Food Blogger Mysteries, Food Blogger Mystery Series

I Wrote a Garden Mystery… Then This Happened

A funny thing happened while I was writing A Cultivated Corpse. For months, I immersed myself in the world of garden clubs, landscaping projects, flowers, and dedicated gardeners. My protagonist, Hope Early, happily joins the Jefferson Garden Club and embraces her new hobby with far more enthusiasm than I’ve ever had for gardening.

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Resale Boutique Mysteries

A Stylish Start: Inside Murder Wears a Little Black Dress

If you love a cozy mystery with a little flair, a little charm, and a touch of style, I’d love to introduce you to one of my favorite places to spend time. Lucky Cove.

Murder Wears a Little Black Dress is the first book in my Resale Boutique Mystery series, and it’s where readers meet Kelly Quinn, a former Manhattan buyer who returns to her hometown ready for a fresh start. Her plan is simple. Turn her grandmother’s resale boutique into a thriving business and rebuild her life.

Of course, in cozy mystery fashion, things don’t go quite as planned.

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Bookish Lifestyle

Why Cozy Mystery Series Are Perfect for Binge Reading

If you’ve ever stayed up past your bedtime to watch “just one more episode,” you already understand the appeal of bingeing a story. What started with TV has made its way into our reading lives, and cozy mystery readers are especially good at it. There’s something deeply satisfying about finishing one mystery and immediately opening the next book in the series. No waiting. No losing momentum. Just more time in a world you already love.

Cozy mysteries, with their charming settings and familiar characters, are perfectly suited for this kind of reading experience. Here’s why.

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