AR Winters Books in Order
Explore A.R. Winters books in order, with quick summaries, series guides, and simple tips on where to start with her cozy mysteries.
Last updated: June 11, 2026
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Publication Order
75 books
Innocent in Las Vegas
by AR Winters
2013
Cupcake-loving croupier Tiffany Black is one step from her private investigator license when she takes on her first real murder case. Chasing the truth about casino mogul Ethan Becker throws her into casino corruption, family pressure, and genuine danger.
Don't Be A Stranger
by AR Winters
2014
A cushy Hamptons waitressing job turns into a murder case when Valerie Inkerman's roommate Jerry is accused of killing a guest. To save him, the rookie private investigator has to work past dead ends and keep ahead of the real killer.
Fake It Till You Make It
by AR Winters
2014
When a business tycoon is found dead and the police call it suicide, his fiancée hires Valerie and Jerry to look closer. Their search uncovers threats, bad leads, and a killer who may not be finished.
Green Eyes in Las Vegas
by AR Winters
2014
After witnessing an art heist, Tiffany Black is pulled between the murder of a starlet and a missing painting. A mysterious green-eyed man may connect the cases, or make them much more dangerous.
Red Roses in Las Vegas
by AR Winters
2014
Tiffany is ready for a break until the police decide her Nanna may be responsible for Adam Bitzer's death. Clearing her family name means diving straight back into danger.
Dead Man's Diamonds / Dessert, Diamonds and Deadly Secrets
by AR Winters
2016
Back in Santa Verona, Mindy Macbay investigates the death of an unpopular café owner and uncovers diamonds, threats, and old grudges. It is the start of a cozy series with plenty of cake and plenty of trouble.
Deadly Disco in Las Vegas
by AR Winters
2016
A disco-flavored mystery sends Tiffany Black into a lively case full of retro fun and real danger. Behind the music and sparkle, someone is hiding a deadly agenda.
Jazzy Jeopardy / Danger, Deceit and Dark Chocolate Cake
by AR Winters
2016
A suspicious poisoning at a jazz-themed restaurant pulls Mindy and Beth into another dangerous tangle. As secret after secret comes out, they realize the case is riskier than it first looked.
Lost Kitten in Las Vegas
by AR Winters
2016
A missing kitten is only the start of Tiffany Black's trouble in this early Las Vegas mystery. What looks small and manageable soon opens into a case with bigger stakes than she expected.
Pesky Politicians in Las Vegas
by AR Winters
2016
Politics give Tiffany Black one more reason to distrust polished public faces. This case mixes ambition, image, and murder in a very Las Vegas way.
Reality Check in Las Vegas
by AR Winters
2016
Tiffany Black gets caught up in a case that puts performance and reality side by side, then blurs the line completely. Vegas is good at pretending, which makes her job much harder.
Wacky Walnuts / Carrot Cake and Cryptic Clues
by AR Winters
2016
When socialite Celeste Rocheford is murdered, Beth becomes the prime suspect and Mindy has no choice but to step in. Old rivals and old flames make the search for the truth even messier.
A Perfect Murder in Las Vegas
by AR Winters
2017
Tiffany Black takes on another Las Vegas investigation, one that looks almost too neat on the surface. The deeper she digs, the more she finds a carefully built version of the truth.
Dancing With Danger in Las Vegas
by AR Winters
2017
A dance-themed case pulls Tiffany Black into another swirl of performance, image, and risk. In a city built on showmanship, she has to figure out who turned movement into murder.
Furniture Fatality in Las Vegas
by AR Winters
2017
A death tied to furniture and business trouble gives Tiffany Black another lively Vegas puzzle. Beneath ordinary dealings, she finds grudges, secrets, and a killer who thought nobody would look closer.
High Stakes and Hazelnut Cupcakes in Las Vegas
by AR Winters
2017
Cupcakes, casino pressure, and murder are all part of Tiffany Black's world, so this case hits close to home. She has to follow the crumbs and the cash before the stakes get even higher.
Slippery Solicitors / Lawyers, Liars and Lemon Tarts
by AR Winters
2017
When Mindy's least favorite ex is accused of murder, she and Beth have to put old feelings aside and investigate. Their search drags them into lies, legal trouble, and danger that starts closing in on Mindy herself.
A Berry Baffling Businessman
by AR Winters
2018
A businessman with secrets leaves Camden Falls buzzing after a suspicious death. Kylie Berry has to balance Sarah's Eatery, local loyalties, and one more dangerous investigation.
A Berry Clever Corpse
by AR Winters
2018
Kylie is still learning small-town life when a disliked landlord turns up dead and everyone seems to have a motive. Between romantic complications and restaurant chaos, she has to solve the case before it blows back on her.
A Berry Cunning Conman
by AR Winters
2018
With her cook away, Kylie is already stretched thin when Joel is dragged into a murder investigation. To clear his name, she and Zoey have to unravel the life of a gossip-dealing conman who left plenty of enemies behind.
A Berry Deadly Welcome
by AR Winters
2018
Kylie Berry escapes a bad marriage and heads to Camden Falls to run her cousin's café, even though she can barely cook. When a new chef dies hours after being hired, Kylie becomes the obvious suspect.
A Berry Home Catastrophe
by AR Winters
2018
Home life turns chaotic for Kylie Berry when another Camden Falls death pulls her into fresh suspicion and neighborhood gossip. She is trying to build a new life, but trouble keeps following her to the doorstep.
A Berry Murderous Kitten
by AR Winters
2018
When a notorious flirt is found dead outside Sarah's Eatery, suspicion falls on Kylie's new friend Zoey Jin. Kylie sets out to clear her, with a curious kitten and a very gossip-happy town complicating every step.
A Wedding to Die For
by AR Winters
2018
Aria Whitmore, bridal boutique owner and secret witch, thinks she is just collecting an antique dress, then finds herself tangled in a possible magical murder. With her sharp-tongued parrot Kiwi nearby, she has to clear her name fast.
Jackpots and Jealousies in Las Vegas
by AR Winters
2018
Money and jealousy are both strong motives, and Tiffany Black gets a front-row seat to both. This Vegas mystery keeps her chasing big feelings, bigger risks, and one very guilty suspect.
Lucky Charm in Las Vegas
by AR Winters
2018
Luck is a useful illusion in Las Vegas, and Tiffany Black knows it better than most. When a case starts circling around charms, chance, and bad fortune, she has to work out who is rigging the odds.
Spa Retreats and Secrets in Las Vegas
by AR Winters
2018
Relaxation is not on the menu once Tiffany Black gets pulled into a spa-centered case. Behind the soothing surface, too many people are keeping secrets they would rather kill over.
Zombie Cash Run in Las Vegas
by AR Winters
2018
A zombie-themed event gives Tiffany Black another wonderfully odd Las Vegas case. Under the costumes and fun-run energy, someone is hiding a motive that is anything but playful.
A Berry Horrible Holiday
by AR Winters
2019
Holiday cheer is in short supply when Kylie Berry stumbles into another Camden Falls mystery. Between seasonal pressure and small-town secrets, she has to keep Sarah's Eatery running while she hunts a killer.
A Berry Perplexing Puzzle
by AR Winters
2019
A baffling new murder leaves Kylie Berry picking through puzzle-like clues and local gossip. The town thinks it knows the answer, but Kylie is not so sure.
An Alibi A Day
by AR Winters
2019
When Allie Day wins a mysterious jackpot, she tries to help her friend Bree's Cotswolds café and lands in a murder investigation instead. With her sister Jackie beside her, she has to clear her name before the real killer strikes again.
Beauty Queens and Cruises
by AR Winters
2019
A beauty pageant cruise gives Adrienne a ship full of dramatic contestants and judges, then a murdered headliner. She, Sam, Cece, and Ethan have to look past perfect smiles to find the killer.
Cooks, Crooks and Cruises
by AR Winters
2019
The kitchen is only one source of heat when Adrienne faces another murder at sea. Food, feuds, and a ship full of suspects keep the pressure on until she and her friends can expose the culprit.
Cruise Catastrophe
by AR Winters
2019
What should be a routine voyage spirals into full catastrophe once murder enters the picture. Adrienne and her friends scramble through false leads and shipboard drama to stop the damage from spreading.
Cruise Chaos
by AR Winters
2019
Adrienne is put in charge of a murder mystery event, which stops being pretend when a passenger turns up dead. Suddenly the cruise's staged clues are mixed with a real crime and real danger.
Cruise Conundrum
by AR Winters
2019
Another voyage brings Adrienne a tightly wound puzzle, a crowd of suspects, and no easy answers. On a ship where everyone is underfoot, every clue feels both urgent and personal.
Cruise Millions
by AR Winters
2019
Big money, big personalities, and murder make for rough sailing in this brisk cruise-ship mystery. Adrienne has to figure out who wanted a fortune, or someone tied to it, badly enough to kill.
Deadly Cruise
by AR Winters
2019
A fresh sailing gives Adrienne another closed-circle mystery with danger never far away. As secrets pile up among crew and passengers, solving the case becomes the only way to keep the trip from turning worse.
Deceptions and Decisions in Las Vegas
by AR Winters
2019
Tiffany Black has to weigh lies, loyalties, and risky choices in another fast-moving Las Vegas case. The deeper she gets, the clearer it becomes that one bad decision started a deadly chain.
Designer Sales and Secrets
by AR Winters
2019
Aria Whitmore expects a major bridal sample sale to boost business, then finds her shop wrecked and a body on the floor. To save Blue Moon Bridal, she and Kiwi have to untangle wedding drama, secrets, and murder.
In Hot Fudge And Cold Blood
by AR Winters
2019
Aria's mother is found standing over a dead woman, and Aria knows her magical, wedding-filled life is about to get even messier. Fudge, family drama, and suspicion all point to another tricky case.
Killer Cruise
by AR Winters
2019
Adrienne's exciting new job on a cruise ship goes sideways when her best friend becomes the prime suspect in a passenger's murder. Trapped at sea with too many egos and too few answers, she starts sleuthing fast.
Lounge Singers And Liars In Las Vegas
by AR Winters
2019
Tiffany Black steps into a case where lounge singers, polished performances, and outright lies all compete for center stage. In Vegas, a good act can hide a very bad crime.
Art and Apprehension in Las Vegas
by AR Winters
2020
The art world gives Tiffany Black another tangle of money, ego, and hidden motives. As suspicion spreads, she has to work out who crossed the line from creative rivalry to murder.
Bed and Breakfast and Cruises
by AR Winters
2020
A bed-and-breakfast conference at sea sounds fun until the former head of the association is murdered. Adrienne and her friends have to sift through vendors, guests, and grudges before the ship reaches port.
Cruise Control
by AR Winters
2020
Adrienne hopes for smoother sailing, but another murder makes that impossible. With nowhere for suspects to go and pressure building by the hour, she and her crew have to regain control of the chaos.
Dinners and Disasters in Las Vegas
by AR Winters
2020
A dinner event goes badly wrong and leaves Tiffany Black chasing answers through yet another glittery Las Vegas mess. Between social disasters and real danger, she has to find the culprit fast.
Folk Tales and Fudge Brownies
by AR Winters
2020
Jean Williams refuses to believe a local Bigfoot skeptic was simply killed by a bear. As a festival approaches, she pokes around the woods, the campground, and her aunt's bakery café to find the very human truth.
Just Deserts in Las Vegas
by AR Winters
2020
Dessert, payback, and Vegas misdirection mix neatly in another Tiffany Black case. The clues may look sweet at first, but Tiffany soon finds herself dealing with sharper appetites and deadlier motives.
Lethal Cruise
by AR Winters
2020
A beauty-and-pampering cruise turns deadly when one passenger dies after a cosmetic treatment. Adrienne, Sam, and Cece have to dig through vanity, rivalry, and shipboard gossip before the killer strikes again.
Loaf or Death
by AR Winters
2020
When another baker dies after accusing Aunt Betsy of stealing a recipe, Jean jumps in to clear her aunt's name. The case is tangled up with business trouble, town gossip, and a bakery that may not survive another blow.
Masks and Malice in Las Vegas
by AR Winters
2020
Masks give everyone a chance to pretend, which makes Tiffany Black's job even harder. In a case built on disguises and bad intentions, she has to uncover the face behind the crime.
Pride and Prejudice in Las Vegas
by AR Winters
2020
A Jane Austen flavored mystery gives Tiffany Black one of her trickier Las Vegas cases. While personal worries crowd in, she still has to figure out who turned literary enthusiasm into murder.
Reunions and Revelations in Las Vegas
by AR Winters
2020
A reunion stirs up old history, new revelations, and one more body for Tiffany Black to explain. The past is suddenly very present, and not everyone wants it brought into the light.
Snapshots and Suspicions in Las Vegas
by AR Winters
2020
Tiffany Black follows a case with photography, suspicion, and more than one person trying to control the picture. In Las Vegas, appearances are cheap, but the danger is real.
A Berry Unlucky Assassin
by AR Winters
2021
Kylie Berry is pulled into a murder that hints at an assassin, or at least someone with deadly aim. Camden Falls gossip only muddies the picture, and Kylie has to separate rumor from truth fast.
A Dead And Stormy Night
by AR Winters
2021
When Laura's friend Ashley is accused of murder, a storm traps everyone inside the Paradise Bed and Breakfast. With floodwaters rising and suspects under one roof, Laura has to crack the case before the pressure breaks them all.
Book Clubs and Bad Behavior in Las Vegas
by AR Winters
2021
A bookish gathering gives Tiffany Black another chance to poke into bad behavior and worse motives. Between sharp tongues and sharper secrets, she has to find the one person who turned drama deadly.
Cake Tastings and Killers
by AR Winters
2021
Laura Fisher returns to the Florida Keys to help save her family's struggling bed and breakfast, only to become the prime suspect when a guest dies at a cake tasting. To clear her name, she has to dig into old wounds and island secrets.
Cakes and Mistakes
by AR Winters
2021
Jean Williams knows sweet baker Janelle did not kill the town playboy, even if the evidence says otherwise. As Jean investigates, she uncovers tangled secrets and new trouble for Aunt Betsy's bakery.
Calmer Cruises
by AR Winters
2021
A supposedly calmer voyage gives Adrienne exactly the opposite once danger boards with the passengers. With suspects trapped at sea and nerves fraying, she and her friends have to steady the ship and solve the case.
Cookie Club Killers in Las Vegas
by AR Winters
2021
Cookies do not make Tiffany Black lower her guard for long. When a case circles around a club built on sweets and secrets, she has to figure out which member has a truly deadly side.
Dubious Disappearances in Las Vegas
by AR Winters
2021
Disappearances around Las Vegas send Tiffany Black after people who may be hiding, missing, or much worse. The deeper she digs, the more she realizes that vanishing is only part of the crime.
Graduates and Grumpies in Las Vegas
by AR Winters
2021
Graduation season brings celebration, stress, and one more murder for Tiffany Black to untangle. Between proud families, bad tempers, and old grudges, she has to find who crossed the line.
Grand Openings and Greed in Las Vegas
by AR Winters
2021
A new beginning in Las Vegas quickly curdles into a case driven by greed. Tiffany Black follows the money, the grudges, and the polished smiles to find out who wanted success to end in murder.
Hatters and Haters in Las Vegas
by AR Winters
2021
A hat-themed crowd and a long list of haters give Tiffany Black plenty to sort through in this brisk Vegas mystery. Under the costume fun, someone is carrying very real malice.
High Rollers and Heartbreak in Las Vegas
by AR Winters
2021
High stakes, hurt feelings, and Las Vegas money make a risky combination in Tiffany Black's latest case. She has to read the room, and the suspects, before heartbreak turns into something even deadlier.
Pranks and Perplexities in Las Vegas
by AR Winters
2021
What starts with pranks turns serious when Tiffany Black is pulled into a genuinely dangerous Las Vegas puzzle. The clues are messy, the motives are stranger than usual, and the laughs do not last long.
A Berry Bookish Puzzle
by AR Winters
2022
Books and small-town gossip collide when Kylie Berry gets tangled up in a literary-flavored murder. While keeping Sarah's Eatery running, she has to read the clues right before someone edits her out of the story.
A Berry Terrible Tour Group
by AR Winters
2022
A troublesome tour group brings fresh chaos to Camden Falls, and Kylie soon faces another suspicious death. Between café duties and local drama, she has to untangle grudges before the killer slips away.
Cruise Comedians in Las Vegas
by AR Winters
2022
A case tied to comedians and cruise-ship performers sends Tiffany Black into another lively Las Vegas mess. Behind the jokes and stage patter, someone is hiding motives that are anything but funny.
Cupcake Chaos and Cruises
by AR Winters
2022
A cupcake-themed voyage should be sweet fun for Adrienne and the crew. Instead, another murder turns dessert, gossip, and shipboard chaos into a race to catch the killer before the cruise ends.
Gamers and Guilt in Las Vegas
by AR Winters
2022
Tiffany Black steps into a Las Vegas case with gamers, nerves, and plenty of buried guilt in the mix. The setting is flashy, the suspects are slippery, and one wrong move could put her in real danger.
Spies and Stalkers in Las Vegas
by AR Winters
2022
This time Tiffany lands in a case full of surveillance, secrets, and stalker-level tension. Las Vegas glitz makes a good cover, but she still has to figure out who is watching whom, and why.
Wedding Bells and Whimsies in Las Vegas
by AR Winters
2022
Wedding plans and Las Vegas trouble are never a calm mix for Tiffany Black. As celebration gives way to suspicion, she has to sort out family chaos, bad timing, and a killer hiding in plain sight.
Where should I start?
If you want glitzy Vegas mysteries: Innocent in Las Vegas → Green Eyes in Las Vegas → Red Roses in Las Vegas
If you want closed-circle shipboard cases: Killer Cruise → Cooks, Crooks and Cruises → Cruise Chaos
If you want small-town café cozies: A Berry Deadly Welcome → A Berry Murderous Kitten → A Berry Clever Corpse
If you want family business mysteries: Cake Tastings and Killers → A Dead And Stormy Night
If you want paranormal wedding chaos: A Wedding to Die For → Designer Sales and Secrets → In Hot Fudge And Cold Blood
Author bio
A.R. Winters keeps a fairly low public profile, which suits the books. The stories are crowded with nosy relatives, messy suspects, and bad decisions, but the author herself mostly stays in the background.
What we do know is clear enough.
Winters has said she loves books, TV series, and movies about mysteries, crime capers, and heists. She also likes a good laugh, which explains why her novels are built to move quickly and keep a light touch even when somebody winds up dead. And then there is the cake, which turns up both in her short author note and all over the fiction.
Her first published series book, Innocent in Las Vegas, arrived in 2013 and introduced Tiffany Black, a cupcake-loving casino croupier trying to become a private investigator. That book set the pattern for a lot of what followed: a vivid setting, a funny supporting cast, plenty of food, and a murder that drags an ordinary woman into more danger than she expected.
Then Winters got busy.
From there she built a very large cozy-mystery world. The Tiffany Black books stayed in Las Vegas, while the Cruise Ship Cozy Mysteries moved murder onto themed voyages at sea, and the Kylie Berry Mysteries shifted to the small town of Camden Falls, Kentucky, where a newly single café owner keeps stumbling over bodies. Later books and spin-offs kept expanding the map, including the Florida Keys in Cake Tastings and Killers, the Cotswolds in An Alibi a Day, and a magical bridal-boutique setup in A Wedding to Die For.
By 2026, her bibliography had grown into well over a hundred books spread across multiple series and spin-offs. That pace gives her fictional universe a lived-in, ongoing quality, especially for readers who like returning to familiar sleuths and their ongoing friendships, family problems, and half-finished romantic complications.
That range matters, because location is one of the biggest pleasures in a Winters book. Las Vegas feels flashy and hectic. The cruise books use the closed-circle pressure of a ship at sea. The smaller-town series lean harder into cafés, bakeries, gossip, and neighbors who know far too much about each other.
Her protagonists tend to have a lot in common too. They are capable, a little overwhelmed, and rarely trying to become heroes. Tiffany Black wants to solve cases and eat cupcakes in peace. Adrienne on the cruises mostly wants to do her job without another passenger getting murdered. Kylie Berry is just trying to keep Sarah's Eatery going while rebuilding her life. That everyday feeling keeps the books approachable.
Readers who click with Winters usually come for the same mix: clean mysteries, quick pacing, quirky friends and relatives, and just enough romance to keep things lively. Food is not decoration in these novels, either. Cupcakes, fudge, brownies, café menus, and wedding treats help give the books a warm, lived-in feel.
Public details about Winters's day-to-day life are still pretty limited, and that seems to be the point. The books do the talking. If you start with Innocent in Las Vegas, Killer Cruise, A Berry Deadly Welcome, or A Wedding to Die For, you can see the full range of what she does best: fast setups, bright settings, funny side characters, and mysteries that are easy to sink into.
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