Slay Bells Ring


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This winter wonderland may look festive and be home to the Claus Family, but all is not as it seems.




Slay Bells Ring


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In this Pennsylvania town, crime lurks behind the Christmas decorations . . . “A great storyline that will keep you guessing to the very end.” —Suspense Magazine It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, especially now that Caprice De Luca has wrapped up her holiday-themed staging gig at a stunning historic home in downtown Kismet, Pennsylvania. Behind all the red ribbon and glowing string lights, homeowners Chris and Sara Merriweather have it all. But Chris, a Vietnam vet who plays Santa every year at the community park, has been displaying strange behavior after a recent trip to Washington, DC The joy of the season vanishes entirely when Chris is found murdered on Santa Lane, leaving behind his loyal malamute and lots of unfinished business. As Caprice uncovers hidden secrets in Santa's workshop, the pressure is on to catch the candy cane-wielding culprit—before she’s next on a killer’s deadly wish list . . . “An irresistible sleuth.” —Leslie Meier, New York Times–bestselling author of Irish Parade Murder




A Lost Claus


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As Christmas approaches in Candy Cane Hollow, it's time for the annual Claus Family ice fishing trip.




Slay Bells Ring


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Snowed in for Christmas-with her entire wedding team. And a dead body. Wedding planner Annabelle Archer was looking forward to her first Christmas with her new husband. She wasn't expecting a blizzard to hit DC or to get snowed in with all her wedding colleagues in her one-bedroom apartment. And she really wasn't expecting to find one of her neighbors...dead. While caterer Richard Gerard attempts to keep holiday spirits bright, her detective husband Mike Reese sets out to find out who murdered their neighbor. The problem? There aren't many residents in the small apartment building and most of them are stuck in her apartment. Will Annabelle's first Christmas as a newlywed be spent with a killer?




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Slay Bells


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Cecily Sinclair Baxter's Christmas becomes a working holiday when the man she hired to play Santa Claus is murdered in this Pennyfoot Hotel mystery. To ring in the holiday season, Cecily Sinclair Baxter is hosting a party at the Pennyfoot Hotel for the children of Badgers End to meet Father Christmas. Unfortunately, the jolly old man fails to appear. Instead, his body is discovered—clearly a victim of foul play—and his helper has had a fatal fall. The police believe the two men had a tragic rooftop tangle, but Cecily has her doubts. The murder weapon is still missing, and since no one has left the hotel since the crime, she’s making a list of suspects—and checking it twice...




'Tis the Season


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The last thing Officer Dixie Jones wants to do over winter break is take an assignment in the Podunk town of Lily Rock. But if locating a missing baby Jesus statue for the Christmas tree lighting ceremony is what she needs to do to land the big city assignment of her dreams, that’s exactly what she’ll do. As soon as Dixie arrives in town she realizes there are worse things at play than stolen decorations. Mysterious emails. Biker gang activity. A deadly fire. One thing is clear, there is more to Lily Rock than meets the eye. As the countdown to Christmas continues, many begin to worry if the tree lighting will take place at all. Realizing she’s become attached to the charming town and its residents, Dixie is determined to give them the merry celebration they deserve. Can she unravel the mysteries before sleigh bells ring? Or will an exposed secret cause her to have a blue Christmas? Welcome to Lily Rock Holiday Mystery is a prequel spin-off series to the Lily Rock Mystery series. Enjoy fresh adventures with the characters you love!




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Slay Ride


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Candy Cane Carriages - a sweet place to die It's a celebration year round in Holiday Corner, a scenic small town tucked away in Vermont. Candy canes, garlands, ornaments, wreaths and more - who would expect to find a dead body? Certainly not the owners of Candy Cane Carriages, provider of winter sleigh rides. Nor their twin granddaughters, Candi and Mandi Winter who have come to help them run the business. But when Gavin Foster, a local photographer and animal rights activist is found dead in one of their sleighs, they find one of them will be accused of his murder. Slay Ride is Book 3 in the Holiday Corner Christmas Cozy Mystery series. Enjoy all the cozy mystery short reads in the series... Missing Santas - Book 1 Ghostly Gifts - Book 2 Slay Ride - Book 3




Slay Bells


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A St. Rose Quilting Bee MysteryChristmas is approaching, but it isn't a good one for the St. Rose parishioners. First, Kathy Romelli and her son are murdered in their home. Before they can recover from that devastating loss, Clare is frightened by an attempted carjacking. And just as the Quilting Bee members think they know the culprit, their suspect is found dead of an apparent suicide.