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  • Bibliography:
    11 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    April 2013
  • Latest Book:
    April 2022
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About the Author

Joyce and Jim Lavene are award-winning photojournalists, which somewhere along the way, they decided to write novels and since then, they have been hooked on that genre. They started out publishing romance and mystery novels in 1999 as themselves, and under the pseudonyms Joye Ames, J.J. Cook, and Ellie Grant. The bestselling marriage writing team have written and published more than 65 novels for Harlequin, Berkley, Amazon and Gallery Books along with hundreds of non-fiction articles for national and regional publications.

They live in rural North Carolina with their family.

Full Series List in Order

Biscuit Bowl Food Truck

1 - Death on Eat Street (Apr-2014)
1.5 - Gator Bowl (Jan-2015)
2 - Fry Another Day (Feb-2015)
3 - Fat Tuesday Fricassee (Dec-2015)

Percivious

1 - Insomnia (Aug-2020)
2 - Percivious: Origins (Apr-2022)

Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade

1 - That Old Flame of Mine (Apr-2013)
2 - Playing with Fire (Jan-2014)
3 - In Hot Water (Jan-2015)
4 - Sweet Pepper Hero (Jan-2016)

Book List in Order: 11 titles



  • Set in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, J. J. Cook’s thrilling new mystery series features Fire Chief Stella Griffin, who solves crime with the help of her predecessor, who just happens to be a ghost… NO MATCH FOR MURDER After knocki...



  • Welcome to Sweet Pepper, Tennessee. Nestled in the Great Smoky Mountains, it's home to the hottest and sweetest peppers in the world--as well as at least one ghost and a hotbed of secrets... GETTING WARMER Fire Chief Stella Griffin is working ...



  • Zoe Chase always wanted to own her own restaurant -- but first, she’ll have to serve up a heaping helping of meals on wheels, with a side of mystery... When she’s once again passed over for a promotion at work, Zoe decides to take the big lea...



  • From the national bestselling author of the Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade Mysteries comes a tasty prequel novella to J.J. Cook’s new series featuring Zoe Chase, a Southern food truck chef who serves justice on the side.After quitting her job, the first...



  • Sweet Pepper, Tennessee, has the world’s hottest and sweetest peppers -- as well as a ghost that cooks and a fire chief who fights crime... SPARK OF INTEREST Stella Griffin should be bubbling over with joy now that she’s the full-time fir...



  • From the national bestselling author of the Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade Mysteries comes the second in a new series featuring Zoe Chase, a Southern food truck chef who serves justice on the side. With a few loyal friends in tow -- including her hand...



  • It’s Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama, and food truck chef Zoe Chase is driven to distraction attending high-society soirees, feeding the partying masses, and getting the skinny on a Fat Tuesday murder… Two weeks of carnival celebrations has got ...



  • Old rivalries heat up in the fourth Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade mystery from the national bestselling author of In Hot Water. Fire chief Stella Griffin has been put in charge of judging the annual recipe contest, but Eric -- her resident ghost and t...



  • An insomnia pandemic is sweeping the globe, leaving people unable to function and society on the brink of collapse...Dr. Cooper Delaney believes he has the answer: Noctural, a new sleep-aid—one with absolutely no side-effects—which in e...






  • An insomnia pandemic is sweeping the globe, leaving people unable to function and society on the brink of collapse . . .Dr. Cooper Delaney believes he has the answer: Noctural, a new sleep aid-one with absolutely no side effects-which in early te...



  • What if we've never actually been at the pinnacle of the evolutionary ladder? As the pandemic of Percivious: Insomnia tightens its devastating grip on society, travel back in time and across space to uncover its secret . . . The maverick second v...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

J.J. Cook has published 11 books.

J.J. Cook does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Percivious: Origins, was published in April 2022.

The first book by J.J. Cook, That Old Flame of Mine, was published in April 2013.

Yes. J.J. Cook has 3 series.