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Groom with a View (Ruby Mae Thornton Book 1) (affiliate link)
Dog groomer by day, amateur sleuth by night—untangling mysteries is her specialty!
When professional dog groomer Ruby Mae Thornton discovers her business rival dead in his mobile grooming van, she becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation that’s got the whole town of Whisker Falls talking. With her purple “Pampered Pooch” van spotted at the crime scene and a heated public argument with the victim fresh in everyone’s memory, Ruby realizes she’ll need more than pet-friendly charm to clear her name.
Partnering with her cafe-owning best friend Clementine and local veterinarian Percy Standish, Ruby puts her expert eye for detail and deep knowledge of the town’s four-legged friends to work. As she follows a trail of clues—from distinctive fur clippings to poisoned premium dog treats and a mysterious German Shepherd—Ruby uncovers a web of blackmail, deception, and fierce competition in the seemingly peaceful world of show dog competitions.
Where I Found You (Magnolia Bay Book 1) (affiliate link)
Noah Hebert recently inherited the Blue Pirogue Inn—along with all its problems. He needs money to keep his beloved childhood home from being shut down by his family’s longtime nemesis, Isaac Bergeron. So when Noah’s lawyer approaches him about an additional segment of his late grandfather’s will, it’s just in the nick of time. But even from beyond the grave, his grandfather is up to his usual games. In order to receive the last portion of inheritance, Noah must follow the clues. But there’s one condition…
Magnolia Blossom Cafe manager Elisa Bergeron is shocked to discover an acquaintance from the local Puzzlers Club left her something in his will—and even more surprised to discover they are clues to a portion of his estate. When she learns she must work with introverted inn-owner Noah Hebert to solve the puzzle, she’s torn. Growing up in the middle of a multi-generational feud between their families, she’s been taught by her father Isaac that Heberts can’t be trusted.
The Accidental Detective (Hannah Tree: Private Detective Book 1) (affiliate link)
Loner. Lawbreaker. Bad girl. These all describe Hannah Tree, but she never expected to add private detective to the list…
Serving a minor prison sentence isn’t the usual training for becoming a private investigator. But Hannah’s new mentor Gloria Starr, a statuesque trans woman, convinces Hannah to turn her obsession with justice into a business.
Hannah’s first case is simple. A routine check on a client’s spouse, a judge whose wife is worried about him. Gloria suspects he might be a member of the mysterious “Friday Night Club”. Everything changes when Hannah sees her father entering the club.
Something sinister is happening that not all the members know about. Determined to uncover the truth, Hannah discovers that some secrets are deadly. But she’s waited her entire life to bring her father to justice, and she’s not going to stop now. Even if it’s the last thing she’ll do.
A Distant Echo (Western Time Travel Series) (affiliate link)
A mountain slides across the small town of Frank, Alberta, trapping and killing the residents beneath a million tons of rock.
Tom and Jackson, fortune hunters, watch the catastrophe in a movie–the disaster occurred over a hundred years ago.
But suddenly, inexplicably the two adventurers are transported back in time. The town of Frank is intact, the disaster still a year ahead.
Can they warn people about what’s about to happen?
˃˃˃ WHAT CAN THEY DO IF NO ONE IS PREPARED TO BELIEVE THEM?
They have no usable money, nowhere to stay–and they’re thrown in jail, suspected of robbery.
They’re about to learn lessons involving kindness, generosity, and the power of love–but they’re also about to encounter brutality, disbelief, poverty and frustration.
The lives they had before are nothing more than a distant echo.
˃˃˃ IS THERE A WAY BACK?
They have a plan, but it will mean leaving behind all those they’ve come to love and abandoning the town on the very night of the disaster.
Sugar Shock Free Sampler: 9 Ways to Cut Back on Sugar plus Smart Swaps for High-in-Sugar Coffees, Yogurts, and Salad Dressings (affiliate link)
Discover how to identify hidden sugar traps in your food while reducing your sugar intake, losing weight, and improving your overall health.
Did you know that you may be consuming the equivalent of 22 teaspoons of added sugar a day? In fact, 80 percent of the 600,000 consumer packaged foods sold in the United States contain added sugar. Most of us are eating way too much of the sweet stuff and don’t even know it.
Get a sneak peek at Sugar Shock, the ultimate resource you need to break the hold sugar has on you. In this sampler you’ll discover the high sugar content of coffee drinks, flavored yogurts, and salad dressings along with healthier, lower added-sugar swaps you can make easily and deliciously. You’ll also learn about how sugar in your diet affects your overall health and nine simple ways to start to reduce your sugar consumption.
The screams of my latest victim sounds like music to my ears. What he’d done was unforgivable, and I intended to make sure he knew that. Besides, what else did he think would happen after he harmed someone I loved?
Vengeance, of course.
Over the years, my innocent smile has gone a long way to hide my dark, dark soul, but I can’t stop craving blood. Killing fuels me and now that the desire has been unleashed, I don’t want to tuck it away again.
Ignoring the call from the voices in my head is a struggle because bullies, liars, and thieves are irresistible prey.
I swear, if it were not for my sister Clara, the world would have a new villain to fear.
But as it stands, most of you are safe…. for now.
Cross Her Heart: A Novel (affiliate link)
Lisa is living a lie and everyone is about to find out.
Lisa lives for her daughter Ava, her job and her best friend Marilyn.
But when a handsome client shows an interest in her, Lisa starts daydreaming about sharing her life with him, too. Maybe she’s ready now. Maybe she can trust again. Maybe it’s time to let her terrifying secret past go.
But when her daughter rescues a boy from drowning and their pictures are all over the news for everyone to see, Lisa’s world explodes.
As she finds everything she has built threatened, and not knowing who she can trust, it’s up to Lisa to face her past in order to save what she holds dear.
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