Toxic Toffee
Bailey King’s in New York wrapping up a six-week shoot on her first cable TV show, Bailey’s Amish Sweets, when she gets a call from her Ohio town’s resident busybody. …
Category: Business/Career
Stories in which the main plot is based on a profession such as an event planner, Writer, Police Officer and so forth.
Strangled Eggs and Ham
While Robbie scrambles through breakfast orders for her expanding clientele at Pans ‘N Pancakes, tempers run as high as the sticky August heat in South Lick, Indiana. Real-estate developer Fiona …
Clause & Effect
Nestled in the picturesque Catskills, the village of Lenape Hollow prepares to celebrate the 225th anniversary of its founding. Freelance book editor Mikki Lincoln has been drafted to update and …
Murder’s No Votive Confidence
Stella’s thrilled to have been chosen to provide the decorative centerpiece for a wedding ceremony: a two-foot-tall scented unity candle—a symbol of the happy couple’s love. Jessica Sterling’s candlelight-themed nuptials …
The Trouble with Talent
Single mom Colbie Summers has a lot to be grateful for in the run-up to Thanksgiving. Relocating back to her California hometown has brought her irascible dad and adolescent son …
A Patchwork of Clues
On her morning jog, Portia Paltrow comes upon the dead body of antique store owner and college professor Owen Hill, sprawled across the back doorstep of Selma Parker’s fabric and …
Crêpe Expectations
Although it’s a soggy start to spring in Wildwood Cove, the weather clears up just in time for the town to host an amateur chef competition. Amateur sleuth Marley McKinney, …
The Diva Sweetens the Pie
Nothing heats up Old Town quite like the annual Pie Festival, and this year is no exception, especially since Sophie’s professional rival, Natasha Smith, is barred from participating. Sophie, meanwhile, …
Wed, Read & Dead
Sam’s mother can’t wait to wed her wealthy beau, Harold Robertson. The big mystery is how they’re going to pull off a lavish wedding in three weeks. Harold’s snobby sister-in-law …
A Literal Mess
Allie Cobb left home for the literary circles of Manhattan to make her name out from under the shadow of her legendary father. Now his death brings her and her …
Foul Play on Words
Mystery author Charlee Russo agrees to speak at a Portland writers’ conference organized by her friend Viv Lundquist. When Viv picks her up at the airport, she frantically tells Charlee …
Chocolate a la Murder
Its Wine and Chocolate Days in San Benedetto, and paranormal museum owner Maddie Kosloski has sweet dreams about her new Magic of Chocolate exhibit. Her latest attraction is a haunted …
Dead as a Door Knocker
Meet Whitney Whitaker. A hopeless romantic when it comes to real estate, she knows what it takes to find—and flip—the home of one’s dreams. A fixer-upper is like catnip to …
The Gun Also Rises
A wealthy widow has asked Sarah Winston to sell her massive collection of mysteries through her garage sale business. While sorting through piles of books stashed in the woman’s attic, …
Fashions Fade, Haunted is Eternal
Cookie Chanel, the owner of the chic clothing store “It’s Vintage Y’All” in Sugar Creek, Georgia, has been hired to dress models for a fashion shoot. The spread will be …
A Vintage Death
As the new owner of the House of Melody, a music box shop in Keepsake Cove, Callie Reed is eager to get more involved in her community. She volunteers to …
Chardonnayed to Rest
In Seneca Lake, New York, Norrie Ellington’s Two Witches Winery has been selected by the local vintner community to host the annual Federweisser, a celebration of the season’s first fermentation …
A Crafter Knits a Clue
When a heartbroken Samantha “Sammy” Kane returns to her hometown of Heartsford, WI, for her best friend Kate’s funeral, she learns that Kate’s much-loved craft store is in danger of …
Lethal in Old Lace
In Savannah, Georgia, there are two events that are guaranteed to make people talk: weddings and funerals. Just as consignment shop owner Reagan Summerside agrees to marry the hunky Walker …
Accessories to Die For
Former New York assistant DA Irene Seligman moved home to take care of her aging, demanding mother, Adelle. She thought she was leaving a world of corruption and violence behind. …
Main Street
Dana Canfield never expected to become a widow or have her husband murdered. She is determined to rebuild her life. She Moves her Interior design business to Providence Island off …
Pudding Up with Murder
Lilah Drake creates delectable meals and allows her clients to call them their own. The fact that she cooks them is kept strictly confidential. When she and her furry companion, …
