Kori Cooke is tying the knot with love of her life Zach Gulch. She's surrounded by friends and family and couldn't be happier. Until her cake decorator turns up dead just before the ceremony. In a stroke of bad luck, Kori is the first to find Anna's body in the Sweet Maple Inn, just down the hall from where she's getting ready for her big day. This was not how her wedding day was supposed to go. She tries to push all thoughts of Anna's death from her mind, but when Kori's new employee comes under scrutiny, Kori is thrown into the whirlwind of a murder investigation. As Kori starts asking more...

Kori Cooke loves living in her hometown of Hermit Cove and running her dream business-The Early Bid Cafe. For two years, she's been the sole breakfast spot in town so when culinary rival, Tessa Doyle, moves to the small town, Kori can't help but think she's just there to compete. Suddenly, Tessa's Sunrise and Shine cafe is under attack, with a rock through the window on Monday morning. Kori knows she's innocent, but still doesn't feel much empathy for her breakfast nemesis. But when Kori gets arrested and grilled by Detective Gunn and childhood friend Lieutenant Zach Gulch, she can't help but...

Kori is over the moon excited to be going on a date with none other than Lieutenant Zach Gulch, childhood crush and stunner to look at. But that thrill is quickly stifled the next day when Zach reveals that family DNA showed up at a crime scene in nearby Scoter Circle. They both know the DNA isn't Kori's but it belongs to a close male relative. With her father long dead and her cousin Tyler living across the country, that only leaves Jay as a suspect. And it turns out his gun was also in the right place at the wrong time to pin everything on him. Now, Kori and Jay have a list of online dating...

Summer is in full swing and Hermit Cove is hosting the county's annual Summer Strawberry Festival. Kori's Early Bird Cafe has a front and center booth where she's selling sweet breakfasts and desserts all day. Best friend Nora Farmer is supposed to occupy the booth directly across from hers near the entrance where business will be best, but when she fails to show up on the opening day, Kori knows something is wrong. And it couldn't be more wrong. A body is found on Nora's property and next to it is a pint of poisoned strawberries. All fingers are pointing at Nora. And when a bloody shovel...

Kori Cooke's life is heating up in the kitchen, and in the bedroom. Things seem to be falling into place-finally-with long time eye candy, Lieutenant Zach Gulch. But that doesn't mean everything else in Hermit Cove is just peachy. When best friend, Nora Farmer, finds a body in a delivery of grain for her farm, Kori is immediately by her side and ready to find whoever is responsible. But the suspect list is growing without finding any real answers: a jilted mistress, a greedy wife, and ex-coworkers who might have been up to no good. But Kori's mission of finding justice gets put on the fast...

Christmas is just around the corner and Kori is busier than ever. She has the town cookie exchange, Secret Santa at The Early Bird Cafe and plenty of time spent with family. So when she finds a dead body in the parking lot of the cafe, her work load just about doubles as she hunts down the killer. By Christmas Eve, Kori has plenty of questions but not enough answers. Boyfriend, Lieutenant Zach Gulch, tries to warn her away from the investigation but all of his pleas fall on deaf ears. Even a warning from the killer can't keep Kori off the trail as she thinks she's getting closer. But a single...

Kori Cooke is excited for Thanksgiving. Not only is she hosting Thanksgiving at The Early Bird Cafe, but she's also throwing a baby shower that same week for her good friend Jenna Rhodes. But when Jenna is late to her own shower, Kori knows something is wrong. A dead body is found on Jenna's property and she suddenly finds herself in jail, and nearly ready to pop she's so pregnant. Kori knows Jenna can't be guilty, but then who is? Kori gets dragged into the investigation and is hot on the trail to the real killer, only to find out it's a dead end. As she looks for more and more clues, she...

Author's Note: This is part 1 of a 4 part series. This series is best enjoyed when read in order. Maggie Boothe has found herself in a bind. Her parents are dead-suspected suicide-but her twin sister doesn't believe it. And Maggie is the one with the skills to find out the truth. But she wants nothing to do with her hometown that harbors nothing but bad memories. Maggie agrees to spend two weeks in the small Colorado resort town of Silver Springs, investigating what really happened to her parents. After only a few hours back home, strange things start happening. And they keep piling up....