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… Carrie Vaughn’s vampires and werewolves and bounty hunters (oh, my)? Kitty’s Greatest Hits is a collection of short stories by the author of the series about Kitty the werewolf*. Many of the stories focus on Kitty Norville, Cormac Bennett, and other characters from the series.

… Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series?

… the delicious Hannah Swensen mysteries? Devil’s Food Cake Murder is the fourteenth in the “Mystery with Recipes” series* by Joanne Fluke.

…the incredible Alaskan adventures of Kate Shugak? Dana Stabenow’s latest book, Though Not Dead, follows Kate as she searches for answers after the death of Old Sam Dementieff. Old Sam left Kate most of his possessions, including a homestead she never knew he had and a mystery involving his father and a religious icon that used to belong to their tribe.

…the great cozy mystery series set in a vintage boutique? Death by Diamonds* is the third in this series by Annette Blair. The Vintage Magic clothing boutique, owned by Madeira “Maddie” Cutler, is located in Mystic Fall, Connecticut, in what used to be a funeral parlor. The mostly-remodeled shop comes with its former owner who is now a ghost.

… the ghost who solves mysteries? A ghost’s work is never done in Ghost in Trouble* by Carolyn Hart.

… the Department of Good Intentions? Bailey Ruth is back in Merry, Merry Ghost* by Carolyn Hart.

…the ghost-oriented “cozy” mysteries by Carolyn Hart? In Ghost at Work*, we meet Bailey Ruth Raeburn. Sometimes you can see her, and sometimes you can’t.

… the zombie outbreak of 2014? Mira Grant’s* Feed** shows us what the world is like twenty-five years after the initial outbreak. Humans have survived, but so have zombies. People live with the knowledge that when they die, they will become zombies. Any person who is bitten by a zombie or come into contact with its blood will become a zombie.

… the charming Ladybug Farm? Donna Ball’s Love Letters from Ladybug Farm* showcases best friends Cici, Lindsay and Bridget, all in their 50’s and former suburbanites. They are in their third year of renovating Ladybug Farm, a delightfully rundown farm/estate in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley.