FICTION
Each of my books is a self-contained and complete mystery, but each series is best enjoyed in order, so I created a reading order list to help you figure out where to start. You can click on any of the series titles or individual books to learn more. Enjoy!
Ex-lawyer Nicole Fitzhenry-Dawes thought that moving to the small Michigan tourist town of Fair Haven and taking over her uncle’s maple syrup farm would keep her far away from murderers, liars, and criminals. She couldn’t have been more wrong…
If you love small-town settings, quirky characters, and a dollop of romance, then you’ll enjoy this amateur sleuth mystery series.
Prequel - Sapped (best read after Book #1)
Book #1 - A Sticky Inheritance
Book #10 - Slay Bells Ringing - includes both a Maple Syrup Mystery novella and a Cupcake Truck novella
Isabel Addington wants only two things from life--to hide from her abusive husband and to run her cupcake food truck. But while she's baking up sweets, everyone around her seems to be cooking up murder...
Book #4 - A Sampling of Murder
Book #5 - Poison-Spiced Murder
*Slay Bells Ringing also includes a Cupcake Truck Mystery novella set before Isabel arrives in Lakeshore. However, if you haven't yet read the first nine Maple Syrup Mysteries, I recommend you read them before reading Slay Bells Ringing because it contains some character spoilers for that series.
Veterinarian Zoe Stephenson is used to making life and death decisions every day for her furry patients. She never expected those life and death decisions would include hunting down murderers...
Book #3 - Barking Up the Wrong Tree
Book #6 - The Purrfect Murder (Coming Soon!)