Baby dragons, a paranormal animal shelter, and a magical academy where the professors are know-it-all cats? Throw a dead body in the mix, and Elsie's thinking this magical town might be too hot to handle…RULES OF THE FLAMEFor Elsie Thorn, the only magic in her life is somehow being able to make the rent every month. Until a mysterious woman makes her an offer too good to be true.Did she read the contract? No. Who really reads through the pages of terms and conditions?It's not like she's going to get whisked to a fairytale town with cobblestone streets, castles and a dragon hatchery with the hunkiest mountain man caretaker she’s ever laid eyes on... right?Oops.Between studying for lessons at Professor Hissington’s academy, feeding the griffins at the paranormal creature sanctuary and nursing the dragon hatchlings, Elsie finally feels like she’s accomplishing something with her life.But a dead body found in her barn threatens to ruin everything. Elsie’s not about to let a killer walk free in her new home, so she dives into the investigation. Hot on the heels of a killer who always seems one step ahead, she teams up with her newfound friends to unravel the mystery.Will Elsie be able to find the culprit or will her new life go up in a puff of smoke?ALL FUN AND FLAMESWith dragon eggs stolen and a murderer on the loose only days before the Broom Racing Festival, Elsie has once again found herself in the hot seat.She’s vowed to get the eggs back–even if she has to team up with her biggest (and most baldheaded) enemy to do it. It should be a straightforward case… until a journalist is found dead at the local inn.He left behind a scathing quill and no shortage of enemies. It seems like he badmouthed everyone in town, and with the Broom Racing Festival fast approaching, Elsie needs to find the culprit. Fast.But time isn’t on her side, especially not when a cursed capricorn (that’s a goat-unicorn, of course) arrives at the animal shelter. He’s in bad shape and only Elsie can get the potion to save him. It takes her on a mad chase across town, from begging the old hag under the willows to bartering with an unhinged wind dragon.With dragon eggs to find, a curse to undo, and a murderer to catch, Elsie needs to solve it all before the big broom race… or find her newfound happiness in town burned to a crisp.AHEAD OF THE FLAMEWhen murder strikes during the town’s summer festival, the constables arrest the most unlikely suspect: Choopie the chupacabra!The victim was a loan shark who had plenty of other people who wanted him dead—but everyone else has an ironclad alibi. Until Elsie can prove the chupacabra’s innocence, the entire paranormal menagerie at FLAME Farms is under house arrest. The basilisks are nesting in the dresser drawers, the griffin is clawing up the furniture—and you don’t even want to know what Moonbeam is complaining about.The timing is impeccable. Her top-secret magic lessons are underway and her teacher only has five more days in town. Elsie has to get a stranglehold on the All-Flame’s power… even if all she wants to do is strangle her teacher.Luckily she doesn’t have to do it alone. She’s got a multi-species posse always down for anything it takes to crack the case. Whether it’s burglary or perjury—Elsie and the gang will risk it all to save the animal shelter.Can they outsmart the crafty killer, or will it be game over for FLAME Farms?This box set contains the first three full-length novels in the Witches of Hellforge Hatchery series. Get ready to fall in love with Elsie, Zippy and the rest of the gang. But beware: once you spend some time in Mount Hellforge, you'll never want to leave!

Join widowed library assistant and amateur sleuth Lexie Starr on her first three encounters with mayhem, murder, and a potential suitor.Book 1: Lexie Starr accidently discovers that her new son-in-law may be guilty of murdering his first wife. Then Lexie's daughter, Wendy, disappears.Book 2: At the Grand Opening of a local B&B, the Historical Society's president is found murdered in the inn's grandest suite, and Lexie, much to the owner's chagrin, horns her way in on the investigation.Book 3: Lexie Starr has converted her boyfriend's B&B into a haunted house for Halloween. But when a young college student is found truly dead in the makeshift coffin in the parlor, Lexie fears for her boyfriend's business and sets out to solve the murder.REVIEWS:". . . rapidly paced tongue-in-cheek humor provides plenty of laugh-out-loud moments." ~Booklist"The Lexie Starr mysteries have just the right hint of romance." ~Jill Churchill, author of the Jane Jeffry and Grace and Favor series"I love Lexie Starr. She can get into more trouble. . ." ~Alice Duncan, author of The Daisy Gumm Majesty Mystery SeriesTHE RIPPLE EFFECT MYSTERIES, in series orderA Rip Roaring Good TimeRip TideRipped to ShredsRip Your Heart OutRipped ApartRipped OffNo Big RipThe Grim RipperTHE LEXIE STARR MYSTERIES, in series orderLeave No Stone UnturnedThe Extinguished GuestHauntedWith This RingJust DuckyThe Spirit of the Season (A Holiday Novella)Cozy CampingMarriage and Mayhem

The murder of a conman turns Corrie Black from sleuth to suspect in this third Black Horse Campground mystery from the author of No Lifeguard on Duty.   Corrie and her Black Horse employees are celebrating their first “No Vacancy” day of the summer, when an anonymous note arrives and puts a damper on the festivities. It warns Corrie that if she doesn’t close the campground on Saturday her life will be in danger.   Though Sheriff Rick Sutton and former undercover narcotics detective J. D. Wilder begin an investigation, Corrie will do anything to protect her friends and livelihood. But when one of her guests is stabbed to death, his true identity makes her a suspect in his murder.   Corrie never could have guessed that the victim was a former friend of her late father, a man known for his land-swindling schemes and string of wives across the southwest. His murder reveals decades-old secrets and lies that will make Corrie question everything she thought she knew about her parents and her past.

Delighted by the promise of living and working in a glittering Gilded Age mansion, Minerva Biggs moves to idyllic Bryd Hollow, North Carolina with her dog Plantagenet. She’s looking for a new beginning; what she finds is five quite possibly deranged people, four French bulldogs, two distracting dimples attached to one inconvenient man … and one murder.Nope, make that two murders. When Minerva makes a connection between her new employer’s fatal fall and the death of his celebrated great-grandfather in the same spot more than a century before, she doubts that either was an accident. Delving into old secrets and new grudges, she begins to unravel the twisted threads that bind past to present. Right up until she tangles them around the wrong guy. Oops.With a trial looming, a scandal raging, and her job prospects dwindling, Minerva races to solve both crimes. Preferably before her new beginning comes to an unfortunate end.

Maddie’s Best Friend Is in Danger. Can She Solve the Mystery Before It’s Too Late?Maddie Flynn has been baking jelly doughnuts for Angel’s salon for a year—so when the order is suddenly canceled, she knows something is wrong. But she never expected the real trouble to be Angel’s abusive ex-husband sneaking back into town.To make matters worse, Maddie’s boyfriend—the town sheriff—is struggling to crack a string of murders, and the clues all point to Angel. Someone clearly believes the sassy Southern hairdresser knows too much—and they’ll do anything to keep their deadly secrets buried.With a ruthless killer on the loose and Angel in the crosshairs, Maddie must race against time to unravel the truth. Because if she doesn’t, her best friend might not live to tell the tale.The Maple Lane Mysteries serve up delicious small-town sleuthing, a quirky cat-loving bakery owner, and a mystery filled with twists, turns, and sweet surprises! Perfect for fans of culinary cozy mysteries, amateur sleuths, and page-turning whodunits!Other books in The Maple Lane MysteriesSugar and Sliced - Maple Lane PrequelBook 1 Apple Pie and ArsenicBook 2 Bagels and BlackmailBook 3 Cookies and ChaosBook 4 Doughnuts and DisasterBook 5 Eclairs and ExtortionBook 6 Fudge and FrenemiesBook 7 Gingerbread and GunshotsBook 8 Honey Cake and Homicide5* "I enjoyed the story thoroughly. One of my favourite authors. Realistic situations and unpredictable. Never ceases to satisfy me.""Another outstanding story featuring Maddie, Big Red and the Girlz. Once you get into their stories, you can’t get out. C.A. has another hit featuring an ex and a serial murderer."" I love the characters in this series of mysteries. As usual, the plot is twisty, with several suspects and various motives."C. A. Phipps is a USA Today best-selling author from beautiful New Zealand. Cheryl is an empty-nester living in a quiet suburb with her wonderful husband, 'himself'. With an extended family to keep her busy when she's not writing, there is just enough space for a crazy mixed breed dog who stole her heart! She enjoys family times, baking, and her quest for the perfect latte.