Bailey Cates Books in Order

Soapmaker Sophie Mae Reynolds finds neighborhood handyman Walter Hanover dead in her workroom, killed by the lye she uses every day. The police call it suicide, but the case feels wrong, and her digging turns up buried secrets and fresh danger.

Sophie Mae volunteers at a crisis helpline and expects quiet good works, not murder. When the center's director dies from suspected botulism and Barr falls ill too, she investigates a killer hiding behind jars, charity, and a stalking threat.

Sophie Mae's new obsession is spinning yarn, until a fellow co-op member is strangled with her first skein. To clear herself and untangle a messy web of motives, she has to look past gossip, flirtation, and small-town grudges.

A long-lost letter about her brother's death sends Sophie Mae back to Colorado and into Tabby's cheese-making circle. When Tabby's husband is murdered, old guilt and present danger collide, and Sophie Mae has to uncover what really happened years ago.

A dead therapist's tape hints that one of her clients may have planned a murder, and Sophie Mae cannot let it go. Her search leads into a local meadery, homemade wine, and a case where nearly everyone seems to be fermenting secrets.

Katie is still learning how to be a witch when a picnic with firefighter Declan ends with a corpse. The dead man's ties to a secret society pull Katie and Aunt Lucy into a dangerous hunt for a missing object and a killer.

Katie Lightfoot moves to Savannah to help her aunt and uncle open the Honeybee Bakery, then learns the family recipes come with real magic. When a man is murdered outside the shop, Katie has to mix sleuthing with her new witchy life.

While helping at a community farm, Sophie Mae and her friends discover a body buried in the compost. Identifying the victim pulls her into old connections, farm politics, and a past that still has the power to kill.

Between bakery work and volunteering, Katie barely has time to think about destiny, until a fellow conservation volunteer turns up dead. As more witches come under threat, she has to trust her growing powers and face some very dark magic.

Fresh out of prison, Merry McCoy returns to her Montana ranch hoping to stay clear of trouble. Instead, her cousin is accused of murder, and Merry dives into a rough, dangerous investigation that stirs up old wounds and new enemies.

Hollywood rolls into Savannah to film a Revolutionary War movie, and the Honeybee Bakery gets pulled into the chaos as caterer and spectator. When the movie's fixer is killed, Katie and the Spellbook Club start sifting through a very theatrical suspect list.

A stranger collapses in Katie's bakery muttering about a voodoo talisman, and suddenly Savannah's magical community feels exposed. Chasing the missing charm leads Katie into local lore, dangerous witchcraft, and a race against time.

Perfume maker Elliana Allbright has built a quiet new life in Poppyville around Scents & Nonsense and her enchanted garden. When her assistant is found dead among the flowers, Ellie becomes a suspect and has to trust her nose and instincts.

When a radio celebrity is murdered at a signing next door to the Honeybee Bakery, suspicion lands on Angie Kissel, a former witch with a painful link to Mungo. Katie investigates, knowing the case could cost her more than a good neighbor.

Ellie is thrilled that a magazine journalist wants to feature her tiny house, garden, and perfume shop, until he turns up dead. With suspicion falling close to home, she has to protect her business and uncover who wanted him silenced.

On the Honeybee Bakery's second anniversary, Katie meets Orla, a local fortune-teller with a big personality and a troubling fate. When Orla's death is brushed off as an accident, Katie follows her intuition into a warmer, stranger kind of murder case.

While helping open a local museum, Ellie discovers a time capsule and a rare botanical manuscript with deep roots in Poppyville's past. Then a professor is murdered, and the town's history starts looking a lot more dangerous than charming.

Katie is juggling wedding plans, family visits, and bakery work when a firefighter friend is accused of murdering a collector. To prove Randy innocent, she has to work alongside a detective who now knows she is far more than an ordinary baker.

Katie is days away from marrying Declan and still somehow finds herself investigating murder. When his sister's ex-husband is found dead after an argument, wedding week turns into a race to clear the family name before the vows.

A ghost tour takes a sharp turn when Katie is told a murdered woman is following her, and the warning proves real. At the same time, Declan's missing guardian spirit leaves her chasing answers among Savannah's living and dead.

In this upcoming mystery, Katie finds her friend Steve Dawes standing over a body staged like a magical ritual. The dead man is a true-crime podcaster, and Katie has to sort through Savannah's paranormal scene to find the real killer.