Vintner Parker Valentine is looking forward to a working vacation with her boyfriend, Reid; her brother Liam, and her best friend, Sage—the latter two of whom are dating as well. The foursome is headed to the Silver Creek Lodge where Parker plans to pitch her Snowy Day Syrah and accompanying mulling spices to the ski…
Lindsey Bakewell is settling into life in Beacon Point, Michigan, running her bakery out of the old lighthouse, making friends, and nurturing her romantic relationship with new boyfriend, Rory Campbell. With the Christmas season approaching, she’s especially excited to host her parents and best friend, Kennedy Kapoor, for the holidays. Sure, she’s having a little…
I can’t believe it’s already the ninth installment of the Candy Coated Mystery series! Our heroine, Allie McMurphy, is gearing up for her first full tourist season on Mackinac Island, now that she’s finally restored her family’s historic inn and fudge shop to its fully functioning glory. She’s also excited to be hosting upcoming wedding…
Food blogger Hope Early has found more than her fair share of corpses since returning to her hometown of Jefferson, Connecticut. She’ll be the first to tell you that it’s been a distressing chain of events that she certainly did not sign up for, so discovering that a petition is being circulated to run her…
Tea garden owner Daisy Swanson is thrilled to be donating her time to a social event meant to promote the building of a new homeless shelter in her small town of Willow Creek, Pennsylvania. With reports of homelessness in their area on the rise, kind-hearted Daisy wants to make sure that anyone who wants a…
I usually find mystery novellas to be fairly hit or miss, but I have very much enjoyed the holiday-themed collections Kensington puts out showcasing some of their finest cozy authors. This latest collection is frankly one of their best yet! Revolving around a murder at a Halloween party, each story here has the meat of…
It’s a lovely spring day when Robbie Jordan and her Aunt Adele go antiquing for finds to add to the country store portion of Robbie’s Pans ‘N Pancakes cafe. There’s a definite chill in the air, however, when they run into Francis and Hattie Sand, an older couple who still blame Adele for the death…
Sherry Oliveri is about to do something entirely novel for her: judge a cook-off contest instead of competing in one. That said, the Story for Glory Cookie Bake-Off is probably a competition she would never have entered herself. Sherry prides herself on her cooking creativity, but baking has never been her forte, requiring as it…
Marley Collins is settling into newly married life in Wildwood Cove, Washington, and thinking about expansion—especially with springtime bringing an influx of customers to her pancake house, The Flip Side. It isn’t just the nice weather that’s providing so much extra business, though: the town is also throwing a Wild West Days festival that coincides…
Tearoom proprietress Lily Roberts is looking forward to making the most of the busy Cape Cod summer tourist season, especially since any profits earned now will help tide Tea by the Sea over their much less lucrative winter. So it’s a pleasure for Lily to help host her beloved grandmother Rose’s dear friend from Iowa,…
