When widow and retired special education teacher Daisy Arthur takes up romance writing with a quirky group of aspiring authors, she finds herself tangled in merry mayhem that suddenly turns quite deadly. Then, instead of pursuing her romantic interests, she must go in search of a killer or risk becoming the group's next victim. Enter Gabe Caerphilly, father of one of her old students and a single, police lieutenant with Littleton, Colorado's finest. Daisy sees Gabe as having definite Mr. Right potential. Unfortunately, Gabe sees her as a prime murder suspect. What's a woman to do? Readers will enjoy a quick cozy read with this debut novel introducing a pun-loving amateur sleuth who's looking for clues and romance in all the wrong places.

Opening her door after midnight launches widow and retired special education teacher Daisy Arthur into her second murder mystery in less than a year. Brian Hughes, boyfriend to former student Ginny Caerphilly, is standing in her front yard, covered in blood, and talking about “Mississippi” being asleep in the bathroom of the supermarket where he and Ginny work. Time to call in Ginny’s dad, Gabe Caerphilly, also Daisy’s knight in shining armor and police lieutenant for Littleton’s finest. They return to the store and find Brian’s friend Cissy in a large pool of blood, murdered. On the trail of the killer, Daisy becomes closer friends with a man at the dog park, crosses verbal swords with a possible mobster, and captures the attention of a charismatic man from the grocery business. Just when she figures out Cissy’s secret and the reason for her murder, there is another knock at her door. This time, will Daisy be the “Mississippi” river of blood in this tale? Sliced Vegetarian is the second in a cozy mystery series set in Littleton, Colorado. Readers will enjoy revisiting friends from Faith on the Rocks as Daisy tries to find the killer before he finds her.