A Caterer’s Guide to Valentines & Violence
Caterer’s Guide to Crime, Book 1
by Jessica Thompson

Feel the love … with a caterer, a captain, and a criminal.
“Hey, gorgeous!”
As Violet waffles over whether to stick with her cheating fiancé, she and her friends must cater his formal military dinner. When an officer is found beaten, and not with a whisk, her fiancé is the prime suspect and temperatures rise in and out of the kitchen.
Can Violet and the handsome investigator crack the criminal before the tension boils over?
A Caterer’s Guide to Valentines and Violence is a culinary mystery you’ll fall in love with!

Valentine Candy Murder
A Lucy Stone Mystery, Two Books in One!
by Leslie Meier

In these two beloved mysteries now collected in one volume for the very first time, it’s Valentine’s Day in Tinker’s Cove, Maine—but when it comes to foul play, Pennysaver reporter Lucy Stone can’t sugar-coat the truth . . .

VALENTINE MURDER

Lucy has barely arrived at her first library board meeting when the new librarian is found dead in the basement. The agitated group assumes Bitsy Howell was killed by an outsider—until Detective Lt. Horowitz announces that the killer is among them. Lucy knew that Bitsy rubbed some people the wrong way. But she has a hunch the murderous motives run a lot deeper. And as she snoops into the curious lifestyles and shocking secrets of Tinker’s Cove’s most solid citizens, what she finds is far from hearts and flowers . . .

CHOCOLATE COVERED MURDER

Despite the frigid winter temperatures, to boost the economy, Tinker’s Cove is launching a travel promotion for Valentine’s Day. Lucy is assigned a puff piece on upscale Chanticleer Chocolate—and its deliciously handsome owner. But there’s another tantalizing tart behind the counter—sultry store manager Tamzin Graves. Leaving a throng of jealous women in her wake, it’s almost no surprise when Tamzin turns up dead, her body covered in chocolate. And as Lucy closes in on the culprit, she may find herself locked in the clutches of a half-baked killer . . .

The Valentine Mystery
A Tess and Tilly Mystery, Book 2
by Kathi Daley

If you love small towns, endearing relationships, food, animals, and a touch of murder, you will love this new mystery series by Kathi Daley, author of the popular Zoe Donovan Cozy Mystery Series.

It is Valentine’s Day in White Eagle Montana and Tess and Tilly are busier than ever delivering Valentine Cards along with the daily mail. Of course it wouldn’t be Valentine’s Day in White Eagle without a mystery to solve or a holiday adoption party to prepare for.

When Tess happens upon a vehicle accident where one man dies, she gets pulled into a mystery with roots into the past. With Tony’s help she not only tracks down a killer but she looks into the occurrence of a missing person as well.

Tony is still looking into the case of Tess’s father’s disappearance, meanwhile Tess and Tilly team up with Brady to make sure that every animal shelter resident finds their perfect match in time for Valentine’s Day.

Killer Valentine Cookies
Killer Cookies Mysteries, Book 5
by Patti Benning

It’s Valentine’s Day in Alabama, and Lilah Fallon is busier than ever. Not only is she trying to plan for the holiday, but she’s also on the verge of achieving her dream and opening her very own cookie shop. She has to push herself to the limits to reach her goals, juggling her ambitions with the simple necessity of making ends meet.

Life doesn’t get any easier when a local man is murdered, and one of her friends is the prime suspect. Throw in a visiting mother and a dash of romance, and Lilah has the perfect recipe for a Valentine mystery!

A Catered Valentine’s Day
by Isis Crawford

In this “well-paced” mystery, a chocolate shop owner is killed, and there’s quite an assortment of suspects (Publishers Weekly).

Sisters Bernie and Libby, owners of A Taste of Heaven, have plans to partner up with the Just Chocolate store for a taste-tempting Valentine’s Day fundraiser featuring pairings of exotic chocolates, food, and wine, as well as a bachelor auction. And though Bernie isn’t too happy about her boyfriend volunteering to be auctioned off, she’s got too much on her plate to be jealous: one of the coolers is leaking; they need a new butter supplier, and the mother of a very good client has died.

Putting their preparations on hold, Bernie and Libby attend the funeral, only to be recruited to help solve a mystery. In an old cemetery-turned-lover’s-lane, the body of Ted Gorman has been found in someone else’s grave. The same Ted Gorman who supposedly died in a fiery car crash weeks earlier.

Ted was the owner–with his wife–of Just Chocolate. So now, as Bernie and Libby continue working with the grieving widow, they open up a mixed box of dark financial scandal, sticky family ties, bittersweet passion, and just desserts.

Includes scrumptious dessert recipes for you to try!

Be My Valencrime
The Juniper Junction Cozy Holiday Mysteries, Book 3
by Amy M. Reade

It’s Valentine’s Day in Juniper Junction and love is in the air. Or is that just a dark cloud?
Lilly’s shop assistant, Harry, is about to pop the question to his girlfriend, Alice Davenport. He’s got the ring, he’s planned a romantic dinner, and he’s even thought of a gracious escape if Alice says no.

The only thing missing is…Alice.

Lilly wants to do all she can to help find Alice, even if that means interfering with a police investigation. But as she begins to learn more about Harry’s sweet, unassuming girlfriend, she discovers that Alice is hiding a shocking secret that will complicate everything.

And when Lilly suffers a lapse in judgment, the consequences are swift and painful. Can she pull herself together enough to help her daughter through a tunnel of teenage angst, deal with her mother’s dementia-related wanderings, and still help Harry find his Happily Ever After?

A Valentine’s Kill
Waterfell Tweed Cozy Mysteries, Book 3
by Kate Forrest

The third book in the Waterfell Tweed Cozy Mystery series!
As Valentine’ Day approaches, the cozy village of Waterfell Tweed is rocked by the unwelcome return of a familiar face.

Sandy Shaw doesn’t believe that Dick Jacobs, the Health and Safety Officer, is as bad as people say. But within hours, he’s closed down one village business and has a list of other targets – including Books and Bakes!

When Sandy discovers Dick’s lifeless body, she vows to find his killer. But her investigation soon points in a direction she doesn’t want to believe could be true.

Can Sandy solve the case?

And will life ever be the same if she does?

A Valentine’s Kill is a novella of around 35,000 words. Light and cozy, the book follows our female amateur sleuth, the village of Waterfell Tweed, and a whole host of quirky characters! Each book in this series can be read as a standalone (but is better enjoyed if read in order), and is free from swearing, sex, violence and cliffhangers.

A Fine Point of Murder
by Thea Cambert

Sometimes the pen isn’t just mightier than the sword…
Sometimes it’s deadly.

It’s a chilly February in the tiny town of St. Drogo, on Prince Edward Island, when Olive Martin rushes home to help run her father’s stationery shop. But Olive has a lot more on her mind than pens and paper.

Her father’s partner, Malcolm Warbly, recently died of a mysterious illness—and now Henry Martin is displaying the same symptoms. No one suspects foul play at first, but a cryptic set of messages left on a pad in the shop point to something being very wrong, and Olive soon finds herself embroiled in a mystery she’ll have to solve before it’s too late.

Find a cozy spot, grab a hot cup of coffee with a slice of St. Drogo’s favorite Chocolate Potato Cake (recipe included!), and settle in for this charming Cozy Mystery

Valentine’s Blizzard Murder
A Small Town Minnesota Cozy Mystery, Book 4
by Linnea West

A D list celebrity returns to town only to ‘exit stage left’ during a raging blizzard. Did he die from an allergic reaction? Or did someone else write his death scene?

Jake Crawford loves to come back to Shady Lake to be the big fish in a small pond. This time, he brought his new wife back to Shady Lake to stay in the B&B for his honeymoon. Jake is a bit of a jerk, but when a blizzard hits, he dies of an allergic reaction. It seems like things couldn’t get any worse for a Valentine’s Day weekend. But then Tessa starts to suspect that the allergic reaction isn’t the horrible accident she had assumed.

As the blizzard stretches on and on, secrets keep popping up. It seems like almost everyone at the B&B had a motive to kill Jake. Can Tessa figure out who wanted to kill Jake Crawford before the killer strikes again?

Read Valentine’s Blizzard Murder and freeze out the killer today.

The Heartless Valentine
The Jennifer Hunter, Book 2
by Kacey Gene

Roses are red; violets are blue
Is a lover from the dead here to kill you?

Valentine’s Day. 2020. Middlebridge, Wisconsin. When the quick-witted second grade teacher and amateur sleuth, Jennifer Hunter, receives a gift from a secret admirer on Valentine’s Day, she heartily investigates who her cupid could be. When she opens the box, though, she doesn’t find chocolates; she finds a human heart wrapped in red tissue paper.

And that’s not all. Her admirer has written a note confessing their desire to watch Jennifer die. That’s when Jennifer’s best friend and Middlebridge’s Police Lieutenant, Jake Hollow, steps in.

This clean cozy mystery will keep reader’s hearts pounding as they flip through love letters from the past and the alternating stories of Jennifer Hunter and Clay Trunkett. Jennifer’s down-to-earth and lovable personality plunges into new territory as she must assess her relationship with Jake and the type of love she wants in her life. She goes on crochet benders; she attends parties where she gets to be someone other than herself; and all the time she’s piecing together a crime that makes this Valentine’s Day anything but sweet.

A Witchy Valentine
Harper Grant Mystery, Book 4
by Danica Britton

Welcome to Abbott Cove, home to the Grant family of witches.
When Harper Grant attends a local historical reenactment to take her mind off her recent Witch Council examination, she certainly isn’t expecting one of the actors to drop dead.
Life is never simple in Abbott Cove. As well as another murder to solve, Harper has to deal with Grandma Grant causing mayhem, as usual. Deputy Joe McGrady warns Harper to stay out of police business, and the Townsends are a law unto themselves.
Dealing with the kooky residents of Abbott Cove is a full-time job in itself, so the last thing Harper needs is another ghost to deal with. But Harper can’t turn her back on a ghost in need and struggles to track down the culprit before it’s too late.

This book was previously published under the name D. S. Butler.

Validated by Valentine’s
Dream Driods Mystery Series, Book 3
by Joynell Schultz

Was her dream man a present or a curse?

But when Ethan (Ivory’s Dream Droid) looks at her with those sweet blue eyes and secretly earns enough money to enter her in the city-wide bake-off offering a prize she drools over, she realizes she doesn’t care. He’s hers, and that’s the best gift of all.

But the closer she gets to the bake-off, her world falls apart.

Her troubles start with a lost contest entry and Ethan having a few programming malfunctions, then she discovers someone’s deliberately setting her up to fail. What started out to be a dream Valentine’s day, begins to turn into a nightmare.

A large supportive family, an artificial companion she loves, and the best cupcake recipe in the world might not be enough to uncover who’s sabotaging Ivory’s bake-off dreams.

You’ll love this sweet little holiday romance, because the story will leave you feeling warm, fuzzy, and baking a batch of cupcakes!

Waffles and Weekends
Pelican Cove Cozy Mysteries, Book 5
by Leena Clovers

Island Girl Accused In Local Doctor’s Murder

When the new doctor in town is found murdered, Jenny King’s friend is the prime suspect. After all, she was having a clandestine affair with the man.

Jenny tries hard to find other suspects who had a motive for killing the good doctor. Her efforts seem futile as the evidence against her friend continues to mount. Is Heather destined to spend her young days in jail for a crime she did not commit?

Meanwhile, the town of Pelican Cove has an important decision to make as their very way of life is threatened by a questionable business venture.

If you like fast paced mysteries with twists and turns, friendships that endure and stories about second chances, you will like Waffles and Weekends.

Buy now and start reading this exciting mystery in a series readers are calling the ‘best cozy series around’.

Body Over Troubled Waters
Welcome Back to Scumble River, Book 4
by Denise Swanson

Love is deadly

Stupid Cupid is making School psychologist Skye Denison-Boyd regret returning to work after her maternity leave. It starts with an emergency school lockdown, continues with her godfather’s arrest by the state police, and ends with a dead body!

It’s every teacher and administrator’s worst nightmare—a school shooter lockdown. And even worse for Skye because she’s trapped in a tiny room with the district’s creepy superintendent, Dr. Wraige while they wait for the all-clear.

When Dr. Wraige turns up dead in his home just a short time later, is it a coincidence, or something more?

Skye joins her police chief husband, Wally, in an investigation that becomes more complicated by the minute. With a dead boss and a mysterious killer on the loose, Skye is caught between a rock and a heart place—but she won’t give up until Scumble River is safe once again.

Valentine’s Day Vandals
Holiday Pet Sleuth Mysteries, 21 Books
by Annee Jones

Will Valentina find her locket and maybe even a love of her own this Valentine’s Day? Perhaps Romeo the rescue cat can help!

Valentina De Luca’s matchmaking service is the best in town. However, despite her ability to make successful matches for even the choosiest of clients, finding love for herself is another matter. The antique heart-shaped locket she wears given to her by her grandmother reminds her of the love her grandparents shared and gives her hope of one day finding her own true love.

Valentine’s Day is coming up, and Valentina is busy collaborating with Paws-N-Pastries to host a matchmaking event that will double as an adopt-a-thon for homeless animals. In the midst of all the activity, she’s horrified upon realizing her locket is missing. It must have come off at the cat café – except it’s nowhere to be found. Did someone take it? If so, who and why? She has her eye on Caleb Barone, a grumpy – but very handsome – divorce attorney whose colleague signed him for the event as a joke.

Perhaps charming feline newcomer, Romeo, along with Miss Louise and One-Eyed Willie, the two senior residents of the cat café, can help Valentina find her necklace – and maybe even a love of her own – this Valentine’s Day.

The Vanishing Type
A Secret, Book and Scone Society, Book 5
by Ellery Adams

While January snow falls outside in Miracle Springs, North Carolina, Nora Pennington is encouraging customers to cozy up indoors with a good book. Even though the shop and her bibliotherapy sessions keep Nora busy during the day, her nights are a little too quiet—until Deputy Andrews pulls Nora into the sci-fi section and asks her to help him plan a wedding proposal.

His bride-to-be, Hester, loves Little Women, and Nora sets to work arranging a special screening at the town’s new movie theater. But right before the deputy pops the question, Nora makes an unsettling discovery—someone has mutilated all her store’s copies of The Scarlet Letter, slicing angrily into the pages wherever Hester Prynne’s name is mentioned.

The coincidence disturbs Nora, who’s one of the few in Miracle Springs who knows that Hester gave up a baby for adoption many years ago. Her family heaped shame on her, and Hester still feels so guilty that she hasn’t even told her future husband. But when a dead man is found on a hiking trail just outside town, carrying a rare book, the members of the Secret, Book, and Scone Society unearth a connection to Hester’s past. Someone is intent on bringing the past to light, and it’s not just Hester’s relationship at stake, but her life . .

A Medium’s Valentine’s Day Delight
Becky Tibbs: A North Caolina Medium’s Mystery, Book 4
by Chariss K. Walker

Are things moving too fast for Becky?
This is the fourth book in the Becky Tibbs cozy mystery series. Becky Tibbs is very adept at helping recently departed spirits with their unfinished business in Asheville, North Carolina. Her antique store, located in the River Arts District, is the perfect place for her side business. However, now that she has a boyfriend, she wonders if she can juggle her professional life with a new romantic personal life.
Becky fears that things are about to change.

The author recommends that you read this series in order, beginning with A Medium’s Birthday Surprise, Book 1.

Becky Tibbs is sweet and innocent. She has never been in love. She has never had a real romantic relationship. Is she ready for the next step in this romantic dance?
Her new boyfriend, Patrick, wants more.

Fans of the television series Ghost Whisperer, The Dead Zone, and Medium will enjoy this cozy paranormal mystery series. The author recommends that you read the series in numbered order. Also on Audible.

Ghoul You Be My Valentine?
A Ravenmist Whodunit Paranormal Cozy Mystery, Book 2
by Olivia Jaymes

It’s time for another Ravenmist Whodunnit! A tiny Midwestern town with charming covered bridges, quirky residents, delightful antique shops, and more than their share of haunted activity.

Tedi has another packed inn of people for the Ravenmist Valentine’s Day Ball. The evening was a complete success until she and Jack find a dead body on the back patio with a Cupid’s arrow through his heart. There’s no shortage of suspects for his murder either. Jack will have his hands full paring down the list.

And Tedi? She’s staying out of this. No way is she going to be pulled into it. Not after last time. She has her own investigation. She and her friend Missy are trying to find why the town has suddenly been infused with paranormal energy. Ghosts are literally getting up and dancing around. It’s all going well too. That is until the investigation starts to hit just a little bit too close to home.

Hop into your ghostmobile and take a ride with Tedi as she meets a spirit who doesn’t think he’s dead, two ghosts in love, and a hard partying specter who just might have witnessed the murder. It’s a hauntingly good time in the little town of Ravenmist and you’re invited to the party.

Valentine’s in Cherry Hill
Cozy Cat Caper Cozy Mystery, Book 15
by Paige Sleuth

Love hurts.

Kat Harper is in for a Valentine’s Day surprise when her police detective boyfriend is spotted with another woman. Even more shocking, Kat soon discovers Andrew’s mystery woman is her new neighbor, Sheila Smith.

Kat doesn’t really believe Andrew would cheat on her, but that doesn’t explain why he refuses to answer her questions about the clandestine encounter. Sheila doesn’t seem inclined to talk either, not unless she’s busy snubbing Kat’s beloved cat Tom or criticizing the apartment building’s security measures.

Yet, as much as Kat hates to admit it, Sheila may have a point. It isn’t long before several neighborhood break-ins divert Kat’s attention away from her personal problems. Now the amateur sleuth has her hands full working to find out who is wreaking havoc in Cherry Hills, Washington. She’d better tread carefully though, or she may soon yearn for the days when her love life was the only life on the line.

All of the Cozy Cat Caper Mystery books can be enjoyed as standalones but will be better appreciated as part of the series. The books are light, fun cozy mysteries featuring an animal-loving female amateur sleuth, lovable and not-so-lovable quirky characters, and a page-turning mystery that needs solving. None of the books include cliffhangers, bad language, or graphic scenes.

Chocolate Heart Murder
A Maple Hills Cozy Mystery, Book 10
by Wendy Meadows

It’s Valentine’s Day in the wintery small town of Maple Hills, and true love is in the air.
Nikki Bates and her ever popular Choc-A-Block Shoppe are called upon once again, when Susan, the lovely daughter of Maple Hills’ mayor, orders dozens of Nikki’s wildly popular and oh-so-delicious confections for her upcoming wedding. All are invited to join in on Susan’s special day, especially Nikki, Seth, Hawk and the rest of the Choc-A-Block team.

Unfortunately, murder puts in an appearance as well, when poor Kim, one of Susan’s bridesmaids and a good friend, is brutally and mysteriously murdered at the rehearsal party. When Maple Hills’ mayor demands the killer be found before the wedding, Nikki and Hawk get on the case pronto. But, just when they’ve named Kim’s beau, John, as a prime suspect, the case takes an unexpected turn.
Love is on the line, as Nikki and Hawk move to solve a murder, exonerate or implicate a man in mourning of his lost love, save a wedding from danger and tragedy, and protect the people they love-including each other.

This cozy mystery is a clean read: no graphic violence, sex, or strong language. It can be read in one to two hours. It is perfect for those moments when you are waiting at an appointment or want to enjoy a quick read.