Showing results by author "Constance Barker" in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Lily and her aunts, Essie and Hildie, along with their man friends, Toe and Harvey, find themselves in all sorts of predicaments, including murder right in their own shop, the Coffee Cabana. Follow along as shenanigans turn into crimes and the hot java never stops flowing.

Follow Tara, Stormi and the rest of the gang as they find themselves involved in murder and mayhem in three separate stories. Also included are delicious visions of ice cream concoctions that will make your sweet tooth tingle.

Tara got more than what she bargained for when she opened up The Frozen Scoop Ice Cream Shoppe in the small town of Caesar's Creek, Georgia. Newly divorced and disgusted with corporate life, she feels a small town atmosphere is a welcoming change to her prior chaotic life. That is, until the town is rocked by murder and mayhem.

Trixie is in for a world of hurt. Trixie's stepdaughter is accusing her of trying to kill her father. Now, Tara and Stormi must spring into action to defend their friend.

It's Halloween in Caesars Creek and Tara and her buddies get more than treats when they clean the building next door to the Frozen Scoop Ice Cream Shoppe. One surprise has pointy ears and a tail, while the other revelation isn't as cuddly. In fact, it's downright ghoulish.

The day has finally arrived and excitement is in the air. Stormi's wedding to Greg and it wouldn't be complete without a whodunit in the mix. Find out what happens when the dead turn up missing in the eighth installment of the Caesars Creek Mystery Series, complete with visions of whipped cream and wedding cake.

Stormi's honeymoon has finally arrived, and the gang is all there to celebrate with the newlyweds. However, it isn't long before a new murder mystery occurs, upsetting the normal tranquility of the resort. Find out what happens when Tara, Stormi, and Paige take matters into their own hands and discover they may be in way over their heads.

Another murder has occurred in Caesars Creek, Georgia, but this time, right inside The Frozen Scoop Ice Cream Shoppe. Tara and her pals, Stormi and Paige are front and center for the heinous crime, but their attempts to revive the victim may make them suspects.

Trixie's looking for the son she gave up for adoption many years ago. She's commissioned Tara, Stormi and Paige along with a private investigator to help with the task. But will the undertaking take its toll on Trix, especially when meeting an old nemesis? Find out in this short story and the sixth book in the Caesars Creek Series.

One of Caesars Creek's oldest residents is front and center to a suspicious car accident on Main Street. Tara, Stormi and Bruce are on the scene, but the woman in the center of it all blames a family member. Could this woman be right or should the police suspect her as well? Find out in the latest story in the Caesars Creek Mystery Series.

When Stormi's mother arrives in town to help with her daughter's wedding, the entire community shudders. But she hasn't come alone. Find out what happens when wedding planning runs amok and a certain person succumbs to a pointy end.

Join in the adventures of Jessie Delacroix and her ghost mother and grandmother as they delve into mysteries from this world and beyond. A sinister séance, a ghostly pirate ship, and a shape shifter who turns from a cat into a muscled, leather-bound biker are just a few of the wild tidbits included in this hilarious and mysterious series.

Ivy is the town's botanist, and she can cure what ails you with a touch of magic. Her family lives near the lighthouse that her uncle operates. Her cousin Blanche helps her at the botany store, and a flaming drag queen ghost interrupts her on a daily basis. Moira, the ghost, was Marvin in real life. After death she barged out of the closet with a martini in one hand and a long, sleek cigarette holder in the other. When Ivy's regular customer ends up missing, she becomes entangled with a private investigator who is also searching for her.

When Lily and her two aunts discover the dead body of the most vile and hated woman in the town of Sweet Home inside their coffee shop, the Coffee Cabana, tongues wag at who the culprit might be. With a list of suspects a mile long, it could be almost anyone who Fannie Diddlemier wronged in her weekly rag.

When one of Sweet Home's residents goes missing, Lily decides to put her sleuthing cap on. With her fiancé Eli and his father away on a fishing trip, it's up to Lily to unearth the how and why of the disappearance. But not before she and Jules discover some odd goings on at Reva's café. A secret admirer's column in Jules newspaper is also causing quite a stir at the local hair salon where Lily finds a nemesis of the porcelain kind.

The Rites of Spring Festival in Whispering Pines, Georgia brings out a rascally red Cupid with a quiver of mischievously targeted arrows...as well as a vengeful visitor with murder on his mind. Jessie Delacroix is the proprietor of a haunted inn and highly renowned tea room in the little tourist town. She's always one step ahead of the local authorities as she sets about solving the heinous murder - and she also uncovers some long-kept family secrets along the way.

Jessie Delacroix leaves the hustle and hassle of a new career as an assistant investigator for a law firm in Savannah to return to her roots in the small tourist town of Whispering Pines. The 25-year-old dynamo is not prepared for the ghosts who await her there in the haunted bed-and-breakfast and tearoom that she inherited and now must operate.

When Jessie and her friends witness the grisly aftermath of three unusual murders, they enter a realm unlike any they've ever known in search of answers. Jessie's still getting used to seeing her dear departed mother and Granny in spirit form, along with the neighboring shape shifter. However, three mysterious doorways in the Inn's basement promise more adventure, more mystery, and more newly-discovered abilities.

Murder and mayhem abound in these short stories set in the quiet town of Caesars Creek, Georgia. Join Tara, Stormi, and Paige as they attempt to solve murders and mysteries along with serving up delicious ice cream concoctions from The Frozen Scoop Shoppe.

Sweet Home has become inundated with unholy sightings and turned over tombstones in the old cemetery. And if that wasn't enough, Essie and Hildie aren't talking to anyone, even Lily. All the seniors seem out of sorts, but of course that's normal for Toe and Harvey. Find out what happens when Lily; her best friend, Jules; and her gorgeous boyfriend, Eli, take matters into their own hands when the town starts spinning out of control.