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Cozy Mysteries Collection: Fall & Family Edition
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Grab this 6 Book Cozy Mysteries Collection from Hope Callaghan’s most popular series, with each book featuring a fall or family theme.
Enjoy hours upon hours of good, clean reading entertainment that’ll keep you guessing until the end!
BONUS: RECIPES INSIDE!
Hope Callaghan Cozy Mysteries Collection (6 Book Fall & Family Edition)
CONTENTS:
1-Family, Friends, and Foes (Cruise Ship Cozy Mysteries Series)
2-Fall Girl (Garden Girls Cozy Mysteries Series)
3-The Family Affair (Made in Savannah Cozy Mystery Series)
4-Waves of Deception (Samantha Rite Mystery Series)
5-Grandkids Gone Wild (Garden Girls Cozy Mysteries Series)
6-Deadly Delivery (Cruise Ship Cozy Mysteries Series)
*****Plus Bonus Short Story “Teepees & Trailer Parks”*****
Book 1- Family, Friends, and Foes
Mere hours before she’s set to marry the man of her dreams, Millie Sanders receives a hand delivered note from a family member that could threaten her wedding plans as well as her future as Assistant Cruise Director onboard “Siren of the Seas.”
To make matters worse, Captain Armati tells her that their upcoming dream honeymoon on the island of Saint-Martin is in jeopardy because of two mysterious deaths at the all-inclusive resort, owned by his close friend, Regan Leclerc. Millie quickly realizes something more sinister is afoot and a serial killer may be on the loose.
When Regan’s wife, Nadia, begs Millie for her help in solving the string of deaths that are plaguing the resort, the duo decides they must move quickly to track down the killer or face the possibility of becoming the killer’s next victims.
Book 2-Fall Girl
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, the townsfolk of Belhaven are busy preparing for the upcoming feast with friends and family.
When a body is discovered in the vacant farmhouse across the street from Gloria Rutherford's place, Gloria is horrified to think that someone...a killer, is on the loose.
Things go from bad to worse when she discovers that the body found in the house is none other than her best friend, Lucy Carlson's ex-boyfriend.
The police uncover evidence that points to Lucy as the murderer and possibly Gloria as an accomplice. Police are hot on Lucy's trail and the lead investigator is gunning for her arrest.
Can Gloria track down the real killer before it's too late? Or will Lucy take the fall and spend Thanksgiving in the slammer?
PLUS 4 MORE COZY MYSTERIES AND A BONUS SHORT STORY FOR YOU TO ENJOY!
Grab this 6 Book Cozy Mysteries Collection from Hope Callaghan’s most popular series, with each book featuring a fall or family theme.
Enjoy hours upon hours of good, clean reading entertainment that’ll keep you guessing until the end!
BONUS: RECIPES INSIDE!
Hope Callaghan Cozy Mysteries Collection (6 Book Fall & Family Edition)
CONTENTS:
1-Family, Friends, and Foes (Cruise Ship Cozy Mysteries Series)
2-Fall Girl (Garden Girls Cozy Mysteries Series)
3-The Family Affair (Made in Savannah Cozy Mystery Series)
4-Waves of Deception (Samantha Rite Mystery Series)
5-Grandkids Gone Wild (Garden Girls Cozy Mysteries Series)
6-Deadly Delivery (Cruise Ship Cozy Mysteries Series)
*****Plus Bonus Short Story “Teepees & Trailer Parks”*****
Book 1- Family, Friends, and Foes
Mere hours before she’s set to marry the man of her dreams, Millie Sanders receives a hand delivered note from a family member that could threaten her wedding plans as well as her future as Assistant Cruise Director onboard “Siren of the Seas.”
To make matters worse, Captain Armati tells her that their upcoming dream honeymoon on the island of Saint-Martin is in jeopardy because of two mysterious deaths at the all-inclusive resort, owned by his close friend, Regan Leclerc. Millie quickly realizes something more sinister is afoot and a serial killer may be on the loose.
When Regan’s wife, Nadia, begs Millie for her help in solving the string of deaths that are plaguing the resort, the duo decides they must move quickly to track down the killer or face the possibility of becoming the killer’s next victims.
Book 2-Fall Girl
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, the townsfolk of Belhaven are busy preparing for the upcoming feast with friends and family.
When a body is discovered in the vacant farmhouse across the street from Gloria Rutherford's place, Gloria is horrified to think that someone...a killer, is on the loose.
Things go from bad to worse when she discovers that the body found in the house is none other than her best friend, Lucy Carlson's ex-boyfriend.
The police uncover evidence that points to Lucy as the murderer and possibly Gloria as an accomplice. Police are hot on Lucy's trail and the lead investigator is gunning for her arrest.
Can Gloria track down the real killer before it's too late? Or will Lucy take the fall and spend Thanksgiving in the slammer?
PLUS 4 MORE COZY MYSTERIES AND A BONUS SHORT STORY FOR YOU TO ENJOY!
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Published September 19, 2018
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Hope Callaghan is an American author who loves to write clean fiction books, especially Christian Mystery and Cozy Mystery books.
She has written more than 70 mystery books (and counting) in six series.
Born and raised in a small town in West Michigan, she now lives in Florida with her husband. She is the proud mother of 3 wonderful children.
When she's not doing the thing she loves best - writing books - she enjoys cooking, traveling and reading books.
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★ AMAZON BESTSELLING AUTHOR ★
★ 2017 Mom's Choice Award ★
Hope Callaghan is an American author who loves to write clean fiction books, especially Christian Mystery and Cozy Mystery books.
She has written more than 70 mystery books (and counting) in six series.
Born and raised in a small town in West Michigan, she now lives in Florida with her husband. She is the proud mother of 3 wonderful children.
When she's not doing the thing she loves best - writing books - she enjoys cooking, traveling and reading books.
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September 21, 2018
This is a great collection of previously published fall themed books. Each time I read one of Ms. Callaghan’s books, I think it’s the best one and they can’t get any better, and then she writes the next one and amazes me once again. The storylines are well plotted and Ms. Callaghan smoothly blends family, friendship, mystery, and intrigue with laugh out loud moments, a touch of sweet romance, realistic dialog, and affable characters. I recommend Ms. Callaghan’s books to anyone who enjoys reading easy to read clean cozy mysteries.
Family, Friends and Foes is the eleventh installment in Hope Callaghan’s Cruise Ship Christian Cozy Mysteries series. Millie Sanders is excited because she will soon be marrying Captain Nic Armati. Millie and Nic’s children will be on the cruise ship, but she’s nervous because she’ll be meeting her son, Blake’s new girlfriend, Erin, and Nic’s daughter, Fiona, for the first time. Nic’s good friend, Regan Leclerc and his wife, Nadia, invited the newlyweds and their families to their resort, the Grand Bay Beach Club, in Saint-Martin. Even though they learn there have recently been unexplained deaths at the resort, everyone agrees to stick to their original plan and stay at the resort. The Leclercs are being questioned and fear they will be linked to the deaths or, at the very, least their business will suffer. Millie says she isn’t going to get involved in the investigation, but once she meets Regan and Nadia and realizes Nadia is a lot like her, that soon changes.
Fall Girl is the ninth book in the Garden Girls Cozy Mystery Series. Gloria Rutherford has a vague memory of telling her best friend, Lucy Carlson, she would “think” about going deer hunting with her. When Lucy shows up at Gloria’s door with hunting gear and rifles Gloria can’t disappoint her dear friend even though she doesn’t want to hunt or kill anything. When they return to Gloria’s house after their adventure, they learn that Bill Volk, Lucy’s ex-boyfriend, has been murdered and his body dumped across the street from Gloria’s house. Gloria and Lucy fear that someone is trying to frame them for Bill’s murder. The Garden Girls are determined to help prove their innocence.
The Family Affair is the ninth installment in Hope Callaghan’s awesome Made in Savannah Cozy Mystery Series. Carlita Garlucci’s excited because her oldest son, Vinnie, Jr., is due to arrive any minute, but she’s also worried because he says he has a big surprise and she hates surprises. To her disappointment, he’d been hinting around about moving up in the “family” business, but she never suspected him to show up with a young woman on his arm and her as Brittney Castellinis, the daughter of Vito and Francesca Castellinis, she began to feel ill. Not only was Vito a mob boss, he was the godfather! The pawnshop is doing well and renovations have begun in the vacant building where Carlita plans to open her gourmet Italian restaurant, Ravello. Carlita’s son, Tony, has been dating one of Carlita’s tenants, Shelby Towns, and Shelby’s young daughter, Violet, has won the hearts of the entire family. When Shelby’s ex-husband, Robert Towns, is murdered in a park not far from the riverfront district, she becomes a person of interest. Shelby had been hiding from her ex-husband, but he somehow tracked her down and told her he was working on a big deal with important people and would give her a signed consent to terminate his parental rights in exchange for cash. Shelby agreed to the meeting, but when she arrived, she discovered he’d been murdered. Determined to find the truth, Carlita enlists the help of Annie Dowton, the owner of Riverfront Real Estate, and reluctantly accepts help from her ex-tenant, Elvira Cobb.
Waves of Deception is the first book in Hope Callaghan’s Deception trilogy. Samantha Rite’s husband of twenty-one years recently left her for another woman. Sam’s family book her and her older sister, Deb, on a weeklong Caribbean cruise. Unfortunately, Deb fell off her 4-wheeler days before the trip, breaking two ribs and suffering a concussion and is unable to go. Sam’s daughter, Brianna, wanted to go and tried to rearrange her schedule but couldn’t. Brianna was able to convince her mom to go alone. On the last day of the cruise, Sam takes a bus excursion with a group from the ship, including one of the men she met, but unfortunately everyone is robbed and kidnapped and Sam finds herself in the middle of a deadly adventure.
Grandkids Gone Wild is the second book in Hope Callaghan’s Garden Girls Cozy Mystery Series. Gloria Rutherford’s mischievous grandsons, ten-year-old Tyler and eight-year-old Ryan, are spending the weekend with her. Tyler and Ryan want to play in the barn, but strange things had been happening in it; not wanting anything to happen to her inquisitive grandsons, Gloria decides to check it out by herself before she lets them. The boys wake her up early in the morning when they see someone lurking around the barn and she calls 911. When Officer Paul Kennedy responds, he doesn’t find anyone, but suggests she take steps to secure the barn better. Gloria’s friend, Andrea, had previously found evidence someone had been inside the barn and Gloria becomes concerned someone is squatting in it. Later that day, Gloria and Andrea take the boys with them when they go look at the old Johnson mansion Andrea is interested in buying. Andrea finds a dead body in the shed. Having successfully solved one murder, Gloria decides to put her sleuthing hat on again and looks for clues to help Officer Kennedy, solve the crime.
Deadly Delivery is the fourteenth book in Hope Callaghan’s Cruise Ship Christian Cozy Mysteries Series. Millie and her husband, Captain Nic Armati, decide they haven’t been spending enough time together, so they’ve decided to make an effort to carve out time in their busy schedules for dinner and day dates. Andy Walker, the Siren of the Seas’ cruise director, and Claudia, the cruise director of Baroness of the Seas, have entered into a competition to see which one receives the largest number of positive comments related to their fall theme. They’ve even enlisted the help of the corporate activity coordinator to keep track of the comments. Andy is driving everyone crazy because he’s determined to win, which creates lots of humorous situations. Tonya Rivera has been assigned as Danielle Kneldon’s new cabin mate, Danielle isn’t at all happy. She tried to have Tonya reassigned, but was told it wouldn’t be possible until the next crew changeover which was four months away. When she learns Tonya filed a complaint against her, claiming theft among other offenses, Danielle is beside herself. Millie offers to let her sleep on the sofa bed in the apartment she shares with her husband. When they go to pack clothes and essentials, they discovered Tonya lying unresponsive on the upper bunk. Danielle readily admits she disliked Tonya, but didn’t wish her any harm, and certainly didn’t kill her. Dave Patterson, the head of security, confronts Danielle with a prescription bottle with the prescription information missing that he found in her work jacket. She adamantly claims it isn’t hers, and offers to take a drug test. Dave isn’t sure if Danielle is responsible for Tonya’s death, but things seem to be pointing at her as the prime suspect and he has to follow the evidence. Millie vows to clear Danielle’s name and prove Patterson wrong, and Annette and Cat join forces with her.
Teepees & Trailer Parks is the first short story in Hope Callaghan’s Sweet Southern Sleuths Cozy Mystery Series. Loretta and Lacy Sweet are identical twins and believe they’ve inherited a southern-style mini-mansion in Misery, Mississippi from their Aunt Tess. The twins are delightful, but their body styles and personalities are nowhere near identical. They learn the inheritance includes the house, a trailer park, and some Indian teepees; and there’s a big stipulation attached. Within moments of entering the house, a dead body is discovered in the bathtub. Since Loretta is interested in detective work, she decides to investigate and she finds a clue that’s critical to Officer Phillip Gatlin’s investigation.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
Family, Friends and Foes is the eleventh installment in Hope Callaghan’s Cruise Ship Christian Cozy Mysteries series. Millie Sanders is excited because she will soon be marrying Captain Nic Armati. Millie and Nic’s children will be on the cruise ship, but she’s nervous because she’ll be meeting her son, Blake’s new girlfriend, Erin, and Nic’s daughter, Fiona, for the first time. Nic’s good friend, Regan Leclerc and his wife, Nadia, invited the newlyweds and their families to their resort, the Grand Bay Beach Club, in Saint-Martin. Even though they learn there have recently been unexplained deaths at the resort, everyone agrees to stick to their original plan and stay at the resort. The Leclercs are being questioned and fear they will be linked to the deaths or, at the very, least their business will suffer. Millie says she isn’t going to get involved in the investigation, but once she meets Regan and Nadia and realizes Nadia is a lot like her, that soon changes.
Fall Girl is the ninth book in the Garden Girls Cozy Mystery Series. Gloria Rutherford has a vague memory of telling her best friend, Lucy Carlson, she would “think” about going deer hunting with her. When Lucy shows up at Gloria’s door with hunting gear and rifles Gloria can’t disappoint her dear friend even though she doesn’t want to hunt or kill anything. When they return to Gloria’s house after their adventure, they learn that Bill Volk, Lucy’s ex-boyfriend, has been murdered and his body dumped across the street from Gloria’s house. Gloria and Lucy fear that someone is trying to frame them for Bill’s murder. The Garden Girls are determined to help prove their innocence.
The Family Affair is the ninth installment in Hope Callaghan’s awesome Made in Savannah Cozy Mystery Series. Carlita Garlucci’s excited because her oldest son, Vinnie, Jr., is due to arrive any minute, but she’s also worried because he says he has a big surprise and she hates surprises. To her disappointment, he’d been hinting around about moving up in the “family” business, but she never suspected him to show up with a young woman on his arm and her as Brittney Castellinis, the daughter of Vito and Francesca Castellinis, she began to feel ill. Not only was Vito a mob boss, he was the godfather! The pawnshop is doing well and renovations have begun in the vacant building where Carlita plans to open her gourmet Italian restaurant, Ravello. Carlita’s son, Tony, has been dating one of Carlita’s tenants, Shelby Towns, and Shelby’s young daughter, Violet, has won the hearts of the entire family. When Shelby’s ex-husband, Robert Towns, is murdered in a park not far from the riverfront district, she becomes a person of interest. Shelby had been hiding from her ex-husband, but he somehow tracked her down and told her he was working on a big deal with important people and would give her a signed consent to terminate his parental rights in exchange for cash. Shelby agreed to the meeting, but when she arrived, she discovered he’d been murdered. Determined to find the truth, Carlita enlists the help of Annie Dowton, the owner of Riverfront Real Estate, and reluctantly accepts help from her ex-tenant, Elvira Cobb.
Waves of Deception is the first book in Hope Callaghan’s Deception trilogy. Samantha Rite’s husband of twenty-one years recently left her for another woman. Sam’s family book her and her older sister, Deb, on a weeklong Caribbean cruise. Unfortunately, Deb fell off her 4-wheeler days before the trip, breaking two ribs and suffering a concussion and is unable to go. Sam’s daughter, Brianna, wanted to go and tried to rearrange her schedule but couldn’t. Brianna was able to convince her mom to go alone. On the last day of the cruise, Sam takes a bus excursion with a group from the ship, including one of the men she met, but unfortunately everyone is robbed and kidnapped and Sam finds herself in the middle of a deadly adventure.
Grandkids Gone Wild is the second book in Hope Callaghan’s Garden Girls Cozy Mystery Series. Gloria Rutherford’s mischievous grandsons, ten-year-old Tyler and eight-year-old Ryan, are spending the weekend with her. Tyler and Ryan want to play in the barn, but strange things had been happening in it; not wanting anything to happen to her inquisitive grandsons, Gloria decides to check it out by herself before she lets them. The boys wake her up early in the morning when they see someone lurking around the barn and she calls 911. When Officer Paul Kennedy responds, he doesn’t find anyone, but suggests she take steps to secure the barn better. Gloria’s friend, Andrea, had previously found evidence someone had been inside the barn and Gloria becomes concerned someone is squatting in it. Later that day, Gloria and Andrea take the boys with them when they go look at the old Johnson mansion Andrea is interested in buying. Andrea finds a dead body in the shed. Having successfully solved one murder, Gloria decides to put her sleuthing hat on again and looks for clues to help Officer Kennedy, solve the crime.
Deadly Delivery is the fourteenth book in Hope Callaghan’s Cruise Ship Christian Cozy Mysteries Series. Millie and her husband, Captain Nic Armati, decide they haven’t been spending enough time together, so they’ve decided to make an effort to carve out time in their busy schedules for dinner and day dates. Andy Walker, the Siren of the Seas’ cruise director, and Claudia, the cruise director of Baroness of the Seas, have entered into a competition to see which one receives the largest number of positive comments related to their fall theme. They’ve even enlisted the help of the corporate activity coordinator to keep track of the comments. Andy is driving everyone crazy because he’s determined to win, which creates lots of humorous situations. Tonya Rivera has been assigned as Danielle Kneldon’s new cabin mate, Danielle isn’t at all happy. She tried to have Tonya reassigned, but was told it wouldn’t be possible until the next crew changeover which was four months away. When she learns Tonya filed a complaint against her, claiming theft among other offenses, Danielle is beside herself. Millie offers to let her sleep on the sofa bed in the apartment she shares with her husband. When they go to pack clothes and essentials, they discovered Tonya lying unresponsive on the upper bunk. Danielle readily admits she disliked Tonya, but didn’t wish her any harm, and certainly didn’t kill her. Dave Patterson, the head of security, confronts Danielle with a prescription bottle with the prescription information missing that he found in her work jacket. She adamantly claims it isn’t hers, and offers to take a drug test. Dave isn’t sure if Danielle is responsible for Tonya’s death, but things seem to be pointing at her as the prime suspect and he has to follow the evidence. Millie vows to clear Danielle’s name and prove Patterson wrong, and Annette and Cat join forces with her.
Teepees & Trailer Parks is the first short story in Hope Callaghan’s Sweet Southern Sleuths Cozy Mystery Series. Loretta and Lacy Sweet are identical twins and believe they’ve inherited a southern-style mini-mansion in Misery, Mississippi from their Aunt Tess. The twins are delightful, but their body styles and personalities are nowhere near identical. They learn the inheritance includes the house, a trailer park, and some Indian teepees; and there’s a big stipulation attached. Within moments of entering the house, a dead body is discovered in the bathtub. Since Loretta is interested in detective work, she decides to investigate and she finds a clue that’s critical to Officer Phillip Gatlin’s investigation.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
September 22, 2018
Hope Callaghan's Fall and Family Six Cozy Mysteries Edition warms the heart. Most stories include fall comfort food recipes: three mac and cheese dishes, a meatloaf, a pumpkin crunch cake and a few more. I enjoy solving mysteries with my favorite senior sleuths: two Millie Cruise Ship Mysteries, two Gloria and the Michigan Garden Girls Mysteries, one with Carlita Garlucci in Savannah, Georgia and one with Samantha Rite. Character lists are included. Even though the stories are part of separate series, each story can be read as a stand alone with no cliff hangers. An excellent way experience fall, make a tasty recipe and discover a new talented author. Hope Callaghan tests all the recipes, so they will not disappoint.
September 24, 2018
Great Collection
I loved this collection of cozy mysteries from various Hope Callaghan series.
There is plenty of interesting stories a bout mysteries in the fall,interesting characters and enough suspense to keep your heart pumping.
This series is recommended for those who love cozy mysteries.
I loved this collection of cozy mysteries from various Hope Callaghan series.
There is plenty of interesting stories a bout mysteries in the fall,interesting characters and enough suspense to keep your heart pumping.
This series is recommended for those who love cozy mysteries.
November 3, 2018
Chock Full of Laughter & Mysteries.
These were all new authors to me that I am going to read more of their work. Good plots, combining just the right amount of mystery with chuckles. As a bonus a couple books give recipes of dishes they mention in the bookies. I especially loved the grandma investigator, maybe there’s hope for me.
These were all new authors to me that I am going to read more of their work. Good plots, combining just the right amount of mystery with chuckles. As a bonus a couple books give recipes of dishes they mention in the bookies. I especially loved the grandma investigator, maybe there’s hope for me.
November 11, 2018
Captivating
This was hard to put down. The intrigue and characters were amazing. I just kept reading and looking for the next book in each set and was disappointed when I reached the very end. The closeness of the main characters make me jealous because I don't have that in my life.
This was hard to put down. The intrigue and characters were amazing. I just kept reading and looking for the next book in each set and was disappointed when I reached the very end. The closeness of the main characters make me jealous because I don't have that in my life.
October 30, 2018
Great Set of Who-done-it Mysterys
Loved the characters and the stories. Loved reading these stories. Great values! Very entertaining. Highly recommend reading these stories! 10 Stars!
Loved the characters and the stories. Loved reading these stories. Great values! Very entertaining. Highly recommend reading these stories! 10 Stars!
October 7, 2018
Great Series
I loved the opportunity to read a book from various series. I enjoyed them all. They were all very different. I will read more of each series. Fun.
I loved the opportunity to read a book from various series. I enjoyed them all. They were all very different. I will read more of each series. Fun.
May 17, 2019
Goodreads
Recommend these books. Have read several books by these authors. Have liked all of their books. Funny, hard to put down, and makes you want more.
Recommend these books. Have read several books by these authors. Have liked all of their books. Funny, hard to put down, and makes you want more.
May 21, 2019
5 books of her various series combined into 1 set.
May 31, 2019
This box set of books are awesome mystery books! I would recommend it to everyone! 😊💜💛💚💙
March 16, 2021
Variety of Callaghan's series
Some I had read before but enjoyed them again just as much as first time! Anything she writes is a great read.
Some I had read before but enjoyed them again just as much as first time! Anything she writes is a great read.
March 17, 2022
Enjoyable and hard to put down!
Appreciated the details that led me to keep an open mind to help me suspect the "who did it" .
Appreciated the details that led me to keep an open mind to help me suspect the "who did it" .
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