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Another cold case, another woman who vanished in the mist. Can Detective Betsy Parks fight her hot flashes long enough to bring justice to the victim from the confines of the basement? When Whitfield’s beloved bakery serves up more than sweets, Detective Betsy Parks finds herself knee-deep in cocoa, corruption, and one missing woman who vanished with the recipe for disaster. Armed with caffeine, sarcasm, and a basement full of unsolved files, Betsy and Janine dig into a decades-old cover-up that started with chocolate cake and ended in murder. With Lopez back on her team and Muffin ...

She admits to the murders—but the missing heads are still out there… and time is running out to find them. When Eleanor Jean Montgomery—Maine’s infamous “Headless Hobo Killer”—faces execution in just three days, Sweetie Chapman is called in to do what no one else can: get the truth. Armed with her famous hobo casserole and a gift for coaxing confessions, Sweetie sits across from a woman whose charm is as unsettling as her crimes. Eleanor isn’t denying anything… except the one detail that matters most. As the clock ticks down, Sweetie must navigate a twisted game of secrets...

A man who’s been silent for eleven years speaks—just days before his execution… and he only asks for Sweetie Chapman. James Patrick Fitzgerald was condemned as The Butcher after the Dalton family vanished in a fire. He never defended himself. Never said a word. Until now. With one week left to live, he breaks his silence—and pulls Sweetie into Pine Bluff’s darkest case. Armed with her famous beef stroganoff and a talent for uncovering the truth, Sweetie digs into a story that doesn’t add up. Evidence feels staged. Witnesses remember too little. And the “perfect” family may ...

When sweetness turns deadly, Fudgetown’s darkest secrets come undone. In the charming town of Fudgetown, the beloved saltwater taffy holds more than just flavor—it carries a legacy tangled in lies, control, and danger. When threats shatter the peace and a killer stalks the festival, Beulah must dive deep into a web of betrayal and secrets that threaten to choke the town’s future. As the thrilling festival finale unfolds, justice hangs by a thread, forcing the community to face painful truths. Can they find forgiveness and heal, or will the noose of the past strangle their sweetest ...

Secrets don’t stay silent for long at Snowed Inn… When the Quiet Season Retreat promises peace, meditation, and a break from chaos, Charlotte hopes for a rare, crime-free week. But silence shatters the moment a true-crime podcaster checks in under a fake name—and turns up dead with his door locked from the inside. With the storm raging and Sheriff Meyers overwhelmed, Charlotte is pulled into her most chilling case yet. Cryptic cassette tapes, forged documents, and a decades-old disappearance point toward one unsettling truth: the killer has been hiding at Snowed Inn for years. As the ...

A missing dog was only the beginning—what surfaced next would tear a quiet town wide open. When beloved pets start vanishing from Greenacre, most residents dismiss it as bad luck or petty crime. But Maureen and Liz feel the shift immediately. Especially when a dogwalker is found stabbed behind the mayor’s home—and the mayor’s prized Westie disappears the same night. What begins as a cozy mystery of stolen dogs spirals into something far more dangerous: buried secrets, powerful interests hiding behind civic smiles, and evidence someone was willing to kill to keep quiet. As fear ...

Ah, Magnolia Cove! The quintessential American town: well-manicured lawns, housewives who wear pearls, welcome-to-the-neighborhood casseroles, and a serial killer on the loose! Alice, Bibi, and Janet are trying to return to normal after their friend’s untimely death. They needn’t be too sad, though. Mary Kate hasn’t gone far…and she still has plenty to say about what really took her out! Soon, what starts as an after-hours book club, turns into a secret society intent on solving Mary Kate’s murder. It isn’t long before the ladies’ attention is pulled in other directions, as ...

A charming Maine village packed with fresh lobster, quaint cafés, handsome fisherman, and a juicy whodunit…all the fun without the spice! When Ellie Slater returns to the fishing village of Okamara, Maine, she’s craving quiet—until a stormy night washes up more than seaweed on the shore. With the help of a maddeningly handsome lobsterman, Finn Murphy, Ellie uncovers a web of smuggling, secrets, and betrayal hidden beneath the tides. As danger rises and sparks fly, Ellie must decide who to trust before Okamara’s picture-perfect harbor turns deadly. Clean, flirty, and full of seaside...

Some doors stay locked for a reason… until Snowed Inn opens one too many. When desperate overbooking forces Meredith to reopen the infamously sealed Room 13, Charlotte expects nothing more than drafty windows and creaky floorboards. Instead, the mysterious guest who checks in vanishes overnight—leaving behind a decades-old photograph of Snowed Inn with Rosa’s face circled in red. As Charlotte digs deeper, hidden tunnels, forged identities, and a long-buried adoption scandal unravel beneath her feet. A survivor is found locked away beneath the inn, an old enemy returns wearing a ...

When a notorious complainer checks in for a quiet weekend… and checks out halfway under his bed, Charlotte knows Snowed Inn is about to get loud. Snowed Inn is finally enjoying a rare streak of peace—until longtime guest Otis Willoughby turns up dead in his room, his body positioned in the strangest way and a mysterious poker chip missing. Charlotte, housekeeper-turned-unofficial detective, is pulled back into the whirlwind of secrets, suspects, and simmering tensions hiding beneath the inn’s cozy charm. From underground poker nights to old debts that never died, everyone at the inn ...

Terror prowls the woods of Misery, Maine—and this winter, it comes knocking at the Moose Tracks Inn. When a traveling comedy troupe arrives seeking a cozy retreat, innkeeper Alice Hardy expects laughter, warm biscuits, and steaming mugs of her signature Moose Tracks coffee. Instead, a chilling stalker slips into the shadows of her lodge, and one performer drops dead after a late-night snack. Trapped by a brutal snowstorm and hunted by a man who knows how to vanish between heartbeats, Alice must unravel which danger is hunting her… and which one is hiding in plain sight. With tensions ...

A perfect wedding. A poisoned cake. And a truth someone would kill to keep buried. When a lavish outdoor wedding in the quiet town of Greenacre turns deadly, Maureen and Liz are pulled into a mystery that begins with sickness, fear, and a cake no one will ever forget. What looks like a tragic accident quickly unravels into something far more sinister—hidden deals, quiet manipulation, and a web of lies stretching deep into the heart of the town. As suspects confess and arrests are made, the women believe the nightmare is finally over. But one unsettling detail refuses to stay silent. ...

Another death in Magnolia Cove? Someone needs to seriously reevaluate the town’s marketing materials because this place is anything but serene! This time, The Secret Society of Bookish Housewives is sidetracked from fingering The Magnolia Murderer when they learn of a hidden ledger beneath the church—a quiet archive of sins, power, and whispered names. Guided (and occasionally roasted) by Mary Kate, Magnolia’s sharp-tongued ghost, the women pull at a thread that unravels decades of small-town deals, dirty money, and dangerous charm. And sickeningly enough, there may be another voice ...

Ellie finds herself caught in another scandalous net when another body washes up on Okamara’s shores. How does she keep getting herself into these messes…and how does she get herself out? When a body surfaces in Okamara’s quiet harbor, Ellie swears she’s done getting involved—until the prime suspect turns out to be a dangerously handsome lobsterman with eyes as blue as the tide. Now gossip’s flying, the sheriff’s watching, and Ellie’s curiosity is hooked deeper than she wants to admit. As secrets bubble up from the depths, Ellie must untangle truth from rumor before another ...

When the past rises from the earth like a grotesque soufflé, Blueberry Bay’s sweetest secrets turn deadly. During the town’s annual Bay Heritage Festival, baker Bella Butterfield is serving her famous blueberry scones when construction crews make a chilling discovery beneath the old lighthouse garden—a skeleton clutching one of her family’s vintage bakery tokens. The bones belong to a woman who vanished thirty years ago, and the evidence points straight toward Bella’s late grandmother, June. Determined to clear her family’s name, Bella digs into the seaside town’s sugar-...

When sweet traditions turn deadly, Fudgetown discovers just how sour its secrets really are. Beloved baker Hazel is found murdered, and no one feels the shock more than Beulah Brown—pastry-maker, peacemaker, and reluctant sleuth. As winter settles over the boardwalk, Beulah teams up with no-nonsense Detective Lorna Bates to sift through rising tempers, old grudges, and sugar-coated lies. Every neighbor seems to have something to hide… and someone is desperate to keep the truth buried. But catching a killer is only half the fight. After the arrest shakes the town to its core, Beulah must...

When a frightened child appears at her door and the winter woods turn deadly, Alice Hardy learns that Misery, Maine lives up to its name. At the cozy Moose Tracks Inn, Alice wants nothing more than to serve comfort food, knit new beginnings together, and forget the hurt she left behind. But when a terrified boy arrives out of the freezing forest—alone, injured, and pursued—Alice is pulled into a chilling mystery that threatens her inn, her guests, and the fragile safety of her small town. As blizzards close in and dangerous secrets surface, Alice teams up with the ruggedly steady Elijah...

Some secrets are sweeter—and more dangerous—than they seem. In the seemingly quiet town of Fudgetown, a small vial called the Lost Mint Batch holds more than just a recipe—it contains the heart and history of a community on the brink. When hidden betrayals threaten to erase everything the town stands for, Beulah and her circle must unravel the shadows before their past is lost forever. This captivating story of courage, friendship, and resilience reveals how even the smallest places hold the strongest stories. With twists that will keep you turning pages and a spirit that celebrates ...

When Lila Hart returns to her fog-shrouded hometown of Blitz, Maine, the only things on her mind are casseroles, coffee, and keeping her café afloat. But when the town’s beloved philanthropist turns up dead and a pan of funeral potatoes becomes the most talked-about dish at the wake, Lila finds herself serving up more than comfort food—she’s dishing out clues. With gossip swirling thicker than the harbor fog, and secrets bubbling beneath the surface, Lila teams up with Ruby, her sharp-tongued best friend, and Mark, the infuriatingly steady local detective. Together, they’ll stir ...

A blizzard traps Alice Hardy inside the Moose Tracks Inn with a killer who knows every shadow of the lodge—and every secret she never meant to uncover. When a traveling theatre troupe returns to Misery, Maine for their winter rehearsal, Alice expects spilled cocoa and cozy chaos… not a murder that tears through the cast and leaves fear simmering hotter than her blueberry crumble. As the storm cuts off all escape routes, the troupe’s tensions rise, the clues twist tighter, and an unseen intruder stalks the halls with chilling precision. With Dalton at her side and Moe the moose keeping...