Maddie Mills Cozy Mystery Series

Slain at the Sea

Slain at the Sea

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

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Homicide at the Harbor

Homicide at the Harbor

Maddie Mills is settling into her new home with her two lovable pups. Her son and sister are visiting for a few days and she is so excited to spend time with them. She is starting to realize that moving back to her childhood home might be the fresh start she’s looking for. But what was meant to be a few days of fun comes to a grinding halt when her ex-husband’s criminal acquaintance turns up in town. Then things go from bad to worse, when the criminal ends up murdered and Maddie’s son is a prime suspect.

Maddie is determined to help find the murderer, so that her son can be let off the hook. She is juggling investigating, looking for a job, and trying to work out if the police chief is friend or foe.

The clock is ticking to find the killer, before her son ends up in handcuffs!

Recipe included: Maddie’s Raspberry Cupcakes

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Corpse at the Christmas Cookie Exchange

Corpse at the Christmas Cookie Exchange

With Christmas just around the corner, Maddie Mills is happier than she’s been in years. She's enjoying living in her hometown with her two lovable Westies. With her best childhood friend and sister in her life again, and the reopening of her parents’ bakery with her niece, she is excited to see what the future holds. When she is invited to the local Christmas cookie exchange, she puts on her baking hat, so she can show off her delicious cookies and meet some of the locals.

But her best laid plans come crumbling down when someone turns up dead. With a party full of suspects, Maddie decides to do a little snooping to help nab the killer. But will the perplexing police chief let her help, or will he stop her in her tracks? The victim had more enemies than Maddie bargained for and things are more complicated than they seem.

Will Maddie find the murderer in time for Christmas? Or has she bitten off more than she can chew? Will her sleuthing efforts turn out to be a recipe for disaster?

Recipes included: Gingerbread Christmas Tree Cupcakes and Gingerbread Cookies

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Lifeless at the Lighthouse

Lifeless at the Lighthouse

Maddie Mills loves her new life in Bayview with her two lovable pups. Being back in her childhood home with old friends and family, and reopening her parents’ bakery is the new start she needed. Everything is coming together. The bakery has its first big job catering for the lighthouse’s anniversary celebration and she is excited to have her first proper date with the police chief.

But their date comes to a grinding halt when someone plunges to his death at the lighthouse. Maddie is determined to help find out what happened. So, with a little help from her family and friends she does a little snooping. They quickly discover that the victim was involved in his fair share of dodgy dealings and getting to the bottom of things is not going to be a piece of cake.

It’s a race against time to find the murderer before someone else plummets to their death!

Recipe included: Lemon Meringue Cupcake

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Halloween at the Haunted House

Halloween at the Haunted House

There’s a documentary special being filmed at a haunted B&B on Halloween, and the bakery gets a last-minute order to cater cupcakes for the crew and guests.

Maddie is reluctant to deliver the sweet treats because when she was there as a child, she got the fright of her life. But she plucks up the courage to go when her friends and family offer to join her. Then things get complicated when a ferocious storm hits and they get stranded at the house.

The place is frightening enough as it is, but it gets a whole lot scarier when a real dead body is found. But this isn’t the first person to die there. With no help able to get to them and being stranded with the murderer, Maddie and her sleuthing sidekicks do their best to ignore some spooky happenings and try to find the killer. They uncover a web of lies and secrets they need to untangle in order to get to the truth.

Will they find the murderer before the body count grows even more?

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