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...

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. ...

🧵 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 ...

A broken hero. A betrayed artist. A fifty-year-old secret that could burn everything to the ground. Noelle Parker has lost everything. After her ex-partner stole her business and her designs, she flees to the only place she can afford: a wind-swept island in the middle of nowhere. But her "fresh start" turns out to be a crumbling ruin of a workshop, and her new landlord is the most powerful man on the island—a tyrant determined to intimidate her into leaving before she even unpacks. Deputy Finn is known around town as "The Jinx." Ever since he accidentally set the Christmas Market on fire...

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...

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 ...

Six cozy mysteries, one feisty sleuth, and a whole pack of pets who always find trouble. Six fun-loving cozy capers where pets help—or hinder—solving a mystery. From mischievous cats with sharp noses to loyal dogs that dig up more than bones, Trinity Ashford and her Waterfall Sleuths face danger, laughter, and small-town secrets in this complete collection of six pet-filled whodunits. 🐾 Cat-Eyed Witness A cat with a distaste for cologne. A pet shop owner seeking justice. A billionaire dead. Can a feisty feline’s nose point to the killer before Trinity becomes the next victim? 🐾 ...

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 ...

One misplaced parcel, one snowy lane, and a quiet love that grows by the light of a lantern. When the first real winter snow hides Willow Lane, Lydia Zook’s neat life as a village seamstress is nudged off course by misdelivered letters and a stubborn neighbor who means well. With timbers, beeswax, and steady hands, Amos Byler—the quiet carpenter whose eyes are as careful as his joinery—helps build a simple post cupboard to keep the lane's parcels safe. What starts as a practical solution becomes a tender work of repair—of relationships, of reputations, and of two hearts learning to ...

A cozy Texas town. A secret spice blend. And a murder that’s anything but mild. . . When Tilly Martin trades city life for small-town charm, she never expects her dream of running a needlepoint shop in Hillcrest, Texas, to unravel into danger. But when a renowned chef is found dead just before the opening dinner of the Hill Country Food Festival, it’s clear that someone has cooked up more than just a recipe for success. As rumors of secret ingredients, stolen recipes, and family rivalries simmer across the small towns of the Texas Hill Country, Tilly is drawn into a whodunit that blends...

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...

Michael Greer is a second-generation fire chief and a single dad of a precocious 11-year old, so there’s not much that scares him. (Admittedly, more because of the second than the first.) When Pine Island’s new craft shop owner accidentally backs into his car, he takes that in stride too. And does what any fire chief would do. Invite her out on a date. It doesn’t take long to figure out that Hannah Lewis is gorgeous, quirky, smart as hell, and...hiding something. Hannah has learned the hard way to keep the truth about her life as hush-hush as possible. At best, people don’t ...

When two sharp-tongued sisters get called for jury duty, small-town justice doesn’t stand a chance. Eighty-seven year old Betty and her level-headed sister Barb expected a quiet week at the courthouse — some sandwiches, a little gossip, maybe a nap or two between testimonies. What they didn’t expect was murder. When a defendant drops dead mid-trial and the evidence starts pointing closer to home, Betty and Barb find themselves tangled in a web of deceit that stretches from the courthouse steps to the heart of Bayview itself. Between secret affairs, missing files, and one suspiciously ...

Three men. One bar on the brink. A holiday week that changes everything. Roxy Vale keeps The Penalty Box alive with grit, lists, and late nights. She doesn’t do packs. She does payroll, kegs, and “keeping things running”—until anonymous complaints and a crooked county fixer target her license the week before Christmas. When sabotage hits in the shadows, help arrives where it has always stood: Aiden, her patient, steady door man; Nick, the brewer with calm hands and a plan; and Luca, the contractor who always fixes one more thing after close. Under twinkle lights and falling snow, ...

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.

Sometimes death happens when you least expect it. And even when it’s expected, it can be full of surprises. Allie isn’t surprised someone wanted Sandy Harbor's chief of police dead. She is surprised they actually did it. It turns out that Sam Bailey had a lot of enemies, and now it’s up to Allie’s husband Alec to catch the killer. But Allie and her best friend Lucy will be sorting out the details on their end, just like they always do. Will they catch the killer before they strike again?

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? ...

She just wanted to sell sparkly bracelets. Now she’s got one that bites back. Jewelry artisan Maggie Bellamy prefers her life low-key—her charms enchanted, her secrets tucked away, and her opinionated cat Pippa out of the bead bins. But when a rival vendor drops dead at Cedarvale’s Moonlight Market, wearing a mysterious bracelet that tingles with dangerous magic, Maggie’s quiet life becomes a ticking time bomb. With the bracelet pulsing in her pocket, a stray dog who might be more than he seems, and a blogger hot on the scent of scandal, Maggie must balance magical mayhem with small...

In Murder is Private, retired music teacher Susan Wiles gets more than she bargained for when she flies to Florida to meet her newly discovered birth mother. When the choral teacher at her mother’s school is murdered, Susan substitutes for the dead teacher and uses her position to work on solving the case. In Murder is Developmental, an escalating series of crimes at her granddaughter’s preschool prompts Susan to play amateur sleuth. Meanwhile, one family member’s life is in jeopardy, and another is hiding a secret that could turn her life upside down. In Murder is Legal, retired ...