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 deal with a woman, Miss Lucy Inkerman, selling a stable and horses. One man’s loss is another’s gain – and Carol doesn’t hesitate to put a bid in. It is a place that needs some tender loving care, something Carol has in spades. She feels like a fish out of water as she gets to know the town. William Goudy, a good-natured storeowner, is willing to point her in the right direction... until he is found murdered on his doorstep. Carol finds herself at the center of a crime she did not commit in a town she is a stranger to. She must work with the Scrooge-incarnate Chief of Police, Brogan Peterson, to find out who killed William before anyone else is targeted. Carol is a tough woman, but could her own need for mystery put what is precious to her in the firing line?

A killer on the loose, a cunning amateur sleuth, and a trail of candy pigs… Determined to get on with her life and pursue her relationship with the gun-shy cop Brogan, Carol thinks she’s put sleuthing behind her. But when she discovers her best friend Skye murdered alongside a mysteriously shattered peppermint pig, Carol is once again thrown neck-deep into a murder investigation. Teaming up with Brogan on a mission to unravel the mystery behind Skye’s untimely death, Carol must weed out the true culprit and bring a cold-blooded killer to justice. But as she digs deeper, it quickly becomes clear that this case will be much more difficult than meets the eye… A sly shoplifter, a husband caught up in the throes of a bitter divorce, and a notorious homewrecker are all possible suspects. And as Carol gets closer to the truth, she discovers an elaborate plan that’s far more sinister than she ever could have imagined… Can Carol avenge her friend and catch her killer? Or will the true culprit outsmart her and slip away scot-free? If you adore cozy and whimsical who-dun-its with idyllic small towns, loveable amateur sleuths, and plenty of twists and turns along the way, then you’ll love Carol’s next adventure in Peril and a Peppermint Pig.

A Suspicious Newcomer. A Police Captain in Custody. A Small Town Murder. Carol is a newcomer to the cozy town of Tinsel Pine, only interested in settling down, running her business, and reconnecting with her daughter. But the locals have gotten the impression that she is a brown-nosing hussy, given her recent relationship with the not-yet-divorced Police Captain Brogan. As Captain Brogan heads to the courthouse to finalize his divorce, a horrendous crime occurs, leaving Brogan’s ex-wife dead after being badly beaten. Can Carol trust her instincts that her boyfriend of two months, and Police Captain of this small town, didn’t commit this heinous crime?