Cozy Culinary

🎃 Pumpkin Spice and Peril is a charming cozy mystery filled with fall flavors, small-town secrets, and a disappearance that stirs up trouble in the coastal town of Whisperwind Cove. Baker Poppy Periwinkle is elbow-deep in pie crusts and pumpkin spice at My Soul to Bake, preparing for the town’s annual Fall Festival with her boyfriend and business partner, Ben Harper. But when one of the festival’s locals vanishes without a trace, the peaceful rhythm of Whisperwind Cove is turned upside down. As whispers turn into rumors and suspicion rises like a badly timed soufflé, Poppy takes it ...

Have your eyes ever deceived you? They’re about to… In sleepy Drifter’s Cove, a fall town raffle to restore the old Starlight Lounge and Theater brings an eclectic crowd—and deadly consequences. Still haunted by a recent car bomb that killed a guest instead of her, amateur sleuth Lilly Livingston tries to juggle managing busy Magnolia Manor with her role as a civilian FBI cold case consultant. Just as the inn's charming reputation had finally been established, an impossibly demanding elite guest arrives—as well as a mysterious job applicant who seems to have risen from the grave. ...

Murder’s on the Menu at Capitol Reef’s Food Truck Festival! Cassie Clark was ready to serve up her culinary creations at Capitol Reef’s food truck festival—but she didn’t expect her debut to come with a side of murder. When the festival’s organizer is poisoned, all signs point to Cassie’s truck as the source, throwing her into a simmering pot of suspicion. Determined to clear her name, Cassie teams up with her charming, absentminded best friend, Tommy Bennett, a former fashion model with a knack for attracting trouble. As the duo navigates a web of rival food truck owners, ...

They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Yeah, not this time. A long overdue vacation in the glittering lights of the Las Vegas Strip seemed like just what the doctor ordered for JJ, Rebecca, and Gwen Q. Fate had other plans. As they entered the renowned Neapolitan Hotel, the allure and glitz of the casino was undeniable. Yet, with the chilling discovery of a lifeless body sprawled in a posh hotel room suite, the fun fizzled fast. Caught in a twisted web of deceit, JJ and her friends find themselves entangled in a deadly game of whodunnit as they navigate a neon-lit labyrinth of ...

A local hat-maker’s death is ruled an accident by the cops – but Tiffany and Ian are on the case, trying to uncover the truth. The victim’s wife is convinced there’s foul play involved, and soon Tiffany and Ian also believe that to be the case. As the duo uncover secrets about the victim’s life, their list of suspects grows. However, throughout the investigation, the presence of Detective Benson, the LVMPD detective whose job seems to be making Tiffany and Ian’s lives miserable, looms large. First, as the person who signed off on the death as an accident, and then as a shadowy ...

Has Ian really been kidnapped? A Cupcakes-and-Crime Caper Things hit too close to home for cupcake-loving croupier Tiffany Black when her assistant Ian’s “hog brother” is killed—and Ian is accused of murder. To make matters worse, Ian is nowhere to be found, and Tiffany soon suspects he’s been kidnapped. Along with her friend Stone as a substitute sidekick, Tiffany must track down Ian before it’s too late. As the search for her wayward assistant—and the murderer—prove equally challenging, Tiffany’s family decides to host a speed-dating event for her cousin, and things ...

A Cupcakes-and-Crime Caper When cupcake-loving croupier Tiffany Black investigates the death of a local prankster, she's pleased when she seems to have solved it straight away... "Winters will have you giggling into your book!" One suspect "confesses" to the crime immediately. And then another suspect “confesses” to being the real killer. And then another suspect confesses. And another... and another. Soon Tiffany and Ian find themselves back to square one, unsure of who the real killer is, and why all their suspects are intent on confessing their “guilt”. Meanwhile, Ian joins a ...

National best-selling author Elaine Viets says the Gourmet Girl mysteries have "all the right ingredients!" Chloe Carter's boyfriend, Josh Driscoll, is prepping for the opening of Simmer, Boston's hottest new restaurant. But at a fund-raiser featuring samples of Josh's cuisine, a trendy club owner is found bludgeoned to death - by Josh's state-of-the-art, professional-grade food processor, the ominously-named Robocoupe. By opening night at Simmer, the list of suspects is almost longer than the line to get in. And Chloe is struggling to solve the crime before the final course is served.

Siobhán O'Sullivan's hopes for a quiet Irish Christmas are dashed when the local Santa turns up dead in a carnival dunk tank of hot cocoa. Now, instead of hunting down holiday gifts, she's pursuing a heartless killer. Seems the dead Santa was no angel either, stealing neighborhood dogs to guide his sleigh. But was it his holiday antics - or worse - that led to his death by chocolate?

Christmas in Paris… What could possibly go wrong? Ava Sext, an amateur sleuth and transplanted Londoner who sells books from an outdoor stand that overlooks the Seine, has vowed that this Christmas will be the best Christmas ever. It has to be! It's her first Christmas in Paris as a Parisian. But when someone pushes a book dealer in the Seine at a Christmas Fair leaving him between life and death, Ava, with the help of her fellow bookseller, Henri DeAth, a former notary in a country where notaries are a powerful caste, sets out to solve the crime before someone else dies. A little Paris ...

Mortimer Manor is known for far too many cats, its infamous crafts library, and the eccentric maven at the helm of it all—but none of that could save them from Bowie Binx, aka my shiny new identity. A highly inaccurate vision. A grumpy writer. And a corpse. Welcome to Starry Falls. Running from the mob can be murder. Includes Recipe! A Cozy Mystery by New York Times, USA TODAY, & Wall Street Journal Bestseller Addison Moore. Cosmopolitan Magazine calls Addison's books, "...easy, frothy fun!" Confession. I’m no psychic. But I can sort of see the future—albeit not accurately. And you ...

In The Salsa Sabotage, Luna Ramos’s biggest challenge isn’t her spicy salsa—it’s clearing her name of murder. When a food critic dies at the Sunset Street Food Festival, all eyes turn to Luna’s taco truck. With her loyal brother, a curious coffee vendor, and plenty of small-town charm, Luna follows a trail of secrets and sabotage. Cozy, clever, and full of flavor, this mystery is a recipe for danger—with a dash of heart.

Cottages, English roses and rolling hills: that's Earlsraven. When Nathalie unexpectedly inherits her aunt's cosy inn "Black Feather", she also falls heir to her secret double life and discovers that sleuthing runs in the family. This compilation contains episodes 1-3: THE ART OF LYING There are only two possibilities: either dear old Miss Beresford from Earlsraven is suffering from dementia or there's something fishy going on at her house! But when she discovers a dead body in her garden, Nathalie and her cook Louise start to investigate.

Catching a killer is a piece of cake... Or is it? When Mindy Macbay moves back to her hometown of Santa Verona, she soon finds herself on the receiving end of anonymous threats, and even worse, unpleasant encounters with her high school nemesis and former paramours. "Winters will have you giggling into your book!" Will Mindy unmask the killer before it’s too late? And will her annoying high-school nemesis manage to make Mindy's life sufficiently miserable? Praise for A.R. Winters: "The perfect balance of being lighthearted, but still a serious page-turning mystery." - Jaycie D, Amazon.com...

This box set collects books ten through twelve in the Cupcake Bakery Mysteries, a cozy culinary series with plenty of sugar and spice and murderous vice.

As much as master roaster Clare Cosi adores coffee, the landmark shop she manages won't survive if she doesn't sell enough of it. So when the Village Blend's customer traffic grinds to a halt, she turns to her staff for creative ideas, and the Writer's Block Lounge is born. Madame, the eccentric octogenarian owner of the shop, is upset by this news. Years ago, a group of accomplished writers used the shop's second-floor lounge to inspire each other, but the group disbanded when something dark occurred. Though that history is shrouded in mystery, Clare presses forward . . .

Mortimer Manor is known for far too many cats, its infamous crafts library, and the eccentric maven at the helm of it all—but none of that could save them from Bowie Binx, aka my shiny new identity. It's Christmas in Starry Falls! Includes Recipe! A Cozy Mystery by New York Times, USA TODAY, & Wall Street Journal Bestseller Addison Moore. Cosmopolitan Magazine calls Addison's books, "...easy, frothy fun!" Each COZY MYSTERY in the series can be read individually so dive on in! It’s Christmastime in Starry Falls, the annual tree lighting ceremony is underway and the entire town has ...

Ground Rules isn't the only newcomer set to open in Portland's grand new Button Building. Fortunately, most of the fellow micro-restaurant owners and patrons are great-with two exceptions. There's Rose, a true-crime podcaster and active TikToker who's pestering Sage for an interview about her estranged con-artist mother; and Bianca, the familiar and perpetually unpleasant owner of Breakfast Bandits. Bianca is abrasive to everyone, so Sage doesn't feel singled out . . . Until Bianca falls dead at the building's grand opening-a to-go cup of Ground Rules coffee in her hand.

When the owner of their team, the Arizona Scorpions, is found dead on the floor of their new bakery following an argument with Keogh, Keogh and Tyler become prime suspects. As the investigation heats up, Mel and the rest of the cupcake bakery crew must step up and prove their franchise owners are innocent before it's game-over for the new bakers.

When a retired detective and a former police dog set out on a culinary tour of the British Isles, they dream of tasty treats and delicious bakes.... What they find is mystery, mayhem, and murder. Albert’s investigator’s brain sees things ordinary people might not, and his dog, Rex Harrison, cannot understand why the humans are struggling to solve each mystery. He can already smell the answer - it’s right before their noses.