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If Books Could Kill, April 2026
Hardcover
Murder Marks the Page, March 2025
Trade Paperback / e-Book
Booked for Revenge, October 2024
Hardcover / e-Book
Murder Marks the Page, April 2024
Hardcover / e-Book
Murder with Chocolate Tea, December 2023
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book / audiobook
Murder with Earl Grey Tea, June 2023
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Murder with Darjeeling Tea, June 2022
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
A Cowboy Comes Home, January 2022
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book (reprint)
Twins for Christmas, November 2021
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Murder with Orange Pekoe Tea, September 2021
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Murder with Oolong Tea, January 2021
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Murder with Clotted Cream, June 2020
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Murder with Cherry Tarts, December 2019
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Murder with Cucumber Sandwiches, June 2019
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Cut to the Chaise, December 2018
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Murder with Cinnamon Scones, June 2018
Paperback / e-Book
Murder with Lemon Tea Cakes, January 2018
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Slay Bells Ring, November 2017
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Shades of Wrath, December 2016
Paperback / e-Book
Silence of the Lamps, May 2016
Paperback / e-Book
Gilt by Association, February 2015
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Deadly Decor, June 2014
Paperback / e-Book
Staged to Death, December 2013
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Wanted: A Real Family, July 2013
Hardcover / e-Book
Abigail And Mistletoe, October 2012
e-Book
Cassidy's Cowboy, March 2012
e-Book
Once Upon A Groom, October 2011
Paperback
His Country Cinderella, September 2011
Paperback / e-Book
Nathan's Vow, July 2011
e-Book
Forever After, June 2011
e-Book (reprint)
A Man Worth Loving, March 2011
e-Book (reprint)
Garden Of Fantasy, March 2011
e-Book (reprint)
Love In Bloom, March 2011
e-Book (reprint)
Kit And Kisses, March 2011
e-Book (reprint)
Ribbons And Rainbows, March 2011
e-Book (reprint)
Mom Meets Dad, March 2011
e-Book (reprint)
Because of Francie, March 2011
e-Book (reprint)
Toys And Wishes, March 2011
e-Book (reprint)
Wish on the Moon, March 2011
e-Book (reprint)
His Daughter... Their Child, February 2011
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Twins Under His Tree, December 2010
Paperback
From Doctor...To Daddy, September 2010
Paperback
The Texan's Happily-Ever-After, May 2010
Mass Market Paperback
The Texas Billionaire's Baby, March 2010
Mass Market Paperback
Baby By Surprise, September 2009
Mass Market Paperback
The Texas Bodyguard's Proposal, August 2009
Mass Market Paperback
The Midwife's Glass Slipper, May 2009
Mass Market Paperback
Lullaby For Two, March 2009
Mass Market Paperback
The Daddy Verdict, September 2008
Mass Market Paperback
The Daddy Plan, June 2008
Paperback
Her Mr. Right?, May 2008
Paperback
The Daddy Dilemma, February 2008
Mass Market Paperback
The Dad Who Saved Christmas, November 2007
Paperback
The Bracelet, August 2007
Paperback
Falling For The Texas Tycoon, February 2007
Paperback
The Super Mom, December 2006
Paperback
Expecting His Brother's Baby, September 2006
Paperback
The Baby Trail, July 2006
Paperback
Custody For Two, May 2006
Paperback
From Here to Maternity, April 2006
Paperback
To Protect and Cherish, April 2006
Paperback
Twelfth Night Proposal, December 2005
Paperback

IF BOOKS COULD KILL
By: Karen Rose Smith

Tomes & Tea Mystery #3
Kensington Cozies
April 2026
On Sale: March 31, 2026
Featuring: Mathilda; Jazzi
288 pages
ISBN: 1496747097
EAN: 9781496747099
Hardcover
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Mystery Cozy | Mystery Woman Sleuth | Mystery Amateur Sleuth

Daisy Swanson’s daughter Jazzi has moved away to the lakeside town of Belltower Landing, but the apple doesn’t fall from the tree. Much like Daisy, she’s running a tea bar and bookshop––and has a knack for getting into hot water…

Town librarian Mathilda has a troublesome new emplROSEoyee, and after Jazzi spots the two of them arguing at the ice-sculpture festival, Mathilda asks Jazzi if she’d mind discussing her workplace woes over a cup of tea. During the visit, Jazzi also finds out about Mathilda’s top-secret stash of valuable first editions.

Soon afterward, those rare books have vanished—and Mathilda is dead. As the police check out suspects and a lawyer searches for the next of kin, Jazzi learns that the librarian’s life was as mysterious as any crime thriller. She’d left home and changed her name as a teenager, and always seemed a little lonely. Oddly, it’s her new employee who seems the most distraught.

It’s the off-season, so the upstate New York town is free of the usual swarm of tourists—but the quiet doesn’t last long. The press is descending as the murder makes national news, and rumors start circulating. With Belltower Landing steeped in suspicion, Jazzi must figure out whether the first editions were the real motive for sending Mathilda to her final resting place…