Holidays & Homicides: A Short Story Collection
by Rosalie
Spielman, Catherine Bruns, Gin Jones, Annie McEwen, Lena Gregory,
Jennifer Fischetto, Anne Marie Stoddard, Kelly Rey, Misty Simon,
Christine Knapp, Jamie L. Adams, Erica Wynters
About Holidays & Homicides
Holidays & Homicides: A Short Story Collection
Holiday Cozy Mysteries
Publisher : Gemma Halliday Publishing
Publication date : December 2, 2025
ASIN : B0FSNH17GM
From twelve USA Today bestselling and
award winning authors, comes a short story collection stuffed full of
mirthful mysteries, clever criminals, and holiday cheer! These short
holiday bites are perfect for enjoying between rounds of wrapping or
binge-reading over a cup of cocoa!
Stories include:
A Hometown Christmas Caper (Hometown Mysteries)
by Rosalie Spielman
Gossip, Guilt & Gingerbread (Coffee & Cream Café Mysteries)
by Lena Gregory
Larceny & Twinkle Lights (Jamie Winters Mysteries)
by Kelly Rey
Holidays & Heists (Aloha Lagoon Mysteries)
by Anne Marie Stoddard
Ornaments, Surprise & Dead Guys (Gianna Mancini Mysteries)
by Jennifer Fischetto
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Mischief (Northwoods Mysteries)
by Annie McEwen
You Can’t see the Forest for the Christmas Trees (Modern Midwife Mysteries)
by Christine Knapp
Jingle Bell Rocker (Sunny Side Up Mysteries)
by Misty Simon
Holly, Handcuffs, and Hearsay (Camelot Flowers Mysteries)
by Erica Wynters
Search for the Silent Santa (Ghost Town Mysteries)
by Jamie L. Adams
Nothing But Truffle (Cookies & Chance Mysteries)
by Catherine Bruns
A Heartland Homicide (Bourbon B&B Mysteries)
by Gin Jones
About the Authors
Catherine Bruns is the
USA Today bestselling author of the Cookies & Chance mysteries. She
lives in New York with her very patient husband, three sons, and several
spoiled pets. Catherine has a B.A. in English and is a former newspaper
reporter and press release writer. She also writes the Italian Chef
mysteries, Cindy York real estate and Carrie Jorgenson (Aloha Lagoon)
culinary series. Her book, For Sale by Killer, won the 2019 Daphne du
Maurier award for Mainstream Mystery/Suspense.
Get a free ebook when you sign up for Catherine’s newsletter at https://www.catherinebruns.net/contact
Please feel free to connect with her on social media as well:
facebook.com/Catherine-Bruns-Books-218522341685434
twitter.com/@writesmystery
Lena Gregory
is the author of the Bay Island Psychic Mysteries, which take place on a
small island between the north and south forks of Long Island, New
York, and the All-Day Breakfast Café Mysteries, which are set on the
outskirts of Florida’s Ocala National Forest.
Lena grew up in a small town on the
south shore of eastern Long Island. She recently relocated to Florida
with her husband, three kids, son-in-law, and four dogs. Her hobbies
include spending time with family, reading, jigsaw puzzles, and walking.
Her love for writing developed when her youngest son was born and
didn’t sleep through the night. She works full time as a writer and a
freelance editor and is a member of Sisters in Crime.
To learn more about Lena and her latest
writing endeavors, visit her website at http://www.lenagregory.com/ and
be sure to sign up for her newsletter
http://lenagregory.us12.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9765d0711ed4fab4fa31b16ac&id=49d42335d1.
Rosalie Spielman is a mother, veteran, and retired
military spouse. She was thrilled to discover that she could make other
people laugh with her writing and finds joy in giving people a humorous
escape from the real world. Her cozy mystery novels are set in locales
that have chickens—such as sunny Kauai and rural Idaho—writing for the
multi-author Aloha Lagoon mystery series and her own Hometown Mystery
series.
She currently lives in Maryland with her
husband in a rapidly emptying nest. For more information on her books
or to subscribe to her newsletter, go to
www.rosalie-spielman-author.com, follow her Facebook page (Rosalie
Spielman author), or join her Facebook group (You Know The Spiel).
Rosalie strives to provide you a cozy escape…one page at a time.
From her first discovery of Nancy Drew, USA Today bestselling author Kelly Rey
has had a lifelong love for mystery and tales of things that go bump in
the night, especially those with a twist of humor. Through many years
of working in the court reporting and closed captioning fields, writing
has remained a constant. If she’s not in front of a keyboard, she can be
found reading, working out or avoiding housework. She’s a member of
Sisters in Crime and lives in the Northeast with her husband and a
menagerie of very spoiled pets.
Gin Jones is a retired lawyer who specialized in
ghost-writing for other lawyers. She prefers to write her own books,
though, since she doesn’t have to worry that her sense of humor might
get her thrown into jail for contempt of court. In her spare time, Gin
makes quilts, grows garlic, and advocates for patients with rare
disorders.
Jamie L. Adams fell in love with books at an early age.
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott opened her imagination and sparked a
dream to be a writer. She wrote her first book as a school project in
6th grade.
A graduate of the Institute of
Children’s Literature as well as member of American Christian Fiction
Writers, The Writing Desk and several critique groups, she spends most
of her time writing, reading or learning more about the craft near to
her heart.
The parents of three very active children, she and her husband live in the Ozarks surrounded by forest and wildlife.
Erica Wynters started as most authors do – as an avid
reader. Cozy mysteries and romantic suspense offered her just the escape
she was looking for! The combination of great love and great danger
keeps her turning pages late into the night.
Now they keep her writing pages late
into the night. Her goal is always two-fold: help you fall in love with
love all over again and take you on an adventure that will keep you on
the edge of your seat!
Falling in love has never been so fun…or so dangerous!
Misty Simon always
wanted to be a storyteller…preferably behind a Muppet. Animal was number
one, followed closely by Sherlock Hemlock… Since that dream didn’t come
true, she began writing stories to share her world with readers, one
laugh at a time.
Touching people’s hearts and funny bones
are two of her favorite things, and she hopes everyone at least
snickers in the right places when reading her books. She lives with her
husband in Central Pennsylvania, where she is hard at work on her next
novel or three.
Christine Knapp
practiced as a nurse-midwife for many years. A writer of texts and
journal articles, she is now thrilled to combine her love of midwifery
and mysteries as a fiction author. Christine currently narrates books
for the visually impaired. A dog lover, she lives near Boston. Visit
thoughtfulmidwife.com
Annie McEwen is the author of the Northwoods
Mysteries Series, set amongst the tall pines and sparkling lakes of
northern Wisconsin where she spent vacations as a kid. Because of a
sweet love story between her youngest sister and a local Wisconsin boy
(storyline idea!), she’s still been able to keep on visiting the
beautiful place that means so much to her.
Annie and her husband are empty nesters—their son is married to his
high school sweetheart, and their daughter is married with two adorable
toddler boys. Being grandparents is definitely the best gig ever! They
also have four fur babies who just might make some special appearances
in Annie’s books.
When Annie isn’t writing, playing with her grandsons, or tackling
trash-to-treasure projects, she works as a radiological technologist,
aka, she takes pictures of bones…you can’t hide much from her! Writing,
though, is her first love.
Jennifer Fischetto is the USA TODAY Bestselling
author of the Gianna Mancini paranormal cozy mystery series, as well as a
dozen other titles. She writes family-centric murder mysteries and
things that go bump in the night.
A lover of rainstorms and snow, she prefers fiction over reality and
longs to live in a world where French fries grow on trees, chocolate
appears whenever desired, and every day is October. She watches too much
television and movies, which fuel her never-ending supply of plot
ideas, and is a rabid fan of suspense, horror, and everything
supernatural.
You can learn about her next book by subscribing to her newsletter at https://jenniferfischetto.com/newsletter/
Visit Jennifer at:
Website: http://jenniferfischetto.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jennfischetto
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JennFischetto
Anne Marie Stoddard is a USA TODAY bestselling
author and former Amazon Mover & Shaker. She writes supernatural
suspense and humorous cozy mysteries with an edge. Her Amelia Grace
Mystery series, inspired by her years working in radio, and concert
venues and music festivals across the U.S., has won several awards,
including the 2012 AJC Decatur Book Festival Writing Contest, the 2013
Book Junkie’s Choice Award for Best Debut Fiction Novel, and nominations
for the 2014 & 2016 RONE Awards Best Mystery/Thriller Category.
Aside from writing, Anne Marie loves her husband and their dog,
college football, hula hoops, music, coffee, and anything
pumpkin-flavored.
For more details about Anne Marie’s upcoming projects, giveaways, and
more, visit her online and subscribe to her newsletter at
http://www.amstoddardbooks.com/.
Connect with Anne Marie on social media!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmStoddardBooks
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AMStoddardBooks
Buy Links:
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