Cozy Science Fiction

Welcome to the Crescent Motel, a waypoint in a post-apocalyptic no man's land. At the helm are Darrell, the middle-aged mustachioed manager, and his danger-sniffing dog Bruno. When he and the motel's housekeeper, Nance, discover one of the guests dead, they decide to keep the body under wraps until they root out the killer. But before they have a chance, two mysterious men appear, looking for answers. When the first body disappears and is replaced by another, Darrell and Nance realize they're in over their heads.

Als ein Attentäter Reynas Leben in Gefahr bringt, hat sie genug von ihrem Job als Leibwächterin der Königin. Kurzerhand beschließen sie und ihre Partnerin Kianthe, eine mächtige Magierin, ein Büchercafé mit besonderen Teesorten zu eröffnen. Doch die erhoffte Ruhe bleibt zunächst aus: Sie müssen sich nicht nur in ihrem neuen Leben zurechtfinden, sondern auch herausfinden, was es mit den Drachenangriffen auf sich hat, die ihr neues Zuhause immer wieder heimsuchen.

Embark on a whimsical journey into a world of mystery, mischief, and murder with Miss Fitz and the Hot Patchouli Murder by the brilliant Red Tash. Set in a town that's as quirky as it is charming, this captivating novel promises to take you on an unforgettable adventure that will leave you both intrigued and entertained. Step into the shoes of Miss Fitz, a spirited amateur sleuth with an uncanny knack for finding trouble in the most unexpected places.

When town troublemaker, Louella Drummond, drops dead in front of Isolde Quinn's pet store just minutes after threatening both Issy and her cousin Graeme, the police in the small lakeside town of Silver Hollow assume it's from natural causes. Until it's discovered that Louella was murdered. Not just any murder, though. Murder by paranormal means. Dark magic that could only have been performed by a powerful witch.

After my second husband bails without a word, I’ve moved back to my hometown, San Marcos, Florida, one of the nation’s oldest cities. I’m here to open a 300-year-old inn, and, hopefully, begin a new life. It turns out the inn comes with ghosts, a decrepit vampire, and a snarky gargoyle. Plus, the paranormal in my genes is going haywire.

Senior Inspector Roku MacCormick of the Chinatown Arcane Crimes Division faces a pile of challenges far beyond his human-faerie heritage - snarling dragons guarding C-Town's multiple gates and exploding noodle factories. After a case goes sideways, Roku is saddled with Trent Leonard, a new partner he can't trust, to add to the crime syndicate family he doesn't want and a spell-casting serial killer he desperately needs to find.

As the hotel launches an addition to its overnight amenities on a neighboring property, Delia Sanchez MacBride, the Loring’s principal owner and hospitality manager, is haunted by premonitions of disaster. Delia’s worst fears begin to materialize when the hotel’s most macabre secret is literally unearthed, namely when the bodily remains of The Forgotten Fifty, a group of townspeople who vanished without a trace a century ago, are revealed as being buried in the Loring’s basement.

What should a battle-worn 11-foot tall drider do when she's retiring from the Ember Guard and looking for a big change? Open a cafe, of course! Unfortunately, Gwen's skills are highly specialized -- she can contain a magical anomaly to protect the innocent without blinking, but taking inventory and tracking profits makes her sweat bullets. It’s not long before she wonders if patrolling the streets of Embervein wasn’t a safer bet.

There I go again, touching things I shouldn’t. A knife my antique-dealer mother bought at an estate sale holds the memories of a terrified young woman about to be abducted by a werewolf. You see, I’m a psychometrist. I can read the memories people leave on the objects they touch. And this ability gets me into a lot of trouble. I feel obligated to save the young woman before she is killed. And it turns out that she’s not the first woman this shifter has taken. Nor will she be the last. The others are turning up dead.

Chelsea Moon has had better days. Weeks. Months. Years. When real life gets too hard Chelsea decides to fly back to Pendle Island, a place she has not been since she was born. She’s looking forward to a vacation, but when she arrives, she’s quickly thrown into mayhem. Her Great Aunt Griselda has died, and Chelsea is needed at the funeral. With a curse to run from, a murder to solve, and a needy cat to please, Chelsea finds her plate fills up very quickly. There’s also the small matter of avoiding death and learning magic, but that’s easy enough. Right?

These are the first three books and short stories in the ongoing Madison Meyer Series. It's the tale of how Madison Meyer became a paranormal investigator and the mysteries, monsters, friendships, heartbreaks, and romance she lives through in her career. A ghost story and murder mystery combined. A story from Spencer Ezra's past. A fantasy mystery where the villains are numerous and the heroes come in all shapes and sizes. Ian Gregory has a spooky Christmas when Maddie is missing. Ghosts. Murders. Urban legends. Serial killers. Family. This series has it all!

Genie and her ghostly great-great-aunt Adriana have been too busy with their gelato business and helping with the restoration of the old speakeasy to notice that something isn't quite right in their small town. Until pranks with touch of the macabre haunt the neighborhood, right before Halloween. But it gets worse. When a locked room murder case points straight at a connection to dark forces, the sleuthing duo fears for the living—and the not-quite so departed. Can they root out the evil in their midst before it ends Adriana’s happy afterlife—forever?

The psychic powers of the Concordia sisters are increasing, but so is the body count. (You'd think this was Cabot Cove or Midsomer instead of Sarasota, Florida.) Amanda and her sisters are on the hunt for a treasure buried by their godmother, Letty. A moody ghost, their quirky fellow shop owners, and an overworked police detective all play a part in them unraveling the mysteries of Letty's life and untimely death. But can Amanda keep her family safe as they barrel, like a bull in a consignment shop, toward a showdown with the person responsible for Letty's murder?

Hawke Moonsnow is a brilliant alchemist. He's a prodigy of his time. He knows it. Everyone else knows it. There's just one problem… He has the common sense of a golden retriever. After an accident leaves his old shop in smoking ruins, Hawke takes a loan from the Adventurers' Guild to open a new location in the town square. Now, he has to work to pay back that loan despite charging lower prices to guild members, inventing new cures, and trying to catch the attention of the fetching waitress at the tavern—all while continuing forbidden research into a dangerous plague.

Lots of changes in town and in her life, including her ex-fiance's upcoming wedding to her cousin, have Charli Goodwin trying to be on her best behavior. But when an outsider infiltrates Honeysuckle and another death threatens to ruin more than just the future of the upcoming nuptials, Charli winds up at the center of another murder investigation. With wolf-shifter Dash Channing cutting off all contact while away and Mason Clairmont making a new declaration, everything for Charli could change.

Jinx Hamilton is ready to trade in waitressing for becoming her own boss. The shop she inherits from her eccentric aunt in Briar Hollow, North Carolina, seems like the perfect fit. As Jinx handles the enchanted inventory and the unruly clientele, she discovers her aunt also willed her magical powers without an instruction manual! As if that weren’t enough, she’s forced to deal with four cats, several homeless ghosts, and a potential serial killer.

The Articulating Umbrella is a busy tearoom filled with goodies and gossip, Anna-Marie is blessed with marital bliss, and the group of orphan girls are quite comfortable in their new home and improved station in life. Of course, only when things are going along smoothly are the most jarring bumps in the road discovered.

When Southern witch Dylan Apel finds herself stripped of her powers and under house arrest, she's got no one to blame but herself. But that doesn't stop trouble from knocking on her door. When a convicted murderer winds up dead outside Dylan's house, there's a short list of suspects, including her own grandmother.

Eine Reise in die mysteriöse Welt der Feen. Der zweite Band von Heather Fawcetts Cozy-Fantasy-Sensation. Emily Wilde ist die führende Expertin in Sachen Feen in Cambridge, und ihr neues Forschungsprojekt ist revolutionär: Sie möchte eine Karte der Anderswelten zeichnen, um die verschlungenen Wege dieser zauberhaften Wesen besser zu verstehen. Ihr Freund und akademischer Rivale Wendell Bambleby unterstützt sie, wo er nur kann, zumal er als exilierter Feenprinz darauf hofft, eines Tages in sein Reich zurückkehren zu können.

Leath’s dreams are on the cusp of becoming reality when Judaculla magic creeps into her world, revealing itself in new and disconcerting ways. When Leath is offered a hand of friendship from an old enemy, she begins to question everything around her. Leath’s dreams are on the cusp of becoming reality when Judaculla magic creeps into her world, revealing itself in new and disconcerting ways. When Leath is offered a hand of friendship from an old enemy, she begins to question everything around her.