School psychologist Skye Denison has been waiting forever for her happily-ever-after with police chief Wally Boyd. But her bliss threatens to unravel on the very first day of their luxurious honeymoon cruise, when Skye becomes convinc...

Dev Sinclair is the happy new owner of the old-fashioned shop in her small Missouri town. But if she doesn't focus on finding the killer of her ex's fiancee, this five-and-dime owner may find herself serving twenty-five to life...

When school psychologist Skye Denison stumbles over the body of pushy "Promfest" chairperson Annette Paine during a Halloween fundraiser, it looks like a clear-cut case of promicide. Annette was not the only prom mom despera...

Opening an old-fashioned five-and-dime shop in her small Missouri hometown has been a great change for Devereaux "Dev"Sinclair. But when she hosts a reading groupthere, she learns that bad writing can mean life or death.  ...

Right when Dani thinks she's hit a dead-end in her career, she unexpectedly inherits an enormous old house in a quaint college town. This gives her the perfect opportunity to pursue her true passion―cooking! So Dani opens Chef-to-Go...

BNew York Times/BB Bestselling Scumble River Series When ex–Vegas showgirl and local business owner Bunny Reid starts an online dating service called Cupid's Cat's Meow, out-of-town visitors flock to her bowling alley for the speed ...

The New York Times bestselling author of Dying for a Cupcake returns with a new mystery filled with lost family, hidden treasure, and long-buried secrets... Five-and-dime store owner Devereaux "Dev" Sinclair moved to Shadow...

When a scuffle breaks out at the First Annual Route 66 Yard Sale involving her mother, school psychologist Skye Denision, while dealing with a raucous battle of the sexes and bakesale blunders, finds herself accused of murder when her...

There's no place like Scumble River at Christmastime, and this year, school psychologist Skye Denison has twice as much to celebrate-and to do. In addition to the usual holiday frenzy, Skye's wedding to police chief Wally Boyd is l...

There's something fishy just below the surface of Scumble River...School psychologist Skye Denison-Boyd is getting ready to return to work from her maternity leave and hoping for a peaceful year in her job as a school psychologist. Bu...

A twister, a kidnapping, and a murder—oh my! Scumble River may never be the same.For school psychologist Skye Denison, there's certainly no place like home. When a violent tornado devastates her small hometown of Scumble River, she ...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Between a Book and a Hard Place comes the latest Devereaux's Dime Store Mystery—and it packs a bite.Opening up a dime store in her hometown of Shadow Bend, Missouri, Devereaux "Dev&...

When Devereaux "Dev" Sinclair hosts a cupcake contest at her five-and-dime store, she discovers that someone is just dying to win... Kizzy Cutler finds it so delicious to be back in her hometown of Shadow Bend, Missouri, tha...

New York Times Bestselling Scumble River SeriesA nasty faculty feud leaves one Scumble River teacher belly-up. . . .Her honeymoon may have been less than relaxing, but Skye Boyd nee Denison is still high on marital bliss with her new ...

In New York Times bestselling author Denise Swanson's "slightly zany"* new mystery series, Devereaux Sinclair loves running her old-fashioned store in her small Missouri hometown. If only murder didn't keep landing on her do...

A health spa complete with tofu turkey and 'Dress for Sexcess' lectures is the last place school psychologist Skye Denison wants to spend Thanksgiving. But when her best friend Trixie Frayne convinces her to take a complimentary week...

In the latest from the New York Times bestselling author of Murder of an Open Book, a school psychologist has her hands full after a school board sourpuss meets a bitter end...  With her morning sickness finally abated, Skye Denison ...

Plans to build a country music theater in Scumble River fall flat whena female country singer is murdered, and the motives and suspects stretch back decades.

The chips are down in Scumble RiverSchool psychologist Skye Denison-Boyd had hoped that her maternity leave would be at least a little relaxing, but when she and her husband, Wally, meet with the priest to discuss their newborn twins'...

When her beloved grandmother is found dead, the victim of foul play, school psychologist Skye Denison sets out to uncover the truth about the murder and unwittingly stirs up a hotbed of family tensions, old secrets, violence, and deat...

Regular visitors to this space know that I don't spend much time on the subgenre called 'cozies'--soft-edged mysteries usually set in small towns, featuring amateur sleuths who solve crimes while leading otherwise productive lives. Bu...

Skye Denison and the rest of Scumble River are celebrating the town's bicentennial. When the guest of honor--a descendant of the town's founder--is murdered, Skye wonders if her former fianc's arrival in town has something to do with ...

School psychologist Skye Denison reluctantly agrees to act as maid of honor in her California cousin's over-the-top platinum-style wedding- and is also expected to assist the control-freak wedding planner. But when Skye discovers the ...

Grandma Sal's Soup-To-Nuts Cooking Challenge is coming to town, and Skye Denison is entering. And though she can't solve the mystery of the perfect mousse, murder is another story. Because a cocky contestant has been found delectably ...

When school psychologist Skye Denison discovers a body crushed by a toppled bookcase in Scumble River's new bookstore, she has to read the clues before she becomes the killer's next work-in-progress...

When Skye Denison left Scumble River years ago, she swore she'd never return. But after a bout with her boyfriend and credit card rejection, she's back to home sweet-homicide....Advance praise for Murder of a Small Town Honey: 'A deli...

Love is deadlyStupid Cupid is making School psychologist Skye Denison-Boyd regret returning to work after her maternity leave. It starts with an emergency school lockdown, continues with her godfather's arrest by the state police, an...

Another deadly fun Chef-to-Go mystery from New York Times bestselling author Denise Swanson!The back-to-school season can be murderIt's the beginning of the university's fall semester and Dani can't wait for the college students to re...

Next in New York Times bestselling author Denise Swanson\'s chef mystery books, Dani Sloan will have to solve the murder of a bride to clear her crush\'s name. Once again, it looks like Dani will get a slice of the action...This yummy...