Lynn Cahoon

In the gentle coastal town of South Cove, California, all Jill Gardner wants is to keep her store - Coffee, Books, and More - open and running. So why is she caught up in the business of murder....

For Jill, nothing's worse than Ted Hendricks - the jerk who runs the program. After a few run-ins, Jill's ready to kill the guy. That, however, turns out to be unnecessary when she finds Ted....

When Morgan is found murdered at The Castle shortly after a heated argument with Jill, even her detective boyfriend has to ask her for an alibi....

Jill Gardner's store, Coffee, Books, and More, is raking in the green as her town holds a festival for St. Patrick's Day. But the locals aren't feeling the luck of the Irish, thanks to the rowdy behavior of some of the tourists. Then a woman who just visited Jill's shop is found dead....

Jill Gardner, the owner of Coffee, Books, and More, has been suckered into playing a '20s flapper in murder/dinner theater. Though it is for charity....

Mystery author Nathan Pike checked into South Cove Bed & Breakfast to compose a compelling novel, not commit murder....

Picturesque South Cove, California, is the perfect place to celebrate Mother's Day, but not everyone is feeling motherly....

To kick off a winter writing retreat, Cat and her handyman boyfriend, Seth, escort the aspiring authors to a nearby ski resort....

South Cove's local businesses are up in arms after volunteer fire chief Barry Gleason threatens to shut down anyone who doesn't comply with the fire code. But when Barry schedules a training burn in an old abandoned barn, he is the only one who doesn't come out alive....

Cat has a full plate at her Aspen Hills Warm Springs Resort, as a group of aspiring cozy mystery authors arrives for a writer's retreat....

Coffee shop owner Jill Gardner finds out there's nothing cozy about murder. She must step in to clear fellow coffee shop owner Kathi's name - without getting herself in hot water....

Staying in character can be murder when Cat Latimer and the members of her writers' retreat head for a ghost town....

Cat Latimer is back in Colorado, hosting writers' retreats in the big blue Victorian she's inherited. It's an authors' getaway, but Cat won't let anyone get away with murder....

As Halloween approaches South Cove, California, four couples get into the spirit of the holiday by conjuring up spirits....

The food truck craze has reached the charming coastal town of South Cove, but before Jill Gardner can sample the eats, she has to shift gears and put the brakes on a killer....

Jill Gardner has volunteered her Coffee, Books, and More to host a Christmas adopt-a-pet party. Among the potential forever friends is a male terrier named Baby, whose owner died of a heart attack. With few clues to go on, even finding the name of Baby's human is a daunting task....

Ever since her business partner, Shauna, fell for a wealthy landowner in town, Cat has been working double time to keep her writers' retreat running. Then his body turns up in the horse barn....

It's October in South Cove, California, and the locals in the quaint resort seem to be happily pairing off in the lull before the holidays. Everyone, that is, except for Jill Gardner's elderly aunt, who just dumped her besotted fiance - and she won't say why....

When the groom is found floating facedown in the pool, Jill must find the killer fast, or she might not have a boyfriend to come home to anymore....

Angie Turner's restaurant, The County Seat, is conveniently located near a first-class farmers market - so her menu is full of fresh ingredients. But a visiting culinary professor has just had a taste of something very unhealthy....