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Nikki Green loves her walks with her cute canine companions. Her latest walking buddy is a gorgeous Beagle who lives in a houseboat on the bay. But they’re stopped in their tracks when a sailboat explodes and a dead body is found.

Nikki’s curious nature takes over, and she, Sonia, and their lovable pooches join forces to sniff out the murderer. But with not much to go on, and a victim with more than their fair share of enemies, they end up chasing their tails.

When Nikki and her detective boyfriend end up in danger, it’s a race against time to find the murderer!

Cassie Alberta is settling into life in Little Leaf Creek. She has made some good friends, has a romantic interest and is moving on from the death of her husband. She loves living in the small town next to two naughty goats and a cheeky Collie-mix. The Little Leaf Creek locals are excited to be hosting a hot air balloon festival. But everything comes crashing down when someone ends up dead.

Cassie partners with her aloof ex-cop next-door neighbor to try and find the killer. But have they bitten off more than they can chew? The list of suspects is sky high and they find themselves in turbulent territory.

Can Cassie catch the killer before they float away?

Recipe included: Orange Bundt cake

Suzie and Mary love running Dune House, the majestic B&B on the beach, with their lovable yellow Labrador, Pilot, by their side. With Thanksgiving just around the corner they are excited to be hosting a group of guests from a retirement village for a few days. Everything is organized, their rooms are ready and the caterers have been booked for a special dinner. They are expecting a nice, relaxing stay for their guests. But from the moment the group get off the bus they’re at loggerheads.

Then things go from bad to worse when a guest kicks the bucket at the dinner table. When it is found she was murdered, Suzie and Mary are determined to help find the culprit so the murderer can be caught and the reputation of Dune House isn’t permanently tarnished. With a long list of suspects and some baffling clues, finding the murderer is not proving to be an easy task. Their investigations lead them straight toward danger.

It is a race against time to catch the killer before Thanksgiving!

When Suzie wins skydiving lessons in another town, she and Mary are excited to enjoy a mini vacation before busy season starts at Dune House. So, they hire an RV and take Pilot along for a road trip. They’re ready for fun, adventure, and some relaxation.

But their trip comes to a grinding halt when the skydiving instructor is found murdered. When the death is ruled accidental, Suzie and Mary believe something sinister is at play, and are determined to get to the truth. But that doesn’t prove to be an easy task as the locals are less than friendly and are hiding a long list of secrets.

Suzie and Mary try to untangle the web of lies and deceit and head toward a whole lot of danger. Will the truth be revealed and the murderer found before the friends end up plummeting to their deaths.

Cassie Alberta is loving her new life in Little Leaf Creek. She is becoming part of the community, has a new romantic interest and is enjoying fixing up her farmhouse. She loves living next to her new best friend Harry, a Collie mix, and two naughty goats. But it’s not all a bed of roses when there is a murder at the local garden center.

Cassie and her grumpy ex-cop next-door neighbor join forces and lend a helping hand to try to find the killer. But they have a lot of digging to do and uncover more than they bargained for.

Will Cassie find the murderer before she lands up buried herself?

Recipe included: Lemon Squares

Maddie Mills never planned on starting over. After her no-good husband ends up behind bars the middle-aged divorcée along with her two adorable pups, reluctantly moves back to her late parents' oceanfront house. But her appreciation for her new view is blown out of the water when she spies a dead body in the bay.

Though the victim was the unpopular town busybody, Maddie can’t bring herself to live in a community with a murderer on the loose. So, with her loyal pooches by her side she does a little sleuthing. Sorting through the clues involves spending time with the hunky police chief, rediscovering her love for solving mysteries, and unearthing secrets that could send her from walking along the beach to being silenced once and for all.

Can Maddie dig up the truth or will she be stopped in her tracks?

Recipe Included: Chocolate Cupcakes

Blue River is abuzz with excitement. A well-known reality TV cooking show is filming a special in the area, and Charlotte’s Chocolate Heaven is going to be featured in an episode.

But the show is cut before filming even starts when one of the hosts is found murdered. Ally and Charlotte can’t leave a mystery alone and dive headfirst into the investigation. The three quirky chocolate shop regulars, Mrs. Bing, Mrs. Cale, and Mrs. White, do a little snooping to help catch the killer. The victim was mean, and she had numerous enemies, so the sleuths soon end up with a long list of suspects and clues.

Ally, Charlotte, the three ladies, and their lovable pet companions, head straight toward danger. Will they catch the killer before there’s another victim?

Ally Sweet is in full swing getting everything organized for her wedding to Detective Luke Elm. Her grandmother, Charlotte Sweet, and the three eccentric chocolate shop regulars Mrs. Bing, Mrs. Cale and Mrs. White are thrilled to be helping Ally organize and cater for the exciting event.

But with less than a week to go their plans go up in smoke when the wedding venue is burned to the ground…and then a dead body is found. Wedding preparations are swapped for sleuthing when Ally joins forces with her grandmother and the three ladies to try and find the murderer.

With Ally’s trusty feline-friend Peaches and pot-bellied pig Arnold for support, it is a race against time for Ally, Charlotte and their sleuthing sidekicks to find the murderer, so that Ally and Luke can finally tie the knot.

Recipe Included: Mocha Cake with Mocha Buttercream Frosting

Cassie Alberta has recently returned from a vacation with her boyfriend, and she couldn’t be happier. It is almost Halloween and the town is getting ready for the celebrations. She is busy organizing costumes, making candy and caramel apples and getting ready for the haunted trail.

But things get more than a little spooky when a dead body is found. When a friend of a friend becomes the prime-suspect, Cassie joins forces with her ex-cop, next-door neighbor to try and find out who is to blame. Are her friend’s loyalties putting her at risk of becoming the next victim? They follow a trail of clues and suspects that lead them toward a whole lot of danger.

The clock is ticking to find the murderer before the bodies start piling up.

Recipes included: Candy Apples and Caramel Apples

Living in the country comes with lovable animals, a stubborn next-door neighbor, two missing people and a murder…

Cassie Alberta is loving her new life in Little Leaf Creek. She is finally coming to terms with the ghosts from her past and moving forward. She loves living next to two cheeky goats and a lovable collie mix. But when two people from Little Leaf Creek go missing and one turns up dead, she finds herself right in the middle of two baffling mysteries.

Cassie joins forces with her ornery, next-door neighbor to try and solve the murder and find the missing person. With many leads to follow and two mysteries to solve, Cassie has a lot to juggle and doesn’t find much time for her new boyfriend, Sebastian Vail. Will Cassie give him the attention he deserves? Or when she finally realizes she has been neglecting him will it be too late?

It is a race against time for Tessa and Cassie to solve the mysteries before more lives are put at risk, including their own.

Recipe included: Carrot Cake

Missing in Little Leaf Creek is the fast-paced eighth book in the Little Leaf Creek Cozy Mystery Series. If you like unexpected twists and turns, lively personalities, lovable animals and a never-ending list of suspicious characters, then you’ll love Cindy Bell’s heartwarming whodunnit.