A love letter to libraries. A puzzle for the ages. A fight for the future.A stolen book. A cryptic note. Retired reporter Marvin MickleThwait knows something's wrong—and librarian Gloria Thanh is his only hope.Their search plunges them into a long-forgotten part of the library's underground stacks, where they discover a code hidden behind several spurious call numbers. Each clue pulls them deeper into a conspiracy that threatens not just the library, but their growing feelings for each other.Someone wants this library closed. Permanently. And Marvin and Gloria stand in the way.The stakes are higher than they imagined: if the library falls, other public institutions will follow. Two unlikely detectives. One impossible puzzle. And a race against time to crack the code that will keep the library doors open.Perfect for book-loving fans of intricate mysteries and clever code-cracking.

The crown jewels are missing. The royal guard is unconscious. And Rebecca Orange just became the most unlikely detective Monrovia’s ever seen.Castle life was supposed to be simple: train the giraffe, keep the dog out of the champagne bucket, and definitely don’t fall for your boss—the charming Duke of Atwood. But when the legendary Monrovian Crown Jewels vanish in front of half of Europe’s press, Rebecca and her misbehaving golden retriever, Joe, get pulled into a scandal fit for the tabloids.With suspects that include a glam royal cousin, a flustered jeweler, a blue-haired anarchist, and a museum curator with a PhD in secrets, Rebecca is suddenly investigating a crime that could ruin the village—and break more than just a few hearts.Armed with nothing but curiosity, cozy castle connections, and a very large dog in formalwear, Rebecca has one mission: solve the case before someone else makes her the next royal scandal.Mystery. Mayhem. Monarchy. Welcome to your new favorite cozy.

In Pine Hills, Ohio, the bars are hopping—and bodies are dropping—as bookstore-café owner Krissy Hancock gets drawn into a deadly St. Patrick’s Day mystery . . . Krissy is ready to provide one of the essential ingredients for Irish coffee this St. Patrick’s Day—though without a liquor license, she’ll have to team up with a local bar owner to complete the recipe. It’s a perfect chance to distract herself from her upcoming wedding . . . and her worries about how her beloved cat will get along with his new canine stepsiblings. As she doles out some much-needed caffeine the day after the festivities, she learns that the town is dealing with something worse than a hangover: homicide. Like many a reveler before him, the bar owner ended up green around the gills, but after he passed out, he never woke up. Now, between brewing, bookselling, and house-hunting, Krissy is reviewing a whole parade of suspects . . .

A pet-skeptic publicist. A nosy cat. An Easter crisis that could bury Dog Town.Evie Springdale doesn’t hate animals. She just doesn’t do fur, slobber, or surprise “gifts” on the porch. So when she takes a job as a PR fixer in dog-crazy Dorset Hills, her twin brother, Nick (a proud Dog Town convert), can’t believe it.Evie needs a reset. Eight political jobs and eight romances have crashed and burned, and she’s determined her “ninth life” will be calmer, smarter, and strictly professional.Then Easter weekend hits. The town is packed, the cameras are out, and everything has to look picture-perfect.That’s when Evie finds an injured cat trapped in her doorway. The ginger busybody repays her with a clue to a crime that could ignite a full-blown PR nightmare. Now Evie has to choose: protect Dog Town’s image like she was hired to do, or chase the truth and risk becoming the story.With one meddling cat, three sweet dogs, a charming veterinarian, and a mystery that won’t stay hidden, Evie’s fresh start is about to get messy in the best—and worst—ways.If you love animals, humor, clean mysteries and slow-burn romance, Book 8 in the Dog Town series will charm you.

Miranda finds adjusting to a new life challenging, when the upstairs neighbor in the apartment building is found dead.Her past comes rushing back to haunt her, with the internet and the press declaring her the “Princess of Death". Murder seems to follow her wherever she goes.An ex-cop working on building a new life in Northern California, Miranda will need all her wit and resolve to find the murderer and clear her own name. But can she find the peace in Santa Clara that she has sought for so long?A compelling cozy mystery set in California, DEATH IN SANTA CLARA is the third book in J.T. Kunkel's Miranda Marquette Mysteries series.