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    Tide and Punishment
    A Call for Kelp
    Live and Let Chai
    Audiobook series6 titles

    Seaside Cafe Mysteries Series

    Written by Bree Baker

    Narrated by Thérèse Plummer

    4/5

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    About this series

    Everly might be running out of island time in her most dangerous case yet!

    Café owner and amateur sleuth Everly Swan, like every Swan woman before her, is cursed in love. The only problem? She’s head over heels for Detective Grady Hays, who doesn’t believe in magic of any kind. Grady wants to build a life with
    Everly, but before she can say “I do,” she needs to take care of this curse once and for all. And luckily, the quirky inhabitants of Charm, North Carolina, are up to the task!

    But it feels like a sign when a historian researching the Swan family is murdered, and Everly fears the curse is spreading. She and Grady take the case—curserelated or not, there’s a killer loose on the island. Big change is coming for Everly
    and her friends, but between running her café, choosing a wedding dress, investigating mysterious strangers, and dodging increasingly threatening messages from the killer, Everly’s not sure she’ll get her happy ever after!

    The seventh thrilling addition to Bree Baker’s acclaimed Seaside Café Mystery series, Pleading the Fish is a sun-believably heartwarming mystery!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateJan 1, 1972
    Tide and Punishment
    A Call for Kelp
    Live and Let Chai

    Titles in the series (6)

    • 1

      Live and Let Chai
      Live and Let Chai

      Live and Let Chai

      Bree Baker
      4/5 - 67 ratings
      4/5 - 67 ratings

      When a body turns up on the boardwalk outside Everly Swan's iced tea shop and café, she becomes the number one suspect in a murder case. Can she bag the culprit, prove her innocence, and dish up the real killer before it's too late? Life hasn't been so sweet for Everly Swan over the past couple of years, but now she's back in her seaside hometown of Charm, North Carolina. The proud new owner of Sun, Sand, and Tea—a café right on the beach—Everly thinks that things are finally starting to look up. Until a grouchy customer turns up dead on the boardwalk with a jar of one of her specialty teas lying right next to him! When an autopsy reports poison in his system, things don't look good for Everly or her tea shop. As the townspeople of Charm, formerly so welcoming and homey, turn their back on Everly, she fights to dig up clues about who could have had it in for the former town councilman. With the maddeningly handsome Detective Grady Hays discouraging her from uncovering leads and a series of anonymous attacks on Everly and her tea shop, it will take everything she's got to keep this murder mystery from boiling over. INCLUDES DELICIOUS FOOD AND DRINK RECIPES

      When a body turns up on the boardwalk outside Everly Swan's iced tea shop and café, she becomes the number one suspect in a murder case. Can she bag the culprit, prove her innocence, and dish up the real killer before it's too late? Life hasn't been so sweet for Everly Swan over the past couple of years, but now she's back in her seaside hometown of Charm, North Carolina. The proud new owner of Sun, Sand, and Tea—a café right on the beach—Everly thinks that things are finally starting to look up. Until a grouchy customer turns up dead on the boardwalk with a jar of one of her specialty teas lying right next to him! When an autopsy reports poison in his system, things don't look good for Everly or her tea shop. As the townspeople of Charm, formerly so welcoming and homey, turn their back on Everly, she fights to dig up clues about who could have had it in for the former town councilman. With the maddeningly handsome Detective Grady Hays discouraging her from uncovering leads and a series of anonymous attacks on Everly and her tea shop, it will take everything she's got to keep this murder mystery from boiling over. INCLUDES DELICIOUS FOOD AND DRINK RECIPES

    • 3

      Tide and Punishment
      Tide and Punishment

      Tide and Punishment

      Bree Baker
      4/5 - 50 ratings
      4/5 - 50 ratings

      In the third book of the popular Seaside Café Mysteries, Tide and Punishment, it’s not all Christmas sweets, tinsel, and wrapping paper. Everly Swan will have to follow a string of clues before it’s too late—because no one dreams of a killer Christmas ... It's Christmastime in Charm, North Carolina, and while Everly Swan would prefer to focus on decorating her iced tea shop and café for its first holiday season, Great-Aunt Fran has decided to run for mayor against her long-time nemesis. But when the other candidate turns up dead just before the first scheduled debate, all eyes turn to Fran as the suspect with the most obvious motive. As a rare blizzard threatens to bury all evidence, small-town holiday cheer turns to suspicion and the tension between Everly and the handsome Detective Grady Hays builds. Everly knows her sweet, elderly Aunt Fran couldn't have murdered anyone, but as she struggles to find the real killer, it begins to seem like this may be the last happy holiday her family will ever have. Can she tie this Christmas mystery up in a bow before it’s too late? This next book in Bree Baker’s cozy mysteries will keep you guessing right up to the end! INCLUDES DELICIOUS FOOD AND DRINK RECIPES

      In the third book of the popular Seaside Café Mysteries, Tide and Punishment, it’s not all Christmas sweets, tinsel, and wrapping paper. Everly Swan will have to follow a string of clues before it’s too late—because no one dreams of a killer Christmas ... It's Christmastime in Charm, North Carolina, and while Everly Swan would prefer to focus on decorating her iced tea shop and café for its first holiday season, Great-Aunt Fran has decided to run for mayor against her long-time nemesis. But when the other candidate turns up dead just before the first scheduled debate, all eyes turn to Fran as the suspect with the most obvious motive. As a rare blizzard threatens to bury all evidence, small-town holiday cheer turns to suspicion and the tension between Everly and the handsome Detective Grady Hays builds. Everly knows her sweet, elderly Aunt Fran couldn't have murdered anyone, but as she struggles to find the real killer, it begins to seem like this may be the last happy holiday her family will ever have. Can she tie this Christmas mystery up in a bow before it’s too late? This next book in Bree Baker’s cozy mysteries will keep you guessing right up to the end! INCLUDES DELICIOUS FOOD AND DRINK RECIPES

    • 4

      A Call for Kelp
      A Call for Kelp

      A Call for Kelp

      Bree Baker
      4/5 - 33 ratings
      4/5 - 33 ratings

      In the fourth book of the popular Seaside Café Mysteries, A Call for Kelp, Everly Swan’s mission to help her aunts with their beekeeping project takes a nasty turn. It's sink or swim for Everly with her most bizarre case yet! Everly Swan is busy as a bee running her beachside iced tea shop, and the small island of Charm, North Carolina is abuzz—Mitzi Calgon, an iconic Hollywood actress, is in town! Everly's great-aunts are making a documentary about beekeeping and Mitzi has agreed to help. Aunt Clara and Aunt Fran are determined to save endangered honeybees but soon find themselves in a bind when Mitzi turns up dead. Soon, reporters and fans swarm the island, muddying the water and disrupting the peaceful lives of the townspeople. Everly's never been good at minding her own beeswax, so she starts following her own leads and combing through the evidence. Then there's the mystery of Detective Hays—ever since their kiss under the mistletoe, he's been acting distant. And he's annoyingly determined to keep Everly away from the case. With her beekeeping aunts’ reputations on the line, the sleuth will stop at nothing to crack the case. But when she receives a cryptic warning to "Bee Careful," Everly realizes that she's gotten herself into a really sticky situation … From beekeeping and baking to sniffing out clues, the newest seaside café book from Bree Baker is dangerously sweet—just make sure you don’t get stung by this tea cozy’s surprise ending! INCLUDES DELICIOUS FOOD AND DRINK RECIPES

      In the fourth book of the popular Seaside Café Mysteries, A Call for Kelp, Everly Swan’s mission to help her aunts with their beekeeping project takes a nasty turn. It's sink or swim for Everly with her most bizarre case yet! Everly Swan is busy as a bee running her beachside iced tea shop, and the small island of Charm, North Carolina is abuzz—Mitzi Calgon, an iconic Hollywood actress, is in town! Everly's great-aunts are making a documentary about beekeeping and Mitzi has agreed to help. Aunt Clara and Aunt Fran are determined to save endangered honeybees but soon find themselves in a bind when Mitzi turns up dead. Soon, reporters and fans swarm the island, muddying the water and disrupting the peaceful lives of the townspeople. Everly's never been good at minding her own beeswax, so she starts following her own leads and combing through the evidence. Then there's the mystery of Detective Hays—ever since their kiss under the mistletoe, he's been acting distant. And he's annoyingly determined to keep Everly away from the case. With her beekeeping aunts’ reputations on the line, the sleuth will stop at nothing to crack the case. But when she receives a cryptic warning to "Bee Careful," Everly realizes that she's gotten herself into a really sticky situation … From beekeeping and baking to sniffing out clues, the newest seaside café book from Bree Baker is dangerously sweet—just make sure you don’t get stung by this tea cozy’s surprise ending! INCLUDES DELICIOUS FOOD AND DRINK RECIPES

    • 5

      Closely Harbored Secrets
      Closely Harbored Secrets

      Closely Harbored Secrets

      Bree Baker
      4/5 - 42 ratings
      4/5 - 42 ratings

      Could this be the bitter end for Everly? It’s almost Halloween, and the small island of Charm, North Carolina, is decked out for the festivities. When Everly Swan agrees to close her iced tea shop early to help her aunts host their annual haunted historic walking tour, she expects some good-natured spooks. But the night turns grave when one of the ghostly actors is found dead. To complicate matters, the victim scratched Everly’s name into the ground before she died, making her a key suspect. Everly’s potential beau, Detective Hays, takes the case—and he definitely doesn’t want her getting involved. But Everly doesn’t have much of a choice when a phantom sailor straight out of a local legend starts leaving her threatening messages … With a local election underway, ghosts on the loose, and a search for long-lost buried treasure, Everly can’t help but stir the pot! The fifth book in Bree Baker’s acclaimed Seaside Café Mystery series, Closely Harbored Secrets is a frighteningly fun read!

      Could this be the bitter end for Everly? It’s almost Halloween, and the small island of Charm, North Carolina, is decked out for the festivities. When Everly Swan agrees to close her iced tea shop early to help her aunts host their annual haunted historic walking tour, she expects some good-natured spooks. But the night turns grave when one of the ghostly actors is found dead. To complicate matters, the victim scratched Everly’s name into the ground before she died, making her a key suspect. Everly’s potential beau, Detective Hays, takes the case—and he definitely doesn’t want her getting involved. But Everly doesn’t have much of a choice when a phantom sailor straight out of a local legend starts leaving her threatening messages … With a local election underway, ghosts on the loose, and a search for long-lost buried treasure, Everly can’t help but stir the pot! The fifth book in Bree Baker’s acclaimed Seaside Café Mystery series, Closely Harbored Secrets is a frighteningly fun read!

    • 6

      Partners in Lime
      Partners in Lime

      Partners in Lime

      Bree Baker
      4/5 - 40 ratings
      4/5 - 40 ratings

      Everly will have to go against the tide to crack this case! It all seems to be smooth sailing for Everly Swan. The island of Charm, North Carolina, is hosting tons of fun summer events, her iced tea shop is a hit, and best of all, she’s finally dating the handsome Detective Grady Hays. But their romantic bubble bursts when tragedy strikes: a surf pro is found murdered on the beach, killed with a theater prop. Grady follows the evidence, all of which points to Matt, Everly’s friend and onetime fling. As Grady does his job, so does Everly—her unofficial chef-turned-sleuth job, that is. She’s determined to clear her friend’s name, but the arrival of a fancy new teashop and the Town Charmer, a gossip blog determined to rock the boat, complicates things. As Everly tries to keep rumors at bay and investigate the murder (and her new tea rival), the killer leaves a message in the sand … Partners in Lime, the sixth book in Bree Baker’s critically acclaimed Seaside Café Mystery series, is sure to make waves among fans of cozy mysteries!

      Everly will have to go against the tide to crack this case! It all seems to be smooth sailing for Everly Swan. The island of Charm, North Carolina, is hosting tons of fun summer events, her iced tea shop is a hit, and best of all, she’s finally dating the handsome Detective Grady Hays. But their romantic bubble bursts when tragedy strikes: a surf pro is found murdered on the beach, killed with a theater prop. Grady follows the evidence, all of which points to Matt, Everly’s friend and onetime fling. As Grady does his job, so does Everly—her unofficial chef-turned-sleuth job, that is. She’s determined to clear her friend’s name, but the arrival of a fancy new teashop and the Town Charmer, a gossip blog determined to rock the boat, complicates things. As Everly tries to keep rumors at bay and investigate the murder (and her new tea rival), the killer leaves a message in the sand … Partners in Lime, the sixth book in Bree Baker’s critically acclaimed Seaside Café Mystery series, is sure to make waves among fans of cozy mysteries!

    • 7

      Pleading the Fish
      Pleading the Fish

      Pleading the Fish

      Bree Baker
      4/5 - 20 ratings
      4/5 - 20 ratings

      Everly might be running out of island time in her most dangerous case yet! Café owner and amateur sleuth Everly Swan, like every Swan woman before her, is cursed in love. The only problem? She’s head over heels for Detective Grady Hays, who doesn’t believe in magic of any kind. Grady wants to build a life with Everly, but before she can say “I do,” she needs to take care of this curse once and for all. And luckily, the quirky inhabitants of Charm, North Carolina, are up to the task! But it feels like a sign when a historian researching the Swan family is murdered, and Everly fears the curse is spreading. She and Grady take the case—curserelated or not, there’s a killer loose on the island. Big change is coming for Everly and her friends, but between running her café, choosing a wedding dress, investigating mysterious strangers, and dodging increasingly threatening messages from the killer, Everly’s not sure she’ll get her happy ever after! The seventh thrilling addition to Bree Baker’s acclaimed Seaside Café Mystery series, Pleading the Fish is a sun-believably heartwarming mystery!

      Everly might be running out of island time in her most dangerous case yet! Café owner and amateur sleuth Everly Swan, like every Swan woman before her, is cursed in love. The only problem? She’s head over heels for Detective Grady Hays, who doesn’t believe in magic of any kind. Grady wants to build a life with Everly, but before she can say “I do,” she needs to take care of this curse once and for all. And luckily, the quirky inhabitants of Charm, North Carolina, are up to the task! But it feels like a sign when a historian researching the Swan family is murdered, and Everly fears the curse is spreading. She and Grady take the case—curserelated or not, there’s a killer loose on the island. Big change is coming for Everly and her friends, but between running her café, choosing a wedding dress, investigating mysterious strangers, and dodging increasingly threatening messages from the killer, Everly’s not sure she’ll get her happy ever after! The seventh thrilling addition to Bree Baker’s acclaimed Seaside Café Mystery series, Pleading the Fish is a sun-believably heartwarming mystery!

    Author

    Bree Baker

    Bree Baker is a Midwestern writer obsessed with small-town hijinks, sweet tea, and the sea. She’s been telling stories to her friends, family, and strangers for as long as she can remember, and more often than not, those stories feature a warm ocean breeze and a recipe she’s sure to ruin. Now she’s working on those fancy cooking skills and dreaming up adventures for the Seaside Café mysteries. Bree is a member of Sisters in Crime, International Thriller Writers, and the Romance Writers of America. Visit her online at breebaker.com.

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