It’s summertime but not everyone is having a vacation. Someone in the community is murdered. Drowned in a bath of cement. During the town carnival. Holly and the gang dive into the investigation, except how is Holly supposed to focus on clues when she sees Trent on what appears to be a date with her nemesis, Millicent? And then, after their sleuthing attempts fail big time, even with their tricky undercover operation, Holly is desperate. She turns to the one person who aggravates her the most. Millicent and a Great Dane with social anxiety might be Holly’s only hope when she goes off the grid.

Yes, it was murder. No, she had nothing to do with it. Holly Hart is a smart, savvy, strong young woman. She’s new in town, her only companion, her small dog, Muffins. Finally, it’s the grand opening for her specialty cheesecake shop. She’s excited. She’s ready. But it all comes crashing down when she discovers a body. Holly becomes a top suspect. To solve this murder and prove her innocence, she deals with a nosy no-good reporter and the local detective. He’s not happy with her sleuthing and lets her know. As she attempts to save her business and her new life, her skills are put to the test. She needs to find the real murderer, before the killer looks to frost someone else. Footprints in the Frosting is the engaging first book in a humorous cozy mystery series. If you like small town cozies filled with scrumptious desserts and friendship, witty banter, and a clever whodunit, then you’ll love Laura Pauling’s addicting mysteries. Buy Footprints in the Frosting to join this gang of amateur sleuths for a thrilling adventure today.

In Girl on the Ferris Wheel, Julie Halpern and Len Vlahos expertly tackle this quirky and poignant romance that explores what first love really means—and how it sometimes hurts like hell. Tenth graders Eliana and Dmitri could not be more different. He's an outgoing, self-confident drummer in a punk band called Unexpected Turbulence. Eliana is introspective and thoughtful, and a movie buff who is living with depression. Dmitri quite literally falls for Eliana when he sees her in gym class and slams into a classmate. The pair then navigate the ins and outs of first love. Exciting, scary, unexpected, and so much more difficult than they ever imagined. They say opposites attract, but they soon realize that there is so much they just don’t understand about each other. It begs the question: How long can first love possibly last when you’re so different?

Guided by the fastidious journals of an eminent Victorian adventurer by the name of Lord Dufferin, Time Moore sets off to prove his mettle in the most stunningly inhospitable place on Earth-the Arctic. Armed only with his searing wit, wicked humor, and seasickness pills, our pale suburbanite-wracked by second thoughts of tactical retreat-confronts mind-numbing cold, blood-thirsty polar bears, a convoy of born-again Vikings, and, perhaps most chilling of all, herring porridge. When he is not humiliating himself through displays of ignorance and incompetence, Moore casts a sharp eye on the local flora and fauna, immersing readers in the splendors and wonders of this treacherously beautiful region. A deliciously and inexhaustibly funny book, Frost on My Moustache deserves to be placed alongside those by Evelyn Waugh, Eric Newby, and Bill Bryson.

Casilda Montero is the beautiful and hot-blooded daughter of a wealthy Spanish aristocrat. Sent from the family hacienda in Southern Spain to an English boarding school, she befriends Joscelin Howard, a shy, serious English girl. As both girls find themselves swept up in the dramatic events unfolding in 1930s Europe, this enduring friendship is the one constant in their lives. From the carefree glamour of London high society to the devastation of the battlefields in Spain, Casilda, Joscelin and their families are tragically linked by passion and bloodshed.

Twist of Fate is book 3 in the Circle of Spies Series! No one ever said falling in love with an assassin would be a cake walk. It’s complicated. Everything that happened in Greece, everything I did, what I had to do.... I mean, I had to do it, right? That’s what I live with now. The guilt. It’s crippling. Nothing will ever be the same again. I will never be the same. And then I find his phone. And then I read his texts... Twist of Fate takes a darker turn as both Savvy and Malcolm face the truth of their past mistakes and fight for a future together.

Lies can be deadly. Before Paris, before Greece, Marisa Bent was nothing but a bored housewife, willing to do anything to protect her family. When she learns that espionage runs in her blood line and that a family of assassins are her archenemy, she’s willing to do anything to protect her husband and daughter and keep them in the dark. She even follows Will, the young, arrogant assassin, into the heart of trouble. Using a mother’s instinct, she becomes the hero. More than once. This only seems to prove to Will that she is indeed a spy, bent on ruining his family’s enterprise. In the defining moment of her life, she must make the biggest sacrifice a mother can make. Finally, the untold story of Savvy’s mother. Learn why she disappeared from Savvy’s life and the sordid details of her past with Malcolm’s family.

No relationship expert ever said the way to get a guy to fall for you is to almost get him killed. Yup. It happened to me. After the most awkward reunion ever with Malcolm in Greece. But there’s more. Our families are mortal enemies. Did I mention he comes from a family of assassins? Talk about a relationship killer. Here’s where the life-changing stuff happens, because an enemy threatens both our families. I have one chance to convince them to work together. I strike dangerous deals and infiltrate the enemy on my most dangerous mission yet. But nothing, absolutely nothing prepares me for what happens. Can love survive the ultimate betrayal? Heart of an Assassin is a romantic mystery with more danger and suspense than A Spy Like Me. Savvy fights for her family and love while trying to stay alive.

A Spy Like Me is Book 1 of the Circle of Spies Series! Games can be deadly. Eighteen-year-old Savvy Bent expects fireworks on her first date with Malcolm - in Paris! Except over a picnic of sparkling cider and strawberry tarts, a sniper shoots at them. That’s only the beginning. From the top of the Eiffel Tower to the depths of the catacombs, Savvy must sneak, deceive, and spy to save her family and friends and figure out whether Malcolm is one of the bad guys before she completely falls for him. free, freebie, romantic suspense, women sleuths, espionage, mystery, teen, Paris