Murder Most Sweet


Nominated for a 2020 Agatha Award for Best First Novel!

“Light and sassy … appealing characters and snappy dialogue.”

—Publishers Weekly

“A wryly amusing cozy debut lent credence by the author’s own experience as a cancer survivor.”

—Kirkus Reviews

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Hope, Faith & a Corpse

“[A] warmhearted, humorous addition to the pantheon of clerical sleuths.”

—Kirkus Reviews

“[A] pleasing series launch.”

—Publishers Weekly

“A promising new series…Readers will finish this mystery already hungry for more.”

—BookPage, starred review

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Deadly Delights

“…Entertaining sequel… Lively characters complement the twisty plot.”

—Publishers Weekly

“Simple, with sweet treats like Wisconsin’s Cozy Kringle, but with a couple of neat twists.”

—Kirkus Reviews

“…A real laugh fest and roller coaster ride of a cozy…”

—Goodreads Reviewer

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About Me

I’ve loved words ever since I read 103 books in Miss Vopelensky’s first-grade class. That’s when I first dreamed of becoming a writer. My dream came true many years later when my first book was published at the age of forty.

Now after more than a decade away from publishing I’m thrilled to be back and writing in a new genre–cozy mysteries!

My first mystery, Murder Most Sweet (A Bookish Baker Mystery) released in September 2020, and my non-fiction book Thanks for the Mammogram! rereleased in a revised and updated version, also in September. My second cozy mystery, Hope, Faith, & a Corpse (A Faith Chapel Mystery) released in January 2021 and Deadly Delights, my second Bookish Baker Mystery, is releasing in June 2021.

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?"

Vincent van Gogh

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