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....

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...

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....

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

 When Aaron Burgess is found slumped over the steering wheel of his tractor and rushed to the Underwood Medical Clinic by his friend and business partner Quito Escobar, no one expected that the situation would turn into a homicide investigation....

Dev Sinclair is the happy new owner of the old-fashioned shop in her small Missouri town....

With her morning sickness finally abated, Skye Denison-Boyd is ready to pounce on the pertinent problems she faces as Scumble River Elementary School's psychologist....

A nasty faculty feud leaves one Scumble River teacher belly-up....

Shadow Bend's library closed years ago because of budgetary problems, so when a wealthy benefactor offers to reopen it, everyone, including Dev, is thrilled. But Dev's excitement wanes....

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....

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....

In search of a social life in Scumble River, Skye Denison has recently joined the GUMBettes - the ladies auxiliary of the men's Grand Union of the Mighty Bulls....

Grandma Sal's Soup-to-Nuts Cooking Challenge is coming to town, and Skye Denison is entering....

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

When Devereaux "Dev" Sinclair hosts a cupcake contest at her five-and-dime store, she discovers that someone is just dying to win....

When Skye Denison's brother forms a band called Pink Elephant, the town goes wild-maybe too wild....

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

Who could be driven to kill by books and sweets? Dropping off some books at Tales & Treats, Skye trips over a toppled bookcase, which has crushed a woman beneath it....