Wendy Meadows
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A New Life Sarah Garland is a retired homicide detective from Los Angeles, California, who found her peace in the cozy town of Snow Falls, Alaska. After a painful divorce, she now owns a successful coffee shop in the quaint town and is ready to pursue her new career as a mystery writer. But the peace of her own private winter escape is soon interrupted. A Frightening Discovery One cold winter morning, Sarah finds a grotesque snowman in front of her...
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An amateur sleuth, a handsome detective, and a murder. Cozy up for the night with this mystery.
Taking a break from the recent murders and intrigues that have plagued Maple Hills, Vermont, Nikki and Detective Hawke take advantage of a generous offer and set sail on the Open Sea Queen. The cruise ship appears ancient and ready to sink, far away from the modern and spacious liner they were promised. Yet with eager hearts the duo, along with their friends,...
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An amateur sleuth, a handsome detective, and a dead body found in their cozy town… Can Nikki and Hawk solve this mysterious murder? From the moment Nikki first made Maple Hills, Vermont, her home, she has had a dark and dangerous cloud follow her. First she discovered a web of underground Mafia members and now there is a dead body at The Lodge – a dead body that just happens to hail from her own home town of Atlanta. As the newest, and arguably...
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A new chocolate shop owner in a cozy Vermont town, a hit and run leaves a man dead, and unexpected twists no one saw coming...When Nikki's husband of 20 years decided that he wanted a different life in Los Angeles it spawns a new life for her as well. Leaving behind Atlanta and her Journalism career there, she and her college bound son move to the small and tightknit town of Maple Hills, Vermont. With a bustling tourist season, the thriving community...
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Nikki Bates's time in picturesque Maple Hills, Vermont has been far from the postcard scene she first imagined. While her chocolate shop is doing well, her personal life has hit a few snags… and bodies… along the way. Between exposing corrupt officials, unmasking the Mafia and solving more than a few murders, Nikki has made some friends and earned many enemies. Now, an old vendetta from her days in Atlanta has reared its head and followed her...
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Sometimes a kind gesture is a simple cup of coffee. Carol Green is a divorcee two weeks shy of the big Five-O, with a lot to shoulder. Her daughter, Mary, has been booted out of job and room by her ex-boyfriend's father. Carol offers her a place to stay in her campervan – something Mary point-blank refuses. To help her daughter, Carol must tether down her life. When Carol pulls into a town called Tinsel Pine, she overhears a man walk away from a...
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A carnival of murder has arrived. But who will have the last laugh? Autumn is upon the cozy town of Clovedale Falls, and twins Rita and Rhonda Knight look forward to a beautiful season of pumpkins, bonfires, crisp evenings, and hot apple cider vinegar. But when a strange circus rolls into town, the peaceful atmosphere quickly turns sour. After a creepy old man turns up dead, Rita and Rhonda are catapulted into a chilling mystery that will land them...
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A Deadly Criminal Sarah Garland, a retired homicide detective from Los Angeles, and her best friend Amanda, have been enjoying life in the cozy town of Snow Falls, Alaska. As a snow storm approaches, Sarah closes up her coffee shop and notices a mysterious limo in town, only to learn that it belongs to a notorious criminal, Mafia Boss Ralph Gatti. A Daunting Secret Shockingly, Sarah soon learns that her new friend, Detective Conrad Spencer, is the...
9) Snowy Misery
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An Unexpected Guest Sarah Garland and best friend Amanda have just begun to acknowledge that winter is here to stay in Snow Falls, Alaska. With Sarah's new love interest Detective Conrad Spencer out of town on business, Sarah receives an unexpected call from her ex-husband Brad, determined to urgently meet her. With a number of unanswered questions on Sarah's mind, she reluctantly agrees. A Momentous Murder Yet after an unbearable meal at the Snow...
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A Girl's Week Gone WrongSarah and her best friend Amanda are happily planning a girls-only week in Snow Falls, Alaska while both of their husbands are out of town. But when the whole town comes down with the flu, and a dead man turns up in Sarah's cozy coffee shop, she has no choice but to take charge of the police station. An Elaborate EntanglementStrangest of all, the three sweet and harmless old ladies claim they killed the dead man and an old...
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Maple Hills Mystery box set includes the first four stories in this culinary mystery series. Good, clean, hobby sleuthing for you to enjoy. #1 Raspberry Truffle MurderA new chocolate shop owner in a cozy Vermont town, a hit and run leaves a man dead, and unexpected twists no one saw coming... #2 Peppermint Chocolate MurderA woman sleuth, a handsome detective, and a dead body found in their cozy town… Can Nikki and Hawk solve this mysterious murder?...
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A Fresh Season Sarah Garland and her best friend Amanda are finally happy that the harsh winter in Snow Falls, Alaska has ended and Spring has arrived. With the new season, Sarah hopes that the joys of Spring will take away the difficult battles she faced during the Winter months. What could go wrong with fresh, warm air dancing around her small town, waking up sleeping animals and beautiful flowers? A Mysterious Death When Sarah is told that a hunter...
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Murder has struck again in this cozy Vermont town.
Nikki is looking forward to Thanksgiving with her son Seth, but she is in for a shock when he brings home his new girlfriend. His much older girlfriend, Jackie. As Nikki tries her best to be a gracious host, she attends a murder scene with her detective boyfriend Hawk.
As an amateur detective, Nikki is keen to figure out the gruesome murder of Howard Blanche. As Nikki and Hawk investigate further,...
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An Enjoyable ExcursionAnother icy winter begins to settle into Snow Falls, Alaska. Sarah isn't feeling her usual self as her attempts to become pregnant have yet to bear fruit. With her husband Detective Conrad Spencer out of town, Sarah and Amanda decide to visit their old friend Manford, who is passing through with the local circus. Despite Sarah's sadness, she sets out with the hope of enjoying the circus performance. A Clown's CircusYet when the...
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A seemingly funny mishap hides a frightening reality... The annual Pumpkin Festival is in full swing, and sisters Rita and Rhonda knight are convinced that nothing can sour their perfect Autumn morning. To put the cherry on the cake, Rita's parents met her lover Billy Northfield and they're smitten! But when their idyllic festival is crashed by three crazy old ladies in a runaway blue van, Rita and Rhonda are plunged into a puzzling mystery that forces...
16) Trail of Spells
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Bad scores can close doors in life. In this case. It closed a life. In the middle of a whirlwind lesson, Mimi and Baxter are interrupted by Rob at the door with an evidence bag containing her bloodied antique Irish iron arrowhead – a suspected murder weapon involved in the killing of a snarky professor, Cyrus Frisk. Mimi is stupefied against Rob's demand for an alibi – the antique had been under lock and key. Someone has violated her privacy....
17) Snow Mercy
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A Reluctant RobberSarah and Amanda set out to spend the day shopping in Snow Falls, Alaska, excited for a quiet week in the cozy town. However, when a starving person named Manford shows up and tries to rob them, the fun-filled day turns into a strange mystery that takes Sarah down an unexpected path. A Painful PastUnwilling to believe that Manford is truly dangerous, Sarah forces him to give up his attempt to rob her. Manford reluctantly agrees,...
18) Where Pigs Fly
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In the Nether Edge part of town, a fabulous fundraiser is planned for Bella Donnington, a beautiful yet ailing young woman, who's been wheelchair bound for most or all of her life. Her best friend, Cassandra, an apartment dweller above the town's Spicery shop, has actually rarely seen her at times before then. On the day of the party, a good time is had by all…. Until, Bella's overbearingly protective but caring mother, Minnie, is brutally and...
19) Rise & Fall
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There's magic in the air, in the small town of Havenholm. There's also a new player in the magical spice game, in the form of a new shop in town. And Cassandra Dean doesn't like it, not one bit.As poor Cassy starts losing her regular customers to the latest, and bigger, spice shop that's rolled into Havenholm, she decides to get to the bottom of the place's rising success…until two of the mysterious shop's customers turn up dead. Now, in addition...
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Stranded and snowed-in, a murderer walks among them…
Lost and struggling after her retirement from the Force, detective Rita Knight hopes that escaping to a quiet life with her boyfriend Billy is exactly the thing she needs to move on and reinvent herself. But when a trip to a remote snow lodge deep in the wilderness of Maine ends with a gruesome murder, it seems that her old life won't let her get away so easily.
Wading into a deadly mystery and...