Cozy Mystery

Cassie Alberta loves her life in Little Leaf Creek. After her husband’s sudden death, she never thought she would live next door to two goats and an ornery neighbor, let alone develop a romance with a hunky local. She’s come to realize that life is full of unexpected surprises. But she’s still completely shocked when a fun day of kayaking ends in murder.

Cassie partners with her ex-cop next-door neighbor to help find the killer. With a little help from a collie mix, a budding actress and a love-sick artist they do a little sleuthing. With a torrent of suspects and clues, it is a race against time to find the murderer before the victim list gets even longer.

Can Cassie catch the true culprit before she, or someone close to her, becomes the next fatality?

Recipe included: Chocolate Brownies

When Wendy gets dismissed from a job that she loves on the same day that her boyfriend walks out on her she thinks that things cannot possibly get any worse.

But then... the police knock on Wendy’s door because someone close to her has been murdered and she is the prime suspect. When she is released pending further investigation she meets a mysterious stranger who offers to help her find the real murderer. It is a race against the clock to ensure Wendy doesn’t get collared before the couple get hitched.

When a resident, James, dies at his birthday party at the small retirement village of Sage Gardens three residents join forces to try and uncover the truth. Although they are retired they use their skills and experiences from their professions as a detective, crime journalist, and accountant in the search for the murderer. But first they have to work out who a mysterious, yet familiar resident is. Just who is the mystery resident and will she prove to be an ally or foe? Will the ‘Sage Gardens Sleuths’ be able to catch the killer before one of them becomes a victim themselves?

Bekki is happy running her salon, Harroway’s Hair and Beauty, and she is ready for another busy day. The last thing Bekki expects is for her first customer of the day to die in her hairdressing chair. Bekki is determined that her murder doesn’t go unpunished so she decides to help the investigation along and try to uncover the truth.

Ally and Charlotte Sweet are running a booth for ‘Charlotte’s Chocolate Heaven’ at a local farmer’s market. Their primary concerns are selling cookies and keeping their cat, Peaches, and pot-bellied pig, Arnold, under control at the market. But then the son of a prominent and influential farmer is found dead and an old acquaintance of Ally’s is suspected of the murder. Ally’s investigative nature takes over and she goes on a search to find the killer.

Will Joyce and Brenda uncover the hidden message before someone else lands up murdered?

Business is booming for Donuts on the Move. Joyce and Brenda have hired their first employee, Melissa, and they are excited that the donut truck is part of a local food fair. When a popular vlogger turns up at the food fair and does a feature on the donut truck they are thrilled.

But when there are violent protests at the fair, business is put on hold. Then things go from bad to worse when someone is murdered. Joyce and Brenda cannot resist a good mystery, so they decide to do a little investigating of their own. But their sleuthing leads them straight towards trouble, and they find that they have bitten off more than they can chew.

It is a race against time to find the murderer before the killer makes sure that their message is heard, and there is another victim.

Recipe Included: Baked Strawberry Donuts

It is Christmastime in Blue River. Charlotte and Ally Sweet are run off their feet dealing with the holiday rush at Charlotte’s Chocolate Heaven. Mrs. Bing, Mrs. Cale and Mrs. White are up to their usual shenanigans, eating chocolate and spreading gossip. It seems to be the season for crime in the small town of Blue River. Thefts and petty crimes are rife. Ally’s hunky boyfriend, Detective Luke Elm, is flat out trying to ensure that Blue River is crime free and justice is served.

But things become far more serious when a resident of Blue River is found murdered. Mrs. Bing is determined to help find out who murdered her friend and asks Ally to join her in her investigative efforts. With a little help from Charlotte, Mrs. Cale and Mrs. White, as well as Ally and Charlotte’s trusty companions, Arnold their pot-bellied pig, and Peaches their feline-friend, they do a little sleuthing. The sleuths reveal a mountain of clues and suspects and land up wrapped up in some risky situations. Has their luck run out or will they get a Christmas miracle?

Will the crooks be caught, and the murderer found in time for Christmas? Will the wrong person land up behind bars for the holiday season? Or worse, will one of the sleuths not be around to celebrate Christmas ever again?

Recipe Included: Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

Ally Sweet is in full swing getting everything organized for her wedding to Detective Luke Elm. Her grandmother, Charlotte Sweet, and the three eccentric chocolate shop regulars Mrs. Bing, Mrs. Cale and Mrs. White are thrilled to be helping Ally organize and cater for the exciting event.

But with less than a week to go their plans go up in smoke when the wedding venue is burned to the ground…and then a dead body is found. Wedding preparations are swapped for sleuthing when Ally joins forces with her grandmother and the three ladies to try and find the murderer.

With Ally’s trusty feline-friend Peaches and pot-bellied pig Arnold for support, it is a race against time for Ally, Charlotte and their sleuthing sidekicks to find the murderer, so that Ally and Luke can finally tie the knot.

Recipe Included: Mocha Cake with Mocha Buttercream Frosting

Suzie and Mary love running Dune House, the majestic B&B on the beach, with their lovable yellow Labrador, Pilot, by their side. With Thanksgiving just around the corner they are excited to be hosting a group of guests from a retirement village for a few days. Everything is organized, their rooms are ready and the caterers have been booked for a special dinner. They are expecting a nice, relaxing stay for their guests. But from the moment the group get off the bus they’re at loggerheads.

Then things go from bad to worse when a guest kicks the bucket at the dinner table. When it is found she was murdered, Suzie and Mary are determined to help find the culprit so the murderer can be caught and the reputation of Dune House isn’t permanently tarnished. With a long list of suspects and some baffling clues, finding the murderer is not proving to be an easy task. Their investigations lead them straight toward danger.

It is a race against time to catch the killer before Thanksgiving!