Adams, Ellery
Murder in the Locked Library ****
Fiction. Fourth in the Book Retreat cozy mystery series. Jane receives a postcard from Edwin advising her that one of the Fins is false, but she doesn’t have time to dwell on that when one of her guests is poisoned and dies at her feet. The spa project has been stalled when a skeleton and an old cookbook are found on the grounds, and she suspects that somehow the two deaths are related.
Murder in the Secret Garden ****
Fiction. Third in the Book Retreat cozy mystery series set in Virginia. Jane, the manager of Storyton, is busy raising her twin sons and trying to keep order at the manor. A group of herbalists descends on the hotel, but when one of them is found dead, Jane and the Fins assist the police i finding the murderer.
Boone, Martina
Bell of Eternity ****
Fiction. Second in the Celtic Legends romance series. A castle on a sea mount off the Cornish coast plays host to an American woman traveling with her best friend who was raised in the castle.
Echo of Glory ****
Fiction. Third in the Celtic Legends romance series. An American woman travels with her mother to an island off the southern coast of Ireland to work at an archaeological dig.
Lake of Destiny ****
Fiction. First in the Celtic Legends romance series. A small village in the Highlands of Scotland become home to an American woman who arrives to help her aunt with the annual local Beltane celebration.
Magic of Winter ****
Fiction. Fourth in the Celtic Legends romance series. Fearing something wrong has happened to her father, a young woman returns to the Highland village she was born and raised in, leery of seeing her ex-fiancé, but hopeful she can figure out what her father has been hiding.
Welcome Home ****
Non-fiction. History of the British Islands and how they came to be.
Boyles, Amy
Southern Magic ****
Fiction. First in the Sweet Tea Witches paranormal cozy mystery series. Pepper arrives in Magnolia Cove to find that she has inherited a shop from her uncle, one that she didn’t know existed. Neither did she know that she comes from a family of witches but is thrilled when they welcome her with open arms. Unfortunately for her, a fellow shopkeeper is killed, and Pepper is the main suspect.
Southern Spells ****
Fiction. Second in the Sweet Tea Witches paranormal cozy mystery series. Pepper’s grandmother, Betty Craple, receives a hen in the mail that is supposed to lay silver eggs. Her rival, Melbalean, has bought a hen who lays golden eggs just to spite Betty and win the contest at the fair. When Melbalean is killed, the only suspect is a chicken, but Pepper and Axel go on the hunt for the real killer.
Charles, Ann
Gone Haunting in Deadwood *****
Fiction. Ninth in the Deadwood Humorous cozy mystery series. Cooper demands that Violet help him out with a problem in Slagton. The residents are different in the supposed ghost town, but something there has turned deadly and is killing them. Violet, along with Cooper, Harvey, Doc, and Cornelius are armed to the teeth when they descend on the town, and Violet wields a deadly crowbar when she comes up against the first of the killers.
Galenorn, Yasmine
Harvest Song *****
Fiction. 20th in the Otherworld urban fantasy series. Delilah is dealing with the feeling of loss as her sisters begin their lives in their new homes. But they’ll all be gathered for the wedding as long as nothing happens to interfere with their plans.
Garrett, Danielle
Once Upon a Hallows Eve *****
Fiction. First in the Beechwood Harbor paranormal romance series. Lacey has been summoned back to the east coast to her father’s court. He’s determined to marry her off so she can provide an heir for their family, but she’s not interested. A tournament of eight suitors with the final bout to the death, and he fate will be sealed.
Hart, Andrew
Lies that Bind Us ****
Fiction. Jan is a liar. She doesn’t know why she lies, just that she does. She’s invited to Crete on a week’s vacation to join some friends she met there five years earlier. When she arrives, she quickly wonders why she bothered to come. Her friends are all so successful, and she is a glorified check out girl. When danger comes to the villa, Jan has to confront herself, her fears, and her lies to save herself.
Jones, John Legget
Catherine: A Hundred Year Love Story ****
Fiction. Catherine is a young bride whose husband is stationed in France during WWI. When he is listed as missing, Catherine and her grandfather go on a search to find him and bring him home. The story doesn’t end until 100 years later.
Kimelman, Emily
Death in the Dark ****
Fiction. Second in the Sydney Rye thriller series. Sydney is in Mexico, restless, and out of control and needing to burn off some steam. When the family she lives next to hears that their daughter has been raped and killed, Sydney takes them to bring the body home. While there, she meets up with the girl’s friend who leads her to the killers, in this case, the police. Sydney has her own brand of justice in mind.
The Devil’s Breath *****
Fiction. Fifth in the Sydney Rye thriller series. Sydney has been called back to the states to help her brother’s former lover who has been accused of murder. She tangles with an old enemy who wants her to join FGI, but she doesn’t trust him. A specialty drug is being used to control men and women, but when Sydney rushes in to help, she becomes a victim herself.
Flock of Wolves *****
Fiction. Tenth in the Sydney Rye thriller series. Sydney and Robert are in Syria. He wants her to return to Miami for medical help, but she refuses. She wants to find and slay the woman she believes held her as a captive after saving her life. April, Sydney’s mother, is determined to spread the prophet’s word and returns to the States to begin preaching. Robert realizes he is in love with Sydney but also knows she loves another.
The Girl with the Gun *****
Fiction. Eighth in the Sydney Rye thriller series. Sydney is blackmailed by Declan Doyle and his Homeland Security boss to help them broker a deal with a female freedom fighter in Iraq. When Doyle’s boss is killed, Sydney and Blue are kidnapped by said freedom fighters so she can meet The Tigress, who is leading the band of women. They realize they’re both on the same side and fight to free themselves from the U.S. soldiers trying to kill them, as well as from the Iraq’s with the same goal.
Insatiable *****
Fiction Third in the Sydney Rye thriller series. Sydney is still in Mexico, when she gets an assignment from Global Investigations to locate and return a missing teenager to her wealthy parents. They think the girl is being helped by her cousin, so Sydney and her co-worker, Blane, travel under the guise of a honeymooning couple to a fancy hotel along the coast to find the girl. When the girl convinces Sydney that her parents aren’t the people she thinks they are, Sydney decides to help her escape to the Caribbean, only to find that things are still not what she thinks they are.
In Sheep’s Clothing *****
Fiction. Ninth in the Sydney Rye thriller series. Sydney has gone missing, and her friends are trying desperately to find her. The CIA has become involve and is trying to track her down to imprison her, and Robert walks a narrow line playing them on one hand and trying to use them on another.
Inviting Fire *****
Fiction. Sixth in the Sydney Rye thriller series. Sydney is at the Costa Rican base for Joyful Justice. She’s trying to come to grips with the organization even existing, much less joining them. Still recovering from being dosed with datura, she slowly comes back to herself and wants to prove herself ready for duty. Merl takes a chance on sending her on a mission, but there is real danger ahead, and she has to leave Blue behind.
Shadow Harvest *****
Fiction. Seventh in the Sydney Rye thriller series. Sydney flies to Shanghai to rescue Merl, who went there himself to rescue his old teacher. Something went wrong, and now Merl is missing. Sydney and Blue meet up with Lenox’s Shanghai contact to travel to a tai chi center where all communications have gone down.
Strings of Glass *****
Fiction. Fourth in the Sydney Rye thriller series. Sydney and dan are in India relaxing, when they’re drawn into a case involving a wealthy sexual predator who preys on both women and children. When a reporter asks for their help, Sydney and Dan step in to stop the man.
Mayne, Andrew
Fire in the Sky ***
Fiction. Second in the Jessica Blackwood thriller series. Jessica and fellow FBI agent, Natalie, investigate the possible sighting of a UFO.
Morton, Andrew
Meghan: A Hollywood Princess *****
Non-fiction. The tale of Meghan Markle, an American actress who ends up marrying a prince.
Orenduff, J. Michael
The Pot Thief Who Studied Edward Abbey *****
Fiction. Eighth in the Pot Thief cozy mystery series set in New Mexico. Hubie is invited to teach a semester of Anasazi pottery at the local university When one of his students is found dead, Hubie goes on the hunt for the murderer.
Summers, Natalie
Mountains and Magic
Fiction. First in the Witches of Pine Lake paranormal cozy mystery series set in Arizona. Amalie inherits a cottage from a great-aunt she never knew existed and leaves her social work job in Minnesota to move to a small town in Arizona. Upon reaching her new home, she meets a group of strangers who inform her that she’s a witch. When a young girl is orphaned under mysterious circumstances, Amalie quickly takes her under her wing and tries to solve the mystery.
Swanson, Cynthia
The Bookseller ****
Fiction. Kitty, also known as Katharyn, is a bookseller in Denver in the 60’s. She’s single and lives with a cat. Her best friend, Freida, is her business partner. One night Kitty dreams of a man who says he is her husband, and they have three children. It’s a life that Kitty might have wished she’d had if she wasn’t so happy with her life as it was running her shop. But the dreams don’t know, and as she gets more and more drawn into her dreamlife, she starts to worry that she won’t be able to wake up into her waking life.
