Elvis is back—and he’s giving the lowdown on how his human parents met and got hitched. In this prequel to the popular Southern Cousins Mysteries, the canine sleuth and Mooreville’s suspicious minds (Lovie, Ruby Nell and Fayrene) tell how they saved Jack and Callie’s wedding. This novella also includes a Companion Guide to the Southern Cousins Mystery series, as well as bonus recipes from Lovie’s Luscious Eats. “(Southern Cousins Mysteries) Zany characters combine with a witty plot in a cozy sure to please series fans and attract new ones.” Publishers Weekly, (Oct.) 2011 “This crazy romp has everything: stilettos, chocolate, a sexy bad-boy not-quite-ex, even recipes for an Elvis favorite, with all the sugar and sass of a pecan bourbon ball. Grab your funeral fan and visit a spell.” Cathy Pickens, Author “It’s good to have Peggy Webb back doing what she does best—making us laugh out loud while enjoying a good read.” Fresh Fiction “Peggy Webb and laughter go together like grits and gravy. Elvis and the Dearly Departed will leave you howling for more.” Vicki Lewis Thompson, NYT bestselling author

They say you can't get to Heaven without passing through the Eternal Rest Funeral Home. And no one gets into Eternal Rest without passing muster with Elvis—the basset hound who's convinced he's the reincarnation of the King of Rock 'n' Roll. Brewing up a big ol' pitcher of Mississippi mystery, Peggy Webb's delightful new series is as intoxicating as the Delta breeze. Normally, Callie Valentine Jones spends her days fixing up the hairdos of the dead, but when the corpse of local, prominent physician Dr. Leonard Laton goes missing, it's bad for business. So Callie and her cousin Lovie (Eternal Rest's resident wake caterer) have no choice but to go in hot pursuit of the recently embalmed, last seen bound for Vegas by way of downtown Tupelo. In Vegas, Callie and Lovie hit the jackpot when they find the dearly departed inside a freezer owned by his showgirl mistress, Bubble Malone. But their luck runs out when Bubble decides to join her man in the afterlife. With the poisonous Laton family tree providing plenty of rotten suspects, Callie, along with some help from her basset hound, Elvis, is determined to crack this case—and have a killer singing "Jailhouse Rock" in time for her next haircutting appointment. . . Pure southern lunacy of the best possible kind." —Laurien Berenson

When two Elvis impersonators meet their maker during the annual Elvis festival, Callie Valentine Jones must come to the aid of her cousin Lovie—a 190-pound bombshell who has had more boyfriends than the King had hits—when she becomes the prime suspect.

When her mama Ruby Nell enters a Memphis mambo contest, Callie Valentine Jones, Elvis, her basset hound who believes he is the King reincarnated, and her cousin Lovie must chaperone Ruby as she shakes, rattles and rolls her way to stardom until a killer waltzes into the picture, taking out the competition—one by one.

"It's two times the turmoil for mayhem magnet Callie, her curvaceous cousin Lovie, and Elvis, the King reincarnated as nothin' but a hound dog. This time they're finding a lot more than relics on an archeological dig that could truly be their ruin....Forced to choose between one man who wants to marry her and another who already did, Callie Valentine Jones can't think of a better way to check out of her personal Heartbreak Hotel then to get way, way out of town. So when Lovie invites the whole Valentine clan to visit her brainy new beau's worksite near Cozumel, Callie packs up her crooning basset hound and heads straight for the airport —- But the moment they arrive at the dig, Elvis sniffs out T-R-O-U-B-L-E, in the form of a skeleton too fresh to be part of the research and too dead to spell anything but homicide. Suspicious minds blame ghosts and gods, but Callie knows the guilty party is all too human —- and for once, she's determined not to get involved. That determination goes right out the window when Lovie and Elvis go missing. It's now or never, if Callie wants to save her cousin and her canine from someone who's got murder always on his mind. And when her sexy ex arrives to save the day, she'll have to keep her head together, because her love won't wait —- but neither will a killer with something deadly to hide."—P. [4] of cover.

Someone's ringing slay bells and Callie, her bodacious Cousin Lovie, and the basset hound who believes he's the King reincarnated must go on the hunt for a killer who's anything but jolly. It may be Christmas in Tupelo, but there's precious little peace in the valley for the Valentine gang. Callie Valentine Jones' not-quite-ex Jack is trussed up like a holiday turkey, recovering from a shattered leg. Cousin Lovie's on the rebound, looking for love in all the wrong stockings. And Elvis the basset hound is out for revenge on the Lhasa Apso who's been singing "Merry Christmas, Baby" to his sweet French poodle behind his tail. Everyone finally gets into the spirit when Uncle Charlie is pressed into service as Santa at a weekend charity event in the mall. But Yuletide cheer turns to Yuletide fear after a killer tries to zap Charlie back to the North Pole marked "Return to Sender"—and sends Rudolph to the big reindeer pen in the sky. Determined to find out who's decking the mall with Christmas corpses, Elvis and the Valentines fill up their sleigh with suspects. Could it be the cookie lady who puts more than sugar into her Christmas goodies? The deranged vet who vows to barbecue Santa? Or the former beauty queen who's been stalking Charlie in her spare time? Can the Valentine gang unmask this devil in disguise in time to turn their "Blue Christmas" all Christmas-y and white?

Christmas wedding fever and scandal are in the air! The bride ditched everybody’s favorite feed and seed man for a stranger who has women all over Mooreville swooning. It’s enough to make Callie Valentine Jones turn in her hair-cutting scissors, especially when she finds them buried in the bridegroom’s neck and herself as the prime suspect! Callie, her cousin Lovie, and her famous dog Elvis lead the law on a merry chase as they try to catch the killer before Callie ends up singing “Jailhouse Rock.” This cozy has it all - chocolate, high heels, a bad boy on a Harley, and a cute dog (Elvis made me say that)! “Zany characters combine with a witty plot in a cozy sure to please series fans and attract new ones.” Publishers Weekly, (Oct.) 20011 “Webb’s sly sense of humor and neatly plotted mystery is laugh-out-loud hilarious.” Romantic Times “Webb writes purely funny scenes, with wacky characters…and southern flair.” Booklist

You’re invited to the most anticipated wedding of the year! As a bonus, enjoy the short story, ELVIS AND THE DEADLY LOVE LETTERS, plus recipes from cousin Lovie’s kitchen! Callie is finally saying “I do” again! Lovie’s throwing a bridal shower, Mama’s making plans for grandbabies and Elvis is searching for a four-legged tuxedo. But somebody out there is looking for T-R-O-U-B-L-E. Can Elvis sniff out the crime in time for the nuptials or will hunky Jack Jones be left crying in the chapel? This cozy has it all – wedding cake, high heels, a bad boy on a Harley, and a famous dog (Elvis made me say that)!

The secret is out! Jack and Callie have decided to have a baby and the whole Valentine clan is offering bad advice. Join the fun and as a bonus, enjoy soup recipes from cousin Lovie’s kitchen. To prepare for their future blessed event, Callie talks Jack into attending baby boot camp. Of course, Elvis and the gang tag along. But somebody is out to spoil the fun. When a pacifier comes up missing, there’s a whole lotta crying going on. Then a killer targets the Valentines, the Company sends in a new hunk’a burnin’ love, and the whole family goes into a fever! Can Elvis save the day before bad boy Jack backs out of fatherhood and Callie becomes the next murder victim? Read Elvis and the Rock-A-Hula Baby Capers and find out why reviewers call the Southern Cousins cozies “…a bestselling series that is the perfect combination of mystery, romance and just plain fun!”

Cousin Lovie’s in the kitchen and murder is on the menu. Join the Valentine clan plus Elvis in a zany romp with a whole lotta cookin’ goin’ on. Callie’s hunk’a burnin’ love is in parts unknown so she heads to a cooking competition on the Gulf Coast with cousin Lovie where the only trouble her mama can get into is sunburn. But somebody is out to win, come what may. When the first victim goes missing and the body won’t stay put, the Valentines go into a fever. Can everybody’s favorite hound dog, Elvis, save the day before Mama becomes the next victim and suspicious minds put the blame on Lovie? Read Elvis and the Pink Cadillac Corpse and find out why reviewers call the Southern Cousins cozies “…a bestselling series that is the perfect combination of mystery, romance and just plain fun!”

Jack and Callie are awaiting the arrival of their baby and the whole Valentine clan is in a fever. Jack, code name Black Panther, goes on a final dangerous mission for the Company while Callie grabs her last-chance getaway before there’s a whole lotta crying going on in the Jones household. She and her dog Elvis climb into her mama’s pink Cadillac with the rest of the Valentine gang and head to New Orleans where Rocky Malone is showing the treasures from his last archeological dig. Cousin Lovie wants to make the world go away so she can have fun with her hunka burnin’ love…until somebody spoils the party with murder. Suspicious minds put the blame on Rocky. As the Valentines go into full sleuth mode they encounter so many surprises they’re all shook up. With Jack in parts unknown, Callie calls Uncle Charlie to the rescue. But can he and Elvis save the day in time for the Valentine family to follow that dream? This cozy includes a short story prequel to Peggy’s new Charmed Cat Mystery series. The paperback version also includes a full length copy of Peggy’s most recent Southern Cousins Mystery, Elvis and the Blue Suede Bones. “Who in the world but Peggy Webb could successfully channel the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll through a sleuthing basset hound? …A hunka, hunka fabulous fun.” —Leslie Criss, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal “Elvis is alive and living in Mississippi…(This series) has all the sugar and sass of a pecan bourbon ball.” —Cathy Pickens, author of Southern Fried Mysteries “A fast-paced fun read full of clever narrative and witty dialogue. Kooky, well-written characters, right down to the dog. Pure entertainment!” —Dixie Cash, author of Don’t Make Me Choose Between You and My Shoes

Elvis is back, and a whole lotta sleuthin’ is goin’ on! Leaving their baby with Callie’s flamboyant mama and her legendary dog Elvis, Callie and Jack head to a weekend getaway in Memphis. Cousin Lovie and her new hunk’a burnin’ love husband go along for a delayed honeymoon at the famous Peabody. But somebody with revenge always on his mind turns the romantic tryst into heartbreak hotel. With the body count rising, the cousins and Elvis go into full sleuth mode. Can they catch the bad guys before everybody’s left crying in the chapel? This laugh-aloud whodunit shows just why reviewers call the Southern Cousins cozies “a bestselling series that is the perfect combination of mystery, romance and just plain fun!” Red Sky Entertainment has acquired film rights to the series.