Gardening Amateur Sleuth

Dante has come to the small coastal town of Te Kohe, New Zealand, for a fresh start in life. But he doesn't want to open a B&B, or save a charming bookshop, or start a romance with a single mother in need of rescuing. He just wants to forget about his past career (which involved a lot of dead bodies) and have everyone leave him the heck alone. Unfortunately for Dante, life has other plans...

Anyone growing up in Lobelia Falls is taught to learn the elegant, ancient, and occasionally deadly art of shooting with a bow and arrow. Practicing the craft, freelance secretary Dittany Henbit is strolling through the woods with her bow at her side when she meets a surveyor making surveys where he shouldn't. Dittany is giving him what-for when an arrow goes whizzing above her head. It is sharp enough to kill, and was not fired by accident, but Dittany wasn't the target.

When the National Floriculture Conference sets sail, Addi thought she’d be surrounded by sunshine, sea views, and flower talk—not felonies. Instead, she’s stuck on the S.S. Cygnus with a murder, and: 🌷 Cutthroat competitors: everyone’s battling for one cushy USDA job, and someone's willing to kill for it. 💅 Wedding mayhem: Cece’s stirring up bouquet drama 🌿Suspects sprouting everywhere: jealous rivals, secret grudges, and one unforgettable turquoise bracelet. Now Addi’s racing to solve the case before the killer jumps ship—because on this cruise, the only thing ...

A runaway bride’s new gardening job blossoms into murder, mayhem, and unexpected romance. Shelby Hart thought leaving her fiancé at the altar was the hardest decision of her life—until she discovered a corpse in the greenhouse on her very first day at her dream job. Hoping for a fresh start, she traded wedding vows for gardening gloves and became the new gardener and event coordinator at the prestigious Shady Acres Retirement Community. But when a body is found nestled among the orchids, Shelby’s new beginning is threatened by murder, suspicion, and scandal. With the police eyeing ...

A heart attack victim, a mayoral race, and a bushel of mysteries. When a mayoral candidate in the next town over dies, Emma suspects it wasn't a heart accident. After some convincing, she and Ariana, her best friend, team up with their favorite sheriff once again. Unfortunately, the town is full of potential suspects who are anything but forthcoming in the investigation. Twists, turns, and lies hide the murderer from everyone, except Emma. But can Emma use her instincts and attention to detail to find the culprit before it's too late? Find out in Red, White, & Death Bloom.

The Hemlock Reel A Cotswold Village Mystery of Secrets and Silence In a quiet Cotswold village, nothing ever truly disappears. Florence Lively, organiser of the monthly village cinema night, expects nothing more than a pleasant evening of flickering nostalgia when she discovers an old silent film reel hidden in the parish hall attic. But when the reel is shown, it reveals something far more unsettling than forgotten entertainment, a shadowed figure planting something in the village green decades ago. At first, it is dismissed as a curiosity. Until a visiting gardening expert collapses ...

After Architrave's will reveals that he bequeathed his ramshackle old house to the Grub-and-Stakers, with instructions for it to be turned into a museum, Dittany resigns herself to weeks of cleaning out the mansion and sorting through donated town "artifacts". The task turns interesting, however, the minute bodies start falling from the sky. The new curator is airing out the house's attic when he takes his tumble off the roof.

When Jenson Thorbisher-Freep announces an amateur theatrical contest, the women in the Grub-and-Stake gardening club race to join in. They enlist Osbert Monk as their playwright - not only is he married to their club leader Dittany Monk, but he's famous the world over as Lex Laramie, best-selling novelist of Westerns. Taking the legend of Dangerous Dan McGrew as his inspiration, Osbert delivers a rough draft faster than the Pony Express. Now all the Grub-and-Stakers have to do is cast it.  

What does the Mission Lighthouse in Veil Falls have hanging around? And who is the Fresh specter putting the moves on Verity at the Supermarket? Honor Mason’s Annual Snowshoe, Shuffle, and Flight Wine Event has the customers all a titter with delight…and maybe a glass of his best Moscato… As the less than delighted hostess for her neighbor’s event, Verity is learning a thing or two about the wine business and speaking in front of an overly enthusiastic crowd. But the last stop on the tour at the Mission Light House comes with a view…and he’s swinging from the upper gallery… It...

Tessa’s Garden is a four novella series collection that covers spring, summer, fall and winter. Looking for a fun and lighthearted romance that will keep you turning the pages? "Tessa's Garden" is the sweet suspense romance for you! Tessa's tendency to jump to conclusions often leads her into trouble, and her investigation into her employer's practices is no exception. Despite her best intentions, Tessa finds herself in over her head as she and Samson gather secret information and try to uncover the truth about the business, an organic produce company. As the higher ups become suspicious,...

When Clara Whitlock's grandfather dies, she returns home to find that his death was less than natural. A brand new series starter from debut author, Emily Parks.In 1870's London, being a divorced is a scandalous thing for a society woman, but that’s exactly what Clara Whitlock is—after her husband leaves her. When she receives a telegram that John Whitlock, her grandfather, is ill, she immediately travels home with her reputation in tatters, only to find out that her beloved Poppa has already died. But…rumors swirl in her small circle that he may not have died from natural causes. ...

Witches, Whiskers, and Wicked Lies: !!" Step into a world of Spells and Secrets where the truth is as elusive as the next magical dish. When she mysteriously inherits Snips and Snails, a small soup café in a quaint little town she’s never heard of, Juli Mason discovers that her fresh start comes with a side of paranormal pandemonium. Her Uncle’s mysterious death reveals a web of intrigue and clues that lead to a devious criminal mind who is watching her every move... With a nose for trouble, and the help of a snarky diva of a talking cat, a hefty ghost who refuses to rest in peace, and...

When Gloria Gardner traded her old life for a cozy greenhouse in the charming coastal town of Blossoms Bay, she expected peaceful days surrounded by plants and the salty ocean breeze. What she didn't expect was a demanding customer insisting she procure an endangered orchid—or for that same customer to turn up dead in her own greenhouse just days later. Now Gloria finds herself drawn into a mystery that runs deeper than anyone imagined, with only her sharp eye for detail and her opinionated Pomeranian, Azalea, to guide her. As whispers swirl through Blossoms Bay and suspicion falls on ...

In this gardening competition, some will win a prize while others get pruned… When amateur sleuth Lena Larsen agrees to host New Oslo's prestigious garden show at her Victorian home, she expects competition to be fierce. She doesn't expect it to be fatal. But after a renowned delphinium breeder is found dead among the prize-winning blooms, Lena finds herself cultivating suspects instead of flowers. With her grandmother's ghost offering commentary from the sidelines (that only Lena can hear), her best friend Charlie serving up local gossip with the tea, and a handsome sheriff who's learned...

Pool shark Jessie Hewitt likes to call the shots. But apparently her two best friends didn’t get that memo. Candy Poppe has taken up with the wrong man. And Karen Sembler? She’s been kidnapped! Jessie’s no-nonsense husband, Wilson Rye the cop guy, suggests she leave the crime-solving to the experts and the love lives to those involved. Does Jessie listen? Take a guess. Six Easy Pockets is loaded with all the humor, mayhem, and mystery Cindy Blackburn’s fans have come to expect. But this one also includes a millionaire, a mansion, and a princess! Enjoy! “I laugh, giggle, snort, and...

When word gets out that Dittany Monk, the sleuthing gardener of Lobelia Falls, is expecting twins, every knitter in town races to Miss Jane Fuzzywuzzy's Yarnery to begin work on a complete wardrobe of hats, booties, and tiny sweaters. One customer, however, has even more urgent business: the man with the gunshot wounds in his back.  

Four books one for each season. Panic in the Pansies It's springtime in Nova Scotia- house selling, bulb planting, transplant buying time. Stay at home mom and canning aficionado Krista Willett is happy to be out of the house and working at a garden center. However, she knows nothing about gardening, her boss is AWOL, and her best customers are dead or crooked, or both. Can she keep this job? Does she want to? Her children, a stray cat, and her brother-in-law the failed inventor, all believe in her. Who can let a team like that down? Inspection Deception What do a Nova Scotia building ...

October brings a message from Beyond The Grave... Halloween is fast approaching in the quiet Los Angeles County city of Vista Beach, home of computer programmer and tole-painting enthusiast Rory Anderson. While her painting chapter prepares to open its annual boutique house, Rory receives an unexpected email from Beyond The Grave, a company that automatically sends out messages when someone dies. “I think I have a stalker,” the message reads. “If you’re reading this I’m either missing or dead. My life may depend on what you do. Please find out what happened to me.” Haunted by ...

Steph Williams is excited to get her hands stuck into her latest gardening project. This time, she's been commissioned by Lady Clara of Ashford Manor to restore the stately gardens to their former glory. But the estate is suddenly thrown into chaos when a dead body is discovered in one of the rooms. The police rule it as suicide, though Steph's convinced they're barking up the wrong tree. For she knows the deceased better than they do and it could only be one thing: murder. And if the police won't listen to her, then Steph will have to investigate the case herself.

Autopsies and Bubble Baths should be Sacred... That’s one fact Verity is sure of! After the body of a young woman washes ashore in Spell’s Bay, and the victim’s ghost arrives just in time for her own dissection, Verity will be forced to reassess her opinion. When the same mischievous ghost interrupts her favorite Honeysuckle-Rose Bubble bath and dips a ghostly toe, Verity is forced to take desperate measures. Add in the imposter at Martina's Culinary School that has everybody astir, and Verity, accompanied by her not-so-loyal feline familiar, Lois, set out on a hair-raising adventure ...