Hailey Dean Mystery. Poster of the 2016 TV series and cover of the 2008 book, The Eleventh Victim
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The Eleventh Victim
Nancy Grace, 2008
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Michael Robison, 2016-

Hailey Dean is a prosecutor working with the District Attorney’s office whose fiancé is murdered just weeks before their wedding. Hailey later quits her job to become a marriage counselor and therapist, but ends prosecuting violent crimes and is forced to reckon with what she left behind. Based on characters from Nancy Grace’s best-selling series of ‘Hailey Dean Mystery’ novels, the series is set in Atlanta.


Hailey Dean Mystery. Poster of the 2016 TV series and cover of the 2016 book, Murder in the Courthouse
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Murder in the Courthouse
Nancy Grace, 2016
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Michael Robison, 2016-

Hailey Dean is a prosecutor working with the District Attorney’s office whose fiancé is murdered just weeks before their wedding. Hailey later quits her job to become a marriage counselor and therapist, but ends prosecuting violent crimes and is forced to reckon with what she left behind. Based on characters from Nancy Grace’s best-selling series of ‘Hailey Dean Mystery’ novels, the series is set in Atlanta.


Hailey Dean Mystery. Poster of the 2016 TV series and cover of the 2010 book, Death on the D-List
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Death on the D-List
Nancy Grace, 2010
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Michael Robison, 2016-

Hailey Dean is a prosecutor working with the District Attorney’s office whose fiancé is murdered just weeks before their wedding. Hailey later quits her job to become a marriage counselor and therapist, but ends prosecuting violent crimes and is forced to reckon with what she left behind. Based on characters from Nancy Grace’s best-selling series of ‘Hailey Dean Mystery’ novels, the series is set in Atlanta.


Sweet Revenge: A Hannah Swensen Mystery. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 2008 book, Cream Puff Murder
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Cream Puff Murder
Joanne Fluke, 2008
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Pat Williams, 2021

Hannah Swensen and Det. Mike Kingston have enough on their plates as they try to plan a wedding. Now, a body has turned up at Hannah’s 24-hour gym – with Hannah’s baked goods at the scene of the crime. They’ll need to put their heads together once more to solve this case. Meanwhile, Hannah struggles to find the perfect cream puff recipe to serve at her mother Delores’s Regency-themed book release gala.


Big Sky River: The Bridal Path. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 2012 book, Big Sky River
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Big Sky River
Linda Lael Miller, 2012
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Peter Benson, 2023

Having found her place in Montana and now dating Cowboy Boone, Tara endeavors to unite their respective family lives. However, as they embark on this journey of blending their families, unexpected tensions arise, making the process more challenging than they had initially anticipated.


A Godwink Christmas. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 2018 book, Godwink Christmas Stories
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Godwink Christmas Stories
Squire Rushnell, Louise DuArt, 2018
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Michael Robison, 2018

As Christmas approaches, Paula, a St. Louis antique appraiser, reluctantly accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend, Daniel, a career-focused attorney. When her Aunt Jane senses she has mixed emotions over the engagement, she invites Paula to her Nantucket home. Upon her arrival, Paula plans a trip to the nearby island of Martha’s Vineyard where she meets a charming inn owner.


Autumn in the Vineyard. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2013 book
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Autumn in the Vineyard
Marina Adair, 2013
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Scott Smith, 2016

When Frankie and Nate both have a claim to ownership of Sorrento Farms, they are forced to divide the vineyard right down the middle and work the fields alongside each other to bring in the harvest leading up to the Best Wine competition at the annual Autumn Harvest Festival.


The Mountain Between Us. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2010 book
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The Mountain Between Us
Charles Martin, 2010
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Hany Abu-Assad, 2017

After their flight is canceled due to stormy weather, neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Bass and photojournalist Alex Martin hire private pilot Walter to get them from Utah to Denver for connecting flights to Alex’s wedding in New York and Ben’s emergency surgery appointment in Baltimore. Stranded for days with dwindling supplies, Alex grows skeptical that they will be rescued, although Ben wants to wait for help with the plane’s wreckage.


Jingle Bell Bride. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 2017 book, The Jingle Bell Bride
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The Jingle Bell Bride
Scarlet Wilson, 2017
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Allan Harmon, 2020

Wedding planner Jessica Perez travels to a remote town in Alaska to find a rare flower for a celebrity client and is charmed by the small town during Christmas, as well as the handsome local helping her.


Christmas Joy. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 2016 book
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Christmas Joy
Nancy Naigle, 2016
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Monika Mitchell, 2018

Joy Holbrook is a market researcher about to get a sweet promotion just in time for the holidays. But she receives an urgent phone call from home and rushes back to help her Aunt recover from surgery, reuniting with her former crush, Ben.


Forever Christmas. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 2013 book, Mr. 365
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Mr. 365
Ruth Clampett, 2013
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Christie Will Wolf, 2018

Workaholic reality TV producer Sophie finds herself falling for her mysterious, improbable new star when she begins working on a holiday-season show about Will, a wildly attractive man who celebrates Christmas every day of the year. In the process, she restores her long-lost faith in Christmas.


The Bad Seed Returns. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 1954 book, The Bad Seed
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The Bad Seed
William March, 1954
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Louise Archambault, 2022

It has been years since David Grossman was shot trying to put an end to his murderous daughter Emma. Currently in the custody of her aunt Angela, Emma has grown up to be a teenage girl who is still doing bad things which makes Angela’s boyfriend suspicious. Meanwhile, a new girl at school seems to know Emma’s secrets, leaving Emma to take care of her enemies by any means necessary.