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When snow blankets Maple Hollow, Loretta Lockwood’s cozy Maple Cabin Inn should be filled with warmth, laughter, and the scent of fresh-baked muffins. But when a famous food critic collapses after tasting one of Loretta’s maple muffins, a storm far colder than winter sweeps through town. With the Bakers’ Guild in chaos, old rivalries rising, and her late Aunt Mae’s secret recipes resurfacing, Hazel must uncover the truth before the scent of scandal sticks for good. Joined by her sharp-tongued best friend Birdie and the ever-steady Jonas, Loretta stirs through layers of deceit, ...

A blue ribbon victory… and now someone’s been poisoned at the dance. Clara Halloway thought the worst was behind her after solving the Harvest Festival mystery—but when a glamorous dance instructor’s partner collapses mid-waltz, panic sweeps through Seacrest. With secrets from the past resurfacing and suspicion swirling through the town, Clara finds herself pulled into another dangerous puzzle. As whispers grow louder and tensions rise, Clara—with her loyal best friend and a surprisingly clever cat—must uncover the truth before fear tears the community apart. Because in a town ...

A cozy festival. A sweet treat. And a deadly secret no one saw coming… Clara Halloway is ready to embrace another charming season in her seaside town—until a beloved local is found dead, and her famous maple crumb cake becomes tangled in the scandal. As rumors spread and suspicion falls too close to home, Clara realizes this mystery is far more dangerous than it first appears. With her loyal best friend at her side and her curious cat never far behind, Clara dives into a web of secrets, rivalries, and hidden motives. But in a town where everyone knows everyone, the truth is harder to ...

Ice cream, summer sweetness…and a disappearance that turns deadly. Sugar Creek’s annual Sundae Social should be all sprinkles and smiles—until a beloved ice cream vendor vanishes, leaving behind a half-eaten cookie and a trail of secrets. When the missing person is found dead, panic spreads—and suspicion lands dangerously close to The Cookie Company. Determined to save their bakery, Lilianna and Remi Harper dig into sticky grudges, hidden rivalries, and long-buried lies. But in a town full of charm, someone is hiding a chilling trbuth. With time running out and danger closing in, ...

The Bad Girls are back on tour! With their bakery expanding and reputations golden, Stephanie, Marla, and Dannie Jo are the rock stars of Butcher Creek. For the town's first Bohemian Fair, they’ve even created a headlining dessert: the Bohemian Raspberry Tart. But the festival's peace-and-love vibe dies when reclusive rock legend Jace Stone is found murdered backstage—with their signature tart as the main act. The girls are once again the prime suspects, but this time, they have a crew of loyal allies. They find themselves up against their toughest critic yet: a sharp-witted state ...

In some well-manicured neighborhoods, even the roses have secrets—and watch out when the thorns turn deadly! When Grace Hensley settles onto picture-perfect Azalea Lane, she expects neighborly smiles, bake sales, and blooming begonias—not a Garden Club president dropping dead face-first into her prized roses. But Lydia Prescott’s sudden demise is anything but natural, and Grace quickly finds herself tangled in a mystery as thorny as the flower beds lining her street. With her sharp-witted new friends—Margo, Bev, and Ellie—Grace digs beneath Haddenfield’s polished surface, ...

When the butter melts, the truth comes to light. Welcome back to Seaview, Maine—where gossip travels faster than the tide and justice is always served hot. When rival chef Owen “Captain” Cutter is found strangled with a lobster-trap rope and locked inside his own shed, diner owner Gus Bailey becomes the prime suspect. It’s up to Hazel Parker, Seaview’s quick-witted amateur sleuth, to untangle the clues, calm the town, and expose the killer before another life gets reeled in. Full of charm, coastal flavor, and laugh-out-loud banter, Lobster Roll Revenge delivers everything cozy ...

When the phone rings at midnight, the next recipe might be murder. When the phone rings at midnight, Chesterfield’s favorite casserole confidante, Nessie Stewart, thinks it’s another neighborly crisis—until a distorted voice whispers, “Crack chicken’s next on the menu.” The next morning, recipe queen Delilah Crane is found dead beside her famous dish, and the caller strikes again with eerie predictions that keep coming true. Now every voicemail reveals another secret—and every secret leads back to Nessie’s own kitchen. In her final case, the woman who’s heard everyone ...

Welcome back to Seaview, Maine—where the coffee’s hot, the gossip’s hotter, and murder always finds its way onto the menu. When Jaynie Hart debuts her new Blue Plate Special—Jaynie’s Homestyle Meatloaf—the Seaview Diner buzzes with autumn charm… until a live radio broadcast ends in tragedy. With a local host poisoned on air and her beloved diner sealed off yet again, Jaynie must serve up more than comfort food—she’ll need quick thinking, loyal friends, and a dash of courage to uncover who wanted silence served cold. Packed with cinnamon-scented humor, small-town charm, and...

The Whitcombs’ annual Christmas Eve gala is the highlight of the season—glittering chandeliers, champagne toasts, and gossip flowing faster than eggnog. But when a blizzard traps Grandeur’s elite inside the mansion and a wealthy developer turns up dead beneath the tree, the party becomes a deadly game of secrets. Hannah Green reluctantly steps into the role of amateur sleuth, but Peppermint the Yorkie is already sniffing out the truth. From dragging a satin glove out from under the Christmas tree to growling at false alibis, Peppermint’s pawprints are all over the case. Everyone in ...

The Winter Falls Holiday Market is the highlight of the season—until beloved vendor Lila Jameson collapses after sampling her own peppermint bark. The police suspect food poisoning, but Holly notices small details others miss: tampered packaging, tense rivalries between vendors, and a missing delivery slip. As she interviews townsfolk under the guise of “curiosity,” she pieces together a case involving ambition, jealousy, and financial ruin. By the final chapters, Holly unmasks the saboteur at the market’s closing ceremony, using her quick thinking and attention to detail.

Roses are red, cookies are sweet…cross the wrong heart, and you won’t leave on your feet. Sugar Creek is glowing with Valentine’s cheer—until Lilianna Harper starts receiving unsettling love notes that feel more threatening than sweet. Then a body is discovered. With whispers of a stalker and forged letters spreading fast, suspicion lands dangerously close to The Cookie Company. With Remi by her side and Officer Rosa Martinez asking tough questions, Lilianna must untangle obsession, jealousy, and a dangerous game of control. Because in Sugar Creek, love isn’t always kind…and ...

For the Bad Girls of Butcher Creek, life is finally peaceful. But when a historical archivist is attacked and priceless blueprints are stolen from the haunted Blackwood property, the only clue left behind is a deliberate taunt: one of their signature cookies. The crime brings in a sharp, empathetic state detective who zeroes in on a secret from Marla's past, making the bakery's tough protector her prime suspect. To save one of their own, the girls and their loyal "Butcher Creek Detective Club" must dive into a dangerous mystery involving Prohibition-era tunnels and a ruthless killer seeking...

When a beloved librarian collapses at Acorn Falls’ Autumn Book Festival, Maple’s quiet life turns into a full-blown whodunit. Poor Maple can’t run fast enough to escape being the town’s modern-day Angela Lansbury! With her sharp-tongued and handsome partner, Kelly, and loyal friend Honey by her side, Maple dives into a swirl of lattes, lies, and local gossip to catch a killer before the next victim takes a final sip. Perfect for fans of Gilmore Girls and Murder, She Wrote, Murder is Sticky Business is a warm, witty, and deliciously twisty cozy mystery brewed for fall nights and ...

Not another murder associated with the Maine diner we’ve all grown to love! Hazel, grab your flapjacks and help us find the killer of the lumberjack! Winter in Seaview, Maine should be cozy—snow falling, flapjacks flipping, and locals gathered at The Lighthouse Diner. But when the town hosts the first-ever Paul Bunyan Winter Games, the sleepy diner becomes ground zero for another shocking crime. Hazel, a still-reluctant sleuth, is enjoying the festivities until a burly lumberjack competitor keels over—face-first in a plate of syrupy pancakes. With the help of her trusty friends, Gus ...

The annual Ugly Sweater Parade nearly collapses under scandal when anonymous blackmail notes, each delivered with a plate of “Grinch Brownies,” spread fear among Winter Falls’ most prominent families. Holly quietly listens, observes, and pieces together conversations over tea at The Sugarplum Café. As the threats escalate, she recognizes a pattern in the notes that others overlook. The case turns from blackmail to attempted murder, and Holly exposes the culprit in a dramatic town-hall reveal, restoring faith in the parade—and her growing reputation as Winter Falls’ quiet problem-...

Christmas in Grandeur, Maine wouldn’t be complete without the annual Fudge Festival—a sugary showdown where rival bakers pull out their best recipes, and gossip is served with every bite. Hannah Green is ready for cocoa, carols, and candy canes, not chaos. But when a judge keels over after sampling a tray of fudge, the festival goes from festive to fatal. Was it sabotage? A culinary accident? Or cold-blooded murder wrapped in sprinkles? The whole town has theories, and fingers quickly point toward Hannah’s closest friend. But Peppermint, Hannah’s feisty Yorkie with a candy-striped ...

Do we ever really know the person we love… or just the story they tell us? Nessie knows by now that her sweet little hometown of Chesterfield is full of dark and twisty secrets behind the picket fences. But nothing prepares her the latest confession from Lydia—who admits to building a life on a dead woman’s foundation. Nessie becomes obsessed with Lydia's impossible situation: how do you tell your husband that he married a ghost? But when the real Lydia’s family starts asking questions, Nessie realizes her client’s secret isn't just about a stolen identity—it's about stolen time...

The Bad Girls are back, but this time the trouble is imported. Just as Stephanie, Marla, and Dannie Jo are settling into their peaceful new lives and expanding their bakery, a mysterious stranger is found dead after eating their latest creation: the "Smuggler's Scone." The crime is too clean, too professional for small-town Butcher Creek, and it brings in a new, formidable opponent: a cold, clinical FBI agent who sees only one suspect. When a planted tip and a link to a dangerous biker club from his past put Jax in the crosshairs of a federal investigation, the girls must rally their ...

Life is finally sweet for the leather-clad bakers of Bad Girls Bake Better. Stephanie, Marla, and Dannie Jo have gone from murder suspects to local heroes, and their dessert bar is the talk of Butcher Creek. But at the town's first annual Sweet Treats Festival, their hard-won peace crumbles when a wealthy philanthropist drops dead after eating a donut from another baker's stand. When the town turns on the gentle, elderly donut maker, he comes to the only people who understand being wrongly accused: the Bad Girls themselves. Agreeing to help, the trio dives into a fresh mystery, sifting ...