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As Gouda as dead2015
Summary: Providence, Ohio is celebrating Valentine's Day with a week full of events. While her cheese shop sells heart-shaped cheeses, Charlotte Bessette is set to walk down the aisle, but a beloved bar owner... more »- place hold (0)
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The Marsh madness2015
Summary: "Jordan works hard to improve Vera Van Alsts collection of classic detective stories. So when Chadwick Kauffman--heir to the Kauffman fortune--offers a very good price on a fine collection of Ngaio... more »- place hold (0)
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The Sayers swindle2013
Summary: A follow-up to The Christie Curse finds Jordan Bingham tracking down a missing set of valuable Dorothy Sayers first-edition novels and preparing to make a strategic trade with an elderly man whose... more »- place hold (0)
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The corpse with the emerald thumb2014
Summary: A dream vacation at a Mexican beach resort swiftly dissolves into a nightmare for criminologist and foodie Cait Morgan when her significant other, Bud Anderson, is wrongly arrested for the murder of... more »- place hold (0)
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The book of candlelight2020
Summary: As the owner of Miracle Books, Nora Pennington figures all the wet weather this spring is at least good for business. The local inns are packed with stranded travelers, and among them Nora finds both... more »- place hold (0)
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Ink and shadows2021
Summary: When her bookstore is targeted by a family-values group during the Halloween season, Nora Pennington and her fellow readers investigate a suspicious death. At the same time, Nora discovers an ominous message under her doormat.- place hold (0)
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Murder in the cookbook nook2021
Summary: Virginia is for lovers -- and Storyton Hall is its best vacation spot for lovers of books. The big event this summer at Jane Steward's resort is A Bookish Cook-Off. It's a blend of the literary and... more »- place hold (0)
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Murder in the reading room2019
Summary: In order to save her boyfriend, who has been kidnapped, Jane Steward is forced to lead his captor to a historic estate that he believes houses Ernest Hemingway's lost suitcase, a search that leads instead to murder.- place hold (0)
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Pecan pies and homicides2014
Summary: Her Charmed Pie Shoppe is open for business, but baker Ella Mae LeFaye is about to discover solving a murder is not as easy as pie. Includes pie recipes.- place hold (0)
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Poisoned prose2013
Summary: Olivia thought gathering some of the most renowned storytellers in one place would be a nice, simple way for herself and the Bayside Book Writers to appreciate their talents. But things take a dark... more »- place hold (0)
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The whispered word2018
Summary: Nora Pennington and her friends encounter a secretive young woman named Abilene who is in need of a new beginning, but after the suspicious death of a customer, Nora discovers a connection that points to Abilene as either a suspect or another target.- place hold (0)
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Killer Characters2017
Summary: Restaurant owner and aspiring novelist Olivia Limoges is happily enjoying her new marriage. Sadly, the same doesn't hold true for Laurel, a fellow Bayside Book Writer. While struggling with a... more »- place hold (0)
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Murder in the locked library2018
Summary: When a collection of unusual bones and the remains of a very old book are unearthed during Storyton Halls renovations, resulting in an unexpected historical mystery and a murder, manager Jane Steward investigates.- place hold (0)
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Murder in the paperback parlor2015
Summary: "With Valentine's Day just around the corner, Jane Steward is organizing a week of activities for fans of love stories at her book-themed resort. But her Regency readers barely have time to brush up... more »- place hold (0)
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The secret, book & scone society2017
Summary: "Miracle Springs, North Carolina, is a place of healing. Strangers flock here hoping the natural hot springs, five-star cuisine, and renowned spa can cure their ills. If none of that works, they... more »- place hold (0)
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Writing all wrongs2015
Summary: After Olivia and Chief Rawlings enjoy an all too brief honeymoon on Palmetto Island, they're joined by the rest of the Bayside Book Writers for the Legends of Coastal Carolina Festival. The event's... more »- place hold (0)
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Harlem sunset2022
Summary: Harlem, 1927. Twenty-seven-year-old Louise Lloyd has found the perfect job! She is the new manager of the Dove, a club owned by her closest friend, Rafael Moreno. There Louise meets Nora Davies, one... more »- place hold (0)
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A plain vanilla murder2019
Summary: "China and Ruby Wilcox are presenting their annual ''Not Just Plain Vanilla Workshop,'' always a huge hit with customers at Thyme & Seasons Herb Shop. But someone involved with the workshop is driven... more »- place hold (0)
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Bittersweet2015
Summary: "This Thanksgiving, be grateful for China Bayles who teams up with an old friend to solve a complex case of theft and murder in a South Texas ranching community."--- place hold (0)
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Blood orange2016
Summary: "China comes to the aid of a nurse who ends up in the hospital. It's mid-April in Pecan Springs, and China is renting her guest cottage to Kelly Kaufman, who needs a temporary place to live as she... more »- place hold (0)
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The Darling Dahlias and the Eleven O'clock Lady2015
Summary: "The Eleven O'clock lady has always been one of garden club president Liz Lacy's favorite spring wildflowers. The plant is so named because the white blossoms don't open until the sun shines directly... more »- place hold (0)
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The Darling Dahlias and the poinsettia puzzle2018
Summary: Mildred Kilgore and Earlynne Biddle are planning to open a bakery on the square-if they can come up with the right recipes. Charlie Dickens faces two of the biggest puzzles of his career as an... more »- place hold (0)
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The Darling Dahlias and the silver dollar bush2014
Summary: It's the spring of 1933 and times are tough all over. Banks are closing all over the country, and the small town of Darling, Alabama, is no exception. Desperate to avoid disaster, several town... more »- place hold (0)
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The Darling Dahlias and the unlucky clover2018
Summary: It looks like the music has ended for Darling's favorite barbershop quartet, the Lucky Four Clovers - just days before the Dixie Regional Barbershop Competition. Another unlucky break: a serious... more »- place hold (0)
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Death come quickly2014
Summary: "When China's and Ruby's friend Karen Prior is mugged in a mall parking lot and dies a few days later, China begins to suspect that her friend's death was not a random assault. Karen was a filmmaker... more »- place hold (0)
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The Last Chance Olive Ranch2017
Summary: "In this exciting new mystery from New York Times bestselling author Susan Wittig Albert, China Bayles fears for her husband's life as an escaped convict targets him ... Max Mantel, the killer... more »- place hold (0)
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Mistletoe man2000
Summary: "Herbalist and amateur sleuth China Bayles is up to her ears in trouble as she tires to support a disturbed friend and reconcile the demands of a new business with affairs of the heart, all the while tracking a killer in small-town Texas." --- place hold (0)
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Queen Anne's lace2018
Summary: While helping Ruby Wilcox clean up the loft above their shops, China comes upon a box of antique handcrafted lace and old photographs. Following the discovery, she hears a woman humming an old... more »- place hold (0)
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Widow's tears2013
Summary: While her friend Ruby - who has the gift of extrasensory perception - investigates a supposedly haunted bed and breakfast, China Bayles walks into a storm of trouble in nearby Pecan Springs. Thirty... more »- place hold (0)
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Bake, borrow, and steal2022
Summary: As November's autumnal hues fall over the Shakespearean hamlet of Ashland, Oregon, Jules and her team at Torte are putting the finishing touches on an authentic Elizabethan feast for the opening gala... more »- place hold (0)
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Catch me if you candy2023
Summary: Halloween has arrived in picturesque Ashland, Oregon, and all of the ghouls and goblins have descended on Main Street for the annual parade. It's a giant street party and Torte is right in the mix.... more »- place hold (0)
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A cup of holiday fear2019
Summary: "Ashland, Oregon, looks as pretty as a postcard this holiday season. The halls are decked, stockings hung, and eyes are all aglow - mostly thanks to the buttered rum. Jules Capshaw and her staff at... more »- place hold (0)
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Live and let pie2019
Summary: Jules finds herself mixed up in two very different murder investigations when she finds a skull from the 1960s while on a picnic and her bitter landlord, Edgar, is murdered while trying to acquire a vacant lot near her bakeshop.- place hold (0)
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Till death do us tart2018
Summary: Poison and weddings don't mix, so Jules Capshaw will have to find the killer stalking her before her mom and soon-to-be stepdad tie the knot.- place hold (0)
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In the shadow of Vesuvius2020
Summary: "In skillfully intertwined storylines from the dawn of the twentieth century and the heyday of the Roman Empire, Tasha Alexander's bestselling series brings Lady Emily and her husband to Pompeii,... more »- place hold (0)
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Uneasy lies the crown2019
Summary: Lady Emily and her husband Colin must stop a serial killer whose sights may be set on the new king, Edward VII. On her deathbed, Queen Victoria asks to speak privately with trusted agent of the Crown... more »- place hold (0)
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Another one bites the crust2018
Summary: "Torte--the beloved small-town bakeshop run by Jules Capshaw--is set to hit the stage. But who would have guessed that murder would makes a surprise appearance? It's the role of a lifetime for... more »- place hold (0)
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A crime of passion fruit2017
Summary: "Jules Capshaw is trying to keep her cool as Torte gets set to make its transformation from quaint, local confectionary cafe to royal pastry palace. Meanwhile, Jules's estranged husband Carlos is... more »- place hold (0)
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Death on tap2017
Summary: Sloan Krause has spent her life in Leavenworth, Washington becoming an expert in brewing craft beer, but when she walks in on her husband Mac screwing the barmaid she decides to strike out on her... more »- place hold (0)
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Fudge & jury2017
Summary: "A world-renowned chocolatier has just turned up dead...right after sampling a slice of Jules' decadent four-layer chocolate cake. Now all eyes are on Jules as she tries to find the mysterious ingredient in her own recipe." --- place hold (0)
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