The Pumpkin Spice Romance Anthology
Autumn rolls in with pumpkin spice lattes and cinnamon-dusted sunsets. Snuggle in for tales that blend the comfort of Fall with the gentle glow of a second chance at love. Featuring Stories from Kathryn LeBlanc, Bethany Maines, Virginia’dele Smith, Karen Harris Tully, and Birdie Song.
Featuring Deja Brew from Bethany Maines
Even with the ability to glimpse the future five minutes ahead, chaotic coffee shop owner Maddie Scott can’t stop herself from soaking a grumpy (and gorgeous) new customer, Felix Faraday, in pumpkin spice. But as sparks fly and supernatural secrets brew, it’ll take more than magic to keep this romance from boiling over.
Genre: Cozy Romance
Release Date: Oct. 25, 2025
The Cooking Up Death Anthology
They’ve whipped up a menu of sixteen cozy mysteries featuring toxic treats and lethal luncheons sure to leave the other characters worrying about the contents of their own plates while the amateur sleuths search for clues. As a special bonus, each story is accompanied by one of the recipes featured in these pages – the non-deadly version, of course!
Featuring Love, Lefse, & Murder from Bethany Maines
When Ryden Johanssen moved to Dune Park, Washington to open his Scandinavian bakery, he never thought he’d end up as suspect number one in the Mayor’s murder. Now, Ryden is making friends and enemies as he investigates the death and attempts to clear his name AND the reputation of his beloved lefse.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Release Date: Nov. 4, 2025
About the Books
Bethany Maines is the author of romantic action-adventure and fantasy tales that focus on women who know when to apply lipstick and when to apply a foot to someone’s hind end. Whether you like modern-day tales of daring-do, or far-flung speculative fiction, you’ll find each story contains a heroine who will fight for truth and true love.
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San Juan Islands Mysteries
Deceit, deception, spies and murder? Include a dog, and that’s everything we love.
When Seattle native Tish Yearly found herself fired and evicted all in one afternoon, the 26 year old ex-actress headed for the one place she knew she’d be welcome – the house of her cantankerous ex-CIA agent grandfather, Tobias Yearly, in the San Juan Islands. Now Tish and Tobias are teaming up to solve mysteries… and keep the dog from getting diabetes.
The Supernaturals
The Three Colors Trilogy & Beyond…
The Supernaturals have always been with us—all manner of fairy tale creatures walk this earth. While not all humans want to share our world, sometimes destiny can make a wolf can meet just the right girl down a lonesome path on their way to save the world. Some things are fate and some things are just… Supernatural.
The Valkyrie Brothers
Twenty-six floors. Two professionals. Sometimes love only needs one Elevator Ride…
The Valkyrie Brothers trilogy is a laugh-packed series of connected romantic mysteries starring the Valkyrie Brothers–Rowan, Forest, and Ash–as they struggle to find love AND stay alive in Seattle.
The Deveraux Legacy
The Deveraux Family: wealthy, glamorous, powerful… and in a lot of trouble.Â
Senator Eleanor Deveraux lost her children in a plane crash, but she has a second chance to get her family right with her four grandchildren – Evan, Jackson, Aiden and Dominique. But second chances are hard to seize when politics, mercenaries, and the dark legacy of the Deveraux family keep getting in the way.
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Carrie Mae Mysteries
These make-up ladies aren’t just selling lipstick – they’re packing heat and saving the world.
Join Nikki Lanier and her team of kick-ass friends as they take on gangs, drug smugglers, arms dealers, and internal politics, all while looking fabulous or at least trying to remember clean underwear.
Shark Santoyo Crime Series
The criminals are savage, the stakes are high and even the suburbs hide secrets that can kill.
When Shark Santoyo got out of prison and made a deal with Geier, the boss of his old gang, he knew he’d be walking into trouble, but he never expected to meet Peregrine Hays. The knife-wielding beauty may fuel his dreams, but Peregrine has secrets of her own, and soon Shark is swept up in a whirlpool of murder, revenge, and love.
Galactic Dreams
Welcome to the universe of Galactic Dreams, where fairy tales are reimagined for a new age—the future.
In each Galactic Dreams novella you’ll find an old tale reborn with a mixture of romance, technology, aliens and adventure. But beware, a perilous quest awaits behind every star and getting home again will depend on a good spaceship, true love, and maybe just a hint of magic.
Romance & Romantic Suspense
Kisses, killers, and killer kisses. Everything dangerously romantic all in one place. These romantic adventure novellas will leave you laughing and hungry for more.
News
Award Winner
The Black Crown was awarded 2nd Place in Scifi / Fantasy in the PNWA Literary Contest.
Award Winner
Suzy Makes Cupcakes – the short film with a script by Bethany Maines picked up three awards from the Next Gen Indie Film Awards, including Best Comedy Short, Best Production Design, and Best Editing. Learn More…
Award Winner
The Second Shot Audio Edition picked up a Maincrest Media Award!