
Madeleine Eskedahl
A narcotics pick-up at sea goes horribly wrong. A man is lost overboard. A series of shockwaves goes through the community. Everyone discovers that secrets run deep, even in the best of communities.
Categories:
Thriller
Desi Stowe
Maple was on the brink of a fairytale romance until things went horribly wrong. Now she's on the run from Parker's obsession and history of violence.
Categories:
Psychological Thriller
Romance Level:
Low Spice
Chris Abernathy
Who is really catching killers in Paradise Cove? Sheila and her friends in the Paradise Cove Murder Society or Sheila's cat, Whiskers and his animal friends? This collection includes the first three mysteries.
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Romance Level:
No Spice
The Perfect Neighbor
Explicit content
Serena Sinclair
She looks exactly like me. Same face, same scar, same life. And now she's stealing everything that's mine.
Categories:
Psychological Thriller
Explicit Content:
Language
The Lost Lake Mysteries: Plastic House
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Tricia Arnold
Two friendly neighbors—a retired librarian and a handsome stranger with a past—help unravel the mystery of Plastic House.
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Patti Larsen
She used to play a detective on TV--so how did Delaine Baker end up investigating a real murder at her MIL's birthday party? Can she solve the crime before the killer makes sure she's made her last episode...?
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Romance Level:
No Spice
Michele Pariza Wacek
Enjoy the first three full-length books of The Charlie Kingsley Mysteries: The Murder Before Christmas, Ice Cold Murder and Murder Next Door.
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Romance Level:
No Spice
A Grave Error (Charlie Kingsley Mysteries)
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Michele Pariza Wacek
Gargoyles aren’t real, right? But, then who (or what) attacked Cyndi in the graveyard in the middle of the night?
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Romance Level:
No Spice
R.L. Kennedy
Trish's husband was murdered, and now she's receiving threatening letters stating she'll be next. She invites her suspects to a dinner party - where she's certain the guilty person will be the last to leave.
Categories:
Psychological Thriller
Romance Level:
No Spice
R.L. Kennedy
Rachel made a list of the top 5 people she would suspect first in her death or disappearance - and then she ends up missing. The problem with 5 names on a list? Only 1 person is guilty.
Categories:
Psychological Thriller
Romance Level:
No Spice
Paige Cassel
Bookstore owner Helga Henderson's fresh start in Birchwood Bay takes a deadly turn when the festival director is found poisoned among her rare books.
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Romance Level:
No Spice
Elizabeth Clover
The first 5 books of the Sunrise Cafe Cozy Mysteries are perfect for fans of feel-good small-town sleuthing, served with beachside charm and an adorable puppy. Pour yourself a drink and dive in!
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Romance Level:
No Spice
Elizabeth Clover
In Sunrise City, I expected sunshine—not a body in the sunflower patch. With my sassy grandma, sweet dog, and jewel-thief best friend, I’ll unearth a killer before they bury their secrets... and me.
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Romance Level:
No Spice
Click Click Click (Book 1 of the Say My Name Series)
Explicit content
Shorter read
Anne Varner & Karen DeVanie
How does a small-town good-natured teenager land on a kill list? A toxic friendship out of control results in a murder. On a clear Friday night, three classmates gather. A shot rings out, and one is dead.
Categories:
Crime
Explicit Content:
Language
Patsy Hicks
Bread, bones, and small-town gossip... Lou’s got more to sift than flour when a skeleton turns up on her land and a killer stirs up trouble in Oak Haven.
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Susan J Bruce
Ruth is desperate for a fresh start, but a body in her shed, an inconvenient romantic attraction, and a secret reputation as a ‘harbinger of death’ get in the way. As they do…
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Romance Level:
Low Spice
The Snowman Killer
Shorter read
Wendy Meadows
Sarah Garland traded homicide cases for coffee beans in a quiet Alaskan town, but her peace shatters when a grotesque snowman appears on her remote property, echoing the darkest scenes from her own novel.
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Two Drops of Chaos (Autumn Heights Series #2)
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Josephine Beintema
Welcome to the town of Autumn Heights, where the leaves are colorful all year round, and the murders keep piling up...
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Josephine Beintema
From interviewing suspects and a break and enter gone wrong, Ivy is caught up in the enthusiasm of her grandmother’s friends which just might land her in jail!
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Antiques and Drinks (Antiques and Drinks Series #1)
Shorter read
KC Bellinger
Annie Taylor is no stranger to antiques, but when she inherits cursed items, she gets tangled in a paranormal mess with only a goofy ghost to help her.
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
Romance Level:
No Spice
Tikiri Herath
A woman with a haunted past. An inheritance with a deadly price. A killer with a thirst for revenge. Sometimes, it’s your own family who wants you dead...
Categories:
Psychological Thriller
Sophie Sterling
She’s chasing the truth through murky waters. He’s her only chance at survival. But in the heat of the Deep South, danger, and passion, run scorching hot.
Categories:
Romantic Suspense
Romance Level:
No Spice
Kelly Brakenhoff
Cassandra’s dream position at Morton College becomes a nightmare when a student turns up dead. The only way she'll save her job is by finding the truth. Can she avoid putting herself in the killer’s crosshairs?
Categories:
Cozy Mystery
An Able Case
Explicit content
Andrea Huston
Beki Able, the perfect high school darling, finds her world irrevocably altered after meeting Kace Charlus, a brooding enigma from the notorious MC, Rough Riders.
Categories:
Romantic Suspense
Romance Level:
Spicy
Explicit Content:
Language
Chasing Her Trust (Dare to Surrender #1)
Explicit content
Danielle Pays
When Lauren’s life is threatened, she’s forced to rely on Detective Nick Moore, a man she doesn’t trust. He moves in to keep her safe, but will accepting his help save her life?
Categories:
Romantic Suspense
Romance Level:
Low Spice
Explicit Content:
Language