Denise Swanson

In the small town of Normalton, Illinois, there aren't a lot of opportunities for small business owner Dani Sloan to cater big-ticket events. But that's about to change - a client named Yvette Joubert is marrying Franklin Whittaker, the richest guy around....

It's the beginning of a new school year at Normalton University, and Dani Sloan is determined to recruit the incoming freshmen as customers for her innovative packed-lunch business. Her food samples are a hit, but a few days later, a man is murdered during the annual zombie crawl....

School psychologist Skye Denison-Boyd had hoped that her maternity leave would be a little relaxing, but when she and her husband meet with the priest to discuss their newborn twins' christening, an explosion at the nearby bowling alley rocks the rectory, and there's a body inside....

Although this isn't the life Lexie would have chosen, all is going well. At least until Lexie is fired and her deranged ex-boyfriend tries to kidnap her....

There’s no place like Scumble River at Christmastime, and this year, school psychologist Skye Denison has twice as much to celebrate - and to do....

When ex–Vegas showgirl and local business owner Bunny Reid starts an online dating service called Cupid’s Cat’s Meow, out-of-town visitors flock to her bowling alley....

There's something fishy just below the surface of Scumble River.... School psychologist Skye Denison-Boyd is getting ready to return to work from her maternity leave and hoping for a peaceful year in her job as a school psychologist....

When Skye Denison left Scumble River years ago, she swore she'd never return....

School psychologist Skye Denison is asked by Suzette Neal, a rising country-music star, to investigate her mother’s suspicious death 27 years earlier....

Dani unexpectedly inherits an enormous old house in a quaint college town and pursues her true passion - cooking! But then the friend of one of her boarders is murdered....

The first audiobook in a brand new series featuring New York Times best-selling author Denise Swanson's beloved Scumble River setting and characters, Dead in the Water is a gripping mystery that won't let you go until the end....

Skye Denison and the rest of Scumble River is celebrating its bicentennial in style - with reenactments, a bingo tent, and a coal-tossing contest....

The whole idea of even owning a business, let alone one that had an out-of-the-ordinary sideline like producing charms for those in need, is still new to Lexie Ravenscraft....

School psychologist Skye Denison-Boyd is settling into the rhythm of being a working mom, but when school is put on lockdown, life gets messy again. Not only is she stuck in a room with her horrible superintendent, Dr. Wraige, it looks like the lockdown was a false alarm...

When she left Scumble River years ago, school psychologist Skye Denison thought she’d never be back....

When school psychologist Skye Denison investigates the death of a popular teenager who was cast as Sleeping Beauty in the school play, she uncovers some shocking revelations....

Yard sales can bring out the worst in people. So when Scumble River school psychologist Skye Denison organizes a 100-mile yard sale, otherwise neighborly folk get downright nasty....

Devereaux Sinclair loves running her old-fashioned store in her small Missouri hometown. If only murder didn’t keep landing on her doorstep.…

A health spa complete with tofu turkey is the last place school psychologist Skye Denison wants to spend Thanksgiving....

When school psychologist Skye Denison stumbles over the body of pushy Promfest chairperson Annette Paine during a Halloween fundraiser, it looks like a clear-cut case of promicide....