Ally Sweet is happy to be returning for a short break to the small town where she grew up. She is planning on using the time off to get over her messy divorce and she is looking forward to spending time with her much-loved grandmother and relaxing making chocolates and anything chocolaty. But then… the delivery driver for her grandmother’s chocolate shop is found murdered. The detectives investigating the crime have a prime suspect, Ally’s high school sweetheart, Brent. Ally believes that Brent would never murder anyone, so with the help of her trusted feline friend, Peaches, she tries to uncover the truth. The search for the killer leads Ally straight into the line of danger. Will she be able find the murderer before she becomes a victim herself? Triple Chocolate Muffin Recipe Included!

Ally Sweet is settling into life in Blue River. She loves spending time with her grandmother and making delicious chocolate creations. But then someone is poisoned by the chocolates from ‘Charlotte’s Chocolate Heaven’ and all the evidence points to Ally and Charlotte. Detective Luke Elm is on the case, but with her grandmother’s business on the line and their freedom at stake Ally feels she has no choice but to try and find out the truth. Ally and Charlotte, with some help from Peaches and Arnold, do some digging to try and uncover the murderer. With the suspects piling up it is a race against the clock to discover who the murderer is so the chocolate shop doesn’t remain shut and Ally and Charlotte don’t land up behind bars. Will Ally and Charlotte be able to find the killer before they go to jail? Or worse get murdered themselves? Will hunky Detective Luke arrest Ally? Or will they develop a new romance? Decadent Chocolate Cake Recipe Included!

Ally Sweet is excited to be staying the night at a new luxury hotel for free because ‘Charlotte’s Chocolate Heaven’ is negotiating a lucrative deal for the hotel’s bed turndown service, where a chocolate will be placed on each guest’s pillow every night. But then Ally stumbles across a dead body. It looks like she is being framed and when hunky Detective Luke Elm is inadvertently implicated in the murder, Ally does everything she can to find the killer. With a little help from her grandmother, feline friend, pot-bellied pig and some chocolate creations, Ally sifts through the suspects to uncover the truth. Will Ally’s snooping make the shop lose the deal? Will Ally find the murderer and clear her and Luke’s names before there is another victim? Recipe Included: Chocolate Cupcakes with Whipped Ganache Frosting!

This is book 4 in the Chocolate Centered Cozy Mystery Series. The main mystery is solved in each book, but the series is best enjoyed when read in order. Ally and Charlotte Sweet are running a booth for ‘Charlotte’s Chocolate Heaven’ at a local farmer’s market. Their primary concerns are selling cookies and keeping their cat, Peaches, and pot-bellied pig, Arnold, under control at the market. But then the son of a prominent and influential farmer is found dead and an old acquaintance of Ally’s is suspected of the murder. Ally’s investigative nature takes over and she goes on a search to find the killer. She tries to tread carefully so she doesn’t step on Detective Luke Elm’s toes, but her investigation leads her down a path straight towards danger. Will Ally be able to see through the cracks and reveal the murderer before it’s too late? Or will her sleuthing alienate Detective Luke and ruin their developing relationship? Recipe Included: Chocolate Cookies!

Ally and Charlotte Sweet are catering dessert for a cocktail party hosted by the Mayor and Deputy Mayor. The party is swarming with the rich and powerful of the area. Ally and Charlotte’s primary concern is to bake delicious chocolate tarts so the reputation of ‘Charlotte’s Chocolate Heaven’ is upheld. But when someone dies at the party everything is turned on its head. When foul play is discovered and it is suspected that the tarts might be to blame Ally and Charlotte, with the help of Ally’s cat, Peaches, and Charlotte’s pot-bellied pig, Arnold, do everything they can to find out who the murderer is. Their investigations antagonize the wrong people and not only jeopardize the future of the shop, but their safety as well. Will Ally and Charlotte find the murderer before there is another victim? Or will their investigation lead them down a dangerous path with no way to turn back? Recipe Included: Chocolate Ganache tarts with Raspberries! Luscious Pastry at a Lethal Party is book 5 in the Chocolate Centered Cozy Mystery Series. The main mystery is solved in each book, but the series is best enjoyed when read in order.

Ally and Charlotte Sweet are excited to provide some of Charlotte’s delicious chocolate brownies and other chocolate treats for a yard sale that is being held by a regular customer of ‘Charlotte’s Chocolate Heaven’. But their focus changes when Ally discovers a dead body. Although everything points towards an accident, Ally and Charlotte believe that foul play was involved. While the cause of death is still being determined Charlotte and Ally, with a little help from hunky Detective Luke Elm look into the death. With the help of their chocolate loving customers and their cat, Peaches and pot-bellied pig, Arnold, they try to find out the truth. The suspects are piling up and Charlotte and Ally land up in trouble, but that doesn’t stop them from investigating. Will Ally and Charlotte stay out of danger long enough to figure out the truth? Recipe Included: Chocolate Pecan Brownies This is book 6 in the Chocolate Centered Cozy Mystery Series. The main mystery is solved in each book, but the series is best enjoyed when read in order.

Ally and Charlotte Sweet are excited to be providing some chocolate delights for an outdoor film screening to celebrate an actress’ birthday. Ally is enjoying the movie with her hunky boyfriend, Detective Luke Elm. But then...a regular at ‘Charlotte’s Chocolate Heaven’ is murdered at the screening. Ally and Charlotte, with some help from their pot-bellied pig, Arnold, and cat, Peaches, investigate the murder. With the suspects piling up they find themselves tangled amongst some dangerous criminals. Will Ally and Charlotte be able to weave their way through the maze of suspects to find the murderer before the murderer claims another victim? Or will they even become victims themselves? Recipes included: Chocolate Peanut Fudge and Caramel Popcorn Chocolate Cupcakes This is book 7 in the Chocolate Centered Cozy Mystery Series. The main mystery is solved in each book, but the series is best enjoyed when read in order.

Ally and Charlotte Sweet love working together at ‘Charlotte’s Chocolate Heaven’ making chocolate delights. Ally is excited to finally be meeting Charlotte’s friend, Jeff, who has a special place in Charlotte’s heart. But everything is put on hold when Jeff is accused of murder. Charlotte believes that he is innocent and enrols the help of Ally to try and clear his name. Arnold, their lovable pot-bellied pig, and Peaches, their trusted cat, support them in their investigative endeavours. But with the evidence piling up against Jeff it is a race against the clock to find the murderer before he lands up permanently behind bars. Will Charlotte and Ally be able to link together the chain of clues to solve the murder? Or has Charlotte been deceived and Jeff really is the murderer? Recipe Included: Gooey Chocolate Cakes

Ally and Charlotte are planning an adventurous day flying in a light airplane. Charlotte is excited, but Ally is having second thoughts and wants to keep her feet firmly on the ground. Luckily, there is a charming passenger on board who helps put Ally’s mind at ease. But then things are turned upside down when someone lands up dead. What originally is thought to be an accident turns out to be murder. Charlotte and Ally cannot resist a good mystery and decide to do a little investigating. They become tangled in a maze of lies and land themselves in turbulent territory. Will they find the murderer before everything comes crashing down around them? Recipe Included: Chocolate Soufflé This is book 9 in the Chocolate Centered Cozy Mystery Series. The main mystery is solved in each book, but the series is best enjoyed when read in order.

This book was part of The 12 Slays of Christmas Cozy Mystery Boxed Set. Christmastime in Blue River means bright lights, shiny gifts, and…murder. With Christmas right around the corner, ‘Charlotte’s Chocolate Heaven’ has never been busier. Ally and Charlotte are working at breakneck speed to ensure that no stocking goes empty. But then a resident at Charlotte’s retirement village lands up dead. After the chief of police pegs Charlotte as the prime suspect, it’s up to her and Ally to clear her name. But between mysterious village break-ins, anonymous tips and secretive friends the truth won’t be easy to unwrap. It is a race against the clock to catch the killer before Charlotte spends Christmas behind bars. Recipes Included: Chocolate Brandy Mousse Cups and Chocolate Christmas Tree Cookies

It is almost Valentine’s Day and Charlotte and Ally are frantically trying to fill chocolate orders for the special day. Their hot chocolate gift packs are flying out the door and they couldn’t be happier. But then the local dairy farm owner lands up dead. Charlotte and Ally cannot resist a good mystery and decide to do some snooping of their own. But with the suspects piling up they realize they might have bitten off more than they can chew. Will Charlotte and Ally be able to find the killer before they land up in hot water? Recipe Included: Hot Chocolate Cupcakes

Tongues are wagging at Charlotte’s Chocolate Heaven when one of the shop’s three best customers has a new romantic interest. Mrs. Cale is smitten, but her two friends, Mrs. Bing and Mrs. White, would prefer to keep their good friend to themselves. Their focus quickly changes when someone ends up dead. Ally and Charlotte cannot resist a good mystery and decide to do a little investigating. To their surprise they land up with additional help as the three friends decide to solve the case themselves. The amateur sleuths are heading straight towards trouble. Can the friends stop bickering long enough in order for them to stay alive? Will the murderer be found before there is another victim or two? Recipe Caramel Chocolate Coconut Squares

Ally and Charlotte Sweet are excited to be supplying chocolates and other chocolate goodies for a local picnic. It is turning into a beautiful day and Arnold and Peaches are joining them. There are numerous fun and exciting events planned for the day. But things come to a grinding halt when a canoeist lands up dead. Ally and Charlotte find themselves right in the middle of the murder investigation. With the suspect list getting longer Ally and Charlotte, with the help of their pot-bellied pig, and their feline friend, wade through the murky water in search of the truth. They land up right in the line of fire. Will their final shot at finding the murderer prove fatal? Recipe Chocolate Pie

Blue River is abuzz with excitement. A traveling acting troupe is putting on a play in the small town and a gorgeous, well-known actor is the main character. Charlotte and Ally Sweet are flat out making chocolates for the visiting crowds and actors. Then Charlotte gets roped into putting chocolate making on hold and she reluctantly agrees to act in the play. But that turns out to be the least of Charlotte’s worries when someone ends up dead and her friend, Jeff, is implicated in the murder. Ally and Charlotte with the help of their pot-bellied pig, Arnold, and feline friend, Peaches, wade through a mountain of suspects to clear Jeff’s name and find the real culprit. But is Jeff really hiding something? Ally and Charlotte are in a race to find the murderer before someone else’s final curtain is lowered. Recipe Devil’s Food Cake

Business is booming at Charlotte’s Chocolate Heaven and Charlotte and Ally Sweet are enjoying running the shop. But the Blue River locals are at loggerheads when they find out that one of their fellow residents is buying up vacant land and is planning to bulldoze some of the old shops to build a casino.Then the town is thrown into further turmoil when someone ends up dead. When the victim turns out to have more enemies than friends, the suspect list keeps getting longer. Charlotte and Ally, with the help of their pot-bellied pig, Arnold, and feline friend, Peaches, decide to do a little sleuthing. They uncover more than they bargained for and discover that Blue River has many secrets. Charlotte, Ally and their trusty companions weave their way through a muddle of clues and suspects to find the murderer before time runs out and there is another victim.Recipe Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Cookies

Charlotte and Ally Sweet are excited to be visiting a nearby farm to try a new range of jams to use in their baked treats. They take their trusted companions, Peaches and Arnold, along for the outing. The animals are enjoying the farm and the jams are delicious…. but not everything goes to plan. Their fun day out comes to a grinding halt when Arnold and Peaches land up in a sticky situation….and then someone ends up murdered. Charlotte and Ally do a little sleuthing and reveal that the victim has some surprising secrets, and quite a few enemies. When someone they love dearly is put at risk, Charlotte and Ally will do anything to ensure their safety. Will Charlotte and Ally find the culprit before tensions reach boiling point and there is another victim? Recipe Included: Raspberry White Chocolate Cake

It is Christmastime in Blue River. Charlotte and Ally Sweet are run off their feet dealing with the holiday rush at Charlotte’s Chocolate Heaven. Mrs. Bing, Mrs. Cale and Mrs. White are up to their usual shenanigans, eating chocolate and spreading gossip. It seems to be the season for crime in the small town of Blue River. Thefts and petty crimes are rife. Ally’s hunky boyfriend, Detective Luke Elm, is flat out trying to ensure that Blue River is crime free and justice is served.But things become far more serious when a resident of Blue River is found murdered. Mrs. Bing is determined to help find out who murdered her friend and asks Ally to join her in her investigative efforts. With a little help from Charlotte, Mrs. Cale and Mrs. White, as well as Ally and Charlotte’s trusty companions, Arnold their pot-bellied pig, and Peaches their feline-friend, they do a little sleuthing. The sleuths reveal a mountain of clues and suspects and land up wrapped up in some risky situations. Has their luck run out or will they get a Christmas miracle?Will the crooks be caught, and the murderer found in time for Christmas? Will the wrong person land up behind bars for the holiday season? Or worse, will one of the sleuths not be around to celebrate Christmas ever again?Recipe Chocolate Crinkle Cookies Read Christmas Cookies and Criminals by USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author Cindy Bell and join Ally, Charlotte, Arnold, Peaches and their friends for a delicious, heartwarming holiday whodunit that will keep you glued to the page!!

Ally Sweet loves running Charlotte’s Chocolate Heaven with her grandmother, Charlotte Sweet. She is looking forward to dinner at a fancy new restaurant with her hunky boyfriend, Detective Luke Elm. They have been very busy lately and never seem to manage to spend time together. So, when Luke starts acting strange at dinner, Ally starts worrying that her relationship is on the rocks. But that becomes the last thing on Ally’s mind when their dinner is interrupted…. when someone lands up murdered! The victim turns out to be a renowned wine critic who is in the area to write a special on a winery for its two-hundred year anniversary. Ally and Charlotte decide to do a little sleuthing. But wine tasting and wineries are not something they are very familiar with. So, they enlist Mrs. Bing, Mrs. Cale and Mrs. White, to lend a helping hand. Arnold, Charlotte’s lovable pot-bellied pig, and Peaches, Ally’s loyal feline-friend, are by their side to help steer them down the right path. Ally and Charlotte uncork a gallon of suspects and secrets. Will the murderer be found before there are more victims? Is Ally’s relationship with Luke over? Recipe Included: Whipped Chocolate Ganache Cake Join Charlotte, Ally, Arnold and Peaches for a delicious, entertaining cozy mystery by USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author Cindy Bell.

It is almost Christmas and Charlotte and Ally Sweet are excited to be making delicious chocolate creations, planning for the upcoming Christmas celebrations and Ally and Detective Luke Elm’s impending wedding. But… their plans come to a grinding halt when someone is murdered. With Christmas just around the corner everyone wants the murderer caught so that Christmas can go off without a hitch. So, Ally and Charlotte decide to lend a helping hand. Along with their adorable pot-bellied pig, Arnold, and mischievous feline-friend, Peaches, they do a little snooping. But they uncover more than they anticipated and have to unravel a perplexing mixture of clues and suspects in order to get to the truth. Will the murderer be revealed before there is another victim? Or will their Christmas celebrations need to be put on hold? Recipe Included: Chocolate Yule Log Join Charlotte, Ally, Arnold and Peaches for a fun, puzzling, Christmas-themed cozy mystery by USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author Cindy Bell.

Ally Sweet is in full swing getting everything organized for her wedding to Detective Luke Elm. Her grandmother, Charlotte Sweet, and the three eccentric chocolate shop regulars Mrs. Bing, Mrs. Cale and Mrs. White are thrilled to be helping Ally organize and cater for the exciting event. But with less than a week to go their plans go up in smoke when the wedding venue is burned to the ground…and then a dead body is found. Wedding preparations are swapped for sleuthing when Ally joins forces with her grandmother and the three ladies to try and find the murderer. With Ally’s trusty feline-friend Peaches and pot-bellied pig Arnold for support, it is a race against time for Ally, Charlotte and their sleuthing sidekicks to find the murderer, so that Ally and Luke can finally tie the knot. Recipe Mocha Cake with Mocha Buttercream Frosting Join Ally, Charlotte, Arnold and Peaches for a fun, puzzling, heartwarming cozy mystery by USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author Cindy Bell. Buy Mocha, Marriage and Murder to start solving the murder today!

A clean, fun, festive cozy mystery that will keep you glued to the page. It is Christmastime, and Ally and Charlotte Sweet are flat out at Charlotte’s Chocolate Heaven with Christmas orders to fill and festivities to plan. Ally is loving newly-married life in the cottage with Detective Luke Elm, her lovable feline friend, Peaches, and playful pot-bellied pig, Arnold. But when a local is found murdered, Christmas preparations are put on the back burner. With a new employee to help out at the shop, Ally along with her grandmother, and the three quirky chocolate shop regulars Mrs. Bing, Mrs. Cale and Mrs. White help track down the killer. Will the murderer be found before they disappear? Recipe Included: Candy Cane Chocolate Fudge Join Ally, Charlotte, Arnold and Peaches for a fun-filled, puzzling, Holiday-themed cozy mystery by USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author Cindy Bell.

Start a new cozy mystery series by getting the first four books in the Chocolate Centered Cozy Mystery series in this boxed set. Book 1: The Sweet Smell of Murder Ally Sweet is happy to be returning for a short break to the small town where she grew up. She is planning on using the time off to get over her messy divorce and she is looking forward to spending time with her much-loved grandmother and relaxing making chocolates and anything chocolaty. But then… the delivery driver for her grandmother’s chocolate shop is found murdered. The detectives investigating the crime have a prime suspect, Ally’s high school sweetheart, Brent. Ally believes that Brent would never murder anyone, so with the help of her trusted feline friend, Peaches, she tries to uncover the truth. The search for the killer leads Ally straight into the line of danger. Will she be able find the murderer before she becomes a victim herself? Triple Chocolate Muffin Recipe Included! Book 2: A Deadly Delicious Delivery Ally Sweet is settling into life in Blue River. She loves spending time with her grandmother and making delicious chocolate creations. But then someone is poisoned by the chocolates from ‘Charlotte’s Chocolate Heaven’ and all the evidence points to Ally and Charlotte. Detective Luke Elm is on the case, but with her grandmother’s business on the line and their freedom at stake Ally feels she has no choice but to try and find out the truth. Ally and Charlotte, with some help from Peaches and Arnold, do some digging to try and uncover the murderer. With the suspects piling up it is a race against the clock to discover who the murderer is so the chocolate shop doesn’t remain shut and Ally and Charlotte don’t land up behind bars. Will Ally and Charlotte be able to find the killer before they go to jail? Or worse get murdered themselves? Will hunky Detective Luke arrest Ally? Or will they develop a new romance? Decadent Chocolate Cake Recipe Included! Book 3: A Bitter Sweet Murder Ally Sweet is excited to be staying the night at a new luxury hotel for free because ‘Charlotte’s Chocolate Heaven’ is negotiating a lucrative deal for the hotel’s bed turndown service, where a chocolate will be placed on each guest’s pillow every night. But then Ally stumbles across a dead body. It looks like she is being framed and when hunky Detective Luke Elm is inadvertently implicated in the murder, Ally does everything she can to find the killer. With a little help from her grandmother, feline friend, pot-bellied pig and some chocolate creations, Ally sifts through the suspects to uncover the truth. Will Ally’s snooping make the shop lose the deal? Will Ally find the murderer and clear her and Luke’s names before there is another victim? Chocolate Cupcakes with Whipped Ganache Frosting Recipe Included! Book 4: A Treacherous Tasty Trail Ally and Charlotte Sweet are running a booth for ‘Charlotte’s Chocolate Heaven’ at a local farmer’s market. Their primary concerns are selling cookies and keeping their cat, Peaches, and pot-bellied pig, Arnold, under control at the market. But then the son of a prominent and influential farmer is found dead and an old acquaintance of Ally’s is suspected of the murder. Ally’s investigative nature takes over and she goes on a search to find the killer.