Tara Lush Books in Order
Explore Tara Lush books in publication order, with short summaries and series lists to help you compare titles and choose your next book to read.
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Tara Lush books in publication order
26 books
Grounds for Murder
by Tara Lush
2020
Café owner Lana Lewis argues publicly with an employee who deserts her before a barista competition. When he turns up dead behind her café, the former journalist must uncover his enemies to clear her own name.
Cold Brew Corpse
by Tara Lush
2021
A yoga studio owner’s body is discovered in a swamp near Lana Lewis’s busy Florida coffee shop. Asked to cover the murder for a newspaper, Lana returns to reporting and uncovers a victim with a complicated past.
Give Me Chills
by Tara Lush
2022
Hadley Mortimer starts over in Florida with an artisan ice cream truck and a promising new romance. Delivering a cake to a funeral, she overhears talk of murder and begins investigating despite the demands of her new life.
Live and Let Grind
by Tara Lush
2022
Lana Lewis’s friend Erica becomes the leading suspect when an irritating neighbor dies in a leaf blower explosion. Investigating his disgruntled relatives, business associates, and neighbors puts Lana under pressure to uncover the killer before Erica is charged.
Eat, Pray, Hex
by Tara Lush
2023
Cookie shop owner Amelia Matthews inherits a haunted Florida inn and plans a quick sale. Her dead aunt instead asks her to solve an old murder, forcing Amelia to explore psychic abilities she never expected to possess.
I Want Your Hex
by Tara Lush
2023
A bridesmaids’ getaway turns deadly during a haunted swamp walk at Amelia Matthews’s inn. Ignoring the sheriff’s warnings, Amelia enlists her unusual friends and newfound psychic abilities to discover which guest may be hiding a motive.
A Bean to Die For
by Tara Lush
2024
Trying to grow coffee in a community garden, Lana Lewis discovers an activist’s body among the plots. Her promise to stay out of police business becomes difficult to keep when the garden’s owner comes under suspicion.
Cattitude and Charms
by Tara Lush
2024
A flea-market cookie jar brings strange disturbances to Amelia Matthews’s inn. With her cat Freddie Purrcury, Amelia investigates a deceased baker and her feline companion, seeking to understand the haunting and preserve a beloved local woman’s legacy.
Every Hex You Take
by Tara Lush
2024
Joining a local coven requires Amelia Matthews to solve a decades-old disappearance, but discovering remains in the library changes the stakes. Her mother’s unexpected visit further complicates an investigation Amelia must conduct without revealing her psychic abilities.
Gator Queen
by Tara Lush
2024
Maggie Andrews returns to Florida to run her family’s alligator business, only for her twin sister to become a murder suspect. Teaming up with a criminology professor, Maggie investigates the dead rival trapper and the evidence implicating Vera.
Maple Sugar and Magic
by Tara Lush
2024
Witch Renee Zinn returns to Vermont for Thanksgiving and finds her hometown behaving strangely. Glowing sap and enchanted wildlife draw her toward the family general store, even as her sister pushes to sell the place.
Swamp Princess
by Tara Lush
2024
Maggie Andrews is juggling her family’s alligator trapping business, her twin sister’s bookstore, and an uncertain romance with professor Jack Bianchi. The suspicious death of a cryptozoology social media personality adds a new mystery to her crowded life.
A Cattitude Christmas
by Tara Lush
2025
Amelia Matthews hopes to give her daughter a memorable Florida Christmas, but a stolen holiday statue and an attack on her employee disrupt the celebrations. She follows a trail of gossip and magic to uncover the culprit.
Raiders of the Lost Hex
by Tara Lush
2025
Amelia Matthews joins her boyfriend at a paranormal conference on Italy’s Amalfi Coast, expecting a romantic holiday. A cursed talking cat, mysterious ceramic fragments, and dangerous research instead draw them into a struggle between land and sea.
Serving Up Hex
by Tara Lush
2025
A friendly pickleball match ends with Amelia Matthews’s opponent dead on the court. With a coven member at risk of being framed, Amelia follows a stolen journal and local rivalries toward the truth behind the killing.
Total Eclipse of the Hex
by Tara Lush
2025
A celebrity chef dies during an event at Amelia Matthews’s inn as a storm traps the guests inside. Suspected poisoning, magical disturbances, and her daughter’s unexpected return complicate Amelia’s search for the killer under her roof.
A Florist's Guide to Homicide
by Tara Lush
2026
Clara Whitman moves to Florida to sell flowers from a vintage truck and start over. Finding a rival florist dead makes her a suspect, forcing her to investigate Sunny Shores with help from an intrusive new roommate.
A Spell for Second Chances
by Tara Lush
2026
Widowed Renee returns to Vermont to help her mother run a magical general store. When a handyman is found with his magic drained, Renee investigates failing enchantments and buried family history to protect a town under threat.
Hungry Like the Hex
by Tara Lush
2026
Buying honey for a birthday party, Amelia Matthews finds a local beekeeper dead. A psychic vision contradicts the police’s accident theory, leading Amelia through professional rivalries and family betrayals while she struggles to keep her celebrations on track.
Something's Fowl in Sunny Shores
by Tara Lush
2026
Newly divorced Clara Whitman mistakes noisy peacocks for an emergency outside her Florida home. When the birds cause further trouble, her eccentric roommate Paisley suspects something stranger, drawing Clara into neighborhood feuds and an unexpected amateur investigation.
The Paradise Catch
by Tara Lush
2026
Performer Leilani Kostas leaves a troubled relationship to open a mermaid bar in a magical Florida town. Fisherman Remy Hastings and the local coven complicate her fresh start, making her question what she wants her new life to become.
The Paradise Fling
by Tara Lush
2026
Lauren Sinclair arrives in Cypress Grove for a destination wedding, expecting a short stay without attachments. Meeting Max Hastings unsettles her plans as the town’s quiet magic turns a temporary escape into the possibility of something lasting.
The Paradise Proposal
by Tara Lush
2026
Unable to afford medication, Kate Cooper returns home and accepts firefighter Damien Hastings’s practical proposal of marriage for health insurance. Their old attraction resurfaces, complicating an arrangement meant to remain platonic before his departure for California.
The Paradise Secret
by Tara Lush
2026
Princess Isabella hides from royal duties and an unwanted marriage in a magical Florida town. An alligator-related arrest brings her together with lawyer Tate Hastings, whose growing interest threatens the secrecy on which her escape depends.
The Paradise Wish
by Tara Lush
2026
Jewelry designer Natalia Hastings is paired with newcomer Matthew Mancini for a promotional photo shoot, and their attraction grows quickly. But the arrival of his family brings a familiar face and a past she has avoided for fifteen years.
A Curse Between the Lines
by Tara Lush
2027
A celebrated author dies during Hemlock Hollow’s first book festival, apparently killed by a spell embedded in writing. Renee investigates literary rivalries and old resentments with her friends before another victim falls to the same magic.
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