There’s no reverse on the hearse . . . “You’ll be cheering as the clues pile up in this creative cozy mystery.” —Lynn Cahoon, New York Times bestselling author of Murder in WaitingFor Tallulah Graver, marrying wealthy Waldo Phillips seemed like the best way out of the family business, the Graver Funeral Home. But when her marriage falls apart and Tallie is left with next to nothing, she turns to cleaning houses to make ends meet. As humbling as it...

"Cozy fans will be charmed." —Publishers WeeklyChristmastime at the Charmed Inn is in full-swing. Roxy has agreed to be on the Holiday House tour for the first time in years, and is excited to have lots of tourists and locals come through the inn to see how she's renovated, letting them feel the traditions and warmth of her favorite place.But when she's leading a group through the dining room, there's an issue—namely, a dead man sitting at the tabl...

Live and let dust . . .Now that Tallie Graver’s cleaning business is starting to shine, she’s ready to go squeegee to squeegee against Audra McNeal for a major contract at the Astercromb mansion. Tallie’s not afraid of a little friendly competition from the new cleaner in town. In fact, Tallie likes Audra, though she wonders how her glamorous rival manages to clean house and maintain her fancy manicure. Tallie has her rubber-gloves full staying one step ah...

"Cozy fans will be charmed." —Publishers WeeklyYoga retreats are supposed to be fun and relaxing. This one is like a dream come true with its mellow participants. Roxy even lets them bring in a herd of goats to the Charmed Inn's backyard for a brief goat yoga session to up the enjoyment of a weekend of breathe, center, and exhale.But things go awry when one of the women is found stuffed in a closet in an unoccupied room. No one should have had a ke...

Washing the grime off a window can be very satisfying—until you see a body on the other side . . .“An amusing new series with an engaging, spirited sleuth.” —Library JournalMost housecleaners don’t do windows, but Tallie Graver loves leaving a pane of glass streak-free and sparkling. After a dirty divorce from a filthy-rich jerk, she's started her own cleaning business to make ends meet. On her latest job, prepping a renovated bed and breakfast for a grand...

Welcome to the Sunny Side Up Diner, where the jukeboxes jive and the secrets thrive...With things at her Sunny Side Up Diner sailing along smoothly for once, Jax Tapman has turned her attention to her personal life. It's time to meet the boyfriend's mother in person. And while Jax isn't totally certain she's up to the challenge, she agrees to show Eliot's mom around a local retirement home. It sounds innocent enough, and it shouldn't be too difficult to se...

A “down-to-earth heroine” juggles working at her family’s funeral home and digging for clues to the murder of her best friend’s ex (Kirkus Reviews).Best friends Tallie Graver and Gina Laudermilch both seem to spend a lot of time around urns. For Tallie, they’re part and parcel of the family business, Graver’s Funeral Home. Even though she’s traded ashes for dusting with her own cleaning business, she still works part-time for her folks and lives above the ...

Her number is up . . .This Christmas, Tallie Graver would like to take a break from running her cleaning business to be with her boyfriend, Max, and enjoy their firstholiday together--alone. Instead, she’s stuck keeping her mother and grandmother from duking it out during the town’s annual Christmas Eve bingo game. As for festive spirit, she’ll have to settle for her mean-spirited Aunt Ronda, whose mouth could use some soap.The night only ge...

Welcome to the Sunny Side Up Diner, where the jukeboxes jive and the secrets thrive...With her dream of opening a diner in her small hometown realized, Jax Tapman finally feels like her life is on the right track. She and her best friend and business partner, Dani, have lots of customers. Things are promising with her new boyfriend, Eliot. And she's looking forward to a relaxing evening at the local movie theater with Dani and her bestie's mom. Unfortunately, there's one thing that...

"Cozy fans will be charmed." —Publishers WeeklyRoxy Gleason, an innkeeper by trade and a bibliomancer by birth, has lived in the same small town on the Susquehanna River in Central Pennsylvania for her entire life. Tradition is strong here. Roxy understands the rules and is willing to play by them most of the time. She runs the Charmed Inn, which has been in her family for decades.The inn is all set to host a writers' professional business weekend ...

"Cozy fans will be charmed." —Publishers WeeklyHalloween is the most wonderful day of the year at the Charmed Inn, and Roxy is all about handing out candy to the kids and a little something yummy to the adults, courtesy of her lovely head chef.All seems to be going like every other wonderful Halloween, until a teen comes staggering up onto the porch shouting that her friend is dead. The problem is, when Roxy goes to investigate, there's no body and...

"Cozy fans will be charmed." —Publishers WeeklyA surprise visit from Roxy's sister stirs up all kinds of chaos when a jilted lover is found dead at the Charmed Inn…The middle of summer is the busiest time of year for Roxy Gleason. So when the inn springs a few leaks, more than her usual handyman can handle, Roxy hires a father and son team to make quick and hopefully inconspicuous work of getting things back on track. It's all going well until one ...