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Author
Series
Miniaturist novels volume 1
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Description
Engaging the services of a miniaturist to furnish a cabinet-sized replica of her new home, 18-year-old Nella Oortman, the wife of an illustrious merchant trader, soon discovers that the artist's tiny creations mirror their real-life counterparts in eerie and unexpected ways.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Language
English
Formats
Description
The discovery of a skeleton in the walls of her friend's Nantucket home leads Stella to investigate the town's intricate history and leaves her to wonder who is friend and who is foe as she tries to solve this centuries-old murder.
Author
Series
Hope Harbor volume 7
Language
English
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Description
"Actress Katherine Parker is on the cusp of achieving the kind of career success she'd always dreamed of. But a visit to Hope Harbor for some much-needed R&R--and an unexpected partnership with a handsome local coffee shop owner--may cause her to rethink her ambitions and open her heart to a new dream"--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Description
Pepper Reece's mother, Lena, comes to town for a welcome visit. While browsing in the artists' stalls, Pepper and Lena drool over stunning pottery made by a Market newcomer. But when Lena recognizes the potter, Bonnie Clay, as an old friend who disappeared years ago, the afternoon turns sour. To Pepper's surprise, Bonnie seems intimately connected to her family's past. After Bonnie is murdered only days later, Pepper is determined to uncover the truth....
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Language
English
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"With her Let It Bee honey boutique buzzing along nicely, life is as sweet as nectar for Wren Johnson--until she takes a morning walk along the Pacific beach with her Havana Brown cat, Everett, and stumbles upon the body of Agnes Snow, the cranky queen of the local craft fairs, stiff as driftwood. More unfortunate? Clutched in the victim's fist is a label from Wren's homemade beeswax-and-honey lip balm. Which makes Officer Jim Hampton focus his dreamy-blue...
8) Jessie
Author
Series
Big sky dreams volume 3
Publisher
Harvest House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
As a single mom and the sole proprietor of Token Creek's general store, Jessie lives day to day with her hands full and her heart broken. When the husband who abandoned her returns to town claiming he's a man changed by faith, he sets out to prove his commitment and his love.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
'Tis the season to be jolly, but in Moosetookalook, Maine, Christmas cheer is in short supply due to a snowless winter that's keeping skiers and shoppers at a distance. Lisa has a plan involving Tiny Teddies, the hot toy of the season-- which turns out to be a toy to die for...
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
While surveying the Sunderling farm for the annual road rally in honor of the local art school's centenary celebration, Marlee Jacob, the owner of The Berry Basket, stumbles upon skeletal remains and must unravel this mystery before a killer gets away with murder--again.
Author
Series
House of Falconer volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Victorian England is a country of sharp divides between rich and poor, but James Lionel Falconer is everything a self-made man should be: handsome, ambitious, charming, and brimming with self-confidence. Even as a boy working in his father's market stall in Camden, he was determined to become a merchant prince. Through hard work and a single-minded determination, James rises quickly through the ranks, with a loving wife, devoted children, and a lofty...
Author
Series
Eternity Springs novels volume 12
Publisher
St Martins Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
After a devastating betrayal, Claire Branham packs up the pieces of her life, along with a twenty-million-dollar secret, and moves to Eternity Springs. She opens a specialty shop -- Forever Christmas -- and, with the help of a surprise romance with the town's sexy new handyman, Claire's heart begins to heal. Until her past comes knocking.
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
When the wife of wealthy philanthropist Elliot Wilson goes missing after she publicly opposes his plan to open a wildlife park on the edge of town, Devereaux and her tenant, a handsome private investigator, team up to prove Elliots innocence before someone else is preyed upon.
Author
Series
Publisher
Obsidian
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Returning home to Shadow Bend, Missouri, where she hopes to launch her new line of cupcakes, Kizzy Cutler finds her plans derailed by the strange death of her assistant and several attempts on her own life, which makes her realize that someone is not so sweet on her return.
Author
Publisher
Riptide Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"By the good offices of Riptide Publishing, KJ Charles's new Entertainment WANTED, A GENTLEMAN Or, Virtue Over-Rated. The grand romance of Mr. Martin St. Vincent . . . a Merchant with a Mission, also a Problem, Mr. Theodore Swann . . . a humble Scribbler and Advertiser for Love."--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Halloween conjures up big business for Margo Tamblyn's costume shop, Disguise DeLimit, but this year, the holiday comes knocking with serious trouble. Venture capitalist Paul Haverford plans to rezone historic downtown into a glitzy commercial area which would push out local business. Margo is set on saving her family's store, especially after a nasty run-in with the chain-store tycoon, but after Haverford's body is discovered during a spooky party...
Author
Series
Publisher
Midnight Ink
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Thirty-year-old techie Dewey Pellicano is trying to make a go of Quilter Paradiso, the quilt shop she inherited from her mother. But she's facing a patchwork of problems-fierce competition, an uncooperative employee (who also happens to be Dewey's sister-in-law) and, oh yes, a dead body in the alley. Dewey pins her hopes on the store's huge 20th anniversary sale and appearance on national television. With the help of her smolderingly hot detective...
20) Yule be dead
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Katie Bonner, local sleuth and manager of Artisans Alley, has received shocking news that Afternoon Tea proprietress Vonne Barnett was found dead in a wrecked car. However, Vonne didn't die in the crash. She was killed by blunt force trauma to the head and she was pregnant. The suspects are many but the clues are few and the murderer is closing in on Katie as she investigates.
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