Ebooks
Mystery with Romance Elements
Murder Under A Mystic Moon: A Mona Moon Mystery by Abigail Keam
Blurb: High society sleuth Mona Moon and her husband, Robert Farley, Duke of Brynelleth, are on the last leg of their honeymoon. They are island hopping in the sunny Mediterranean Sea, and find it odd that they keep running into old friends like Agatha Christie. A sixth sense is telling Mona that danger is slowly closing in, but she has no idea how it will manifest itself!
Keywords: 20th century romance, historical romance, romantic mystery, cozy murder mystery, historical mystery
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The Lesotho Diamond by B. G. Nettelton
Blurb: In 1962 Lesotho, a forced landing in a snow-bitten valley reunites Philippa Tremain with rugged charter pilot Stuart Price—and to survive the storm, she claims they’re newlyweds. The lie should have melted away with the snow, but a photograph seals it into evidence. Months later, as Philippa is drawn into a powerful diamond dynasty in Cape Town, a ruthless syndicate uses that image as lethal leverage—threatening her future and Stuart’s freedom.
Keywords: forced proximity, fake relationship (pretend newlyweds), second-chance romance, love vs duty, Africa-set romance
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Tehran’s Daughters by Nikoo Kafi
Blurb: Forced into exile on the eve of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, Omid builds a life in America while carrying the ache of a homeland she can never reclaim. Decades later, when her daughter is arrested during new protests in Tehran, Omid is pulled back into a world of fear, resistance, and impossible choices. Spanning two generations, Tehran’s Daughters is a powerful story of motherhood, identity, and the enduring cost of freedom.
Keywords: historical literary fiction, mother daughter bond, political exile, women and revolution, generational trauma
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