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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.

Hot Fudge Murder by Cynthia Baxter

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Also by Cynthia Baxter:

Game of Cones, November 2020
Hardcover / e-Book
Last Licks, September 2020
Trade Size
Last Licks, January 2020
Hardcover / e-Book
Hot Fudge Murder, December 2019
Trade Size / e-Book (reprint)
Hot Fudge Murder, February 2019
Hardcover / e-Book
Murder with a Cherry on Top, December 2018
Trade Size / e-Book (reprint)
Murder with a Cherry on Top, April 2018
Hardcover / e-Book
The Housesitter, May 2012
Paperback / e-Book
Crossing the Lion, September 2010
Paperback
Murder Had A Little Lamb, November 2009
Mass Market Paperback
Too Rich and Too Dead, April 2009
Mass Market Paperback
Murder Packs A Suitcase, November 2008
Mass Market Paperback
Monkey See, Monkey Die, August 2008
Paperback
Who's Kitten Who?, October 2007
Mass Market Paperback
Right from the Gecko, April 2007
Paperback
Hare Today, Dead Tomorrow, May 2006
Paperback
Lead a Horse to Murder, May 2005
Paperback
Putting on the Dog, September 2004
Mass Market Paperback
Dead Canaries Don't Sing, February 2004
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book

HOT FUDGE MURDER
By: Cynthia Baxter

Lickety Splits #2
Kensington
December 2019
On Sale: November 26, 2019
304 pages
ISBN: 1496714164
EAN: 9781496714169
Kindle: B07CWDT76Q
Trade Size / e-Book (reprint)
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Hardcover (February 2019)

Mystery Cozy

Just six weeks after the grand opening of Lickety Splits Ice Cream Shoppe, owner Kate McKay has been enlisted to whip up sundaes at the most decadent soiree in the Hudson Valley. If only Kate knew how deadly sticky her sweet deal will turn out . . . 
 
Once Kate arrives at a glamorous gala hosted by world-famous fashion designer Omar DeVane, she’s instantly intimidated by the mogul’s luxurious mansion and the frosty personalities of his handlers. But the party completely loses its flavor when guests follow screams to a room that’s eerily empty—except for Omar’s freshly murdered body . . . 
 
While the headline-grabbing crime brings a steady stream of journalists to the sleepy village of Wolfert’s Roost, Kate knows things won’t return to normal until Omar’s killer is brought to justice. And with the scandalous case driving customers away from Lickety Splits, she has no choice but to put down the ice cream scooper and expose the culprit on her own . . .
 
As Kate crashes high-profile photo shoots and mingles with fashion’s biggest influencers in search of clues, the puzzling truth about Omar’s fame and fortune rises to the surface—and with it, the key to his killer’s twisted motive. Kate will have to navigate the celebrity lifestyle to save her fledgling business, but her attempts to freeze cold-hearted criminals in their tracks could lead to a double scoop of deadly trouble . . .

Includes mouthwatering ice cream recipes from the Lickety Splits Ice Cream Shoppe!