Mother’s Day Murder, by Leslie Meier

On Mother’s Day, at the elegant restaurant brunch with her children and grandchild, Lucy Stone felt so proud of her kids. Just days later, it was another story when she had to pick up her daughter at the town jail. She had a hard time sustaining that pretty...

The Gordonston Ladies Dog Walking Club, by Duncan Whitehead

The ladies of the Gordonston Ladies Dog Walking Club seem conventional enough on the outside — especially if you don’t realize that the drinks they’re carrying are a lot stronger than the usual bottled  water. They meet in the park for a little...

The Money Bird, by Sheila Webster Boneham

Animal photographer Janet Macphail is old enough to know what she wants out of life: her beloved Australian Shepherd Jay, her cat Leo, her boyfriend Tom, and beer and pizza at the end of a long day. In roughly that order. Then one of her photography students is...

Bon Bon Voyage, by Nancy Fairbanks

Carolyn Blue has a terrific surprise from her kids for Mother’s Day: a free cruise for two aboard the Bountiful Feast, a seagoing gourmet tour of Northern Africa and  nearby islands. Her husband Jason can’t come, though, so she asks old friend Luz to keep...

His Majestey’s Hope, by Susan Elia MacNeal

Maggie Hope, having proved herself in previous adventures with Churchill and the Royal Family, is now going behind enemy lines as a spy. At first, it seems like a lark, and Maggie’s plucky spirit lets her treat it as an adventure. Later, as she learns about the...

Mama Gets Trashed, by Deborah Sharp

Meet the Bauer family: the irrepressible Mama in her sherbet-colored pantsuits and matching kitten-heel pumps, Maddie, Marty, and Mace, a jeans-and-boots kind of woman who works with animals. Together, these feisty and funny Florida women make short work of the...