In the midst of the chaos and danger of the Time of Darkness, Urun Chinowa has been having a rough time. He’s had his share of attacks and close calls, but the worst of all his experiences is the lost communication with his goddess, Osulin.

What’s a nature priest to do?

The emperor of Shinyan had declared war on the island nation of Teroshi. Worse, he has made a deal with the animaru, the dark monsters invading the world to end all life.

Jia Toun needs to rectify the situation.

Evon Desconse has spent most of his life at the vaunted Hero Academy. As Marla Shrike’s best friend, he has seen his share of adventure. How else could it be when Marla is prophesied to save the entire world?

Danger abounds in Dizhelim in these dark days, and he is better equipped than most to face it. But his true desire is to focus on his study of prophecy and magic. Up until now, battling monsters has been a necessary chore. He has been trained to be heroic, after all.

Raki Sinde only wanted to help, like heroes in the stories he loves so much. He was barely more than a boy when he left everything familiar to join Aeden and Fahtin as they fled the dark monsters invading the world. Now he has fought—and killed—and learned hard truths about what it means to be a hero.

His affinity for dark magic scared him at first. Then it excited him. But after the horrifying events of a recent mission to Shinyan, Raki is left shaken and questioning everything. His grandmother believes dark magic will turn him into a monster—and she might be right.

When a rare book order leads me right to a homicide, somehow I’m the one investigating…

I’m Dakota Adair, owner of Tattered Pages, a bookstore specializing in cool and quirky books. I inherited a grumpy Persian cat named Poppy who loves to make her displeasure known around the store… loudly. Things are good until I deliver a special order only to stumble over a body. Suddenly all eyes are on me. Now I have a handsome detective and an annoying reporter on my tail, hounding me about the case.

Welcome back to Silverwood Hollow! Where the books are plentiful and the crime is cozy!

When a shady business owner winds up dead, I’m once again under the investigative spotlight of a handsome detective with nowhere to run…

After sitting in on a lecture given by a rare book trader, I’m excited to look into expanding Tattered Pages. But when the trader winds up dead the same day Cole and I attend her lecture, suspicion turns to those I care about the most.

In my next case, imitation isn’t the sincerest form of flattery when it leads to murder…

Mary Ruth Steinman is a magnet for controversy, but she’s good for business. At least until my grumpy Persian meets her and tries to bite her. Soon, it’s all I can do to keep my business running and my cat happy. But when the author is found dead after a signing, Tattered Pages is thrust into the news once again.

A Shelf Indulgence Novella!

Dakota and Poppy are back in this next cozy installment of the Shelf Indulgence series, but this one might be a case even their book smarts can’t handle!

When a man drops dead in the middle of town, no one expects foul play. Except Poppy. My grumpy Persian won’t stop yowling about the murder until I agree to take a quick peek into it.

When a crime resembles the one in the newest cozy mystery release at Dakota’s store, she’ll have to team up with Poppy to catch a killer!

Dakota and Poppy are enjoying some much-needed vacation time, but when a body turns up in her best friend’s shop, she’ll have to put her amateur sleuth hat back on to solve the crime. The killer seems to be a local and knows where Dakota lives. When she receives a threatening note on her kitchen table, Dakota is forced out of her home … and into Hardy’s.

Jack, be nimble. Jack, be quick.

Tossed into a life of shame and poverty after the death of her secret fiancé, Ginevra Allen struggles to make ends meet on the terrifying streets of 1888 London. Her exceptional skill with the violin soon gains her a name as a performer, and before she realizes it, she has been swept back into the aristocratic world that abandoned her. But Old Jacky has his eye on her now…

“Maggie Shayne’s books have a permanent spot on my keeper shelf.” —#1 NY Times Bestselling Author KAREN ROBARD

Hey, I’m Rachel de Luca, a self-help guru with a potty mouth and a penchant for crime-solving. My partner, soon to be husband if I can get over my paralyzing fear, is Mason Brown, a detective with the Binghamton PD.

A wallflower who trips through life…

Lady Elizabeth Ashbrook is something of a klutz. Only this time the quiet, bookish young lady has literally fallen directly into the path of none other than the notoriously rakish Earl of Darington.

When an accidental encounter appears rather compromising, Lady Elizabeth does what any sensible young lady would, and declares they are engaged.