Morgan Easton Greer’s world has shattered into pieces she’s not sure how to reassemble. Her marriage is failing, crumbling in ways that feel both sudden and inevitable. Her mother has just died, leaving a hole in Morgan’s life that nothing can fill. She’s grieving, lost, forced to pick up fragments of a life she no longer recognizes and somehow start building something new from the wreckage 💔Then a mysterious letter arrives, and everything Morgan thought she knew about her mother—about her own history—dissolves into questions. The letter invites her to a remote island for the reading of her mother’s will, a will whose existence comes as a complete shock. Morgan had no idea her mother owned property, had secrets, maintained connections to a place Morgan has never heard of. The island is called Easton, and apparently, it holds answers to questions Morgan didn’t know she should be asking 🏝️

Easton Island is more than just a location—it’s a revelation. When Morgan arrives, she discovers a family she knew nothing about, relatives whose existence her mother never mentioned. Some embrace her arrival with warmth and curiosity, eager to welcome this long-lost connection. Others fear what her presence means, viewing her as a threat to established dynamics, inheritances, or secrets they’ve carefully guarded. The island itself draws Morgan in with its charm and mystery, its landscapes and rhythms offering both sanctuary and complication 🌊

Hope Callaghan crafts a multi-book family saga exploring one woman’s journey from devastating loss to unexpected discovery, from isolation to connection, from the life she thought she’d live to the life that was always waiting for her. Morgan must find the courage to claim what’s rightfully hers—not just property or inheritance, but identity itself, family bonds she never knew existed, and the possibility of building a life she never dreamed possible. The question isn’t just whether she’ll stay on Easton Island, but whether she’ll finally become the person she was always meant to be 🌅

What makes this essential: A sweeping family saga spanning three books where devastating loss leads to mysterious inheritance, hidden family, and a remote island that holds the key to a woman’s past and future. Perfect for readers who love multi-generational family secrets, small island communities, and protagonists rebuilding their lives from scratch. Complete box set of Books 1-3. 📚

Halloween is coming to the quirky little town of East Spoon Creek City, and Dani O’Shea is in her element at the Breezy Spoon Diner, serving up great food, down-home hospitality, and lively conversation to hungry guests and trick-or-treaters alike. The town should be buzzing with anticipation for costumes and candy, but instead everyone’s spooked by something far more threatening than ghosts or vampires: a famous writer has returned to town with plans to publish a tell-all book exposing the townsfolk’s darkest secrets 🎃The writer’s threat to air everyone’s dirty laundry has the entire community on edge, wondering whose secrets will be revealed and whose lives will be destroyed. But before the book can be published, murder silences the writer permanently. And Dani finds herself at the center of the investigation when the Breezy Spoon’s famous pineapple upside-down cake is discovered at the crime scene. Someone used her signature dessert as part of a murder plot, and now Dani must figure out who’s willing to kill—and kill again—to keep their deadly secret from coming to light 🍰

Dani’s landlord, hunky and flirty fireman Mark Adams, wants her to stay safe at home with him rather than risk becoming a ghost for Halloween herself. But with time running out before an innocent person goes to jail for a crime they didn’t commit, Dani can’t just sit back and let injustice prevail. The investigation pulls her into increasingly dangerous territory as she encounters hit men, bodybuilders, and possibly even a lake monster while trying to identify the real killer 🔥

Tracey Quinn delivers the fourth installment in the Breezy Spoon Diner series, blending small-town charm with genuine danger and a dash of romantic tension. Dani’s determination to clear an innocent person drives her into situations that test both her courage and her sleuthing skills, while the Halloween setting adds atmospheric fun. The quirky East Spoon Creek City residents each have secrets worth protecting, and Dani must sort through threats both comical and deadly to find the truth before the killer strikes again 🕵️

Why this deserves your attention: A Halloween-set cozy mystery where a tell-all book triggers murder, a famous pineapple upside-down cake becomes evidence, and a diner owner must navigate hit men and possible lake monsters to catch the killer. Perfect for readers who love small-town settings, food-centric cozies, and amateur sleuths with romantic subplots. Fourth in the Breezy Spoon Diner series. 🥧

Food preservation isn’t just about extending shelf life—it’s about self-sufficiency, emergency preparedness, maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and saving serious money on groceries. Kent Jameson’s comprehensive handbook equips you with practical, tried-and-tested techniques to master every aspect of long-term food storage, whether you’re a complete beginner or looking to expand your preservation repertoire 🥫The book covers all five major preservation methods with detailed step-by-step instructions that remove the intimidation factor. Water bath and pressure canning techniques are explained thoroughly, ensuring you understand not just how to do it but why each step matters for safety and quality. Fermenting vegetables and fruits becomes accessible with essential tips that guarantee fermentation success every time—no more mysterious failures or wasted produce. Freezing techniques focus on maximum preservation of both flavor and nutrition, while dehydration methods for meats, fruits, and vegetables create truly shelf-stable products you can store confidently 🌽

Beyond the basics, Jameson provides health-conscious homemade recipes for jams, jellies, pickles, and more—all minus the commercial preservatives that fill store-bought versions. The meal-in-a-jar solutions offer quick, wholesome meals when you’re short on time but don’t want to sacrifice nutrition. You’ll learn strategies for leveraging seasonal produce so you have year-round availability in your kitchen, buying local at peak freshness and preserving it for winter months when quality and prices both suffer 🍓

The practical guidance extends to equipment selection (what you actually need versus what’s nice to have), proven storage techniques that maximize space, troubleshooting common issues before they ruin batches, and money-saving tips on buying in bulk. The book includes innovative recipes catering to dietary restrictions, insights into the nutritional impact of different preservation methods, easy-to-make healthy snacks like fruit leathers and vegetable chips, and best practices for reducing food waste by preserving leftovers and surplus produce 🥒

What makes this a must-read: A comprehensive, beginner-friendly guide to all major food preservation methods—canning, fermenting, freezing, and dehydrating—with step-by-step instructions, troubleshooting tips, and recipes designed for health, self-sufficiency, and saving money. Perfect for anyone wanting to preserve seasonal abundance, prepare for emergencies, or reduce dependence on processed foods. 🌿

Stella Marigold traded suburban stability for van life for very specific reasons—freedom, autonomy, the ability to leave when situations get uncomfortable. She’s built a life on the road that suits her, answering to nobody, staying nowhere long enough to get trapped. But van repairs are expensive, and when she’s offered what seems like an innocent job as a motherly figure to a young girl, the combination of rewarding work and a substantial paycheck is hard to refuse 🚐The position seems straightforward enough: provide guidance and companionship to a child who needs a positive female presence. The girl’s uncle, Jhor Farrow, is the one who hired Stella, and he maintains a watchful presence—protective, attentive, always keeping an eye on how things are going. At first, Stella appreciates his involvement, interpreting it as concern for his niece’s wellbeing. The money is helpful, the child genuinely seems to need a mentor, and Stella’s van will soon be repaired so she can return to the freedom of the open road 👧

But as time drags on and the van repairs take mysteriously longer than expected, unsettling events begin accumulating. Small things at first—inconsistencies in Jhor’s explanations, moments when his watchfulness feels less like protection and more like surveillance, situations that don’t quite add up. Stella’s instincts, honed by years of protecting herself and reading people, start screaming warnings. Jhor isn’t what he seems, and the more Stella uncovers about who he really is and what’s actually happening, the more fearful she becomes for both her safety and the child’s 🔍

Leliz Andiz crafts a taut psychological thriller where a woman who chose mobility as protection finds herself increasingly trapped. Stella realizes that Jhor will stop at nothing to protect his dark secrets, and her investigation has made her a threat. The van that represents her freedom becomes a prison she can’t access, the job that seemed rewarding reveals itself as something far more sinister, and the child she’s supposed to be helping might be the key to understanding—and surviving—whatever Jhor is really planning. Stella must use every survival skill she’s developed to escape before it’s too late 🚨

What makes this compelling: A psychological thriller featuring a van-dwelling woman who accepts a caregiving job only to discover her employer’s dark secrets and sinister motives—freedom becomes captivity as she realizes she’s trapped. Perfect for readers who love protagonists with unconventional lifestyles, escalating tension, and thrillers where the job offer is too good to be true. 🌙

Lily Bennett has left her city life behind to pursue a dream that’s equal parts ambition and lifestyle choice: a custom tiny house and a charming coffee shop housed in a renovated Airstream trailer. With her loyal Australian Shepherd Bean by her side, she’s ready for a fresh start in the picturesque small town of Willow Springs. Her grand opening is everything she hoped for—customers love the coffee, the tiny house aesthetic draws attention, and her new life is officially launched ☕But the morning after her successful debut, Lily discovers something that definitely wasn’t on the menu: the body of local café owner Patricia Morris, face-down on the floor of Tiny Beans Coffee. The cause of death appears to be poisoning from a cup of Lily’s own specialty brew, which transforms her dream opening into a nightmare scenario. She’s new in town, she runs a competing coffee business, and now the previous café owner is dead from drinking her coffee. The optics couldn’t be worse 💀

With a determined police chief eyeing her as the prime suspect and her fledgling business already in jeopardy before it’s barely begun, Lily must clear her name before her dreams turn as bitter as day-old coffee. She teams up with handsome local carpenter Sam Cooper, whose skills apparently extend far beyond woodworking into areas like investigation and community knowledge. Together, they dig into Patricia’s past and discover that Willow Springs is percolating with secrets, rivalries, and corruption beneath its quaint small-town surface 🐕

From the suspicious mayor with a hidden agenda to the jilted business partner with an axe to grind, everyone in Willow Springs seems to have had motive for wanting Patricia out of the picture. Lily realizes that Patricia wasn’t just a café owner—she was someone who knew too much about too many people, and that knowledge got her killed. Maisy Marple and Fiona Bramble launch a cozy mystery series that combines tiny house living, coffee culture, and small-town secrets with an amateur sleuth who must solve a murder to save her business and her future 🔍

Why this grips from page one: A cozy mystery featuring a tiny house coffee shop in an Airstream, a body poisoned by specialty brew, and a new business owner who must clear her name while uncovering small-town corruption. Perfect for readers who love unique settings, adorable dogs, handsome carpenters, and amateur sleuths fighting to save their dreams. First in A Tiny House Coffee Mystery series. 🏡

In a place built entirely on appearances, what happens when the truth washes ashore? Eva is desperate for a fresh start after a difficult year that’s left her family fractured and her confidence shaken. Her husband’s prestigious new job offers the perfect escape: a summer in Nantucket Shores, an exclusive beachside enclave where corporate families spend golden months in weathered shingled cottages by the sea. With island breezes, barefoot barbecues, and children playing under endless blue skies, it promises to be the healing retreat they desperately need 🌊But the carefully constructed paradise shatters when Eva’s husband is struck in a hit-and-run on Cliff Road. As he lies recovering in the island hospital, Eva finds herself surrounded by unanswered questions and quiet suspicions that multiply with each passing day. The locals view the summer corporate transplants with barely concealed resentment—wealthy outsiders invading their island, driving up prices, treating Nantucket like a playground. The polished company wives have formed their own exclusive cliques with carefully guarded secrets. And though the island radiates postcard charm, Eva has never felt more isolated and adrift 🏖️

Then something strange begins happening. Small acts of kindness appear—thoughtful gestures that suggest someone is watching out for Eva and her family. At first, she clings to the idea of a guardian angel, someone who sees her struggling and wants to help. The support feels genuine, almost tender. But as the assistance becomes increasingly personal, too precise in its timing and too specific to her exact needs, Eva’s gratitude curdles into unease. How does this mysterious benefactor know so much about her situation, her schedule, her vulnerabilities? 🎁

Melissa Hill crafts a psychological thriller disguised as women’s fiction, where Eva must navigate the treacherous social dynamics of an exclusive summer community while questioning whether the help she’s receiving is genuine compassion or something far more sinister. The hit-and-run wasn’t random, the kindness isn’t innocent, and Eva is slowly realizing that in Nantucket Shores, the most dangerous secrets hide behind the most beautiful facades. Is her mysterious helper motivated by generosity—or by guilt? 🔍

Why this grips from page one: A suspenseful exploration of privilege, secrets, and the dark undercurrents beneath exclusive summer communities, where a hit-and-run victim’s wife discovers mysterious acts of kindness that feel increasingly like surveillance. Perfect for readers who enjoy domestic suspense with class dynamics and unreliable support systems. 🌅

What’s worse than being terrified of heights when you’re a reporter for an adventure magazine? Witnessing a murder from the top of a cliff while you’re frozen in fear. Meg Reed thought landing a job at Northwest Extreme was her lucky break—a chance to establish herself as a serious journalist, build a career, prove herself professionally. Then she discovered the position required her to actually venture outdoors and participate in the extreme activities she’d be covering. Oops 🏔️Determined to fake competence until she develops actual skills, Meg finds herself covering an adventure race in Oregon’s stunning Columbia River Gorge. The setting is spectacular—dramatic cliffs, rushing waterfalls, dense forests—but Meg is mostly focused on not revealing her terror of heights and her complete lack of outdoor experience. Then one of the contestants plummets to their death from Angel’s Rest summit, and Meg is the only witness. She knows immediately this wasn’t a tragic accident caused by dangerous terrain or exhausted racer error. This was murder 🥾

With her new job suddenly on the line and a killer loose among the tight-knit adventure racing community, Meg must overcome her considerable fears and put her investigative instincts to work. She may be afraid of heights, uncomfortable in the wilderness, and completely out of her element, but she knows how to ask questions, follow leads, and recognize when people are lying. Armed with nothing but her reporter’s notebook, a strong mocha, and unwavering support from her best friends back home, Meg throws herself into uncovering the dark secrets hiding beneath the adventure racing community’s adrenaline-fueled camaraderie ☕

Ellie Alexander creates a fresh amateur sleuth who’s refreshingly honest about her limitations while being genuinely competent at investigation. Meg’s fish-out-of-water status in the outdoor adventure world makes her both vulnerable and unexpectedly effective—people don’t see her as a threat, which means they let things slip. The Columbia River Gorge provides a spectacular but genuinely dangerous backdrop, and Alexander understands that sometimes the most dangerous thing about the great outdoors isn’t the terrain or the wildlife—it’s the people willing to kill to protect their secrets 🔍

What makes this a must-read: A cozy mystery with genuine outdoor danger featuring a height-phobic reporter investigating murder at an adventure race in Oregon’s Columbia River Gorge. Perfect for readers who appreciate amateur sleuths who are smart but imperfect, and mysteries where the protagonist’s vulnerabilities create both humor and tension. First in the Meg Reed Investigates series. 🎒

Once you cross the wrong lines, there’s no turning back. For DS Liam Kilshaw, a former Royal Marine who nearly died on a mission gone catastrophically wrong, returning to the sea was supposed to help combat his PTSD. The rhythm of waves, the salt air, the physical challenge of lifeboat work—all part of his therapy, his path back to something resembling normal life. But when he’s called out with the lifeboat crew off Cornwall’s rugged coast on a dark night, the ocean’s danger comes crashing back with brutal clarity 🌊The body floating in the water is a young man, and the zip-tie marks on his wrists tell a story that has nothing to do with drowning accidents or maritime tragedy. This is murder, deliberate and calculated. Someone restrained this person, transported him to the water, and left him to die in the waves. It’s Kilshaw’s first major case since joining Cornwall’s police force, and it’s about to get considerably more complicated 🚤

Because this isn’t the first suspicious death to shock the tight-knit coastal community. A young woman was discovered in similar circumstances not long ago, her body showing the same telltale signs, her connections leading back to a county lines drug operation—the criminal networks that use vulnerable people to transport drugs from cities into rural areas. Kilshaw suspects the killings must be linked, that both victims were caught up in something that got them killed. But as he investigates, the brooding Cornish coast and whispered local rumors fold darkly around him. He can’t trust the water that triggers his PTSD, and he’s increasingly uncertain he can trust anyone in town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Matt Brolly launches a police procedural series with a protagonist carrying physical and psychological scars that complicate every aspect of his investigation. As bodies continue washing ashore, Kilshaw must confront both the sinister gangland underworld operating in Cornwall’s shadows and his own demons that threaten to overwhelm him at the worst possible moments. The county lines drug trade exploits the vulnerable and targets the isolated, and Kilshaw is racing to stop the killings before tragedy strikes even closer to home—possibly his own 💀

Why this deserves your attention: A gritty Cornwall-set police procedural featuring a PTSD-affected former Marine investigating zip-tied bodies and county lines drug gangs, where the detective’s personal trauma mirrors the darkness he’s hunting. Perfect for readers who appreciate flawed protagonists, atmospheric coastal settings, and procedurals that explore both external crimes and internal struggles. First in the DS Liam Kilshaw series. 🔍

What if the person you trust most did something you can’t forgive? Dana Blair has spent her entire life letting others take the wheel—deferring to her husband in their marriage, stepping back in her business, accommodating rather than asserting, smoothing over rather than confronting. It’s easier that way, or at least it seemed to be. Now her carefully constructed life is collapsing from every direction: her marriage is unraveling, her son is in crisis, and her career teeters on the edge of complete collapse. Dana is left wondering whether she ever actually had control of anything, or if she’s just been a passenger in her own life 💔Padma Paulsen represents everything Dana isn’t: brilliant, fiercely driven, decisive. As an ER doctor, Padma makes life-and-death decisions every shift, commanding respect and wielding authority Dana has never claimed for herself. Their friendship has been Dana’s one constant through years of Padma’s high-pressure medical career and Dana’s quieter, more accommodating existence. They balance each other, complement each other’s strengths and weaknesses, provide the support that family sometimes can’t 🏥

Then a tragedy occurs on Padma’s watch in the ER, and Dana’s daughter ends up in critical condition. The details are murky, the circumstances complicated, but the result is devastatingly clear: Dana’s child is fighting for her life, and Padma was the attending physician. As Dana sits beside her daughter’s hospital bed, grief begins its ugly transformation into blame. Questions multiply—could this have been prevented? Did Padma make a mistake? Was she distracted, overwhelmed, negligent? The bond between the two women, decades in the making, shatters in an instant 😢

Caitlin Weaver explores the impossible intersection of friendship, accountability, and maternal instinct. As Dana fights for justice for her daughter—whatever that means in a situation where medicine failed and someone must be held responsible—she’s forced to make a decision that will either save her family or destroy the most important friendship of her life. Can forgiveness and justice coexist? Can love survive when trust is broken? And when everything is collapsing, which relationships do you sacrifice and which do you fight to save? 🩺

What makes this compelling: An emotionally wrenching exploration of friendship tested by medical tragedy, where a woman who’s never fought for anything must decide between supporting her best friend and seeking justice for her critically injured daughter. Perfect for readers who appreciate complex female relationships, moral ambiguity, and stories about the devastating choices that define us. 💕

Discover six critically-acclaimed classic novels from beloved British author D.E. Stevenson, all written in the 1960s and now collected in one complete box set. These beautifully-written stories introduce three unforgettable women—Bel, Katherine, and Sarah—each navigating life’s challenges with grace, resilience, and quiet heroism that lingers long after the final page 📚Bel is gentle and imaginative, an orphan alone in London who creates a rooftop garden and builds a new life as a secretary. When an artist literally crashes into her carefully ordered world, everything is upended, and Bel must decide between the safety of solitude and the thrilling vulnerability of love. Katherine is composed and principled, navigating the unexpected terrain of widowhood and new beginnings with dignity and heart, discovering that life’s second chapters can be as meaningful as the first. Sarah is spirited and idealistic, balancing hard-won independence with youthful hope, learning that strength and openness aren’t opposing forces 🌹

Though different in age and outlook, all three women share a deep resilience and determination to forge authentic lives on their own terms. Stevenson writes with psychological insight and gentle humor, creating characters who feel immediate and real despite the decades since these stories were first published. Her heroines face grief, loneliness, social expectations, and romantic complications with intelligence and emotional honesty, never needing to be rescued but choosing when to let others in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

From city rooftops to Highland lochs and the tranquil beauty of the English countryside, these stories transport readers to mid-20th century Britain while exploring timeless themes of love, loss, independence, and second chances. Stevenson’s prose is elegant without being precious, her observations sharp but never cruel, her understanding of women’s interior lives remarkably modern. Perfect for fans of Elizabeth Goudge, Dorothy Whipple, Miss Read, Barbara Pym, and Mary Stewart—writers who understood that quiet lives contain profound drama and that women’s domestic choices are as consequential as any battlefield decision 💕

Why this deserves your attention: Six classic British novels from the 1960s featuring three distinct heroines navigating love, loss, and independence with quiet strength—elegant prose that warms the heart and explores women’s interior lives with psychological depth. Perfect for readers who appreciate character-driven fiction, mid-century British settings, and stories where emotional courage matters more than dramatic action. ☕