The Baroness’ Choices for Upcoming Releases for April 2021
Hey!
So, April is around the corner, with the Easter Bunny and hopefully some spring weather. The winter storms are beautiful, but they leave so much that needs to be cleaned up. My to-do list ranges from getting all the downed branches on the burn pile to reading. So, most of the time, reading wins, but someone has to walk the dogs and pick up the sticks.
The Books
I m looking forward to all the fabulous books that are coming out. My choices for April include mostly romances and cozy mysteries. However, I threw in some paranormal mysteries, a romcom, a psychological thriller, and a historical romance. What books are you planning on reading in April?
Here are my choices for Upcoming Releases for April 2021.
A Marriage of Inconvenience by Amy Vastine
Stop the Wedding #3
Publication Date: April 1, 2021
Genre: Sweet Romance
She’s met the perfect man…
But he’s engaged!Wedding planner Sophia Reed never imagined she’d meet her perfect man during a bank robbery. Evan Anderson is handsome and funny and makes Sophia believe in love at first sight. There’s only one small hitch—he’s engaged to someone else, and Sophia is planning his wedding! But Evan’s wedding is purely a business arrangement…and true love might just turn this almost-perfect wedding into a beautiful catastrophe!
Fury and Ice by Annabel Chase
Federal Bureau of Magic Cozy Mystery #10
Publication Date: April 1, 2021
Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery
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Welcome to Chipping Cheddar where supernaturals are hidden in plain sight
When a woman is murdered behind the library, Chief Fox realizes the victim was more than she seemed and enlists the aid of Chipping Cheddar’s resident Federal Bureau of Magic agent, Eden Fury. The woman’s death also triggers the arrival of Alcina, a powerful supernatural hellbent on uncovering the killer’s identity and bringing them to justice. Alcina views Eden as her polar opposite on the supernatural scale of good and evil and doesn’t trust her to conduct a proper investigation, no matter what her badge says.
Meanwhile, Grandma and Aunt Thora have decided to participate in Chipping Cheddar’s first annual Mature Woman competition in order to raise funds for the senior center, a decision that Eden worries will result in more trouble than a washing machine is worth.
Will Eden keep Alcina at bay long enough to save the competition and find the killer—or has she finally met her supernatural match?
How to Marry a Cowboy by Cathy McDavid
Wishing Well Springs #2
Publication Date: April 1, 2021
Genre: Sweet Romance
Coming home means…
Confronting her former crush
Trick rider Kenna Hewitt can’t avoid the company of Channing Pearce—not when the handsome cowboy needs Kenna’s help saving his family’s rodeo arena. Working together, and being in a wedding together, soon has old feelings resurfacing. But as a gal who does stunts for a living, trusting in a possible future with the cowboy of her dreams is still the most dangerous task she’s ever faced…
Lies We Bury by Elle Marr
Publication Date: April 1, 2021
Genre: Psychological Thriller
A novel about secrets and revenge by the number one Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Missing Sister. It’s only by confronting who she was then that she can understand who she is now.
I was born in captivity…
Two decades ago Marissa Mo escaped a basement prison―the only home she’d ever known. At twenty-seven, Marissa’s moved beyond the trauma and is working under a new name as a freelance photographer. But when she accepts a job covering a string of macabre murders in Portland, it’s impossible for Marissa not to remember.
Everything is eerily familiar. The same underground lairs. Sad trinkets and toys left behind, identical to those Marissa had as a child. And then there is the note meant just for her that freezes Marissa’s blood: See you soon, Missy.
To determine the killer’s next move, Marissa must retrieve her long-forgotten memories and return to a past she’s hidden away. But she won’t be facing her fears alone. Someone is waiting for her in the dark.
Surprise Heir for the Princess by Kate Hardy
Publication Date: April 1, 2021
Genre: Contemporary Romance
A secret royal escape
An unexpected consequence!Princess Vittoria yearns to escape the pressures of her royal life. So when she’s reunited with enigmatic photographer Liam MacCarthy at a party, she agrees to a secret beachside getaway. Vittoria knows she can never have a future with Liam, but under the stars, she gives in to their undeniable chemistry for one perfect night… Until Vittoria returns home to discover she’ll have more than memories to remember Liam by!
Three Makes a Family by Cari Lynn Webb
City by the Bay Stories #7
Publication Date: April 1, 2021
Genre: Sweet Romance
Can love for a child…
Make them a family?Lawyer Molly McKinney needs to be the best—now more than ever. Relocating to San Francisco means a chance to provide a stable income and home for her nine-month-old daughter. And defending former rival Drew Harrington against charges of witness tampering will boost her reputation. As they work to clear Drew’s name, their feelings grow. But does Molly have room in her life for love?
Tycoon’s Unexpected Caribbean Fling by Ella Hayes
Publication Date: April 1, 2021
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Is she the missing piece…
…that could fix his damaged heart?
Billionaire Joel Larsson is no stranger to the spotlight. But when his engagement implodes, all Joel wants is to get away. Cue a solo trip to a private Caribbean island! Yet, when he comes face-to-face with Emilie Clayton—Joel’s far-too-beautiful personal chef—things get complicated… Joel may be tempted to open the door to a fling with Emilie—but is he strong enough to keep his heart locked away?
Unmasking the Secret Prince by Rebecca Winters
Secrets of a Billionaire #2
Publication Date: April 1, 2021
Genre: Contemporary Romance
A prince in hiding…
…a love exposed!Since the day Prince Alexandros’s parents were usurped, his royal identity has been a fiercely guarded secret. So, when he fell in love with beautiful Giannina Angelis five years ago, he had no choice but to leave…without so much as an explanation. Now, with the chance to reclaim his rightful kingdom, he’s back—and ready to reclaim Giannina’s heart!
Checking Out Crime by Laurie Cass
A Bookmobile Cat Mystery #9
Publication Date: April 6, 2021
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Librarian Minnie Hamilton and her clever cat Eddie solve a purr-fect murder, in the newest installment of the delightful Bookmobile Cat Mystery series.
Minnie and her rescue cat Eddie can often be found out and about in their bookmobile near Chilson, Michigan, delivering great reads to grateful patrons all over the county. But they always brake for trouble, and when Minnie sees a car speeding away down the road, and soon comes upon a dead bicyclist, she assumes she just missed seeing a hit-and-run.
Minnie is determined to discover who was behind the wheel, but it soon turns out that things are far more complicated than they seem and there’s more to this case than meets the eye. Luckily, this librarian is ready to read the killer his rights.
Shrimply Dead by Maggie Toussaint
A Seafood Caper #3
Publication Date: April 12, 2021
Genre: Cozy Mystery
When veterinarian and amateur naturalist Jasmine Garr is shot in her yard, residents of Shell Island press caterer River Holloway into investigating the homicide. River dons her amateur sleuth cap and sets out to discover who killed her former catering customer.
Between Jasmine’s estranged cousin, a rival veterinarian, a wild animal trapper, the chicken lady, and a real estate broker, River has plenty of suspects to consider. As she peels back the layers of Jasmine’s life, dangerous secrets come to light.
Jasmine’s orphaned kitty, Iris, along with River’s cat Major, and her husband Pete help River sift through the evidence. At the same time, River recently expanded her catering business. She must service her regular catering clients, plus provide fresh baked goods for Pete’s ice cream shop.
The killer follows River’s every move relishing the thought of another victim. Time is running out. Will River solve the murder before she becomes a cold dish?
Stalling for Time by Christy Hayes
Kiss and Tell #1
Publication Date: April 12, 2021
Genre: Contemporary Romance
What’s a girl to do when her best friend is making a huge mistake?
College sophomore Emily Dilbert has been best friends with Dylan Chamberlain since the second grade. When she finds an engagement ring in Dylan’s backpack, she panics and vows to do whatever it takes to stop him from marrying a girl he barely knows.Dylan Chamberlain has been in love with his brother’s girlfriend, Emily, since they were kids. When his brother asks for help planning a surprise proposal, Dylan knows it’s time to bury his feelings and finally let Emily go. If only his heart would cooperate.
After her roommates fail to lure Dylan away from his girlfriend, Emily is forced to confront him directly. When she accidentally puts them in a compromising position, will Dylan reveal his long-buried feelings, or will Emily realize she’s dating the wrong brother?
*Formerly published in 2013 under the title, “A Kiss by Design,” this book has been extensively revised from the original.*
Bitterroot Lake by Alicia Beckman
Publication Date: April 13, 2021
Genre: Thriller
When four women separated by tragedy reunite at a lakeside Montana lodge, murder forces them to confront everything they thought they knew about the terrifying accident that tore them apart, in Agatha Award-winning author Alicia Beckman’s suspense debut
Twenty-five years ago, during a celebratory weekend at historic Whitetail Lodge, Sarah McCaskill had a vision. A dream. A nightmare. When a young man was killed, Sarah’s guilt over having ignored the warning in her dreams devastated her. Her friendships with her closest friends, and her sister, fell apart as she worked to build a new life in a new city. But she never stopped loving Whitetail Lodge on the shores of Bitterroot Lake.
Now that she’s a young widow, her mother urges her to return to the lodge for healing. But when she arrives, she’s greeted by an old friend–and by news of a murder that’s clearly tied to that tragic day she’ll never forget.
And the dreams are back, too. What dangers are they warning of this time? As Sarah and her friends dig into the history of the lodge and the McCaskill family, they uncover a legacy of secrets and make a discovery that gives a chilling new meaning to the dreams. Now, they can no longer ignore the ominous portents from the past that point to a danger more present than any of them could know.
What You Never Knew by Jessica Hamilton
Publication Date: April 13, 2021
Genre: Paranormal Mystery
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Told in alternating points of view between the living and the dead, Jessica Hamilton’s debut novel will be perfect for fans of The Lovely Bones.
Idyllic Avril lsland, owned by the Bennett family, where their hundred-year-old cottage sat nestled in acres of forest. Forty-year-old June Bennett believed that the island had been sold after the summer of her father’s disappearance when she was only twelve years old. It’s months after the shocking death of her older sister May in a fatal car accident, that June finds out that the cottage was never sold. Avril Island is still owned by the Bennett family and now it’s hers.
Still reeling from the grief of losing her sister, June travels back to Avril lsland in search of answers. As she digs, she learns that the townspeople believe her father may in fact have been murdered rather than having abandoned his family in the dead of night, as she was led to believe by her mother. And that’s when she begins to notice strange things happening on the island–missing family possessions showing up, doors locking on their own, unexplained noises in the night, shadowy figures disappearing into the woods. It takes June no time at all to realize that her childhood summers at Avril Island were not at all what they had seemed to be.
Kiss Me at Midnight by Melinda Curtis
The Kissing Test #3
Publication Date: April 16, 2021
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Comedy (romcom)
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Her squeaky clean reputation…
Junior state congresswoman and heiress Lily Summer wants to combat childhood hunger in her district but to do so she needs to raise a million dollars and donors are hard to come by.
His playboy ways…
Fourth generation actor Judson Hambly wants to direct, but no one will back his production, seemingly because he has an aversion to settling down.
Big money is within their grasp…
Lily and Judson can earn the money they need by attending a reality TV star’s destination wedding as maid of honor and best man.
The catch?
Lily had a falling out with the bride-to-be a decade ago and has to bring Judson as her date! She’ll need to put all of her political skills to work if she’s going to pull off this million-dollar date without tarnishing her career or losing her heart.
The Little Orchard on the Lane by Tilly Tennant
Publication Date: April 16, 2021
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Feel the sun on your face on a Somerset terrace overlooking golden fields and wild meadowland, and watch as romance beckons and long-hidden secrets are revealed…
When twenty-seven-year-old Posy arrives at picture-perfect Oleander House in the Somerset village of Astercombe, she is enchanted. Adopted when she was just a baby, Posy is excited to re-connect with her birth family and help out on the family cider farm with its old stone walls and bees buzzing in the hedgerows.
There’s just one tiny problem – her new next-door neighbour, haughty, handsome vineyard-owner Lachlan. Lachlan has taken an instant dislike to Posy, and after a furious argument when she ventures on his land, she’s pretty certain there’s not a heart of gold beneath his frosty exterior.
Yet as she falls in love with the flower-filled hedgerows and apple-green fields of her new life, she discovers more about her grumpy neighbour. Even though he acts like the world is out to get him, she can’t ignore the sad expression in his dark eyes.
And when Posy discovers the heartbreaking secret that is tearing Lachlan apart, she understands why he has shut the door on the world and vows to help him, as well as the vineyard, which has fallen on hard times. Yet just as Lachlan lets Posy in, a terrible night threatens to destroy everything she has begun to care about and puts someone she loves at risk. Will her dream life in the country come at an awful price?
Monkey Bread Business by Jodi Rath
The Cast Iron Skillet Mystery #6
Publication Date: April 16, 2021
Genre: Cozy Culinary Mystery
Nature breeds new life with the sign of Spring in the air in Leavensport, Ohio, and Jolie and Ava find their new families’ lives turned upside down! With properties in Leavensport beginning to sell, Nina Sanchez opened a bakery after purchasing the lot next to M&M’s Italian restaurant. She is new to town and swears to Ava and Jolie she has no connection to the Dominican Republic Sanchez mafia family. Yet, Ava is skeptical, and this sends Jolie and Ava off on yet another investigation looking at how organized crime connects to their little village and the politics that surround it.
Meanwhile, Nina Sanchez is not thrilled to feel obliged to cross-sell and become a full-fledged member of Leavensport, especially not with Jolie and Ava investigating her history. She has no choice when her son discovers a murdered homeless woman on the street on his way to deliver bread to the local shelter—it looks a lot like a mob hit and the reveal of who the homeless woman is will send all of Leavensport on alert making Jolie question the future of her town.
The Paris Apartment by Kelly Bowen
Publication Date: April 20, 2021
Genre: Romance, Historical, World War II
2017, London: When Aurelia Leclaire inherits an opulent Paris apartment, she is shocked to discover her grandmother’s hidden secrets—including a treasure trove of famous art and couture gowns. One obscure painting leads her to Gabriel Seymour, a highly respected art restorer with his own mysterious past. Together they attempt to uncover the truths concealed within the apartment’s walls.
Paris, 1942: The Germans may occupy the City of Lights, but glamorous Estelle Allard flourishes in a world separate from the hardships of war. Yet when the Nazis come for her friends, Estelle doesn’t hesitate to help those she holds dear, no matter the cost. As she works against the forces intent on destroying her loved ones, she can’t know that her actions will have ramifications for generations to come.
Set seventy-five years apart, against a perilous and a prosperous Paris, both Estelle and Lia must summon hidden courage as they navigate the dangers of a changing world, altering history—and their family’s futures—forever.
A Score to Kettle by Erin Johnson
The Magical Tea Room Mysteries #3
Publication Date: April 21, 2021
Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery
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Welcome to the coziest, vampire-owned tea room in Bath! It’s steeped in magic and mystery.
You’ve got to have your bestie’s back, right? Even if it involves stalking a vampire hunter?
Minnie Wells is getting back out there again after a messy divorce, when she attends a play at the gorgeous Theatre Royal in Bath with a hunky detective. But when Minnie finds the lead actress dead in her dressing room, her fun night out turns into a crime scene.
To heap on the trouble, Minnie also suspects her detective date’s mysterious friend is the rumored vampire hunter. Now Minnie’s racing to solve the playhouse murder while protecting not only her best friend, but also her vampire boss (who she just might have a big crush on). All this, while working at the tea room, learning spells, celebrating the Spring Solstice, and dealing with her dastardly ex.
And it doesn’t help when another body turns up backstage.
Will Minnie upstage the killer and keep her vampire friends safe? Or will it be curtains for this new witch and her paranormal pals?
Pull your armchair closer to the cozy crackling fire, sip your steaming tea, and find out now in A Score to Kettle!
If you like charming towns, a hilarious cast of lovable characters, and twisty mysteries, you’ll adore Erin Johnson’s lighthearted whodunnit. A Score to Kettle is the first book in the Magical Tea Room Mysteries.
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Southern Beginnings by Amy Boyles
Sweet Tea Witch Mystery #19
Publication Date: April 25, 2021
Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery
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Pepper’s baby is due to arrive any day now. She’s got her hands full with that as well as being the new queen of Clan Reign. Can she handle it all?
A Tale of Two Cookies by Eve Calder
A Cookie House Mystery #3
Publication Date: April 27, 2021
Genre: Cozy Culinary Mystery
In A Tale of Two Cookies, a cozy mystery from Eve Calder, it’s nothing but sugar and spice at The Cookie House, but elsewhere on Coral Cay everything isn’t so nice.
Pastry chef Kate McGuire is loving life on the laid-back island of Coral Cay, Florida. As junior partner in a bakery renowned for luscious desserts―especially her cookies―life is pretty sweet. So when an old friend arrives and announces a spur-of-the-moment beach wedding, that’s just the icing on the wedding cake.
But the groom vanishes right as a television crew descends on the town to film a hot, new realty show. Is there a connection? Is her friend Desiree somehow involved? Or did groom Judson simply get cold feet? The bride and groom were paired better than warm cookies and cold milk, so Kate doesn’t buy it.
As the show’s cast runs amok on the island and the investigation into Judson’s disappearance heats up, Kate and her pal Maxi, along with town dog Oliver, will brave the rambunctious world of reality TV and a wedding weekend gone awry, in an all-out effort to find the missing groom.
Death Gone a Rye by Winnie Archer
A Bread Shop Mystery #6
Publication Date: April 27, 2021
Genre: Cozy Culinary Mystery
In the Northern California seaside town of Santa Sofia, a killer is trying to get a rise out of baker’s apprentice Ivy Culpepper . . .
Vincent van Dough focaccia is being touted on Instagram as the best thing since sliced bread. By strategically placing chives, olives, and yellow peppers to look like poppies and sunflowers, bakers create a mouthwatering masterpiece in the style of the great postimpressionist painter. At Yeast of Eden, where bread making has always been an art, they’re baking their own version for the school district’s Spring Fling.
But one person won’t be tasting the Mexican bakery’s latest specialty. Ambitious school board president Nessa Renchrik has been murdered. Like the rest of this close-knit community, Ivy is shocked. But she’s just as surprised to discover her beau-restaurateur Miguel Baptista-had his own fling with Nessa back in the day and now the police have this half-baked notion he might have killed her. It’s up to Ivy, her boss Olaya Solis, and eighty-six-years-young Penelope Branford to separate the wheat from the chaff to determine who the real culprit is . . .
INCLUDES RECIPES!
Lemon Drop Dead by Amanda Flower
Amish Candy Shop Mystery #6
Publication Date: April 27, 2021
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Murder always leaves a sour taste…
Although baby showers aren’t an Amish tradition, Bailey King wants to celebrate Emily Keim’s forthcoming bundle of joy. It’s the least she can do for her hardworking assistant at Swissmen Sweets, especially with Emily being estranged from her siblings. Everyone in Harvest, Ohio has gathered at the town gazebo–decked out in lemon-themed décor to add some of Emily’s favorite flavor to the festivities–including Juliet Brook, Jethro the Pig, and in a last-minute invite, Emily’s sister Esther Esh.
But Esther isn’t the only surprise guest. A mysterious Amish woman confronts Emily claiming to know about her secret shame–the child she had as a teenager who was given up for adoption. The stranger vanishes before Bailey could find out who she was and if she knew what happened to Emily’s first baby. Later that evening, the woman reappears–dead in Esh Family Pretzels, with a threatening letter written by Esther found on her body.
Emily knows her sister is not a murderer and convinces Bailey to help clear Esther’s name and put the squeeze on the real killer…
Murder 101 by Lynn Cahoon
Kitchen Witch Mystery Short #1.5
Publication Date: April 27, 2021
Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery
Mia Malone has opened a catering business in Magic Springs, Idaho, putting both her culinary expertise and her gift for spellcasting to good use. But it’ll take more than witchcraft to make a murderer disappear behind bars…
Mia Malone has landed a lucrative and convenient gig, catering a reunion at the old school that’s become her new business headquarters. The town swirls with rumors that St. Catherine’s Preparatory is haunted, but there’s one living visitor that Mia wasn’t expecting—her mother. Theresa Malone stepped away from the magic that runs in Mia’s family, much to the annoyance of Mia’s grandmother. Soon Mia has to deal with more than personal drama when Robin Hanover, the head of the reunion committee, is murdered in one of the classrooms.
Robin had a history as a mean girl. Could one of her old enemies have been nursing a grudge all this time? Or is the culprit even closer to home? Mia will need the help of her magic, her wits, and her family to figure out the truth—before she gets schooled by a clever killer…
Includes Recipes!
Southern Sass and a Battered Bride by Kate Young
A Marygene Brown Mystery #3
Publication Date: April 27, 2021
Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery
At a murder mystery-themed wedding reception on Georgia’s picturesque Peach Cove Island, the bride is doing an awfully good job playing dead…
Marygene Brown always figured she’d marry her childhood sweetheart, Alex Myers, not cater his wedding. But the Peach Diner could use the exposure. Most of the island is showing up–although more for the role-playing murder game at the reception than for the widely loathed bridezilla, Lucy Carmichael. Marygene may have to smile through the festivities, but Mama doesn’t have to hold her peace–especially since only Marygene can hear her mother’s ghost. Mama says she sees an aura of darkness around the wedding.
So when Marygene finds Lucy lying beside the wedding cake, buried in batter, with no pulse, it looks like Mama called it. This is no game. And when the bride’s body simply vanishes, it’s up to Marygene and her best friend Betsy (cousin to the groom and no fan of the bride) to solve a real-life mystery–with a little help from Mama’s sassy spirit…
Whole Latte Murder by Lena Gregory
All-Day Breakfast Café Mystery #5
Publication Date: April 27, 2021
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Ex-New Yorker and local diner owner Gia Morelli is still getting used to the sweltering Florida sun. But this summer she’ll have to deal with a more dangerous kind of heat—when she’s hot on the trail of another murderer . . .
Summer in Boggy Creek has arrived, and Gia’s best friend, successful real estate agent Savannah, is getting hitched. Now she’s enlisted Gia’s sleuthing talents in a desperate search for the perfect wedding dress. But when Savannah mysteriously vanishes after showing a mansion to a bigwig client, Gia investigates the house Savannah was trying to sell. The first clue she finds is Savannah’s car in the driveway. Inside the house, they stumble on Savannah’s potential buyer—dead. Someone had apparently closed the deal—with a two by four full of nails to the client’s head. Soon afterward, a woman’s body is fished from the lake near the same house. The townsfolk are now sweating bullets over the murders, and the heat comes down on poor Gia to find her missing friend, and track down the killer .
Well, that’s it for the Upcoming Releases for April 2021
Drop a comment if you like one of the books above or if you have one to recommend.
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