A muffin won first prize.An hour later, the judge was dead.Maple Falls calls it a tragic allergic reaction. But when food columnist and amateur sleuth Clara Whitmore notices a faint chemical bitterness beneath the sweetness, she knows one thing: someone turned a baking competition into a calculated execution.In a town where reputations are currency and grudges simmer for decades, the suspect list is short — and uncomfortably close to home. ...

A lost legacy. A forgotten past. A derelict lighthouse.Moriah Robertson, owner and caretaker of a Canadian fishing resort, can fix anything—except the broken lighthouse her family tended for over a century.Ben is one of the best stone masons in the world. He’s the right man for the job and the right man for her.As Moriah and Ben fall in love, they discover that they share a terrifying past—a past that will have to be resolved before they can be toge...

Originally published as Love Finds You in Sugarcreek, Ohio.Republished as Love's Journey in Sugarcreek: The Sugar Haus Inn (Book I)---Back Cover Blurb---Policewoman Rachel Troyer has always looked after her three elderly Amish aunts, proprietors of a farmhouse inn near Sugarcreek, Ohio. The idyllic town is popular with tourists, who come to sample its famous Amish goods. But one thing is clear to Rachel - Joe Matthews is no tourist. When the bearded stranger lands on...

FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARDWINNER OF THE JEWISH FICTION AWARD FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH LIBRARIES"[Miller’s] character portraits are indelible, often heartbreaking. At times this novel moved me to tears, the highest possible compliment.”—New York Times Book ReviewWith the wit and scope of Michael Chabon’s The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay,

A dying marriage. A heroic Amish midwife. A nameless baby girl.When Dr. Michael Reynolds gets an opportunity to take over a country veterinarian practice in Sugarcreek, Ohio, he jumps at it. His wife, Cassie, a Columbus attorney, is climbing the corporate ladder with lightning speed and refuses to go with him. Neither will compromise.An Amish midwife heroically saves a newborn when its mother is killed on Christmas morning. Horrified at where the baby will be placed, she ch...

How different are Amish schools from our public ones? Author Serena B. Miller finds out when a friend invites her to a Christmas program in a one-room Amish school. As Serena watches the Amish children recite and sing, she is reminded of the reasons Amish parents once willingly went to jail to protect their right to educate their children in the ways they thought best.

The first in a brand new series by Serena B. Miller, A Stranger for Christmas, kicks off this cozy-mystery-romance series, set in the beautiful Amish country town of Sugarcreek, Ohio, which is also affectionately known as Little Switzerland. Look for more coming to the Secrets of Sugarcreek series.Back Cover blurb:When Manhattan ghostwriter Amy Stanton inherits her ex-stepfather's farm in Ohio's Amish country, she expects to sell it quickly. But something about Sugarcreek's...

This 3 Book Collection contains Moriah's Lighthouse, Moriah's Fortress, and Moriah's Stronghold from the Love's Journey® on Manitoulin Island series.Book Description:The lighthouse gave hope to sailors for over a hundred years. Now, decommissioned and out of service, it sits broken and abandoned on the shores of Manitoulin Island. Moriah Robertson, co-owner and handywoman of an adjacent fishing resort, is determined to purchase and restore the lighthouse that sheltered five ...

The Maple Syrup MurdersA Maple Falls Mystery, Book TwoMaple glaze is a lie told in amber. In the ruthless cold of a Vermont winter, it's also the perfect cover for a crime.Clara Miller, a retired AP Chemistry teacher turned proprietor of The Periodic Table Bakery, doesn't bake with "love". She bakes with thermodynamic rigor, a calibrated milligram scale, and a heavy dose of professional skepticism. But her strictly regulated world is thrown into cha...

From the USA Today Bestselling Author of the acclaimed Love’s Journey series comes the story of Bertha Troyer.In 1959, after reading a heartbreaking plea for medical personnel, Bertha Troyer, a young, beautiful Amish woman from Sugarcreek, rebels against church rules and enters nursing school determined to pour out her life on behalf of the desperate children of Haiti. This fourth installment of the Sugarcreek Series, follows Rachel’s belo...

"Patric is going to be the Ina Garten of laundry." —Good Day L.A.A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK by GMA.com, The Washington Post, Working Mother, Good Day L.A., and more!Patric Richardson, aka the "Laundry Evangelist,” reveals his revolutionary methods for cleaning clothes—and making laundry loads more fun.Doing laundry is rarely anyone’s favorite task. But to Patric Richardson, laundry isn't just fun—it's a way o...

The Honey Trap (A Maple Falls Mystery, Book 3)A collapsed cookie. A missing beekeeper. A $47-million lie that’s about to turn lethal.Retired chemistry teacher turned baker Clara Miller knows that while people lie, molecules don’t. When a test batch of her signature honey-lavender macarons collapses into a syrupy mess at 3:00 AM, Clara doesn’t blame the oven. She blames the chemistry. Her refractometer confirms a physical impossibility: the ...