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A late-night argument. A dead husband. And a town ready to take matters into their own hands. When Forrest Jenkins is found dead hours after a public fight with his wife, the quiet coastal town of Seabrook erupts with rumors. Some say it was self-defense. Others say it was murder. But Sunny Marquette knows small towns have a dangerous habit of deciding the truth before the facts arrive. When an anonymous note warns You didn’t stop it, suspicion begins circling her café—and the secrets she and her father have worked hard to keep buried. As fear spreads and someone quietly orchestrates ...

When Jake opened Pit-Stop Diner off the highway in Oxford, Maine, he expected black coffee, greasy burgers, and the usual cast of quirky locals—not a dead body in his parking lot. The late-night rush turns into a crime scene when a drifter is found facedown next to the fryer grease barrels. Suddenly, the quiet diner becomes the center of small-town gossip and big trouble. Between suspicious truckers, nosy regulars, and a stranger who seems to know more than they should, Jake’s got more on his plate than the daily special. As clues pile up like dishes after Sunday breakfast, Jake and his...

Two women. One quiet town. And a death everyone wants forgotten. Freshly divorced and searching for a fresh start, Maureen and Liz bond over daily walks through the charming town of Greenacre. It’s supposed to be peaceful. Predictable. Safe. Until a respected local man is found dead by the lake—and the town is far too eager to call it an accident. As whispers spread and evidence quietly disappears, Maureen’s sharp instincts and Liz’s emotional insight uncover a disturbing truth: this wasn’t a tragic collapse. It was a violent moment buried under silence, favors, and fear. And the ...

Magnolia Bluff prides itself on being a town that knows right from wrong—but sometimes the most convincing stories are the hardest to question. When a rescued dog captures the town’s heart and a charismatic expert arrives promising miracles, June Mae Hatcher and the Books & Biscuits Club sense something isn’t quite right. As praise grows louder and doubts are quietly dismissed, the women begin to notice cracks beneath the polished surface—missing records, shifting stories, and a kindness that feels carefully staged. What follows is a slow, thoughtful unraveling that forces Magnolia ...

One killer craving. One desperate baker. One final chance to save a life. When a wanted murderer takes a hostage in Blueberry Bay, he doesn’t demand money—he demands dessert. Each day, he sends Bella Butterfield a message: Bake me something worth dying for… or she dies instead. As the coastal town locks down in fear, Bella becomes both negotiator and investigator, baking her way through fear and flour in a race against time. Cakes, cookies, and cobblers fail to satisfy the killer’s impossible hunger—and with every failed delivery, his threats grow darker. But between oven timers ...

He’s about to die for a crime he swears he didn’t commit—and Sweetie Chapman might be his last chance at the truth. With just 48 hours left on death row, Merlin Terrance McGraw finally has something to say… and Sweetie Chapman is bringing pie to hear it. Because in Pine Bluff, a warm meal has a way of loosening even the tightest lips. When the retired schoolteacher steps into the prison with her homemade chicken pot pie, no one expects a confession—least of all one that could unravel a decades-old murder. As secrets rise and loyalties crack, Sweetie must race against time to ...

A wedding in Blueberry Bay ends with one vow broken, one secret buried, and one groom dead before dessert. When baker Bella Butterfield is hired to create the perfect wedding menu, she expects fondant, not felony. But when the groom collapses after the first toast, the seaside town’s sweetest celebration turns deadly—and Bella finds herself mixing clues instead of batter. As rumors swirl and recipes go missing, Bella follows a trail of sugar, secrets, and sin that leads straight into her grandmother’s shadowed past. Each clue brings her closer to the truth…and closer to a killer ...

This cold case won’t be easy to solve—not with a decade-long missing nanny, a coy socialite, and Detective Betsy Parks’ hormones staging a full-blown mutiny. When Betsy reopens the ten-year-old disappearance of Lydia Frost—maid to Whitfield’s most elegant widow, Emma Black—she uncovers more than dust in the basement. Everyone in town swears Emma’s guilty, but without a body, there’s no crime to prove. Between gossip, gaslighting, and garden parties gone wrong, Betsy must juggle hot flashes, hostile colleagues, and one very polished suspect who’s made deception an art form....

Nothing warms a winter night in Misery, Maine like a fresh-baked cinnamon biscuit… except maybe catching a killer. When retreat guests arrive at the Moose Tracks Inn expecting snowy serenity, they’re met instead with blizzard winds, tension-filled workshops, and a shocking discovery buried in the woods. Alice Hardy—cook, caretaker, and reluctant sleuth—tries to keep everyone calm with comfort food, but even her best cinnamon rolls can’t mask the fear settling over the lodge. As footprints vanish, candles reappear, and the storm traps them inside, Alice realizes someone in the ...

They called her Maneater—but Sweetie Chapman knows monsters aren’t always what they seem. When Irene “Maneater” Jenkins sits on death row, Sweetie arrives with a pot of slow-cooked beef stew—and a knack for making killers talk. Rumor has it Irene fed three husbands to her pigs. But Sweetie suspects the truth is far more complicated. With the clock ticking, one final meal turns into a chilling confession filled with buried secrets, quiet revenge, and a past no one wanted to see. As Sweetie and her sheriff son Wayne dig deeper, they uncover a town built on silence—and sins that ...

When a brutal heatwave hits Oxford, Maine, Pit-Stop Diner is serving more than meatloaf and mashed potatoes—a delivery man collapses face-first onto a hot plate, and Jake finds himself in the middle of another mystery. What first looks like a tragic accident quickly boils over into something bigger. Eddie Malloy had secrets—dangerous ones—tied to a coastal supplier ring smuggling expired goods through unsuspecting small-town diners. As the town buzzes with gossip and tension mounts, Jake finds himself dodging threats, chasing midnight clues, and fighting for his diner’s future. With...

A summer heatwave hits Oxford, Maine, and Pit-Stop Diner is busier than ever—until a local delivery man collapses face-first onto a bag of donuts. When the death turns out to be anything but natural, Jake finds himself pulled back into a dangerous web of secrets simmering beneath the surface of his quiet roadside diner. With Sheriff Briggs on edge, gossip swirling, and old rivalries bubbling up, Jake digs into the victim’s past and uncovers a smuggling ring that stretches far beyond Oxford’s borders. As the summer storm builds, someone decides the best way to keep their secrets is to ...

The man didn’t die because he slipped into the river—he died because he knew something Greenacre wanted buried. Recently divorced and reinventing their lives, Maureen and Liz bond over daily walks through their quiet town. But when a man turns up dead and the story everyone accepts feels too tidy, their curiosity turns dangerous. As whispers replace facts and pressure quietly shifts, the women realize the truth isn’t being hidden by accident—it’s being controlled. Someone corrected the timeline. Someone is watching. And someone is willing to sacrifice the wrong person to protect ...

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 ...

Business is finally picking up again at Pit-Stop Diner, and Jake’s hoping for a little peace—and maybe a few more pie orders—when trouble strolls in with the morning crowd. A stranger slumps over a slice of Betty’s famous blueberry pie… and never gets back up. The quiet roadside diner is thrown into chaos once again as gossip, suspicion, and a trail of sticky clues spread faster than spilled coffee. Sheriff Ella Briggs is on the case, but Jake can’t help noticing the stranger’s last receipt—and the cryptic message scribbled on the napkin. From late-night truck stops to ...

Spring has arrived in Oxford, Maine, and Pit-Stop Diner is buzzing with hungry truckers, tourists, and locals eager for Betty’s famous tuna melt. But when a regular customer collapses mid-lunch, what looks like a medical emergency quickly turns into something far more sinister. Sheriff Ella Briggs is stumped when the autopsy reveals poison—but no one can figure out how it got into the victim’s sandwich. Jake finds himself at the center of another mystery, navigating a tangle of old rivalries, shady supply deliveries, and a stranger asking too many questions about the diner’s kitchen...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...