S. Y Robins
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Hannah seems to have a perfect life. She has a perfect job, perfect boyfriend and perfect university grades. Planning her life away, Hannah is deliriously happy. That is, until two mysterious deaths plague her, throwing her life into chaos and despair and pain. Hannah's world is turned upside down; everything she thought she knew is a lie. Jay, her perfect boyfriend is a successful businessman. He treats her wonderfully and makes her happier than...
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A quiet country village in the heart of Derbyshire, England is shocked when visitors to the local moors and stone circle begin to go missing. A search by police and the local search and rescue team turns up no trace of them. A group of strangers have arrived at the sleep village and a new tenant has taken over the farm above the old stone circle. Are they suspects? Have they brought the problems of the city into the country with them? Benjamin, the...
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Susan's book club reads mystery books all the time, but this time they aren't just reading about it, they are living it when Laura dies the same way the main character in the book did. Carbon Monoxide poisoning might be common, but Susan does not like the coincidence and refuses to believe it is accidental the way the police think it is. Butting heads with Detective Mason, Susan is determined to find out the truth and together with her beloved dog...
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Christine Bentley, business owner, mother, and best friend to Bianca and Clara, has what she needs in life and couldn't ask for more. So she should have been the heir to a fortune, a title, and an estate… she's happy with her profitable dress shop. Then Trevor Williams comes into her life and what should have been little more than a chance meeting turns into a life-changing moment for Christine. With questions about mysterious steam coming from...
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Amber Dearing is living her dream - she's finally the owner of her own brand new ice cream shop and she's got the chance to make it a huge success. Everything is riding on the Cow & Moon launch going as planned. With all of Amber's life savings poured into the business she has no plan B. When, on the day of the official launch, a women drops dead in the middle of store, Amber is not only in danger of losing her business - she is a prime suspect. Taking...
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Clara Morgan had it all, or so she thought. Her own home, a car, and her own business were all Clara had ever dreamed of. Then one day she finds a baby on her shop step and her entire world changes. Who is the child's mother and why did she choose Clara? As Clara takes the baby in and works with the police she starts to uncover clues to the baby's origins but with every new clue the threat of danger increases. Clara finally discovers who baby Selena's...
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Hannah is a 22 year old apprentice chef who dreams of greatness; unfortunately, her dreams don't quite meet up with reality, and she spends just as much time in the kitchen accidentally starting fires, mixing up ingredients and ruining functions as she does cooking. However, she gets her chance at a big break when the regular dessert chef calls in sick and Hannah is asked to make the dessert for a huge wedding reception that the restaurant is catering....
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We'd been planning it for months, a weekend getaway just for the ladies of Coffee and Cake, an online social group of women that had come to form a very strong bond over the years. Thirteen of us, that is, until one of us died on night one of our trip. Secrets are revealed, suspicions are levelled, and accusations are made. Can an online group of women really be true friends or is it all just a lie they have spent an age imagining? The murder of one...
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This collection contains 32 Cozy Mystery Short Stories by S. Y. Robins. Included in this collection:Bag and LadyBake OffCold DeathColorful DeathCrafty MurderCurl Up And DyeDeath GroupieDeadly BrewedDog Dig DeathDrop Dead HotelGone MissingKiller ChocolateKiller CupcakesKiller NailKiller TiramisuKnitless DeathLife's a BeachMissing HeartsMurder Book ClubMurder by CheesecakeScoop AwayShoes and BabySew Much TroubleSpicy MurderSpooky FollowersSteamy DeathThe...
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When Callum Davidson's ex-girlfriend Maria is found murdered in the hills behind Wirkster village, not far from his home or Milly's, Callum is the first suspect. When he won't reveal an alibi Milly's plans for Christmas with Callum are in jeopardy. She must convince him to prove his innocence, to tell the police where he was the night of the murder or he faces a lifetime in prison. Rather than face leaving his young nephew alone in the world Callum...
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Bianca Cooper lived a charmed life, one filled with happiness and friends. Then one day she finds the unconscious body of one of her best friends in her shop, next door to Bianca's. The only things missing are some patterns and cloth for making dresses. Who robs a store and attacks a woman over some old patterns and cloth? Her friend Christine has no known enemies and the patterns are all but worthless. Bianca is determined to find answers, however,...
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Annika Weiss runs a very successful spa in New York City. Well, that is to say, she did before some rogue reviewer started leaving terrible feedback for her business on several online review sites. Now her business is tanking and she can't seem to stop the reviewer. She's even contacted the sites to let them know the reviews are fake but more just pop up every day. Then a freak accident leaves a customer dead and when the police find out who the victim...
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Suzanna has always dreamed of more. For years, she's wanted to move to the big city and open a tearoom with her family cookie recipes and proper Southern sweet tea. And finally, it's all in reach-in two weeks, she'll be heading to Savannah to meet with a potential business partner.There's just one small problem: she's been framed for murder.No matter how Suzanna pleads her case, the fact is that she and Joel Smith were arch-rivals pretty much from...
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Lorna Grindstaff lived an ordinary life in an ordinary village in Derbyshire. Running from the city to her refuge in the country after a bad breakup Lorna expected to live out her days in an ordinary fashion as an ordinary woman. Lorna craved ordinary but fate had different plans for the young woman. Shortly after the beginning of October Lorna meets a young couple on her nightly walk home from work. First the young man, and then the young woman....
15) Wine Up Dead
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A group of friends meet up every year at a vineyard in the Virginia hills to prepare for the summer vacation and three months of their children being at home. They love their children but sometimes a mommy needs to be prepared. When one of the ladies doesn't show up, a hunt begins with jokes and gossip. But then the friend is soon found, in one of the fields of the vineyards, her hand clinging to the grapes and a piece of paper. It's all fun and games...
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Helena Richardson is a solitary witch determined to keep her license to practice witchcraft. Something has slowly been sapping her powers however and this is no more evident than when her license is restricted with a notice of 30-days given to improve her skills. On the advice of a friend Helena asks the ancient spirits of Standing Stone Circle to aid her in her plight. She believes she's been given a chance, a test, to prove her worthiness when she...
17) Colorful Death
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So far, it has pretty much sucked. And unfortunately, it's about to get worse. When she catches attractive neighbor Maddox out in a horrible rainstorm, Jade invites him in out of the cold, only to see scratches on his arms. Maddox is pleasant and polite, but even Jade can see that something is wrong. When she learns the next day that an old lady was murdered in her cottage, Jade has a sinking feeling that she knows who's to blame. When another body...
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Things seem sweet for Carly; she's head stylist at her own beauty salon, she has great friends, a great career - and a great new hair color. Only problem is, no one else seems to appreciate her bright purple hair style quite as much as she does. That's the problem with small towns. Individuals stick out. At least Carly has her shop, Curl Up & Dye, and her best friend, Hans. Until, that is; disaster strikes. One of Carly's customers is dead. A carnival...
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When Hannah opened her cafe on a busy downtown street she had high hopes that she would finally be able to fulfill a dream. That dream however gets squashed when a man is found murdered in the alley behind her cafe. The detective isn't giving her much information and it is clear from the start he suspects her being involved. When being a suspect starts hurting business she decides to take matters into her own hands and investigates the murder herself....
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Milly Dupont is recovering from an attack that nearly took her life and is settling back into the new normal. Her secret crush, Callum Davidson, has moved in next door and has brought his nephew Jake with him. Milly soon becomes aware that people have started to lose items from their homes and suspects it may be Jake but isn't sure. Then a local family from Wirkster is found murdered in what cops are calling a ritualistic fashion, and Milly is almost...