Hello, Cozy Readers! Here’s my last newsletter for 2024, and I really appreciate you joining in on my adventures this year!
I’m really excited to announce that my cozy mystery story, “Sugar Cookies and Slander at the Shumard Oak Ranch,” is available now in the anthology A Cookie of a Scoundrel, which also includes holiday-themed stories by Kathryn Mykel, Jessica Thompson, Diane Bator, Elle Hartford, and Daisy Landish.
A dash of holiday spirit, a pinch of cheer, sprinkle with mystery, join our sleuths as they crumble through their sweetest case yet!
Life is batter when you’re solving crimes!
“Sugar Cookies and Slander at the Shumard Oak Ranch” features Lynne Throckmorton, main character in my Not The End of the World Mysteries.
A forged letter. A financial scandal. And a holiday party that promises to be the talk of the county. At first, Lynne Throckmorton was happy to help her sister-in-law and friends arrange the cookie party that would raise funds for a good cause. But rumors about a financial scandal start flying around the county, and accusations of slander threaten the spirit of the event. Can Lynne figure out who’d want the cookie party to fail before it crumbles?
And need a little something more to treat yourself? Check out these Stocking Fillers, short cozy mystery stories for the holidays. Get these books fast! This promotion ends December 31st!
Sending cozy wishes for great reads,
Tammy D. Walker
https://www.tammydwalker.com/
Here are more titles to explore!
Black Cats and Bookshelves by Renee Marski
You are cordially invited to the wedding of Regan Wingham and Mack Downes….or are you? When the pack gives Mack an ultimatum, he has to make a decision that rocks Regan’s whole world. Alone, with only a new kitten familiar and a bookstore, Regan has to figure out who and what she is on her own. Finding a dead body doesn’t help matters, and try as she might, Regan finds herself being pulled into the investigation, for no other reason than to help Mack. With Officer Hardy trying to keep her out of trouble, Regan learns more about her past than she bargained for. Who is she really? Where did she come from? And why was she abandoned as a baby?
Come to Spellbrooke and discover the secrets that have been kept quiet for almost thirty years. Even magical towns have their fair share of skeletons in the closet.
Murder at the Chocolatier by Dani Simms
As secrets melt like molten chocolate, a determined detective must navigate a web of intrigue to uncover the bitter truth.
The life of innkeeper and vineyard owner, Avery Parker, is suddenly interrupted as she discovers two of her dear friends are suspected in the small-town chocolatier’s sudden death.
Partnered up with her devoted golden retriever, Sprinkles, Avery dons her amateur detective hat and uses her keen observation to solve the case by uncovering truths about the most unexpected suspects.
But the clues aren’t adding up, and Avery is forced to question those closest to her in unimaginable ways.
As time runs out, she must not only clear her friends’ names but also avoid a killer who just may attack her next.
Join Avery on a delectable journey through the charming small town of Los Robles, where she unravels a tantalizing blend of small-town charm, clean romance, and culinary cozy mystery in “Murder at the Chocolatier.”
Wine pairings and irresistible recipes included!
A Second Chance With The Single Dad Firefighter In Serenity Springs by Bertie Stein
If the fire doesn’t melt my heart, one look into Billy Tanner’s ice blue eyes will.
My Christmas season escape to Serenity Springs was meant to clear my head and focus on writing my next book, never did I intend to find love again.
With a heavy bang on the door a man’s voice was shouting there was a fire at the inn.
It wasn’t just any man’s voice, it was Billy Tanner, my high school sweetheart.
Billy rescued me from the fire that night, but who is going to rescue him from a life of being a “single” dad?
I’m not one to believe in fate, but spending time with Billy makes me believe that sometimes love finds us when we least expect it.
Billy is fighting fires for a career but I don’t know that either of us can fight the fire burning in our hearts.
Second Chance With The Single Dad Firefighter In Serenity Springs is a sweet, closed-door Christmas romance that will melt your heart. Samantha and Billy’s story is one of second chances and the Christmas miracle of unexpected love. This is a standalone short story and prequel to the Vacation Romance In Serenity Springs Series.