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  • Bibliography:
    18 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    March 2000
  • Latest Book:
    November 2025
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Full Series List in Order

A Fudge Shop Mystery

1 - First Degree Fudge (Sep-2013)
2 - Hot Fudge Frame-Up (Jun-2014)
3 - Five-Alarm Fudge (Apr-2015)

Books in Order: 18 titles

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  • Kincaid Hunter, professional bull rider and decorated veteran, has never been tamed--least of all by the thought of marriage. But when a good friend back home in Wisconsin plans a Christmas wedding, Kincaid can't resist riding in to try and stop him ...



  • John Bozeman Hall has seen it all--longhorn cattle, grizzly hunts, even rattlesnake suppers. But nothing prepares him for Moonstone, Wisconsin.When a suspicious fire destroys the newlyweds Crystal and Peter LeBarron's farm cabin, Bozeman is determine...



  • An early, deep snow has gifted Fishers' Harbor, Wisconsin, with a perfect setting for the holiday celebration. Unfortunately removing snow from Main Street for the parade reveals the dead tax assessor with a knife in him--containing Grandpa Gil's fin...



  • A taste of trouble is in the air when a group of well-heeled, fudge-loving women descend on Ava Oosterling's newly acquired and lovingly refurbished bed & breakfast inn for a chocolate lovers' getaway.When one of the women turns up dead--and Ava's gr...



  • Candy shop owner Ava Oosterling has her hands full when her best friend Pauline Mertens takes a summer job as a wedding coordinator--with the nuptials and reception scheduled in mere days in the back yard of Ava's Blue Heron Inn.Then the sheriff info...



  • Margie Mueller thought wedding jitters were normal--until her fiancé sent her a fertility rug.She's no spring chicken, and the idea of raising a brood of Farina babies makes her panic. But before she can call the whole thing off, Tony's boistero...



  • Three days before Halloween, Alyssa Swain finds a man dead in his car but, once she gets help, the body is gone. When scruffy, tall, dead man John Christopherson shows up alive on her doorstep, he insists she called him to help her get ready for a pa...



  • New county deputy Lily Schuster is still learning the ropes when trouble strikes in Moonstone, Wisconsin. On her second day, she arrests archaeologist Marcus Linden for trespassing--only to find herself turning to him for help when a pie contest judg...



  • Kirsten Peplinski has worked hard to open her dream restaurant on the shores of Lake Superior. But when the men of Moonstone start disappearing in the evenings--and her business suffers--she discovers the shocking reason: a touring boat offering topl...






  • Crystal Hagan's first-graders are in panic mode. Their beloved holiday reindeer, Rudolph, has been stolen from the school's live Christmas display. Without him, the children are convinced Christmas is canceled.The trail of mischief leads to Peter LeB...



  • In the newest Fudge Shop Mystery from the national bestselling author of "Hot Fudge Frame-Up," Ava Oosterling is after a recipe to kill for... It’s autumn in Fishers’ Harbor, Wisconsin, and fudge shop owner Ava Oosterling is busy preparing for...



  • Candy shop owner Ava Oosterling mixes it up with a fudge judge with a grudge -- who loses his life before he can pick a winner.... Ava is gearing up for the First Annual Arts Festival -- a huge celebration that could draw national attention to he...



  • New candy store owner Ava Oosterling specializes in making heavenly homemade fudge and fresh starts. But she's just found out that her newest flavor is to die for.... Between getting her store up and running and uneasily settling back into her c...



  • Humorous romantic mysteries set in Moonstone, Wisconsin, a little town on the Lake Superior shoreline. They're tall as the oaks, bold as the bulls they've ridden in rodeos, and they don't talk about the past. They're three buddies who've seen the wor...



  • Welcome to Moonstone, Wisconsin, a small town on the shore of Lake Superior, where you’ll find mystery and romance, good-hearted neighbors and hilarity, with a dash of intriguing food on the menu at the local restaurant, The Jingle Bell Inn. ...






  • Secrets surround Spirit Lake... Their forbidden love is one of them. Danger collides with the peaceful beauty in Laurel Hasting's woodland hideaway when the man who jilted her fifteen years ago suddenly reappears--on the run from a killer. Cole Wesco...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Christine DeSmet has published 18 books.

Christine DeSmet does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, All She Wore Was a Bow, was published in November 2025.

The first book by Christine DeSmet, Spirit Lake, was published in March 2000.

Yes. Christine DeSmet has 1 series.