Hijinks in Ajijic


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Caring for animals in a Mexican casa sounds delightful, but when Viviane uncovers rumors and scandals, fireworks at dawn may not be the only thing exploding. Turning sixty has Viviane Masters seeking adventure and travel. Against her daughter’s wishes, spunky Viviane resolves to travel the world as a house and pet sitter. Her first sit in a sleepy ex-pat town in Mexico sounds great, but on arrival she senses a disturbing undercurrent in the placid locale. When Viviane finds threatening notes at the casa, are the warnings for her or the homeowner? As she delves deeper into the mystery, will Viviane’s first adventure be her last? If you love travel, animals, and clean cozy mysteries, with a sassy senior sleuth, grab this short read that introduces you to Viviane Masters, a global house and pet sitter. You’ll like this series if you enjoy any of these authors or series:, Blaize Cement (Dixie Hemingway Mysteries), Adriana Lucio (the Homeswappers), Liz Dodwell (Polly Parrett Pet-Sitter Cozy Mysteries), Jennifer S. Alderson (Travel can be murder), Krista Davis (Paws and Claws Mystery), Heather Day Gilbert (An Exotic Pet-Sitter Mystery), or Susan Kiernan-Lewis (Maggie Newberry Mysteries), to name a few. Author promise: This series contains no profanity and no graphic descriptions of sex or violence.




Death Cracks The Case


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Saddle up and help Christie Taylor solve the latest who-dun-it in the Texas Hill Country. Pie-baking, horse-riding sleuth, Christie Taylor is thrilled to be connected with a new major donor to the equine rescue. But when she meets Abby Calhan, she’s concerned for the young woman’s welfare. When Abby’s husband is found dead, Christie finds that she’s drawn into a web of deceit. Even though she knows she should stay out of it, Christie can’t help nosing around. Can Christie uncover the truth or is death riding ever closer? Death Cracks the Case is Book 5 in the Taylor Texas mystery series with a pie-baking horse-riding amateur woman sleuth. A clean, cozy mystery that will keep you guessing, along with just enough romance and a touch of faith to create a recipe for a good read. Includes yummy pie recipe. Don’t read hungry! Books in the Taylor Texas series Death Takes A Break Death Makes A Move Death Stakes A Claim Death Steals A Kiss Death Cracks The Case Death Wakes A Snake




Duck Disaster


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A missing corpse. An engagement in tatters. Can Anne prevent a wedding from turning into a funeral? Anne, Kandi, and Hope are giddy with excitement when a network celebrity from Denver wants to host their wedding at the Brandywine Inn. An eligible society bachelor and a beautiful morning host would be great publicity for the Inn. But as soon as the wedding party arrives, strange things start happening at the Inn. When a guest is convinced they saw a dead body, Anne must discover who’s up to no good before a real corpse shows up. If you enjoy clean, feel-good cozy mysteries set in a small town with female amateur sleuths, then this is the read for you. While each story includes a standalone mystery if you enjoy getting to know the quirky characters, along with feeling you’d want to visit the town where friends become family, grab it now. While all books can be read as a stand-alone, if you enjoy getting to know the characters, here is the reading order of the books. Books in the Backyard Farming Series: Chicken Culprit Cordial Killing Honey Homicide Christmas Capers Potager Plot Duck Disaster Fungi Foul Play




Death Stakes A Claim


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A cryptic message holds the clue to uncovering a killer. Yet when the message leads Christie to the discovery of a body in a hoarder's home, it's a race to find out how they're connected. With the help of her new friend, Lana, they find themselves at a local antique shop in Boerne. Time is running out as Christie feels the killer closing in. But will Christie have the guts to fight back against a killer once and for all? Book 3 in A Taylor Texas Mystery Christie bakes up a favorite with pumpkin pie. Recipe included. If you enjoy reading about gals with grit and gumption, check out Death Stakes A Claim. Books in the Taylor Texas series Death Takes A Break Death Makes A Move Death Stakes A Claim Death Steals A Kiss Death Cracks The Case Death Wakes A Snake




Christmas Capers


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Can Anne get into the holiday spirit, or will it take a series of robberies to get her out of her “hum-bug” mood? Even with her friends trying to goad her into being more cheerful, Anne’s struggling to catch the Christmas spirit. When Anne learns robberies are occurring in the small mountain town of Carolan Springs, she gets excited about solving another mystery. But all is not as it seems, and Anne finds out the clues are directing her to something much larger. A feel-good Christmas story that includes a message of what’s truly important. If you enjoy heart-warming holiday stories with a clean, cozy mystery featuring an amateur sleuth and a playful cat, pick up Christmas Capers now. While all books can be read as a stand-alone, if you enjoy getting to know the characters, here is the reading order of the books. Books in the Backyard Farming Series: Chicken Culprit Cordial Killing Honey Homicide Christmas Capers Potager Plot Duck Disaster Fungi Foul Play




Deception in Devon


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Picturesque Devon, England. A quaint bed and breakfast. And a corpse. When 60-year-old global adventurer, Viviane, travels to picturesque Devon on her way to a London housesit, she gets all the beauty and British hospitality she wanted, and more. The more being a murder. For one of Viviane's new friends at the charming Kingswear Bed & Breakfast is not what they seem. When the police believe the death to be a tragic accident, inquisitive Viviane steps up to investigate. Will Viviane solve the mystery before she has to leave, or worse, will the killer comes calling for her? If you enjoy travel, sassy sleuths, and mysteries that keep you guessing, you'll love the Viviane's Adventures Mysteries series. Grab this book and start traveling the globe with Viviane now! Deception in Devon is book one in the Viviane's Adventures travel mystery series. Clean as a cozy, but with an undertone of psychological suspense, each book is a stand-alone mystery with a satisfying conclusion. However, if you enjoy getting to know the characters in the books you read, you may want to read the short prequel, Hijinks in Ajijic, which introduces you to Viviane, her new friend, Perry, along with a worry-wart daughter. You’ll like this series if you enjoy any of these authors or series: Blaize Cement (Dixie Hemingway Mysteries), Adriana Lucio (the Homeswappers), Liz Dodwell (Polly Parrett Pet-Sitter Cozy Mysteries), Jennifer S. Alderson (Travel can be murder), Krista Davis (Paws and Claws Mystery), Heather Day Gilbert (An Exotic Pet-Sitter Mystery), or Susan Kiernan-Lewis (Maggie Newberry Mysteries), to name a few. Author promise: This series contains no profanity and no graphic descriptions of sex or violence. ◆◆◆ Vikki Walton is also the author of the cozy mystery Backyard Farming Series and the Taylor Texas mystery series. To learn more about the author, and to find out when the next Viviane's Adventure will be released, sign up for her newsletter at vikkiwalton.com.




El Monstruo


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John Ross has been living in the old colonial quarter of Mexico City for the last three decades, a rebel journalist covering Mexico and the region from the bottom up. He is filled with a gnawing sense that his beloved Mexico City's days as the most gargantuan, chaotic, crime-ridden, toxically contaminated urban stain in the western world are doomed, and the monster he has grown to know and love through a quarter century of reporting on its foibles and tragedies and blight will be globalized into one more McCity. El Monstruo is a defense of place and the history of that place. No one has told the gritty, vibrant histories of this city of 23 million faceless souls from the ground up, listened to the stories of those who have not been crushed, deconstructed the Monstruo's very monstrousness, and lived to tell its secrets. In El Monstruo, Ross now does.







Take My Place


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Maren has one big goal in life; she wants to keep her independence. Her life is full to the brim with her two roles: being a single mom and owning the recently founded Start-Up Company. Men, she figures, are too exhausting to add to the mix; after all, it took her long enough to recover from her divorce. However, one evening a business acquaintance plants his twin brother Tony in his place and Maren falls for him...until she sees through the masquerade. Outraged at becoming a part of this bait and switch scheme, she decides to take her revenge. Unbeknownst to her, however, her daughter has something different in mind.




Chicken Culprit


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Cozy Mystery with amateur woman sleuth. First book in backyard farming series. In Carolan Springs, (Colorado) Anne plans to spend her days living a simpler life. When her neighbor's found dead in his compost pile, trouble comes knocking on Anne's door. Includes info on chicken and eggs. Large print in addition to standard and e-reader formats.