Denise Swanson

Opening up a dime store in her hometown of Shadow Bend, Missouri, Devereaux "Dev" Sinclair thought she'd left the wilds of city life behind her....

It's the beginning of a new school year at Normalton University, and Dani Sloan is determined to recruit the incoming freshmen as customers for her innovative packed-lunch business. Her food samples are a hit, but a few days later, a man is murdered during the annual zombie crawl....

Next in New York Times best-selling author Denise Swanson's chef mystery books, Dani Sloan will have to solve the murder of a bride to clear her crush's name. Once again, it looks like Dani will get a slice of the action.... In the small town of Normalton, Illinois, there aren't a lot of...

Dani unexpectedly inherits an enormous old house in a quaint college town and pursues her true passion - cooking! But then the friend of one of her boarders is murdered....

A nasty faculty feud leaves one Scumble River teacher belly-up....

When ex–Vegas showgirl and local business owner Bunny Reid starts an online dating service called Cupid’s Cat’s Meow, out-of-town visitors flock to her bowling alley....

School psychologist Skye Denison-Boyd is settling into the rhythm of being a working mom, but when school is put on lockdown, life gets messy again. Not only is she stuck in a room with her horrible superintendent, Dr. Wraige, it looks like the lockdown was a false alarm...

School psychologist Skye Denison has been waiting forever for her happily-ever-after with police chief Wally Boyd. But her bliss threatens to unravel on the very first day of their luxurious honeymoon cruise....

In search of a social life in Scumble River, Skye Denison has recently joined the GUMBettes - the ladies auxiliary of the men's Grand Union of the Mighty Bulls....

The whole idea of even owning a business, let alone one that had an out-of-the-ordinary sideline like producing charms for those in need, is still new to Lexie Ravenscraft....

The first audiobook in a brand new series featuring New York Times best-selling author Denise Swanson's beloved Scumble River setting and characters, Dead in the Water is a gripping mystery that won't let you go until the end....

School psychologist Skye Denison is asked by Suzette Neal, a rising country-music star, to investigate her mother’s suspicious death 27 years earlier....

A health spa complete with tofu turkey is the last place school psychologist Skye Denison wants to spend Thanksgiving....

When Skye Denison left Scumble River years ago, she swore she'd never return....

Yard sales can bring out the worst in people. So when Scumble River school psychologist Skye Denison organizes a 100-mile yard sale, otherwise neighborly folk get downright nasty....

There's something fishy just below the surface of Scumble River.... School psychologist Skye Denison-Boyd is getting ready to return to work from her maternity leave and hoping for a peaceful year in her job as a school psychologist....

Who could be driven to kill by books and sweets? Dropping off some books at Tales & Treats, Skye trips over a toppled bookcase, which has crushed a woman beneath it....

School psychologist Skye Denison-Boyd had hoped that her maternity leave would be a little relaxing, but when she and her husband meet with the priest to discuss their newborn twins' christening, an explosion at the nearby bowling alley rocks the rectory, and there's a body inside....

Although this isn't the life Lexie would have chosen, all is going well. At least until Lexie is fired and her deranged ex-boyfriend tries to kidnap her....

Skye Denison and the rest of Scumble River is celebrating its bicentennial in style - with reenactments, a bingo tent, and a coal-tossing contest....