Summer Prescott
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There are no lattes in jail.
Décor diva, Sari-not-sorry Samson, a doting shih-tzu mom, loves her eclectic clients, coffee, and her bffs, though not necessarily in that order. Her meticulously organized life is turned upside down when the authority-shy interior decorator witnesses a suspect fleeing a murder scene.
When Sari works up the nerve to report what she saw, a hard-nosed detective turns the tables and eyes her as a suspect. Mad...
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One folded flag . . . and the man she vowed to spend her life with was gone.
Her husband was supposed to come back, but now Rossalyn must rebuild and raise their son alone. Leaving their old life behind, she takes thirteen-year old Ryan cross-country to the small town where she grew up. On the road trip home, she makes a discovery.
An old building on Main Street catches her eye and sparks an idea. Rossie knew immediately that it would be a perfectly...
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You don't bring me flowers . . .
Rossalyn Channing, single mom and owner of a small-town barbeque joint, finds herself both annoyed and creeped out when a stalker gets up close and personal. Unnerved by unexpected visits and surprise bouquets from a would-be suitor, who was recently released from jail, she deals with the situation firmly, but politely, hoping that it'll stop.
Rossie's circumstances take a dramatic turn for the worse when she becomes...
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Trouble is brewing.
Paige Palmer spent her entire adult life studying to earn her doctorate in philosophy, only to be passed over for the job of her dreams. Escaping academia, the wounded young woman wants to leave her painful past behind and experience the real world. She takes a job as barista at a quirky and cozy shop, The Roastery on 33rd, feeling somehow drawn to the charming spot in the quaint New Hampshire town.
The wooden interior walls,...
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Marcy's Tea Room owner Laney Powers is excited to accept an award from a prestigious magazine and is too distracted by running her now booming business to be nervous about her upcoming interview. Before the reporter and his photographer arrive in her charming new hometown of Iberden, Vermont, one of the tearoom's elderly patrons is discovered dead in the rose garden. As if Laney didn't have enough fires to put out, she also discovers that there are...
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Real life can be ugly sometimes…But not as ugly as reality TV.SubLime Sweets owner and amateur sleuth, Marilyn Hayes is in quite a pickle when a reality show producer asks to visit her store, with cast and cameras in tow. She's hesitant, but when her daughter, Tiara convinces her that the publicity would boost their business, she agrees. Marilyn gets more than she bargained for when Tiara has a showdown with one of the reality celebrities, and things...
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Christmas is quickly approaching in Brentfield, and self-proclaimed crazy cat lady Olivia Wright has just opened Poe's Place, the small Vermont town's first cat-rescue shelter. Olivia receives a request to pick up three stray kittens at an old roadhouse in a rough part of town and is relieved that the kittens are okay, but she's horrified when she discovers a body. When her former contractor is arrested for the murder, Olivia not only jumps in to...
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Sometimes when you're safely afloat . . .
Someone pulls the plug.
Garage sale reseller and reluctant amateur sleuth, Macy Garson, is up to her elbows in bath water. The Happy Paws shelter where she volunteers is in desperate need of funds and they're conducting a dog washing fundraiser.
When a pipe bursts in her bathroom, flooding most of the house, Macy has to get creative in order to figure out how to pay for the damage. And, as if her flood...
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Ever been in the right place at the wrong time?
Sometimes trying to be helpful can be deadly.
Rossalyn Channing's savory new bacon-heavy business in the small town of Chatsworth, Illinois, is booming. She and her teenage son Ryan are settling in quite well to their new home, until a mysterious death turns their world upside down.
One of Rossie's favorite television shows comes to town wanting to film nearby. She directs them to a place that she...
10) Show and Sell
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Newly widowed, Macy Garson is doing her best to live a simple and secure life that her beloved Jake would have been proud of.
She loves her volunteer work at the Happy Paws dog sanctuary, but if she doesn't find a way to make money, and fast, she may not be able to keep up with her mortgage payments in a month or so.
Inspired by a bit of success when she sells some household items, Macy opens an online store and dives into the reselling business....
11) Dog Eat Dog
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The dog days of summer . . .
Can be murder.
Thrifting reseller and amateur sleuth, Macy Garson, has her hands full with finding items to sell in her online store and volunteering at the Happy Paws animal shelter.
While she's still lonely after the loss of her beloved husband, Macy is trying her best to make friends and fit in with the locals in the small Florida town that is now her home, but so far, aside from her animal shelter buddies, she's...
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Revenge may be best served cold…But the right pie can be murder.Key Lime pie shop owner, Marilyn Hayes, moved to the sublime paradise of Key West after her divorce to make a new life for herself and her daughter. With unshakable determination, and a killer recipe for Key Lime pie, she grew her home-based business into a thriving enterprise and opened a shop across the street from the beach.Life was sunny and sweet, until murder walked into Marilyn's...
13) The Quiet Type
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Tim and Susannah have ordinary lives on the surface, he's a mortician for whom death is a serious business, and she's a chef who really knows her way around a knife, and if the neighbors in their small Midwestern town knew of her dark hobby, they'd run for the hills. Raised by an apathetic mother and a cruel father, Susannah was bullied and pushed to her breaking point long before she met mild-mannered Tim, and learned to channel her murderous impulses...
14) Bone to Pick
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When life goes to the dogs . . .
Macy has a bone to pick.
Garage sale reseller and amateur sleuth, Macy Garson, has had a rough patch. When her late husband's classic truck breaks down, she seriously wonders if she can survive without him.
A feud with her next-door neighbor over a misunderstanding grows even frostier when he invites her to a barbeque, and she politely declines.
Just when Macy thinks that things can't get much worse, a body is...
15) Key Lime Die
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Murder can be most foul…Is a sweet ending possible when a rival meets his bitter end?Marilyn Hayes, amateur sleuth and owner of SubLime Sweets, Key West's most popular pie shop, is stunned when a nearby rival starts selling Key Lime pie. The pie mysteriously tastes all too similar to Marilyn's, and when her rival starts giving his Key Lime pie away for free, Marilyn's business takes a huge hit.Furious, she tries to beat him at his own game, but...
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Freelance artist Delaney Powers has just had a really bad breakup when she receives news that will change her life forever. Astonished to learn that her dearly departed grandmother has willed Delaney her once-popular tea room, the struggling artist boards a bus to Vermont. Facing a life of uncertainty and scratching out a meager living in New York City, she decides on the spot to reopen Grandma Marcy's now-defunct tea room, which is conveniently located...
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Tea Room owner and reluctant amateur sleuth Laney Powers decides to enjoy some of the natural beauty of Vermont and travels to a popular nearby hiking spot. She runs into the Mayor of Iberden, Raymond Andrews, who decides to join her on the hike, and knowing that there's safety in numbers, Laney is glad for the company. The hike turns into a murder investigation when they make a gruesome discovery on the trail. Teaming up with her best senior gal...