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Series now optioned for television!The Pineapple Port crew goes undercover in an assisted living community in the latest Pineapple Port Mystery by USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Amy Vansant.Enter the series at any book - each is a complete standalone mystery!Pineapple Port retirees Mariska and Darla have been many things to Charlotte Morgan-surrogate mothers when her grandmother passed, belly-fillers (almost constantly), and dime-store decorators when the new Charlock Holmes Detective Agency needed upgrading... All they ask in return is one teeny, tiny, itty-bitty thing in exchange...To go undercover so they can find out who's killing residents at a high-end assisted living manor.What could go wrong if Darla and Mariska masquerade as residents? Or war with the manor's "mean girls?" Or start a revolt via talent show?Charlotte doesn't have time to worry about the ladies. She's and Declan are posing as staff, and they've got secret gardens, scary alligator prints, and poison tea to worry about. They'll have to hurry-one of the residents just laughed himself to death while painting a cheeky art reproduction...Will Dead Ed be the manor's last casualty?Grab some cookies and find out! (Just don't drink the tea...)Pineapple Port Mysteries are the perfect reads for lovers of The Thursday Murder Club, Hannah Swensen mysteries, and Agatha Christie.

"This series is getting better and better." - Amazon ReviewerCatriona is having a strange year. First, she found a dazed Highlander on the Hollywood studio lot where she works as a fixer and now it seems she and that big hunk of haggis are supposed to save the world from corrupted time travelers bent on destroying humanity. She doesn't remember signing up for any of this... When an insidious television personality reveals himself as even more evil than anyone imagined and evil Rune escapes, Catriona, her family, and her mysterious new friends, Anne and the Angeli, rush to stop the two from combining forces to create an army of darkness.

He's the one... He just doesn't know it yet.A hilarious all-too-real romance for anyone who's ever had a crush from Wall Street Journal & USA TODAY bestselling author Amy Vansant. Emily never expected to find love in a dart bar, but the moment she spots tall, sexy Sebastian, she's determined to catch his eye. Sebastian knows he's been romantically lazy for too long---putting up with his spoiled brat of a girlfriend because the idea of breaking up with her just seems exhausting. But that girl at the bar, Emily...something about her... Emily thinks Sebastian just needs a little push. A teeny tiny shove toward happiness... Unfortunately, ex-girlfriends, perpetually shirtless rich boys, frantic best friends, and a mysterious orange handbag converge to stop her. No one said stalking was easy, but if romance were left to the boys, the human race would die out while they logged fantasy football points and punched each other in the balls. She's not stalking Sebastian...she's saving the world. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Are you dating? Then - read this book!" - Amazon Reader ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "An absolute must-read and one of my favorites of the year so far." - Amazon Vine Voice Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I haven't laughed this hard while reading a book in a long time." - Amazon Reader

Someone is killing cozy mystery detectives!Charlotte's friend Tilly dies and leaves her a cryptic message about the Cozy Mystery Killer-an assassin who has a grudge against amateur detectives. She's left more clues hidden inside tea cosies stashed all over Pineapple Port, which is good, because someone has robbed her home, leaving Charlotte with few leads. While Charlotte and Declan follow the clues to find the killer, Mariska and Darla work to surprise them with upgrades to the couple's new detective agency office. That is until a local crime-solving "witch" goes missing, and Charlotte needs to call them into active duty to help find her before she ends up the killer's next victim.Have a treasure hunt of your own finding and decoding the hidden references to characters and tropes from other cozy mystery series you may have read!Pineapple Port Mysteries by Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Amy Vansant, is a funny, clean, small-town, female amateur sleuth series, but with all the pulse-pounding excitement of a detective thriller. Every book in the series can be read as a standalone.

Series now optioned for television!The Pineapple Port crew have quick minds and slow pets in the latest Pineapple Port Mystery by USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Amy Vansant.Enter the series at any book - each is a complete standalone mystery! Newly engaged private investigators, Charlotte and Declan, are hired to go undercover in a high-stakes trivia contest at the castle of an eccentric retired game show host. While they need the work and the price is right, thanks to a family feud, what sounds like a fun job, turns out to be jeopardy. The dress code is formal, the guest list is conniving, the castle is locked, and there's one other glaring issue...I'll take dead guy in the hidden passageway for five hundred, Alex... The lovebirds must enlist the help of contestants they can't trust to solve a string of riddles, puzzles, and trivia questions. Deciphering the clues to unmask the murderer and escape the castle alive will be almost as ugly as the famous owner's interior decorating style-King Arthur meets Jimmy Buffett. Back at the Pineapple Port retirement community, Mariska wishes Charlotte would hurry up and get home. The pet sloth she's babysitting has been kidnapped and she needs to get Sir Sleepsalot back before the owner returns, even if it means enlisting the help of Declan's crazy Uncle Seamus and tangling with one of his old girlfriends.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Pineapple Port is my go-to series when I need some me-time with a refreshing beverage and some funny old friends." Julie Smith, Edgar Award-winning author of the Skip Langdon series

USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Amy Vansant finds romance deadly in the latest installment of the fun, thrilling, twisty Pineapple Port Mysteries!When Matchmaker Lady Venus drops dead on the Pineapple Port community center's stage during a Valentine's event, Charlotte and the new detective agency she's started with her fiance Declan are called to the scene. As danger mounts, she'll need everyone's help to keep Venus' family safe, which means tapping into Declan's giant, former employee salesman and his crazy Uncle Seamus-both of whom are falling for the ladies in their lives. Someone might need to keep an eye on Darla and Mariska, too-wiith Lady Venus dead, they think they should take her place...and a mysterious local matchmaker doesn't agree! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "It's a good thing Amy Vansant is still writing the Pineapple Port mysteries because these books are addictive." - RP Dahlke, The Dead Red Mystery Series

Pineapple Port Mysteries by Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Amy Vansant, is a funny, clean, small-town, female amateur sleuth series, but with all the pulse-pounding excitement of a detective thriller. Every book in the series can be read as a standalone. Pineapple Podcast is packed full of Pineapple Port surprises! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "That was the very best! Read it please. I am bubbling over about how the next one will be. It will be fantastic!!! Can't wait Amy! What a great idea!!!" - Amazon Reviewer Charlotte hunts a killer with a curious cookie-cutter calling card who seems to be out to impress the local true-crime podcaster. The work keeps her from concentrating on the fact her boyfriend has been acting strange...it seems Declan is ready to make a few major life decisions. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Funnier than ever! Love this author!" - Amazon Reviewer Meanwhile, Mariska and Darla take over a local restaurant while the owner's out of town, and can't help but add a few things to the menu... bad idea, since the owner belongs to a true crime club that roots for the killers... Mix in an earbud-wearing puppy, a starry-eyed deputy, and white-knuckle action and you'll find yourself wanting to move to Pineapple Port...again! Mystery Readers love Pineapple Podcast and the Pineapple Port Series: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"Absolutely loved it ! It's funny, has original crimes, really twisted criminals and pierogis. There's plenty of action and excitement for Declan and Charlotte. Read it straight through." --- Amazon Reader "Amy is one of my favorite authors. I highly recommend all of her books. No matter what genre she writes in, she manages to create books that demand that the pages be immediately turned to find out what happened because you really care about the characters." Dianne Harman, USA Today and Amazon Chart #1 Bestselling Author

Middle-School Novel from USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Amy Vansant.For fans of Harry Potter, Narnia and Percy Jackson - The Magicatory is where fantasy, science, history and mythology meet! Brian, Anna, Marc and Cecily stumble into a wizard's spell and are swept to the Magicatory, the magical factory / laboratory where everything is made and all mythical creatures and extinct animals live. Too bad they picked a lousy time to visit. A mysterious girl and a horde of goblins is planning an attack, one of the shape-shifting mages has been kidnapped, and a crazed dodo bird is on the loose. With dragons, pegacorns, phoenixes and other mythological creatures at every turn, the lost siblings have to figure out how to use their new superpowers before the multiverse is destroyed and they can never return to Earth!

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Think Stephanie Plum goes to Florida. With Jack Reacher. Highly recommended." - Carmen Amato, bestselling author of the Detective Emilia Cruz police series and 30-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency.----------------------Enter the series with any book - each is a complete standalone thriller by USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Amy Vansant.----------------------Working for her father's retired military "fixer" agency, Shee and her second-chance love, Mason, are sent to the middle of Florida to protect a family...and maybe work on their relationship a little... They arrive to find the wife on her way out on a gurney. Dead. It's always something... When the woman's "accident" feels like murder and the small-time drug lord husband is jailed, Shee and Mason remain to protect his rebellious kids, hell-bent on making their job difficult. When a rival gang kidnaps the daughter, family secrets test Shee and Mason's skills, and the danger level in tiny Kinache, Florida, notches to the boiling point. Meanwhile, in sultry Miami, team-member Croix has muscled her way into an FBI-backed art theft case alongside their resident con artist, Ollie. When an art dealer's twisted son sets his sights on Croix, Ollie must wrestle his own demons to save her.Family secrets and dark obsessions twist both missions until they reach explosive, gripping conclusions. ----------------------What people are saying about the Shee McQueen series: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Amy Vansant brought her A-game with this newest Shee story! Loved Croix's story too. Mason is at his swoon worthy best!" - Amazon Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "OH MY GOODNESS!!! I can't believe this story. I don't want to give away anything about the story except to say that reading this series has been an honor! Don't miss out on the chance to read it yourself!" - Amazon Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Couldn't put the book down! Another wonderful and exciting book in the Shee McQueen series! Fast paced story line with many twists and turns, and many well-developed characters. If you like action and some romance, too, this book is for you! I can't wait to see where the characters will take us next!" - Amazon Reviewer

A laugh-out-loud romantic comedy from Wall Street Journal & USA TODAY bestselling author, Amy Vansant. Before Emily and Sebastian can celebrate their new relationship, they're recruited to star in a local reality competition... Where Sebastian's hungry ex, Greta, plans to steal the show. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ " Oh my god!!! This book was so bloody funny. I died. I was rolling on the floor laughing so hard people stared. " - Amazon Reader ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ " I absolutely loved this book, I didn't want to put it down! It is a well written romance that is laugh out loud funny." - Amazon Vine Voice Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Hilarious, laugh-out-loud funny. This book had me in stitches from start to finish. A fantastically well-written romantic comedy that follows on beautifully from the first one in the series, but would stand alone quite well too. Great characters, ridiculous circumstances, excellent plot. A must-read." - Amazon Reader

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Think Stephanie Plum goes to Florida. With Jack Reacher. Highly recommended." -Carmen Amato, bestselling author of the Detective Emilia Cruz police series and 30-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency.Enter the series at any book - each is a complete standalone mystery!The Loggerhead Inn's found family of troubled mercenaries searching for redemption are left to pick up the pieces after their leader's murder in this heartstopping thriller from USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Amy Vansant.--------------------------------⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "You're grabbed from the beginning and never let go until the end!... In one word, WOW! I had to read it in one sitting. I couldn't put it down." - Amazon Reader--------------------------------Shee and Mason go undercover to investigate who's using a local port for nefarious dealings. After a shark-ravaged body washes ashore with a pot roast tied to its waist, their investigations will take them from the port to the sea- But they can't start until they clean up. Croix's dropping bodies in the breakfast room. When assassins chase Croix's favorite hacker into Loggerhead, she never imagines saving him will lead to her own complicated past. As sparks kindle between them, Croix confides the painful secrets of her brother's murder and how the event brought her to Loggerhead-only to discover a Navy Captain trapped in domestic hell might know more than she does. Conman Ollie curries favor by recruiting the first female member of the Indian Garud commando special forces. Shiva is beautiful, deadly, and determined to slay her demons-even if that means running a shadow operation behind the agency's collective back. Seeing the truth behind her tragic upbringing could destroy Shiva...just as some small happiness at Loggerhead seems within reach.-------------------------------------------⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Can't wait for the next one! I positively love Shee McQueen and her mercenary band..I wish Amy could write faster! Some series get too predictable. This is absolutely not the case with this series. I am always surprised, and love how the story and characters continue to evolve." - Amazon Reader--------------------------------------------Start for the heart-pounding action and razor-sharp dialog-stay for the characters that stay with you long after the story's finished. You'll burn your fingers flipping through the pages until the breathless ending.