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	Peppermint Cream Die (HSP Mysteries #1) 4.13 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2020 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Princess and the Poison 3.77 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Probable Claus: A Storybook Park Short Mystery 3.64 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mortgage and Mayhem (The Mother-Daughter Realty Team Mysteries, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 36 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Goulden Christmas: An Alternate Timeline Holiday Romance 3.81 avg rating — 26 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stabbed in the Tart (The HSP Mysteries #2) 4.22 avg rating — 18 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Premeditated Mortgage (The Mother-Daughter Realty Team Mysteries, #2) 4.40 avg rating — 15 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sourdough Dead (HSP Mysteries #3) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Accidental Santa: A Sweet Romance Novella 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mortgage in the First Degree (The Mother-Daughter Realty Team Mysteries, #3) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Introducing Accidental Santa, a sweet romance novella.

A self-centered out-of-work actor convicted of a minor crime is sentenced to attend Santa School. Highly resistant to the experience at first, he slowly begins to grasp the joys of making other people happy—including the owner of the school who's unlike any woman he's ever met. But when he’s offered a breakthrough role in an action thriller, he Read more of this blog post »

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Series by Carol E. Ayer

The HSP Mysteries (3 books)
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The Mother-Daughter Realty Team Mysteries (3 books)
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StoryWorld Mysteries (1 book)
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