Bright Baby Blues: A Cozy Mystery with Romance

The Music City Cozy Mysteries with Romance Series Book 1

In Nashville, every dream has a price—and every heart has a secret.

When Della Rae came to Music City, she brought nothing but her guitar, her bright baby-blue eyes, and a voice full of hope. Two years later, she’s homeless, hungry, and one song away from giving up—until a stranger’s act of kindness changes everything.

With five hundred dollars and a second chance, Della finds work at The Golden Note, a down-on-its-luck restaurant where musicians and dreamers cling to survival. There she meets Tessa Cole, a fellow waitress hiding heartbreak, and Reese Walker, the quiet dishwasher who plays piano like a prayer. Together, they share late-night confessions, unspoken attraction, and the fragile faith that maybe life isn’t done with them yet.

But when Tessa’s boyfriend—a local guitarist—dies under suspicious circumstances, Della’s instincts whisper that his death wasn’t accidental. As she digs deeper, she uncovers a trail of stolen songs, broken promises, and the dangerous men who profit off other people’s pain.

Now Della must risk the little she has left to expose the truth—before Nashville chews her up like everyone else.

★ A heartfelt mystery with slow-burn romance set in the soul of Music City ★
Fans of Mary Kay Andrews, Colleen Hoover’s sweet romances, and Where the Crawdads Sing will fall for this powerful story of survival, faith, friendship, and love rising from the ashes of heartbreak.