First in the cozy Seaside Café Mystery series featuring mistakenly accused murder suspect turned amateur sleuth Everly Swan on the trail of a killer.Welcome to Charm, North Carolina—where the tea is sweet, the gossip salty, and the murder served hot. After a tough few years, Everly Swan returns to her coastal hometown to open Sun, Sand, and Tea, a breezy beachside café pouring her signature iced blends and fresh-baked pastries.But when a local councilman drops dead near her shop—with a jar of her chai at the scene—Everly finds herself steeped in scandal. As whispers swirl and her dream café teeters, Everly must clear her name, confront a maddeningly handsome detective, and solve a murder . . . before she's next to be served cold.Bree Baker's bestselling debut kicks off the beloved Seaside Café Mysteries—a cozy mystery series brimming with Southern charm, small-town secrets, and the kind of heroine you'll want to sip tea with. Perfect for fans of Laura Childs, Ellie Alexander, or anyone who craves slow-burn romance and culinary cozies full of sweet surprises.Includes recipes straight from Everly's kitchen!"Fun and intriguing, Live and Let Chai is filled to the brim with Southern charm." —Kirsten Weiss, author of A Pie Town Mystery series"Fast-paced, smartly plotted, and full of surprises, it's as refreshing as a day at the beach!" —Kylie Logan, national bestselling author of French Fried

Looking for a fresh start, Miranda relocates from Santa Clara to a new home near the picturesque Henry Coe State Park. On her morning trail run, Miranda discovers the body of her neighbor, Burt Roop. The unfortunate label of “Princess of Death” seems to have followed her into the countryside, and she soon finds herself embroiled in the search for the real killer. The list of suspects includes her live-in boyfriend Jason, the victim’s wife, and a mysterious real-life princess. Together with her friends Margo, Wanda and Lyanne, can Miranda find the murderer before another life is lost?

BIMBOS, BUSTIERS, AND BOTOX! MURDER MOST FASHIONABLE…Author Elaine Viets kicks off this funny and fresh cozy series—about a woman on the run from her ex—with a rollicking tale of crime and vanity in the shadow world of wannabe molls. When unlikely sleuth Helen Hawthorne flees St. Louis, she fetches up in Fort Lauderdale, suddenly surrounded by the beautiful and the Botoxed.They all shop at the same place—Juliana's, the overpriced boutique where Helen works. And they're all looking for a wealthy wise guy to take to the cleaners.It's a dead-end job with no perks—but one that pays in cash. A little shady, but it beats leaving a paper trail. Turns out shady's only the beginning.Juliana's holds more secrets than a confessional, beginning with theft and drug sales, progressing to ever more ambitious scams, and inevitably, given the escalating level of crime, the murder of a felonious fashionista. The good news is there's a reward—and Helen needs money. The bad is that she could die before she collects it.Readers will find Helen the perfect cozy protagonist—an ordinary woman squeezed by circumstance, feeling her way as she takes control of her life whatever way she has to do it, innocent yet growing savvier by the second. You root hard for her as she settles into the role of amateur detective because you just can't help identifying with her and hoping you'd rise to the occasion as well. And you'll laugh out loud at the sly way author Viets skewers the South Florida culture of vanity and money.Fans of everywoman heroines like those created by Joanna Campbell Slan, Donna Andrews, Joanne Fluke, CeeCee James, Jana DeLeon, and Janet Evanovich will fall in love with this plucky investigator. And they can settle in for a long and beautiful relationship. The best news is the series is fifteen books strong, and counting!

A renowned historian's temporary assistant gets wrapped up in a madcap international mystery in this "tongue-in-cheek charmer" (Kirkus).A strange twist of fate at the Copenhagen Airport brings Elizabeth Jones face to face with her idol, the brilliant, eccentric historian Margaret Rosenberg. An even stranger accident makes Elizabeth the esteemed scholar's new private assistant. But luck can go from good to bad in an instant—and less than twenty-four hours later, the great lady is kidnapped by persons unknown. Suddenly desperate in a foreign land, Elizabeth must cast her lot with Rosenberg's handsome, insufferable son Christian in hopes of finding her vanished benefactor. On a trail that leads from modern wonders to ancient mystery, a determined young woman and an arrogant "prince" must uncover shocking secrets carefully guarded in the beautiful Danish city. And they must survive a mysterious affair that is turning darker and deadlier by the hour.

This seaside town holds more secrets than you could ever imagine.Grace and Dick Thomas are the proud owners of the Sandybank Guest House, a pristine establishment set in a prime location overlooking the beach. Tourists come and go all year round, enjoying the beautiful setting and their host's wonderful culinary skills.However, the permanent residents of this pretty coastal town cause net curtains to flutter and tongues to wag with their myriad of secrets and tales to be told.Caught up in their midst, the Thomases live their lives regardless, checking guests in and checking guests out. But who holds the biggest secret of all?Praise from readers:????? - "If you like surprises, you’ll love reading The Seasiders."????? - "Lovely characters, a twisted end. This was fun."????? - "The author weaved a funny, interesting, and surprising story. Superbly written."

~Check out my latest cozy fantasy mystery Lizzy's Story: Pride & Prejudice & Potions for a witchy, fall slow burn.~Small towns can be murder.Taking over her grandmother’s bookshop is Harper Coleman’s chance to write her cheating ex-fiancé out of her life for good. But when she discovers a body among the shelves and learns she’s the prime suspect, her cozy days turn into a chilling mystery. Unfortunately, this story isn’t one she can close the book on.To clear her name and save her store, Harper hunts for clues with the help of her gossipy neighbor and inquisitive black cat. The people in Whisper Hollow seem friendly, but the quaint town is filled with secrets—one of which is deadly. Harper finds herself drawn to the handsome brothers who work next door, but the more she tries to eliminate them as suspects, the more her suspicions grow.Can Harper untangle the mystery before the final chapter of her bookshop—and her life—comes to a close?Check out the first book in the Whisper Hollow Cozy Mystery series, where Hallmark and Halloween mix with a splash of murder. It’s the perfect seasonal read to curl up with on a chilly fall night.Note to readers: Despite the spice in the name, this book is a cozy mystery and contains no actual spice. :)