Hannah Prentiss has barely opened the doors of the Hot Spot, her new restaurant in Blackberry Valley's old firehouse, when she receives a lukewarm review from a local food critic. She's determined to prove him wrong―and to prove to herself that she has what it takes to run a successful business. But then Hannah hears about a fire in the home of her friend, Miriam Spencer. She doesn't hesitate to reach out and help, along with other members of her church's women's group. During the cleanup process, Hannah discovers a secret compartment under the scorched floorboards of Miriam's living room. Inside is an exquisite ruby brooch that Miriam and her son claim to know nothing about. But there's evidence that somebody in Blackberry Valley does. As Hannah works to discover the origin of the brooch, she finds secrets that have been buried at least as long as it has. But what will be the cost of revealing them?

When Hannah Prentiss' best friend, Lacy Minyard, receives a strange package allegedly from her mother, she finds a mysterious key wrapped in a monogrammed handkerchief inside. Lacy is even more baffled when her mother reports receiving a similar package, purporting to be from Lacy! Hers contains a puzzling poem and a key wrapped in an identical handkerchief. Neither woman knows anything about their gifts. Can Hannah help her friend identify the sender and decipher the poem to find out what the keys open? Meanwhile, Hannah's father and brother are determined that she start dating. Hannah appreciates their well-meaning intentions, but she's more interested in making a success of her restaurant right now. Can Hannah find a way to tell her loveable but interfering family how she really feels?

As Hopeton prepares for its beloved Blackberry Festival, librarian Hannah Prentiss is drawn into a mystery when her friend Elaine reports prowlers and missing items on her historic farm. The incidents echo a decades-old disappearance of a festival’s Onion Queen and may be tied to Elaine’s long-lost heirloom onion seeds. With secrets resurfacing and the festival underway, Hannah must unravel the truth before history repeats itself. Seeds of Suspicion is a heartwarming, small-town mystery filled with charm, intrigue, and community spirit. With warmth, humor, and a menu full of intrigue, The Mysteries of Blackberry Valley are the perfect way to let go of the stress and worries of the day and curl up in your favorite chair for hours of page-turning delight. Seeds of Suspicion is the third book in The Mysteries of Blackberry Valley fiction series.

The Cookbook Clue is the tenth book in the Mysteries of Blackberry Valley fiction series. While springtime rainstorms and floods keep everyone in Blackberry Valley on alert, Hannah Prentiss is happy to stay warm and dry, joining her women’s church group on a new project. Well-known chef and professor Julia Miller is sourcing family recipes for a new Kentucky-focused cookbook. To Hannah’s surprise, tucked among the pages of her great-great-aunt Mabel’s handwritten cookbook is a reference to a sixty-year-old mystery. In 1965, a tornado struck Blackberry Valley, and the church’s golden altar cross hasn’t been seen since. Hannah decides to piece together the past and find the missing cross. But her attention is soon diverted to a more pressing issue—Julia’s husband disappears while on a cycling adventure. With a record storm barreling down on Blackberry Valley, can Hannah wade through the clues and find the answers before tragedy strikes? About the Mysteries of Blackberry Valley Welcome to the Hot Spot…where the food is fresh and the mysteries are delicious! After years away, Hannah Prentiss finally returns home to the charming village of Blackberry Valley. She transforms a former firehouse into the Hot Spot―a warm and welcoming place for townsfolk and travelers alike to enjoy meals made with fresh ingredients from local Kentucky farms. But running a new restaurant, reconnecting with loved ones, and forging new friendships around every corner aren’t the only things Hannah is doing these days. When mysteries start cropping up, she finds that solving them is just as satisfying as fulfilling her culinary dreams! What you’ll love about Blackberry Valley cozy charm and heartfelt connections of small-town lifeFaithful characters and the warmth of a close-knit communityClean, wholesome storiesIntriguing mysteries that give you hours of reading pleasureWith warmth, humor, and a menu full of intrigue, Blackberry Valley Mysteries are the perfect way to let go of the stress and worries of the day and curl up in your favorite chair for hours of page-turning delight.