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When spring blooms in Buttercream Bay, so does trouble. Piper is thrilled to headline the beloved Strawberry Jubilee with her newest sensation—the Frosted Strawberry Sunrise donut. But her sweet season turns sour when sabotage strikes: stolen berries, ruined deliveries, threatening notes, and a shadowy figure determined to destroy the festival… and Piper’s business along with it. With Logan at her side (and flustering her heart), Tessa gathering town gossip like forensic evidence, and Churro the cat uncovering suspicious clues, Piper dives into her most tangled mystery yet. But when ...

When the butter melts, the truth comes to light. Welcome back to Seaview, Maine—where gossip travels faster than the tide and justice is always served hot. When rival chef Owen “Captain” Cutter is found strangled with a lobster-trap rope and locked inside his own shed, diner owner Gus Bailey becomes the prime suspect. It’s up to Hazel Parker, Seaview’s quick-witted amateur sleuth, to untangle the clues, calm the town, and expose the killer before another life gets reeled in. Full of charm, coastal flavor, and laugh-out-loud banter, Lobster Roll Revenge delivers everything cozy ...

Spring has arrived in Maple Hollow, Vermont, and innkeeper Loretta Lockwood is ready for sweet new beginnings at the Maple Cabin Inn. The annual Maple Cream Festival promises laughter, ice cream, and tourists galore—until a beloved local artisan collapses mid-contest, her spoon still in hand. When whispers of sabotage and stolen recipes churn through town, Loretta can’t resist digging in. With the ever-nosy Birdie, steady-handed Jonas, and Sheriff Amos trying to keep the peace, Loretta discovers that someone’s been stirring up more than sugar. Brimming with Vermont charm, humor, and ...

Winter Falls’ Founders’ Day celebration brings colonial reenactments, antique displays—and an alarming discovery when Holly finds her shop has been used to stash a missing town heirloom alongside a pile of hard tack. While police focus on outsiders, Holly quietly studies the community she knows so well, following whispers of old grudges and property disputes. With Muffin at her side and Lindsay offering support, Holly uncovers a trespasser with roots deep in Winter Falls’ past. The final reveal is classic cozy: a tense confrontation where Holly uses logic, history, and calm resolve ...

A small town. A school scandal. A deadly secret hidden in the music. When Caroline returns to Maple Falls, Connecticut, she expects charming concerts—not murder. But when beloved music teacher Harlan Chase is found dead on the auditorium stage, Caroline and her loyal golden retriever Sherlock find themselves unraveling a decades-old embezzlement scheme that someone is willing to kill to keep buried. As Caroline digs deeper, whispers of corruption, buried financial secrets, and old rivalries surface. With the town divided and danger closing in, Caroline must follow every note of the ...

A prize ribbon, a perfect strawberry patch…and a murder rooted in secrets. Sugar Creek is buzzing over strawberry season—until beloved gardener Iris Bloom is found strangled in her patch, a contest ribbon tied tight and a half-eaten cookie in her hand. Once again, suspicion falls on The Cookie Company. Determined to protect their bakery, Lilianna and Remi Harper dig into a juicy mystery involving a lost strawberry hybrid worth millions, hidden journals, and decades-old grudges. But in a town where everyone knows your name, someone is hiding a deadly secret. With danger growing and trust...

Autumn has settled over Acorn Falls, and the Sweater Weather Café is alive with cinnamon rolls, gossip, and Maple Tipton’s famous pumpkin lattes. Maple and her oh-so-handsome partner, Kelly, crave a peaceful season—but when a bloody handprint appears on the café door and a college professor turns up dead, tranquility goes out the window. Between jealous colleagues, secret affairs, and scheming students, Maple finds herself in the middle of another murder. With Kelly’s wit and a dash of courage, she’ll need to uncover the killer before her cozy café becomes a crime scene. Warm, ...

Winter in Buttercream Bay was supposed to be cozy, not catastrophic. When famous travel vlogger Sunny Shore collapses moments after tasting Piper’s new Coconut Cream Snowball donut, the peaceful holiday season shatters like thin ice. Suddenly, Piper’s beloved food truck is under suspicion, Logan refuses to leave her side, and Tessa is certain a saboteur is stalking the snowy streets. As coconut flakes, hidden cameras, and a mysterious break-in point to a deeper conspiracy, Piper races to uncover who wanted Sunny silenced—and why her own ingredients were targeted. But winter storms ...

A bitter cold snap hits Winter Falls just in time for the Ice Festival. But the real shock comes when Greta North, the town’s long-time fudge maker, is found dead near her shop—frozen in the snow, clutching an empty recipe tin. Official word calls it an accident, but Holly’s instincts say otherwise. Interviews with Greta’s apprentices, business rivals, and estranged family members unravel a tangle of secrets. Holly proves that the smallest clue—a smudge on a recipe card—points to a killer trying to preserve their own reputation.

Paintings, pastries…and a theft that turns into murder. Sugar Creek’s Art in Bloom Festival is the perfect place for Lilianna and Remi Harper to debut their Raspberry Linzer Cookies—until a priceless painting vanishes overnight. By morning, the artist is found dead. With a trail of raspberry jam leading straight to their bakery, the Harpers are once again under suspicion. Determined to clear their name, they dig into hidden sketchbooks, old rivalries, and a scandal tied to The Lady in Red. But in Sugar Creek, beauty can hide dangerous secrets. As the clues pile up, so does the danger...

A quiet overnight stay was supposed to be harmless. At the Rosebud Motel, that turns out to be a very bad assumption. When a gunshot shatters the night, Becky Bennett finds herself trapped inside a locked-down motel with a killer—and a growing list of secrets no one wants exposed. As fear spreads and accusations fly, the town rushes toward an easy explanation. But Becky has seen this before. When authorities focus on the wrong suspect, she can’t stay silent, even when speaking up puts her directly in danger. With the truth buried beneath desperation and bad decisions, Becky must piece ...

In some well-manicured neighborhoods, even the roses have secrets—and watch out when the thorns turn deadly! When Grace Hensley settles onto picture-perfect Azalea Lane, she expects neighborly smiles, bake sales, and blooming begonias—not a Garden Club president dropping dead face-first into her prized roses. But Lydia Prescott’s sudden demise is anything but natural, and Grace quickly finds herself tangled in a mystery as thorny as the flower beds lining her street. With her sharp-witted new friends—Margo, Bev, and Ellie—Grace digs beneath Haddenfield’s polished surface, ...

A body on the beach. A lighthouse full of secrets. A keeper who won’t stop until the truth shines through. And a May/December pairing that will keep you riveted! When Eliza Scott inherits her late aunt’s lighthouse on the rocky coast of Maine, she expects solitude, not scandal. But when a man’s body washes ashore beneath the cliffs, Eliza is pulled into a mystery her aunt tried—and failed—to keep buried. Coded journals, missing files, and whispers of corruption trace back to Harbor Haven’s most powerful residents. With the help of Henry Cole, a widowed former Coast Guard captain...

In Orange Falls, even the sweetest “yes, ma’am” can hide a whole heap of murder. When Daisy Peterson moves into her sister’s antebellum home, she expects sweet tea, porch swings, and maybe a little small-town gossip. What she finds instead is a secret basement book club where homeschool moms dissect true crime—and a member who turns up dead. Magnolia Harper was digging into church finances and a too-perfect riverfront deal. Now she’s gone, her death ruled an accident. Daisy isn’t buying it. As whispers grow louder and reputations begin to crack, Daisy uncovers a carefully ...

Roses are red, cookies are sweet…cross the wrong heart, and you won’t leave on your feet. Sugar Creek is glowing with Valentine’s cheer—until Lilianna Harper starts receiving unsettling love notes that feel more threatening than sweet. Then a body is discovered. With whispers of a stalker and forged letters spreading fast, suspicion lands dangerously close to The Cookie Company. With Remi by her side and Officer Rosa Martinez asking tough questions, Lilianna must untangle obsession, jealousy, and a dangerous game of control. Because in Sugar Creek, love isn’t always kind…and ...

Welcome back to Seaview, Maine—where the coffee’s hot, the gossip’s hotter, and murder always finds its way onto the menu. When Jaynie Hart debuts her new Blue Plate Special—Jaynie’s Homestyle Meatloaf—the Seaview Diner buzzes with autumn charm… until a live radio broadcast ends in tragedy. With a local host poisoned on air and her beloved diner sealed off yet again, Jaynie must serve up more than comfort food—she’ll need quick thinking, loyal friends, and a dash of courage to uncover who wanted silence served cold. Packed with cinnamon-scented humor, small-town charm, and...

A cozy festival. A sweet treat. And a deadly secret no one saw coming… Clara Halloway is ready to embrace another charming season in her seaside town—until a beloved local is found dead, and her famous maple crumb cake becomes tangled in the scandal. As rumors spread and suspicion falls too close to home, Clara realizes this mystery is far more dangerous than it first appears. With her loyal best friend at her side and her curious cat never far behind, Clara dives into a web of secrets, rivalries, and hidden motives. But in a town where everyone knows everyone, the truth is harder to ...

When snow blankets Maple Hollow, Loretta Lockwood’s cozy Maple Cabin Inn should be filled with warmth, laughter, and the scent of fresh-baked muffins. But when a famous food critic collapses after tasting one of Loretta’s maple muffins, a storm far colder than winter sweeps through town. With the Bakers’ Guild in chaos, old rivalries rising, and her late Aunt Mae’s secret recipes resurfacing, Hazel must uncover the truth before the scent of scandal sticks for good. Joined by her sharp-tongued best friend Birdie and the ever-steady Jonas, Loretta stirs through layers of deceit, ...

Ice cream, summer sweetness…and a disappearance that turns deadly. Sugar Creek’s annual Sundae Social should be all sprinkles and smiles—until a beloved ice cream vendor vanishes, leaving behind a half-eaten cookie and a trail of secrets. When the missing person is found dead, panic spreads—and suspicion lands dangerously close to The Cookie Company. Determined to save their bakery, Lilianna and Remi Harper dig into sticky grudges, hidden rivalries, and long-buried lies. But in a town full of charm, someone is hiding a chilling trbuth. With time running out and danger closing in, ...

The Winter Falls Holiday Market is the highlight of the season—until beloved vendor Lila Jameson collapses after sampling her own peppermint bark. The police suspect food poisoning, but Holly notices small details others miss: tampered packaging, tense rivalries between vendors, and a missing delivery slip. As she interviews townsfolk under the guise of “curiosity,” she pieces together a case involving ambition, jealousy, and financial ruin. By the final chapters, Holly unmasks the saboteur at the market’s closing ceremony, using her quick thinking and attention to detail.