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The local residents of Cedar Bay come to Kelly's Koffee Shop for breakfast, lunch, and lots of gossip. Kelly serves it all up as she works to solve the murder of the high school Homecoming Queen. The townspeople can't believe what has happened in their sleepy little Oregon seaside town. She identifies five prime suspects, but which one did it?

Shattered by her husband’s tragic death, Della Fox is ensnared in a web of mystery and suspicion when a competitor is found dead, with all clues ominously pointing her way. Entwined in a murder investigation and fighting to clear her name, Della discovers an unexpected aptitude for sleuthing that even the handsome new sheriff can’t ignore. As the layers of the crime unravel, so does Della's grief, replaced by an urge for justice, companionship, and adventure. Guided by a lovable St. Bernard, Moose, and buoyed by a burgeoning book club, Della uncovers more than just a murderer—she ...

A murdered guest at her first catering event? Definitely not good for DeeDee’s fledgling business. So much for post-divorce new beginnings. When Lisa, a well-known Seattle art gallery owner, is murdered at the event, shock waves ripple through the local Seattle art community. The following day, newspaper reports indicate the cause of death might have been poison in the food DeeDee served. She has to find the killer to save her business and her new life.

When Jane's husband left her and their children for greener pastures, she had no choice but to take as many housecleaning jobs as she could get to support them. Little did she know that during one of those jobs she would discover that a valuable ring her client owned had been stolen. Even more unexpected is when her client asks her to investigate the theft and find out who stole the ring. Jane soon discovers she has a knack for solving crimes as well as locating a treasure that has been missing for over a hundred years. When she looked at a long-lost map that a treasure seeker had ...

Della's tranquil evening at a dinner party spirals into a chilling mystery when a corpse is discovered in the depths of a notorious cave, catapulting her into a dark investigation that rattles the serene Ozark Mountains. A decade-old secret, hidden amidst the stalactites, beckons Della into a world where the echoes of illegal activities still linger. As she defies the pleading Sheriff Metcalf, who harbors his own secret — a burgeoning, protective affection for her — Della wrestles with the whispers of the past, a convict's tales, a lover's sorrow, and a sister's grief. This cavern isn't...

Liz Lucas, a 52 year old widow, is beginning to think she's been given a second chance at life by owning a successful spa located in a beautiful forest area on the coast north of San Francisco. What could possibly go wrong? Well, for starters, she discovers that a guest staying in cottage #6 at the spa has been murdered. In order to save the spa's reputation, Liz, along with her two dogs, Brandy Boy and Winston, sets out to find the killer.

When Linc and Brigid agree to host a chili booth at the Summer Carnival, they never thought the day would end in discovering one of their B & B guests, the popular host of the online travel show, Take Five, murdered in the parking lot. But was Micha really all that popular? Someone, actually a lot of people, certainly didn’t think so, and it’s up to Brigid and Sheriff Davis to figure out which one them hated Micha enough to kill him.

What would you do if your sister’s husband of 12 hours was a suspect in connection with his rich Uncle Vinny’s murder? And the rich uncle just happened to be a member of the Mob? DeeDee has no choice but to enlist the help of her boyfriend Jake, a private investigator, as well as Al, Uncle Vinny’s scary bodyguard, to help her find the murderer and clear her brother-in-law’s name.

Ever hear of someone celebrating New Year’s Eve by committing murder? Well, it happened, and the killer is looking for DeeDee! That’s the situation DeeDee found herself in after the very successful New Year’s Eve party she catered for Dana, the popular hostess of a Seattle television entertainment show. The party quickly became a distant memory when Dana was found murdered near her pool house. It didn’t help that the murderer was certain they’d been spotted by DeeDee, and she could identify the killer. It becomes a race against time.

Things aren’t always what they seem. Like, what could possibly go wrong on a vacation in the Cayman Islands – a Caribbean haven with beautiful women, plenty of rum, mouth-watering seafood, duty free shopping, and some of the best scuba diving and snorkeling in the world? Well, murder for one.

When Dani Rosetti is hired to cater a champagne celebration in Savannah, Georgia in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Daughters of the Confederacy, she soon finds out that her life is in danger. Dani is a symbol of change that some exclusive group of women do not want in their community, and they are willing to do whatever it takes to preserve the status quo. With the help of her sous-chef and bodyguard, Arthur, Dani must put a stop to the mysterious root bundles and mojo bags that have been sent her way, and unravel the light and dark side of the Hostess City of the South. If you ...

A celebrity television chef with a fledgling VIP catering company. A 10-year-old niece she didn’t know she had. Mix those with poison, car bombs, and murderers, and her carefully laid-out plans for a future life become completely upended.

An innocent garden fence construction spirals into a chilling mystery when Della discovers her friend Jim, cold and lifeless, amidst the incomplete project. His death, determined to be from strychnine poisoning, thrusts Della into an emotional whirlwind of mourning and mystery, compelling her to sift through a perplexing web of potential culprits—from a disgruntled ex-wife and her lover to enigmatic strangers shadowed by sinister auras. Della's knack for solving crimes clashes with her intimate grief and Sheriff Jared's protective and romantic endeavors. Amidst the gripping local murder ...

The editor of Chic magazine, JoJo Morales, was a fashion icon. Too bad she was murdered at the meeting of the world’s leading fashionistas on Jupiter Island, Florida. She had a lot of enemies, and they were all at the dinner Chef Dani catered for at JoJo’s partner’s spectacular waterfront home. And how fitting - she was poisoned using her grandmother’s antique atomizer, the very grandmother who had groomed her to rise to the top of the fashion industry.

DeeDee and Jake wish they’d never left Seattle to accept a case in the village of Finchingfield, England. What started out as a wonderful excuse to spend some time in Europe quickly becomes a nightmare. Staying in a manor that has over one hundred rooms and a lot of secrets doesn’t make for pleasant dreams.

Al’s past is catching up with him. Forty years in the mob and karma has his number. He’s a marked man, but a tip-off buys him some time. Can he catch his would-be murderer before they catch up with him? It’s a game of cat and mouse. Will Al live long enough to enjoy the future with Cassie? Or, will Red be lying vigil by his coffin?

Kat only wanted to be part of the convention on how to write successful books, not solve a murder that took place there - the murder of a beloved “tell-all” author. Was that the motive? Greed, revenge, and hatred are also reasons to murder, at least to people who live on the slippery edge of sanity. Parsons who gamble, women who blackmail, and a number of people with outsized egos make for most interesting characters.

She wasn't swimming in the wine vat, she was dead! When Angela, the beloved award-winning winemaker at the Moretti Winery, is found floating facedown in a wine vat, law-enforcement authorities are suspicious about the cause of her death. Was it murder or a tragic accident? If it’s murder, who did it?

Poor Maureen. Was she just collateral damage? She had an ex who wanted to reconcile, a chef she’d broken up with, and a salesman from Kansas who’d fallen in love with her. Her brother-in-law had ties to the Mafia as well as some interesting business deals. Was she simply a pawn in their game? And what about her ex-husband’s fiancée? Plenty of suspects, but who’s the murderer? Al, a retired mobster, has taken over a friend’s private investigation firm. Mobsters have a different way of dealing with murderers. Sometimes they revert to old habits.

Everyone has secrets. Even a wine-making Zen master. What could possibly go wrong at a beautiful Oregon vineyard overlooking the ocean? Could the White Cloud Retreat Center on the vineyard, run by a world famous Buddhist Zen master, hold a deep, dark secret? Murder, for one thing, but who could possibly have a motive for killing the beloved Zen master?