Culinary Baking

Rachel Rowan wants nothing more than for her father to be happy. So, when he announces his plans to remarry, in theory, she should be happy for him. But that’s not going to happen. After all, his bride-to-be is young enough to be his daughter! And that does not sit well with Rachel. More than just a bit skeptical and uneasy, she is strongly considering whether or not she will even attend the wedding. But when Scott makes a strong case for supporting her father on his big day, she eventually relents. Soon enough, she learns that she’s not the only one who opposes this union. In fact, the...

FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED! INCLUDES ALL FIVE fun & intriguing whodunnits and ALL FIVE delicious dessert recipes from the popular culinary cozy mystery series PLUS a FREE BONUS Prequel to the series! All in one BIG BUNDLE! For MORE THAN 1,000 pages (KU) you'll be digging into suspicious secrets & tasty desserts alongside Paradise Point, Florida's favorite amateur sleuth, Faith Franklin! Investigating murder scenes never tasted so sweet! Written by bestselling author, Nancy McGovern, and talented newcomer, Cyra Bruce, this culinary cozy mystery extravaganza includes: Book 1: A Cherry ...

Forty-something Maggie Sharpe is returning to her quaint childhood town of Dogwood Mountain, Missouri, nestled in the beautiful Ozark Mountains, Maggie recently inherited Dogwood Bakery, along with a cute little cottage, from her aunt Marjorie. With a son in the Navy, deployed six months at a time, and an ex in Kansas, Maggie decided that it was time for a change, but she soon learns that life back home is not all sprinkles and jelly-filled donuts.

A Pinch of Poison — A Tasty Culinary Cozy Mystery Book 1 in The Sugar & Sage Mysteries Welcome to Willowbrook, where the ovens are warm, the gossip is sweeter than buttercream, and one poisoned pie turns a beloved bakery into ground zero for a small-town scandal. After trading her hectic city chef life for her grandmother’s quaint bakery, Maya Shepherd is determined to put Sugar & Sage back on the map—one flaky crust at a time. But during the town’s Pie & Pastry Contest, a celebrated judge collapses after sampling a pie linked to Maya’s kitchen. With whispers rising faster than ...

Welcome to Orchard Grove, where the cider is hot, the pies are flaky, and secrets are baked deep into the crust. When Tessa Bloomfield returns to her New England hometown to reopen Cider & Crust, her late grandmother’s beloved pie shop, she’s hoping for a fresh start. Think early mornings rolling out dough, the scent of cinnamon and apples in the air, and a quiet life far away from corporate burnout. Instead, she walks straight into festival chaos, orchard rivalries, and a murder that threatens everything her family built. The annual Cider Festival is Orchard Grove’s biggest event, ...

A delicious new Cozy Culinary Mystery set aboard a luxurious Caribbean cruise! Pastry chef Sienna Brooks fled New York’s pressure-cooker kitchens for life at sea, hoping sunsets and sugar would heal her burnout. But when a celebrity chef collapses after tasting her signature chocolate soufflé, Sienna becomes the prime suspect—and this dreamy voyage turns into a high-seas Cozy Culinary Mystery packed with secrets, sabotage, and sweet revenge. With the ship days from port, Sienna must whisk through clues in the galley and glittering dining rooms, team up (reluctantly) with a by-the-book ...

At first glance, cupcakes, beaches, and pirates might seem like an unlikely combination, but in Sandy Harbor, Maine, it's a recipe for adventure, laughter, and... murder. Welcome to the latest installment of A Freshly Baked Cozy Mystery, where small-town charm, yummy cupcakes, and murder come together in the most unexpected ways. Allie and her best friend, Lucy, have volunteered to bake cupcakes for the town's annual Pirate Days celebration. With the beach filled with kids dressed as pirates, they couldn't have anticipated that the real danger would come from an unwelcome guest – the nosy...

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK Food dominates our every waking minute: Hype restaurants. Allrecipes. The Great British Bake Off. In this dazzling cultural history, bestselling food writer Ruby Tandoh (author of Cook As You Are) traces how—and why—we’ve all become foodies. “Ruby Tandoh is...

Welcome to The Berry Home: where the food is to-die-for! Kylie is thrilled when the space next door is finally leased out to a bookshop owner. Unfortunately, opening day doesn’t go as planned. Instead, the bookshop becomes the scene of a murder. Who could’ve killed Charlie Mccoy, a man of many secrets and just as many enemies? With a murder to investigate and a friend’s wedding to plan, Kylie must call on all her friends to help keep the Berry Home afloat as she scrambles to uncover the truth before it’s too late. Meanwhile, Brad is left to fend for himself as a newly minted ...

The charming coastal town of Sandy Harbor is bustling with Thanksgiving preparations. As families plan their gatherings and the scent of autumn fills the air, excitement bubbles for the annual community Thanksgiving dinner. Allie Blanchard, renowned for her delectable desserts, is ready to showcase her pumpkin pies. With Lucy Gray, her best friend and sidekick, they’re anticipating a fun holiday baking spree. However, the festive spirit is shattered when a respected member of the community is discovered dead in his study. There’s no sign of forced entry, and the only clue is an old ...

Scones & Bones — A Tasty Culinary Cozy Mystery Book 2 in The Sugar & Sage Mysteries Autumn settles over Willowbrook with cinnamon in the air and pumpkins on every stoop—until a century-old flour barrel is unsealed at the Historical Society and a skeleton tumbles out, stamped with the long-ago logo of Sugar & Sage. Maya Shepherd, former city chef turned small-town baker, would rather be perfecting her pumpkin scones than poking around in cellars. But when the town’s heritage festival is rocked by the grisly (yet decidedly cozy) discovery, whispers begin to swirl about the bakery’s ...

Ah, summertime, when the living is easy, the weather is warm, and the dead? They just keep popping up. The last thing I wanted to see while picking wild blueberries for my famous blueberry cheesecake was a dead woman, but the dead woman had other plans. Allie and her best friend Lucy may have had simple plans to go wild blueberry picking, but they soon discover that even the best-laid plans can often go awry. Who is the woman planted among the blueberry bushes, and who put her there? The two amateur sleuths are on the case to find out and catch the killer!

Poppy Wilkinson is thrilled to be chosen as a contestant on The Great British Baking Contest. As an American with English roots, winning the crown as Britain’s Best Baker would open doors she’s dreamed of. In more ways than one. Appearing on the reality show is her chance to get into Broomewode Hall and uncover the secrets of her past. But strange things are happening on the show’s set: Accusations of sabotage, a black cat that shadows Poppy, suspiciously unsociable residents at Broomewode Hall - and the judges can be real witches.

Buying a house that was rumored to be haunted might not have been the brightest idea I had ever had, but you didn’t see how beautiful it was. Unfortunately, the dead body in the bathtub left a ring of suspicion around the entire house. Allie McSwain never intended to buy a new house, but when the beautiful mansion just outside of town goes up for sale, she has to take a look at it. It was a piece of Sandy Harbor history and was not to be missed. She brings her best friend Lucy Gray along, and the real estate agent takes them on a house tour they won’t soon forget. Mummy pies were ...

A dead celebrity chef boss. A handsome and mysterious new next door neighbor. Lizzie’s in big trouble... Waitress Lizzie's horrible and much hated celebrity chef boss is dead; stabbed with a knife in his own restaurant kitchen. When the police discover she was officially the last person to see him alive, they put Lizzie right at the top of their suspect list. Now, panicked and fighting to clear her name, she’s forced to team up with her handsome and intriguing new neighbor, Jack Mathis. Okay, so Jack claims he’s a former special agent on suspension from his investigative duties for ...

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?

Pie Contest Turns Deadly Fall is in the air and the Eastern Shore Pie Contest has come to Pelican Cove. So has a woman who became a pariah when she was banished from town forty years ago. Now she is back with a vengeance amidst loud protests. The town is split over whether a decades old edict is still valid, especially since the woman holds a lot of power as a judge of the contest. The competition heats up as local women break their backs trying out different recipes, determined to win. Then an unexpected murder shocks the town. Roped into investigating the crime, café owner and amateur ...

The pecan pie had a secret—and it wasn’t just cinnamon. Cynthia Harper, a former Manhattan communications strategist turned small-town B&B owner, was hoping Willow Creek’s Fall Festival would be a sweet success. But when a notoriously harsh guest judge drops dead mid-contest—right after sampling a pie—things turn from festive to fatal. Armed with caffeine, curiosity, and her golden retriever sidekick Duke, Cynthia dives headfirst into the mystery. With a sabotaged kitchen, bitter gossip, and a town full of suspects—from the weepy baker whose pie was under fire to a councilwoman ...

Kylie Berry is working hard to find a lessor for her storefront next door when she gets swamped by a murder-tourism group that has her as one of their featured stops. Kylie is horrified to be featured in such a terrible tour, but to make matters worse, someone on the tour gets killed. Fingers are pointed all around, and some of the tourists even think that Sage is a killer. Praise for A.R. Winters:"The perfect balance of being lighthearted, but still a serious page-turning mystery." - Jaycie D, Amazon.com "A fun cozy mystery with engaging and entertaining characters" - lq, Amazon.com "A ...

NOTE: BOOK 5 IN THIS SERIES, WEDDINGS & WINE CAKE, IS NOW ON PREORDER! How exciting! Rachel is off to spend a weekend serving as a judge for a baking contest! She’s ready to fill her belly with delicious desserts and clear her mind of everything to do with work. But there’s just one problem… Someone has just been murdered and one of the contestants just may be the killer! And there’s reason to believe that one of Rachel’s closest friends may be next on the criminal’s list! Now, all thoughts of selecting the most talented baker have been replaced by trying to catch the culprit ...