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Sweet Home has become inundated with unholy sightings and turned over tombstones in the old cemetery. And if that wasn't enough, Essie and Hildie aren't talking to anyone, even Lily. All the seniors seem out of sorts, but of course that's normal for Toe and Harvey. Find out what happens when Lily; her best friend, Jules; and her gorgeous boyfriend, Eli, take matters into their own hands when the town starts spinning out of control.

Murder and mayhem abound in these short stories set in the quiet town of Caesars Creek, Georgia. Join Tara, Stormi, and Paige as they attempt to solve murders and mysteries along with serving up delicious ice cream concoctions from The Frozen Scoop Shoppe.

Ivy is the town's botanist, and she can cure what ails you with a touch of magic. Her family lives near the lighthouse that her uncle operates. Her cousin Blanche helps her at the botany store, and a flaming drag queen ghost interrupts her on a daily basis. Moira, the ghost, was Marvin in real life. After death she barged out of the closet with a martini in one hand and a long, sleek cigarette holder in the other. When Ivy's regular customer ends up missing, she becomes entangled with a private investigator who is also searching for her.

Bailey thinks she’s finally getting the hang of this witch thing, until a string of murders rocks her peaceful town and sends the community into a panic. Bailey begins investigating, but as she does, she notices that the townspeople aren’t acting themselves, compelled to act in strange ways, as if cursed. Bailey seeks to solve the case, but she’s distracted when she discovers more about her biological parents, and by Aiden’s relentless romance.

It starts with 13 children, humming an ominous tune, and the disappearance of a little girl within the Seven Caves. Bailey and her friends aren’t sure what’s going on, but they know that they have to act. Venturing into the caves with Aiden, Avery, and her coven, Bailey is determined to solve the mystery, even if she has to seek the help of the old, threatening crones that hide within the shadows. But searching the caves will be dangerous, and costly.

When an eccentric archeologist begins exploring the markings in the Seven Caves, it's only the beginning of a host of problems for Bailey. Her friends have become distant, she's being followed by a loose cannon reporter, and then her father, Ryan, is accused of murder. Find out what happens as Bailey learns more spells from the bakery witch coven and discovers who her birth mother is.

Bailey Robinson is testing her new powers as a witch with much chagrin. Being witchy isn't all it's cracked up to be, and now the new mysterious owner of the Seven Caves has arrived. He's handsome with a devil-may-care attitude that is both intriguing yet off putting at the same time. And when an artifact from the Caves goes missing, Bailey and the new owner find themselves on a dangerous quest to find the item that may hold the secret to the Caves.

Trixie is in for a world of hurt. Trixie's stepdaughter is accusing her of trying to kill her father. Now, Tara and Stormi must spring into action to defend their friend.

It's Halloween in Caesars Creek and Tara and her buddies get more than treats when they clean the building next door to the Frozen Scoop Ice Cream Shoppe. One surprise has pointy ears and a tail, while the other revelation isn't as cuddly. In fact, it's downright ghoulish.

The Rites of Spring Festival in Whispering Pines, Georgia brings out a rascally red Cupid with a quiver of mischievously targeted arrows...as well as a vengeful visitor with murder on his mind. Jessie Delacroix is the proprietor of a haunted inn and highly renowned tea room in the little tourist town. She's always one step ahead of the local authorities as she sets about solving the heinous murder - and she also uncovers some long-kept family secrets along the way.

When one of Sweet Home's seniors is conked on the head and left for dead, it's time for Lily and Jules to figure out the who and the why. But with the holiday markets in full swing, a group of gypsies in the middle of the fracas, and a sick Miss Pickles the cat, the girls and Officer Eli have their hands full.

When one of Sweet Home's residents goes missing, Lily decides to put her sleuthing cap on. With her fiancé Eli and his father away on a fishing trip, it's up to Lily to unearth the how and why of the disappearance. But not before she and Jules discover some odd goings on at Reva's café. A secret admirer's column in Jules newspaper is also causing quite a stir at the local hair salon where Lily finds a nemesis of the porcelain kind.

Lily and her aunts, Essie and Hildie, along with their man friends, Toe and Harvey, find themselves in all sorts of predicaments, including murder right in their own shop, the Coffee Cabana. Follow along as shenanigans turn into crimes and the hot java never stops flowing.

When Lily and her two aunts discover the dead body of the most vile and hated woman in the town of Sweet Home inside their coffee shop, the Coffee Cabana, tongues wag at who the culprit might be. With a list of suspects a mile long, it could be almost anyone who Fannie Diddlemier wronged in her weekly rag.

Another murder has occurred in Caesars Creek, Georgia, but this time, right inside The Frozen Scoop Ice Cream Shoppe. Tara and her pals, Stormi and Paige are front and center for the heinous crime, but their attempts to revive the victim may make them suspects.

The Seven Caves tourist attraction has been a safe haven for Bailey Robinson, that is until murder strikes a failing movie star in one of the Caves. The celebrity grew up in the town near the Seven Caves and was about to reveal the secret writings on their walls. But something murderous lurks within the Caves and Bailey is about to discover that she is one part of that secret. Find out what happens as Bailey and her friends discover that even a small town has a treasure trove of secrets.

One of Caesars Creek's oldest residents is front and center to a suspicious car accident on Main Street. Tara, Stormi and Bruce are on the scene, but the woman in the center of it all blames a family member. Could this woman be right or should the police suspect her as well? Find out in the latest story in the Caesars Creek Mystery Series.

Sweet Home has been inundated with munchkins of all ages. Most are visiting their grandparents during the summer break, much to Essie's chagrin. But when burglaries begin occurring on a steady basis, and one of their own dies during a robbery, the entire town is looking at each other and at the kids.

Jessie Delacroix leaves the hustle and hassle of a new career as an assistant investigator for a law firm in Savannah to return to her roots in the small tourist town of Whispering Pines. The 25-year-old dynamo is not prepared for the ghosts who await her there in the haunted bed-and-breakfast and tearoom that she inherited and now must operate.

The day has finally arrived and excitement is in the air. Stormi's wedding to Greg and it wouldn't be complete without a whodunit in the mix. Find out what happens when the dead turn up missing in the eighth installment of the Caesars Creek Mystery Series, complete with visions of whipped cream and wedding cake.