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Candy Covered Cozy Mysteries
Series · 7 books · 2019-2020

Books in series

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#1

Peppermint Fudge and Fears

2019

A candy by any other name… Might just be murder. Candy shop owner, Candice Rothberg, formerly Candice Darling, is excited for Christmas. It’s hard not to be, in a town as festive as Lake Marion, Michigan. When Candice learns that a local bakery is hosting a gingerbread house building contest, she eagerly dives right in. With her background in candy and all things delicious, she plans to rock the contest, whether she wins it or not. What starts out to be a fun and delicious contest, ends up being a holiday horror, when one of the competitors dies, under suspicious circumstances, leaving behind a mysterious candy wrapper and more questions than answers. When the killer targets a second victim, Candice realizes all of the mystery and intrigue, oddly, has something to do with her. Will she figure out who the culprit is, before it’s too late? Or will this be a season of suffering for Lake Marion? Find out in this delectably action-packed Cozy Mystery!
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#2

White Chocolate and Worries

2020

Murder is a dish best served cold…Ice cold.The charming small town of Lake Marion, Michigan is a wonderland of snow and ice in the winter, and is a haven for adventurous outdoorsmen. Candice Rothberg, candy shop owner and amateur sleuth, reluctantly tags along with her husband and his grandfather on an ice fishing trip. Her misery goes from bad to worse when a body is found in the water.Odd connections to the victim make Candice’s family the target of a ruthless killer, and it’s up to the three of them to find the clues and solve the crime before one of them is silenced…permanently.Will the trail go cold before the icy crime is solved? Or will the killer slip away?Find out in this fast-paced Cozy Mystery. It will keep you on the edge of your seat?
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#3

Rock Candy and Robberies

2020

House-sitting can be murder. Candy shop owner, and amateur sleuth, Candice Rothburg, and her husband, Eli, are house sitting for her parents, who have sailed away on a tropical cruise. Unfortunately, nothing ever goes as planned in the neighboring small towns of Lake Marion and Maple Creek, Michigan, and the simple job of watching her parents’ house and dogs gets a lot more complicated when Candice comes home to a burglary gone wrong. With a body on the floor, and a ransacked house, it’s up to Candice and Eli to figure out what the burglars wanted, why one of them is dead, and most importantly, whether or not they found what they were looking for. Candice’s biggest fear is that they might come back to finish the job. Can she find the culprits before they strike again, this time much too close for comfort? Find out in this deliciously fast-paced Cozy Mystery!
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#4

Cranberry Candies and Crimes

2020

Appearances can be deceiving… And missing persons can mean murder is afoot. Amateur sleuth and candy shop owner, Candice Rothburg, is more than happy to take her lunch break to help her employee, Suri, check on a couple of friends who haven’t been answering their phone. She finds herself plunged into a horrific scenario when her curiosity and concern lead her to a crime scene. The double homicide shakes the small town of Lake Marion, Michigan, and Candice feels compelled to follow in her mother’s investigative footsteps, as she tries to figure out why the seemingly normal couple was killed. What she uncovers is far more shocking than she expected, and she realizes that she’s in way over her head. Seeing the scary underbelly of her normally peaceful town leaves Candice wondering whether she’ll make it through the investigation and find the killer. Will it be a sweet ending for Candice? Find out in this fast-paced and action packed Cozy Culinary Mystery!
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#5

Strawberry Cakes and Corpses

2020

Sometimes being the talk of the town isn’t a good thing… In fact, it can be murder. One day during the spring thaw, Candice Rothberg gets a chilling call from the police. The dairy farmer who leases some of her property has stumbled across a body, and one of her employees is a person of interest in the case. Rumors run wild in the small town of Lake Marion, Michigan, and Candice finds herself defending her employee while facing her own doubts. Can she solve a weeks-old murder when the police can’t? And will she like the answer if she does?
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#7

Lemon Twists and Turmoil

2020

Sometimes trying to get away from it all…Leads to murder.A family vacation takes a turn for the worse when candy shop owner and amateur sleuth, Candice Rothburg, witnesses a murder at a rest stop. The incident casts a pallor on their trip, but she and her family are still determined to enjoy themselves. After all, the murder didn’t have anything to do with them…or did it?Candice’s family time in the solitary cabin, in the wilds of northern Michigan, would be perfect if it wasn’t for a foreboding feeling that someone was following them…someone who very much wants to make sure they don’t make it home.Will the idyllic setting be the scene of the next murder? Or will Candice catch a killer before it’s too late?Find out in this sweet Culinary Cozy Mystery!
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#8

Candy Clouds and Corpses

2020

When two amateur sleuths have mother/daughter time…Murder comes calling.The Maple Creek summer fair brings back happy memories for candy shop owner, Candice Rothburg, and her mother, Moira Darling. The two super-busy ladies take time out of their schedules and make grand plans to enjoy the festival together. Their happy, relaxing day together comes to a screeching halt when they both receive calls about two separate murders – one at Moira’s deli, and one at Candice’s candy shop. A message is being sent, but for whom? And why? Are both Moira and Candice on the wrong side of a killer?Find out in this exciting finale to the Candy Covered Culinary Cozy Mystery series!

Author

Patti Benning
Patti Benning
Author · 140 books

https://www.facebook.com/Patti-Bennin... When Cozy Mystery author, Patti Benning, isn’t busy plotting the deaths of multiple fictitious characters, she loves to spend time hiking with her rescue dog, Max, who is her bestest writing buddy. ​Patti loves to cook and the food in her books has been tried and tested in her very own kitchen. She’s technologically shy, and stays away from social media a great deal, because it makes her feel more awkward and introverted than meeting someone face to face. ​Writing is the perfect job for her because in her books, she gets to explore all the topics she loves, food, animals, crafts and reading. She loves her readers dearly, and is thankful for the opportunity to share with them through her work.

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