Here are 18 new books releasing this week for your reading pleasure. Diane A.S. Stuckart and an anthology with Jayne Ormerod, Teresa Inge, Rosemary Shomaker, and Heather Blake Weidner have new series.

The Killer Christmas Sweater Club by Terry Ambrose ~ All ten-year-old Alexandra Atwood wants for Christmas is to get her dad and the B&B’s cook Marquetta under the mistletoe. After all, how can they get married if they don’t kiss first?

Fatal Festival Days by Jamie M. Blair ~ It’s a dog’s life for Cameron when a killer threatens the Winter Festival fun

Tandem Demise by Duffy Brown ~ Smugglers on the hunt, a police chief on the run, lost loot and a dead wedding planner have the Mackinac Island regulars riding in circles

Santa Puppy by Lynn Cahoon ~ ’Twas the season of Christmas, and all through South Cove, California, Santa is working overtime to deliver a special gift . . .

A Wrench In the Works by Kate Carlisle ~ Contractor Shannon Hammer has to dig through murder suspects in the latest Fixer-Upper Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Eaves of Destruction and Once Upon a Spine.

You Don’t Own Me by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke ~ “Queen of Suspense” Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke are back with their fifth enthralling mystery in the New York Times bestselling Under Suspicion series; You Don’t Own Me finds television producer Laurie Moran stopping at nothing to solve the murder of a celebrity doctor—even as she finds herself in grave danger as a mysterious stalker plots his next move.

Harvest of Secrets by Ellen Crosby ~ The search for the killer of an aristocratic French winemaker who was Lucie Montgomery’s first crush and the discovery of dark family secrets put Lucie on a collision course with a murderer.

Marry and Bright by Laura Durham ~ An abandoned baby. A born again motorcycle gang. Two things that almost never go together. . . until now.

Wreath Between the Lines by Daryl Wood Gerber ~ The Agatha Award–winning author of Pressing the Issue returns to the Cookbook Nook, where Jenna Hart is busy decking the halls and ducking a killer . . .

A Cold Brew Killing by Lena Gregory ~ When an ice cream vendor discovers a frozen stiff, Florida diner owner Gia Morelli has to serve up some just desserts . . .

A Vintage Death by Mary Ellen Hughes ~ Callie Reed has put together a special event, but a killer is ripping it apart at the seams

Manuscript for Murder by Jon Land ~ Jessica Fletcher investigates a mysterious manuscript with deadly consequences in the latest entry in this USA Today bestselling series. . .

To Fetch A Thief edited by Jayne Ormerod ~ . . . is the first book in the Mutt Mysteries series and is comprised of four novellas that have gone to the dogs. In this howling good read, canine companions help their owners solve crimes and right wrongs. Teresa Inge, Jayne Ormerod, Rosemary Shomaker, and Heather Blake Weidner are featured authors. *new series*

The Skeleton Makes a Friend by Leigh Perry ~ Georgia Thackery is feeling pretty good about her summer job teaching at prestigious Overfeld College, and she’s renting a rustic cabin right by a lake for herself, her daughter, Madison, and her best friend, Sid the Skeleton.

Reason to Doubt by Nancy Cole Silverman ~ Carol Childs is in the middle of one of the biggest stories of her life. Her daughter Cate has returned from college with a boyfriend in tow. A photographer who police suspect to be The Model Slayer, responsible for the murder of three young women.

Fool’s Moon by Diane A.S. Stuckart ~ Two tarot-savvy cats and their tenderhearted human outwit a cruel criminal in this animal-centric whodunit. *new series*

City of Secrets by Victoria Thompson ~ An exciting new book in the series featuring woman-on-the-run Elizabeth Miles–from the beloved national bestselling author of the Gaslight Mysteries.

Midsummer Mayhem by Marty Wingate ~ Shakespeare comes to Hampshire—and Pru Parke is cast into the role of cunning detective gardener once again.