Donuts and Disaster
Meghan Truman’s relationship with her assistant is severely tested when she becomes prideful over a donut recipe she’s introduced to Truly Sweet’s menu. Matters are further worsened when a distant relative of this assistant, with selfish intentions and bad manners, is found dead in the town center.
The local handyman is arrested and put in jail when several witnesses confirm they saw him having an altercation with the murdered victim. Handsome detective Irvin and Meghan believe he’s innocent but the evidence against him is too damning to overlook.
Will Meghan’s attempt to give her assistant a second chance at restoring their relationship backfire or will a determination not to harbor unforgiveness in her heart lead her to the true murderer?
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Peaches and Crime
Running one business can be stressful. Running two is murder!
Meghan's new, yummy peach dessert range is evoking pleasant noises from her customers, including the Governor of the state. Her sense of euphoria at creating another culinary winner is cut short when when she discovers that the premises of her other business, an event barn, has been vandalised.
The rude and obnoxious behavior of an alleged expert, called in to beef up the security at The Barn, gives Meghan grief and concern. When this person is found dead on her business premises, her heart breaks for the person's loved ones.
Could this death be accidental or intentional?
Meghan finds herself at a crossroad as she has to make decisions that could have lasting consequences.
The security of her customers needs to be guaranteed...
Her long term relationship with her boyfriend has hit the rocks and seems irreparable...
Will Meghan help to find a killer still on the loose or see everything she's worked so hard to build, come crashing down?
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Xylose Treats and Killer Sweets
A murdered aristocrat. A popular family with dark secrets. A frustrated baker identified as the prime suspect.
When Meghan receives an order to bake a cake for a wealthy individual in town, she’s happy to wow them with her culinary skills. However, she’s not happy with this person’s condescending, impatient and unpleasant behavior. But she’s ready to put up with it as she believes it’ll lead to more business.
She’s in for a rude surprise when this new customer is found dead… and her treats are identified as the cause of the deceased’s demise.
Meghan is left feeling miserable and helpless as she deals with the drama from the local community while she’s drowning from the tension and strain in her marriage due to a desire she expressed.
Meghan knows no amount of crying, complaining or cajoling will change the guilty verdict that’s been passed against her in the court of public opinion.
She knows she only has one option to return normalcy to her life. And that is to fight!
She needs to fight to clear her name.
She needs to fight to save her business.
She needs to fight to restore peace in her marriage and every area of her life.
If she doesn't, it could spell the end of everything she’s worked so hard for and she could end up being the killer’s next victim.
If you want to enjoy a light-hearted read, with an amateur female sleuth, mouth-watering culinary desserts and a gripping murder mystery with a touch of romance, then you'll love Meghan and all the quirky characters in Sandy Bay. No cliffhanger, swearing or graphic scenes!
Treat yourself or a loved one to a copy of Xylose Treats and Killer Sweets and see how events unfold in this cozy mystery.
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A Grim Trim in a Gym
Murder at the gym leaves Summer chasing more than split ends—will she untangle the truth before it’s too late?
When the lifeless body of a yoga teacher is discovered in the serene setting of Spring Harbor’s local gym, chaos ripples through the town. Hairstylist extraordinaire and amateur sleuth Summer Snow is drawn into the drama when her colleague’s boyfriend is pegged as the prime suspect. His plans to open a trendy barbershop in a room at the gym's building appear to tie him to the crime, but Summer isn’t convinced.
As she delves into the victim’s past, Summer uncovers a tangled web of hidden rivalries, professional jealousies, and dark secrets lurking behind the gym’s mirrored walls. From a jilted lover to a business competitor with everything to lose, suspects begin to pile up faster than holiday hair appointments.
But the deeper Summer digs, the more danger she attracts. With her reputation—and her life—on the line, she must untangle the truth before the killer decides to cut her investigation short.
Packed with small-town charm, witty banter, and nail-biting suspense, A Grim Trim in a Gym will have you guessing until the final twist. Will Summer solve the case and clear her friend’s name, or will she become the next victim in this tangled mystery?
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Eclairs and Lethal Layers
When a new girl comes to Sandy Bay with intentions to open a bakery, Meghan Truman is happy to share baking tips and some business advice. Things get awkward when this new girl steals not only her secret recipe and branding but also her biggest corporate order!
Her world is further thrown into a state of chaos when ‘new girl’ is found dead and her dearest friend is identified as the main suspect.
With so many conflicting clues pointing to different potential murderers, Meghan must slice through the layers of ambiguity shrouding this murder investigation and discover the real motive and culprit behind this heinous crime.
Book 5 in the Bestselling Sandy Bay Cozy Mystery series, which can be read in one to two hours! Perfect for a lunchtime read or on a commute to work. If you want to enjoy a quick light-hearted read, with an amateur female sleuth, mouth-watering culinary desserts and a gripping murder mystery, then you'll love Meghan Truman and all the quirky characters in Sandy Bay.
No cliffhanger, swearing or graphic scenes!
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Carnations and Deadly Fixations
Tracy Adams had three things going for her in her just-above-average boring life namely:
1. A good job
2. A good job... that she liked
3. A good job that she liked... and that paid VERY well
When she lost her job and had to move back to the small town where she grew up, it seemed like her life had lost all purpose. Helping out at her aunt's floundering floral shop seemed like the perfect distraction before she decided what to do next.
When her aunt's competition, a nasty and egotistical know-it-all is found dead, the rumor mill in Fern Grove goes into overdrive. With an important piece of evidence linking Tracy to the scene of the crime, she becomes a person of interest in the murder investigation. This leaves her feeling vulnerable and confused.
Moving back to Fern Grove was meant to be the start of a new life but this murder mystery is fast ending what has hardly begun. Will she retain her wits and piece together the clues that will lead her to the killer?
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Yummy Pies and Someone Dies
When Meghan’s admitted to hospital as a precautionary measure, she’s glad to discover she won’t have to stay long.
She feels bullied, threatened, and confused by some of the people she meets and things she sees while on the hospital ward.
When the most obnoxious character on the ward is found dead, it seems everyone is happy to move on with their lives.
Meghan is happy to let the police do their jobs and solve the latest murder mystery in Sandy Bay… until one of her employees is identified as a prime suspect.
Can she afford to let idle rumors besmirch the good name of her bakery or will she help to clear her employee’s good name and find a diabolical genius in the process?
If you want to enjoy a light-hearted read, with an amateur female sleuth, mouth-watering culinary desserts and a gripping murder mystery with a touch of romance, then you'll love Meghan and all the quirky characters in Sandy Bay. No cliffhanger, swearing or graphic scenes!
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The Blonde that didn’t Respond
Murder is bad for business—especially when you're accused of it.
When a high-powered businesswoman from out of town books an appointment at Summer Cuts, Summer Snow thinks it’s just another day at the salon. But when her client is found dead shortly after her visit—her signature blonde locks forever frozen in time—Summer becomes the prime suspect in a crime that has the whole town buzzing.
With the local police convinced she’s guilty, Summer has no choice but to untangle a web of deceit that stretches from boardrooms to bedrooms. The victim’s family, a few disgruntled employees, and several unhappy clients all had motive—but who had the means to silence her for good?
As Summer snips through secrets and follows the tangled trail of betrayal, she realizes the killer isn’t just watching—someone wants to ensure she never uncovers the truth. Can she expose the murderer before she becomes their next victim? Or will the last haircut she gives be her own?
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Finger Foods and Missing Legs
Meghan Truman is ecstatic when she discovers she’s won an all-expense paid trip to Paris for a Food and Baking convention. She’s never been to Europe and is looking forward to the sights, smells and people.
Her trip takes a very sour turn when one of the chief conference speakers is reported missing and subsequently found dead in her hotel room. Meghan is shocked when she’s informed she has been identified as a person of interest who the police want to speak to.
With her European trip in danger of turning into her worst nightmare, she must quickly identify who had the most to gain from the victim’s demise and absolve herself of any link to the murder before her hopes of landing a lucrative deal with an interested investor fades into nothing in the city of Love.
Book 6 in the Sandy Bay Cozy Mystery series, which can be read in one to two hours! Perfect for a lunchtime read or on a commute to/from work. If you want to enjoy a quick light-hearted read, with an amateur female sleuth, mouth-watering culinary desserts and a gripping murder mystery, then you'll love Meghan Truman and all the quirky characters in Sandy Bay.
No cliffhanger, swearing or graphic scenes!
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One Daisy and Two Crazy Funerals
When Tracy's floral store is commissioned to supply the arrangements for two funerals, she's humbled to be entrusted with the responsibility. She reluctantly puts up with the rude behavior of an old lady who manages the affairs of one of the deceased, a well-known philanthropist in Fern Grove.
When this old lady dies at the funeral, no one suspects foul play. After all, she was old and frail. However, the subsequent murder of another close member of the family, sets alarm bells ringing.
Could both deaths be linked?
Tracy is left bewildered and enraged when handsome detective Copeland suggests that her daisy arrangement was the one piece of evidence found at both murder locations. The stakes are further raised when the fortune of the deceased is revealed. It seems almost everyone associated with the dead aristocrat is a person of interest.
Is there a killer at large disposing of anyone associated with the deceased? Can peace be restored to one of the oldest families in Fern Grove? Will Tracy ask the right questions to expose the murderer or become the killer's next victim?
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Twas the Fright Before Christmas
A Christmas cozy for fans of the Sandy Bay series.
Meghan takes a walk down memory lane and remembers the fright that was before Christmas when she was an aspiring actress in Hollywood.
She thought she had gotten the role of a lifetime until she discovered the role she got was for something totally different.
Things go from bad to worse when she's identified as a prime suspect for the murder of a key person on set.
Meghan knows there are several women who had plausible reasons to want to do something diabolical to the boss from hell. She's one of those women but she knows she didn't do it.
So if it wasn't her, who was it?
Christmas should be the most wonderful time of the year but Meghan's worst nightmares are unfolding right in front of her eyes.
Will Meghan help to find a killer before it's too late?
Or will she become the killer's next victim in a town where people are itching to move onto the next story?
Find out in this riveting story from Sandy Bay's famous resident.
If you want to enjoy a quick light-hearted read, with an amateur female sleuth, mouth-watering culinary desserts and a gripping murder mystery, then you'll love Meghan Truman and all the quirky characters in Sandy Bay.
No cliffhanger, swearing or graphic scenes!
Treat yourself or a loved one to Twas the Fright Before Christmas to discover how events unfold in this cozy murder mystery
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Mousse, Murder and Mayhem
A scandalous betrayal, a suspicious crash, and a stylist fighting to clear her name.
Summer Snow believes in two things—perfect hair and professional integrity. But when a longtime client ditches her for a stylist at a flashy new rival salon, Summer struggles to keep her cool. Betrayal stings, but it’s nothing compared to the shock of learning that the same client has just died in a suspicious car crash.
The police aren’t buying that it was an accident, and to make matters worse, Summer finds herself high on their suspect list. With her reputation on the line and customers fleeing to the competition, she has no choice but to untangle the twisted mystery herself. But the deeper she digs, the clearer it becomes that someone is always one step ahead—covering tracks, silencing witnesses, and making sure Summer stays in the hot seat.
Between nosy townsfolk, bitter relatives, and dubious witnesses, finding the truth won’t be easy. And with a killer lurking in the shadows, the question isn’t just who did it—but whether Summer will live long enough to prove it. Will she crack the case, or will this be the mystery that finally gets the best of her?
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