If you’re in the mood for a mystery that’s light-hearted with some romance and hilarious hijinks mixed in, you will enjoy a rom-cozy, a genre that blends romance, comedy, and light mystery. These books feature mischievous, prankster, and all-around troublemaking (but delightful) amateur sleuths.
Since finding her groove with the family tourism business, Whitney Dagner's daily routine has become a wonderfully chaotic adventure. She and her nimble kitty, Whiskers, often find themselves at the center of the action on Santa Catalina…
Jesse Braddock is trapped in a tiny cabin deep in the Everglades with her infant daughter and her ex-boyfriend. Broke and desperate for a way out, Jesse stumbles across a long-lost treasure, which could solve all her problems—if she can…
Meet Maggie Chase, queen of cozy mysteries, and Ethan Wyatt, the master of thrillers. When both accept a cryptic invitation to a Christmas house party at an English estate, they’re not expecting their reclusive host to be the most powerful…
It's the middle of the night in the middle of Paris and a woman just woke up with no memory. All she knows is that people keep trying to kill her, but she no idea why. According to a grouchy, sexy secret agent who agrees to help her…
Mimi Lee hoped to give Los Angeles animal lovers something to talk about with her pet grooming shop, Hollywoof. When her talking cat, Marshmallow, exposes local breeder Russ Nolan for mistreating Chihuahuas, Mimi steals some of her cat's…
Finlay Donovan is a stressed-out single mom of two and a struggling novelist. When Finlay is overheard discussing the plot of her new suspense novel with her agent over lunch, she’s mistaken for a contract killer. She inadvertently accepts…
Simi Chopra has lost yet another job, her student loan debt won’t stop growing, her basement apartment is a certifiable flood zone, and now her best friend has been accused of stealing a multimillion-dollar diamond necklace. To put it…
Stephanie Plum is the most bumbling bounty hunter you will ever meet. Needing a job, she takes a job as an apprehension agent for her cousin’s bail bond company—even though she has no experience whatsoever. She meets friends along the way,…
It's a truth universally acknowledged that a top-notch party must have a theme. Allie Catt, caterer and personal chef in the picturesque mountain community of Asheville, North Carolina, has hit on a winning formula: using her clients'…
Sheriff Sunshine Vicram returns to her hometown of Del Sol, New Mexico. A teenage girl goes missing and a kidnapper is on the loose, causing chaos in her professional life, as well as personal chaos as she juggles trouble at her daughter’s…
When Lila Macapagal moves back home to recover from a horrible breakup, her life seems to be following all the typical rom-com tropes. She's tasked with saving her Tita Rosie's failing restaurant and has to deal with a group of matchmaking…
Precious Ramotswe has only just set up shop as Botswana's No. 1 (and only) lady detective when she is hired to track down a missing husband, uncover a con man, and follow a wayward daughter. However, the case that tugs at her heart, and…
Claudia Lin—mystery novel superfan and former underemployed English major—has landed her dream job co-running Veracity, a dating detective agency that verifies if online daters are truthful. Alongside her quirky colleagues—tech wizard…
Molly Gray throws herself with gusto into her work as a hotel maid. Her unique character, along with her obsessive love of cleaning and proper etiquette, make her an ideal fit for the job. She delights in donning her crisp uniform each…
Billie, Mary Alice, Helen, and Natalie have worked for the Museum, an elite network of assassins, for 40 years. Now their talents are considered old-school and no one appreciates what they have to offer in an age that relies more on…
Geeta's no-good husband disappeared five years ago. She didn't kill him, but everyone thinks she did—no matter how much she protests. But she soon discovers that being known as a "self-made" widow has some surprising perks. No one messes…
Right place. Wrong person. After a case of mistaken identity, one woman must work with her sister's sexy spy partner to save the world in this heart-pounding romantic comedy. The first thing to know about Dove Barkley is that, even though…
When Meddelin Chan ends up accidentally killing her blind date, her meddlesome mother calls for her even more meddlesome aunties to help get rid of the body. Unfortunately, a dead body proves to be a lot more challenging to dispose of than…
Ever since her darling father’s untimely death when she was only 18, Maud has lived in the family’s spacious apartment in downtown Gothenburg rent-free, thanks to a minor clause in a hastily negotiated contract. That was how Maud learned…
At Castle Kinloch in the Scottish Highlands, literary superstar Brett Saffron Presley is found dead under mysterious circumstances. Detective Chief Inspector Euan McIntosh is called to investigate three American novelists—each hiding…
