Cozy Mysteries

VINTAGE CANDY series
Set in Fredericksburg, TX, where Tally Holt owns a vintage candy shop and is owned by an adorable Maine coon cat name Nigel.

REVENGE IS SWEET is the first in the series, where Tally has all kinds of problems getting her business off the ground. Oh, and the dead body out of her kitchen.

DEADLY SWEET TOOTH is the second adventure. Tally's globe trotting parents return home briefly, but disaster ensues. 



INTO THE SWEET HEREAFTER, out in March of 2021, takes a bit of a dark turn with an international smuggling plot! 



See my Vintage Sweet page for ordering info, e-books, paperbacks, and audio.


FAT CAT series
This cozy mystery series debuted September2nd, 2014, and features a pudgy, but adorable, cat named Quincy. The setting is the Dinkytown neighborhood of Minneapolis. Dessert bar (and diet cat treat) recipes are included! (Leash training tips in FAT CAT TAKES THE CAKE)

First in the series, FAT CAT AT LARGE: available at Barnes and NobleBooks A Million, or Amazon.

Second book, FAT CAT SPREADS OUT, is also available at Barnes and NobleBooks A Million, or Amazon.

Third book, FAT CAT TAKES THE CAKE, available at the links below

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The series was published by Berkley Prime Crime and has been cancelled.