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Darcy’s got an interview with a local paper. Cool, right? Well, maybe not. Why’s she got reservations about doing the interview when anyone she tells about it encourages her to jump at the chance? So, Darcy jumps. Only she finds her remote interview over Zoom comes to an untimely end when her interviewer is attacked.

Who’d think an innocent early morning walk on the beach would yield a sealed bottle with a mysterious set of letters from decades ago? Certainly not Darcy Harmon, but that’s exactly what she’s come across. And leave it to her sister Emma, the family’s resident amateur sleuth, to try to take the mystery away from Darcy. Well, Darcy’s having none of it. It’s her mystery to solve, and she’s not sharing it. At least, not until someone tries to take her life.

It’s the special day Emma and Joe have been waiting for. It’s a day that Darcy’s been stressing out over for months. She’s no wedding planner, but that hasn’t stopped her from doing all she can to make this day perfect. Despite their mother’s frustration that the new caterer has decided to open near her café. Despite the fact that their parents are divorced. Despite the fact that someone tried to strangle Darcy at the reception, and the new caterer—who’s not exactly ugly—saved her from the assault. Why can’t there be a wedding without chaos and mayhem in Cape Hope?

Emma’s heading out for an assignment. One she’s been looking forward to until a phone call derails her plans and gives her a different agenda. And with it comes a dilemma. Deke’s back. Detective McHottie’s been absent. And now there’s a dead body in a portapotty.

Sylvia Harmon’s daughters, Emma and Darcy, have finally convinced her to join the online dating scene. Except that the women in Sylvia’s new beau’s life seem to have been dropping like flies. Can Emma keep out of this new mystery? Join Emma on her next adventure with the adorable Lola, Detective McHottie. Will a certain photographer decide to make an appearance?

An antique book. A mysterious old photo. Emma’s curiosity and perseverance and an old mystery about Cape Hope’s royalty. Join Emma on her next adventure with the adorable Lola, Detective McHottie, and a certain photographer who’s decided to make an appearance.

Emma’s boss has sent her to a conference. All expenses paid. How great is that? It was great until her mother’s best friends show up as attendees to make sure she doesn’t get herself into any trouble. What? It’s not like that’s their only mission. The conference is at a casino, and they love their slots. Not to mention they love the keynote speaker. It was great until a mysterious, shady man shows up, harassing the keynote speaker and another author. That shouldn’t really involve Emma. And it doesn’t. Until a trip to the swimming pool turns up a dead body.

Vacations can be murder...Emma’s got a few days off and what better way to spend them than joining her best friend Raina on trip to a bed and breakfast Raina’s former - maybe not so former? - crush is opening. Who knows, maybe she’ll get a scoop for the blog. Wouldn’t hurt to turn this into a working assignment. Too bad everything falls to pieces when a body’s discovered in a chest in the attic. Even worse, that Detective McHottie shows up in the middle of the investigation. Can Emma figure out who is in the attic before the killer finds out she’s looking into the matter?

New jobs can be murder - that’s what it seems like to Emma Harmon of Cape Hope. She’s got a new job blogging about food, and she’s thrilled to be traveling to a new resort to sample the fare and meet local celebrities. One of who is first-kiss-Robbie - as in the first boy to kiss her is a famous chef now! She also finds out her photographer is a hot guy with a major chip on his shoulder, so she’s not so thrilled when she discovers a body in the sand dunes. One with a knife sticking out of him. A chef knife. Robbie’s chef knife.

Join Mercy, Rafael, and Bowen on another adventure as Rafael tries to keep Mercy in line and Bowen tries to keep his secrets hidden.

Alma Cox, an American representative of the United Nations, travels abroad to help with efforts to improve the budding new infrastructure of Kuwait City. It’s there she meets Hamza Hassan, a kind, humble man seeking to help make the world a better place. They meet each other from entirely different walks of life, but they find in one another a similar perspective to their own. It’s in this perspective they discover a sense of belonging neither knew they needed, yet both realize they can’t live without.

Mages. Sirens. Demons. Dragons. Gryphons. A Federal Paranormal Unit. Attackers of magic. The Mercy Temple Chronicles will hook you! Mercy Temple lives in a world where paranormals are a thing. Humans know of their existence, but the two species don’t interact. Or so it is thought. She’s a bounty hunter. She’s good at what she does.

Mercy and her accomplices are knee deep in enemies, and many of those are hybrids. Until a new enemy arises, the nefaries, beings made of shadow, untouchable by the typical weapons. Rafael’s former home in Sector 2 is no longer an abandoned area. There’s been talk of a resurgence in the population in Sector 2. Except it’s not the kind of population that makes Rafael - or anyone - happy.

There are whispers the Savannah coast is home to the deadly pirate, Alligator George, but Christine Fryer needs a peaceful escape from her father's disapproving stare. Captain Nathaniel Butler knows it's time to put his smuggling operation to rest now that the American Revolution is over. He needs to make one last expedition to pay off his remaining debt, but his plans are threatened by the meddlesome sister of his best friend. As Savannah society throws a privileged young woman and a desperate man together, the marsh will reveal their secrets and their hearts.

It has been two years since the Battle of Terminus, and the Empire is losing in the Universal War that resulted from it. In the wake of the chaos and confusion they created, the Empire seized key planets across the Light Realm Universe, but are rapidly losing territory to the ever-growing Alliance forces. Seeing the Empire weakened and with no other options, the Emperor decides to turn his eyes to gathering valuable resources - starting with the planet neutral Sohrann.

Bertha decides running a brothel is no longer for her and wants to start a new life. Unfortunately, not everything goes according to plan. During one night in the forest, while she's trying to help a werewolf in need, something happens and she loses her magic. She only realizes her power is gone when she arrives in Southern Kingdom to visit her dear friends, Queen Catherine and Princess Lucy.

Julia Scott flees an arranged marriage and a cruel stepmother to live with her uncle in the West Indies. Attacked by pirates and desired by island natives, the only person she can trust is John Smith, if that's his true name. Reaching her uncle's station in Antigua, Julia must face her feelings about her traitorous family, a dashing new suitor, and the guardian angel John Smith, who has no qualms sporting counterfeit names and less than what is proper attire.

After escaping a harrowing ordeal with the Drakin Clan, Princess Lucy’s homecoming is short lived. The evil dragon-shifters, along with their newfound allies, the giants, have declared war upon the Southern Kingdom. Lucy knows her life is in danger and must learn how to defend herself. She learns of a prophecy, sending her on a quest to retrieve a magical golden crown located in the caves of the Southeastern Lands. This crown is guarded by Orcs. Lucy will be accompanied by a prince, and a duke from the Northern Kingdom, along with Tobias - each vying for her love.

Sophie Crestwood is never going to catch a husband, and she's not even sure she wants one. Her father is a gossip, her mother keeps her nose in a book, and her naughty brother Jack has been dismissed from boarding school. Worst of all, a pirate moves next door into Pembroke Hall. When Sophie's sent to a matchmaking party at a neighboring estate, the rumored pirate from Pembroke arrives and distracts everyone from the summer festivities.

Christopher Spellcrafter is a 13-year-old boy on Earth in the year 3025. After losing his parents at age 11, and the subsequent disappearance of his older sister, Chris has been all alone. He has been vigilantly searching for her ever since she vanished, conducting his own investigation into her disappearance. Little does he know, he is about to be dragged into a universal-scale conflict of Wizards in the Alliance of the Light versus Sorcerers in the Empire of the Dark.