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A granddaughter-grandfather sleuthing duo take on a perplexing new case in the latest culinary cozy mystery, sure to appeal to fans of Diane Mott, Joanne Fluke, and Katherine Hall Page. At the site of a fatal blaze, Val’s boyfriend, a firefi...
Managing a fitness club café and collaborating on recipes with her grandfather are Val Deniston’s usual specialties, only she’s about to set sail into another murder case -- this time at a mystery lovers convention!When the Deadly Desserts bake-...
When Santa is sleighed by a poison gingerbread cookie at a holiday party, Val Deniston''s reputation is on the line . . . This holiday season Bayport, Maryland, is a dead ringer for Victorian London. Val and her grandfather are taking par...
Val Deniston is catering the debut of Bayport’s newest bookstore -- but the death of a customer is about to draw her into a real-life murder mystery … Suzette Cripps has been occupying a spare bedroom at Val’s granddad’s house while she ta...
Managing a fitness club café and collaborating on a cookbook with her grandfather are Val Deniston’s usual specialties, but she’s about to set sail into nearby Chesapeake Bay -- straight into a murder case... Since catering themed events is ...
It’s a cold January in the Chesapeake Bay area, but Cool Down Café manager Val Deniston has plenty to sweat over -- like catering a book club event, testing recipes for her Granddad’s cookbook, and catching the author of a deadly tale of murder....
Val Deniston certainly has her plate full running a café, dabbling with recipes, and helping her grandfather prepare for the town's upcoming tri-centennial celebration, but she's grown fond of her new life in the Chesapeake Bay town of Bayport. . . ...
Val Deniston loves the historic Chesapeake Bay town where she lives with her grandfather, the Codger Cook. Running the fitness club’s Cool Down Café -- and salvaging the five-ingredient dishes Granddad messes up -- keeps her busy. She’s used to ...
Take one burned-out city girl. Add a crusty codger, a pinch of gossip, and a dash of romance. Stir in a generous helping of murder and you’ve got the ingredients for one truly delicious mystery… Haunted by the car accident that ended her caree...