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A Dash of Deception plunges readers back into the quirky cozy mystery world of Kick-a-me-Su, where Beth Anne Tucker’s inheritance of her Aunt Dolly's bakery comes with more than recipes—it's laced with secrets. A cryptic recipe hints at a hidden past, spectral gamblers linger with unfinished business, and a mysterious glowing bag raises more questions than answers. As Beth Anne navigates small-town quirks and uncanny encounters, this newly minted amateur sleuth discovers that baking isn't the only thing heating up. With danger looming and her aunt's past unraveling, Beth Anne must rely ...

Eliza Bennett expected a quiet quilting conference in the Scottish Highlands, but Thistlewood Manor had other plans. When Eliza and her sharp-eyed cat, Merlin, stumble upon a body in the manor’s sprawling grounds, they’re plunged into a mystery that stretches far beyond the conference. With the locals acting strangely and the manor's past shrouded in secrets, Eliza must rely on Merlin’s instincts to untangle the clues. As she navigates cryptic townspeople and hidden histories, Eliza finds herself unraveling more than just quilts—she's piecing together a mystery that has haunted ...

Unlocking Secrets and Ancient Mysteries: When Eliza Bennett, a textile scientist fresh off a whirlwind European conference tour, lands on the sun-soaked shores of Santorini, she’s expecting a well-earned break. But when her charming, talking feline companion, Merlin, leads her to an old friend, Caleb, their holiday takes a thrilling turn. Caleb, driven by his grandfather’s lifelong quest, reveals a discovery that could change history: the keys to Atlantis II, hidden beneath the Aegean waves. Together, they embark on a quest to unlock its secrets before the malevolent Ambrosios and his ...

Dive into the heart-pounding mystery of Brewed Betrayal, the third installment in K.L. Bordeaux and Ezra DiMarco’s gripping Kik-A-Me-Su Chronicles. In the sleepy town of Kik-A-Me-Su, where coffee flows as freely as gossip, the Kick-A-Me-Su Walking Club stumbles into a deadly conspiracy when a stranger’s diamond keychain sparks a chain of chilling events. What begins as a routine morning at The Percolating Page—a quaint coffee shop and bookstore—explodes into chaos with the brutal murder of James Blackwell, stabbed with a diamond-encrusted dagger. As the club digs deeper, they ...

She had it all--wealth beyond measure but she had no peace of mind. Why? Because of her daughter's love of the darn horses. Gina Franklin feared the beasts but hid her anxiety until the day she was told she had to learn how to ride one herself. All this to satisfy the making of a movie about her daughter's honeymoon trip called Riding for Gold. The trip promised to be the death of Gina if she couldn't figure a way out. The answer came in the form of one man--Dominique--her daughter's masterful horse trainer with the gentle hands that could calm any living thing. Gina and her PTSD. Would ...

Victoria Sinclair, New Orleans’ sassiest gossip columnist, thrives on the juiciest scandals. But when her pen starts making headlines literally come to life, she discovers a curse from a long-forgotten interview with a voodoo priest. Now, her words are rewriting reality—stirring up everything from city-wide chaos to a nose-diving tourism industry. With the French Quarter and Garden District teetering on the edge of madness, her three closest friends—funeral parlor queens with their own knack for drama—must join forces to stop Victoria from turning her column into a catastrophe. But ...

In the small, close-knit town of Kick-a-me-su, Arkansas, a leisurely stroll along the Dogwood Trail takes a dark turn when a local walking club stumbles upon a gruesome discovery—a body lying lifeless in the woods. What was supposed to be a quiet walk among friends becomes a twisting mystery that shakes the town to its core. As suspicion mounts and secrets from the past start to surface, the members of the walking club must band together and turn into amateur sleuths. With no shortage of suspects and a killer on the loose, their investigation becomes a test of their resolve, ...

In the shadowed heart of New Orleans, where the mystique of the city intertwines with the hidden world of vampires, Ethan seeks refuge among the dusty tomes of the uptown library. A hybrid vampire, Ethan is caught between two worlds, yearning for a life of peace but haunted by his true nature and a past battle with the ruthless vampire king, Nickolai Beauregard. When a series of gruesome murders shakes the vampire community, Ethan is drawn back into a perilous game of power and betrayal. With the vampiric society teetering on the brink of chaos, Ethan must join forces with Lucas, a ...

Eliza Bennett, a brilliant textile scientist, and her talking feline companion, Merlin, journey to Vienna on a quest to unravel the secrets of mushroom-based dyes. But their colorful research takes an unexpected turn when Eliza begins taking lessons with one of the prestigious Spanish Riding School instructors. As she falls into a passionate affair with her charismatic riding host, Eliza's world is suddenly upended by the shocking murder of a skilled farrier at the school. With the police baffled, Eliza and Merlin find themselves entangled in a web of deceit, danger, and centuries-old ...

Former exotic dancer, Lorna (stage name: Lady Luck), returns to school to become a real estate agent in the fictional town of Merriweather. When she discovers that a massive overdevelopment project threatens to destroy a historical mission, Lorna finds herself caught up in a battle to save her community. With Erin Brockovich-like determination, Lorna fights for social justice, taking on powerful developers and corrupt officials who will stop at nothing to achieve their goals. Along the way, Lorna discovers a passion for environmental activism and personal transformation, as she overcomes ...

When a priceless Aztec textile goes missing and a museum director drops dead in a lecture hall, textile historian Eliza Bennett and her imperious, snarky, orange-and-white feline consultant, Merlin, are thrust into a tangle of high fashion, lethal dyes, and horse-soaked secrets. From the glittering lobby of the Gran Hotel to the dusty arenas of Club Hípico and the neon chaos of Xochimilco, this romp fuses scholarly sleuthing with cat-powered chaos. Think forensic yarn-pulling, midnight canal chases, a billionaire with a spider-web of influence, and a killer who wears riding boots. Witty, ...

Charlton Valerius should not exist. A centuries-old vampire, forged in a catastrophic alchemical accident, Julian can survive something no vampire should: sunlight. For decades, he has hidden in plain sight—wealthy, untouchable, and alone—until a single reckless visit to a dermatologist changes everything. Dr. Kitty Vance is brilliant, relentless, and dangerously curious. When she encounters Charlton’s impossible biology, she doesn’t see a monster—she sees a puzzle. One that could rewrite everything medicine knows about aging, disease… and immortality. But Charlton’s secret ...

By day, the Bancroft Museum is a sanctuary of history. By night, it becomes a battleground. Jacqueline Marsh has built her life around preservation—artifacts carefully cataloged, memories carefully recorded, order imposed on the chaos of time. Working the night shift in the museum’s deepest archives suits her just fine… until a new supervisor appears who knows her routines, her coffee order, and far too much about the relics she’s sworn to protect. Sebastian Keiffer is not human. He is a four-hundred-year-old vampire cursed to forget everyone he loves—again and again, century ...

A gothic inheritance. An immortal guardian. A curse nearing its end. When Justina Bullard inherits a crumbling Romanian vineyard she never knew existed, she expects legal headaches, renovation nightmares, and one last messy entanglement with her greedy ex-husband. What she does not expect is Arville. He is the estate’s caretaker—silent, severe, and unsettlingly watchful. He is also something far older than he appears: a vampire bound by a centuries-old curse to protect Justina’s bloodline until the final heir comes of age. Three hundred years of vigilance. Three hundred years of ...

Merlin never wanted to go to Tulsa. Then someone turned a murder into a cover-up—and framed the wrong man. When world-weary, supremely judgmental cat detective Merlin accompanies textile scientist Eliza Bennett to Tulsa for what should be a quiet museum consultation, he expects boredom, bad air conditioning, and an unacceptable lack of seafood. Instead, he gets fraud, black-market artifacts, a suspicious oil dynasty, and a dead man in a dressage barn. As Eliza is pressured to authenticate a priceless textile collection, Merlin quickly realizes something is very wrong: the rugs are too ...

When a celebrity chef loses everything, he makes a deal with the underworld. The price? His soul. Lorenzo Finch was once culinary royalty—an award winning hef with a legendary palate and a hit TV show. But after a spectacular fall from grace, he's reduced to filming a desperate web series in the Irish countryside when his van breaks down on a fog-shrouded road. That's when the Dullahan finds him. The headless horseman of Irish legend offers Lorenzo an impossible bargain: compete in seven supernatural cooking trials, and win back everything he's lost. Lose, and spend eternity as a taster ...

Welcome to Chinquipin Parish, where magnolias bloom at night, family secrets never stay buried, and being undead is considered a lifestyle choice—not a moral failing. In this wickedly funny Southern Gothic vampire tale, high society runs on bloodlines, appearances matter more than survival, and one disastrous wedding threatens to expose everything the undead elite have spent centuries hiding. When Shelby Eatenton—a vibrant, volatile vampire bride—begins to malfunction at her own wedding, it’s not just a social embarrassment. It’s a biological crisis. One that could unravel the ...

Textile expert Eliza Bennett heads to Amsterdam for what she thinks will be a peaceful research trip to explore the art of dyeing the color black. Accompanied by her snarky, talking orange tabby, Merlin, who moonlights as her research assistant and crime-solving partner, Eliza’s trip takes a sharp turn when a priceless unicorn tapestry vanishes from a high-profile auction. As they follow the clues, Eliza and Merlin stumble into an international web of royal secrets and hidden riches, where nothing is as it seems. Can this dynamic duo untangle the mystery before they’re caught in the ...

In the vibrant streets of New Orleans, the Crescent City Funeral Home is a place of comfort and mystery, run by the indomitable Rose, Gail, and Josephine. As they navigate the intricacies of their profession, the sinister grip of the mob tightens, threatening their sanctuary and entangling them in a web of corruption that reaches into the city’s government. Adding to their woes is Victoria Sinclair, a dangerous journalist determined to expose their secrets. With supernatural powers hidden from the world, the trio must use every tool at their disposal to fend off their enemies. *Rose’s ...

In a world where ancient traditions clash with modern ideals, join Ethan, a daring young renegade hybrid vampire, and his charismatic friend, a full-blooded vampire named Lucas, as they challenge the age-old norms of vampire society to usher in a new era. As these two unlikely friends navigate the treacherous terrain of vampire politics, they find themselves at the heart of a Romeo and Juliet saga. Ethan becomes entranced with Emily, the daughter of the most powerful vampire in North America. Into the shadows of “Vampire’s Playground,” the age-old feud between two formidable vampire ...