Christmas River Books in Order

Pie baker Cinnamon prepares for Christmas River’s annual gingerbread competition until a body appears behind her shop. Someone seems determined to ruin her chances, and a mysterious newcomer becomes her ally in discovering who is behind the threat.

Between her pie shop and preparations for marrying the sheriff, Cinnamon barely has time to breathe. Her cousin’s disappearance and a wave of violent vandalism pull her into another investigation, threatening to overwhelm both her wedding plans and her safety.

When fire destroys her best friend’s ornament shop, Cinnamon discovers it was deliberately set. With the Christmas in July festivities drawing crowds, she and her deputy boyfriend race to identify an arsonist before more of the town burns.

Newly married Cinnamon works through an autumn heatwave to fund a Hawaiian honeymoon with Sheriff Daniel. A disastrous incident at the Christmas River rodeo exposes a sinister threat, placing their travel plans and the life they have built in jeopardy.

Cinnamon looks forward to holiday celebrations until a rival pie shop opens across the street and customers begin disappearing. Strange incidents around town soon turn personal, drawing her and Sheriff Daniel into a mystery that threatens their Christmas happiness.

When Jack Daniels the turkey disappears from his pen, Cinnamon Peters and Daniel investigate a theft that threatens a local family’s Thanksgiving. Finding the missing bird means discovering who wants to spoil the holiday and why.

Finding an old class ring hidden in her pie shop draws Cinnamon into a mystery buried for decades. A series of disturbing accidents follows, suggesting that someone will go to dangerous lengths to prevent her from uncovering the past.

Cinnamon helps her grandfather open a brewpub during Christmas River’s Fourth of July celebrations. When a rival dies on opening night, she and her sheriff husband must investigate quickly to protect her family from a killer’s unfolding plans.

Asked to judge a chocolate competition, Cinnamon is tempted by the chance to meet a celebrity chef. A sudden blizzard turns the Valentine’s Day event into a crisis, trapping her in a mystery with someone whose intentions are deadly.

A search-and-rescue volunteer vanishes while hunting legendary treasure in the forest near Christmas River. When Cinnamon and Daniel find a fragment of the treasure and become targets of violence, the disappearance takes on a far more dangerous meaning.

The suspicious death of notorious gossip Moira Stewart leaves Christmas River full of rumors and possible motives. Pie baker Cinnamon Peters and her sheriff husband investigate a town where many residents might benefit from keeping Moira silent.

Two novellas follow Cinnamon and Daniel investigating a cliffside death during an Oregon coast holiday, and a young Warren Peters confronting crime in 1951. A bonus short story and recipes round out these Christmas River mysteries.

Easter preparations give way to an investigation when Cinnamon Peters confronts the mystery of Henrietta O’Reilly’s murder. With someone determined to spoil the holiday, the pie baker must follow the clues and uncover what has happened.

Reluctantly playing Mrs. Claus in a Christmas in July production, Kara Billings struggles with difficult colleagues and exhausting rehearsals. A series of suspicious accidents persuades her to stay and investigate, putting her under increasingly dangerous pressure.

A famous horror writer’s arrival becomes the talk of Christmas River, but excitement turns unsettling when figures from his fiction seem to appear around town. Cinnamon investigates the strange events, determined to uncover what is behind the apparent hauntings.

The sister of a girl who vanished years earlier arrives in Christmas River seeking answers. Cinnamon and Sheriff Daniel agree to investigate the old disappearance, only to encounter secrets that someone in the town is still prepared to protect.

Christmas River prepares for its first dog parade, but its organizer begins receiving frightening threats. Asked to help, Cinnamon and her sheriff husband search for the person responsible before the holiday-weekend fundraiser turns into a disaster.

Already discouraged by a baking competition failure, Cinnamon Peters must prepare a gingerbread wedding castle for a friend. When the best man is found in a ditch, she investigates who is determined to sabotage the celebration.

Kara is accused of stealing from another vendor at the Last Chance Holiday Market. Cinnamon Peters and her sheriff husband race to find the real culprit before their friend spends Christmas behind bars instead of celebrating with them.

After an evening together during Christmas week, Cinnamon, her grandfather Warren and friend Kara each experience a dream shaped by the past. The unexpected visits encourage them to revisit forgotten lessons and reconsider what the holiday means to them.

Cinnamon joins a running group to replace Kara in a local race, then finds a notorious online troll badly injured on a trail. When group leader Jess becomes the prime suspect, Cinnamon investigates the attack and hidden motives.

An accident closes Cinnamon Peters's pie shop just before the town's folk festival, but a famous musician offers a fundraising concert. When another incident leaves her friend gravely injured, Cinnamon and Sheriff Daniel Brightman investigate the danger hiding behind the festivities.