Books in the Cold Creek Cozy Mysteries series

Who knew chicken salad could be deadly?Amateur sleuth, Sheridan Hendley, jumps at the chance to work with the defense when a favorite waitress is arrested for the murder of her ex-husband. He disappeared 15 years ago under mysterious circumstances. Now, he's returned and dead. Zoe's in jail, her attorney asks Sheridan to help, and nobody will talk about the man. Personalities clash and Zoe's family closes ranks as Sheridan attempts to unlock the carefully kept secrets of the family that owns and operates the Grill.Only asking questions can be hazardous to her health. The closer she gets to finding the truth, the more her own life might be in danger. Sheridan's self-defense classes are put to good use as she eliminates suspects. Only her involvement strains her increasingly serious relationship with Detective Brett McMann. Are some secrets better left untold? Join Sheridan and her friends as they search to prove Zoe's innocence and identify the killer, who is determined to stop them.

Solving a murder wasn't on the wedding planner's checklist. With so many changes in her life, sleuthing is the last thing on the mind of Cold Creek College's amateur sleuth, Sheridan Hendley. The morning run with Brett and his teen-aged daughter, Maddie, comes to a halt when the miniature Sheltie, Charlie, finds a dead body. Unfortunately, the victim was the manager of Hidden Oaks, a picturesque wedding venue and the precise location the teen wedding planner suggested for the upcoming nuptials. When Sheridan visits Hidden Oaks, she senses there is more underfoot than meets the eye. While they explore alternative locations, Sheridan and Kim investigate the not-so-friendly new manager and the family that owns Hidden Oaks. Can Sheridan put the pieces together in time to have the wedding at the perfect site? Read it to find out who's behind the murder and what the future holds for Sheridan and Brett. Murder and a Wedding is the fifth in the Cold Creek Series.

A dead body shattered the calm of the arboretum. Another murder in small town Cold Creek has tensions rising. Clive Johnson, the groundskeeper at Cold Creek College, is a convenient scapegoat for a police chief when he has the bad luck of finding the body. Although Clive helps the students on scholarship and claims innocence, he's not helping himself. Convinced Chief Barney Pfeiffe has it all wrong, Sheridan Hendley sets out to help prove Clive's innocence. Her curiosity and questions place her in danger. It's soon obvious not everyone is pleased by her enthusiastic search for the truth. More troubling, it's not clear who she can trust besides her best friend, Kim, and Detective Brett McMann. As problems escalate, Brett decides it's time for self-defense training for the women at the college, especially Sheridan. This is the second of the Cold Creek Cozy mysteries. Join Sheridan and her friends as they reveal the killer and prove Clive's innocence.