Canine Casper Cozy Mystery

THE GHOSTLY GROUNDS: MURDER AND BREAKFAST is the debut novel in a charming new cozy mystery series by bestselling author Sophie Love, author of The Inn at Sunset Harbor series Marie Fortune, 39, a successful dog groomer in Boston, has had enough of catering to the wealthy and their pampered dogs. Realizing it is time to make a change, she quits and heads to a small coastal town in Maine where she remembers fond summers as a kid. Marie expects to go for a brief getaway-and is shocked to learn that her great-aunt left her an inheritance: a dilapidated, historic house high up on a hill overlooking the harbor. Marie feels an instant connection. Although the locals tell her it would be folly, Marie decides to renovate and give it a second life as a B&B. But there is one thing she couldn't have planned for: the house is haunted. Two things, actually: her great-aunt also left her a dog-and he is far from a typical dog. When an unexpected death occurs soon thereafter, solving the crime will be more than just a matter of curiosity for Marie-her very future may depend on it. A page-turning cozy, packed with mystery, love, hauntings, travel, pets and food-anchored around a small town and a B&B in need of renovation that will capture your heart-THE GHOSTLY GROUNDS is an un-putdownable cozy that will keep you turning pages (and laughing out loud) late into the night.

THE GHOSTLY GROUNDS: DEATH AND BRUNCH is Book #2 in a charming new cozy mystery series by bestselling author Sophie Love, author of The Inn at Sunset Harbor series, a #1 Bestseller with over 200 five-star reviews! Marie Fortune, 39, a successful dog groomer in Boston, leaves the stressful life behind and heads to a small town in coastal Maine to create a new life. She remains intent on renovating the old, historic house her great-aunt left her and giving it a new life as a B&B. Yet there was one thing she couldn't plan for: the house is haunted. Two things, actually: her great-aunt also left her a dog-and he is far from a typical dog. Other B&B owners have heard of Marie's ability to expel ghosts, and she finds herself, to her own surprise, in demand for her "services" from neighboring towns. It seems there are many B&Bs that need to have their ghosts cleansed. With her B&B failing, Marie, her trusted dog as her sidekick, has nothing to lose. But when she arrives to her first client-and someone unexpectedly dies-Marie realizes she may be in for more than she bargained for. Once again, she may have to solve the crime to save her own future. A page-turning cozy, packed with mystery, love, hauntings, travel, pets and food-anchored around a small town and a B&B in need of renovation that will capture your heart-THE GHOSTLY GROUNDS: DEATH AND BRUNCH is an un-putdownable cozy that will keep you turning pages (and laughing out loud) late into the night.

THE GHOSTLY GROUNDS: MALICE AND LUNCH is Book #3 in a charming new cozy mystery series by bestselling author Sophie Love, author of The Inn at Sunset Harbor series, a #1 Bestseller with over 200 five-star reviews! Marie Fortune, 39, a successful dog groomer in Boston, leaves the stressful life behind and heads to a small town in coastal Maine to create a new life. She remains intent on renovating the old, historic house her great-aunt left her and giving it a new life as a B&B. Yet there was one thing she couldn't plan for: the house is haunted. Two things, actually: her great-aunt also left her a dog-and he is far from a typical dog. When Marie, her reputation for ghost-cleansing growing, is summoned to exorcise an old manor house, she finds more than she bargained for: an unexpected death occurs. Worse, her trusted dog gets so sick, he is sent to the vet indefinitely. Marie, on her own, must solve the murder and expel the ghosts all by herself. Is she up to the task? A page-turning cozy, packed with mystery, love, hauntings, travel, pets and food-anchored around a small town and a B&B in need of renovation that will capture your heart-THE GHOSTLY GROUNDS: MALICE AND LUNCH is an un-putdownable cozy that will keep you turning pages (and laughing out loud) late into the night.

THE GHOSTLY GROUNDS: VENGEANCE AND DINNER is Book #4 in a charming new cozy mystery series by bestselling author Sophie Love, author of The Inn at Sunset Harbor series, a #1 Bestseller with over 200 five-star reviews! Marie Fortune, 39, a successful dog groomer in Boston, leaves the stressful life behind and heads to a small town in coastal Maine to create a new life. She remains intent on renovating the old, historic house her great-aunt left her and giving it a new life as a B&B. Yet there was one thing she couldn't plan for: the house is haunted. Two things, actually: her great-aunt also left her a dog-and he is far from a typical dog. When Marie is invited to exorcise a supposedly haunted house, she encounters a twist she never could have anticipated. But before she can wrap her mind around the situation, a man turns up dead-forcing her to solve the case and to clear her own name. A page-turning cozy, packed with mystery, love, hauntings, travel, pets and food-anchored around a small town and a B&B in need of renovation that will capture your heart-THE GHOSTLY GROUNDS is an un-putdownable cozy series that will keep you turning pages (and laughing out loud) late into the night.

THE GHOSTLY GROUNDS: SCANDAL AND SUPPER is Book #5 in a charming new cozy mystery series by bestselling author Sophie Love, author of The Inn at Sunset Harbor series, a #1 Bestseller with over 200 five-star reviews! Marie Fortune, 39, a successful dog groomer in Boston, leaves the stressful life behind and heads to a small town in coastal Maine to create a new life. She remains intent on renovating the old, historic house her great-aunt left her and giving it a new life as a B&B. Yet there was one thing she couldn’t plan for: the house is haunted. Two things, actually: her great-aunt also left her a dog—and he is far from a typical dog. When Marie is hired to cleanse a unique and massive hotel in a nearby town, the scope of it is beyond anything she has encountered before. Just as she wonders if she has finally met her match, she learns that her local Mayor is trying to re-zone the downtown—and to shut down her B&B while he’s at it. Having a murder in the mix—for which she is pinned—hardly helps matters, either. In a multi-front war for her survival, can Marie manage to purge the ghosts, stay out of jail, and keep her livelihood? A page-turning cozy, packed with mystery, love, hauntings, travel, pets and food—anchored around a small town and a B&B in need of renovation that will capture your heart—THE GHOSTLY GROUNDS is an un-putdownable cozy series that will keep you turning pages (and laughing out loud) late into the night.

THE GHOSTLY GROUNDS: DISASTER AND DESSERT is Book #6-and the finale!-in a charming new cozy mystery series by bestselling author Sophie Love. Marie Fortune, 39, a successful dog groomer in Boston, leaves the stressful life behind and heads to a small town in coastal Maine to create a new life. She remains intent on renovating the old, historic house her great-aunt left her and giving it a new life as a B&B. Yet there was one thing she couldn't plan for: the house is haunted. Two things, actually: her great-aunt also left her a dog-and he is far from a typical dog. In the series finale, Marie finds her own future on the line as a murder occurs near her premises, and she is forced to solve it or else be implicated. With her rival innkeeper involved, it could hardly get any worse. As if that is not enough, this series finale brings to a head many questions: will Marie finally find her mother and what will happen between them? Will Marie end up with Robbie? With Brendan? Will she finally be able to claim her gifts, without Boo's help? And will she decide to stay and run the B&B-or be forced to leave this small town that has become her life? A page-turning cozy, packed with mystery, love, hauntings, travel, pets and food-anchored around a small town and a B&B in need of renovation that will capture your heart-THE GHOSTLY GROUNDS is an un-putdownable cozy series that will keep you turning pages (and laughing out loud) late into the night.

A bundle of books #5 (THE GHOSTLY GROUNDS: SCANDAL AND SUPPER) and #6 (THE GHOSTLY GROUNDS: DISASTER AND DESSERT) in Sophie Love's Canine Casper cozy mystery series. This bundle offers books five and six in one convenient file, with over 150,000 words of reading. In THE GHOSTLY GROUNDS: SCANDAL AND SUPPER (Book #5), when Marie is hired to cleanse a unique and massive hotel in a nearby town, the scope of it is beyond anything she has encountered before. Just as she wonders if she has finally met her match, she learns that her local Mayor is trying to re-zone the downtown-and to shut down her B&B while he's at it. Having a murder in the mix-for which she is pinned-hardly helps matters, either. In a multi-front war for her survival, can Marie manage to purge the ghosts, stay out of jail, and keep her livelihood? In THE GHOSTLY GROUNDS: DISASTER AND DESSERT (Book #6), the series finale, Marie finds her own future on the line as a murder occurs near her premises, and she is forced to solve it or else be implicated. With her rival innkeeper involved, it could hardly get any worse. As if that is not enough, this series finale brings to a head many questions: will Marie finally find her mother and what will happen between them? Will Marie end up with Robbie? With Brendan? Will she finally be able to claim her gifts, without Boo's help? And will she decide to stay and run the B&B-or be forced to leave this small town that has become her life? A page-turning cozy, packed with mystery, love, hauntings, travel, pets and food-anchored around a small town and a B&B in need of renovation that will capture your heart-THE GHOSTLY GROUNDS is an un-putdownable cozy that will keep you turning pages (and laughing out loud) late into the night.

A bundle of books #3 (THE GHOSTLY GROUNDS: MALICE AND LUNCH) and #4 (THE GHOSTLY GROUNDS: VENGEANCE AND DINNER) in Sophie Love's Canine Casper cozy mystery series. This bundle offers books three and four in one convenient file, with over 150,000 words of reading. In THE GHOSTLY GROUNDS: MALICE AND LUNCH (Book #3), Marie Fortune, 39, a successful dog groomer in Boston, leaves the stressful life behind and heads to a small town in coastal Maine to create a new life. She remains intent on renovating the old, historic house her great-aunt left her and giving it a new life as a B&B. Yet there was one thing she couldn't plan for: the house is haunted. Two things, actually: her great-aunt also left her a dog-and he is far from a typical dog. When Marie, her reputation for ghost-cleansing growing, is summoned to exorcise an old manor house, she finds more than she bargained for: an unexpected death occurs. Worse, her trusted dog gets so sick, he is sent to the vet indefinitely. Marie, on her own, must solve the murder and expel the ghosts all by herself. Is she up to the task? In THE GHOSTLY GROUNDS: VENGEANCE AND DINNER (Book #4), when Marie is invited to exorcise a supposedly haunted house, she encounters a twist she never could have anticipated. But before she can wrap her mind around the situation, a man turns up dead-forcing her to solve the case and to clear her own name. A page-turning cozy, packed with mystery, love, hauntings, travel, pets and food-anchored around a small town and a B&B in need of renovation that will capture your heart-THE GHOSTLY GROUNDS is an un-putdownable cozy that will keep you turning pages (and laughing out loud) late into the night. Books #5 and #6 are also available!