Welcome to Butternut Cove
A Cozy Mystery Filled with Heart, Humor, Holiday Charm & Coastal Atmosphere
In the seaside town of Butternut Cove, Christmas arrives wrapped in Victorian traditions, harbor fog, twinkling lights, and the quiet weight of history. Here, holiday celebrations run deep, secrets linger beneath the surface, and even a peaceful Christmas can turn complicated.
When the town's historic researcher, Margaret Ellis, is found dead just days before the annual Victorian Christmas Ball, café owner Faye Harper finds herself pulled into a mystery she never wanted to solve. With the town on edge, suspicion weaving through familiar faces, and the truth buried beneath layers of local history, Faye must rely on her instincts—and the loyal presence of her Great Dane, Tiny—to uncover what doesn't add up.
Fowl Play & Figgy Pudding is an atmospheric Christmas cozy mystery filled with small-town charm, festive food, memorable characters, gentle suspense, and a touch of danger—served warm, with heart.
Perfect for readers who love culinary cozies, amateur sleuths, loyal pets, richly drawn settings, and mysteries that linger long after the final page.
Forthcoming
Truth & Silence, Book 1. A Butternut Cove Mystery Series
A Cozy Mystery Wrapped in Art, Secrets & Coastal Charm — a seaside town where silence passes for peace, old property records hold buried truths, and a winter storm can change everything. Book 1 in the Butternut Cove Mystery Series.
When a nor'easter forces café owner Faye Harper out of her beloved Heirloom Table Café and into the grand Gilded Lily Hotel, she expects to ride it out serving chai and grilled cheese — not discover a body in the service corridor. Now her best friend Callie may be the real target, a twenty-year-old secret is surfacing through old property records, and the charming coastal town Faye calls home would very much prefer she stop digging.
As Valentine's Day approaches and the town gathers for its celebrated art show, Faye — with her Great Dane, Tiny, at her side — uncovers a paper trail that someone has spent two decades keeping quiet. But in Butternut Cove, every smile hides an opinion and every favor comes with memory attached.
Truth & Silence is a cozy Valentine's mystery steeped in small-town atmosphere, artistic intrigue, gentle suspense, and secrets that won't stay buried — served with warmth and a quietly addictive pull.
Perfect for readers who love atmospheric settings, amateur sleuths, memorable pets, and mysteries where the town itself keeps secrets.