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October Reads Worth Falling For

Danger, desire, second chances, and unexpected romanceβ€”discover this month’s Fresh Fiction Featured Books.

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A poisoned cousin, a five-year-old's life, and a family with too many secrets.


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Supernatural sparks fly
between a bookseller
& her hard-boiled ghost.


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If Her Highness thinks I’ll let another man claim her and my child, she’s lost her royal mind. Sophaya’s mine.


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She found a body. Then she started asking the wrong questions.


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He ghosted her ten years ago. Now she’s stuck with him for Christmas.


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She’s the lady everyone overlooks. He’s the prince who can’t look away.

Crunch Time by Diane Mott Davidson

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Also by Diane Mott Davidson:

The Whole Enchilada, June 2014
Paperback / e-Book
The Whole Enchilada, September 2013
Hardcover / e-Book
Crunch Time, February 2012
Paperback / e-Book
Crunch Time, April 2011
Hardcover
Fatally Flaky, April 2010
Mass Market Paperback (reprint)
Fatally Flaky, April 2009
Hardcover
Sweet Revenge, September 2008
Mass Market Paperback
Sweet Revenge, September 2007
Hardcover
Dark Tort, July 2007
Mass Market Paperback
Dark Tort, April 2006
Hardcover
Double Shot, August 2005
Paperback (reprint)
Chopping Spree, March 2003
Paperback (reprint)
Sticks and Scones, May 2002
Paperback (reprint)
Catering to Nobody, February 2002
Paperback (reprint)
Tough Cookie, April 2001
Paperback (reprint)
Prime Cut, February 2000
Paperback (reprint)

CRUNCH TIME
By: Diane Mott Davidson


April 2011
On Sale: April 1, 2011
320 pages
ISBN: 0061348155
EAN: 9780061348150
Hardcover
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Mystery Cozy

Colorado caterer Goldy Schulz cooks up big trouble as she tries to help her longtime friend and fellow chef Yolanda Garcia. When the rental house shared by Yolanda and her irrepressible aunt Ferdinanda is destroyed by arson, the pair moves in with cop-turned-PI Ernest McLeod. But then Ernest is shot dead and his house is set on fire, nearly killing Goldy, Yolanda, Ferdinanda, and nine beagle puppies that Ernest recently rescued from a puppy mill.

Concerned for her friends, Goldy invites them to stay with her while the sheriff's department investigates. Yet even Goldy's house isn't safe and, after a failed break-in by an unknown intruder, a policeman is assigned to keep an eye on things. The action really starts to rev after a second body turns up. Swapping her chef's hat for a sleuthing cap, the intrepid Goldy turns detective. But she's got to move fast. It's crunch time to close in on a killer, before he can close in on her.