Small Town Crafting

Coming Spring 2025! The third instalment in the bestselling Meadowfield Mysteries series. As Ellie and Maggie prepare to officially reopen Meadowfiled Books, the buzz of their launch event grows: Meadowfield’s least romantic man, Benjamin Brown, is launching his first romance novel. The book’s debut is raising more eyebrows than hearts, but it’s Peter Cookson’s sudden return that truly steals the spotlight. Nervous, evasive, and clutching secrets from an old drowning in the village pond, Ellie is unsettled by her father's return, especially when he clashes publicly with Benjamin at ...

THE *FIRST* IN A BRAND NEW SERIES OF FUN BRITISH VILLAGE COZY MYSTERIES PACKED WITH TWISTS AND TURNS! "This is the beginning of a great new series by Agatha Frost. It was unputdownable! I can not wait for the next book!" - Amazon Reviewer ONE DECISION CAN CHANGE EVERYTHING...Claire Harris loves nothing more than crafting homemade candles. She has always dreamed of one day opening a quaint candle shop in her home village of Northash, but at thirty-five, she still can't afford to take the risk. Stuck in a dead-end job at the local candle factory, and back living with her parents, Claire knows...

Mischief and vandalism escalate, putting lives at risk. Is the sabotage linked to Sue or the town’s founder? As the stakes rise with each incident, often forcing the closure of Sue’s new garden shop in the town founder’s historic log cabin, she can’t imagine the reason. Even after the health department blames the taffies sold at Butterflies and Blooms for the recent foodborne illness in Aspen Notch, Sue feels certain that someone has orchestrated a scheme to close her business permanently. But why? The Garden Shop Mystery is a cozy mystery that combines an engaging whodunnit with ...

Welcome to Starke, Florida—a town sweet on sugar and sour on secrets. Clara Bloom thought life as a small-town coffee shop owner would be simple: pour lattes, bake coffee cake, and gossip with her best friend Daisy. But when sabotage rocks the annual strawberry bake-off, Clara finds herself neck-deep in poisoned pies, stolen recipes, and more suspects than sprinkles on a cupcake. What starts as a search for a saboteur spirals into a web of lies, embezzlement, and dangerous secrets stretching far beyond the kitchen. From pearl-clutching socialites to clipboard-wielding inspectors, everyone...

NEW to the Peridale Café series? This is the PERFECT jumping in point! The truth always rises to the surface... Julia South-Brown is thrilled to unveil her café’s latest creation—cruffins—at the grand opening of Peridale’s new community square. But her excitement turns to dread when Wendy Michaels, a sharp-tongued food critic and Julia’s former college nemesis, publicly accuses her of negligence, then dies under suspicious circumstances. As whispers of sabotage spread through the village, Julia’s café becomes the focus of scandal, threatening her livelihood and reputation. ...

The Heritage Hall book fair was my chance to showcase my bookbinding techniques. Instead, I become the main suspect in a murder. Paper flowers and leather bindings filled my Heritage Hall book fair booth. This was my chance to showcase traditional bookbinding techniques. Instead, I found a dead authenticator in my space. Mark Henderson, known for exposing forgeries, lay sprawled among tools stolen from my exhibit. Making me the prime suspect. Book preservation is my passion - being a murder suspect, not so much. I teamed up with Fitzgerald, my Maine Coon cat and journalist Jennifer Walsh to...

A FUN BRITISH VILLAGE COZY MYSTERY PACKED WITH TWISTS AND TURNS! "I felt like I stepped into the quaint village with friends!" - Amazon Reviewer THERE'S A BODY IN THE ATTIC... Claire Harris is excited to get the keys to her candle shop finally. A foul smell coming from the attic, however, turns her excitement into a living nightmare. There, she finds the body of Jane Brindle, the owner of the tearoom, which had stood in the heart of the village for decades. Jane’s eventual retirement at eighty after years of fruitlessly hounding her daughter, Em, to take over the tearoom sent her to the ...

A FUN BRITISH VILLAGE COZY MYSTERY PACKED WITH TWISTS AND TURNS! "I felt like I stepped into the quaint village with friends!" - Amazon Reviewer EVERY FAMILY HAS A BLACK SHEEP... With the renovations complete, candles poured, and shelves stocked, Claire Harris is ready to stand behind the counter of Claire’s Candles and take her place as Northash’s newest shopkeeper. That is, until a menacing message spray-painted across the front of her candle shop on the evening before the grand opening douses the light of all her enthusiasm and hard work. When spray paint escalates to murder, and all...

A dead biker. A missing aspiring writer. A life changing decision. In the first in the series, A Deadly Course, married couple Emily and Henry Fox move to Vermont seeking covered bridges and antique shops but instead find themselves knee deep in a murder investigation. Can the sleuthing doctor and true crime writer use their skills to bring peace back to Sugarbury Falls? Murder of Course is the second clever cozy in the Sugarbury Falls Mystery series set in Vermont. A midnight knock by their neighbor stirs Henry and Emily into action. Who is the mystery dead girl on the rental cabin floor? ...

Leslee Stanton Nix-a.k.a. "Nixy" - thought moving to small-town Lilyvale, Arkansas, would be about as thrilling as watching paint dry. But keeping up with her retired Aunt Sherry and her troublemaking housemates - collectively known as the Silver Six - has proven to be as exciting as it is exasperating. To kick off the grand opening of their craft shop, the Handcraft Emporium, Nixy and the Silver Six invite Doralee Gordon to teach a gourd painting class.

A tragic accident, an unknown artist, and a discovery below the landscape. Can Sue connect the random details before her granddaughter becomes another victim? Sue Jaworski comforts garden club member, Ruth, after her nephew dies in a tragic accident that seriously injures four other high school band members. While paying her respects, Sue notices oil paintings by the same person as those she purchases at Trinkets and Treasures, only to learn that Ruth’s fiancé, missing for 40 years, is the artist. The closed case catches Sue’s attention, especially after granddaughter, Jessica, shows ...

Eerie noises scare away guests who assert that Ridgeton Manor is haunted. Is it a hoax, or do spirits actually wander the halls? When Sue’s granddaughter considers Ridgeton Manor for her wedding reception, Sue checks out the rural venue, but receives a ticket for speeding and an unwarranted inspection of her car. Alan investigates, only to find cocaine hidden in her trunk, and suspects that the person who planted it had impersonated a police officer. Irene MacDougal enlists Sue’s help to determine why some guests at Ridgeton Manor claim they’ve heard or seen evidence of a ghost, ...

A strong summer storm, a cold murder case, and a cameo necklace seem unrelated… but danger lurks! A particularly fierce summer storm strands Ryan and his young son in Aspen Notch after a tree crushes their RV. Sue and her police chief husband, Alan, offer their assistance, only to learn that Ryan’s parents died in a botched robbery in town 24 years ago. The cold case catches Sue’s attention, though Alan follows the mayor’s directive to leave the incident unsolved. Sue enlists her visiting daughter and granddaughter to join in her covert investigation. Surprisingly, the cameo ...

All I wanted was a large cup of coffee with a double shot of espresso to wake myself up on my way to work. The dead body was completely unnecessary. Sweets can be deadly, and when local bakery owner Stella Moretti becomes the next victim in Pumpkin Hollow, Mia Jordan is on the case. Can she and her boyfriend, Officer Ethan Banks, find the killer before there's another victim? Sweets can be deadly all right, but that's the way the cookie crumbles... Welcome to the warmth and charm of Pumpkin Hollow, where you'll find a family-owned candy store, loveable characters, and a dead body or two. ...

When names appear in River Valley’s obituaries before the victims are even dead, Marsha Steele must stop a killer before her own name is written in stone. River Valley isn’t just known for its charm—it’s also home to secrets as dark as the Ozark night. When elderly women begin dying after their names mysteriously appear in the obituaries, panic spreads through the close-knit town. But when one “living victim” turns to Marsha Steele for help, Marsha realizes she’s facing her most chilling case yet. Life should be sweet with her shop, Country Gifts from Heaven, thriving, but ...

A young man disappears… Police find his smashed car in a deep ravine two years later. Could he have survived? Sue and Alan begin the SAJ Detective Agency’s first investigation with a missing person case that the police closed eight years ago. After viewing photos of the crash scene, Alan believes they have little chance of finding the young man alive, but Sue wants to try. The case stymies both of them, despite the family’s cooperation and numerous interviews with the man’s friends. No one has seen or heard from Warren Clark in 10 years. Can Sue find the missing piece of the puzzle ...

When environmental consultant Robert Murray dies mysteriously in her shop, quilting store owner Claire Whitcomb refuses to accept that his death was natural—and her investigation uncovers deadly secrets that someone is willing to kill to protect. Claire Whitcomb thought running The Cozy Quilt Corner in picturesque Hollowhill Cove, Vermont, would be all about helping customers create beautiful quilts and enjoying the peaceful rhythm of small-town life. But when Robert Murray, an environmental consultant assessing local development projects, is found dead in her shop under suspicious ...

🧵 Murder, Mayhem, and a Castle Full of Secrets—This Retreat Could Be Their Last Quilt shop owner Alex Allin expected a tranquil escape at Blair Castle’s Scottish quilting retreat—until the famed but foul-tempered instructor is found dead inside the locked sewing salon. No way in. No way out. Someone came armed—with more than just scissors. The clues? A centuries-old quilt, a cryptic symbol, a missing heirloom—and the haunting tale of Moira MacNairn, an accused witch whose final secrets are stitched into the castle walls themselves. Trapped by a storm, Alex leans on her loyal ...

There isn't much crime in Lilyvale, Arkansas, but local authorities have their hands full with Ms. Sherry Mae Stanton Cutler and her housemates - a crafty group of retirees who've dubbed themselves the Silver Six. But when Sherry Mae's niece, Nixy, arrives to keep them in line, Lilyvale also plays host to a killer.

Deadly Threads A Thread & Tangle Mystery – Book One By M.C. Needleton Welcome to Ivy Ridge — where the quilts are colorful, the gossip is quick, and murder is always one stitch away. Everly Faye Galloway isn’t just the owner of A Stitch in Time, Ivy Ridge’s beloved quilt shop — she’s also a lifelong lover of vintage mysteries, strong tea, and a good hometown scandal. But when a break-in at her shop leads to the discovery of a dead body, Everly is forced to swap her needle for a magnifying glass. The victim? A stranger… with a surprising link to the town librarian. The lead ...