I always thought Sydney and I had a good relationship but she clearly hates me In March we signed up for a 5 k bubble run. I firmly remember a wine glass in my hand when I signed us up. I walked a mini marathon in May (I’ve done it several times with my bestie […]
“I can’t believe how you’ve transformed this place,” I said to my friend Georgina. It was the day after Thanksgiving, and I had come down to the town square with Georgina, where the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony would be taking place in a couple of hours to kick off the Sweet Haven Holiday Jubilee. […]
Ready to dive into a new cozy mystery? Chapter 1 “How does that look, Mrs. Thompson?” I asked, standing behind the woman seated in my chair. I’d been a hairdresser since my early twenties and loved my profession. I didn’t consider myself creative in the traditional sense, but when it came to hair, finding the best […]
Are you ready for a new Petal Pushers cozy mystery? This one was so fun to write because I switched it up and it's from Katy's POV. Presley's best friend. A desperate mother begs for help, and a small-town hairstylist steps into the path of a ruthless kidnapper.Katy loves running her salon and giving her […]
When the body shop on Third Street goes up in flames, Presley Thurman-Sands does not need to hear the rest. Her brother Jesse works there. Her brother Jesse is not answering his phone. By the time the firefighters pull a body from the wreckage, half of Hunter's Hollow already has its story. Jesse was the […]
Download This Cozy Mystery “This heat is killing me,” I said to my employee Wendy as we unpacked the latest shipment of flowers in the back of Petal Pushers. We were putting flowers away and hauling trash to the dumpster, and the trash part was what had me dripping with sweat. Don’t get me wrong, […]
My name is Laina Turner, and I write clean, small town romance with mature characters and cozy mysteries with fun, quirky sleuths and their pets!
