Ivy Towers Books in Order

The Ivy Towers series offers classic cozy mystery comfort set in the tiny Kansas town of Winter Break. Samantha "Ivy" Towers, a young woman from the city, returns to the town where she spent childhood summers after her eccentric Aunt Bitty dies suddenly. She expects to arrange a funeral and sell off an old bookstore. What she finds instead is a calling, a community, and more than one unnerving puzzle.

In In The Dead of Winter, Ivy steps into Miss Bitty’s Bygone Bookstore and quickly realizes her aunt’s fatal fall down the stairs might not have been an accident. Strange clues inside the shop, a missing book, and a hastily scrawled message push her to ask questions the local authorities would rather leave alone. Childhood friend Amos Parker, now the town sheriff, wants to protect her, but Ivy’s stubborn streak keeps her poking into things that do not add up.

Bye Bye Bertie finds Ivy more settled in Winter Break and determined to keep the bookstore thriving. When she discovers an old map hidden in a music box, she cannot resist following it, especially once she learns it may point to a legendary cache of gambler’s gold. What seems like a treasure hunt quickly turns serious as long hidden family secrets surface and the town’s tangled history refuses to stay in the past.

In For Whom The Wedding Bell Tolls, Ivy’s own future takes center stage as wedding plans mix with a fresh mystery. The town buzzes with excitement, but not everyone is happy about changes in long standing relationships. A suspicious death threatens to overshadow the celebration, and Ivy must decide how to balance sleuthing with the commitments she is about to make.

There Goes Santa Claus brings the series to a festive finish when a body in a Santa suit lands on Ivy’s rooftop, and gossip spreads that she and Amos somehow caused the man’s demise. Clearing their names while navigating holiday chaos lets Nancy Mehl play with both humor and tension.

Throughout the series, Winter Break is filled with offbeat residents, church ladies with strong opinions, and small town routines that can feel both cozy and smothering. Ivy grows from a reluctant visitor into a woman who chooses this imperfect community, even when its secrets cost her peace of mind.

Readers who enjoy bookstores, gentle romance, and mysteries that keep the body count low but the stakes personal will feel right at home with Ivy Towers. Each book stands alone, yet together they trace Ivy’s journey from outsider to rooted local.