Ellie Alexander meets Sheila Connolly, but make it crisp and cunning in this culinary cozy mystery.——————The fall harvest season has arrived at Goldenleaf Apple Farm. This year, the orchards are keeping a secret…When apple farmer Vernon Reed is found dead, suspicion falls swiftly and heavily on Isaac ‘Izzy’ Lennox: the exuberant young theater enthusiast whose fingerprints are on the murder ...

Ellie Alexander meets Maddie Day, but add in sharp cheddar and sharper instincts in this culinary cozy mystery.——————When cheese becomes deadly business, one woman must slice through lies to uncover the truth...Laura Evans escaped her high-stress Boston restaurant management career for small-town Vermont charm. Instead of peace, she finds murder.Just weeks into her new role as café manager at Silver...

Her Hometown Welcomed Her Back, But Someone Wanted Her Out...When celebrity chef Rachel Wu returns to her charming Vermont hometown to test recipes for her second cookbook, she expects nothing more than quality time with her mother Evelyn and some peaceful cooking. But when an ambitious selectboard member orchestrates a high-profile pop-up dinner at the local bistro, Rachel’s quiet retreat turns into a culinary nightmare.Renowned food criti...

Some treasures are too precious—and too perilous—to keep.Evelyn Chan has been the backbone of the Silver Springs Public Library's book sales for four decades: a pillar of honesty and community service. But when she discovers a rare poetry collection worth hundreds in a donation box...everything changes.It should be worth celebrating, but the book isn't just valuable…it's personal. Inscribed 'To my darling Martha', it connects to her dear friend Martha Hende...

Not every legacy grows from honest soil...Laura Evans traded Boston’s relentless restaurant hours for a quiet café manager position in Silver Springs, Vermont—finally time to read, walk, and maybe buy a plant.Then an anonymous envelope arrives: a vintage photograph of the town’s beloved rose garden, one man's face circled, another crossed out. The cryptic message reads: ‘This is the bloom that wasn’t.’When Laura and her coworker Eli unearth a rusted...

Some puzzles are worth getting lost in...Laura Evans thought moving to Silver Springs meant leaving surprises behind. After uprooting her entire life from Boston, all she wanted was predictable days and a fresh start in the quaint Vermont town where her grandmother once lived.But when a mysterious vintage cookie jar appears in her moving boxes—one she didn't pack—Laura discovers it contains a secret. Inside is a handwritten clue in her grandmother's distinc...

Not all holiday traditions deserve to continue…Every early December in Silver Springs, Vermont, anonymous holiday cards arrive like clockwork: glittering envelopes hiding unkind messages.And Laura Evans discovers her boss, coworker, and friend among the targets. There’s never a season where that behavior is acceptable, but especially at this time of year.Together with her landlady Evelyn and friend Jasmine, they enlist the Maplewood Crafters Club to...

Not all who wander are lost. Some are hunting…Laura Evans has spent fifteen years perfecting the art of appreciating her rare time off.A quiet Monday morning to herself suits her just fine, until her friend Jasmine drags her out of the warmth and into the cold for a geocaching expedition in the woods.What begins as a fun treasure hunt becomes something worrying when vandalized caches threaten to shut down the beloved program. Someone is destroying t...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Not all who wander are lost. Some are hunting…Laura Evans has spent fifteen years perfecting the art of appreciating her rare time off.A quiet Monday morning to herself suits her just fine, until her friend Jasmine drags her out of the warmth and into the cold for a geocaching expedition in the woods.What begins as a fun treasure hunt becomes something worrying when vandalized caches threaten to ...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Not every legacy grows from honest soil...Laura Evans traded Boston’s relentless restaurant hours for a quiet café manager position in Silver Springs, Vermont—finally time to read, walk, and maybe buy a plant.Then an anonymous envelope arrives: a vintage photograph of the town’s beloved rose garden, one man's face circled, another crossed out. The cryptic message reads: ‘This is the bloom that wasn’t.’

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Her Hometown Welcomed Her Back, But Someone Wanted Her Out...When celebrity chef Rachel Wu returns to her charming Vermont hometown to test recipes for her second cookbook, she expects nothing more than quality time with her mother Evelyn and some peaceful cooking. But when an ambitious selectboard member orchestrates a high-profile pop-up dinner at the local bistro, Rachel’s quiet retreat turns into a c...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Some treasures are too precious—and too perilous—to keep.Evelyn Chan has been the backbone of the Silver Springs Public Library's book sales for four decades: a pillar of honesty and community service. But when she discovers a rare poetry collection worth hundreds in a donation box...everything changes.It should be worth celebrating, but the book isn't just valuable…it's personal. Inscribed 'To my darlin...