Oceanside Cozy Books in Order

Preparing to open her new Key West donut shop, Heather takes a break for a scuba outing. When the instructor dies before her eyes, she investigates jealous partners and professional rivalry to determine who sabotaged the lesson.

A guest is poisoned at a local bed-and-breakfast where Heather hopes to supply donuts. Believing another guest is responsible, she investigates the victim's wife, secretary, and fellow visitors to discover who tampered with the breakfast jelly.

Heather and her friends find a body during a sightseeing bike tour. When the death appears connected to Detective Smith's unsolved case, she and Ryan investigate the links between two victims and the possibility of a serial killer.

A New Year's Eve celebration turns deadly when a wealthy young man dies after a midnight kiss. Heather investigates whether his date triggered a fatal allergic reaction or another guest used the festivities to conceal a murder.

A yoga class leads Heather and Amy to investigate a missing instructor. When he is found dead, they turn their attention to his students, looking for someone with both a motive and the strength to carry out the murder.

A terrible review sends Heather and Amy to Salem to investigate, but the reviewer is murdered and Heather becomes a suspect. With help from a would-be psychic, she must discover who poisoned the victim and clear her name.

When a client fails to collect her dog from Jamie's mobile grooming business, concern turns to alarm after she is found strangled. Heather uncovers secrets about the victim, hoping the abandoned canine can help identify her killer.

Moving her home and donut shop to Key West leaves Heather little time to settle in before a neighboring restaurateur is poisoned. When other business owners blame the newcomers, she investigates their secrets to clear her name.

Anonymous Christmas presents seem like a pleasant holiday mystery until one recipient dies from a poisoned gift. Heather must identify the person behind the deliveries and stop another deadly package from reaching a resident of Key West.

Heather's inquiry into mysterious love poems is interrupted by a cupcake maker's murder. Despite the new police chief's reservations about her help, she examines kitchen clues, recipes, and possible motives to discover who stabbed the baker.

Jamie's oldest friend seems pleasant despite his temper, until a chef's murder makes him the prime suspect. Heather investigates the kitchen, possible murder weapons, and other motives to discover whether he is responsible or being framed.

A Halloween cruise turns deadly when a man is stabbed on the dance floor. Trapped aboard with the killer, Heather questions former girlfriends, employees, and costumed partygoers, trying to uncover the identity hidden behind a murderer's mask.

A man's death while practicing deep-frying a Thanksgiving turkey appears accidental until Heather learns the equipment was tampered with. With relatives in town and several heirs set to benefit, she investigates who turned dinner preparations into murder.

A sculptor is found impaled on an art project during a festive tree sculpture competition. Heather investigates rival artists, physical clues, and the possibility of a staged scene to discover who used the contest as cover for murder.

Heather's new donut shop faces a disruptive neighbor on opening day, followed by the shooting of a customer's son. She investigates gambling debts, poker acquaintances, and family connections while balancing the demands of getting her business started.

Investigating thefts at a retirement home draws Heather into a murder case after a gardener is killed. Evidence points toward Vincent's troublesome twin Vernon, forcing her to question whether a friend's relative is responsible for both crimes.

A college student's murder aboard a spring break boat interrupts Heather's busy season in Key West. A joint investigation with the Coastguard limits her access to information, but she pursues clues among the passengers to identify the killer.

After serving as a bridesmaid, Heather returns to the courthouse and discovers the clerk who performed the ceremony strangled. She quietly investigates possible links to the marriage while trying to keep the bride's celebration from falling apart.

A charity party in Sleepy Hollow is robbed by someone dressed as the Headless Horseman, followed by a pumpkin grower's decapitation. Heather investigates whether the town's legend is concealing a human killer before another victim loses their head.

A busy spring season at Donut Delights is interrupted when a party host is murdered. Heather investigates the guests and neighbors, weighing robbery against resentment over noisy gatherings to determine who used the crowded celebration as cover for a killing.

Heather's invitation to a Halloween costume party seems harmless despite a threatening phone call. When a guest is murdered, she looks closely at the victim's relatives and the disguises surrounding her, searching for the motive beneath the festivities.

Heather looks forward to watching her daughter perform in a Christmas pageant, until the director is murdered. Investigating backstage tensions and the victim's hidden life, she tries to identify the killer before the holiday production is ruined.

Mr. Rankle asks Heather to identify the vandals who pelted his shop with eggs before Halloween. When one of them is murdered, her grouchy neighbor becomes the prime suspect, forcing her to untangle mischief from a much more serious crime.

Heather hopes to concentrate on her donut shop and a friend's wedding proposal, but a waiter's murder interrupts her plans. Investigating his activities outside the restaurant, she searches for the hidden motives behind a killing committed in the middle of the night.

At a theater performance, Heather meets her assistant Luz's college-age son. When his former girlfriend is strangled, he becomes the leading suspect, and Heather investigates whether someone else had a reason to kill the young woman.

A beach Easter egg hunt using metal detectors turns deadly when a man is bludgeoned with one of the devices. Heather investigates the treasure-hunting club, including the possibility that a killer disguised as the Easter Bunny escaped unnoticed.

A school visit draws Heather into a search for missing supplies that becomes a murder investigation. When the librarian's death proves suspicious, she examines who could enter the storage closet and why anyone would want to harm the victim.

Detective Peters becomes a murder suspect after visiting a bar while heartbroken. With his fingerprints at the scene and no memory of the night, Heather challenges the assumptions of outside investigators as she searches for whoever killed the bartender.

A bank robbery and a banker's murder disrupt Heather's Christmas preparations. The victim's habit of denying loans and repossessing homes leaves many possible enemies, but she must discover who stabbed him while he was wrapping holiday gifts.

Helping with a friend's wedding brings Heather into a poisoning case when a cake maker dies. Questions about the victim's will and who will inherit her business complicate the investigation, while a wedding cake appears to have carried the poison.

Heather arrives at an art gallery for her friend's show and discovers a fire and the owner's body. Investigating threatening letters and another scheduled exhibition, she searches for the resentment that turned an evening of art into arson and murder.

A romantic cruise intended for Jamie's proposal becomes crowded after a misunderstanding brings their friends aboard. When the captain is murdered, Heather investigates crew members and passengers while trying to get everyone safely ashore and preserve the wedding plans.

Heather supports a holiday dog-adoption event, then checks on a missing volunteer at the shelter director's request. Finding the woman strangled with a leash, she investigates the men in her life while trying to keep the charitable event on course.

Mr. Rankle claims to have witnessed a murder from his window while recovering from a broken leg. Heather doubts his account, but discovering a victim whose death doesn't fit his story leaves her with an increasingly puzzling investigation.

Heather supplies donuts for a pirate museum's anniversary celebration, where a treasure expert is killed with a sword. Investigating with her friends, she considers robbery and other motives while sorting through suspects connected to the museum and its treasures.

Heather returns to Hillside, Texas, for a friend's wedding at a mansion newly opened to the public. Discovering a body among the festivities, she questions guests and employees discreetly while trying to identify the killer without disrupting the celebration.

The murder of a new bait-shop owner unsettles the street where Heather's donut business is thriving. With neighboring shopkeepers under suspicion, she investigates their grievances and hidden connections to determine whose hostility toward the newcomer led to murder.

Heather's assistant Digby calls her after an actor dies during a dress rehearsal. A stage prop has become a murder weapon, leaving her to investigate the cast's motives and opportunity before the show reaches its opening night.

A body buried beneath a giant sandcastle interrupts Heather's efforts to manage her business and help with wedding plans. The competition's substantial cash prize gives several entrants a possible motive, and she must uncover who turned rivalry into murder.

Heather's friend and investor disappears, and a dead carpenter is found at his last known location. Investigating both an apparent abduction and a murder, she searches for the connection between the crimes before her missing friend's time runs out.

Dog groomer Jamie becomes the prime suspect after a client is murdered, drawing Heather away from problems at her donut shop. She investigates whether the victim had enemies or someone intended to frame her friend for a killing.

Heather encourages Bernadette's online date, then learns that the man missed their dinner because he was murdered. What first seemed like inconsiderate behavior becomes a case requiring her to uncover the victim's connections and identify someone with a deadly motive.

Heather agrees to judge a local cornucopia contest, but threats against her friends and another judge's strangling change the stakes. She investigates whether competition for a hidden prize explains the violence or conceals a motive unrelated to the event.

A mystery-writers' panel at a friend's bookshop turns into a real murder case when an author dies during a blackout. Heather investigates the people in the room, whose professional knowledge of fictional crimes may complicate her search for a motive.

Heather serves donuts at a Valentine's Day chocolate tasting and dance, where another baker is murdered in the preparation room. Access narrows her suspects to fellow dessert makers, but she must determine whether valuable chocolate or a personal grievance explains the killing.

Catering breakfast donuts at hotels brings Heather into a case when a guest falls from the top floor. The visitor has only recently arrived, leaving her to examine traveling companions and local encounters for an explanation of the deadly fall.

A food critic dies at home beside a harsh review of Heather's friend's newly opened restaurant. With the restaurateur under suspicion, she investigates who else might have wanted the critic poisoned and how the damaging review relates to his death.

Heather enjoys a haunted trolley outing until a tour guide dies in a suspicious car crash. Learning that the victim also played practical jokes, she investigates whether one of those pranks gave someone a motive to arrange his death.

Wedding-dress shopping turns into an investigation when Heather and Josie find a fire at the dressmaker's shop. The owner's murder and destroyed files suggest more than an accident, prompting Heather to examine whether a dissatisfied bridal client sought revenge.

Thanksgiving preparations are interrupted when Heather investigates a woman poisoned during a family meal. Suspecting someone in the household tampered with the food, she searches through concealed grievances and family secrets before returning to her own holiday dinner.

A fatal explosion during fireworks testing disrupts Heather's Fourth of July plans. The display's creator routinely carried out the tests, giving a saboteur an opportunity, and she examines the many people who knew how to turn the celebration deadly.

Heather's Valentine's Day plans change when a woman dies after eating a cyanide-laced chocolate. Several heart-shaped candy boxes in the victim's home point toward multiple admirers, leaving Heather and her friend to identify which gift concealed a murderous intention.

A friend's plans to open a restaurant falter when his newly hired assistant chef is murdered. Heather investigates the victim's past and supposed culinary credentials, wondering whether the secrets behind his recipes offer a reason for the killing.

At a friend's bachelorette party, an unexplained hotel key draws Heather into a search that uncovers blood in a room. A bartender's murder raises further questions, and she must determine whether anyone in the bridal party is connected.

Delivering donuts to a holiday party, Heather encounters a death caused by plugging in the Christmas tree. Suspecting murder, she investigates the victim's in-laws and the family's business, searching for whoever turned a seasonal decoration into a weapon.

A fire at a lawyer's office kills a legal assistant and leaves Heather's firefighter friend feeling responsible. Believing the blaze was deliberately set, Heather investigates unhappy clients and other motives to identify who planned the arson and murder.

A delivery boy is found stabbed outside Heather's difficult neighbor's shop, making a quick investigation essential to keeping the peace. The victim used different false names with different people, leaving Heather to establish his identity before finding his killer.

Heather's plans to help choose an engagement ring are interrupted when a model is found drowned on the beach. Identifying the victim as a soda campaign celebrity leaves her searching for the reason someone wanted the woman dead.

Heather attends an Irish step-dancing workshop as St. Patrick's Day approaches, then learns the teacher is accused of murdering her boyfriend. Investigating the victim and a holiday bar crawl makes Heather question whether the obvious suspect is guilty.

A missing volunteer interrupts Heather's work at a community bingo event. When the disappearance becomes a murder case, she investigates whether the supposedly helpful woman was running a scam and who might have wanted her dead.

Spring break keeps Heather's donut shop busy while reports of a great white shark alarm the town. A woman's apparent death in a shark attack raises Heather's suspicions, sending her after a possible murderer amid the seasonal rush.

A trip to the airport sends Heather searching for a missing pilot, only to discover a dead body. With another pilot ill, she suspects arsenic poisoning and must determine which passenger added it and who was meant to die.

Heather looks forward to Key West's New Year's ball drop until a handyman dies while preparing the mechanism. Suspecting sabotage, she investigates who interfered with the celebration and why before the town reaches its midnight countdown.

A threatening Valentine worries Heather, then a delivery driver who resembles her is killed outside her donut shop. Believing she was the intended victim, Heather revisits old cases to identify a grudge before the killer returns.

Heather travels to Chicago to help her seasonal assistant solve a baking emergency. When a rival student in a parade float competition is murdered, she must find the real killer and clear her assistant before St. Patrick's Day.

An actor hired for a friend's play can speak with an accent and juggle blades, but one of his knives becomes a murder weapon. Heather investigates whether the performer is guilty while opening night approaches and suspicion threatens the production.

Wrapped gifts appear around Key West, reminding Heather of last year's troubled Christmas. When one explodes and kills a man, she investigates a supposed helper elf and the motive behind the deadly present before the holiday celebrations continue.

A body found in the police chief's brother's apartment puts Heather on a difficult case during a mayoral election. The brother claims the victim was a friend, and she must uncover the truth before political pressure further complicates matters.

Heather joins friends at a painting-and-wine event, but their evening ends when a woman is poisoned. She turns from painting to investigating the artists and employees, searching for the motive that made one participant a murder victim.

A volunteer working for a mayoral candidate is murdered during a special election, drawing Heather into local politics. She investigates both campaigns, trying to determine whether a rival created a scandal or someone closer to the victim hides the truth.

Heather caters a Valentine's speed-dating event and encourages her friend Bernadette to attend. When one of the men is murdered, everyone present becomes a suspect, leaving Heather to discover which brief encounter concealed a motive for killing.

A scientist who makes replacement flippers for injured manatees is found drowned, and Heather wants answers. With the new mayor opposing private investigators' police work, Heather and Amy must investigate carefully while also tracking a missing prosthetic flipper.

The mayor orders Heather to stay out of police cases, then asks for help when her dog is kidnapped. A body found at the ransom drop turns the rescue into a murder investigation, leaving Heather determined to save the animal.