Cozy Romance Suspense

A wealthy Russian psycho with revenge on his mind, a ruthless banker with daddy issues, and a naïve Texas oilman make Deferred Consumption a ride you'll want to take over and over again!

Amber Fox has been making too many mistakes, and something's got to give...For starters, Amber accidentally shoots Chief Inspector Janice Skipper and gets thrown off the police force. Oops! Then, she accepts a job as an insurance investigator from her ex-fiancé, Brad Beckett. Only Brad thinks they've still got unfinished business in the romance department, making for a steamier working environment than Amber counted on.

All is quiet in Lakeside until Molly Miars, the kindergarten teacher, is found dead. According to the new police chief, she overdosed on heroin. That doesn't explain why her head was the only body part to make it to her funeral. Mustang and her fellow PTOers don't buy the heroin overdose for a second. Vowing to do right by Molly, the PTO decides to investigate. Quickly they find that Lakeside isn't the quiet, sleepy town it appears to be. There is a dark side - money laundering and drug trafficking.

After five years in a bad marriage, Annie Callaghan filed for divorce, quit her job, and began to pursue her dream of becoming an artist. But, in the process, she made one very big mistake. As she tries her best to get her life back together with the help of an attractive widower, she inadvertently puts events into motion that draw her into a conspiracy involving a stolen masterpiece and murder.

Malone Summers "has what it takes" to ride horses to big wins in the rough-and-tumble world of rodeo. Once young and headstrong, she'd chased her dream with a wild rodeo cowboy destined to break her heart. Now, she's riding high - until she finds a frightened young stowaway named Joss in her rig, and the murders of rough stock riders begin.

It's the first day of Ninna's job in the local animal shelter, and a dog is talking to her. Not just any dog...a fat, old, smart-alecky Basset Hound who says his name is Mosey. She can't quit, she needs this job.

Midge Pennington is in trouble. She’s been arrested for the murder of her husband that was deemed an accident five years earlier. And who knew she was even married? Add a bloody crime scene, a rumored affair, nosy neighbors, an attractive chemist, and the best lawyer money can buy, and things really get interesting! Katie must use her best analytical skills and deductive reasoning to try and solve this cold case before her Gazette newspaper colleague is put away for life. Will this story be the one that gets the better of her?

Just as Ivy’s brother Billy is about to get engaged to his beloved, a tragedy interrupts the happy moment. The body of longtime Santa Sofia resident Marisol Ruiz washes up on the beach - and it’s even more heartbreaking since Marisol’s father also recently died. But Marisol was a strong competitive swimmer. It seems unlikely there’s even a grain of truth to the theory that she accidentally drowned.

The heated dog days of summer are making everyone grumpy. When the biggest gossip in Newburg, Indiana, ends up dead - with Sam Arnold’s dad the prime suspect - things get hotter. It’s been a month-and-a-half since she helped bring down a bad guy. Maybe, it’s time to try her hand at a new case, especially since her boyfriend is out of town.

Lizzy arrives at Hunsford to visit Charlotte, having mixed feelings to discover Darcy is in the vicinity to see his aunt, the formidable Lady Catherine. They are inevitably thrown together, and she starts to see a different side to him. When Miss Anne becomes the victim of an extortion scheme, Lizzy volunteers to help identify the blackmailer. She is surprised when Mr. Darcy volunteers his assistance, seemingly accepting the situation and his cousin’s actions.

Avery Shaw has the world at her fingertips...and a pile of dead Santas near the railroad tracks. Interestingly, she’s more focused on the Santas than her personal life, but only because she’s been warned that a proposal is imminent from her live-in love Eliot Kane and she needs to look somewhere else - anywhere else will do - rather than accept what he’s trying to offer. Avery never pictured herself married but it appears it might be happening...no matter how she tries to dodge and weave. The Santas make an enticing distraction, so Avery throws herself in with gusto.

Charlie McKay couldn't be happier with her life. Taking care of her daughter and everyone else around her is a labor of love. But the truth she's buried lurks beneath the surface, and letting the oh-so-tempting Craig Sutton into her world is the last thing she needs. Purchasing the small-town bar is only one of the reasons Craig Sutton moved to Blue Creek. Despite having his own agenda, Craig is unable to resist getting involved with the McKays. And the closer he gets to Charlie, the more entangled he wants to become.

Love is a dangerous mystery. Who’s got time for planning a wedding with a fatal disease, murder, and a stunning redhead wreaking havoc with a racing mogul’s love life? Levi Madison prepares his horse for triple-crown racing. His workaholic fiancé, Riley Powers,’ home is vandalized during a murder. Police suspect drugs, but Riley and pals, Lemon Sage Benton and FBI Special Agent Reggie Casse, pursue a more hazardous investigation.

Rose Casson falls for retired Navy Seal, Calvin Coldwater, who is working for the Madison family training a racing contender for the Kentucky Derby. Believing Cal is cheating, Rose lashes into party mode, picks a fight with a tattooed female punk, lands in danger and discovers damming evidence that sends a killer targeting her. Widower and tavern owner, Justin Henderson, is falling for his childhood friend, CEO of Adele Industries, Corrie Parrish-Morgan. Justin has nothing to offer a wealthy heiress like Corrie, who he believes has set her sights on someone in her social circle.

Successful Daytona Beach real estate broker Melanie Beckett loves helping people find their forever homes. But with no mother or father to be proud of her success, her abandonment issues remain painfully unresolved. After listing a foreclosed house, she’s shocked to see it’s the same building that appears in the only remnant of her past: a photo of her parents holding her as a baby.

Having had more than enough of the big city, Detective Charlie McClung moves to a small town, looking for a simpler life. Turns out his first case is the most complicated of his career. A young woman is found shot and while everyone is telling him suicide, his gut, and the dead woman’s beautiful neighbor, are telling him something quite different. How far can he dig before he uncovers secrets never meant to be unearthed? Throw in a shady police chief and an unexpected love interest and McClung quickly finds himself with more trouble than he ever imagined.

After her husband’s violent death, Lemon Sage Benton pursues her dream of rural Kentucky horse country. When a murder victim is discovered, Sage and sexy Sheriff Wyatt Gordon clash at every turn, but their growing attraction is undeniable. Wyatt’s jealous teenage daughter, Hailey, wants Sage out of the picture. Wyatt's political aspirations conflict with the life Sage wants, and she won't try to change him like his ex-wife did. Can Sage give up her dream for Wyatt? Who survives when the killer targets Sage and Hailey?

Brandy witnesses a murder at a drive thru joint with the unlikely name of Cluck It: Chicken by the Bucket. And then it turns out nothing at the scene’s what it seems, or at any rate nobody’s who they seem. Seems Cluck It is not just a place to clog your arteries but also a transgender hangout. And with that discovery, you know you're in New Orleans.

It’s springtime, and septuagenarian librarian Cleo Watkins is celebrating new blooms and old books. To her delight, the Georgia Antiquarian Book Society has brought its annual fair to Catalpa Springs in honor of Cleo’s gentleman friend, respected antiquarian bookseller and restorer, Henry Lafayette. But trouble rolls in with the fair when a flirtatious book scout makes the rounds, charming ladies of a certain age out of prized books.

Real estate agent Chloe Roberts returns to her hometown after her fiancé disappears without a trace. Starting over, she finds a house she wants to buy for her own, but there's a dead man inside. She uncovers shady family secrets and is pursued by a crazed female stalker, an ex-lover; a billionaire developer; a lovable lawman, and a presumed dead, reformed gangster. Her wealthy client, her mother and grandfather are prime suspects, putting a crimp in Chloe's budding relationship with sexy Deputy Leo Sanders