​It is the start of a new venture for Margaret and her son, Zach, setting up their dream candy store, Nichol’s Candy Store. With the business owners around her, there is never a dull moment – from Stacy Koontz the café owner, Mr. Stewart, the dog-groomer who needs a new personality, and Simone Peretti, who is as eccentric as the antiques she sells. It was nothing Margaret couldn’t handle, until their neighbor, Dorothy, was found murdered. A woman who was hated by everyone – making the entire neighborhood a suspect. On top of that long list is the new resident, Kyle, who’s kind-hearted beneath a gruff around the gills hard coating. Wanting justice for Dorothy and Kyle, Margaret decides to investigate this mystery herself. With an attractive detective by her side, it’ll lead to more connections than she ever anticipated. Is she sweet enough to solve this sour blooded mystery? This cozy mystery is a clean no graphic violence, sex, or strong language. It can be read in one to two hours. It is perfect for those moments when you are waiting at an appointment or want to enjoy a quick read. Read all the Candy Store cozy 1. Gumballs and Murder 2. A Shot of Bitterness 3. A Heap of Truffles 4. Popcorn Treats & Deceit 5. Meringue and Murder

This candy shop mystery series can be read in one to two hours. It is perfect for those moments when you are waiting at an appointment or want to enjoy a quick read. Join Margaret and the gang in the next inhabitant to hit the street! Margaret is living the dream running her sweet shop alongside her son, Zach and her good friend, Patti – not to mention having a budding friendship with David. With new construction work going on around one of the vacant units is hurting the business – and other tenants are beginning to feel the tension. Usually, everyone treats each other with a degree (of sorts) with respect, but it seems that everyone wants to be rid of the new coffee shop chain that has opened. It has damaged business for the tea shop, the bakery, and the small mobile coffee stop. To make matters worse, Scott Freeman, the owner is an arrogant sod who has managed to insult various customers in the short time he has opened the shop. When Margaret decides to get a coffee one morning – she finds his dead body on the floor. David is assigned to investigate the suspicious death – warning Margaret to keep her distance after the injuries she'd sustained from in the last case. Tensions rise in both her personal and business life and Margaret finds herself struggling to get this mystery out of her head. With a pinch of homemade sweetness (with or without the apron) Margaret intends to become close to Scott’s widow to get to the bottom of this bitter cup of coffee. Can a sweet tooth handle a shot of bitterness?

There’s nothing like a hard reality check when there’s a murder on your doorstep. The entire neighborhood is shaken when their friend and respected school teacher, Jose Santiago, is found dead by his teenage son, Michael. That’s not the only unnerving threat hitting the streets recently, Margaret has been getting wry letters taped to the door of her candy store. Her son, Zach, and Detective David Graham don’t think it’s a coincidence as an investigation to find the killer gets underway. Dark details of Jose’s undeniably murder come to light as the cause of death was cyanide poisoning, with markings of a local coven found around the crime scene. Suspicions fall on the local ‘witch’ coven, making them the primary suspects. Michael hires Margaret to try and track down his father’s murderer, with David begrudgingly accepting her help on the investigation to keep an eye on her. As more cryptic notes are left, along with lousy misfortune hitting the residents – this pleasant town soon dissolves into a ghostly version of a frenzied Salem in 1962. Paranoia stands on every corner and the bad luck and backlash quickly turn a friend to foe – to a killer. This candy shop mystery series can be read in one to two hours. It is perfect for those moments when you are waiting at an appointment or want to enjoy a quick read.

This candy shop mystery series can be read in one to two hours. It is perfect for those moments when you are waiting at an appointment or want to enjoy a quick read. It's a case that cuts just a little too close to home for Margaret and her loved ones in the latest crime to hit their not-so-quiet town! “People are like jawbreakers; they are many layers to them...” Thanksgiving is fast approaching, and everyone is busy making preparations to celebrate while juggling work and chores. Margaret and her son Zach talk about extending their family and getting a puppy. While opening her store, she hears Maria Luis screaming and pointing down the alley. There, Margaret beholds the grumpy dog-groomer, Mr. Stewart, lying dead in the dirt. Detective David Graham is at the forefront of the investigation, and he warns her to stay away from the case. It doesn’t wash well with Margaret, who fiercely protests his concerns until he has little choice but to let her help him hunt down leads. Mr. Stewart was a man who’d been all bark – but Margaret witnessed his secret kindness towards others despite his attitude. He had his heart in the right place, and now it was cold in a morgue; the thought fuels a fire inside her to catch his killer and bring the person to justice. Margaret and David’s complicated relationship as they interview residents and business owners who’d butted heads with Mr. Stewart to make sure the grump can rest in peace. If they let their guard down, the consequences could be devastating. “…but crack through the layers – you’ll inevitably reach the center.”