Betty Hitchens' mother, affectionately known as Grandma Galloway, is in town for a visit. Her granddaughter, Brianna, is curious about her family tree and has questions concerning relatives no one wants to talk about, specifically a long lost aunt. But Grandma is reluctant to talk. Many years earlier, her younger daughter led a moderately respectable life. Then one day, she met a man and everything changed. In the mid 1990's, Leo Nichols found himself tired of scratching out a living. After making off with a large sum of money from a local Las Vegas casino, the software engineer planned to...

Business owners feeling taxed to death, a killer on the loose, and a mechanical cat who catches two-legged rats... Betty Hitchens has successfully opened her bakery, Betty's Cakes. Sales are good, there's been no recent drama in her life, and even her allergies are less severe than the year before. But nothing good lasts forever. When an appraiser from the local appraisal district is found dead in her car, the list of possible suspects grows by the minute. Others soon become victims of terrible outbursts seemingly connected to her death. The police begin investigating, and a local business...

A working vacation, a handsome millionaire chef, and trouble on the beach... Betty Hitchens and daughter Brianna are on their way to Tampa, Florida to attend a seminar by famous cooking personality Johnny Dunbar. Though the hotel she booked herself into isn't exactly top notch, a fun trio of young attendees make up for the lack of comfort amenities. Unfortunately, Brianna gets in over her head with one of the locals at a popular night spot. The next morning, she can't remember what happened and the police think she may be tied to a murder that happened the previous evening. Find out what...

Betty Hitchens is working on a custom birthday cake for a friend when her daughter, Brianna, brings her exciting news. Brianna's musician boyfriend, Ethan, was selected as one of the winners in a contest where the grand prize is a house party with the band Imagine Falcons. Excitement turns to dismay, however, when the group arrives in Yellow Rose, TX, and someone connected to the band dies soon afterward. The police think the death may have been accidental, but Ethan and at least one of the band members suspect foul play. Betty begins an investigation of her own and soon discovers that not...

Betty Hitchens is preparing for the grand opening of her bakery, Betty's Cakes. However, as the exciting day draws near, she's told that the storefront she occupies in downtown Yellow Rose, TX has problems which will delay the start of her new enterprise. To make matters worse, her daughter is giving her fits and a dead body is discovered in the alley behind her new shop. This generates plenty of publicity, only not the kind that she was hoping for. Though the police are hard at work on the case, Betty and former newspaper reporter Martin Lane decide to help out with a little investigating of...

A festive wedding, a new beginning gone awry, and the death of a beloved World War II veteran... Betty Hitchens has her hands full with her first catering gig. Though her nerves are frayed from trying to make everything perfect for the young couple getting married, things quickly go from joyously chaotic to sad and dramatic when she receives word that one of her favorite customers has died. While she's paying her respects, Betty learns that the daughters of the deceased don't believe their father died of natural causes as reported. They ask Betty to take a look into the events surrounding his...

Full-time baker by choice, part-time crime solver by chance. Betty Hitchens takes on crooks, customers, and capers as she first opens then struggles to keep her storefront going in the small town of Yellow Rose, TX. Fortunately, the tenacious chef has friends, family, and co-workers to help her out and take comfort in when life starts to get rough. And of course, lots of cake. Her first four adventures in the Yellow Rose Cozy Mystery series are: 1 - Real Women Eat Cake 2 - Cake and Taxes 3 - Bossy Cakes 4 - Cake, Rattle and Roll

A personal revelation, a second chance at love, and death in The Big Easy... Betty Hitchens has been asked to help an old friend sort through questions concerning an actor who died under unusual circumstances in New Orleans, Louisiana. Shortly before she leaves her close-knit Texas community, she's confronted by an acquaintance about a special ability she may possess. Her anxiety levels soar to new heights as she absorbs the information while juggling conflicting emotions at the start of a new romantic relationship. Murder. Travel. Family. It's almost more than a southern woman with a growing...