\\\Cozy Baked Murders are short and sweetly delectable stories that can be finished in one sitting\\\ Welcome to Sandy Harbor, Maine a place where everyone knows everyone, as well as everyone else's business. It's a small town with a big problem when local businessman Henry Hoffer turns up dead. Local blogger and pie baker extraordinaire, Allie McSwain, also has a problem. When she discovers Henry's body, she finds herself suddenly a suspect in his murder. Allie and her sidekick Lucy Gray set out to discover the real killer before the wrong person ends up in an orange jumpsuit. Recipes included!

It's Halloween in Sandy Harbor, Maine, and time for Tricks and Treats of the deadly kind. Blogger and foodie Allie McSwain finds the body of Sandy Harbor's event coordinator at the Halloween bazaar and sets out to find the murderer. Romance is blossoming between Allie and detective Alec Blanchard, who is determined to keep her out of harm's way, but Allie has other ideas.

Thanksgiving is upon Sandy Harbor Maine, and so is murder. When philanthropist Todd Spellman is murdered at the annual Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot, Allie McSwain and Detective Alec Blanchard must find the killer before they become the next victims. Recipes included!

It's Christmas time and while that jolly elf dressed all in red is preparing to deliver presents around the world, Allie McSwain and crew are in Goose Bay, Alabama visiting Allie's mother and working to solve a murder. Allie's daughter Jennifer discovers a murdered neighbor on the lawn and it's up to Allie and Alec to figure out who the murderer is before there's another victim.

It's a new year for Allie and Alec and that means a new mystery to solve. When beloved elementary school teacher Iris Rose ends up on ice, they must find her killer before her killer makes Allie the second victim. There are lots of changes in Sandy Harbor, Maine. Allie McSwain has retired her grief blog and is baking up a storm to sell her pies and cakes at Henry's Home Cooking Restaraunt, while her boyfriend Alec Blanchard, has retired from the police department and is studying to become a PI. Allie's sidekick Lucy Gray shows up to help along the way.

Love is in the air in Sandy Harbor, Maine and so is murder. Allie McSwain and her PI boyfriend, Alec Blanchard, are thrust into the middle of a murder investigation where love makes solving the murder tricky. Allie and Alec's romance is sweeter than a chocolate raspberry triple layer cake in book six!

Allie and Alec are back to run a marathon and catch a killer at the annual Strawberry Festival. When Allie's strawberry surprise cupcakes are suspected of poisoning the mayor's daughter, she must prove her innocence before the killer strikes again. Alec has his own surprise, while Lucy and Ed come along for the ride.

What do you do when you find a dead body on the beach? And what if that body turns out to be your business rival? Pretend you didn’t see it? It wasn’t like killing Suzanna Monreal had crossed my mind. I wouldn’t do it. Honest. But if she treated everyone the way she treated me, I can’t say I’m surprised she ended up the way she did. Mean people sometimes end up dead. Just something to keep in mind. When the chief of police makes an early morning stop by my house to insinuate that I may have had something to do with the murder, I’ve got to come up with a plan to clear my name. And my best friend and fiancé are right by my side to help me catch a killer. Summertime and the livin’ is, well, not that easy.

You know how all you want to do on the 4th of July is hang out with the family, watch some fireworks, and enjoy yourself? Well, sometimes other people have other plans. Like, murderous plans. The woman who was arguing with everyone on the beach should have kept quiet. Because sometimes arguing with someone can get you killed. The real question was, how did the murderer pull it off without being seen? And why? My family and I only wanted to enjoy the holiday at the beach. What we got was another murder to solve. It would take the lot of us to figure out who did it.

Buying a house that was rumored to be haunted might not have been the brightest idea I had ever had, but you didn’t see how beautiful it was. Unfortunately, the dead body in the bathtub left a ring of suspicion around the entire house. Allie McSwain never intended to buy a new house, but when the beautiful mansion just outside of town goes up for sale, she has to take a look at it. It was a piece of Sandy Harbor history and was not to be missed. She brings her best friend Lucy Gray along, and the real estate agent takes them on a house tour they won’t soon forget. Mummy pies were Allie’s grandmother’s special Halloween treat, and Allie tries to recreate the recipe, but the real mummy in the mansion is what gives her pause. And the creeps. Can she and her PI boyfriend, Alec Blanchard, and Lucy, find the real killer after all these years?

Your wedding day is supposed to be special, filled with family, good friends, and precious memories. Mine had all of that and more. And it was that more that I was having issues with. Allie and Alec are finally tying the knot and while they had planned on a special day, what they didn’t plan on was one of the caterers getting sick at the reception. When he dies under suspicious circumstances, Alec and Allie are on the case. The victim has a shady past, and it seems his past came back to haunt him and eventually kill him. Will Allie be able to separate fact from fiction and help Alec land the killer in jail?

Sometimes you do something that puts you in a jam. Or in a pickle. Or some other canning-related idiom. You didn’t intend to do it, but there you are—the author of your own misfortune. Ask me how I know. When Sandy Harbor is rocked by a brutal double homicide, it’s up to Allie and her new husband, Alec, to find the killer. The victims’ daughter is trying to find her footing after their deaths, but Allie has her eye on her. Could she have killed them, or was it someone else? Summer in Sandy Harbor means it’s time to make jams and jellies—at least for Allie it does, and in her spare time, she’s trying to catch a killer. Her faithful partner in crime-solving, Lucy Gray, is along for the ride, and between the two of them, something is bound to go wrong.

Do you ever get the feeling that dead people are hanging around just looking to spoil your vacation? No? Just me, then? All I wanted to do was attend my son’s wedding and enjoy a few days off, but a killer had other plans. Allie and Alec are in Wisconsin to attend her son’s wedding and take in a baseball game. They’re staying at the future in-law’s house when someone murders the woman across the street. It’s a nice, quiet neighborhood where things like murder never happen. What could go wrong? Instead of spending a relaxing week away, Allie and Alec are on another case!

Ah, fall, the time of year when the air is crisp, the leaves golden, and sweaters and boots are back. Not to mention pumpkin spice everything. I had planned on a fall shopping trip to buy something pretty for the house, but I found a body instead. How does this keep happening to me? Allie and her husband Alec are enjoying their new house and their new marriage, but the dead body? Not so much. When Allie discovers the body of a local businesswoman, the chief of police is suspicious that she might have had something to do with it. Can she and Alec prove her innocence and catch the real killer? Nothing says fall like pumpkin spice and murder. Cozy up with the latest installment of a Freshly Baked Murder and see what Allie and the gang are up to now.

Halloween is the perfect time of year for tricks, treats, and murder. Ask me how I know. I thought this year was going to be different. Until it wasn't. Halloween is upon the small town of Sandy Harbor, and when Allie is talked into throwing a masquerade ball in her new home to benefit a local charity, she's surprised to find out the wealthiest woman in town has been murdered. Who will help her fund the masquerade ball now? Ghosts, ghouls, and goblins will be trick or treating on Halloween, but Allie is tied up solving a murder. Cozy up with the latest installment of A Freshly Baked Mystery and find out what Allie and the gang are up to now.

Ah, Christmas, the most joyful time of the year. Well, joyful for everyone except the Santa I hired to hand out gifts at the annual children's Christmas party. For him, the Christmas season turned out to be his undoing. With shouts of Merry Christmas and Season’s Greetings, the guy Allie hired to play Santa turns up dead. The last thing Allie wants is to disappoint the children. Can she find a last-minute replacement? And can she and Alec find Santa’s killer? The gang is all here this Christmas, acting as Santa’s helpers and spreading joy to young and old alike. Merry Christmas from Sandy Harbor!

. Did you ever think that you knew someone so well that nothing they did could surprise you? Yeah, me too. Until my best friend came up with a doozy. It’s a new year and there’s a new murder in Sandy Harbor, Maine. It would seem that it’s business as usual until Allie finds out who the victim is. Lucy’s ex-husband. The catch is that Lucy never told anyone she had been married to anyone other than her current husband, Ed. Allie’s not sure what to make of this. They told each other everything, didn’t they? Why didn’t Lucy mention she had been married to someone else? And why is the body of her ex-husband in her storage shed?

Sometimes death happens when you least expect it. And even when it’s expected, it can be full of surprises. Allie isn’t surprised someone wanted Sandy Harbor's chief of police dead. She is surprised they actually did it. It turns out that Sam Bailey had a lot of enemies, and now it’s up to Allie’s husband Alec to catch the killer. But Allie and her best friend Lucy will be sorting out the details on their end, just like they always do. Will they catch the killer before they strike again?

Death is a funny thing. It usually happens when and to whom you least expect it. Clyde McCoy had a lot of good years left in him—had being the operative word. Allie and Lucy discover an abandoned dog on the beach, but they know who she belongs to and that her owner would never abandon her. That coupled with footprints going out into the ocean makes them suspicious. It’s obvious to them that because Clyde would never abandon his dog foul play is afoot. Can Allie and Lucy figure out what happened to Clyde? If you enjoy small-town mysteries, be sure to check out the entire Freshly Baked Cozy Mystery series.

What do you do when all your troubles seem like they’ve unpacked their bags and have no intention of ever leaving? You pour a nice tall glass of sweet tea and relax out on the beach. Troubles can take care of themselves. Allie may not know what she wants to do with her life since she lost her job, but she does have her priorities in order. Sweet tea on the beach fixes nearly everything. Well, everything except a new murder case. Alec has gone back to his old job as a police detective and the next case tossed in his lap will keep him busy and off the beach. But that doesn’t mean Allie and her best friend Lucy won’t take time out from sweet tea and beach time to search for the killer on their own. Welcome to Sandy Harbor, Maine, where small towns and murder go together.

Ah, September. The beginning of fall, the months that end in -ber, and what I like to call pie season. (And let’s not forget pumpkin spice everything). But just because someone drops dead after eating one of my pies does not mean I did it. Allie is reveling in the fall season—the crisp morning air, the anticipation of the upcoming holidays, and all the baking she plans to do. But one dead body can change all that. How is her husband, Detective Alec Blanchard, going to explain to the new police chief that his wife did not kill Elvis, even though it appears otherwise? Allie is all shook up over the murder, and not planning on doing the jailhouse rock if she can help it. She and her best friend Lucy will have to find the real killer before they pin the murder on her. Welcome to Sandy Harbor, Maine, a small town with a lot of heart. And a dead body or two.

They say you can never go home again, but I say otherwise. Just don’t expect things to be the same as when you left, and you’ll be fine. And ignore the dead woman. If you can. With her first grandbaby on the way, Allie misses her mother and feels nostalgic for the town where she grew up. A trip to Goose Bay, Alabama, is in order where just days before Halloween, she and the women in her family are planning an early baby shower for the new arrival. Allie’s Aunt Loretta has moved in and is a bit more cantankerous than she remembers. When one of the ladies from church is murdered, Aunt Loretta is suspected of the crime. Can Allie and the crew find the real killer, or will they discover that Aunt Loretta isn’t who she seems to be? Welcome to Sandy Harbor, Maine–er, um, Goose Bay, Alabama, a small town with a lot of heart. And a dead body or two.

Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year. Actually, any time of year when tasty baked goods are expected is my favorite time of year, but why quibble over details? I just can’t understand why someone would ditch a dead body like that. It’s Christmas, and Allie and Lucy are on the hunt for a killer in between baking Christmas cakes for the Christmas baking contest. What they discover about the victim will have him put on Santa’s naughty list. Permanently. Just because someone did a bad thing doesn’t mean they deserved to die, does it? Allie and Lucy will have to decide the answer to that question when they figure out who killed the victim. Welcome to Sandy Harbor, Maine, a small town with a lot of heart. And a dead body or two.

Valentine’s Day is one of those holidays that’s a great big tease. All those flowers and candy make you think spring is right around the corner, but because it’s still technically winter, there’s going to be snow. And murder. Because what’s love without murder? Step into the world of amateur sleuth Allie and her trusty sidekick, Lucy, as they unravel the mystery surrounding the murder of a wealthy young mother. The victim, known for her sharp tongue and mean streak, was killed in the comfort of her own home, and it's up to Allie and Lucy to gather the clues and crack the case before the killer strikes again. But as the clues start to add up, things get tricky. Allie finds herself tiptoeing through a maze of suspects, each with a motive for murder. From the angry neighbor to the disgruntled stepson, anyone could have done the deed. Get ready to cuddle up with a hot cup of tea and a side of mystery, because the stakes are high, and the gossip is hot in this cozy murder mystery!

At first glance, cupcakes, beaches, and pirates might seem like an unlikely combination, but in Sandy Harbor, Maine, it's a recipe for adventure, laughter, and... murder. Welcome to the latest installment of A Freshly Baked Cozy Mystery, where small-town charm, yummy cupcakes, and murder come together in the most unexpected ways. Allie and her best friend, Lucy, have volunteered to bake cupcakes for the town's annual Pirate Days celebration. With the beach filled with kids dressed as pirates, they couldn't have anticipated that the real danger would come from an unwelcome guest – the nosy environmentalist, Cassie Walker. Cassie's meddling may have turned deadly when her lifeless body is discovered among the pirates and pastry. But who would want her dead? And why was she so determined to poke her nose into everyone's business? As Allie and her dashing husband, Alec, savor their days as first-time grandparents, they're also drawn into the thrilling hunt for Cassie's killer. The duo must navigate through a labyrinth of intrigue, deception, and small-town secrets to unmask the murderer before they strike again. Join Allie, Lucy, and Alec as they whip up a storm of mystery, danger, and freshly baked delights in Cupcakes and Beaches – a scrumptious cozy mystery that will have you craving for more!

The charming coastal town of Sandy Harbor is bustling with Thanksgiving preparations. As families plan their gatherings and the scent of autumn fills the air, excitement bubbles for the annual community Thanksgiving dinner. Allie Blanchard, renowned for her delectable desserts, is ready to showcase her pumpkin pies. With Lucy Gray, her best friend and sidekick, they’re anticipating a fun holiday baking spree.However, the festive spirit is shattered when a respected member of the community is discovered dead in his study. There’s no sign of forced entry, and the only clue is an old photo of last year’s Thanksgiving gathering, torn in half.Detective Alec Blanchard, Allie’s husband, is investigating the murder that's seemingly rooted in past grudges and old secrets. While he meticulously investigates the case, Allie and Lucy can’t help but do some sleuthing on their own.As they dig deeper, Allie and Lucy uncover a tapestry of reasons that could provide motives for murder. With every discovery, a new potential suspect emerges.As Thanksgiving Day draws near, the town is on edge, and Allie and Lucy are determined to find the murderer and restore peace to Sandy Harbor. But as they’re about to discover, some secrets are meant to stay buried.