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FRANCES ALWAYS SAID SHE’D BE MURDERED…
SHE WAS RIGHT.

In 1965, seventeen-year-old Frances Adams was told by a fortune teller that one day she’d be murdered. Frances spent the next sixty years trying to prevent the crime that would be her eventual demise. Of course, no one took her seriously – until she was dead.

For Frances, being the village busybody was a form of insurance. She’d spent a lifetime compiling dirt on every person she met, just in case they might turn out to be her killer. In the heart of her sprawling country estate lies an eccentric library of detective work, where the right person could step in and use her findings to solve her murder.

When her great-niece Annie arrives from London and discovers that Frances’ worst fear has come true, Annie is thrust into her great-aunt’s last act of revenge against her sceptical friends and family. Frances’ will stipulates that the person who solves her murder will inherit her millions.

Can Annie unravel the mystery and find justice for Frances, or will digging up the past lead her into the path of the killer?

Spring break is a vibe—until someone gets murdered

Partying with popular classmates they barely know is not what Eva and her BFFs had in mind for their spring break. But things have been off ever since Miles’ academic career took a turn for the worse (they don’t talk about it), so a trip to a private beach lodge might be exactly what they need. And Eva won’t admit it, but the chance to reconnect with Colton is worth putting up with Piper’s constant live streams to her thousands of “besties.”

At first, it’s all sand and waves, but tensions run high when an anonymous letter shakes up an already-flailing love triangle.

When someone turns up dead, Eva can’t even trust her closest friends—but she thinks she can trust Colton. As they get closer to the truth, they uncover secrets that upend everything they thought they knew about their fellow springbreakers.

Homicide Detective Kit McKittrick finds herself standing over a dead body in the Shady Oaks retirement centre. Frank Flynn has been stabbed and his room ransacked.

Though he kept his background quiet at the centre, Kit recognises Frank from the San Diego Police Department. Had the former detective been following a trail that led to his murder? When the head of security is also found dead, it points to a conspiracy right at the heart of Shady Oaks.

The one person who might be able to help uncover the truth is just who Kit has been avoiding: Dr Sam Reeves. As a volunteer at the centre and a friend of the victim, the forensic psychologist could be just what her case needs.

But without access to CCTV of the day of the murder, how will Kit catch her killer? And can she do so before anyone else is put in danger?

Your favourite Hospice Heroes are on the case again, but this time, they’re gliding their walkers and wheelchairs through Indianapolis to catch the killer of a young homeless shelter volunteer, which hits Mary right in the heart, since she used to be homeless herself.

Our savvy dying detectives are in cahoots with Sylvia Winters, a pharmacy mogul with terminal cancer, who has an underground operation to help the homeless and poor get the medications they need. But when her primary distributor is murdered, she realizes someone is trying to take her organization down. She seeks out the help of The Dying Five, who are excited to unmask yet another murderer.

The Dying Five do not know who they can trust in Sylvia’s inner circle. Everyone looks suspicious and motives for murder abound. Each of the heroes faces peril as the case twists this way and that, the clues leading them everywhere but to the killer. Just as they think their journey to exact justice is coming to a close, there’s another twist, one that could turn the tables on all of them. However, TD5 will not be deterred; this unlikely cast will chase the culprits with the help of some homeless friends until the criminals are caught and sent to the clink, even if it means facing the most menacing murderous monster of all.

Burned Out and Bled Dry is a murder mystery that follows Tyler, a stressed-out, workaholic young associate at a large law firm whose career goals come into jeopardy when she discovers her boss Kevin’s corpse in the trunk of her car and becomes involved in the subsequent murder investigation.

After discovering Kevin’s body, Tyler worries that reporting her discovery and fielding police questions would take too much time away from her work, not to mention that being involved in her boss’ murder investigation would unquestionably damage her reputation at the firm.

While trying to convince herself to do the right thing and report the body to the police, Tyler overdrinks and decides to delay her call until she sobers up. The next morning she discovers there is nothing to report: the body is gone. In short order, Kevin’s body turns up in the firm’s garage and Tyler’s omission is uncovered by the police. Shamed by her selfish knee-jerk reaction to prioritize work over reporting a murder, Tyler begins to investigate Kevin’s murder.

While investigating, she contends with Kevin’s hostile replacement, the pressure to perform at a high level and avoid being ejected from the nose hair wax defence team, and her growing suspicion that the murderer is one of her coworkers. Will Tyler solve Kevin’s murder before being killed–or worse, fired?

What happens when the boy you crushed on in high school—the one who crushed your heart—turns up 6 years later…and he needs your help?

Natalie Henderson was that girl in high school. The invisible one lost in her books; going unnoticed in the hallways. Until he paid her attention. Matthew Barkly was that boy in high school. The star of the soccer team and all-round Mr Popular, and he’d started noticing her. Under the guise of studying together, Natalie was swept into his spotlight and started believing that perhaps she wasn’t invisible after all. But turns out…it was all a lie.

Six years later, Natalie is taking her first steps into adulthood. Leaving behind the shy, awkward girl from high school and embracing her new role as a nurse in a busy hospital, she has everything carefully planned out. Until her one and only crush comes barrelling back into her life, disrupting everything.

Matthew is a national soccer hero and has the world at his feet. He’s also wondering if any of it—fame, attention, money—is worth it. And then he sees her again. The one he always wanted, the one he can’t forget. Grasping at any opportunity to spend time with her; he begs Natalie to pretend to be his girlfriend to help fix his playboy image. Unbelievably, she agrees to play along, and soon the lines between what’s fake and what’s real are blurred and all those long-forgotten feelings are flaring back to life.

But as Natalie navigates the pitfalls of fame and media attention that follow ‘dating’ a celebrity sports star, will the distrust and uncertainty from their past stand in the way of them becoming something more in the present? Or will Natalie have the courage to believe that Matthew could possibly notice her…for real this time?

A movie star, a grump next door and a dating experiment gone awry.

My brother’s best friend has always been a gorgeous thorn in my side. He’s the famous Sean O’Connell, a rom-com celebrity, owner of a smile that can melt even the coldest of hearts.

My new next-door neighbour is not the man of my dreams.

He’s one of the happiest people I’ve ever met, and to be honest, it’s annoying. I don’t have to be happy or like people. I’m good, thank you very much.

But Sean thinks I need to be happy, and that means being in a relationship. He’s recruited my best friend and my brother to put the “Get Jessica A Man” plan into action.

A makeover and some speed dating were absolutely not on my social calendar. But there’s no stopping him once his mind’s made up.

As Sean’s sunny disposition starts to rub off on me, I feel myself falling. But for the wrong guy.

Is it possible the thorn in my side is actually the rose I’ve been longing for?

She’s a wedding photographer.

He’s a tattoo artist.

They both see the world through their own artistic lens. But when life, love and weddings keep throwing them together they can’t ignore the signs. Across multiple ceremonies and countless stolen glances, Winnie finds herself drawn to Levi, the charming and constant groomsman. As each wedding unfolds, their own story emerges through unexpected encounters and growing affection. Will their love thrive in the outside world or is the romantic wedding atmosphere simply fooling them?

A second chance at first love

In the quaint embrace of Spruce Harbor, where time whispers through the pines, a tale of lost love and second chances unfolds.
Alicia Connors, keeper of sketchbooks and dreamer of misty landscapes, is haunted by the memory of her first love. Her heart, a watercolour canvas of glorious dreams, takes solace in the beauty of the Pacific Northwest, yet the echo of what was lost lingers in the depths of her soul.

Much has changed since Alicia’s heart first fluttered with the rush of young love, a feeling as powerful as the forces that form the landscape around her. But as spring’s rebirth ushers in the promise of new beginnings, so too does the return of Charlie Bennett, the embodiment of her past and the hope of her future.
Spruce Harbor: Beginnings is a tender exploration of love’s resilience, crafted for those who understand that the heart’s first journey is never truly forgotten.

David A. Stone invites you to revisit the bittersweet pangs of young love through the seasoned eyes of adulthood—a journey that reawakens the possibility of what might be when a long-lost love returns, offering a second chance at first love.
Walk the mist-laden pathways of Spruce Harbor, where the past is never far behind, and the future is just a heartbeat away.

I’m not falling for the hot firefighter next door. There’s no point. He’s not sticking around.

Despite the initial spark between us, Cam Wickham remains aloof: polite but detached.

Which suits me fine. I love books and my cozy quiet librarian life. Shush, please.

So what if he has smoldering eyes, the shoulders of a Greek hero, and a smile that melts me to mush.

Cam’s a confirmed city-boy bachelor who doesn’t even want to be in a small town like Oak River.

When the two of us are paired up at The Annual Spring Fair our attraction ignites.

My defences are toast.

Then things really heat up at the Fire Department demonstration.

After a simulated rescue from a burning tower, the pretend mouth-to-mouth resuscitation feels more like a kiss.

If Cam still decides to leave, everything could go up in smoke, including my unprotected heart.

But he can never know.