It’s one setback after another as Miranda Trent struggles to get the moonshine distillery her deceased uncle left to her up and running before the deadline she needs to meet in order to fully inherit his estate. Between fixing up her outbuildings and overseeing the nature hikes and art classes that are her professional bread…
Fairy garden store owner Courtney Kelly has a secret: she can actually see fairies and is in the process of helping her own, Fiona, earn wings by doing just and righteous things. So when Fiona urges Courtney to hose down a pair of arguing ladies in the courtyard outside of her store, Courtney knows it’s…
Lee Barrett has just been promoted from field reporter to program director at WICH-TV, and she has to admit that she doesn’t really miss her old position. Chasing stories was fun but stressful—and occasionally dangerous. Being a director with her own office allows her to be both safer and more creative, even if she does…
Murder at St. Winifred’s Academy finds the Ferrara Family Mystery series really hitting its stride. This fourth installment perfectly balances the hilarious and often chaotic personal lives of the Ferrara Family Detective Agency—which is really a club rather than an actual business—with an intriguing murder mystery set amidst the chaos and excitement of a local…
Sarah Blair is waiting outside Carleton Junior Community College for Grace Winston, who’s both her friend and the sous chef at the restaurant she co-owns. Grace is teaching an introductory class on knife skills for the college’s culinary school, which shouldn’t be too taxing given both Grace’s skill and her desire to give back to…
Hana Keller is looking forward to her December birthday and, soon after, Christmas. As she does every year, she revels in the way that her hometown of Riverwood, Illinois, transforms into a winter wonderland. But an odd encounter in the falling snow causes her to take note of a college student’s unusual behavior. When she…
Bear Claw Diner owner Charlie Cooke is dreading a trip to the Alaska State Fair despite the enthusiasm of nearly everyone else around her. Her teenage experiences staffing the cotton candy machines have ruined an annual event most other people look forward to, so it’s with great reluctance that she accepts her best friend Annie…
I have spent many an hour wandering the streets of Old Town Alexandria where the Domestic Diva Mystery series is set, so I have such a soft spot for these books even before taking into consideration their delightful characters and intriguing plots! In this 14th installment of the series, our heroine, Sophie Winston, is in…
This fifth installment of the Deputy Donut Mystery series finds us learning a lot more about the background of Nina Lapeer, the artist and invaluable assistant to our heroine, cafe owner Emily Westhill. As the book begins, the two women are all set to staff a booth at their local Faker’s Dozen Carnival, a fair…
Emmaline Davis and Billy Culpepper are getting married! No one could be happier for them than Ivy Culpepper, Emmaline’s best friend and Billy’s sister, who has been cheering on this union for decades. The wedding is slightly marred, however, by reports coming in of the murder of a member of Santa Sofia’s school board. As…
