The Christmas holiday season is ramping up in South Lick, Indiana, and Robbie Jordan—owner-operator of the restaurant, country store, and B&B, Pans ‘N Pancakes—is busy trying to keep up with demand on all her business fronts. When a handsome young man comes in looking for her assistant, Danna Beedle, Robbie isn’t the only person shocked…
What better way to gear up for Halloween than with a culinary cozy mystery that amps up the spooky? Things have always been a little kooky in San Nicholas, California, especially given that pie-maker Val Harris’s best friend is the elderly if sprightly Charlene McCree, a woman who firmly believes that a local pastor is…
Halloween has come to Arborville, and Pamela Paterson’s main concern is whether she’s underdressed, as usual, for the town’s annual bonfire celebrations—especially in comparison with her friends Bettina and Nell, who have gone all out with their costumes. All thought of frivolity is swiftly pushed out of their heads, however, when two teenagers stumble across…
Hope Early’s food blog is thriving to the extent that she’s had to hire an assistant and is on the precipice of landing some major sponsorship deals. When the local library approaches her about teaching a class on blogging, she’s thrilled to be able to give back to her community—if a little nervous since she’s…
Summer has begun in the Pennsylvania town of Port Quincy, which means that all eyes are on the upcoming Founder’s Day celebrations, complete with historical reenactments of the Revolutionary War battle fought here. Event planner Mallory Shepard is thrilled that she and her sister, Rachel, have been hired to oversee the Cordials and Cannonballs Festival…
The building inspection of Southwind, the upscale restaurant Sarah Blair co-owns with her twin sister, Emily, is taking forever, much to their chagrin. To make matters worse, another restaurant has just opened up across the street from Southwind, having seemingly sailed through the inspection process. Adding insult to injury, the new restaurant, Jane’s Place, is…
Ordinarily, I like to group together holiday titles around their respective seasons instead of plunging ahead as soon as possible after each book’s publication date, but I simply could not resist diving straight into Christin Brecher’s latest Nantucket Candle Maker Mystery! Featuring the feisty, resourceful Stella Wright, 15 Minutes of Flame sees her helping a…
Brynn MacAlister thinks she’s finally getting the hang of running her own dairy farm and cheesery in bucolic Shenandoah Springs, Virginia—especially with the help of her young assistant, Wes, the grandson of her beloved former neighbor, Nancy. She and Wes are even holding a cheesemaking contest in conjunction with the town’s upcoming summer festival, a…
Halloween is just around the corner in Fallingbrook, Wisconsin, and Emily Westhill’s donut shop, Deputy Donut, is working hard to create the perfect seasonal treats. Boston Scream Donuts seem like a natural fit, despite the good-natured protests of the local know-it-all and outspoken Bostonphile, Rich Royalson. When he hires Emily to cater donuts and coffee…
It’s taken some persuading, but Ivy Culpeper has convinced Olaya Solis, the owner-operator of the beloved bread shop Yeast of Eden, to participate in the inaugural episode of the new reality show, America’s Best Bakeries. The producers want to showcase one of Yeast of Eden’s outreach programs, Bread of Life, a cooking class designed to…
