Sarah Graves

As a toddler, in a room illuminated only by the flames of a fallen candle, Jacobia Tiptree watched a man kill her mother. Jake once believed that man to be her father....

No matter how carefully you remodel your life, murder can take up residence anywhere....

Christmas is just weeks away, but what Jacobia Jake Tiptree discovers at Faye Anne Carmody's house is far from festive: a dazed Faye Anne covered with blood....

Moving from Boston to remote Bearkill, Maine, isn't homicide cop Lizzie Snow's idea of a step up. But breaking away from tragedy and personal betrayal is at least a step in the right direction....

Jake and Ellie have been through a lot together, from home repair to homicide investigation. So when they decide to open a chocolate-themed bakery, they figure it'll be a piece of cake....

Driving deep into the woods to her husband's cottage with her best friend in tow, Jake knows she has a challenging week ahead of her....

Jake Tiptree and Ellie White are fired up for Eastport’s annual cookie-baking contest, but when a cunning killer and a devastating fire threaten to ravage the quaint island town, Jake and Ellie must dip into another homemade homicide investigation before all they love goes up in smoke....

As an epic nor'easter bears down on the idyllic island town of Eastport, Maine, Jacobia Tiptree hurries to prepare her antique house for the big blow, while the town battles to evacuate tourists....

September promises tranquil days winter-proofing their rambling handyman's special of a home in Eastport, Maine....

When true-crime author Carolyn Rathbone arrives to research the case for a new book, the locals in the seaside town let her know that she's about as welcome as a spoiled clam....

Jake Tiptree has a problem. A coven of self-styled witches has taken over her Eastport, Maine, waterfront rental property for Halloween....

Since she bought her rambling fixer-upper of a house, Jacobia Tiptree has gotten used to finding things broken....

It began with the mysterious disappearance of Harriet Hollingsworth - Eastport, Maine's, snoopiest resident....

When DIY enthusiast Jacobia Jake Tiptree and her friend, Ellie White, agree to refurbish an old dwelling, pulling up the floorboards reveals something far more sinister than dry rot....

Ex-Wall Streeter Jacobia Tiptree's hopes of serenity are dashed when her new home, tiny Eastport, Maine, erupts in a crime wave....

When a mysterious book is unearthed from the foundation of Jake's 1823 fixer-upper, she immediately sends it off to local book historian Horace Robotham. After all, there must be a logical explanation for why the long-buried volume has her name in it - written in what looks like blood....

Spring has sprung in Eastport, Maine, and in Jacobia Jake Tiptree's 1823 Federal style fixer-upper, that means a housecleaning so thorough even the skeletons in the closet get polished....

Jacobia Tiptree and her teenage son are used to their Eastport, Maine, home attracting more than its share of houseguests....

Jake and Ellie are taking a break from perfecting their chocolate-pizza recipe to cater a housewarming party hosted by Ingrid Merryfield. Miss Merryfield is famous for her old-Hollywood glamour. Her new home, Cliff House, has a reputation too - for being haunted....

Everything is shipshape at Jake and Ellie’s new waterfront bakery The Chocolate Moose, especially now that the annual Pirate Festival is dropping anchor in their quaint island village of Eastport, Maine. But then the body of celebrity foodie Henry Hadlyme is discovered....