50 Books like Apple Cider Slaying

Murder at the Bookstore

by Sue Minix

When a mystery writer's pen surfaces at her friend's murder scene, the police have only one suspect.

3.26

7k+

📚 Cozy Bookshop Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth ✍️ Writer As Detective 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🌳 Southern Small Town

Murder at the Bookstore 93%

When a mystery writer's pen surfaces at her friend's murder scene, the police have only one suspect.

by Sue Minix 2023

3.26

7k+ ratings

📚 Cozy Bookshop Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth ✍️ Writer As Detective 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🌳 Southern Small Town

The Maid

by Nita Prose • 2022

A hotel maid discovers a dead guest, and her social awkwardness makes her the prime suspect.

3.75

719k+

🧠 Neurodivergent Protagonist 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🫂 Found Family 🚪 Locked Room Mystery 🎭 Quirky Narrator

The Maid 94%

A hotel maid discovers a dead guest, and her social awkwardness makes her the prime suspect.

by Nita Prose 2022

3.75

719k+ ratings

🧠 Neurodivergent Protagonist 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🫂 Found Family 🚪 Locked Room Mystery 🎭 Quirky Narrator

Thanksgiving Past

by Kathi Daley • 2020

A Thanksgiving vanishing pulls a newcomer into a mystery tangled with her own lost past.

4.46

2k+

🕵️ Cold Case Mystery 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🦃 Thanksgiving Setting ❤️ Found Family 🔍 Amateur Sleuth

Thanksgiving Past 94%

A Thanksgiving vanishing pulls a newcomer into a mystery tangled with her own lost past.

by Kathi Daley 2020

4.46

2k+ ratings

🕵️ Cold Case Mystery 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🦃 Thanksgiving Setting ❤️ Found Family 🔍 Amateur Sleuth

The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year

by Ally Carter • 2024

Rival mystery writers snowed in at an English manor must solve their idol's locked-room vanishing.

3.87

153k+

❤️ Rivals To Lovers 🔐 Locked-Room Mystery ❄️ Snowed In 📚 Literary Mystery 🏰 Manor House Mystery

The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year Summary

The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year 93%

Rival mystery writers snowed in at an English manor must solve their idol's locked-room vanishing.

by Ally Carter 2024

3.87

153k+ ratings

❤️ Rivals To Lovers 🔐 Locked-Room Mystery ❄️ Snowed In 📚 Literary Mystery 🏰 Manor House Mystery

Juniper Bean Resorts to Murder

by Gracie Ruth Mitchell • 2023

A romance writer returns home, moves in with her former crush, and finds a vanishing body.

3.99

7k+

🔍 Amateur Sleuths 🕵️‍♀️ Small-Town Secrets 🏠 Forced Proximity 🛏️ Roommates To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy-Sunshine

Juniper Bean Resorts to Murder 93%

A romance writer returns home, moves in with her former crush, and finds a vanishing body.

by Gracie Ruth Mitchell 2023

3.99

7k+ ratings

🔍 Amateur Sleuths 🕵️‍♀️ Small-Town Secrets 🏠 Forced Proximity 🛏️ Roommates To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy-Sunshine

The Christmas Jigsaw Murders

by Alexandra Benedict • 2023

A reclusive crossword setter must solve a killer's jigsaw before each piece becomes a body.

3.41

12k+

🎄 Holiday Mystery 👵 Elderly Amateur Sleuth 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Family 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🖤 Dark Christmas

The Christmas Jigsaw Murders 93%

A reclusive crossword setter must solve a killer's jigsaw before each piece becomes a body.

by Alexandra Benedict 2023

3.41

12k+ ratings

🎄 Holiday Mystery 👵 Elderly Amateur Sleuth 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Family 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🖤 Dark Christmas

Lovelight Farms

by B.K. Borison • 2021

A struggling Christmas tree farmer and her best friend fake a relationship for a contest prize.

3.80

178k+

👫 Friends To Lovers 🤝 Fake Dating 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎄 Cozy Holiday

Lovelight Farms 93%

A struggling Christmas tree farmer and her best friend fake a relationship for a contest prize.

by B.K. Borison 2021

3.80

178k+ ratings

👫 Friends To Lovers 🤝 Fake Dating 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎄 Cozy Holiday

Santa Cruise

by Mary Higgins Clark • 2006

Two fugitives in Santa suits board a charity cruise, unaware the guests include amateur sleuths.

3.44

8k+

🚢 Cruise Ship Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 👥 Ensemble Cast 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 😊 Lighthearted Suspense

Santa Cruise 93%

Two fugitives in Santa suits board a charity cruise, unaware the guests include amateur sleuths.

by Mary Higgins Clark 2006

3.44

8k+ ratings

🚢 Cruise Ship Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 👥 Ensemble Cast 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 😊 Lighthearted Suspense

Wrapped Up in You

by Nikki Ash • 2023

She survived a fire. Now a firefighter's kindness threatens to burn down her guarded heart.

3.73

4k+

🎄 Small Town Christmas 👩‍👧 Single Mom 🚒 Firefighter Hero 🫂 Found Family ⏳ Slow Burn

Wrapped Up in You 93%

She survived a fire. Now a firefighter's kindness threatens to burn down her guarded heart.

by Nikki Ash 2023

3.73

4k+ ratings

🎄 Small Town Christmas 👩‍👧 Single Mom 🚒 Firefighter Hero 🫂 Found Family ⏳ Slow Burn

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers

by Jesse Q. Sutanto • 2023

A lonely widow finds a dead man and turns the suspects into family.

4.02

209k+

🖤 Found Family 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 👵 Meddling Protagonist 🌱 Grief And Healing 🤝 Unlikely Friendships

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers Summary

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers 92%

A lonely widow finds a dead man and turns the suspects into family.

by Jesse Q. Sutanto 2023

4.02

209k+ ratings

🖤 Found Family 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 👵 Meddling Protagonist 🌱 Grief And Healing 🤝 Unlikely Friendships

Bright Lights, Big Christmas

by Mary Kay Andrews • 2023

An aimless artist gets a second chance running her family's Christmas tree stand in New York.

3.74

61k+

🎄 Cozy Christmas Fiction 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family 👨‍👧 Single Dad Romance 🌲 Family Business 🔄 Second Chances

Bright Lights, Big Christmas 92%

An aimless artist gets a second chance running her family's Christmas tree stand in New York.

by Mary Kay Andrews 2023

3.74

61k+ ratings

🎄 Cozy Christmas Fiction 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family 👨‍👧 Single Dad Romance 🌲 Family Business 🔄 Second Chances

92 Pacific Boulevard

by Debbie Macomber • 2006

Ten abandoned puppies and an ex-husband with a younger woman crash a tree farmer's Christmas.

4.15

11k+

🏘️ Small-Town Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance 🎄 Holiday Romance ✨ Cozy Christmas Energy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 Blended Family

92 Pacific Boulevard 92%

Ten abandoned puppies and an ex-husband with a younger woman crash a tree farmer's Christmas.

by Debbie Macomber 2006

4.15

11k+ ratings

🏘️ Small-Town Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance 🎄 Holiday Romance ✨ Cozy Christmas Energy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 Blended Family

Whiskey Rebellion

by Liliana Hart • 2011

A broke teacher's stripping gig ends with a dead principal and a detective who can't look away.

3.94

12k+

🕵️‍♀️ Amateur Sleuth 😂 Comedic Mystery 💥 Disaster Protagonist ☀️ Grumpy Vs Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Whiskey Rebellion 92%

A broke teacher's stripping gig ends with a dead principal and a detective who can't look away.

by Liliana Hart 2011

3.94

12k+ ratings

🕵️‍♀️ Amateur Sleuth 😂 Comedic Mystery 💥 Disaster Protagonist ☀️ Grumpy Vs Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Death by Dumpling

by Vivien Chien • 2018

Lana Lee's lunch delivery kills the property manager of Asia Village, making her the prime suspect.

3.65

14k+

🍜 Restaurant Setting 🕵️‍♀️ Amateur Detective 🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 🤫 Family Secrets 💞 Slow Burn Romance

Death by Dumpling 94%

Lana Lee's lunch delivery kills the property manager of Asia Village, making her the prime suspect.

by Vivien Chien 2018

3.65

14k+ ratings

🍜 Restaurant Setting 🕵️‍♀️ Amateur Detective 🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 🤫 Family Secrets 💞 Slow Burn Romance

Game of Cones

by Cynthia Baxter • 2020

A storm-trapped ice cream shop owner must solve a heiress's murder at a remote resort.

3.75

182

🍦 Culinary Cozy 🗝️ Locked Room Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🏔️ Isolated Setting 🔐 Family Secrets

Game of Cones 94%

A storm-trapped ice cream shop owner must solve a heiress's murder at a remote resort.

by Cynthia Baxter 2020

3.75

182 ratings

🍦 Culinary Cozy 🗝️ Locked Room Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🏔️ Isolated Setting 🔐 Family Secrets

Corrupt

by Penelope Douglas

Three years ago masked men claimed her. Now they're back to destroy her, and she still wants them.

3.78

436k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🎓 Dark College Romance 😈 Morally Grey Hero 💔 Revenge Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

Corrupt 92%

Three years ago masked men claimed her. Now they're back to destroy her, and she still wants them.

by Penelope Douglas 2015

3.78

436k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🎓 Dark College Romance 😈 Morally Grey Hero 💔 Revenge Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

The Christmas Boutique

by Jennifer Chiaverini • 2019

Two rival quilters must set aside years of bad blood to save their town's Christmas Boutique.

3.68

5k+

🧵 Quilting Community 🪡 Crafting As Healing 🤝 Rivals To Friends 🏡 Found Family 🏘️ Small Town Ensemble

The Christmas Boutique 92%

Two rival quilters must set aside years of bad blood to save their town's Christmas Boutique.

by Jennifer Chiaverini 2019

3.68

5k+ ratings

🧵 Quilting Community 🪡 Crafting As Healing 🤝 Rivals To Friends 🏡 Found Family 🏘️ Small Town Ensemble

The Christmas Bookshop

by Jenny Colgan • 2021

Jobless at thirty, she must rescue an Edinburgh bookshop by Christmas to prove her family wrong.

3.68

95k+

📚 Bookshop Setting 👭 Sister Rivalry 🌱 Starting Over 💕 Found Family 🏪 Small Shop Revival

The Christmas Bookshop 92%

Jobless at thirty, she must rescue an Edinburgh bookshop by Christmas to prove her family wrong.

by Jenny Colgan 2021

3.68

95k+ ratings

📚 Bookshop Setting 👭 Sister Rivalry 🌱 Starting Over 💕 Found Family 🏪 Small Shop Revival

Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop of Dreams

by Jenny Colgan • 2012

A London nurse must sell her great-aunt's crumbling sweetshop. The village has other ideas.

3.92

13k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🌱 Starting Over ⏳ Dual Timeline 🌿 English Countryside 💔 Wartime Love Story

Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop of Dreams Summary

Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop of Dreams 92%

A London nurse must sell her great-aunt's crumbling sweetshop. The village has other ideas.

by Jenny Colgan 2012

3.92

13k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🌱 Starting Over ⏳ Dual Timeline 🌿 English Countryside 💔 Wartime Love Story

Holiday Romance

by Catherine Walsh • 2022

Nine years of platonic Christmas flights. One travel nightmare. A kiss that rewrites the rules.

3.96

92k+

🤝 Friends To Lovers 🎄 Holiday Romance ✈️ Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 🕯️ Cozy Holiday Vibes

Holiday Romance 92%

Nine years of platonic Christmas flights. One travel nightmare. A kiss that rewrites the rules.

by Catherine Walsh 2022

3.96

92k+ ratings

🤝 Friends To Lovers 🎄 Holiday Romance ✈️ Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 🕯️ Cozy Holiday Vibes

This Is Not a Game

by Kelly Mullen • 2025

Blackmailed into a mansion party, a grandmother and her granddaughter are snowed in with a killer.

3.41

6k+

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuths 🤫 Family Secrets ☕ Cozy Mystery Energy ❄️ Snowbound Mansion

This Is Not a Game 92%

Blackmailed into a mansion party, a grandmother and her granddaughter are snowed in with a killer.

by Kelly Mullen 2025

3.41

6k+ ratings

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuths 🤫 Family Secrets ☕ Cozy Mystery Energy ❄️ Snowbound Mansion

In the Market for Murder

by T.E. Kinsey • 2015

A farmer dies in his pie. A lady sleuth and her maid sift village grudges for the poisoner.

4.12

17k+

🕵️ Lady Detective Duo 👒 Edwardian Mystery 🏘️ Village Secrets 🍄 Poison Murder 🏡 Quirky Village

In the Market for Murder 92%

A farmer dies in his pie. A lady sleuth and her maid sift village grudges for the poisoner.

by T.E. Kinsey 2015

4.12

17k+ ratings

🕵️ Lady Detective Duo 👒 Edwardian Mystery 🏘️ Village Secrets 🍄 Poison Murder 🏡 Quirky Village

Holiday Ever After

by Hannah Grace • 2025

At Christmas, a corporate fixer and the craftsman who exposed her company can't stop colliding.

3.66

48k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🎄 Holiday Romance 🌨️ Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Holiday Ever After 92%

At Christmas, a corporate fixer and the craftsman who exposed her company can't stop colliding.

by Hannah Grace 2025

3.66

48k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🎄 Holiday Romance 🌨️ Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Whiskey Lies

by Brittanee Nicole • 2022

A matchmaker's weekend fling with a stranger ends with her next assignment: finding him a wife.

3.99

9k+

🔥 Billionaire Romance 💼 Workplace Romance 🔗 Forced Proximity 💋 One Night Stand 🎭 Secret Identity

Whiskey Lies 92%

A matchmaker's weekend fling with a stranger ends with her next assignment: finding him a wife.

by Brittanee Nicole 2022

3.99

9k+ ratings

🔥 Billionaire Romance 💼 Workplace Romance 🔗 Forced Proximity 💋 One Night Stand 🎭 Secret Identity

Darling Daffodils Farm

by Brittanee Nicole • 2026

A baker's feud with the brooding cowboy running her family farm starts to feel like love.

3.90

6k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🧁 Baking Romance 🩹 Emotional Healing ☕ Cozy Romance

Darling Daffodils Farm 92%

A baker's feud with the brooding cowboy running her family farm starts to feel like love.

by Brittanee Nicole 2026

3.90

6k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🧁 Baking Romance 🩹 Emotional Healing ☕ Cozy Romance

New Hope, Old Grudges

by Anne Malcom • 2023

A disgraced LA entrepreneur returns home to find her former bully wearing the sheriff's badge.

3.81

2k+

🏡 Small Town Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎄 Holiday Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance 👮 Small Town Sheriff

New Hope, Old Grudges 92%

A disgraced LA entrepreneur returns home to find her former bully wearing the sheriff's badge.

by Anne Malcom 2023

3.81

2k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎄 Holiday Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance 👮 Small Town Sheriff

The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club

by Gloria Chao

Three women learn they share a boyfriend. Their revenge night ends over his dead body.

3.56

16k+

🕵️ Amateur Sleuths 😈 Revenge Comedy 💕 Found Family 💬 Banter And Bonding 🎙️ True Crime Satire

The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club 91%

Three women learn they share a boyfriend. Their revenge night ends over his dead body.

by Gloria Chao 2025

3.56

16k+ ratings

🕵️ Amateur Sleuths 😈 Revenge Comedy 💕 Found Family 💬 Banter And Bonding 🎙️ True Crime Satire

Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery

by Jenny Colgan • 2016

A baker's quiet holiday is upended by a friend's secret and a father she's never known.

3.68

22k+

🎄 Festive Romance 🍞 Bakery Love Story 🫂 Found Family 💔 Friendship Tested 🌊 Seaside Village

Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery Summary

Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery 93%

A baker's quiet holiday is upended by a friend's secret and a father she's never known.

by Jenny Colgan 2016

3.68

22k+ ratings

🎄 Festive Romance 🍞 Bakery Love Story 🫂 Found Family 💔 Friendship Tested 🌊 Seaside Village

The Holiday Cottage

by Sarah Morgan • 2024

She invented a family to survive the holidays, then finds them at a Cotswolds cottage, waiting.

4.04

18k+

🫂 Found Family 🔒 Family Secrets 💔 Family Estrangement 🎄 Cozy Holiday ✨ Redemptive

The Holiday Cottage 93%

She invented a family to survive the holidays, then finds them at a Cotswolds cottage, waiting.

by Sarah Morgan 2024

4.04

18k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🔒 Family Secrets 💔 Family Estrangement 🎄 Cozy Holiday ✨ Redemptive

The Book Club Hotel

by Sarah Morgan • 2023

Three friends book a Vermont inn for Christmas. The owner is a half-sister one never knew.

3.93

41k+

😊 Feel-Good Fiction 🎄 Christmas Romance 🏠 Found Family 👭 Sisterhood 💕 Second Chance Romance

The Book Club Hotel 92%

Three friends book a Vermont inn for Christmas. The owner is a half-sister one never knew.

by Sarah Morgan 2023

3.93

41k+ ratings

😊 Feel-Good Fiction 🎄 Christmas Romance 🏠 Found Family 👭 Sisterhood 💕 Second Chance Romance

Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal

by Meghan Quinn • 2025

A Christmas farmer schemes to charm his new rival neighbor. The distraction becomes too real.

3.87

85k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🎄 Rival Small Businesses ❄️ Forced Proximity 😂 Comedy Of Errors 👯 Meddling Matchmakers

Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal Summary

Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal 91%

A Christmas farmer schemes to charm his new rival neighbor. The distraction becomes too real.

by Meghan Quinn 2025

3.87

85k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🎄 Rival Small Businesses ❄️ Forced Proximity 😂 Comedy Of Errors 👯 Meddling Matchmakers

Murder at Holly House

by Denzil Meyrick • 2023

A hapless detective banished to a snowbound village unearths a chimney corpse and a coup.

3.20

11k+

🏘️ Village Mystery 🏰 Country House Mystery 🕵️ Bumbling Detective 🤫 Small Town Secrets 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere

Murder at Holly House 91%

A hapless detective banished to a snowbound village unearths a chimney corpse and a coup.

by Denzil Meyrick 2023

3.20

11k+ ratings

🏘️ Village Mystery 🏰 Country House Mystery 🕵️ Bumbling Detective 🤫 Small Town Secrets 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere

Baggage Claim

by Juliana Smith • 2022

Dreading a family Christmas, she lets her charming flight companion pose as her fake boyfriend.

3.67

13k+

🎄 Christmas Romance 🎭 Fake Dating ✈️ Forced Proximity 💔 Family Estrangement 🏔️ Mountain Town

Baggage Claim 91%

Dreading a family Christmas, she lets her charming flight companion pose as her fake boyfriend.

by Juliana Smith 2022

3.67

13k+ ratings

🎄 Christmas Romance 🎭 Fake Dating ✈️ Forced Proximity 💔 Family Estrangement 🏔️ Mountain Town

Grace & Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon

by Matthew Norman • 2025

A widow and a widower, tricked together for the holidays, discover that love deserves a sequel.

4.26

29k+

👫 Widow Romance 🎬 Holiday Movie Marathon 🖤 Grief Bonding ✨ Cozy Holiday Energy 🏠 Forced Proximity

Grace & Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon Summary

Grace & Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon 91%

A widow and a widower, tricked together for the holidays, discover that love deserves a sequel.

by Matthew Norman 2025

4.26

29k+ ratings

👫 Widow Romance 🎬 Holiday Movie Marathon 🖤 Grief Bonding ✨ Cozy Holiday Energy 🏠 Forced Proximity

The Bakeshop at Pumpkin and Spice

by Donna Kauffman • 2019

A magical bakeshop in Moonbright, Maine, nudges three couples toward love during Halloween season.

3.31

3k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🍪 Magical Baking 🎃 Halloween Season 💕 Multiple Love Stories 🫂 Found Family

The Bakeshop at Pumpkin and Spice Summary

The Bakeshop at Pumpkin and Spice 91%

A magical bakeshop in Moonbright, Maine, nudges three couples toward love during Halloween season.

by Donna Kauffman 2019

3.31

3k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🍪 Magical Baking 🎃 Halloween Season 💕 Multiple Love Stories 🫂 Found Family

Comfort & Joy

by Kristin Hannah • 2005

After a crash, a heartbroken woman wakes at a lodge where a boy calls her mom.

3.57

97k+

🎄 Holiday Romance 🫂 Found Family 💕 Second Chance Love 🕊️ Grief And Healing 🌫️ Dream Or Reality

Comfort & Joy 91%

After a crash, a heartbroken woman wakes at a lodge where a boy calls her mom.

by Kristin Hannah 2005

3.57

97k+ ratings

🎄 Holiday Romance 🫂 Found Family 💕 Second Chance Love 🕊️ Grief And Healing 🌫️ Dream Or Reality

Hidden

by Fern Michaels • 2021

A psychic's battered table hides a dead man's will, and the disinherited heirs are closing in.

4.01

18k+

🔮 Psychic Sleuth 🏠 Found Family 💕 Psychic Romance 🏘️ Small Town Mystery ☀️ Light Suspense

Hidden 91%

A psychic's battered table hides a dead man's will, and the disinherited heirs are closing in.

by Fern Michaels 2021

4.01

18k+ ratings

🔮 Psychic Sleuth 🏠 Found Family 💕 Psychic Romance 🏘️ Small Town Mystery ☀️ Light Suspense

A Merry Little Lie

by Sarah Morgan • 2025

Becky's fake Christmas romance with her best friend fools everyone except her own heart.

3.96

11k+

🤥 Fake Dating 💕 Friends To Lovers 🎄 Holiday Romance 💔 Marriage In Trouble 👯 Sister Bonds

A Merry Little Lie 91%

Becky's fake Christmas romance with her best friend fools everyone except her own heart.

by Sarah Morgan 2025

3.96

11k+ ratings

🤥 Fake Dating 💕 Friends To Lovers 🎄 Holiday Romance 💔 Marriage In Trouble 👯 Sister Bonds

The Morning Show Murders

by Al Roker • 2009

A TV chef becomes the prime suspect when his producer is poisoned outside his Manhattan restaurant.

3.36

1k+

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🍳 Culinary Cozy 🎯 Framed For Murder 🎭 Secret Identity 💬 Witty Banter

The Morning Show Murders 91%

A TV chef becomes the prime suspect when his producer is poisoned outside his Manhattan restaurant.

by Al Roker 2009

3.36

1k+ ratings

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🍳 Culinary Cozy 🎯 Framed For Murder 🎭 Secret Identity 💬 Witty Banter

Happy Bloody Christmas

by Jo Middleton • 2024

Her boss dead in her larder, a hungover mother must catch a killer before Christmas.

3.78

7k+

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🎄 Christmas Cozy 🖤 Dark Humor 🗣️ Wry Narrator 🏘️ English Village

Happy Bloody Christmas 93%

Her boss dead in her larder, a hungover mother must catch a killer before Christmas.

by Jo Middleton 2024

3.78

7k+ ratings

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🎄 Christmas Cozy 🖤 Dark Humor 🗣️ Wry Narrator 🏘️ English Village

The Pumpkin Spice Café

by Laurie Gilmore • 2023

A woman inherits a cafe and a grumpy farmer who makes her question where she belongs.

3.36

577k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☕ Cozy Contemporary 🏠 Inherited Business ☀️ Grumpy Vs Sunshine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Pumpkin Spice Café 93%

A woman inherits a cafe and a grumpy farmer who makes her question where she belongs.

by Laurie Gilmore 2023

3.36

577k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☕ Cozy Contemporary 🏠 Inherited Business ☀️ Grumpy Vs Sunshine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

How to Solve Your Own Murder

by Kristen Perrin

A fortune-teller's prophecy foretold her murder; now her great-niece must solve it to inherit.

3.79

132k+

🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🧩 Inheritance Puzzle 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 📂 Cold Case Revisited 📔 Diary Clues

How to Solve Your Own Murder 91%

A fortune-teller's prophecy foretold her murder; now her great-niece must solve it to inherit.

by Kristen Perrin 2024

3.79

132k+ ratings

🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🧩 Inheritance Puzzle 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 📂 Cold Case Revisited 📔 Diary Clues

Tracks of Her Tears

by Melinda Leigh • 2015

Mother murdered, boyfriend missing, their baby alone: a small-town cop's family becomes the target.

4.09

12k+

🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🎄 Holiday Suspense 🏠 Family In Danger 💕 Chosen Family 👀 Killer Next Door

Tracks of Her Tears 91%

Mother murdered, boyfriend missing, their baby alone: a small-town cop's family becomes the target.

by Melinda Leigh 2015

4.09

12k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🎄 Holiday Suspense 🏠 Family In Danger 💕 Chosen Family 👀 Killer Next Door

My December Darling

by Lauren Asher • 2024

Her sister's marrying her ex, and the best man won't stop making her smile.

3.67

75k+

🏘️ Small-Town Romance 🎄 Holiday Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💘 He Falls First

My December Darling 91%

Her sister's marrying her ex, and the best man won't stop making her smile.

by Lauren Asher 2024

3.67

75k+ ratings

🏘️ Small-Town Romance 🎄 Holiday Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💘 He Falls First

Without a Clue

by Melissa Ferguson • 2026

Murder strikes a book cruise, forcing an assistant to suspect the seven authors she calls family.

3.66

6k+

🔍 Meta Mystery 🏠 Found Family 💕 Friends To Lovers 🔒 Closed Circle Mystery ☕ Cozy Mystery Energy

Without a Clue 91%

Murder strikes a book cruise, forcing an assistant to suspect the seven authors she calls family.

by Melissa Ferguson 2026

3.66

6k+ ratings

🔍 Meta Mystery 🏠 Found Family 💕 Friends To Lovers 🔒 Closed Circle Mystery ☕ Cozy Mystery Energy

The Librarian of Crooked Lane

by C.J. Archer • 2022

A librarian seeking magical roots lands in an enchanted art heist beside a haunted war hero.

3.83

26k+

🏮 Gaslamp Fantasy 🧳 Orphaned Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family 📚 Magical Library

The Librarian of Crooked Lane 91%

A librarian seeking magical roots lands in an enchanted art heist beside a haunted war hero.

by C.J. Archer 2022

3.83

26k+ ratings

🏮 Gaslamp Fantasy 🧳 Orphaned Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family 📚 Magical Library

On Her Father's Grave

by Kendra Elliot • 2014

A cop buries her father in small-town Oregon, then a teen dies from an unknown drug.

4.16

14k+

🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🏠 Return To Hometown 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👮 Partners To Lovers 💔 Grieving Daughter

On Her Father's Grave 91%

A cop buries her father in small-town Oregon, then a teen dies from an unknown drug.

by Kendra Elliot 2014

4.16

14k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🏠 Return To Hometown 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👮 Partners To Lovers 💔 Grieving Daughter

Fake News & Office Blues

by Amanda M. Lee • 2022

A journalist stops a kidnapping, then uncovers a trafficking ring behind a small-town pageant.

4.74

1k+

🖋️ Journalist Sleuth 🏘️ Small Town Mystery 💑 Married Sleuths 👨‍👩‍👧 Meddling Family 😏 Snarky Protagonist

Fake News & Office Blues 91%

A journalist stops a kidnapping, then uncovers a trafficking ring behind a small-town pageant.

by Amanda M. Lee 2022

4.74

1k+ ratings

🖋️ Journalist Sleuth 🏘️ Small Town Mystery 💑 Married Sleuths 👨‍👩‍👧 Meddling Family 😏 Snarky Protagonist

Tough Love

by Melanie A. Smith • 2021

A jaded lawyer caring for her dying grandmother falls for the guarded doctor next door.

4.07

194

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Grief And Healing 🌱 Starting Over 🩹 Wounded Hero

Tough Love 91%

A jaded lawyer caring for her dying grandmother falls for the guarded doctor next door.

by Melanie A. Smith 2021

4.07

194 ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Grief And Healing 🌱 Starting Over 🩹 Wounded Hero

The Sugar Queen

by Sarah Addison Allen • 2008

Josey Cirrini hides candy and dreams in a secret closet until a runaway waitress moves in.

3.99

58k+

🪄 Magical Realism 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👻 Ghostly Visitor

The Sugar Queen 91%

Josey Cirrini hides candy and dreams in a secret closet until a runaway waitress moves in.

by Sarah Addison Allen 2008

3.99

58k+ ratings

🪄 Magical Realism 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👻 Ghostly Visitor

Compare Features	Free	Pro
📖 Read Summaries Read unlimited summaries. Free users get 3 per month
🎧 Listen to Summaries Listen to unlimited summaries in 40 languages	—
❤️ Unlimited Bookmarks Free users are limited to 4	—
📜 Unlimited History Free users are limited to 4	—
📥 Unlimited Downloads Free users are limited to 1	—

People love SoBrief

Join our global community of 600,000+ readers

★★★★★

This site is a total game-changer. I've been flying through book summaries like never before. Highly, highly recommend.

— Dave G

Worth my money and time, and really well made. I've never seen this quality of summaries on other websites. Very helpful!

— Em

Highly recommended!! Fantastic service. Perfect for those that want a little more than a teaser but not all the intricate details of a full audio book.

— Greg M