Barbara Cool Lee

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  • Bibliography:
    26 Books (4 Series)
  • First Book:
    December 2012
  • Latest Book:
    October 2023
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Full Series List in Order

A Carita Cove Mystery

1 - Maggie and the Black-Tie Affair (Oct-2019)
2 - Maggie and the Inconvenient Corpse (Nov-2019)
3 - Maggie and the Mourning Beads (Dec-2019)
4 - Maggie and the Empty Noose (Dec-2019)
5 - Maggie and the Hidden Homicide (Mar-2020)
6 - Maggie and the Whiskered Witness (Jun-2020)
7 - Maggie and the Serpentine Script (Sep-2020)
8 - Maggie and the Rattled Rake (Feb-2021)
9 - The Wedding Wipe Out (Oct-2023)
10 - The Boho Bump Off (Feb-2023)

Deeds of the Ariane

1 - Lark's Quest (Dec-2012)

A Pajaro Bay Mystery

1 - The Honeymoon Cottage (Jan-2013)
2 - Under the Boardwalk // Boardwalk Cottage (Jan-2013)
3 - Home Improvement // Lighthouse Cottage (Aug-2013)
4 - Little Fox Cottage (Dec-2017)
5 - Rum Cake Cottage (Oct-2017)
6 - Songbird Cottage (Feb-2018)
7 - Sunshine Cottage (Oct-2018)
8 - Riverstone Cottage (May-2021)
9 - Harbor View Cottage (Apr-2022)
10 - Windswept Cottage (Feb-2023)

A Pajaro Bay Short Story

1 - My Funny Valentine (Jan-2016)
2 - A Christmas Miracle in Pajaro Bay (Jan-2016)
4 - Halloween Hullabaloo (Oct-2016)
5 - A Winter Wedding in Pajaro Bay (Dec-2016)

Book List in Order: 26 titles

  • Cat's Blood

  • Lark's Quest

    Deeds of the Ariane - 1

    A tale of silk, sorcery, and romance.... Fifteen years ago she was Lark, the tiny slave girl who witnessed the massacre of the royal family. Now she is Lark y Ariane, the most powerful -- and hated -- of the Silver Isle's magical warrior women, wh...

  • The Honeymoon Cottage

    A Pajaro Bay Mystery - 1

    Looking for a light and breezy, feel-good beach read? You've found it in Pajaro Bay. Camilla Stewart desperately needs to make a fresh start: her despicable ex-fiance stole her life savings, embezzled from her job, and then disappeared without a trac...

  • Under the Boardwalk // Boardwalk Cottage

    A Pajaro Bay Mystery - 2

    Looking for a light and breezy, feel-good beach read? You've found it in Pajaro Bay. Wounded artist Hallie Reed comes to Pajaro Bay for a summer job at the town's funky old amusement park. But when she wakes up after a mysterious car accident with a ...

  • Home Improvement // Lighthouse Cottage

    A Pajaro Bay Mystery - 3

    Sheltered heiress Lori York runs away to the isolated island lighthouse at Pajaro Bay. But when a mysterious man washes ashore during a winter storm, she has to figure out just what he's hiding before they both end up as shark bait.Winner of the Roma...

  • A Christmas Miracle in Pajaro Bay

    A Pajaro Bay Short Story - 2

    Lori DiPietro is spending her first Christmas Eve at the island lighthouse in Pajaro Bay. But danger's about to crash this party. She'll have to use all her wits to make it through the night if she hopes to witness A Christmas Miracle in Pajaro Bay.A...

  • My Funny Valentine

    A Pajaro Bay Short Story - 1

    Thanks to a lost little pup and a little clever amateur sleuthing, two lonely people will solve a mystery and find each other. Don't miss this sweet Pajaro Bay short story, My Funny Valentine.Also includes a sneak preview of a Pajaro Bay Mystery nove...

  • Halloween Hullabaloo

    A Pajaro Bay Short Story - 4

    It's the kids' turn to solve a mystery in this Pajaro Bay short tale. The trail of clues leads them from the lights of a Halloween party all the way to a haunted cemetery, where they'll have to use their wits to figure out the mystery behind this Hal...

  • A Winter Wedding in Pajaro Bay

    A Pajaro Bay Short Story - 5

    Village herbalist Rain Archer never expected her own wedding to be cancelled because of--you guessed it--a rainy day! It will take the whole town to help her pull off A Winter Wedding in Pajaro Bay.Also includes a sneak preview of a Pajaro Bay Myster...



  • Rum Cake Cottage

    A Pajaro Bay Mystery - 5

    Roxy Drew arrives back at her family's little coastal cottage after spending ten years in prison for a crime she didn't commit. But she soon discovers she has to solve the mystery that put her behind bars before danger comes calling for her own littl...

  • Little Fox Cottage

    A Pajaro Bay Mystery - 4

    Chef Bree Taylor falls in love with Pajaro Bay when she brings her late friend's dog to the charming coastal village to meet its new owner. But she soon finds that the town holds some dangerous secrets, and to save her new friends she must solve the ...

  • Songbird Cottage

    A Pajaro Bay Mystery - 6

    Robin Brenham finds a mysterious unfinished cottage while scoping out real estate deals in Pajaro Bay. But someone in the village doesn't want her to figure out its secret -- or why a photograph of her long-lost grandmother is hanging on the wall. Wi...

  • Sunshine Cottage

    A Pajaro Bay Mystery - 7

    Teresa Soto is hiding from her fellow gang members in the perfect place: the tiny village of Pajaro Bay. But when she falls for the squeaky-clean director of the local youth center, things get complicated. She's one step ahead of the danger on her ta...

  • Maggie and the Black-Tie Affair

    A Carita Cove Mystery - 1

    A bored trophy wife. A cynical movie star. One evening to save an innocent girl from prison. None of them will ever be the same after this Black-Tie Affair.Maggie and the Black-Tie Affair is a pint-sized story introducing you to the new Carita Cove r...

  • Maggie and the Inconvenient Corpse

    A Carita Cove Mystery - 2

    A handsome movie star in her kitchen, and a corpse in the swimming pool. Just your typical Monday morning.--Maggie McJasper is starting over in a little California beach town. She has a craft shop, a nice circle of friends, and a movie star who keeps...

  • Maggie and the Empty Noose

    A Carita Cove Mystery - 4

    When the movie star renting Maggie's house is accused of murder, she's the only one who believes he's innocent. Now all she has to do is prove it.Maggie McJasper is starting over in a little California beach town. She has a craft shop, a nice circle ...

  • Maggie and the Mourning Beads

    A Carita Cove Mystery - 3

    Can Maggie find the real killer when her teenage student threatens to strangle someone with a jet-black necklace... hours before the woman is found dead? Maggie McJasper is starting over in a little California beach town. She has a craft shop, a...

  • Maggie and the Hidden Homicide

    A Carita Cove Mystery - 5

    Maggie faces her most confusing case yet when she finds a treasured beaded knife–in someone's back! Can she figure out what happened before anyone else ends up dead? Maggie McJasper is starting over in a little California beach town. She h...

  • Maggie and the Whiskered Witness

    A Carita Cove Mystery - 6

    Maggie's dog-training buddy drops off her German Shepherd for a play date–then disappears. Soon Maggie begins to wonder if her friend could be leading a deadly double life. Maggie McJasper is starting over in a little California beach town...



  • Maggie and the Serpentine Script

    A Carita Cove Mystery - 7

    A nasty paparazzo is accused of murdering an equally nasty screenwriter, and Maggie is torn between relief that they're both out of her hair—and worry that the police have captured the wrong man. Maggie McJasper is starting over in a littl...

  • Maggie and the Rattled Rake

    A Carita Cove Mystery - 8

    Maggie's friend Nora is charged with trying to murder her younger boy toy husband, and Maggie is sure it's a bum rap. But to clear her friend's name, she's going to have to break a few laws herself…. Maggie McJasper is starting over in a ...

  • Riverstone Cottage

    A Pajaro Bay Mystery - 8

    Heartwarming books with characters you'll love: Welcome to Pajaro Bay.A lonely widow and widower are brought together by a twenty-year-old mystery.When she was young, Lacy Jasperson had been horribly hurt by an unknown assailant. In the years since, ...

  • Harbor View Cottage

    A Pajaro Bay Mystery - 9

    Heartwarming books with characters you'll love: Welcome to Pajaro Bay. The dream of finding the perfect little cottage by the sea kept her going through the darkest days of her illness. But now that she's finally made it to her new home, she fin...

  • The Boho Bump Off

    A Carita Cove Mystery - 10

    Maggie is thrilled to host a popular beadwork designer for a live internet event at her shop. But when the woman ends up dead on a live stream in front of thousands of viewers, she has to figure out who would want to kill the famously unpretentious h...

  • Windswept Cottage

    A Pajaro Bay Mystery - 10

    Heartwarming books with characters you'll love: Welcome to Pajaro Bay. Jazz Winters runs the Surfing Puggle, the darling pet store that's one of the most popular tourist spots in Pajaro Bay. She's built a great life in the village, and finally f...

  • The Wedding Wipe Out

    A Carita Cove Mystery - 9

    Maggie is looking forward to a very private, low-key wedding, but the dead body in the middle of the aisle isn't part of her plan. Maggie McJasper is starting over in a little California beach town. She has a bead shop, a nice circle of friends,...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Barbara Cool Lee has published 26 books.

Barbara Cool Lee does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Wedding Wipe Out, was published in October 2023.

The first book by Barbara Cool Lee, Cat's Blood, was published in December 2012.

Yes. Barbara Cool Lee has 4 series.
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