Cindy Bell

Cassie Alberta loves her new life in Little Leaf Creek. Living next door to two cheeky goats and an energetic dog means she is kept on her toes and there is never a dull moment. She has the fresh start she wanted after her husband’s sudden death and is looking forward to spending the day celebrating her birthday. But when someone from her former life turns up in Little Leaf Creek and there is a murder, Cassie finds that there is no way of escaping the past.

Cassie partners with her tenacious ex-cop next-door neighbor Tessa to solve the mysteries. Why did someone from Cassie’s old life land up in Little Leaf Creek? Who committed the murder? Cassie has to reveal secrets from her past in order to get to the truth and make sure that her boyfriend Sebastian doesn’t land up behind bars.

Will the murder be solved so that Cassie can finally start coming to terms with what she’s been trying to leave behind?

Recipe included: Triple Chocolate Cake

Maddie Mills never planned on starting over. After her no-good husband ends up behind bars the middle-aged divorcée along with her two adorable pups, reluctantly moves back to her late parents' oceanfront house. But her appreciation for her new view is blown out of the water when she spies a dead body in the bay.

Though the victim was the unpopular town busybody, Maddie can’t bring herself to live in a community with a murderer on the loose. So, with her loyal pooches by her side she does a little sleuthing. Sorting through the clues involves spending time with the hunky police chief, rediscovering her love for solving mysteries, and unearthing secrets that could send her from walking along the beach to being silenced once and for all.

Can Maddie dig up the truth or will she be stopped in her tracks?

Recipe Included: Chocolate Cupcakes

Mary’s daughter and her friends are visiting for a few days over Thanksgiving and Suzie and Mary are so excited. But with two bounty hunters also staying at the B&B in search of the same fugitive, things are not as peaceful as they had hoped.

Then things get a whole lot more serious when one of the bounty hunters is found murdered. Suzie and Mary, with a little help from Cathy and her friends, do a little sleuthing to try and find the killer.

It’s a race against time to catch the culprit, so that Suzie, Mary, and their guests can enjoy Thanksgiving celebrations.