Gretchen Allen Books in Order

Yvette Lockhart travels to Connecticut to revive a struggling ice cream shop but discovers problems beyond poor management. Becoming a murder suspect among strangers, she launches a covert investigation to identify the deception threatening both her work and her freedom.

Troubling incidents involving Yvette’s best friend escalate into a murder during preparations for Heritage’s town sale. When the victim proves connected to her mother and both loved ones face suspicion, Yvette investigates to protect those closest to her.

Yvette takes a weekend break at her best friend’s lake house, hoping to leave her ice cream shop worries behind. An unidentified dead man interrupts their holiday, and someone close to her appears to know more than expected about the death.

Heritage welcomes autumn tourists for a foliage tour, but murder interrupts the season and places Yvette’s mother in danger of suspicion. Investigating visiting strangers and their concealed family histories, Yvette must protect both her family and her own freedom.

Ice cream shop manager Yvette Lockhart investigates after a favorite customer is found dead and police rule out an accident. A missing employee and suspicious neighbors complicate her search as ordinary business demands compete with the urgency of catching a killer.

Heritage’s holiday weekend promises pancake breakfasts, a Christmas bazaar, and a tree-lighting ceremony. Ice cream shop manager Yvette Lockhart instead becomes absorbed in a murder investigation, racing to solve the case before the community’s annual celebration is permanently overshadowed.

While her boss is away, waitress Joss Rockwell manages the Day and Night diner and looks after his home. A body and suspicious behavior among coworkers draw her into a murder investigation involving Lemon Bay’s restaurant community.

Waitress Joss Rockwell takes over a catering assignment after a coworker lets her down, then finds herself investigating a murder. Scarce clues and contradictory accounts force her to question both her judgment and the people closest to her.

Joss helps a difficult coworker after a break-in leaves Dina sleeping in her car. Missing possessions, family disputes, and a troublesome roommate complicate matters, while a newly discovered body makes the situation more dangerous than a favor between friends.

When an old friend is murdered, longtime diner waitress Joss Rockwell decides to investigate despite a demanding boss and constant obligations. Her concern for the people she loves drives her toward a truth that may endanger her own safety.

An encounter with a man preparing his mother’s funeral and a box of old love letters draw Joss Rockwell into another murder investigation. Contradictory social media accounts and questions about a neighbor leave her sorting through a difficult trail of evidence.

Businesswoman Holly Holliday is stranded in a festive Florida town when snowstorms cancel her flight home during Christmas week. Staying at the Evergreen family’s inn draws the reluctant visitor into a murder investigation and the holiday spirit she hoped to avoid.

After a woman is murdered, Yvette Lockhart finds herself overwhelmed by another investigation, with her ice cream shop employees rallying to help. Difficult personal choices pull her in competing directions and raise questions about her future in the town she loves.

Juice-truck owner Marley Bloom prepares for Hazard Valley’s Harvest Festival when a murder at a local shop sparks accusations against her. Rivalries divide friends and family, forcing Marley to investigate before the crime threatens the town’s important annual event.

Charlotte Claus helps organize a Christmas tree sale after Partridge Point overspends on decorations. When a fatal incident turns the event into a murder investigation, she must confront local secrets while trying to preserve the town's renewed holiday spirit.

Charlotte Claus arrives in Partridge Point to housesit and finds herself organizing the town’s cookie exchange. When her neighbor, the mayor, is accused of murder, Charlotte investigates while trying to preserve the community’s fragile Christmas spirit.

Awaiting the keys to her new home, Joss befriends a large family gathered at her motel for a reunion. When a young relative’s apparent heart attack proves to be poisoning, she investigates the secrets hidden among guests and relatives.

Lindsay Kramer reluctantly takes over her parents’ Halloween party after they leave on a surprise cruise. A body discovered during the celebration makes her a focus of local suspicion, forcing her to investigate while unable to reach her parents.

Lynn and Chad Hodge host friends for Thanksgiving after the restaurant that brought them together closes. An unexpected family and growing divisions disrupt the gathering, forcing the guests to solve a mystery before their cherished tradition falls apart.

Marley Bloom hopes to draw customers to her new juice truck while a stranger proposes a writers’ retreat in Hazard Valley. Local resistance becomes more troubling when a body appears near her business, forcing her to question the newcomer’s intentions.

Joss Rockwell is preparing to buy her dream house when someone essential to the transaction is murdered. Determined to complete the purchase, she investigates a case that brings unexpected allies while time to resolve the situation runs short.

A wager sends city entrepreneur Marley Bloom to tiny Hazard Valley with a juice truck and little else. Unwelcoming locals and a murder threaten her new venture, pushing her to uncover secrets that could destroy both her business and the community.

Lindsay returns to Shadow Bay for her parents’ forty-fifth wedding anniversary, expecting a family celebration. A local rivalry turns deadly, and unexpected guests complicate her effort to identify a killer before the occasion becomes overshadowed by further tragedy.

Marley Bloom juggles her juice truck and community projects while her usual investigative partner is away. A body found at the café leaves her investigating alone, uncovering jealousy and revenge that threaten people she no longer knows whether to trust.

The Vaughn family returns to its customary holiday rental in Blizzard Bay despite strained relationships between the siblings. A mysterious discovery interrupts their parents’ attempt at reconciliation, drawing the family into questions about the town they thought they knew.

Marley plans to enjoy an art festival instead of investigating a nearby murder, but thefts and suspicious visitors ruin her break. When the trouble threatens her livelihood, she must uncover how the festival’s apparently unrelated problems fit together.

Journalist Hilary Lennox returns to her Massachusetts hometown for Christmas seeking a story that might save her job. Poisoning at a bakery opening offers a lead, but investigating further puts her professional ambitions in conflict with sympathy for the suspects.

Billie inherits a fleet of food trucks and moves to a Florida island to rebuild the business. When a candidate for her first managerial job is murdered, she investigates the remaining applicants before the crime destroys her new start.

Preparing to showcase her bakery truck at a bridal convention, Billie discovers a woman’s body on the beach. Rivalries and secrets among the visitors complicate her investigation as increasingly alarming events threaten both the convention and her business.

Billie Halifax introduces a pizza truck at a car show, pleased with a new manager who seems unusually capable. A body discovered at the event implicates that promising employee, forcing Billie to investigate before the case damages her growing business.

Billie brings her doughnut truck to a craft show, where a persistent stranger makes her uneasy. After police dismiss her concerns, she investigates his surprising claims, only for murder and kidnapping to turn the encounter into a serious threat.

A hurricane disrupts Breezy Lake Village just as the Clubhouse Cooks prepare a gathering to calm worried residents. With the community manager and another resident missing afterward, Loretta investigates amid thefts, storm damage, and arguments between contractors.

Loretta’s cooking group plans a bake sale, but a friend’s distressed brother arrives convinced he is being pursued. When strangers begin searching for him, Loretta investigates the threat and discovers that protecting her friend’s family may be more complicated than expected.

A boating outing with Asher’s college friends ends with one dead and two missing, drawing Billie Halifax into a confusing case. Her new truck manager appears connected, while amnesia complicates the investigation and threatens plans for launching her cupcake business.

The body of Billie Halifax’s newest friend is discovered on a boat near her waterfront home. Balancing food-truck expansion with another investigation, she looks for a killer among suspects whose connections to her own life are uncomfortably close.

An intruder enters Loretta Barksdale’s home and her cat Milo disappears, just as an unwelcome figure from her past seeks help. A body with personal connections forces her to link her search for Milo with a troubling murder investigation.

A new community manager proposes changes that threaten Breezy Lake’s routines, including Loretta’s beloved cooking group. When escalating tensions end in murder at a coffee shop, Loretta reluctantly helps the manager investigate while trying to protect the community she loves.

Billie joins the crew supplying her sushi truck on a fishing trip and sees a body hauled aboard in a net. The victim’s identity raises further questions, while signs of surveillance convince her the danger extends beyond a possible murder.

Retired bistro owner Loretta Barksdale joins a cooking group to make friends in her new Florida retirement village. Discovering a resident’s body at the clubhouse instead reveals a community full of secrets and gives her an unexpected reason to investigate.

Residents resent construction disrupting Breezy Lake, especially a new pool whose purpose remains unclear. When a body appears in the excavation and the police chief loses control of the case, Loretta investigates to protect a friend and her neighborhood.

Rumors of stolen bank money hidden in Breezy Lake draw treasure hunters into the retirement community. A body in the water and a missing searcher prompt Loretta to investigate whether the renewed hunt has revived more than an old story.

Billie launches an ice cream truck managed by bickering twins at an event for demanding social media influencers. When an attendee is murdered, she searches online records for clues, then intensifies the investigation after a second body appears.

A dispute over attracting tourists divides Breezy Lake residents from the surrounding community. When someone connected to the controversy is found dead in the lake, Loretta investigates to prevent suspicion from settling on the friends who value their quiet retirement.

Billie’s doubts about an inexperienced burger-truck manager worsen after she becomes ill from the woman’s cooking. The manager then disappears and is found dead, leaving Billie to investigate whether her own apparent food poisoning was also deliberate.

Launching a vegan food truck at a festival, Billie Halifax helps settle an argument between neighboring vendors. When one of them is found dead, her investigation exposes hidden motives and challenges what she thought she understood about the people involved.

Loretta distrusts a charming newcomer to Breezy Lake who quickly seeks another date after she rejects him. A body discovered in a vehicle deepens concerns about the latest residents and prompts her to investigate the secrets behind the introductions.

A runaway golf cart interrupts a community event, initially appearing to be an accident. Further failures and a death convince Loretta Barksdale that someone is sabotaging the vehicles, leaving her to uncover a motive among people close to home.

Billie prepares to launch the final food truck required by her grandmother’s wishes, this one serving coffee. A rival’s business burns and its owner dies, placing Billie’s manager under suspicion and threatening everything she has worked to establish.

A reclusive television actor moves into Breezy Lake and attracts disruptive fans, drawing Loretta and her cooking group into organizing a welcome. Murder at the actor’s house and the star’s disappearance force her to investigate before anyone else is harmed.

Billie takes three food trucks to a business convention at a converted shopping mall, nervous about delivering a speech. A murder makes that worry insignificant when suspicion falls on one of her managers and she begins investigating behind the scenes.

After disappointments at home, reporter Cinder O’Fallen spends Christmas covering Australian opal mines. Discovering a body turns a promising assignment into a dangerous investigation when the killer begins targeting her, leaving her to find answers before becoming another victim.

A murder inside Breezy Lake places residents under suspicion and prevents Loretta and her friends from leaving the village. Tensions strain her relationship with the police chief, while another disappearance pushes her into an investigation that could backfire badly.