Baking Cozy Mystery

When a renowned food critic drops dead after sampling the exquisite pastries of a famed Parisian patisserie, an elegant event turns into a murder scene, and the world of haute cuisine is thrown into chaos. Vivi Laurent, a talented baker from the quiet town of Charleton with a knack for solving mysteries, is invited to the prestigious patisserie competition in the heart of Paris. Excited to explore the city’s legendary culinary scene, her plans are derailed when Jacques Delacroix, a notoriously harsh food critic, dies under suspicious circumstances after sampling one of the competition’s...

It's the most wonderful time of the year in Christmas River, and pie baker extraordinaire Cinnamon Peters has everything to look forward to this holiday season. She's celebrating her one-year wedding anniversary with Sheriff Daniel Brightman, her best friend's getting hitched, and she's making a triumphant return to the annual Gingerbread Junction Competition. Things are merry and bright everywhere Cinnamon looks.

The fun of an English baking contest set in the beautiful English countryside complete with witches, recipes, and murder. Join Poppy and her friends as she puzzles out another complex murder that might have ties to her!

There’s a bad egg in town…can Lily and her friends find out who’s trying to ruin Easter? Lily is a new baker at Paws-N-Pastries, and she has her eye on Jellybean, the newest cat to be welcomed to the refuge there. Like Jellybean, Lily doesn’t have a family to love, and she really wants a companion. While she’s thinking about bringing the kitty home with her, Lily decides to take part in some local events to learn more about the people in town and who they are. She volunteers to work at the local Easter Egg Hunt at the high school and gets to know Evan Rogers, a single dad with ...

In A World Of Sweet Treats Decoding Family Secrets Can Be A Recipe For Disaster. Sugar Glazed Murder: A Little-Pinch-of-Murder Cozy Mystery Lydia, a warm and friendly bakery owner, is shocked when she learns that her grandfather has passed away under enigmatic circumstances, just as he was planning to pay her a visit for the very first time. Determined to unravel the truth, Lydia embarks on a quest to delve deeper into the circumstances surrounding his demise, only to discover that his death was, in fact, a deliberate act of murder. This event leads Lydia to meet and visit her extended ...

Spring is on the horizon, and the Weary Dragon Inn is getting its annual deep clean. But before Bev can even finish scrubbing the windows, Carpenter Earl's workshop goes up in flames. Earl's convinced the local kids are behind the mischief, but when more buildings come crashing down under mysterious circumstances, Bev's on the case once more.

Why are there never any caramel cupcakes left? When you need a special treat, you start noticing the odd behaviour of a certain inviting bake shop. This book offers the perspective of a lady caught up between the twists and turns of her routine existence. When a handsome policemen starts going door to door in her neighbourhood, she starts to sense some trouble. And she starts to notice some interesting things about him.This book is a lot of fun, for anyone enroute to a caper.

Thirteen bitter sweets. Thirteen bitter suspects. One unhappy ending. World-famous Chandler's Chocolates has unveiled a new storybook-inspired chocolate collection, Once Upon a Truffle. It's up to Anna Clementine, the company's event coordinator, to promote the product by hosting a fairytale-themed beauty pageant. To set the scene, contestants are invited to an abandoned castle deep in the Smoky Mountains. After all, every little girl dreams of being a princess in a palace- unless that castle turns out to be haunted. Anna soon finds herself in a cursed castle, surrounded by spoiled ...

When asked to help judge the prestigious Chocolate Championship Showdown Competition at the last minute, Cinnamon Peters is hesitant about putting down her rolling pin in place of a clipboard. But when she discovers that one of her co-judges will be famous celebrity chef Cliff Copperstone, Cinnamon agrees to help. It's a decision she'll live to regret. When a blizzard hits Christmas River on the day of the competition, Cinnamon finds herself not only in the middle of a crisis, but also in a mystery as sinister and dark as a bar of bittersweet chocolate.

Don't be fooled. She may be sweet, but she's one smart cookie. As Kara Summer's second year of law school was coming to a close. Little did she know, her boring and predicable life was about to get turned upside down. When an answer key to an exam is found in the library, the accusations began to fly. When the professor discovers this unethical and crummy behavior, Kara is caught in the middle. The only way to defend herself is to figure out who the real culprit is. However, she may lose a person she loves in the process. Chocolate Chips and Cheaters is the prequel novella short to Key Lime...

When a dead body is found face-down in a vat of chocolate inside Stormi's mother's bakery, what's a nosy neighbor to do other than find a killer? Just when she was rethinking her new writing venture of hunting down crimes in order to write about them, Stormi is thrust into another mystery. Someone wants the shop owners of Oak Meadows, Arkansas, to sell out, and they will kill to make that happen.

Cat shelter employee Yolanda Carter loves her job, but her dream is to own a bakery. Living in Sherman Oaks, California with her tuxedo cat, her only outlet is baking treats for her friends, coworkers and family. Her situation changes when her high school friend, Teagan Mishkin, drops by to tell her about an incredible job opportunity that will give Yolanda enough money to launch her bakery. The job interview takes an unexpected turn and Yolanda stumbles across a scheme to close the cat shelter. She concocts a sweet plan to save the shelter and share her decadent brownies in the Great ...

A family obligation. A shocking crime. The course of her life changed forever. The last family member to leave the memorial service for her uncle, Tilly reluctantly plans her return trip to Boston, and the shambles of a life that await her. When saying her goodbye to the quaint beach town, and her remaining uncle, they witness a crime in progress. As they begin their quest to right a wrong, will they succeed in maintaining order before Tilly heads home? Candy and Cowardice is a short story in the Belle Harbor Cozy Mystery series. A light, cozy mystery in a quaint beach town with a fun ...

A Grisly Murder, a Desperate Ghost, and a 100-year-old Secret? Buying the rundown Vineyard on Spell's Bay is Verity's Do-Over. It just needs a little TLC. And maybe a bulldozer. It's here in the Magic-Filled town of Veil Falls that she will find out she's something more than Over-the-Hill and Broke... According to Honor, her handsome next-door neighbor and resident Vine Warlock, she has a certain gift. Only a Wine Witch isn't all she is. When the Naked Ghost on the Chair in her Bedroom starts asking questions, she's certain she's ready for the Not so Funny Farm...and determined to get rid ...

When Diana retired from her detective duties, she firmly believed her time spent solving mysteries was over. She loved to cook, and starting her own B&B seemed like a seamless step into a far more fun and cozier lifestyle. Did she sometimes miss the adrenaline rush of solving a case? Sure. But those days are behind her now. That was until mysterious footprints appeared in the middle of the hall.

Something insidious is knocking on the door of Veil Falls wanting in... It's not the Ghost next door. Verity will need all her skills as a Vine Witch and Ghost Seer to keep the Tweeners out. And if the expression on the dead guy's face is anything to go by, she'll need something more... Because what's running the show at Crooked Tree Market Barn isn't anybody's idea of a joke and nobody's laughing. ***Cabernet Caper is the fourth book in the intriguing Spell's Bay Mysteries...Come to Crooked Tree, sit for a spell, and have a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon as part of the Veil Falls Wine and ...

Looking forward to putting her past behind her, Tilly takes her bestie up on an offer for a weekend of pampering. The girls’ getaway to a swanky spa quickly turns dire. Plans for pedicures, massages, and umbrella drinks swiftly get set aside as they become embroiled with shady characters and snooty staff. Will they solve the mystery with the help of their new celebrity friend? Or be hauled off to jail for murder? Pedicures and Perpetrators is a short story in the Belle Harbor Cozy Mystery series. A light, cozy mystery in a quaint beach town with a fun loving, amateur female sleuth, her ...

Witches, Whiskers, and Wicked Lies: !!" Step into a world of Spells and Secrets where the truth is as elusive as the next magical dish. When she mysteriously inherits Snips and Snails, a small soup café in a quaint little town she’s never heard of, Juli Mason discovers that her fresh start comes with a side of paranormal pandemonium. Her Uncle’s mysterious death reveals a web of intrigue and clues that lead to a devious criminal mind who is watching her every move... With a nose for trouble, and the help of a snarky diva of a talking cat, a hefty ghost who refuses to rest in peace, and...

Autopsies and Bubble Baths should be Sacred... That’s one fact Verity is sure of! After the body of a young woman washes ashore in Spell’s Bay, and the victim’s ghost arrives just in time for her own dissection, Verity will be forced to reassess her opinion. When the same mischievous ghost interrupts her favorite Honeysuckle-Rose Bubble bath and dips a ghostly toe, Verity is forced to take desperate measures. Add in the imposter at Martina's Culinary School that has everybody astir, and Verity, accompanied by her not-so-loyal feline familiar, Lois, set out on a hair-raising adventure ...

'Primal Cuts' aren't all that's Hooked and Hanging at Bussard's Meats in Veil Falls. Fledgling Vine Witch Verity Blume has agreed to provide the guests at the upcoming Matching the Wine Festival with a 'foodie experience' they won't soon forget. Everybody loves a Pig Roast, right? If only she can just bring herself to sentence 'The Right Pig' to be Saturday's dinner. And get the neighboring farmers to stop fighting long enough to fill the order. But Wining and Dining the guests isn't all that's in store for its citizens. And Verity is serving up more than just an attention grabber. It's ...