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We are a small, boutique publisher of quality women's genre fiction who work with a select number of authors per year. We enjoy stories with laughter, heart, and lots of clever plot twists. We don't publish books with graphic gore or sexual content, which makes our books perfect for sharing with your eighteen-year-old daughter or your eighty-year-old grandmother. Our titles are available in most major online retailers and by special request from brick & mortar bookstores and libraries.

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Merry Christmas Murder by
Series: Merry Wrath Mysteries, Book 29. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 21,970. Language: English. Published: December 5, 2023 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Holiday » Christmas, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy
It's not Christmas in Who's There, Iowa without a severely mandatory holiday lights policy! Merry Wrath's Girl Scout troop shows up on her doorstep with a box of lights and an ultimatum. Unfortunately, as Merry's begrudgingly working on the display, she finds a dead man tangled in her lights. Can Merry find the killer and get her display back on track before the lights go out on Christmas?
Match Box Murder by
Series: Merry Wrath Mysteries. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 23,620. Language: English. Published: December 12, 2023 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy
It's just another weekend camping trip for ex-CIA agent Merry Wrath and her precocious Girl Scout troop. But when a creepy camp caretaker is found inconveniently dead behind the rifle range and a violent storm comes out of nowhere, Merry and the troop are stranded with a killer! Can Merry unmask the murderer before she and the girls get burned?
Merry Wrath Mysteries Boxed Set Vol. VIII (Books 22-24) by
Series: Merry Wrath Mysteries. Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 192,800. Language: English. Published: February 21, 2023 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Mystery, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy
From USA Today bestselling author Leslie Langtry comes a boxed set of fabulously funny Merry Wrath Mysteries! This boxed set includes three, full-length novels featuring the CIA assassin turned Girl Scout troop leader, including: Mardi Gras Murder (book #22), Munchies and Murder (book #23), and Memories are Murder (#24)
Monster Mash Murder by
Series: Merry Wrath Mysteries, Book 28. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 62,170. Language: English. Published: October 17, 2023 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy
What’s scarier than ex-CIA agent Merry Wrath’s pint-sized Girl Scout troop? How about the spookiest Halloween haunted house ever? But when a man is found murdered by "zombies" inside the girls' attraction, it's suddenly up to Merry to find the killer and save Halloween... before the horrors aim their haunting at her!
Merit Badge Murder by
Series: Merry Wrath Mysteries, Book 1. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 70,950. Language: English. Published: October 13, 2014 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy
(3.50 from 2 reviews)
When CIA agent Merry Wrath is "accidentally" outted, she's forced her into early retirement, changes her appearance, and moves where no one will ever find her—Iowa. Instead of black bag drops in Bangkok, she now spends her time leading a young Girl Scout troop. But Merry's new simple life turns not-so-simple when an enemy agent shows up dead at scout camp.
Marked for Murder by
Series: Merry Wrath Mysteries, Book 26. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 72,240. Language: English. Published: April 25, 2023 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy
(4.00 from 1 review)
Merry Wrath has been out of the spy biz so long that she's sure the CIA has forgotten all about her... until an assassin shows up with a contract to terminate her! It has to be an elaborate prank. Or so Merry thinks, until she learns that the contract also went out to a slew of suspicious bad guys. And when those would-be killers start showing up as bodies, Merry needs to find answers... and fast!
Mythic Melee Murder by
Series: Merry Wrath Mysteries, Book 27. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 61,140. Language: English. Published: July 25, 2023 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy
Ex-CIA agent turned Girl Scout Leader Merry Wrath is wary when her troop signs themselves up for a LARP (Live Action Role Playing Game). But what starts out as a game suddenly becomes very real when Steve the Sorcerer is murdered! Between epic battles, eccentric suspects, and a cranky local detective who’s really close to retirement, can Merry find a real killer among the role players?
Merry Wrath Mysteries Boxed Set Vol. III (Books 7-9) by
Series: Merry Wrath Mysteries. Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 196,870. Language: English. Published: March 19, 2019 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Anthologies » Mystery
From USA Today bestselling author Leslie Langtry comes a boxed set of three hilarious Merry Wrath Mysteries! This boxed set includes three, full-length novels featuring the CIA assassin turned Girls Scout troop leader, including: Map Skills Murder – book #7, Mean Girl Murder – book #8, Marriage Vow Murder – book #9
Merry Wrath Mysteries Boxed Set Vol. IV (Books 10-12) by
Series: Merry Wrath Mysteries. Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 186,570. Language: English. Published: February 23, 2021 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Anthologies » Mystery
From USA Today bestselling author Leslie Langtry comes a boxed set of three laugh-out-loud Merry Wrath Mysteries! This boxed set includes three, full-length novels featuring the CIA assassin turned Girls Scout troop leader, including: Mystery Night Murder – book #10, Meerkats and Murder– book #11, Make Believe Murder – book #12
Merry Wrath Mysteries Boxed Set Vol. VII (Books 19-21) by
Series: Merry Wrath Mysteries. Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 197,770. Language: English. Published: November 15, 2022 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Mystery, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy
From USA Today bestselling author Leslie Langtry comes a boxed set of three hilariously over-the-top Merry Wrath Mysteries! This boxed set includes three, full-length novels featuring the CIA assassin turned Girl Scout troop leader, including: Mosquito Bite Murder (book #19), Manga and Murder (book #20), Mayor for Murder (book #21)
Rhinestone Ransom by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 11,960. Language: English. Published: May 2, 2023 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy
(4.00 from 1 review)
When jewelry designer Logan Moretti agreed to watch a stranger's dog, she never imagined the pup would become a dognapping victim! Now with a ransom request for a diamond tennis bracelet, a chase down by the docks, and more danger than she ever imagined, Logan's good deed suddenly has her in way over her head. Can she save the pooch and escape unharmed?
'Scuse Me While I Kill This Guy by
Series: Greatest Hits Mysteries, Book 1. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 68,740. Language: English. Published: November 4, 2013 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Romance » Suspense
(5.00 from 3 reviews)
Death by Chocolate is her favorite dessert. And those knitting needles aren't just for craft projects. To most people, Gin Bombay is an ordinary single mom. Then again, they don't know she's from a family of top secret assassins. Somewhere between leading a Girl Scout troop for her kindergartner—would nooses count for a knot badge?—and Gin now has to take out a new target.
Merry Wrath Mysteries Boxed Set Vol. II (Books 4-6) by
Series: Merry Wrath Mysteries. Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 190,160. Language: English. Published: September 4, 2018 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Anthologies » Mystery
From USA Today bestselling author Leslie Langtry comes a boxed set of three laugh-out-loud mysteries! This boxed set includes three, full-length novels in the bestselling Merry Wrath Mysteries series, including: Movie Night Murder, Mud Run Murder, Motto for Murder
Merry Wrath Mysteries Boxed Set Vol. VI (Books 16-18) by
Series: Merry Wrath Mysteries. Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 206,150. Language: English. Published: July 6, 2021 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Anthologies » Mystery
From USA Today bestselling author Leslie Langtry comes a boxed set of three hilarious Merry Wrath Mysteries! This boxed set includes three, full-length novels featuring the CIA assassin turned Girls Scout troop leader, including: Mad Money Murder, Mind-Bending Murder, Mascots Are Murder
Bake, Batter, and Roll by
Series: Cookies & Chance Mysteries, Book 13. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 64,780. Language: English. Published: September 26, 2023 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy
When baker Sally Muccio's Grandma Rosa becomes a contestant on a reality TV dating show for seniors, Sal knows it's a disaster in the making. What she didn't expect was to find the show's host dead in her bakery! Between the stacks of suspects and the danger mounting, Sal fears this is one Hollywood production without a happy ending. Can Sal find a killer before she winds up battered as well?
Murder at the Mine by
Series: Ghost Town Mysteries, Book 1. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 60,600. Language: English. Published: June 6, 2023 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy
Lily Cranston was excited to be the new manager of the Calico Rock Mine and Ghost Town tourist attraction in her old hometown. But Lily's happy homecoming takes an unexpected turn when one of the Calico Rock re-enactors turns up dead—murdered in the ghost town! Can she solve the mystery and stay alive? Or will the ghost town claim another victim...
Museum of Murder by
Series: Merry Wrath Mysteries, Book 30. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 73,960. Language: English. Published: April 23, 2024 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy
When Merry Wrath's hometown erects a Museum of Murder it's an instant hit! However the ex-CIA spy turned Girl Scout leader isn't totally thrilled that she’s featured in the exhibits. Even less so when a killer recreates copycat murders among the exhibits! Merry has no time to lose to catch a murderer before she becomes the next victim to be immortalized at the museum.
Ukulele Murder by
Series: Aloha Lagoon Mysteries, Book 1. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 76,730. Language: English. Published: July 6, 2016 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths
(4.00 from 1 review)
Nani Johnson thought she had it made when she moved from Kansas to the resort town of Aloha Lagoon, Kauai. She is determined that nothing will stop her from becoming a ukulele virtuoso! But when one of Nani's competitors drops dead right after a public feud, Nani becomes the police's main suspect.
Mystery Night Murder by
Series: Merry Wrath Mysteries, Book 10. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 62,870. Language: English. Published: April 2, 2019 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths
What was supposed to be a fun weekend of pretend murder for Girl Scout Troop leader Merry Wrath, becomes something much more sinister when she finds herself on a secluded island in the middle of a Lake...where the guest are being killed off one by one! Is it Mrs. Gable in the Conservatory with a noose? Mr. Blunt in the Ballroom with a lead pipe? Merry must uncover the truth before she's next!
Merry Wrath Mysteries Boxed Set Vol. V (Books 13-15) by
Series: Merry Wrath Mysteries. Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 189,600. Language: English. Published: March 9, 2021 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Mystery, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy
From USA Today bestselling author Leslie Langtry comes a boxed set of three side-splitting Merry Wrath Mysteries! This boxed set includes three, full-length novels featuring the CIA assassin turned Girls Scout troop leader, including: Maltese Vulture Murder – book #13, Musket Ball Murder – book #14, Macho Man Murder – book #15
Seasoned with Murder by
Series: Cookies & Chance Mysteries, Book 12. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 65,820. Language: English. Published: September 20, 2022 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy
When full time baker and sometime sleuth Sally Muccio heads out on a fun-filled cruise, the last thing she expects to encounter is a dead body. And when a woman Sal knows is innocent is accused of the crime, it's up to Sal to find the real killer...before she herself becomes a victim of high crime on the high seas!
Home Is Where the Murder Is by
Series: Hometown Mysteries, Book 2. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 78,120. Language: English. Published: February 7, 2023 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy
When retired US Army officer Tessa Treslow organizes a charity, the last thing she expects to find is a dead body! The victim is a stranger to their small town, who claimed to have ties to Tessa's best friend—putting her bestie squarely in the position of suspect #1. Can Tessa find out the truth about the dead woman's claims and save her friend... or will the killer be claiming another victim?
Cookies, Chamomile, and Corpses (A Cookies & Chance Mysteries Novella) by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 18,120. Language: English. Published: August 15, 2023 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy
Sally Muccio is in search of money to start up her own novelty cookie shop. Luckily, Sal's grandmother agrees to help with the financial situation if Sal will do her one small favor—find out who killed her sister, Luisa. Sal reluctantly agrees, but trouble is brewing, and the hunt to find a killer might bring everything crumbling around her.
Mystic Mojo (A Mystic Isle Mysteries Novella) by &
Series: Mystic Isle Mysteries. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 9,830. Language: English. Published: August 29, 2023 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy
Melanie Hamilton works the Mansion at Mystic Isle, a getaway in the Louisiana bayou dedicated to all things paranormal. But even Mel couldn't have predicted receiving a haunted piano for the resort's Summer Jazz Festival! The old instrument jumps all over the stage on its own, howls like a rougarou under a full moon, and even attacks the players! Can Mel get to the truth and save the festival?
My Old Kentucky Homicide by
Series: Bourbon B&B Mysteries, Book 1. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 79,790. Language: English. Published: January 9, 2024 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy
When Jess Walker returns home to her family's Three Sisters B&B in the heart of bourbon country, the last thing she expects to encounter as a dead body. One of the B&B's VIP guests is found dead, and the local sheriff is treating it as an accident, blaming it on unsafe conditions at the B&B. Now all three sisters will need to work together to find the perpetrator of the Old Kentucky Homicide.
Paradise By The Rifle Sights by
Series: Greatest Hits Mysteries, Book 5. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 36,160. Language: English. Published: December 2, 2013 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Romance » Suspense
Paris Bombay is looking for lasting love--a real woman to share Harvey Wallbangers with--which isn't easy to find when you're a member of history's most prolific family of assassins. Instead, he ends up with a lethal assignment that isn't his, and a reluctant role as the new Bachelor on a reality TV show.
Murder on the Aloha Express by &
Series: Aloha Lagoon Mysteries, Book 2. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 61,130. Language: English. Published: August 16, 2016 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths
Travel agent Gabby LeClair, a divorced big-city transplant trying to find some aloha spirit in her soul, prides herself on working hard to give the Aloha Lagoon Resort guests a once-in-a-lifetime experience. But that turns out to be more than anyone bargained for when the body of a client is found dead during one of Gabby's island tours.
Sleuthing for a Living by
Series: Mackenzie & Mackenzie Mysteries, Book 1. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 74,180. Language: English. Published: June 21, 2016 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths
(5.00 from 1 review)
Mackenzie Elizabeth Taylor has struggled to provide for her teenage daughter. She finally catches a break when she inherits half of an apartment building in Boston from her uncle Al...along with his P.I. business. So what if she doesn’t know the first thing about investigation or if their hot-but-crabby downstairs tenant is a police detective who’s looking for any excuse to handcuff her?
Death of the Big Kahuna by
Series: Aloha Lagoon Mysteries, Book 6. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 73,440. Language: English. Published: January 17, 2017 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths
(4.00 from 2 reviews)
New to both Hawaii and the Aloha Lagoon Resort, Carrie Jorgenson has big dreams of stardom. But while she awaits fame and fortune, she's forced to accept a job waitressing at the resort's The Loco Moco Café. It isn't long before she discovers the dish on her new boss—also known to many as "The Big Kahuna." Hale Akamu is rich, handsome, repulsive...and dead.
Jamie Winters Mysteries Boxed Set (Books 1-3) by
Series: Jamie Winters Mysteries. Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 208,230. Language: English. Published: January 10, 2017 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Anthologies » Mystery
From USA Today bestselling author Kelly Rey comes a boxed set of three hilarious mysteries featuring legal secretary turned reluctant amateur sleuth, Jamie Winters! This boxed set includes the first three, full length novels in the bestselling Jamie Winters Mysteries series, including: Motion for Murder (book #1), Death of a Diva (book #2), and The Sassy Suspect (book #3)
Southern Pasta Shop Mysteries Boxed Set (Books 1-3) by
Series: Southern Pasta Shop Mysteries. Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 205,340. Language: English. Published: February 28, 2017 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Anthologies » Mystery
From USA Today bestselling author Jennifer L. Hart comes a boxed set of three deliciously deadly mysteries featuring restaurateur Andy Buckland and her hilarious zany Italian family. This boxed set includes the first three, full length novels—and tasty recipes!—in the #1 bestselling Southern Pasta Shop Mysteries series, including: Murder Al Dente, Murder A La Flambé, Murder Al Fresco
Ukulele Deadly by
Series: Aloha Lagoon Mysteries, Book 7. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 70,480. Language: English. Published: April 11, 2017 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths
Ukulele player Nani Johnson is just starting to put the past behind her and settle in on Kauai. Unfortunately her island life proves anything but relaxing when a dead man is found in her backyard. Can Nani stay out of jail long enough to unmask the real killer…or will the police pin it all on her?
Cookies & Chance Mysteries Boxed Set (Books 1-3) by
Series: Cookies & Chance Mysteries. Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 215,130. Language: English. Published: June 6, 2017 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Anthologies » Mystery
From USA Today bestselling author Catherine Bruns comes a boxed set of three full-length mysteries featuring baker turned sleuth Sally Muccio. This boxed set includes the first three novels—and tasty recipes!—from the #1 bestselling Cookies & Chance series, including: Tastes Like Murder, Baked to Death, and Burned to a Crisp
Lethal Tide by
Series: Aloha Lagoon Mysteries, Book 10. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 80,310. Language: English. Published: January 30, 2018 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Romance » Clean & wholesome
When a body is found in the rain forest near Aloha Lagoon, Samantha Reynolds' life in paradise becomes anything but. With the police looking squarely at her boyfriend as their number one suspect, it's up to Samantha to find the real killer, decipher clues to a long-lost treasure, and find out just what skeletons are lurking in her suddenly secretive boyfriend's closet...
Map Skills Murder by
Series: Merry Wrath Mysteries, Book 7. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 65,960. Language: English. Published: July 17, 2018 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths
When ex-CIA Agent turned Girl Scout troop leader, Merry Wrath digs up a treasure map in her yard, she's sure it leads to a century-old murder and a secret missing treasure. But unfortunately, the investigation of this cold case yields a modern day murder! Are these crimes connected? And more importantly—who has an axe to grind with Merry Wrath?
Sleuthing for the Weekend by
Series: Mackenzie & Mackenzie Mysteries, Book 3. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 73,370. Language: English. Published: March 5, 2019 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths
It’s St. Patrick’s Day in Beantown, and Mackenzie Elizabeth Taylor needs the Luck of the Irish to solve her latest case—a gnarly dispute by two Irish pub owners who happen to be brothers as well as rivals over a missing inheritance. With the entire city out pub-crawling, Mackenzie goes hunting for a pot of gold...but winds up with a body instead.
Make Believe Murder by
Series: Merry Wrath Mysteries, Book 12. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 62,490. Language: English. Published: October 22, 2019 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy
Merry Wrath is surprised when her old friend, Hilly—a quirky CIA assassin—shows up at her door for a "vacation" in Iowa. But things get even stranger when Merry’s arch-nemesis, Lana, is sighted and a Chinese operative ends up murdered in her backyard! Merry wonders if her friend really is on vacation, or if she's after another target? Is it Lana? Was it the Chinese operative? Or is it Merry Wrath?
Icing on the Casket by
Series: Cookies & Chance Mysteries, Book 9. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 67,290. Language: English. Published: May 5, 2020 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths
Full-time baker and sometime sleuth Sally Muccio is enjoying new motherhood. But when her eccentric father’s friend, mortician Eddie Phibbins, is found dead in one of his own caskets, Sal's father begs her to help find the killer. With their famous coffins cookies in hand, Sal and her best friend Josie “undertake” the investigation!
Knee Deep in Dough by
Series: Cookies & Chance Mysteries, Book 10. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 68,240. Language: English. Published: May 4, 2021 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths
When baker Sally Muccio’s night out is interrupted by seeing an old friend with a gorgeous blonde who is not his newlywed wife, she's a little disturbed. But when the blonde is found dead, and her friend becomes the prime suspect, Sal goes from disturbed to determined to prove his innocence. With time running out and danger escalating, Sal might come out of this mess battered for life.
Mosquito Bite Murder by
Series: Merry Wrath Mysteries, Book 19. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 69,580. Language: English. Published: August 10, 2021 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths
(4.00 from 2 reviews)
When former CIA turned Girl Scout troop leader Merry Wrath takes a group of six girls camping in the woods, she can't imagine what could go wrong. Enter an abandoned scout camp, a dangerous spy, a shallow grave, hostile senior citizen hermits, and a 200lb snapping turtle! Can Merry figure out who is behind the strange occurrences before the camping trip ends up with a body count?
Dessert is the Bomb by
Series: Cookies & Chance Mysteries, Book 11. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 67,100. Language: English. Published: September 28, 2021 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Holiday » Halloween
Baker Sally Muccio has always loved Halloween. But when the owner of a competing bakery suddenly ends up dead... right after having been threatened by Sally's business partner... Sal's got more than ghosts and goblins to worry about! Add in a deadly explosion, dangerous family secrets, and a party at a funeral home, and Sal suddenly has to find a killer before it all blows up in her face!
Cookies & Chance Mysteries Boxed Set Vol. III (Books 7-9) by
Series: Cookies & Chance Mysteries. Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 199,860. Language: English. Published: July 20, 2021 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Anthologies » Mystery
(5.00 from 1 review)
From USA Today bestselling author Catherine Bruns comes a boxed set of three exciting mysteries featuring baker turned sleuth Sally Muccio. This boxed set includes three full-length novels—and tasty recipes!—from the Cookies & Chance series, including: Sprinkled in Malice (book #7), Ginger Snapped to Death (book #8), Icing on the Casket (book #9)
Ghosts, Private Eyes & Dead Guys by
Series: Gianna Mancini Mysteries, Book 6. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 69,770. Language: English. Published: October 12, 2021 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Holiday » Halloween
Ghost whisperer, Gianna Mancini, is thrilled to accompany her PI boyfriend, Julian, to an annual Halloween costume party. But when someone is murdered by a killer wearing the same costume as Julian's, suddenly it's up to Gianna to prove her boyfriend's innocence. With help from a couple of the departed from the other side and two new potential gal-pals, Gianna vows to catch the killer!
Munchies and Murder by
Series: Merry Wrath Mysteries, Book 23. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 62,690. Language: English. Published: July 12, 2022 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy
(3.00 from 1 review)
When Merry Wrath finds the body of her cranky conspiracy-theorist neighbor, she's suddenly caught up in a murder case. One where an innocent man is accused, wild theories and cryptic cryptozoologists abound, and a thirty-year old cold case may hold the key. Merry has to move fast to unravel this tangled web of lies to find the truth before the truth itself becomes another victim.
Hula Homicide by
Series: Aloha Lagoon Mysteries, Book 19. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 66,660. Language: English. Published: September 6, 2022 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy
Kristy Piper is thrilled with her job as the wedding planner at the Aloha Lagoon resort. That is, until a groomsman turns up dead and her hot new photographer is the police's prime suspect. Suddenly it's up to Kristy to clear the heartthrob's name and figure out which of her current wedding party had it in for the dead man...before they strike again!
Method Actor Murder by
Series: Merry Wrath Mysteries, Book 25. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 69,230. Language: English. Published: January 24, 2023 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy
Community theater comes to Merry Wrath's small town when two actors arrive from off-off-off Broadway (…Street in Peoria) with their stage pig, Iago, to put on a production of Derek the Sparkly Unicorn Ninja. But when one of the thespians takes Method Acting a bit too far and ends up dead on stage, Merry has to work fast to find a killer before the curtain falls on another victim!
Fishing Badge Murder (A Merry Wrath Mysteries Novella) by
Series: Merry Wrath Mysteries. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 16,110. Language: English. Published: March 14, 2023 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy
When former CIA agent turned suburbanite Merry Wrath takes her Girl Scout troop fishing, the last thing she expects to find is a dead body. And when a mysterious FBI agent shows up to take over the murder case, Merry soon discovers things are not entirely what they seem in her small town of Who’s There, Iowa...
That Dog Won't Hunt by
Series: Birdwell, Texas Mysteries. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 10,240. Language: English. Published: April 18, 2023 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy
When all the dogs in Birdwell, Texas start vanishing, Helen Harding wants to know why! Now she and volunteer sheriff Aodhagan MacFarley are on the hunt to find out if the disappearances are supernatural, like the media thinks, super explainable, like Aodhagan thinks, or just super ridiculous, like Helen thinks. Can she bring home an entire population of purloined pooches?
Champagne, Sunrise & Dead Guys by
Series: Gianna Mancini Mysteries, Book 9. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 68,300. Language: English. Published: April 4, 2023 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy
When ghost whisperer Gianna Mancini discovers food critic Tamara Evans stabbed to death, she has her work cut out for her finding the recently departed's killer. Was it the angry ex-husband, a young smitten bartender, a grouchy restaurateur Tamara gave a scathing review to, or possibly even a member of Gianna’s own family? If Gianna can't find out quickly, this may be her last course!
Marigolds, Mischief, and Murder by
Series: Camelot Flowers Mysteries, Book 1. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 85,380. Language: English. Published: May 16, 2023 by Gemma Halliday Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy
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Gwen Stevens will do just about anything to prove she's ready to take the reins of the family business, Camelot Flowers. But when Gwen stumbles on the dead body of a high school friend, everything else in her life suddenly takes a backseat. Between a corpse, an attraction to two different inconvenient men, and slew of suspects, can Gwen find the killer...before they have her pushing up daisies?
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