English Cozy Romantic Mysteries

Dottie Manderson stumbles upon the body of a dying man in a deserted night-time street. As she waits for help to arrive, she holds the man's hand and tries to get him to tell her what happened. But with his last breaths he sings to her some lines from a popular stage show. But why, Dottie wonders? Why would he sing to her instead of sending a final message to his loved ones? Why didn't he name his attacker?

Have you ever had a day that made you want to curl up with coffee and essential oils? Me too, but all I get is a body in the stairwell, and a handsome detective who makes putting a full sentence together an impossibility. Someone is after my beloved essential oils. Or are they after me? The real question is, will I survive long enough to make that detective fall for me?

Socially awkward Emma 'Spider' Fisher prefers her laptop to people, so she’s more than happy to oblige her boss when he asks her to pet- and housesit while he honeymoons in London. But it doesn’t take long for accident-prone Spider to lose a dog, get locked out of the house and set off the house alarm! Thankfully, her hot new neighbour is more than happy to come to her rescue. But Noah West is a mystery to Spider—and one she intends to solve.

Even after their breakup, Ellie Davis can’t seem to shake her ex-fiancé. First it was the cheating, then it was the rumors, and now she finds out Jason’s been trying to get his greedy hands on her parents’ property. Where does it end? With revenge, Ellie decides. But she might just need a little help first. Enter Fernley Island’s OddJobs app. When the local boat mechanic she hires sends his nephew instead, Ellie has to readjust her plans to account for Hugh Hartford, who’s handsome, brooding, and only in town for a few days.

Private investigator, Gideon Baker, is on the trail of a missing husband. A tip about the man’s car sends him to the Savoie Salvage yard in steamy southern Louisiana, but the owner is dead and his daughter, Jessica, is trying to sort out the mess her father left behind. Jessica would rather be anywhere than dealing with the debris left behind by the father she never met. Gideon and Jessica strike sparks—the good kind—as they find themselves following a trail of murder, betrayal, and classic cars. Can they survive the Louisiana heat and the gunshots long enough to fall in love?

Anything can happen on a Mardi Gras day in the countryside. Fleeing an obsessive boyfriend, Suzanne Hudson arrives in tiny Port Jefferson, Louisiana, to inventory the antiques of an antebellum home. Full of moonlight and magnolia dreams, she soon finds her job boring and the master of the manor, George St. Julien, dull and awkward. Everything changes during the Mardi Gras ride when Suzanne is playfully abducted by a masked man on a white horse and the famous Magnolia Hill silver disappears shortly thereafter.

Sharp Investigations is open for business! Too bad the citizens of Sweet Pea, OH don’t know what business is. Tasked with haunted homes, lost bananas, and mysteriously disappearing dead people, Cynthia “Cyn” Sharp is chasing the empty caskets. With her sidekick, Sgt. Winnifred Pupperson, K-9, and a helpful homeless man, Cyn is going to solve the mystery, get the man, and hopefully keep a pair of shoes.

Hannah Dawson has a big problem: she’s just become the unexpected owner of a snarky cat, a loveable but not-so-bright dog...and their $10 million fortune! Which would be awesome if it hadn’t made her the target of every wacko in the metro Atlanta area. Now Hannah and her famous pets need protecting, and there’s only one man who can help them. Enter Zachary Collins: ex-TV star of The Psychic Detective and street-wise private investigator—all six-foot blue-eyed gorgeousness!

Life on the open seas is everything Lexi Walker ever wanted! Her position as the part-time lifeguard and part-time Port Adventures coordinator for Epic Cruise Line has her traveling around the world and living her dream. And she has high hopes that her latest trip to the tropical Bahamas will be nothing short of magical. Hopes that are dashed all too quickly. What starts as a chance connection with a friend from her past, who is sailing on Epic to celebrate her recent marriage, turns into a deadly tragedy when Lexi finds the groom dead in a resort's hot tub!

Roxy Horne is a process server—not that tracking down people and giving them paperwork is her life dream—but it feeds her cake obsession. Oh, and it pays the bills. Her dream of being a Private Investigator is far out of reach. But never once, even when serving to a slime ball who wouldn’t pay child support, did she expect to find a dead body. Now her life is crazier than the cacti being launched at her car.

When the renowned weight loss guru Georgina Fame makes her glittering entrance, she unwittingly ruffles more than a few feathers. Behind all the glamour however, lies a dark secret. How will an encounter with the past shake Georgina's carefully built confidence? Delighted to be in charge of the Hamptons dance troupe, Diane Fortune hires the popular soap actress Camilla Barrington-Smythe as choreographer. But fame hungry Camilla doesn't receive the recognition she deserves. What will happen when she lets her insecurities distract her?

Join Clara and her adopted son Peter in an adventure of a lifetime. A mysterious letter invites them to play a series of games for a chance to win a fortune. But when the creator of the games is suddenly murdered, Clara is suspected of the crime! Can she catch the killer before the killer catches her?

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A hard-hitting reporter, Kate Beaumont unearths the deepest lies and brings harsh truths to light. But the story that lures her to the gentle town of Laurel Ridge, Pennsylvania, is closer to her heart than anyone knows. The details of her half brother's sudden death have never made sense. She owes him justice, yet the one man who can help her is the stubborn sheriff she can't stand.

Rumors of a local ghost in small-town Geneva cause real distress for mystery novelist Kelly Clark at a time when her life is going great. She’s moving on from her troubled past, her books are selling, and she’s newly in love. But when a local dies across the street from Kelly’s apartment in the Geneva History Museum under suspicious circumstances, Nikki, Kelly’s sister, calls upon her to help figure out what happened. Despite Kelly’s reluctance to get involved with the investigation, she and her sister team up to try and solve the mystery.

Zoe Donovan is a cozy mystery series with enduring friendships, memorable characters, an enchanting setting, and a generous dollop of romance. Zoe is busy juggling the demands of friends and family, as the town of Ashton Falls gears up for the annual classic car show, and demolition derby. When one of the members of the Derby Divas demolition team dies in a fiery crash, the day before the event is set to begin, Zoe must set aside the demands of friends in crisis, and wedding planning, to solve a mystery that is much more complicated than it would appear.

Bookstore owner Harlow Hathaway buys 40 boxes of books, some rare and some not, at the estate sale of a man who recently died. With the help of her best friend, Cooper Callaway, she begins to inventory her purchase finds a complete set of signed novels penned by her favorite author of all time, Alistair Winslow. Winslow is a reclusive writer, who spins his tales from a secret hideaway. Most assume that Alistair Winslow is a pen name and not a given name, but while many have tried, none have been able to unmask the man and reveal his true identity

When Martha Dodson hires McGill Investigators to look into an odd neighbor, Molly feels optimistic about the case - right up until Martha reveals her theory that Kent Kirkland, the neighbor, is holding two boys hostage in his papered-over upstairs bedroom. Martha’s husband thinks she needs a hobby. Detective Art Judd, who Molly visits on her client’s behalf, sees no evidence worthy of devoting police resources.

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?

When she joined the Criminal Investigations Division, Tara knew she'd be investigating some very real crooks. Forget about waitresses hiding tips from the IRS or babysitters not declaring income! Tara and her partner, Eddie, are going after one of country's richest, dirtiest felons. Being on a diet doesn't help Tara's mood much. Hopefully, by the time the investigation is over, she'll be sitting somewhere in a string bikini, far, far away....