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Love is priceless. Lies are lethal. But a Valentine’s gallery opening is deadly. Sadie Stewart arrives in Manhattan on a professional high, her artwork featured in an exclusive Valentine’s Day showcase at a chic Chelsea gallery. Between putting the final brushstrokes on her personal collection and savoring a budding romance with investigative journalist Hugh Hartley, Sadie is ready to enjoy a rare picture perfect moment. That rosy glow fades fast when a powerful art broker collapses outside the gallery, poisoned by a drink meant for someone else. As whispers flutter through the crowd ...

A glittering gala. A dead VIP. And a chef who knows this recipe doesn’t add up. Rising star chef Kat Calloway is catering Fort Worth’s exclusive Oilman of the Year Gala with her best friend Ben, a make-or-break night that could launch their dream catering business. The champagne is flowing, the red velvet cupcakes are flawless, and everything is going according to plan. Until the guest of honor is found dead in the parking lot. Police call it a mugging. Kat calls it wrong. As whispers ripple through the gala, Kat starts noticing what others overlook. A glamorous wife with secrets to ...

A flawless night of fine dining. A deadly twist. Now, Kat Calloway with a little help from her new furry feline friend, Tux is scrambling to clear her name before she’s served up as the prime choice. Kat Calloway, the rising star chef at Larkspur, is living her dream—until the unthinkable happens. Harrison Vaughn, a cruel, self-important food critic, drops dead after devouring her perfectly plated meal. What was supposed to be a night of culinary perfection crumbles into a hellish disaster. With Vaughn’s death pinned on her, Kat becomes the main suspect in the murder investigation. ...

A legacy tainted with deceit. A secret hidden in plain sight. And a burning truth that will set fire to the art world. In the wake of her father’s sudden passing, Sadie Stewart finds herself struggling to manage both her grief and the gallery she has inherited. When the charismatic JD Larocca presents evidence of a counterfeit painting her father has sold to him, Sadie’s already brittle world comes crashing down. Fueled by her grief and determined to clear her father’s name, Sadie sets out on her own investigation in the hopes of uncovering the mastermind behind the forgery. And ...

A priceless jewel heist. A poisoned cookie. And a Christmas soaked in secrets. Gallery owner Sadie Stewart wanted peace on Earth and good will toward men—not missing sapphires, poisoned pastries, and a murder investigation with her name on the naughty list. When a client’s priceless jewels vanish and another client keels over dead mid-cookie, Sadie’s perfectly planned holiday turns into a festive fiasco. Determined to clear her name, she dives into Chicago’s art scene with her Doberman sidekick, Solomon. But things take a darker turn when Solomon is kidnapped and creepy notes from a...

A glamorous dinner party. A forged masterpiece. And a killer with a real flair for drama. When gallery owner and amateur sleuth Sadie Stewart scores an invitation to a murder mystery soirée high above the city hosted by famous film director Marion Shaw, she expects dramatic dialogues and diva antics, not a real corpse before curtain call. But when a guest ends up truly dead and a suspiciously Klimt-like painting looks more fake than fine art, Sadie suspects the famous director is running more than just a bad script.. With forged art, phony alibis, and fame-fed egos swirling like camera ...

A haunted painting… A phantom’s game… And a nightmare that bleeds into reality. Sadie Stewart is ready to dazzle Chicago’s art world with her gallery’s Halloween show, a night meant for art and celebration. But when a mysterious painting appears—depicting Sadie herself in a desolate landscape of thorns and blood—her triumph turns chilling. Beneath the canvas lies a bloodstained scarf and a warning: Obey the phantom’s rules, or more will die. With only her intuition, her loyal dog Solomon, and the steady support of her best friend Daniel, Sadie follows a sinister trail of ...

One grand gallery reopening. One very dead guest. And a killer hiding in plain sight. Sadie Stewart was hoping for champagne toasts and Instagrammable moments at the grand reopening of her fire-ravaged art gallery. Instead, she got a poisoned guest, a media frenzy, and her best friend fingered as the prime suspect. Now Sadie’s trading wine tastings for witness lists as she dives headfirst into the cutthroat world of Chicago’s art scene where egos are priceless, grudges run deep, and forgery isn’t just a crime, it’s a career move. With a black-market ring of stolen masterpieces, a ...

A Santa Fe Getaway Turns Deadly. A Murder That Refuses to Stay Framed. And a Masterpiece Built on Betrayal. Gallery owner Sadie Stewart heads to Santa Fe for sunshine, art, and a well earned escape with her friends Daniel and Quincy. Leaving her Chicago gallery behind, she plans to soak up inspiration, enjoy good food, and avoid dead bodies for once. That plan shatters when Sadie reconnects with a fellow gallery owner and a dead body is discovered next door. Curiosity takes over, and Sadie’s knack for spotting what does not belong pulls her straight into the mystery. With Daniel’s ...

A museum heist turned deadly... A crime scene shrouded in mystery... And a sinister clue that should never have been left behind. Since her last investigation nearly cost her life, art gallery owner Sadie Stewart swore to avoid trouble. But crime always seems to find her. During Chicago’s cherished St. Patrick’s Day celebration, a famous Irish museum falls victim to a deadly heist, and Sadie is drawn back into the art world’s underbelly. When Lex Carroll admits to staging the heist as a harmless ploy, he implores Sadie to find the criminals before the police discover his lie. So, ...

A killer in costume. A crush in cuffs. And cupcakes to die for... Head chef Kat Calloway thought co-catering a Halloween gala for the Food Network would be all treats, spooky sweets, a dash of fun with her best friend Doll, and maybe even a stolen dance with dreamy pastry chef Bash Laurent. But the night turns frightfully grim when the arrogant host, Morris Day, drops dead mid-boogie and a masked man dressed just like Bash vanishes into the crowd. Now Bash is in handcuffs, Doll’s acting suspiciously sweet, and Kat’s tuxedo cat, Tux, has picked the worst night to vanish like a ghost. ...

At this wedding reception, the cake’s not the only thing getting sliced. Dallas chef Kat Calloway thought catering a high-society wedding reception would be good for business until the city’s most conniving socialite is found dead at the reception, stabbed with Kat’s own chef’s knife. Now Kat’s career is on the chopping block, her sharp-tongued grandmother is a prime suspect, and the cops think Kat might be serving up more than hors d’oeuvres. With her tuxedo cat Tux sniffing out secrets and her staff simmering with frustration, Kat dives into a mystery stuffed with feuding ...