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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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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.

New

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.

New

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.

New

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.

New

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.

New

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.

New

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.

New

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.

New

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.

New

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.

Coming Soon

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.

Beach Blooms Mystery books in order

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  1. Book cover for "A Florist's Guide to Homicide"
  2. Book cover for "Something's Fowl in Sunny Shores"

Coffee Lover's Mystery books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Grounds for Murder"

    Grounds for Murder

    by Tara Lush

    2020
  2. Book cover for "Cold Brew Corpse"

    Cold Brew Corpse

    by Tara Lush

    2021
  3. Book cover for "Live and Let Grind"

    Live and Let Grind

    by Tara Lush

    2022
  4. Book cover for "A Bean to Die For"

    A Bean to Die For

    by Tara Lush

    2024

Crescent Moon Mysteries books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Eat, Pray, Hex"

    Eat, Pray, Hex

    by Tara Lush

    2023
  2. Book cover for "I Want Your Hex"

    I Want Your Hex

    by Tara Lush

    2023
  3. Book cover for "Cattitude and Charms"

    Cattitude and Charms

    by Tara Lush

    2024
  4. Book cover for "Every Hex You Take"

    Every Hex You Take

    by Tara Lush

    2024
  5. Book cover for "Maple Sugar and Magic"

    Maple Sugar and Magic

    by Tara Lush

    2024
  6. Book cover for "A Cattitude Christmas"

    A Cattitude Christmas

    by Tara Lush

    2025
  7. Book cover for "Raiders of the Lost Hex"

    Raiders of the Lost Hex

    by Tara Lush

    2025
  8. Book cover for "Serving Up Hex"

    Serving Up Hex

    by Tara Lush

    2025
  9. Book cover for "Total Eclipse of the Hex"

    Total Eclipse of the Hex

    by Tara Lush

    2025
  10. Book cover for "Hungry Like the Hex"

    Hungry Like the Hex

    by Tara Lush

    2026

Critters and Criminals books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Gator Queen"

    Gator Queen

    by Tara Lush

    2024
  2. Book cover for "Swamp Princess"

    Swamp Princess

    by Tara Lush

    2024

Hemlock Hollow Mysteries books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Maple Sugar and Magic"

    Maple Sugar and Magic

    by Tara Lush

    2024
  2. Book cover for "A Spell for Second Chances"
  3. Book cover for "A Curse Between the Lines"

Starlight River books in order

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  1. Book cover for "The Paradise Catch"

    The Paradise Catch

    by Tara Lush

    2026
  2. Book cover for "The Paradise Fling"

    The Paradise Fling

    by Tara Lush

    2026
  3. Book cover for "The Paradise Proposal"

    The Paradise Proposal

    by Tara Lush

    2026
  4. Book cover for "The Paradise Secret"

    The Paradise Secret

    by Tara Lush

    2026
  5. Book cover for "The Paradise Wish"

    The Paradise Wish

    by Tara Lush

    2026

Standalone Tara Lush books

  1. Book cover for "Give Me Chills"

    Give Me Chills

    by Tara Lush

    2022

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