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Welcome to Seashell Key, where the sunsets are golden, the coffee is strong, and small-town secrets never stay buried for long... Before the murder mysteries and seaside sleuthing began, there was just a porch—a creaky front porch shared by a salty coffee shop and a humble hardware store. When an unexpected visitor stirs up whispers of a decades-old disappearance, longtime friends and unlikely allies find themselves drawn into the island’s first mystery. This warm and witty prequel introduces readers to the quirky charm of Seashell Key and the neighbors who call it home—Ben and Holly ...

On a cozy Florida island where porches are sacred and gossip travels faster than seagulls, a mysterious group of Christmas carolers is turning hearts—and heads. As Holly and Tessa organize Seashell Key’s beloved Carols on the Coast, things take a turn for the curious when a second verse in an old song stirs memories, secrets... and unexpected acts of kindness. Soon, cocoa carts, coded lyrics, and clues tucked behind poinsettia planters lead the town’s amateur sleuths into the most heartwarming holiday mystery the island has ever seen. With each chorus, the mystery deepens—linking ...

A charming new candy shop. A wave of whispered threats. A bonbon recipe hiding something bitter beneath the sweet. When a wealthy newcomer opens The Sweet Tooth in the heart of Seashell Key, his nostalgic treats quickly win over the town. But when locals begin receiving eerily specific threats tucked inside red-foil candy boxes, Holly and the rest of the crew at Fix-It-All start to suspect that not everything about the charming confectioner adds up. As a decades-old recipe resurfaces, Holly, Ben, and the gang find themselves chasing clues flavored with secrets, memory, and manipulation. ...

When a vintage barber chair turns up at the local festival—and a young apprentice vanishes without a trace—Halloween in Seashell Key takes a chilling turn. Max just wanted to showcase his Barbershop of Horrors pop-up, but the prank has taken on a sinister life of its own. Whispers of the “Trim Reaper” resurface, a local legend said to haunt the town each October. As Holly and the gang investigate, they uncover a VHS tape from 2003, a string of creepy clues, and a prank that might have turned deadly. With the town buzzing from festival fun and rising fear, the team races to untangle ...

Welcome back to Seashell Key, where the sun is hot, the gossip is hotter, and the truth never stays buried. When a retro 1980s festival sweeps into town, the energy is all neon swimsuits and breakdancing contests—until a mysterious cassette tape from the past plays over the marina speakers. The haunting voice of a long-gone girl echoes across the docks, followed by a sudden death that points fingers in every direction… including at beloved coffee shop owner, Dr. Cash. Holly, Ben, and the rest of the crew are pulled into a decades-old mystery involving secret notes, hidden cassettes, and...

When Ruby finds a pocket watch left behind at the Dockside Diner, she doesn’t expect it to spark a town-wide treasure hunt — or unearth secrets long since buried. Jack Carter thought his antique shop was the quiet corner of Hidden Bluff, but the clues left by the late Eddie McCoy tell a different story. As the town rallies around the mystery, someone starts tampering with the trail. What began as a charming distraction becomes something more pointed… and more personal. With help from Ruby, Tim, and Jody — the bartender with a sharp eye and a sharper wit — Jack must follow ...

In the quiet river town of Hidden Bluff, the holidays stir up more than peppermint and nostalgia. When a vintage Santa costume—complete with a stiff, clear plastic mask—is anonymously donated to Carter’s Curiosities just after Thanksgiving, it seems like a harmless curiosity. But as locals begin spotting a Santa figure standing silently outside their windows, unease spreads through the town like frost across glass. Jack Carter, antique store owner and lifelong resident, finds himself unraveling the truth behind the costume. A photograph from 1984. A crayon left in a display case. A ...

When the Hollister sons return to Seashell Key for their parents' 35th anniversary party, the last thing anyone expects is murder. A surprise blackout turns a festive marina celebration into the scene of a crime when Dr. Samuel Wilson is found dead at the buffet table. As suspicions swirl and a storm rolls in, Deputy Colton Briggs orders everyone to stay put—locking the entire town into a long, sleepless night. With family tensions rising and secrets unraveling, Barrett Hollister finally confesses to a past betrayal by the victim—one that could cast suspicion on his entire family. While...

When a vintage suitcase marked D. Brightwell is discovered in a long-abandoned storage locker, Tessa Brightwell is drawn into a mystery that rewrites her family's past. Inside the suitcase: a yellowed map of Seashell Key, with certain buildings circled in red. The first stop? The Seaglass Bungalow. Joined by her skeptical cousin Sage, who arrives from New York with more questions than patience, Tessa begins to uncover a side of her grandmother Delilah that no one in town ever spoke about. Guestbooks with missing names, whispered stories of those who vanished, and a string of cryptic clues ...

A storm is brewing over Seashell Key—and it’s not just in the sky. When a tropical storm bears down on the sunny town of Seashell Key, Ben Marshall expects a few leaks, a little cleanup, and maybe a few soggy porch chairs. He doesn’t expect to uncover a hidden room beneath Fix-It-All Hardware. Or a decades-old mystery tied to secret circuits, Cold War secrets, and a man named Marlowe who seems to have vanished into the past. As the storm intensifies, so does the mystery. Strange signals pulse through the town. Forgotten systems come back to life. And something unexpected washes ashore...

A long-buried secret. A name that was never meant to be found. And a coastal town about to reckon with its forgotten past. When a powerful storm unearths a sealed hatch beneath the memorial park in Seashell Key, local museum coordinator Tessa Brightwell discovers more than weather damage—she uncovers a decades-old mystery that was never meant to resurface. A hidden hospital wing. A missing patient. A government project erased from the records. As Tessa, Ben, Dr. Cash, and the rest of the Seashell Key crew follow the trail of red pencils and forgotten names, they find themselves entangled ...

Welcome to Seashell Key, where the coffee is strong, the gossip is stronger, and someone’s measuring more than lumber... Ben and Holly Marshall run the Fix-It-All Hardware store in the quirky seaside town of Seashell Key, Florida—a place where porch swings creak with secrets and cinnamon muffins come with a side of scandal. But when longtime seasonal resident Lenora Maddox is found dead in her favorite rocking chair—with a mysterious measuring tape at her feet—the porch becomes a crime scene, and the town’s charm starts to fray. As Holly teams up with her eccentric neighbors—...

In the quiet town of Hidden Bluff, secrets have a way of surfacing—especially when they’re sealed with wax and tucked beneath the floorboards. When a mysterious envelope arrives at Carter’s Curiosities, Jack Carter is pulled into a mystery that strikes close to home. A wax seal, an old photograph, and a trail of clues point toward a forgotten chapter in the town’s past—one involving Jack’s and Tim’s fathers, and a truth long buried beneath the surface. As Jack, Tim, and Jody unravel the clues, they’re drawn into a decades-old story of loyalty, sabotage, and government ...

A pirate festival, a hidden treasure, and a mystery buried beneath Seashell Key... When a "fake" rum bottle shatters at the town museum and turns out to be startlingly real, the cozy coastal town of Seashell Key stirs with new rumors—and old legends. Phil Hollister never thought the pirate tales his grandfather told him were anything more than bedtime stories. But when vintage rum linked to his family’s past surfaces during the Calico Jack Finnegan Festival, Phil, Ben, Holly, and the rest of the porch crew find themselves drawn into a hunt for secrets long hidden beneath their sunny ...

A film shoot in paradise. A director with a dark past. A mystery rolling behind the cameras… When a famous country music star arrives in Seashell Key to film his next big music video, the whole town buzzes with excitement—until things start going suspiciously off-script. Constance, a retired tech professor, is shocked to discover the project is being led by Thomas Keene—a former student with a past she thought she’d left behind. As lights roll and drones hover, strange glitches and shadowy figures start to appear both on and off the set. With Ben, Javi, and the rest of the quirky ...

A haunted beach bungalow. A shady real estate developer. A mystery that’s dying to be solved... When Tessa Brightwell is jailed for a crime she swears she didn’t commit, her cousin Sage is called in to manage the Seaglass Bungalow—an aging seaside rental in the heart of sunny Seashell Key, Florida. But the Bungalow isn’t just in need of repairs. Guests are fleeing after strange noises, eerie cold spots, and ghostly messages appear in the mirrors. Word spreads fast, and soon a pair of fame-hungry ghost-hunters arrive with cameras and chaos. Enter Preston Larrabee: charming investor ...

Hidden Bluff holds its secrets close, like mist wrapped around the lake’s edge. When Jack Carter returns to his hometown, he hopes for quiet. What he finds instead is a decades-old ledger, strange margin marks, and a trail of whispers leading back to the old ferry crossings. As he follows the clues buried in the margins, Jack uncovers more than a mystery—he discovers a story of quiet courage, forgotten history, and a town still shaped by the secrets it tried to bury. The Ledger Left Behind is the first novel in the Secrets of Hidden Bluff series—a small-town mystery layered with heart...

In a town where stories travel faster than smoke, Jack Carter just wants to piece together the past. What he finds instead is a battered spice jar, a recipe card that reads more like a riddle, and a community still holding its breath from a tradition that vanished years ago. When whispers of a long-lost fish fry begin to surface, Jack teams up with old friends, cautious neighbors, and a raccoon-named Sheriff to uncover what really happened under the oak tree. But as fry pans heat and memories sizzle, Jack realizes this mystery isn't about a recipe—it's about repair, reunion, and the ...

When a missing pie recipe resurfaces just as a beloved judge vanishes, Hidden Bluff’s cherished Apple Gala turns from celebration to scandal. Jack Carter never planned to get involved in the pie judging drama. But when a mysterious index card appears in his antique shop, smelling faintly of cinnamon and stamped with urgency, he, Jody, and Tim are pulled into a decades-old secret buried under layers of gossip, tradition, and forgotten friendships. As the team traces clues through orchards, recipe boxes, and old church cookbooks, they uncover more than just a lost dessert. The closer they ...

A shrimp festival in full swing. A rival with a hidden agenda. A mystery that bubbles to the surface… In the quirky coastal town of Seashell Key, Florida, the annual Shrimp Showdown Festival is a celebration of flavor, fun, and small-town pride. But when sabotage strikes—from collapsing floats to suspicious power outages—it’s clear someone wants to sink the celebration. As hardware store fixer Ben Marshall, tech-savvy teen Javi, and retired professor Constance piece together the clues, they uncover a shady developer's plan to quietly buy out the waterfront. With the town’s charm...