Autumn has arrived in Darkly Island, and Windsor Ebonwood is ready for gumbo, caramel apples, and cozy nights with her wolf-shifter beau. But when a local farmer is found smothered by a prize pumpkin and a visiting magistrate drops dead soon after, the town’s fall festivities turn deadly. Win vows to keep out of it—until her half-sister Elspeth is arrested for murder. As secrets rot beneath the surface, Win digs into her own family’s tangled past. In a town where even pumpkins have a dark side, can she uncover the truth before another soul is lost to the harvest.
If you enjoy paranormal mysteries seasoned with pumpkin-spiced, crisp mornings, don’t miss Falling Leaves & Vile Deeds, Book Two in A Darkly Southern Mystery series.
Windsor Ebonwood is ready for a magical Christmas in Darkly—carols, cocoa, and cozy nights with her swoony shifter beau. But when a body is found at the Cold Moon Gala, murdered in a chilling echo of the Christmas Witch Perchta’s legend, Win’s holiday turns grim. As rumors of Perchta’s return swirl and a second victim—one of Win’s closest friends—is discovered, festive cheer gives way to fear. With magic thick as mist and old grudges rising, Win must unravel the truth before the killer strikes again. In Darkly, the carols may be sweet, but this Christmas, the perils are deadly.
If you enjoy mysteries sprinkled with frost-kissed, magical nights, don't miss Christmas Carols & Yuletide Perils, Book Three in A Darkly Southern Mystery series.
In Christmas-obsessed Sugarberry Shores, sea-glass artist Sela Sand and her bear-sized Newfoundland, Grimmy, discover vintage Christmas postcards bearing poison-pen messages targeting Miss Merry Sugarberry pageant contestants. With the Christmas Market in chaos, Sela reluctantly teams up with the town's new police chief, Sawyer Darcy. Between peppermint lattes and clandestine rehearsals, they follow a trail of mistle-clues that's as charming as it is cutthroat. As Sugarberry races toward their cherished tree-lighting ceremony, the notes turn nastier and Sela discovers that in a town where every bow is perfectly tied, someone's willing to ruin Christmas to win. Warm, witty, and whisker-twitching with seaside sparkle and slow-burn romance.
Release Date: December 13, 2025
Jenevra Oddcastle and her refined Chinese Crested therapy dog, Bijou, are enjoying a Christmas cruise when they dock in Nuremberg for the legendary Christmas Market. While Bijou obsesses over perfect lebkuchen cookies, their holiday shopping turns into detective work when the market’s treasured 400-year-old Guardian nutcracker disappears. With Christmas Eve approaching and the community in crisis, this unlikely duo must navigate medieval streets and follow their hearts to uncover a truth that proves sometimes the greatest “crimes” come from the most loving intentions. Join them for a cozy mystery filled with Christmas magic, Southern charm, and the sweetest kind of justice. A heartwarming holiday mystery perfect for cozy mystery fans.
Available: December 11, 2026
In the seaside town of Celestún, Christmas means family, festivals, and fritters—but for Mercedes Magia, it’s shaping up to be anything but peaceful. As she juggles her lively relatives, a mischievous dog, and preparations for the Posada y Festival Navideño, red poinsettias begin disappearing from the town’s holiday tree. Then a mysterious child starts leaving flowers by the sea wall. With whispers of old ghosts and secrets stirring beneath the waves, Mercedes must uncover the truth before the festival ends. Sweet and suspenseful, Buñuelos & Bah Humbugs is a cozy holiday mystery steeped in folklore, family, and festive intrigue.
Available: June 25, 2026