J A Whiting Books in Order
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J A Whiting books in publication order
146 books
The Holiday Movie
by J A Whiting
2022
Mae Monahan and her horses join a romantic holiday movie filming in Ohio, but an actor's troublemaking soon escalates into attempted murder. Mae and Ross investigate while trying to keep the animals and production crew safe.
The Horse Knows the Way
by J A Whiting
2022
A blizzard threatens Goodnight Farm on New Year's Eve as an unfamiliar horse arrives. When the newcomer becomes ill and Mae Monahan vanishes, her friends and family must confront the storm while trying to find her.
The One-Time Crime
by J A Whiting
2022
Mae Monahan's carriage company has a full schedule after Christmas, but strange incidents suggest someone is targeting the business. With Ross and her other helpers, she investigates the threats before robbery escalates into something more dangerous.
A Haunted November
by J A Whiting
2023
Lin Coffin enjoys a quiet autumn on Nantucket, helping with landscape work while her cousin prepares the bookstore for holiday visitors. An unexpected discovery ends the lull and draws Lin into another ghost mystery before Thanksgiving.
Frosty Fortune
by J A Whiting
2023
Claire, Nicole, and Robby juggle holiday book appearances, filming, and their chocolate shop when a launch party at a hotel goes terribly wrong. Claire’s paranormal abilities and her friends’ help become essential to resolving the mystery before Christmas.
Murder on Main Street
by J A Whiting
2023
After solving a cold case, Peggy, Jennifer, and Nadine are asked by local police to help with a crime close to home. Their developing paranormal skills bring a sense of responsibility as the investigation takes a darker turn.
Sweet Christmas Conundrum
by J A Whiting
2023
A Christmas tree farm owner asks the Roseland sisters for help after declining profits and attempts on her manager’s life. With Mr. Finch and Chief Martin, they investigate the trouble before the farm or its manager is lost.
Sweet Intuition
by J A Whiting
2023
During a summer walk through Sweet Cove, Angie and Courtney find an object whose owner proves difficult to trace. Their search takes a dangerous turn, bringing the Roseland family and their paranormal allies together to investigate.
The Fortune Cookie
by J A Whiting
2023
While attending a Halloween party in Cambridge, Claire Rollins experiences unusual visions before a disturbing incident ends the festivities. With her friends and boyfriend assisting, she must determine whether it was an accident before the danger spreads.
The Haunted Fire
by J A Whiting
2023
As Nantucket prepares for the tourist season, a series of house fires raises fears of arson. Lin Coffin and her cousin Viv suspect a ghost's involvement and try to stop the destruction while helping the spirit find peace.
Fortune Hunting
by J A Whiting
2024
Robby’s new musical opportunity brings Claire and her friends to a Boston theater performance that takes an unexpected turn. Drawing on her paranormal abilities, Claire follows the clues to a mystery threatening their carefully laid plans.
Fortune's Secrets
by J A Whiting
2024
A holiday ghost tour ends pleasantly for Claire and Nicole, but the guide is murdered the following morning. Claire and her friends must investigate his death while balancing their chocolate shop and television work as Christmas approaches.
Legends and Luck
by J A Whiting
2024
A string of accidents threatens Hamlet’s annual seaside festival, and bookshop owner Shelby Price suspects a connection to pirate legends. With her talking cat and developing paranormal abilities, she searches for the pattern before the celebrations become more dangerous.
Myths and Magic
by J A Whiting
2024
Bookshop owner Shelby Price’s summer is disrupted by a crime that challenges her understanding of Hamlet’s history. With her talking cat Harper, friend Lucy, and the town detective, she must distinguish local myths from dangerous lies.
Pages and Premonitions
by J A Whiting
2024
After a fall, bookseller Shelby Price discovers she can hear her cat speak and sense things she cannot explain. An uneasy visit to a historic mansion precedes a murder there, forcing her to test her new abilities.
Poison and Potions
by J A Whiting
2024
A resident’s unexplained illness interrupts Shelby Price’s quiet summer at her bookshop. With her talking cat Harper, friend Lucy, and Detective Travis, she uses her growing paranormal abilities to identify the danger before someone dies.
Secrets and Psychics
by J A Whiting
2024
Shelby Price and Lucy receive an early viewing of a valuable necklace at the Hamlet Museum, only to encounter a disturbing mystery. Shelby’s developing paranormal skills and her talking cat may help the detective find the truth.
Sweet Now and Forever
by J A Whiting
2024
Courtney and Rufus’s wedding is approaching when a walk with Angie brings an unexpected disturbance. The Roseland sisters and their friends investigate a dark mystery that threatens the celebration and may put another life at risk.
Sweet Paper Flowers
by J A Whiting
2024
Chief Martin asks the Roseland sisters to investigate a murder marked by paper flowers left at the scene. They must work out what the unusual clues mean as the mystery spreads through Sweet Cove and neighboring towns.
The Haunted Shipwreck
by J A Whiting
2024
A storm exposes an old shipwreck on a Nantucket beach, and Lin Coffin senses a spirit connected to it. Strange visions draw her into the vessel's history as she tries to discover what the ghost needs.
The Haunted Violin
by J A Whiting
2024
While organizing Nantucket's holiday music events, Lin Coffin and her cousin hear a haunting violin melody in Viv's bookshop. A ghostly encounter prompts Lin to investigate the musician's story before something sinister unfolds.
Fatal Fortune
by J A Whiting
2025
Judging a cooking contest draws Claire into a murder linked to visions of a colonial woman and an old diary. She and her friends investigate poisonous recipes, family secrets, and a historical mystery before the killer strikes again.
Fortune's Folly
by J A Whiting
2025
A wealthy psychic abruptly ends Claire’s reading during a housewarming party at a historic mansion. Terrible news follows the next morning, drawing Claire and her friends into a mystery that calls upon her own unusual abilities.
Fortune's Smile
by J A Whiting
2025
Scouting a historic inn for their television show, Claire and Nicole meet a historian investigating a socialite’s disappearance in 1898. A disturbing incident soon draws their friends into a mystery connecting the old story with present danger.
Hoaxes and Hauntings
by J A Whiting
2025
A television show about hauntings arrives in Hamlet, and bookseller Shelby Price agrees to guide its host around town. An unexpected incident draws Shelby, her talking cat, and her paranormal friends into Detective Travis Whitely’s investigation.
Holidays and Homicide
by J A Whiting
2025
A winter ice sculpture contest stirs questions about a town employee who disappeared in 1973. Bookseller Shelby Price and Detective Travis investigate corruption and old jealousies, aided by a resident ghost and Shelby’s talking cat Harper.
Music and Madness
by J A Whiting
2025
A famous violinist’s retreat to Hamlet turns troubled when his behavior deteriorates and his prized instrument disappears. Shelby Price and Detective Travis investigate, finding a possible connection to a musician who vanished in the town’s past.
Shadows and Shamans
by J A Whiting
2025
A historian dies in a fall at the Harris Estate, but Shelby Price and her talking cat suspect murder. With help from friends and Detective Travis, Shelby searches the estate’s history for clues before another death occurs.
Spells and Specters
by J A Whiting
2025
A theatrical magic shop opens in Hamlet before Halloween, then becomes the scene of a death. Shelby Price, her talking cat, and Detective Travis investigate a human killer amid deception, with a paranormal photographer offering another way to uncover clues.
Sweet Farewell
by J A Whiting
2025
After a librarian’s sudden death, the Roseland sisters discover her private notes about a friend’s suspicious death fifty years earlier. They continue her search for justice, finding that someone in Sweet Cove still wants the past concealed.
Sweet Lost and Found
by J A Whiting
2025
Chief Martin enlists the Roseland sisters after valuable paintings are stolen from a wealthy couple in Silver Cove. The heist appears carefully planned but clumsily executed, leaving conflicting clues and numerous suspects for the family to untangle.
The Haunted Garden
by J A Whiting
2025
Preparing gardens for Nantucket's annual tour, Lin Coffin encounters an unfamiliar spirit among the herbs. A death soon follows, and she must uncover the ghost's story and solve the garden's mystery before another life is lost.
The Haunted Heart
by J A Whiting
2025
Restoring a historic Nantucket garden, Lin Coffin encounters a carpenter's ghost tied to a suspicious 1987 death. Another sudden death suggests the old secret remains dangerous, drawing her into powerful family loyalties and island politics.
The Haunted Mill
by J A Whiting
2025
Landscaping Nantucket's Old Mill introduces Lin Coffin to a ghost who needs help. Meanwhile, a rival bookshop's owner behaves strangely, and Lin and her cousin Viv work to untangle both mysteries before trouble escalates.
A Haunted Rose
by J A Whiting
2026
Restoring the gardens of a reopened Nantucket inn, Lin Coffin encounters the ghost of a bride whose story contradicts island history. Threats against the new owners draw Lin and Viv toward secrets buried beneath the roses.
Danger and Demons
by J A Whiting
2026
A professor disappears as Hamlet prepares for its spring festival, and a murder suggests she is being hunted. Shelby Price and her talking cat seek the missing woman while killers conceal themselves among the arriving tourists.
Hidden Fortune
by J A Whiting
2026
A discovery behind the walls of Claire’s chocolate shop triggers visions of stolen artwork and a mysterious painter. An art forger’s murder sends Claire and her friends into a family history of concealed thefts and dangerous secrets.
Relics and Reckoning
by J A Whiting
2026
During Hamlet’s Festival of Lights, Shelby Price’s cat senses trouble around a visiting stranger. When treasured possessions disappear without forced entry, Shelby follows the thefts toward an injustice that has remained concealed for twenty-five years.
Secrets and Lies
by J A Whiting
2026
Quilter Haley Coleman doubts the accidental death of a historian found at an abandoned textile mill. Using her psychic connection to fabrics, she investigates old property thefts and concealed deaths while threats put her own safety at risk.
Silent Fortune
by J A Whiting
2026
Filming at Boston’s restored Empress Theatre brings Claire and her partners into a suspicious death beneath the stage. Psychic traces of perfume and music suggest an older mystery, forcing Claire to connect crimes nearly a century apart.
Silk and Silence
by J A Whiting
2026
An antique quilt gives textile restorer Haley Coleman a vision of murder after its creator dies in an apparent accident. The clues lead to an unsolved killing decades earlier, and someone is determined to keep both crimes hidden.
Sweet Silent Night
by J A Whiting
2026
Human bones uncovered at a housing development interrupt Sweet Cove’s Christmas preparations, followed by another death dismissed as an accident. The Roseland sisters and Mr. Finch use ghostly encounters and troubling visions to investigate a possible connection.
Sweet Suspicion
by J A Whiting
2026
A garden wedding at the Roseland sisters’ bed and breakfast turns into a murder investigation after a guest is poisoned. Their paranormal gifts suggest the killer struck the wrong person, leaving the intended victim in danger.
The Haunted Widow
by J A Whiting
2026
A restoration project at a Nantucket mansion brings Lin Coffin into contact with a captain’s grieving widow. Her ghost challenges the family’s celebrated history, while missing research and dangerous accidents suggest someone still wants the truth concealed.
Tunes and Traitors
by J A Whiting
2026
Restoring a vintage concert shirt, Haley Coleman senses that a singer’s supposed overdose concealed a murder. She joins his family in seeking the truth, but their investigation threatens a secret someone has guarded since the band’s early days.
Vows and Shadows
by J A Whiting
2026
A bride’s vintage wedding gown gives Haley Coleman disturbing visions of its original owner’s death. As the wedding approaches, Haley investigates a tragedy once ruled accidental while attracting the attention of someone prepared to kill again.













































