Mysteries Blog Posts

Picking up a new series can feel like a commitment, especially when you are four books in and worried about where to start. Good news. Each Spencer University mystery works as a standalone whodunit. But the characters, friendships, and one very slow-burning romance build beautifully across the series. Here is your spoiler-free guide to what […]

There is something about a small college campus that makes the perfect setting for a cozy mystery. Maybe it is the ivy-covered buildings or the way gossip travels faster than a group text. Maybe it is the fact that everyone knows everyone, which means everyone has a secret worth keeping. Spencer University sits in the […]

Tomorrow (Sunday March 1st) marks the official launch of something special. For the next 24 days, I’ll be releasing one chapter per day of Death in Suspenders, Book 1 in the Spencer University Cozy Mystery series — right here as a daily serial. That’s right. You can follow Olivia and Polly’s investigation in real time […]

If your ideal weekend involves curling up with a mystery that keeps you guessing without keeping you up at night, Fuchsia and Forgery was written with you in mind. Here's why I think cozy mystery fans will love stepping into Hunter's Hollow. 1. A Relatable Heroine Who Gets in Over Her Head — Presley Sands […]

When I sat down to write Fuchsia and Forgery, I Liked the idea of having a reformed criminal as an underdog. People can change and their past shouldn’t be held against them. There's something fun about setting a mystery inside a flower shop. Flowers are symbols of life, beauty, and celebration, but they also carry […]

Trixie is ecstatic that she is about to reach her lifelong dream of owning a shop which is a combination bookstore, coffee shop, wine bar. It's the best of all worlds. To make it even better she's doing it with her best friends Sally and Cora. Everything is going smoothly until strange things start to […]