Jenn McKinlay
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Series
Library lover's mysteries volume 1
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
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Description
"Lindsey is getting into her groove as the director of the Briar Creek Public Library when a New York editor visits town, creating quite a buzz. Lindsey's friend Beth wants to sell the editor her children's book, but Beth's boyfriend, a famous author, gets in the way. When they go to confront him, he's found murdered, and Beth is the prime suspect. Lindsey has to act fast before they throw the book at the wrong person."--Amazon.com.
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Halloween is approaching in Briar Creek, and things get spooky when a skeleton is found and connected to a decades-old cold case. Library director Lindsey Norris is happy to learn the Briar Creek Public Library is the beneficiary of the Dorchester family's vast book collection. However, when Lindsey and the library staff arrive at the old Victorian estate to gather the books, things take a sinister turn. One of the bookcases reveals a secret passage,...
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Spring is livening up Briar Creek after a long, cold winter, and newlyweds Lindsey and Sully could not be happier. Even though the upcoming mayoral election is getting heated, everything else in town is coming up daffodils ... until a body is found. Ms. Cole, a librarian and current candidate for town mayor, is shocked when she opens her trunk to discover a murder victim who just so happens to be a guy she dated forty years ago and one of the founders...
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Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
To promote their hat shop, Scarlett Parker and her cousin, Vivian, wear their most outrageous creations to a swanky soiree hosted by their friend Harrison Wentworth who, after his business rival is murdered during the festivities, needs their help to prove his innocence. By the New York Times best-selling author of At the Drop of a Hat. Original.
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Series
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Sales at Fairy Tale Cupcakes are below zero, so owners Melanie Cooper and Angie DeLaura jump at the chance to sell cupcakes at the annual Juniper Pass Rodeo. But when star bull-rider Ty Stokes is found face down in the hay, the ladies realize they'll have to save more than their business from a vengeful murderer. Includes recipes.
7) Wait for it
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Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A woman looking for a new lease on life moves to Arizona where she rents a guest house on a gorgeous property with a mysterious owner-a man who teaches her about resilience, courage, and ultimately true love, in this funny, bighearted novel about hope and healing."--
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Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
An all-new series from New York Times bestselling author Jenn McKinlay Not only is Scarlett Parker’s love life in the loo-as her British cousin Vivian Tremont would say-it’s also gone viral with an embarrassing video. So when Viv suggests Scarlett leave Florida to lay low in London, she hops on the next plane across the pond. Viv is the proprietor of Mims’s Whims, a ladies’ hat shop on Portobello Road bequeathed to both cousins by their beloved...
10) Caramel crush
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Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Love is in the air at Fairy Tale Cupcakes as Angie prepares for her wedding, but co-owner, Mel, is preparing for a breakup. Her old friend, Diane Earnest, is dumping her fiancé after discovering he's only marrying her for her money. She wants Mel to personally deliver a batch of caramel breakup cupcakes to the louse and give her a play-by-play of his reaction. When Mel finally tracks the man down, the look on his face isn't the reaction she was expecting:...
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Series
Library lover's mysteries volume 11
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Love is in the air in Briar Creek as library director Lindsey Norris and boat captain Mike (Sully) Sullivan are finally tying the knot. The entire town is excited for the happy day, and Lindsey and Sully's plan for a small wedding evaporates as more and more people insist upon attending the event of the year. When Lindsey and her crafternoon pals head out to Bell Island to see if it can accommodate the ever-expanding guest list, they are horrified...
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Series
Bluff Point romances volume 3
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Bluff Point brewery owner Zachary Caine wants nothing to do with commitment. His wild bachelor lifestyle suits him perfectly-until a foster kitten named Chaos makes him a reluctant hero. Now he's BFFs with the kitten's two little girls and finds himself falling for their gorgeous mother, who couldn't think less of him. Divorced mother Jessie Connelly wants nothing to do with men like Zach. He's sexy and charismatic and bad news, just like her ex....
13) Vanilla beaned
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Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Melanie and Angie are looking forward to trying their hand at opening a new bakery in Vegas. However, working with former showgirl and potential business partner Holly Hartzmark doesn't please Melanie. But when a potential bakery location is blown up and the culprit is still on the loose, the women set out to find who's trying to keep the bakery from opening.
Author
Series
Library lover's mysteries volume 8
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Lindsey Norris and her staff are gearing up for the Briar Creek Library's annual Dinner in the Stacks fund-raiser ... but instead of raising funds, the new library board president is busy raising a stink and making the staff miserable. When Olive publicly threatens the library's newest hire, Paula, Lindsey cracks like an old book spine and throws Olive out of the library. The night of the fund-raiser, Lindsey ... finds Paula crouched over Olive's...
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
The crew from the Fairy Tale Cupcakes shop risks getting burned when they set out to find a murderer who is terrorizing their town Life is smooth as buttercream at the Fairy Tale Cupcakes bakery, and newlyweds Mel and Joe are stopping to smell the flours. But things start to crumble one night when an unknown gunman takes a shot at Mel. Though the bullets miss their mark, the cupcake crew goes on high alert to figure out who would want to kill a...
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"When up-and-coming singing sensation Shelby Vaughn arrives in town for two weeks of concert dates, she hires her old friend Angie and the rest of the bakery crew to supply cupcakes for the VIP guest lounge every night. After overhearing Shelby in a heated argument with her manager, Mel is concerned, but she and the crew decide to make the best of their time working with the star. Just as the bakers fall into the rhythm of the job, Shelby's manager...
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Series
Library lover's mysteries volume 9
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
When a stack of library materials is found at the scene of a hit and run, library director Lindsey Norris finds herself dragged into the investigation as the police try to link the driver of the stolen car to the person who borrowed the books. Before Lindsey can delve into the library's records, the victim of the hit and run, Theresa Houston, suffers another "accident" and the investigation shifts from driver negligence to attempted homicide. A clue...