Cupcakes in Paradise Books in Order

A missing friend and a murder accusation against another disrupt Melissa Beckett's holiday preparations. Defying her husband's advice, she takes a dangerous risk while a vindictive detective threatens someone close to her.

A murder at a friend's new art gallery draws cupcake baker Melissa Beckett into an investigation. As old grudges surface and the danger approaches people she loves, she also struggles to keep pace with her growing business.

While Melissa and Chas consider a major change to their family, a brutal murder shakes Calgon. Chas and Spencer investigate the death of a young woman's husband while an incompetent homicide detective repeatedly complicates their work.

Holiday troubles unsettle Melissa Beckett, her husband Chas and their friends in Calgon, Florida. When a murder adds danger to their personal difficulties, Chas must identify the killer before the violence reaches someone closer to home.

With Chas away, Melissa Beckett and her best friend Echo become involved in a murder investigation. The crime touches their own lives, leaving the two amateur sleuths to pursue answers without his help.

A three-year-old child may be the only witness to an apparent murder and suicide in Calgon. Melissa Beckett hopes the child's bond with her new employee will help reveal the truth behind a devastating case.

A hostile health inspector threatens Melissa Beckett's cupcake business as the summer season begins. When a new detective adds pressure, Chas and Spencer search for the motive behind the attacks and put themselves in danger investigating a murder.

Melissa and Chas try to settle into life after selling their inn, but their new investigative work brings danger close to home. Meanwhile, coroner Timothy Eckels's troubled past leaves his assistant frightened about what might happen next.

Shopping for nursery furniture leads Melissa Beckett and her friend Echo to a murdered woodworker. As investigators sort through suspects, a visitor from coroner Timothy Eckels’s past brings another threat, targeting his assistant Fiona.

The murder of a prominent Calgon resident sends rumors through the country club. Melissa Beckett and her detective husband Chas must choose between competing theories, including suspicion of a mother desperate to protect her sick child.

Melissa Beckett and Echo join committees preparing a charity gala in Calgon, only for a key committee member to be murdered. Chas faces an unusually large suspect list while the coroner and his assistant examine the evidence.

A political rally in Calgon turns into a murder investigation when a young woman is found dead. Melissa Beckett, Chas and their friends struggle with scant evidence until an unexpected investigator uncovers a potentially important clue.

Melissa Beckett tries to help as Chas grieves a death while investigating a murder with unsettling personal connections. With danger hanging over their circle of friends, her determination to uncover the truth could expose someone else to harm.

Melissa Beckett worries whenever her detective husband Chas takes on a murder case in Calgon. Her habit of getting involved becomes particularly dangerous when the killer's attention turns toward her, giving Chas a new reason to fear.

Grieving a family loss and caring for two young children, Melissa and Chas hope to concentrate on Christmas. A murder and a consequential decision facing Chas instead draw them into an investigation that threatens their family's peace.

Melissa Beckett must decide whether to leave her cupcake shop and move to New York, where her husband’s family business needs him. A murder close to home adds another urgent problem while the family weighs its future.