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An Emma Wild Holiday Mystery #1-4
The Emma Wild Mysteries: Complete Holiday Series Books 1-4
The Emma Wild Holiday Series with Recipes
Book 1: Killer Christmas
After breaking up with hunky movie star Nick Doyle, Grammy Award-winning singer Emma Wild returns to her hometown for Christmas to get away from it all. In Hartfield, a small town in Ontario, Canada, she gets caught up in a murder case after a fan's drink is poisoned at the Chocoholic Cafe, owned by Emma's sister Mirabelle.
Who is the killer and was the drink originally intended for Emma?
To add to the chaos, Sterling Matthews is the detective on the case. He'd shattered her heart nine years ago and inspired all her hit singles, but now they must work together to find the murderer before the murderer finds Emma.
Book 2: New Year’s Slay
Superstar singer Emma Wild is back for another murder mystery in her Canadian hometown of Hartfield, Ontario. Things are heating up with Emma’s high school sweetheart, the handsome Detective Sterling Matthews, but when her movie star ex, Nick Doyle, comes looking for her with a huge diamond engagement ring, Emma’s world turns upside down.
When the owner of The Sweet Dreams Inn is stabbed to death with a chunky knitting needle, Nick is the prime suspect because he is the inn's only guest. Emma and Sterling must work together once again to prove Nick's innocence and find the real killer.
Three’s a crowd in this murder case. Will Emma make up her mind between her first love and her Hollywood hunk?
Book 3: Death of a Snowman
Everything's going well for singer Emma Wild. Taking a break from her crazy celebrity life in Hartfield has been a refreshing change, even if she did have some difficulty choosing between her movie star boyfriend Nick Doyle and her high school sweetheart Detective Sterling Matthews. But she has made up her mind: she knows who she wants to spend the rest of her life with.
The mayor of Hartfield asks Emma to perform at the annual Snowman Festival, where there are a plethora of fun activities to cure the townspeople of their winter blues every January. But when the mayor’s two children are kidnapped in broad daylight during the snowman building contest, Emma snaps into detective mode. The only clue she has is a ransom note, which contains a couple of lines from an obscure poet named Harold Winken. She thought she also saw the children talking to a man from the stage when she was performing, but she has no idea who this mysterious man could be.
Emma asks Detective Sterling Matthews for help, but he has a new partner, a smart and beautiful brunette named Sandra who only sees Emma as a shallow nuisance. Can Emma solve the case on her own and prove that she’s more than a pretty face?
Book 4: Valentine’s Day Victim
It looks like superstar singer Emma Wild is going to be single on Valentine’s Day. She’s ignoring all of Detective Sterling Matthew’s calls and evading her promotional duties for her third album release. All she wants to do is sit at home, watch trashy TV shows and eat junk food.
But a journalist from Rolling Stone magazine on a tight deadline tracks her down and follows her around town the same time that Emma’s sister Mirabelle invites her to be one of the judges for the town’s annual baking contest. After the contest is over, Emma finds the winner’s dead body in a toilet stall! While Sterling and his partner Sandra arrests a contestant named Cherry, Emma thinks they have the wrong suspect.
Can she figure out who it is before the murderer kills someone else?
Book 1: Killer Christmas
After breaking up with hunky movie star Nick Doyle, Grammy Award-winning singer Emma Wild returns to her hometown for Christmas to get away from it all. In Hartfield, a small town in Ontario, Canada, she gets caught up in a murder case after a fan's drink is poisoned at the Chocoholic Cafe, owned by Emma's sister Mirabelle.
Who is the killer and was the drink originally intended for Emma?
To add to the chaos, Sterling Matthews is the detective on the case. He'd shattered her heart nine years ago and inspired all her hit singles, but now they must work together to find the murderer before the murderer finds Emma.
Book 2: New Year’s Slay
Superstar singer Emma Wild is back for another murder mystery in her Canadian hometown of Hartfield, Ontario. Things are heating up with Emma’s high school sweetheart, the handsome Detective Sterling Matthews, but when her movie star ex, Nick Doyle, comes looking for her with a huge diamond engagement ring, Emma’s world turns upside down.
When the owner of The Sweet Dreams Inn is stabbed to death with a chunky knitting needle, Nick is the prime suspect because he is the inn's only guest. Emma and Sterling must work together once again to prove Nick's innocence and find the real killer.
Three’s a crowd in this murder case. Will Emma make up her mind between her first love and her Hollywood hunk?
Book 3: Death of a Snowman
Everything's going well for singer Emma Wild. Taking a break from her crazy celebrity life in Hartfield has been a refreshing change, even if she did have some difficulty choosing between her movie star boyfriend Nick Doyle and her high school sweetheart Detective Sterling Matthews. But she has made up her mind: she knows who she wants to spend the rest of her life with.
The mayor of Hartfield asks Emma to perform at the annual Snowman Festival, where there are a plethora of fun activities to cure the townspeople of their winter blues every January. But when the mayor’s two children are kidnapped in broad daylight during the snowman building contest, Emma snaps into detective mode. The only clue she has is a ransom note, which contains a couple of lines from an obscure poet named Harold Winken. She thought she also saw the children talking to a man from the stage when she was performing, but she has no idea who this mysterious man could be.
Emma asks Detective Sterling Matthews for help, but he has a new partner, a smart and beautiful brunette named Sandra who only sees Emma as a shallow nuisance. Can Emma solve the case on her own and prove that she’s more than a pretty face?
Book 4: Valentine’s Day Victim
It looks like superstar singer Emma Wild is going to be single on Valentine’s Day. She’s ignoring all of Detective Sterling Matthew’s calls and evading her promotional duties for her third album release. All she wants to do is sit at home, watch trashy TV shows and eat junk food.
But a journalist from Rolling Stone magazine on a tight deadline tracks her down and follows her around town the same time that Emma’s sister Mirabelle invites her to be one of the judges for the town’s annual baking contest. After the contest is over, Emma finds the winner’s dead body in a toilet stall! While Sterling and his partner Sandra arrests a contestant named Cherry, Emma thinks they have the wrong suspect.
Can she figure out who it is before the murderer kills someone else?
456 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 26, 2014
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Displaying 1 - 9 of 9 reviews
May 17, 2014
While the premise of this story sounds interesting it is marred by very poor editing and formatting. I believe the.writer is not a native English speaker. The formatting takes what are essentially 4 novellas and through extreme spacing provides 4 short novels. The editing is flawed by poor spelling and missing words as well as occasional lapses in grammar. All of this was very distracting to the story. Emma Wild herself could be very likeable if she had some depth of character. My here is some explanation of her motivations but here fellow characters provide little in depth conversation..
August 27, 2014
A cute collection of cozy mystery novellas. The storyline really could have, and probably should have, been expanded to longer books since the story pacing of the story's arc seemed whiplash fast, especially the romantic portions. On the other hand, the mystery plot lines were not necessarily complex enough to sustain a longer read. Another cutesy mystery series set in another quaint town filled with quirky characters...all in all a good day read for the beach or around the holidays.
January 10, 2017
First book was short and sweet. Not a lot of character development. Has a bit of a cliff hanger at the end which lead me to purchase the collection. The rest of the books were okay. They were short and sweet. There really wasn't a lot to them. They were a very quick read.
January 10, 2015
Cute
This was a cute series. Although a little cheesy, each story kept my interest to keep reading the next in the series.
This was a cute series. Although a little cheesy, each story kept my interest to keep reading the next in the series.
June 28, 2015
They were a cute quick read, plots a little goofy, romance a little quirky but otherwise quite enjoyable.
December 7, 2015
Great
I read the first book then had to buy the set. It was a lot better than expected. However, I really wish the stories were longer!
I read the first book then had to buy the set. It was a lot better than expected. However, I really wish the stories were longer!
January 3, 2020
Cozy cupcakes and murder
Fun quick read and a loveable character. If you like cozy mysteries this will be right up your alley. Enjoy!
Fun quick read and a loveable character. If you like cozy mysteries this will be right up your alley. Enjoy!
February 2, 2021
While this was a nice diverting read, I prefer her Cape Bay series.
August 2, 2019
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