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A Fish Named Ed

by Sam Oliver

This is a story about grief and loss. It is about how a fish named Ed awakens into soul. A Fish Named Ed is a book for children ages 6 and up. Many adults get a great deal of insight from reading such a simple and profound work as well. As you read this book, you will find the themes of life: Life, Death/Separation, Disorientation, Isolation, Lonliness, Emptiness, and Reorientation. This book is for any child or... (more)

Donna Rose and the Roots of Evil (Five Star Mystery Series)

Donna Rose and the Roots of Evil (Five Star Mystery Series)

by Norma Tadlock Johnson

It has been over four years since the first enjoyable Donna Rose mystery was published (Donna Rose and the Slug War, 2004). This second one is equally entertaining; let’s hope Johnson steps up her pace. Widow Donna Rose Galbreath is an avid gardener and a forthright retired schoolteacher in Cedar Harbor, Washington. Her neighbor is crusty, retired navy lawyer Cyrus Bates. So far they alternate between feuding and... (more)

Sand Sharks

by Margaret Maron

When Judge Deborah Knott travels to Wrightsville Beach for a summer conference for North Carolina District Court Judges, she stumbles upon the body of one of her colleagues. Meanwhile, Deborah's husband, Sheriff's Deputy Dwight Bryant, is in Virginia with his son, tying up loose ends left by the death of his first wife. When another judge is found murdered at the conference, it soon becomes evident that... (more)

Body Movers: Book 5

5 Bodies To Die For

by Stephanie Bond

The Charmed Killer is on the loose in Atlanta and Carlotta Wren is caught up in the terror—especially when her body-moving side business brings her dangerously close to the action. And then… She's forced to take refuge in her former fiancé's house—much to the chagrin of other interested parties… Her brother Wesley begins to behave as if he has his own death wish… And someone close to her is implicated in the... (more)

Baroque and Desperate

by Tamar Myers

In a Treasure-Laden Mansion Unflappable and resourceful, Abigail Timberlake, antique dealer and owner of Charlotte, North Carolina's Den of Antiquity, relies on her knowledge and savvy to authenitcate the facts from the fakes when it comes to either curios or people. Her expertise makes Abby invaluable to exceptionally handsome Tradd Maxwell Burton, wealthy scion of the renowned Latham family. He needs her to... (more)

Orchard Mystery: Book 2

Rotten to the Core

by Sheila Connolly

Second in the series that readers can sink their teeth into. Orchard owner Meg Corey must clear her name of murder after the discovery of a pesticide-poisoned body in her springhouse. Includes recipes.

The Path into Healing

by Sam Oliver

The Path into Healing is a model for healing through the feminine side of the soul. The purpose of this book is to outline a process whereby a person can understand and acquaint him or herself with an aspect of our awareness often neglected in our world today. Much of the emphasis in our world is on what a person can achieve without regard to how these achievements affect the world and the people living in these... (more)

Dial Emmy For Murder: A Soap Opera Mystery

Dial Emmy For Murder: A Soap Opera Mystery

by Eileen Davidson

Soap operas can get so dirty Tabloids and fans are stunned when daytime soap opera star Alexis Peterson leaves her show. She’s too busy with her new job as presenter at the Daytime Emmy® Awards to even notice. But when a co-presenter goes missing on award night, Alexis is determined to find who is killing Hollywood’s biggest and brightest before another burns out...

Deadly Withdrawal

by Michelle Ann Hollstein

Michelle Hollstein is a single mother of a five-year-old son who is the center of her world. She and her son currently reside near Palm Springs in Southern California. Michelle has a Bachelors Degree in Art Studio with a concentration in painting that she obtained from the California State University of Sacramento. She enjoys anything creative from singing to painting to writing and loves the excitement of Science... (more)

Something's Fishy in Palm Springs

by Michelle Ann Hollstein

Michelle Hollstein is a single mother of a five-year-old son who is the center of her world. She and her son currently reside near Palm Springs in Southern California. Michelle has a Bachelors Degree in Art Studio with a concentration in painting that she obtained from the California State University of Sacramento. She enjoys anything creative from singing to painting to writing and loves the excitement of Science... (more)

Magnolias, Moonlight, and Murder (Mom Zone Mysteries)

Magnolias, Moonlight, and Murder (Mom Zone Mysteries)

by Sara Rosett

Settling her family - Air Force pilot Mitch, baby Nathan, and daughter Livvy - into their new home in Georgia, Ellie Avery is busier than ever. With two children under four, a party to plan for Mitch's promotion, and new contacts to develop for her organizing business, Ellie's eager to relax by taking Rex, the family Rottweiler, for a peaceful stroll. But what they find is anything but tranquil. As evening's... (more)

Death is in the Air

by Kate Kingsbury

Meet Elizabeth Hartleigh Compton. She-s the house-rich, money-poor keeper of the Manor-and keeper of the peace- In WWII England, the quiet village of Sitting Marsh is faced with food rations and fear for loved ones. But Elizabeth Hartleigh Compton, lady of the Manor House, stubbornly insists that life must go on. Sitting Marsh residents depend on Elizabeth to make sure things go smoothly. Which means... (more)

Passion of a Grieving Poet

by Kirk D. Yancey

Words are the evolution of my naked thoughts. A native of Washington D.C. during a time when poetry was drowned out by other literature. Kirk Yancey brings you a mind bending poetry book that delivers a multitude of flavors.Passion of a Grieving Poet is his first national book release. Although this is his first release it is a much anticipated one. Writing since 2003 Mr. Yancey brings a story telling theme to... (more)

Charmed to Death (Ophelia & Abby Mysteries, No. 2)

Ophelia and Abby Mysteries: Book 2

Charmed to Death (Ophelia & Abby Mysteries, No. 2)

by Shirley Damsgaard

Ophelia Jensen's good witch granny Abigail revels in her paranormal powers. But Ophelia never asked for her bothersome psychic abilities -- especially since they proved worthless when the thirty-something librarian's best friend Brian was murdered by a still-unknown assailant. Now, five years later, another friend is gone, killed in almost identical fashion. Even dear old Abby isn't safe, distracted as she is by... (more)

The Big Steal

by Emyl Jenkins

Hired to assess the value of broken and missing antiques following a suspicious burglary at a Virginia manor house, intrepid appraiser and amateur sleuth Sterling Glass finds that her job is more complicated than she’d anticipated. The antiques, she realizes, are not always what they seem: some are worth tens of thousands, others are well-done replicas. Whether the well-traveled and well-heeled couple who once... (more)

Shades of Grey

by Clea Simon

The first in the brand-new Dulcie Schwartz feline-filled mystery series - Dulcie's having an awful summer. Her beloved cat Mr Grey's been put to sleep, and her new room-mate, Tim, is a jerk. Walking home, she sees a cat the spitting image of Mr Grey, and hears a voice say, I wouldnt go in just now. She enters to find Tim dead stabbed with her own knife. Dulcie's in the frame for murder and she hasn't seen the last... (more)

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Top Books

A Fish Named Ed

by Sam Oliver

Donna Rose and the Roots of Evil (Five Star Mystery Series)

by Norma Tadlock Johnson

Sand Sharks

by Margaret Maron

5 Bodies To Die For

by Stephanie Bond

Baroque and Desperate

by Tamar Myers

Rotten to the Core

by Sheila Connolly

The Path into Healing

by Sam Oliver

Dial Emmy For Murder: A Soap Opera Mystery

by Eileen Davidson

Deadly Withdrawal

by Michelle Ann Hollstein

Something's Fishy in Palm Springs

by Michelle Ann Hollstein

Magnolias, Moonlight, and Murder (Mom Zone Mysteries)

by Sara Rosett

Death is in the Air

by Kate Kingsbury

Passion of a Grieving Poet

by Kirk D. Yancey

Charmed to Death (Ophelia & Abby Mysteries, No. 2)

by Shirley Damsgaard

The Big Steal

by Emyl Jenkins

Shades of Grey

by Clea Simon