Ceecee James

Chelsea is already in over her head before the dead body turns up...When Chelsea Lawson's best friend Tilly asks her to stay at her place to watch her six-year-old daughter and pets, Chelsea doesn't hesitate. Turns out she agreed to manage a micro-farm and "a few pets" included a cow and two goats as well as a little girl too smart for her own good.When the local community tries to run her out of town, Chelsea realizes something big and rotten hides under the surface of the idyllic small town. The mayor makes it clear she's not wanted and the townspeople give her the cold shoulder, but that only makes Chelsea more determined to uncover their secrets.No one expected the repercussions those secrets would have, or that murder would be the result. Now life, the animals, and the farm, hangs in the balance. Can Chelsea figure out who did the deed before she-and her new home-are the next victims? Find out more in the first book of this cozy murder mystery series, the Chelsea Lawson Cozy Mysteries

Stella's newest client, Charlie Booker, wants to sell his half of a duplex but before he can sign the listing papers, he's murdered. Even stranger, there are only one set of footprints leaving the house, with none showing up as entering the home.The police mark it as a robbery gone wrong and target a local group of petty thieves.Stella can't shake the feeling that it's someone much closer. There's his neighbor, the owner of the other half of the property, and a girlfriend who was overheard threatening the poor victim. The girlfriend is overly polite and friendly while being really passive aggressive about keeping her out of the house. Stella doesn't have any evidence to give the police- she can't have anyone arrested on bad vibes. So, Stella does some sleuthing and the more she digs around, the more convinced she is that there's something hidden in that house. What could be in there that's worth committing murder for?Meanwhile, Stella finds out more about her past... and her mother. The secrets are starting to unfold and Stella is holding all the men in her life accountable. She's just as determined to know the whole truth as they are determined to keep her from finding out.

USA Today Best Seller Georgie Tanner and her best friend, Kari have known each other their whole lives. Georgie was maid of honor at Kari and Joe's wedding, so when Joe is accused of a horrific murder, Georgie is determined to learn the truth. The details look bad- a body was found in the subdivision under construction where Joe is the general contractor. The body has Joe's favorite knife sticking out of it. To make things worse, the dead man is Devon Walters, Joe's professional rival. Joe doesn't have a good alibi, and the DA quickly discovers that Devon was about to file a lawsuit against Joe. As Georgie finds out when she digs deeper, Devon had a good reason to file a lawsuit. Despite Joe's underhanded dealings, Kari begs Georgie to prove he didn't do it... but the more Georgie digs, the worse things look. Worse, Georgie unearths clues that seem to tie back to her fianc

Maisie Swenson has seen a lot of strange things in her career as a hotel manager, so when Mr. Dayton insists there are ghosts in his suite, she handles it with her usual aplomb. When he demands that she visit his room to show her the items that have been moved, she suspects the two empty wine bottles and a half empty brandy bottle might be where the "ghosts" come from. But to reassure him, she posts a guard outside his room.In the morning, Mr. Dayton is found dead. With nothing removed from his suite, and no way in, rumors fly around that maybe he really was killed by ghosts after all. Or his own fear of them. Maisie hopes the police will handle the investigation discreetly while she deals with an anonymous hotel critic who's threatening to tear down the Oceanside's reputation. But everything falls apart as Mr. Dayton's relatives start to show up, each one calling the other an imposter and demanding a letter Mr. Dayton was supposed to have on him. As they start to threaten each other, and then Maisie herself, she starts to suspect the spirits that killed Mr. Dayton are still contained in living bodies.

After a traumatic life event, Georgie Tanner returns to her hometown to start her life over... at 31 years old. Add sporadic memory loss to the mix and Georgie is a certified hot mess. Luckily, Aunt Cecelia is there with a job for Georgie. She might not feel able to take on the world, but she's think she's up for taking tourists through Gainesville, Pennsylvania's historic downtown. The place is as American as apple pie, steeped in rich Revolutionary history, Amish settlements, ghost stories, and colonial manors. Georgie knew it was a safe place to go to piece back her memories.After all, what could go wrong in a sleepy town like this?Until she leads a group of tourists through the Three Maidens' Manor, a battle site converted into a museum. When the power goes out during the tour, Georgie thinks it's a crazy fluke. But when it returns, she has six panicked guests, and a dead man in her midst. Who would want to kill him? And more importantly, which one of them was the murderer?

Elise Pepper has had dates ruined by cold-hearted men before, but she's never had one quite this cold. Cold, as in dead. Instead of an evening of flirting and ice skating, Elise discovers the dead body of Mr. Hamilton, a mortgage broker with a reputation for shady deals...also known as the Ice-man. Apparently, the murderer had a sense of humor. Or irony. When Elise's co-worker Sue turns out to be related to the dead man, Elise knows she has to help find the murderer. Between a freak power outage will and a seemingly endless list of people who had good reason to want him dead, Elise has more leads than she can follow. Even the King and Queen of the high school Winter Ball are under suspicion With the killer hiding in plain sight, Elise can't narrow down the suspects... this may be her first case where the killer gets away.

Maisie Swenson was thrilled to host the premiere party for the hottest new movie release in Hollywood at the five-star Oceanside Hotel, but she had no idea how difficult Hollywood types could be. Dramatic and demanding, she could handle but... murder? She needs to charge more for these events. Everyone assumed it was an accident when the stunt went wrong, until they saw the body wasn't the stuntman. Now everyone is a suspect - the stuntman who despised the victim, ex-lovers, actors--the list goes on and on.None of this is Maisie's business until her friend Kristi Bentley, the police officer in charge of security that night, gets suspended for not providing adequate protection. As the circumstantial evidence grows against Kristi, Maisie can't help getting involved to clear her best friend. The more she digs, the more dirt she finds. Did anyone NOT want this person dead?

When Maisie takes a day off from the hotel business to visit a popular amusement park, the last thing she wants is to trip over a dead body in the Maze of Mirrors. The only witness to the murder is a park employee dressed in a princess costume. Things take a turn as Maisie watches the princess run off and nobody seems to know who she is. And the Federal Marshal who was first on the scene has disappeared, too. As Maisie follows the twists and turns of this not-so-funhouse, she hits one dead end after another-until she discovers that the person she should have been chasing has really been chasing her all along.

When Maisie Swenson stumbles onto the site of an ancient church steeped in pirate folklore, she's thrilled to explore it. She never expects to find a young woman lying in the churches yard clutching flowers like a real live Snow White. And just like the cartoon Snow White, this woman cannot be awakened.As Maisie tries to puzzle through that situation, one of her guests is found in a coma, too. Only this one is mysteriously clutching a necklace. Can she ever sort through all the crazy clues to find where the pirate and ghost stories end and a real life killer begins? Or are the folklore tales true after all?

When Maisie Swenson takes over as manager at Florida's elite Oceanside hotel, she's thrilled to move on site with her Momma and their basset hound, Bingo. She expected by the job description to cater to the crazy whims of some of the richest people in America. What was never on her job resume was dealing with the murder of business mogul Norman Olsen. He's a huge figure in the gaming video business, but now it looks like he had some dangerous enemies - including his own wife and son.When the murderer targets the hotel again. Maisie thought the worst of her worries was getting fired. But, as she uncovers clues, the murderer focuses on Maisie. Suddenly, it's personal.

The only thing worse than living in a haunted house is somebody trying to make you the next ghost.When Elise takes a position at spooky old Montgomery Manor as companion to her friend Lavina's great aunt, she's expecting an easy job for the holidays. What she doesn't expect are dead bodies, ghosts and a murderer who's picked her as the next target. Delving into the secrets and tragedies of the past, her only clue is a doll's house from which pieces keep mysteriously disappearing. But what is the connection between the doll's house and the real one? Is Montgomery Manor really haunted, or is there something even more sinister afoot? Elise will have to use all her all her ingenuity to answer the questions-and fast, or she just might find she's the house's newest ghost.

The only thing worse than a ship overrun with Elvis impersonators is having to find the missing one.When Elise Pepper decides to take a long overdue vacation, she discovers that her Caribbean cruise isn't going to be quite the relaxing trip she'd hoped for.Instead of enjoying a quiet getaway, she finds herself in the middle of a theme party. Who knew there were so many Elvises and Marilyn Monroes in the world?But when an Elvis goes missing and it turns out he was a wealthy philanthropist, Elise is dragged into the mystery as the last person to see him. As she tries to convince everybody of what she saw, her frustration turns to fear when she realizes that she's trapped on board with a killer who will stop at nothing to silence her.