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Bekki's contented return to Harroway is disrupted when she finds a bakery owner apparently dead by suicide. Convinced someone staged the scene, she investigates while trying to protect both herself and her developing relationship with detective Nick Malonie.

A friend from New York visits Harroway to promote cosmetics, then turns up dead. Bekki searches for the killer as dangerous strangers threaten her and Sammy, testing whether detective Nick Malonie can keep them safe while uncovering the motive.

A celebrity wedding promises to revive business at Heavenly Highland Inn until a body makes the couple prime suspects. Vicky and her eccentric Aunt Ida investigate to save the celebration and the inn's reputation, risking their own safety in the process.

After a breakup, Bekki returns to Harroway to run her mother's beauty salon. A rival salon owner's murder makes her the prime suspect, while the investigating detective turns out to be an old flame she finds difficult to avoid.

Sammy's job providing party makeup ends with a caterer's assistant strangled by her hair dryer cord. With detective Nick away, Bekki must clear her best friend's name, even if getting legal help means turning to her unfaithful ex.

Vicky is rebuilding her life while helping run her family's inn when she discovers its gardener has been murdered. With a wedding approaching, she and Aunt Ida search for the killer, complicating both the business and Vicky's developing romance.

Bekki agrees to help her former boss at a New York beauty pageant, hoping for a pleasant reunion. When its organizer is murdered, she becomes a suspect and must investigate while worrying about the relationship she left behind in Harroway.

A magazine's gardening contest brings rival competitors to Heavenly Highland Inn, where one is found dead. Pressure to continue the event and another guest's disappearance push Vicky into a dangerous search for answers while she postpones her own wedding plans.

Days before her wedding, Bekki visits the jeweler to collect the rings and discovers a body. Accused by a local officer, she must prove her innocence outside her fiancé's jurisdiction before her plans for marriage become a prison sentence.

Renovating their seaside bed-and-breakfast, Suzie and Mary find a clue hidden in a dead artist’s painting. Their inquiries cast doubt on his apparent suicide and draw the attention of men determined to keep the truth buried.

Aunt Ida brings a favorite mystery author and her book club to Heavenly Highland Inn for a launch celebration. A real murder closely resembles his latest fictional crime, drawing Vicky and Ida into an investigation involving one of their own guests.

Bekki reluctantly joins her husband and friends for a camping weekend, only to find a body in the woods. Bad weather traps them on the mountain with missing campers and a murderer, turning their getaway into a race for safety.

Wedding planner Wendy is arranging her friend Laura's celebration when a body is discovered at the restaurant venue. Although the evidence seems to identify an obvious suspect, Wendy has doubts and turns to private investigator Brian Alexander as the wedding deadline approaches.

A temporary cruise-ship salon job offers Bekki and Sammy a welcome escape until a crew member is murdered. With the killer still aboard and dry land far away, Bekki investigates a crime that could make the voyage their last.

A wealthy family's reunion at the inn distracts Vicky from a quarrel with her boyfriend until a guest dies. Officials call it an accident, but Aunt Ida believes an elderly witness who claims to have seen a murder.

Hired to prepare a magician's assistant for a Harroway performance, Bekki becomes suspicious when the star unexpectedly dies. Questions about his grieving assistant compete with concerns over her parents' marriage, drawing her into a case with increasingly personal dangers.

Suzie’s relationship with Paul is flourishing until he threatens a guest who is later found dead. When Paul vanishes, she investigates to prove his innocence and find him, while wondering whether she ever truly understood him.

A profitable corporate conference at Heavenly Highland Inn ends with a guest dead in his room. When suspicion falls on Aunt Ida's new romantic interest, Vicky is pulled into efforts to clear him without knowing whether Ida has been deceived.

Wendy's latest wedding assignment brings a demanding future mother-in-law and a death within the wedding party. Evidence points toward the bride, leaving Wendy and private investigator Brian Alexander to untangle the relationships and determine whether their client is concealing a deadly secret.

A golf outing with her father and husband leads Bekki to a body on the course. When her father's friend becomes the suspect, investigating his innocence puts her between family loyalty and detective Nick's professional judgment.

After losing her job and boyfriend, Wendy tries to establish herself as a wedding planner, only to become the prime suspect in a murder involving someone close to her. A mysterious stranger offers help as she races to protect her future and prove her innocence.

As Christmas approaches, a Harroway dry cleaner kills a robber and claims self-defense. Bekki suspects a more complicated explanation, risking the festive peace of her salon and her growing relationship with detective Nick as she searches for the truth.

An unexpected inheritance brings Suzie and her divorcing friend Mary to a neglected seaside house. While planning its restoration, they discover evidence suggesting Suzie’s uncle may have been murdered and begin investigating the property’s hidden family secrets.

Returning from her honeymoon, Bekki discovers a body among the salon supplies in a delivery truck. The driver is an old friend, and her determination to prove him innocent draws her into another dangerous investigation alongside her detective husband.

A wealthy guest's death appears to implicate the inn's chef in a fatal mistake and threatens the business with legal action. Convinced he is being framed, Vicky, Sarah, and Aunt Ida investigate whether an apparent accident conceals a deliberate killing.

Suzie and Mary prepare to reopen Dune House, but difficult guests and plumbing problems complicate their first weekend. A murder soon threatens the business, prompting them to investigate whether the old seaside house’s history holds the answer.

Days before marrying Detective Mitchell Slate, Vicky discovers a body while preparing the inn's garden for the ceremony. With Mitchell and the sheriff unreachable on a fishing trip, she investigates before the crime can derail her wedding entirely.

A death linked to chocolates from her grandmother's shop puts Ally and Charlotte under suspicion. With their freedom and business threatened, the pair enlist their animal companions and search for whoever turned their treats into evidence of murder.

A resident’s death during his birthday party unsettles the peaceful Sage Gardens retirement community. Three neighbors combine their experience in police work, journalism and accounting to investigate, while a mysterious new acquaintance raises questions about who can be trusted.

A young couple leaves Dune House abruptly, then an accident leaves one dead and the other missing. Suzie and Mary investigate to locate the survivor, following a trail toward serious criminals while their personal relationships become entangled.

A meeting with a wedding caterer leads Wendy to a dead health inspector in a freezer. The victim's previous decisions provide possible motives, but tensions involving Brian complicate her efforts to investigate a case that increasingly threatens her own safety.

A lakeside discovery precedes an employee’s death at Sage Gardens, and police quickly arrest a suspect. Doubting the official explanation, four retired friends investigate the case themselves, encountering dangerous criminals as they try to prevent a possible wrongful conviction.

A train journey to a flower show takes a deadly turn when a passenger dies. Rejecting the police conclusion of suicide, four Sage Gardens friends investigate onboard while an old acquaintance’s suspicious behavior complicates their search for the truth.

Seeking excitement beyond running their seaside bed-and-breakfast, Suzie and Mary instead face a guest’s unexplained death. Rejecting the police theory of an accident, they investigate to protect their business and uncover the truth despite personal danger.

Returning home after a divorce, Ally Sweet hopes to relax with her grandmother and make chocolates. A delivery driver's murder makes her old sweetheart the chief suspect, prompting Ally and her cat Peaches to investigate despite the danger.

Eddy witnesses a bank robbery, then doubts the police explanation when their favored suspect is murdered. With his retired friends, he traces the connections between the crimes, uncovering a dangerous network that threatens anyone searching beyond the obvious answers.

A customer dies in Bekki's salon chair, and evidence turns an apparent natural death into a murder inquiry. Although few townspeople mourn the woman, Bekki is determined to find her killer before another customer or neighbor becomes a victim.

The murder of a resident in his villa destroys the calm at Sage Gardens. Four retired friends begin their own inquiries to restore their community’s safety, but following unexpected leads places them in danger before they can expose the killer.

An overnight stay at a luxury hotel turns dangerous when Ally Sweet discovers a body and suspects she is being framed. When detective Luke Elm becomes implicated too, finding the killer becomes essential to protecting them both.

Wedding preparations at Dune House are interrupted when Paul’s fisherman friend is found dead. Suzie helps Paul investigate, hoping to solve the murder before the ceremony, but their inquiries lead into dangerous waters and the possibility of another victim.

Preparing to open her nut shop, Kerri Gale finds evidence tied to the previous owner’s murder. A reporter’s interest and her grandfather’s secretive arrival complicate her search for answers, threatening both her new business and her hopes for a fresh start.

Selling chocolate treats at a farmers' market, Ally and Charlotte encounter murder when a prominent farmer's son is found dead. An acquaintance becomes the suspect, sending Ally after the truth while their pets complicate an already demanding outing.

Newly married Vicky faces a flooded banquet hall, hostile high-profile guests, and then a murder at the inn. When an employee appears to be framed, she and Aunt Ida investigate, risking danger from a person they may trust too easily.

Ally and Charlotte provide chocolates for an outdoor film screening celebrating an actress's birthday. A murder interrupts the event, and their investigation, aided by Peaches and Arnold, brings them among dangerous criminals as the list of suspects grows.

A newly arrived bride is murdered soon after Samantha and Jo welcome her to Sage Gardens. A missing piece of familiar jewelry sends Jo into a dangerous investigation where memories, old connections and personal loyalties may undermine her judgment.

A murder in the Sage Gardens community lounge leads four retired friends toward an unresolved mystery from the past. Untangling the connection requires teamwork, but their different backgrounds threaten to divide them as the investigation draws increasingly close to danger.

Walt panics when his former boss is murdered and he becomes the prime suspect. His Sage Gardens friends investigate why he has been implicated, but possible secrets of his own threaten their effort to uncover the truth and keep him free.

Helping an old acquaintance leaves Jo at a murder scene and under suspicion. Samantha, Eddy and Walt combine their skills to investigate a dangerous criminal circle, hoping to identify the real killer before the police place their friend under arrest.

A guest dies at a mayoral party catered by Ally and Charlotte, and their tarts come under suspicion. Searching for the real cause with help from Peaches and Arnold puts both their chocolate shop and their safety at risk.

Two business partners planning an unpopular beach resort stay at Dune House, then one is killed. Suzie and Mary investigate widespread local hostility, while Paul’s suspicious behavior gives Suzie another mystery competing for her attention.

Macaron baker Lucy Grant is shaken when her former boyfriend is murdered. Sorting through her feelings alongside the evidence, she investigates his death and searches for the person responsible before another victim is added to the case.

Providing chocolate treats for a customer’s yard sale brings Ally and Charlotte Sweet upon a dead body. Although the death appears accidental, the pair investigate with their pets and a detective, uncovering suspects and placing themselves in danger.

A body unearthed opposite Kerri’s nut shop halts its opening and shocks a town unaware the victim was missing. Her grandfather and a local reporter help investigate, but hidden motives and George’s secrecy threaten to draw Kerri into danger.

Bekki travels to England for a beauty trade fair, expecting demonstrations, sightseeing and time with her husband. An attendee's murder interrupts those plans, and her attempt to protect someone uncovers secrets that may implicate the very person she trusts.

A television production fills Dune House with demanding celebrities and crew, then a murder makes Mary the leading suspect. She, Suzie, and Paul investigate to clear her name before the crime destroys both her freedom and their business.

Charlotte’s excitement about introducing Ally to her friend Jeff ends when he is accused of murder. Convinced of his innocence, the chocolate-making relatives investigate mounting evidence while questioning whether their trust in him is justified.

Mary looks forward to a visit from her children until a guest’s murder makes her son a suspect. Investigating with Suzie brings further doubts about her daughter’s boyfriend and whether the family reunion conceals a dangerous deception.

Joyce and Brenda’s new donut-truck business stalls when a neighboring food-truck owner is murdered. Investigating to restore normal life on Green Street, they discover other vendors may be targets and race to avoid becoming the next victims.

A successful Christmas market turns disastrous when a body is found on Joyce and Brenda’s donut truck. Their business is closed and suspicion falls on them, forcing the friends to investigate before arrest or another murder ends their holiday plans.

Lucy and Chantelle’s delivery to a mansion party turns into a murder investigation when a guest dies before them. Haunted by dreams of the victim, Lucy struggles to set aside romantic distractions and follow her instincts without courting danger.

A seaplane service promises new summer guests for Dune House until its pilot is murdered. Suzie and Mary investigate the killing and a lost dog’s appearance, following a web of lies before their suspects leave town.

A macaron-making class ends in murder, leaving Lucy and Chantelle surrounded by potential suspects. As Lucy discovers how many enemies the victim made, she must decide which clues deserve her trust before her investigation leads her into the killer’s path.

An adventurous outing in a small plane turns grim when someone dies in what first appears to be an accident. Ally and Charlotte investigate the emerging murder mystery, but conflicting stories lead them into increasingly dangerous territory.

A staged murder mystery weekend becomes real when Eddy finds a corpse at a snowbound resort. The body then vanishes, leaving four retired friends to investigate without their strongest evidence while the weather traps them alongside a possible killer.

A tea-leaf reader’s visit to Sage Gardens goes badly wrong, followed by a murder. Four retired friends investigate whether a prediction, a revealed secret or an elaborate deception connects the events, risking their safety as the apparent clues become more confusing.

Nikki Green’s family ski holiday is disrupted by a snowstorm and a murder, with her brother under suspicion. Unable to rely on the inexperienced officers stranded at the resort, she searches for evidence before the roads reopen and the killer escapes.

A triathlon fills Garber and Dune House with athletes and officials, then a murder implicates one of their guests. Suzie and Mary investigate, but a detective’s suspicious behavior creates another puzzle before the competitors depart.

A last-minute spot at an Easter event promises welcome business for Joyce and Brenda’s donut truck. A death in the park interrupts preparations, and their independent investigation encounters an unhelpful detective, numerous suspects, and mounting danger.

A chocolate-shop regular’s new romance strains her friendships, then a death redirects everyone’s attention. Ally and Charlotte investigate alongside three bickering customers, whose enthusiasm for solving the crime may put them all at risk.

The Christmas rush at the chocolate shop is interrupted when a resident of Charlotte’s retirement village is killed. With Charlotte named the leading suspect, she and Ally investigate break-ins, anonymous tips, and secretive friends to clear her name.

A television valuation show reveals surprising possessions in a Sage Gardens villa, then a murder puts Jo under suspicion. Her three friends sift through clutter and conflicting evidence, trying to uncover the killer before she takes the blame.

An old police colleague asks Eddy for help, but their reunion soon becomes entangled in murder. The Sage Gardens friends investigate to clear Eddy’s name, uncovering secrets that turn a personal favor into a struggle to protect all their lives.

Valentine’s orders keep Ally and Charlotte busy at their chocolate shop until a local dairy farmer is killed. Their decision to investigate produces an expanding list of suspects and dangers that threaten to overwhelm the amateur sleuths.

Dog walker Nikki Green discovers her friend’s body at the local park when a client’s German shepherd finds the victim. An old detective acquaintance inexplicably treats her as a stranger, leaving her to investigate a web of secrets with her canine companions.

Dog walker Nikki Green attends a Chihuahua's birthday party at a pet boutique, only for the celebration to end in murder. With Sonia Whitter and their animal companions, she investigates the guests while her growing attraction to Detective Quinn Grant complicates matters.

Supplying chocolate treats for a community picnic becomes a murder investigation when a canoeist is found dead. Ally and Charlotte follow a growing trail of suspects with their cat and pig, placing themselves directly in the killer’s path.

Buying a car should simplify Suzie and Mary’s expanding bed-and-breakfast business, but a murder interrupts their plans. They juggle guests and an independent investigation while detectives resist their efforts to untangle the growing list of suspects.

The death of a neighboring shopkeeper draws Kerri and her grandfather into another investigation. A suspicious detective presses George about his past, while reporter Steve’s strange behavior leaves Kerri unsure whom she can trust as her business faces growing danger.

A food fair and a popular vlogger’s visit promise success for Joyce and Brenda’s expanding donut business. Violent protests and a murder transform the event, sending the friends after hidden clues before the killer claims another victim.

A birdwatching group’s search for a rare sighting sparks conflict with surfers camping near Dune House. When someone dies, Suzie and Mary investigate the tensions with help from their Labrador, hoping to stop the murderer striking again.

Christmas preparations in Dahlia are disrupted when a local butcher is killed. Nikki Green and Sonia Whitter follow the suspects' secrets with help from their canine companions, while Nikki's relationship with Detective Quinn Grant and a rescued Dalmatian add complications.

A farm visit to sample jams for their baked goods turns deadly for Charlotte and Ally. Investigating the victim’s secrets reveals numerous enemies, and a threat to someone they love makes finding the killer increasingly urgent.

Kerri’s camping holiday becomes a murder investigation amid conflict between loggers and protesters. When her secretive grandfather becomes a suspect, she must outmaneuver an unfriendly detective and find the killer before another death ends any chance of clearing his name.

A series of holiday thefts in Blue River escalates to murder, and a grieving chocolate-shop regular asks Ally to help investigate. Charlotte, their friends, and their pets join a search that threatens their chances of celebrating Christmas safely.

Plans to demolish old shops for a casino divide Blue River, then a murder intensifies the conflict. Charlotte and Ally investigate a victim with numerous enemies, uncovering local secrets while trying to prevent another death.

A visiting theater troupe brings excitement and chocolate customers to Blue River, and Charlotte reluctantly joins the production. When a murder implicates her friend Jeff, she and Ally investigate the cast of suspects before another life is lost.

Selling donuts at a visiting circus gives Joyce and Brenda a chance to meet its performers, until one falls to his death. The friends investigate a close-knit group of suspects before the circus leaves town with the killer.

A suspicious writer and angry trespassers trouble Dune House before one of its guests is murdered. Suzie and Mary must untangle concealed motives and contradictory stories quickly enough to identify the killer and keep their business open.

A charity auction intended to help an animal shelter is halted by a murder at the country club. Nikki Green and Sonia Whitter investigate despite Detective Quinn Grant's objections, hoping to identify the killer and preserve the shelter's chance of receiving desperately needed funds.

Nikki Green helps a friend prepare to open his dog training academy, but a builder and his fiancée disappear before a body is found. When suspicion falls on her friend, Nikki and Sonia Whitter investigate with their dogs to uncover what happened.

A murder among a local gathering brings suspicion onto a guest at Suzie and Mary’s seaside bed-and-breakfast. Their efforts to assist the police expose unsettling secrets about Garber residents and raise the possibility of danger much closer to home.

While hosting a national walking group, Suzie and Mary discover a skeleton and enter an unexplained murder mystery. When evidence vanishes from the scene, they investigate an expanding trail of clues while balancing guests, romance, and personal danger.

A yacht race fills Garber and Dune House with visitors, then a body appears tangled in a fishing net. Suzie and Mary investigate strained relationships and conflicting clues before the murderer can leave town by sea.

A television production adds excitement to Little Leaf Creek's Christmas preparations until a crew member is murdered. Cassie and her ex-cop neighbor investigate, but suspicious behavior from her new romantic interest gives her another mystery to unravel.

Widowed Cassie moves to Little Leaf Creek for a fresh start, only to find a murder victim on her lawn and herself accused. She joins her reclusive ex-cop neighbor to identify the real killer while adjusting to complicated country life.

Cassie discovers an orchard owner's body while trying to bring her solitary friends together for Thanksgiving. Investigating with her prickly ex-cop neighbor means sorting through suspects while new romantic possibilities and mischievous animals complicate her plans.

A long-awaited cruise becomes a dangerous investigation when a missing passenger is found dead. With the friends separated and a fierce storm approaching, the Sage Gardens sleuths must identify the killer while trapped aboard a ship with no easy escape.

Ally’s dinner with Detective Luke Elm is interrupted by the murder of a visiting wine critic. She and Charlotte seek help from their chocolate-shop regulars to investigate unfamiliar wineries, while Ally worries about trouble in her relationship.

While caring for Afghan hounds and a Russian Blue cat, Nikki Green discovers that a neighboring gossip columnist has been killed. His habit of exposing other people's secrets leaves many possible suspects, and Nikki must identify the murderer before someone else becomes a victim.

Nikki Green hopes to find land for an animal shelter, boarding facility, and training center. A promising property instead produces a corpse, drawing her and Sonia Whitter into an investigation involving a victim with numerous enemies and a killer willing to threaten them.