Steven’s Cozy Mysteries
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Discover charming small towns, unforgettable characters, hidden secrets, and mysteries you’ll still be thinking about long after the final page.
The Ivy Hill Flower Shop Mystery Series
“Small-town charm. Fresh flowers. One inconvenient corpse.”
Every Story Opens a New Door
From forgotten family secrets and haunted museums to cozy cafés and flower shops hiding deadly truths, every novel invites you into a completely new mystery. Each story is a standalone adventure, so you can begin wherever curiosity leads you.
Six Standalone Mysteries
Step Into Six Different Worlds
Secrets in D Minor
Some melodies were never meant to be played again.
A gifted musician uncovers a mystery buried beneath generations of silence, where every note brings long-forgotten secrets closer to the surface.
Granny’s Got a Shovel
Small-town charm. Fresh flowers. One inconvenient corpse.
Hazel Thornwood thought reopening her aunt’s flower shop would be a fresh start. Instead, she finds herself solving a murder before the first bouquet is finished.
Death Brewed Daily
Fresh coffee. Ocean views. A murder served before breakfast.
When Ivy Prescott inherits her late aunt’s seaside café, she expects hard work and fresh beginnings—not a body in the kitchen.
The Suitcase Beneath the Floorboards
Some houses remember everything.
An unexpected discovery beneath an old home pulls one family into decades of buried lies and a mystery that refuses to stay hidden.
Whispers of a Poisoned Past
Every beautiful estate hides its shadows.
A quiet manor, an unexpected death, and a trail of secrets stretching back generations threaten to destroy everything left behind.
Death in the Gallery
Some masterpieces conceal more than paint.
When murder interrupts an exhibition, every curator, donor, and collector becomes a suspect inside the town’s beloved museum.
A Three-Book Series
Ivy Hill Flower Shop Mystery Series
Three books. One long-buried secret. Follow Hazel and Poppy through a cozy mystery trilogy where every case uncovers another piece of Magnolia Springs’ past.
Something Borrowed, Something Dead
A wedding bouquet becomes a crime scene centerpiece.
A village wedding. A radiant bride. A guest who won’t be making it to the reception. When the bouquet Hazel arranged turns into a centerpiece for a crime scene, she finds herself sleuthing between the rows of folding chairs.
Pushing Up Daisies
The Garden Club has trimmed more than the hedges.
Ivy Hill’s beloved Garden Club has trimmed more than the hedges. When a longtime member is found among her own prize daisies, Hazel suspects the killer is pouring her tea every Thursday afternoon.
To Have & To Homicide
Some vows were never meant to be kept.
A golden anniversary. A whispered toast. A champagne flute that hits the floor before the body does. Decades of small-town civility unravel as Hazel discovers some vows were never meant to be kept.
Find Your Perfect Mystery
Where Would You Like to Begin?
A Sharp-Witted Granny
Gossip. Secrets. Small-town murder.
Granny’s Got a Shovel
A Coastal Café
Coffee. Ocean breeze. Unexpected danger.
Death Brewed Daily
An Old Museum
History. Art. Deadly discoveries.
Death in the Gallery
A Forgotten Manor
Old estates. Family secrets. Hidden rooms.
Whispers of a Poisoned Past
A House Full of Secrets
Forgotten memories. Buried evidence. One impossible discovery.
The Suitcase Beneath the Floorboards
Music and Mystery
Long-buried secrets. Haunting melodies. A mystery waiting to be heard.
Secrets in D Minor
A Village Wedding
A radiant bride. A guest who won’t make the reception.
Something Borrowed, Something Dead
The Garden Club
Trimmed hedges. A killer pouring tea every Thursday.
Pushing Up Daisies
A Golden Anniversary
A whispered toast. Some vows were never meant to be kept.
To Have & To Homicide
Comfortable Enough to Stay. Clever Enough to Surprise.
Charming Settings
Every mystery unfolds in places you’ll wish were real.
Clever Mysteries
Follow the clues, question every suspect, and enjoy twists that reward careful readers.
Complete Stories
Every novel stands on its own, making it easy to begin anywhere.
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