Culinary Mystery

Cat familiars have nine lives, but their witches don't. You’d think after solving a few murders, I’d get a break to enjoy the small-town life I cherish. You’d be wrong. Between writing my next bestseller at The Enchanted Bookstore and Café and keeping my snarky cat familiar, Cooper, from causing too much trouble, I thought I had enough on my plate. But when a witch’s familiar—normally a loyal, magical companion—turns on its owner then and vanishes, I get roped into tracking it down. Easy enough, right? Wrong. I find the little furball acting seriously strange. And not just cats...

Elizabeth Maddock, is a widow and a chef, wants a new start. She answers an ad for a chef who wants to serve hundreds daily, and finds herself working at a TB sanitarium in Boulder, Colorado, passing her infant son off as her brother. She comes to love the patients and wants them freed from their plight, yet the town depends on the sanitorium to remain alive and to grow. Evan Hamden, childless widower, searches for a cure for TB. While drawn to Miss Maddock, he resists falling in love, because he has a lifetime of work ahead of him and doesn’t want any distractions such as marriage or ...

Opening her shop Cashmere Crush and making a new home for herself, her son Brody, Gramps, and their black Scottish terrier Wallace in the beautiful Scottish village of Nairn, is a dream come true. So Paislee is happy to give back by donating a luxurious cashmere sweater for an auction to raise money for the Nairn Food Bank. She's less happy to make the acquaintance of a clique of competitive moms at the charity event, who treat a baking contest like it's life or death. It turns out to be the latter for queen bee Kirsten Buchanan.

Skeleton Discovered In Beach House Garden When an unexpected guest turns up at Jenny King's housewarming party, the turbulent history of Seaview is finally revealed. As more and more truths about the house surface, everyone except Jenny believes her house is jinxed. Jenny’s ownership of Seaview is questioned when the prodigal heir comes knocking. Jenny is a suspect in murder! Meanwhile, the town of Pelican Cove comes together to save the ailing library. Jenny’s friends are embroiled in unexpected rivalry. As death past and present rears its head, will Jenny be able to overcome the chaos...

With small town New Bison’s Spring Festival just around the corner, the pressure is on Maddy to continue her late great-aunt Octavia’s legacy. That means scoring the top prize and transforming Baby Cakes into Southwest Michigan’s must-visit bakery, even though her inexperience in the kitchen brings nightmares of humiliating tagged photos and scathing reviews.

Prepare to embark on a gastronomical journey with "Culinary Chemistry," an enthralling eBook that ignites the alchemy between science and cooking. This isn't just another collection of recipes; it's a veritable textbook for the senses, guiding food enthusiasts on an expedition through the intricacies of flavor, taste, and texture. Your adventure begins in the realm of taste. Uncover the secrets behind the basic tastes and how the tongue discerns each nuance. Delve into aromatic compounds and learn how they forge the complex profiles we relish in every bite. Discover the subtle yet essential...

USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Carolyn Ridder Aspenson is back with another installment of Abby and Cooper's shenanigans! "COOPER IS FANTASTCI!" –– Reader "Holiday Hills is an enchanting place full of quirky characters you'd want to have as friends." –– Reader When my biggest fan showed up in Holiday Hills, I was flattered— and a little annoyed, but she was harmless…until her obsession took a darker turn. She claimed to know my secret: that I’m not just a writer of witchy cozy mysteries, but a real-life witch. I wasn’t the only one she targeted, either. Soon, her wild ...

Amateur sleuth and proud owner of Dogwood Donuts Maggie Sharpe was gearing up for the holidays and having just another normal day in charming southern Missouri, when an unfortunate accident occurred in front of her shop in the wee hours of the morning. When a bus full of elderly potential witnesses on their way to a Christmas event puts out a distress call, Maggie feels obligated to find some answers. She discovers that what she thought was an accident was actually a murder, which makes things anything but jolly in Dogwood Mountain.

The Winter Carnival always brings holiday cheer to picturesque Shady Creek, Vermont. At the center of the glittering decorations and twinkling lights is booklover and pub owner Sadie Coleman, creating original cocktails, hosting a literary trivia night, and cheering on loyal employee Melanie "Mel" Costas as she competes in the ice carving competition. But holiday cheer can't compete with former resident and renowned chef Freddy Mancini showing off his sculpting skills. During the contest's artists' break, Mel's tools disappear...and Freddy's found dead with Mel's pick in his chest.

When family recipes come with a side of danger... Isabella Rossi has spent her life perfecting her craft as an Italian fusion chef, pouring her passion and heritage into her newly opened restaurant, Semolina. But when her lifelong rival, Giuseppe Bellano, collapses at her restaurant’s wine dinner—poisoned, no less—Isabella’s culinary dreams quickly spiral into a nightmare. Accused of murder and faced with a family feud dating back generations, Isabella teams up with her quick-witted best friend, Vee, to uncover the truth. The key lies in an ancient recipe—guarded for centuries—...

Bloom & Dine, Bloomsville's top restaurant, is debuting its new star chef, Harrison Blake. The grand opening quickly turns into a nightmare. The charismatic yet divisive celebrity chef is found dead. Grace Thompson, florist-turned-sleuth, and her trusty Westie, Rosie, are drawn into the chaos. Helping her are her vibrant best friend, Chloe Sutton, and her dependable boyfriend, Tom Harris. As secrets simmer and alibis crumble, Grace learns that Harrison's fame hid a recipe for disaster. It includes rivalries, grudges, and betrayals. With Rosie sniffing for clues and tensions high, Grace and ...

It's Criminally Cozy! "I would have given it ten stars if I could have!" "One of the best cozy mysteries I've ever read!" You will LOVE this small town cozy mystery! It's so cozy it's criminal! Love small towns, close-knit friendships, and humor with a side of homicide? You will LOVE the Pain in the Assassin series! Hilarious from start to finish! An assassin who works for the mob. One hot detective. And a killer. Living in Honey Hollow can be murder. Cosmopolitan Magazine calls Addison's books, "...easy, frothy fun!" Humor with a side of homicide. A laugh out loud cozy mystery by New York ...

USA TODAY bestselling author Carolyn Ridder Aspenson returns with a witchy mystery that’s sure to cast a spell! In Holiday Hills, murder and magic go hand in hand. When Ronnie Daniels, the new health inspector, arrived in town, everyone breathed a sigh of relief—until her popularity took a nosedive. Business owners petitioned to have her removed after her glowing reports turned out to be fake. But before any action could be taken, Ronnie was found dead, and suspicion immediately fell on good witch Charity Rutherford, the local bakery owner. Though Charity was cleared of the crime, it ...

Murder, Mystery, and a Hint of Mocha in Milburn's Coziest Culinary Mystery Series From the kitchen to crime scene—Caroline Baker is serving up justice with a side of pastry! When small-town baker Caroline Baker returned to Milburn to take over her grandmother's beloved café, she expected flour-dusted aprons and cherished family recipes—not murder, corporate intrigue, and a handsome coffee roaster with secrets as rich as his signature blend. Dive into the deliciously engaging world of the Milburn Culinary Mysteries, where the aroma of freshly baked pastries mingles with the scent of ...

These talking pets solve crimes! An innkeeper who reads minds. A cozy lending library. An ornery detective. Talking pets and a trail of bodies. Cider Cove is the premier destination for murder. Humor with a side of homicide. It's Criminally Cozy! COZY MYSTERY *Includes RECIPE My name is Bizzy Baker, and I can read minds—not every mind, not every time but most of the time and believe me when I say it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. A laugh out loud cozy mystery by New York Times, USA TODAY, & Wall Street Journal bestseller Addison Moore and her partner in cozy crime, USA TODAY ...

Gelato. It can be the start of something deadly. As Christmas approaches, amateur sleuth Julia JJ Kamaras finds herself growing restless working in her family’s Greek restaurant in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania and dreams of an exotic adventure. When a twist of fate from the Natale family allows her the chance to work in a world-famous Italian restaurant, JJ packs her bags, grabs her two besties, and heads to Florence. Immersing themselves in the richness of Italian culture, JJ, Rebecca, and Gwen Q are blissfully unaware that they’re about to be thrust into a series of scandalous family ...

Celebrate Halloween with psychic medium ChantillyAdair and friends and solve a very important crime!

An unexpected jackpot win, a handsome new villager, and an angry landlord... When Allie Day wins three-quarters of a million pounds in a mysterious jackpot, she attempts to help out her friend Bree, owner of her favorite Cotswolds cafe. "Winters will have you giggling into your book!" But instead of making things better, Allie's attempts to help lead her into hot water - and straight to a dead body! Before she knows it, Allie is accused of murder, and written up in the local papers as a killer – and worse, she seems to be in the real killer’s crosshairs! When the killer tries to strike ...

Tiffany, Stone and Rosie visit a "historic" small town - but the local historians' tales don't seem quite believable. But that's not the only secret this small town harbors; when a local landlord is killed, the trio must uncover the truth behind his death. Temperamental chefs, confused old ladies and a troublesome housekeeper add to Tiffany's difficulties. Could any of them have been involved in the murder?

The plan was to start over here with the picture-perfect Genova’s pastry elite; not to catch the culprit who iced the last chef. When Paolo’s death goes from natural causes to murder, my trip to the beautiful Italian harbour town turns into a case of spine-chilling whodunit. I whip up confections, not conspiracies. But my scruffy clue-sniffing beagle has different plans for us in this sun-kissed town; to remove the stench of murder. Motives linger as the sous chef, Enzo, craves the spotlight, while Luca, the supplier, has a sour taste left behind after a heated argument. Even Giulia, ...