The Cypress Arete Society is one of the town’s oldest and most exclusive clubs. When assistant librarian Trudell Becket is invited to speak to the group about the library, its modernization, and her efforts to bring printed books to the reading public, her friend Flossie invites herself along. Flossie has been on the book club’s waiting list for five years, and she’s determined to find out why she’s never received an invitation to join.
But not long after Tru and Flossie arrive for the meeting, they’re shocked to find the club’s president, Rebecca White, dead in the kitchen. Rebecca was a former TV actress and local celebrity, but was not known for being patient or pleasant. She’d been particularly unkind to the book club’s host for the evening, who also happens to be the mother of Detective Jace Bailey, Tru’s boyfriend. And Rebecca had made it clear that she didn’t think Flossie was book club material.
With her boyfriend and one of her best friends wrapped up in a murder, Tru has to work fast to figure out who cut Rebecca’s story short before the killer takes another victim out of circulation....
Suzie and Mary love running Dune House, the majestic B&B on the beach, with their lovable yellow Labrador, Pilot, by their side. With Thanksgiving just around the corner they are excited to be hosting a group of guests from a retirement village for a few days. Everything is organized, their rooms are ready and the caterers have been booked for a special dinner. They are expecting a nice, relaxing stay for their guests. But from the moment the group get off the bus they’re at loggerheads.
Then things go from bad to worse when a guest kicks the bucket at the dinner table. When it is found she was murdered, Suzie and Mary are determined to help find the culprit so the murderer can be caught and the reputation of Dune House isn’t permanently tarnished. With a long list of suspects and some baffling clues, finding the murderer is not proving to be an easy task. Their investigations lead them straight toward danger.
It is a race against time to catch the killer before Thanksgiving!
If you like enthralling cozy mysteries with endearing friendships, lovable animals and a touch of romance, you will love the Dune House Cozy Mystery Series by USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author Cindy Bell.
Roberto Fratelli, proprietor of the antiques store Waited4You, is the meanest man in Marthasville, Virginia. So when he puts the business up for sale, the other merchants in town are overjoyed. And now the business has a prospective buyer: local resident and the newly elected mayor's mom, Camille Benson, who’s thrilled at the prospect of getting into the antiques business. During a celebration in honor of Camille’s new venture, her best friend, Opal, tells her about finding a letter, purportedly from Sally Fairfax to George Washington, dated 1756, hidden under a chair in the shop. When they return to retrieve the cache, they find Roberto’s lifeless body on the floor and no letter.
Police question Ella Coleman, Roberto’s ex-wife, and discover that her current husband supplied Roberto with oh-so-faux Victorian furniture. Did the two cheat the wrong customer? Or could the murder be connected to an earlier theft of rare books from the shop—a theft Roberto never reported?
As Camille prepares to confront these questions and investigate the murder, she knows she might become the latest knock-off.
Welcome to Oxford’s Magic Kitten Shelter for Familiars!
My name’s Astra, and I’m a witch. Who knew that having a merry Witchmas in Witch Hollow would be so dangerous? All I want under my tree is my hot next-door-neighbor, Sheriff, and dragon Shifter, Earl Sin. Instead, I’m shocked to discover a rejected familiar: my own demon familiar’s twin, Beelzebub.
Satan, my devilish kitten familiar, is keeping secrets. But when isn’t he?
When cursed gifts endanger Satan and the rest of Witch Hollow, Sin and I must work together to solve the magical mystery in time. Plus, stop our own warring families from wrecking our first Yule dinner together.
Should I adopt Satan’s adorable but wicked twin? And can I save Witchmas?
One-Click now and decide which familiar you’ll adopt today!
A Familiar Yule is Book Seven in the Oxford Magic Kitten Mysteries cozy mystery series. Start reading to escape into magic and laugh-out loud fun!
Check back tomorrow for Part 2!
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