Sheri Richey

With the sudden absence of her spa manager, Grace Keslar finds herself saddled with two businesses to run.Heading off to tackle the health spa, Grace leaves Chauncey, her large gray crazy-whiskered cat, in control of the mansion's bed-and-breakfast. Discovering the spa operation to be less than transparent, Grace listens to her intuition and examines every corner (even the restrooms) to figure out what is amiss. Back at the mansion, Chauncey monitors fragile guests searching for something missing in their life.Together, with only the evening hours to confer, Grace and Chauncey work to mend broken hearts, bring families back together, and catch a thief.

The trouble begins when Chauncey declares that the newest houseguest of the Keslar Mansion is just not passing his sniff test Chauncey, the large gray crazy-whiskered cat, has been fairly tolerant of houseguests up to this point, but the latest arrival has been deemed unacceptable. With the mansion on edge trying to plan Amanda Morgan's wedding, the citizens of Spicetown in an uproar over a mysterious traffic patrolman disrupting their streets, and long-lost relatives arriving at the Keslar mansion, Grace has a full schedule.Can they resolve all the discord without disrupting the wedding? Perhaps Chauncey's doppelganger can help

Grace Keslar, a wealthy eccentric widow living near Spicetown, Ohio, has opened a new business and invited customers to stay in her large home while they visit Spicetown.Her crazy-whiskered gray cat, Chauncey, (who may or may not be her late husband reincarnated) has done his part to interfere with the preparations and discourage the lodging arrangement. Now as guests begin to arrive, all he can do is try to police the environment, alert the other household members to any wrongdoing detected, and find someone he can collaborate with while ridding the mansion of evil

With new businesses opening in Spicetown, Peggy and Arlene are glued to the front window of the Carom Seed Craft Corner watching it all unfold. Murder is not what they expected to see, but Mayor Bingham always said that out-of-towners can bring in a dicey element.

With a freshly painted storefront, a challenging wedding dress to alter, and a new business to open, Peggy heightens her business security just as the rest of the town falls prey to a thief

Righting wrongs can be dirty business Peggy takes on a simple alteration job for the poison-penned editor of the Spicetown Star, Ed Poindexter, and it turns into a covert operation involving millionaires and Federal fugitives.

When murder is the thread holding together costumes for the community play, Peggy can't avoid the gossip or the orphaned pup under her feet.Running the Carom Seed Craft Corner on Fennel Street in Spicetown should be enough for one person, but Peggy Cochran spends her spare time volunteering to make costumes for the town play at the Spicetown Community Center. When a costume she made over twenty years ago resurfaces, so do the details of the prior drama teacher's death and Police Chief Conrad Harris can't ignore the questions.Finding a puppy in the alley behind the store, gets under her feet, and into her heart even before the murder is all sewn up.

Mayor Cora Mae Bingham has a new friend that has come to town to straighten up the coal mine's failed finances and keep the pay checks flowing faithfully through the holiday, but his financial fixes may cause some unanticipated fallout.Canine Officer Briscoe helps find a missing photographer, but the developments turn dark when the police probe into her marriage. Only the dark room offers some light on the situation.Despite these concerns, the citizens of Spicetown have a full heart at Christmastime and are busy preparing for the community play and choral presentation at the Community Center. Spicetown's eccentric millionaire, Grace Keslar, is having a holiday party to celebrate her new business ventures, but Cora is concerned that perhaps her invitation got lost.Even when Cora Mae thought she knew everything about everyone in town, Harvey "Saucy" Salzman finds a way to surprise her

Although Mayor Cora Mae Bingham planned a peaceful summer of self-improvement while ensuring all the sidewalks in Spicetown were in tip top shape, the new farmers market presented special challenges that required her attention. With Mavis Bell embarking on a busy retirement plan, and Conrad testing a second career in teaching, Cora was focusing on others taking on a little more responsibility until an unidentified body turned up in Red River and mysterious guests started breaking into empty houses for sale in Spicetown. Instead of a peaceful summer, Cora had to keep both eyes on the suspicious activity surrounding the new farmer's market management and figure out how it was all connected.

Be careful what you wish for It might just come true Jackie Knight had a vision of her perfect man. She wanted a successful entrepreneur, just like she was. She wanted a tall attractive endlessly fashionable man to match her height and fashion sense. She wanted them to be the power couple that every woman envied.Jackie knew her wish was coming true when she met Erik Mackey. He was a man that fit snugly into every category on her list. They might just be the perfect match Or they might not.This is a sequel to Willow Wood, A Sweet Small Town Romance, and tells the story of Calinda Willow's best friend, Jackie Knight.

It's springtime in Spicetown and Mayor Cora Mae Bingham discovers there may be trouble blooming along with the rhododendrons With construction in full throttle in the new subdivisions and the income tax filing deadline looming over her head, Mayor Cora Mae Bingham is revamping the Annual Easter Eggs-Travaganza and trying to figure out who is in the Easter bunny suit this year, when a dead body has to be added to her To-Do list.

It's springtime in Spicetown and Mayor Cora Mae Bingham discovers there may be trouble blooming along with the rhododendrons With construction in full throttle in the new subdivisions and the income tax filing deadline looming over her head, Mayor Cora Mae Bingham is revamping the Annual Easter Eggs-Travaganza and trying to figure out who is in the Easter bunny suit this year, when a dead body has to be added to her To-Do list.

Saucy makes his stage debut in the local community play while teenagers are running amok at the high school, Mayor Cora Mae Bingham is trying to decorate every tree in town and a new spice has hit the streets of Spicetown Can the "city's finest" save Christmas?

When a construction accident spawns a slew of suspicions at the work site of the old popcorn factory, Mayor Cora Mae Bingham begins to regret her decision to renovate the abandoned building. Her vision of creating a beautiful community center for the citizens has turned into chaos. With Police Chief Conrad Harris out of town, Cora Mae has to take matters into her own hands to investigate the situation. Will Officer "Wink" Hobson be able to keep up?