One part Vicar of Dibley, one part amateur sleuth who loves pastries, set in the mountains of Montana where no one’s business is her own… Between the police scanners, the coffee ladies, and the senior center, no secret is safe for long. But Vangie Vale wants nothing more than to stay under the radar...especially the police radar. So when her new business is linked to a murder investigation, nothing will stop the gossip mill from connecting her to the dead body. Can't have that. In order to clear her good name and keep her face off the front page, this part-time-baker-part-time-pastor becomes extra nosy...with a little side of breaking-and-entering. But when she comes face-to-face with the Sheriff, Vangie can't ignore the fact that one of her macarons was involved in a murder. She has to find the real murderer. Penance on the Prairies is the first book in the Vangie Vale Mysteries—a western-set female sleuth mystery. It used to be called "Vangie Vale and the Murdered Macaron." (This is the second edition.)

Mystery, murder, missing people, and Bunco. Who could ask for anything more? When Vangie brings a few fancy custard tarts to her Bunco group, she's hoping to impress the guest of honor with her pastry skills. But when the guest of honor never shows up and her body is discovered, everyone at the Bunco group is a murder suspect. Wrong place at the wrong time. Vangie Vale finds herself in another predicament trying to solve a murder in a neighboring small town before her mugshot shows up in the local anonymous gossip blog. And just when she hoped her Sherlocking days were done. No rest for the wicked…or the clergy. Pick up your second book in The Vangie Vale Mysteries today. You’ll never guess whodunit. “R.L. Syme is a fresh voice in the cozy mystery genre.” - Zara Keane, USA Today bestselling author of the Movie Club Mysteries series Corpse in the Coulee used to be titled Vangie Vale and the Corpseless Custard . This is the second version of this book. RECIPE The Corpseless Custard

I should have just Googled it. Will I go to jail if someone dies in my bakery? How hard would that have been? Instead, this small town sheriff is about to handcuff and manhandle me into his cruiser. Small wrinkle: I didn't kill anyone. But someone is convinced that I did, and if I don't find out who the real killer is, I'll get exiled. Again. Can't have that. It's time to find out who really strangled this strudel, before the victim's secrets cost me more than my livelihood... Pre-order your copy today and find out what Vangie's got herself into now. Book Three of the Matchbaker Mysteries.

I never thought Edward would come back... When the court case against my ex was finished, I thought we were finished, too. But it turns out, it was only the beginning. The Larcenous Lava Cake is book four in The Matchbaker Mysteries, a new cozy culinary mystery series from USA Today Bestselling Author, R.L. Syme. RECIPE INCLUDED: The Larcenous Lava Cake

Even in the great white North, Vangie gonna Vangie. She just cannot keep herself out of trouble, no matter where she goes. And when an old nemesis shows up and surprises her on her vacation, she can't help but investigate. This was originally written as a novella for the Passport to Murder anthology in Summer of 2021, but it's on its own now, and we hope you enjoy!