Snips and Snails Cafe Series

It's Juli's job to make sure the Soup of the Day delivers...a daily dose of magic that is. But when a mysterious burnt offering shows up at the local retirement home, she's positive it has nothing to do with cannelloni beans and ham hocks.   As the new owner of Snips and Snails Cafe, and Veil Falls only Soup Witch in training, she starts every day just hoping her latest creation doesn't turn all her customers into newts and frogs.   Moonlighting as Veil Falls only Amateur Sleuth helps pay the bills and keeps her in coffee beans.   When Mr. Fried and extra crispy shows up in a resident's bed at the scene of a local fire, and they flag her good friend Jacob for the crime, Juli decides to take the case. ...and then they realize the dead man, is the wrong guy.   The real resident is missing...and the identity of the victim is a mystery...And someone is willing to do anything to make sure she doesn't solve it...   Get Murder on the Oxtail Express and help Juli sift through the ashes to catch a killer...

Snips and Snails is fast becoming a raving success, there's Romance in the air for her and Jack, and she has solved her first two murders. Proof positive that life after 40 doesn't have to be slippers and her favorite soap opera.   She should have known better. Because now there's a dead body in the pantry of Lovelace Resort.   Is he the hapless victim of the fastidious chef because he didn't do the dishes? Or was his death the result of a million-dollar heist gone wrong?   …If that's not complicated enough, Grams' sister Annabel is sending her distressing messages asking for help from beyond the grave…   Before she knows it, Juli is on the case, chasing baddies, finding clues, and whipping up the right magical recipes to save them all.   Get Cauliflower Kale Caper and Help discover where they stashed the Ruby Fire...

Witches, Whiskers, and Wicked Lies: !!" Step into a world of Spells and Secrets where the truth is as elusive as the next magical dish.   When she mysteriously inherits Snips and Snails, a small soup café in a quaint little town she's never heard of, Juli Mason discovers that her fresh start comes with a side of paranormal pandemonium. Her Uncle's mysterious death reveals a web of intrigue and clues that lead to a devious criminal mind who is watching her every move... With a nose for trouble, and the help of a snarky diva of a talking cat, a hefty ghost who refuses to rest in peace, and a troublesome recipe grimoire, can this fledgling soup witch turned amateur detective unravel the dark truth behind her uncle's murder before it's too late? She'll need to dodge an elusive killer and keep her café from becoming a paranormal crime scene first. Snips and Snails is a Cozy Mystery Series set in the rural bayside town of Veil Falls where Magic is as normal as the morning coffee. Step into Juli's world, where the very real, and sometimes unusual characters are quirky; flawed, and bound tight by a love of family and friendship strong enough to weather any storm.

Juli Mason hired Bertie the Bag Lady, living in the alley behind Snips and Snails, out of desperation. It was a smooth move.   Who knew Bertie would clean up so well? … Or that she was in actual fact, a Sous Chef with serious skills in the kitchen? But the star Cook of Snips and Snails Café is not all she is.   When the Hat River in Veil Falls coughs up a wrecked Cadillac Sedan beneath the Fae Road Bridge and Bertie Faints at the news...Juli smells a mystery... Perhaps it's the body they found floating on the floor of the front seat, or the second in the back. Is it murder most foul, or an unfortunate accident? And why do all the clues point to Bertie? Add in the rude new birdwatchers that have checked into Lovelace resort, and the discovery of what was once missing... Is Bertie's strange behavior and the guest's unexpected arrival all just an odd coincidence?   There's something strange going on in Veil Falls. It's up to Juli Mason to solve the case...or the results could just be murder.

What happens when Teenage Hijinks turn into Murder?   When the latest in a slew of Dumpster fires at the local campground turn up a finger and a ring, Jack Lovelace smells a corpse...and a job for his girlfriend Juli...Part-time Detective...Full-time Soup Witch at Snips and Snails Cafe... Add in the bone Juli's half-grown Lab Mix, Holly, digs up and brings home...the human bone... And now there's a new Mystery in town. ...and then they find the second grave. Is there a Serial Killer Loose in Veil Falls? Will they find the culprit before a new grave is dug for the next victim? There's Spells to learn, Ghost's to tame, and a Smidgeon of Romance in the air for Juli and a certain hunky Fire Chief…   But first, she'll need to get cooking. If she's to survive what's coming, she'll need a new kind of Hero. And she has just the right recipe to conjure one up…

The Gloves are off, or is it hats? in Veil Falls   As Election Time nears for the next Chief of Police, sides will be taken, forces will gather... And Juli, resident Soup Witch, and owner of Snips and Snails hopes for a break from the plague of Murders she's been tasked to solve since she moved to the little Magical town in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan almost a year ago. But someone has an axe to grind with Jerry Watson, who has the popular vote in town, and is favored to win by a landslide come election time. There's the rash of mean graffiti all over town, smearing Jerry's reputation and making him look like a poor second candidate to the standing police chief, Larry Jokerbridge. As if that isn't enough...someone has robbed the First and a Half Bank...and left a calling card behind... Right before the dead body is discovered in the Orchard. And the clues are pointing at Jerry Watson...   If Juli doesn't want to visit her favorite sheriff in prison and have 'The Joker" around for another four years, she'll have to get busy, find the real killer, and clear Jerry's name.

The lines are drawn, the stakes are mounting, and the race is on in the election for Veil Fall's next Chief of Police. Juli knows Larry Jokerbridge is a liar, a cheat, and a first-class jerk. He'll stop at nothing to win and come out on top; and see Jerry Watson lose. And then they find the first body... It will be up to Juli Mason to solve the case and find out if winning at any cost for the Chief also makes him willing to commit murder…

What Happens When a Fishing Expedition Goes Deadly Wrong?   When the Catch on the other end of the Line is a Dead Body...Juli Smells something rotten in Veil Falls... and a brand-new Murder to Solve if Grams has anything to say about it... Because that's not all that's sitting on ice at the county morgue... There are car thieves to catch, a long-buried secret that Grams is hiding, and too many coincidences that don't add up... And an Entire Town Demanding Answers to a Certain Question...   When are Jack and Juli ever going to find time to Plan their Wedding?

Charming Lovecakes or a Poison-filled Conspiracy? Juli Mason finds herself in a sticky situation when her cousin Charme's Lovecakes shop becomes the epicenter of a deadly cupcake conspiracy. Someone's using Charme's sweet treats as a lethal weapon, turning wedding celebrations into recipes for disaster. With her own wedding to plan, a cousin to keep out of handcuffs, and a poison-peddling killer on the loose, Veil Falls is becoming a paranormal crime scene. The arrival of the mysterious Seamus Mackey, the new potions and elixirs shop owner, raises eyebrows and suspicions when he moves in next door to Charme's Lovecakes. Is he dredging up lovebombs for the perfect magical bath as its charming competitor, or is he their most deadly adversary, concealing the secrets of a cunning murderer? Juli's determined to unveil the truth, save Charme's shop, and catch the poison-peddling culprit before the next batch of cupcakes hits the oven.