Tonya Kappes Books in Order

Recipes inspired by Mae West and the Laundry Ladies cover breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and desserts for camping trips. Alongside more than fifty dishes, practical suggestions help readers cook in the wilderness, an RV, or a cabin.

Violet reluctantly covers Holiday Junction’s Halloween events as residents accuse her historical research of awakening an angry spirit. When police move slowly, she investigates further and uncovers old bones and a secret hidden beneath the festivities.

Mae West and the Laundry Club Ladies pose as forest bathing trainees to help Hank find missing Kyra Tenney. Discovering her body in a fire initially suggests an accident, until the coroner finds evidence that she was killed beforehand.

A string of purse snatchings on Honey Springs' boardwalk escalates into murder, shattering Roxy Bloom's peaceful routine. With friends among the victims and pressure mounting on local officials, she investigates before the thief's growing boldness claims another life.

Sheriff Kenni Lowry shuts down a wedding reception after a catering waiter is found impaled by an umbrella. Facing an angry bride and an assortment of suspects, she and Poppa investigate to protect her friend's business from the fallout.

Mae West hopes to enjoy Normal's Bourbon Festival with Hank, despite persistent questions about their wedding. A body tied to the Bourbon King's family sends her and the Laundry Club Ladies investigating rivalries and secrets behind the festival's celebrations.

Reporter Violet Rhinehammer's trip to a major job interview is interrupted when she finds a body in an airplane bathroom. Stranded in Holiday Junction after an emergency landing, she investigates the murder while her career opportunity slips away.

A delivery driver is murdered at Seymore's Candy Cane Factory during Normal's Christmas celebrations. Mae West and the Laundry Club Ladies investigate a widening circle of suspects, including people tied to the factory, as further deaths heighten the danger.

Sheriff Kenni Lowry weighs Finn Vincent's marriage proposal against the possible loss of her ghostly grandfather's companionship. The discovery of an unidentified, poisoned man on Cottonwood's train tracks adds a murder investigation to her already complicated personal life.

Violet Rhinehammer's mother visits Holiday Junction during Mother's Day celebrations, then clashes with local women. When a member of their gossip circle is killed, Violet investigates to clear her mother, whom Chief Strickland considers the prime suspect.

A beauty queen is murdered during Daniel Boone Days, and salon owner Helen Pyle is found standing over her with a gun. With Helen's ranger nephew removed from the case, Mae West and the Laundry Club Ladies investigate her arrest.

Mae West joins a running group for Normal's Thanksgiving Turkey Trot while preparing for her wedding. A murder implicates people she loves and a recently pardoned prisoner, adding a dangerous investigation to her holiday and family responsibilities.

Mae West's Valentine's dance lessons with Hank turn into a murder investigation when a competitor is found dead. Dottie and Henry go undercover as dancers, helping uncover rivalries and ambitions that may also put Dottie in danger.

A renovated arts center threatens Linden Falls' local businesses, and a vocal resident is found dead. The knitters gathered around the Stitchin' Post turn their gossip into investigative clues, tracing resentment and secrets to uncover the person behind the murder.

Mae’s friends surprise her with a spa retreat and bachelorette celebration, but a bride’s death interrupts the gathering. Rivalries and wedding ambitions turn dangerous as Mae and the Laundry Club Ladies investigate the guests.

A real estate agent is murdered after an environmentalist halts his major development project. Coffeehouse owner Roxy Bloom investigates the resulting disputes and concealed motives, relying on her friends as the case exposes trouble beneath Honey Springs’ welcoming surface.

Violet finds a body during the Easter festival, with a fleeing bunny performer drawing suspicion. Clues from a baking competition complicate her investigation as she searches for the killer while protecting her secret role as Merry Maker.

Mae’s first Christmas as a married woman turns troubled when the Winter Festival becomes a murder scene. With a friend under suspicion and the campground’s reputation threatened, she and the Laundry Club Ladies investigate.

A murdered person washes ashore during Holiday Junction’s Fourth of July celebrations, drawing journalist Violet into the case. Investigating the victim’s past reveals deceptive appearances and hidden motives that threaten to turn the festivities into further tragedy.

A bounty hunter is found dead holding a curler belonging to Dottie, putting Mae’s friend under suspicion. Mae and the Laundry Club Ladies investigate his pursuit of a motorcycle-gang member while a biker convention fills the town.

A magician is found dead in an abandoned mansion being restored through Halloween fundraising events. Roxy Bloom investigates the residents involved in its corn maze and ghost tour, seeking the secrets behind the killing before the celebration ends.

A local troublemaker is murdered during Holiday Junction’s New Year celebrations, prompting Violet to investigate. Her visiting friend Mae adds another complication, since Violet must keep her identity as the town’s secret Merry Maker concealed.

Vintage campers arrive for yard sales and antique hunting, but a local consignor’s murder makes them suspects. Mae and the Laundry Club Ladies examine the victim’s enemies while wedding preparations and a missing teenager complicate life in Normal.

A man’s murder behind a living manger scene disrupts Holiday Junction’s Christmas festivities. Violet investigates the death and a missing Winter Crest coin, hoping to uncover the truth before the anticipated masquerade ball is ruined.

A tragedy strikes the prominent Harden family as Holiday Junction prepares its autumn festivities. Violet investigates old grudges and connections between the art district and village, searching for the killer before another attack fractures the community.

Mae and Hank’s wedding plans collapse when a tornado strikes Normal and news arrives of a girl’s murder. Mae and the Laundry Club Ladies investigate buried secrets while the couple’s long-awaited celebration hangs in the balance.

The owner of Normal's zipline is found dead on the ride, leaving the sheriff and ranger short of leads. Mae West welcomes a distraction from family tensions as she and the Laundry Club Ladies investigate suspects around town.

Healer witch June Heal balances her shop, family, and life in a magical community until a murder demands attention. The investigation draws her into fresh danger, requiring her to untangle secrets while protecting the people around her.

A palm reader’s ominous warning shadows Violet’s festival reporting, and a confrontation interrupts Darren’s celebration. When the troublesome guest is found dead, Violet and Darren investigate the surrounding motives and search for a reliable explanation.

A historian is found dead in a deliberately set festival fire, and another killing follows. Mae and the Laundry Club Ladies investigate suspicious historians and hidden affairs before further violence consumes Normal’s Daniel Boone celebration.

Gunshots interrupt the peace at Happy Trails Campground, and an outdoorsman’s body is discovered in the forest. Mae and the Laundry Club Ladies follow his tangled wilderness connections, searching for a killer among the surrounding secrets.

A knitting enthusiast is murdered with her own needles during Normal’s Fourth of July celebration. Mae and the Laundry Club Ladies investigate a rumored cursed heirloom and hidden treasures while uncovering secrets that divide the community.

A psychic’s murder and a disturbed grave expose secrets in Cottonwood while Kenni faces an election rival. Guided by her grandfather’s ghost, she investigates both mysteries with Finn and her dog before the killer can strike again.

Confidential informant Maisie Doss goes undercover in Camp Springs to investigate illicit fortunes connected to the Federal Reserve. Navigating dangerous loyalties and an unexpected romantic complication, she must decide whom to trust while protecting her cover.

An artist’s death and a stolen ornament design disrupt Violet’s reporting at a holiday lodge. With Darren’s help, she investigates bitter rivals, secretive relatives, and hidden tunnels before the Christmas tree-lighting ceremony brings another dangerous surprise.

A body discovered at Honey Springs’ harvest festival turns a celebration into a murder investigation. Roxy Bloom follows cryptic notes and festival connections while caring for a newly adopted dog and keeping the Bean Hive running.

A botanist is found dead during National Wildflower Week, turning Normal’s celebration into a murder investigation. Mae and her friends examine a developer’s conservation plans and an assistant’s obsession as environmental disputes reveal concealed motives.

When a member of the Southern Women’s Club faces a murder accusation, Roxy Bloom is asked to help. Her legal experience and local connections become essential as she investigates the secrets behind a seemingly respectable gathering.

After betrayal drives Maisie Doss into hiding in Appalachia, a detective tracks her down with an ultimatum. She must return to work as a confidential informant or face prison, risking the fragile new life she has built.

Normal hosts Olympic ski trials, but sabotage and broken equipment culminate in a skier’s death at Mae’s campground. She and the Laundry Club Ladies investigate sponsors, jealous competitors, and old grudges beneath the winter festivities.

Maisie Doss infiltrates an art-smuggling operation in Cincinnati, encountering a cousin and an old friend along the way. As personal loyalties complicate her undercover assignment, she must navigate questionable alliances without losing her chance at redemption.

A famous author dies during a writers’ retreat, in circumstances resembling a scene from his own book. Roxy Bloom investigates the guests and their hidden motives while trying to untangle fiction from the evidence of murder.

An influencer’s death threatens Honey Springs’ autumn festival and puts Birdie Bebe under suspicion. Roxy Bloom follows a distinctive scarf, rival personalities, and a lucrative tourism deal to discover what happened beside the lake.

A celebrated climber dies at the base of the Cascades during Normal’s climbing festival. Mae and the Laundry Club Ladies investigate cryptic coordinates, suspicious footprints, and local secrets after the apparent accident proves to be murder.

A long fentanyl investigation finally gives Maisie Doss a clean record and a chance to leave undercover work. A friend’s suspicious death in Slate Creek Hollow draws her back into danger and forces her to investigate.

Violet’s interview plans collapse when a celebrity chef is murdered aboard his yacht during Father’s Day festivities. His former wife, unhappy fiancée, and other suspects draw her into family feuds and concealed motives surrounding the killing.

The Gingerbread Gala’s forceful chairwoman is found strangled with festive garland, disrupting Christmas in Normal. Mae and the Laundry Club Ladies investigate feuding bakers and a fraudulent fundraiser while Mae’s mother-in-law joins the suspects.

A paranormal television star is stabbed during Normal’s Haunts and Hikes festival, and the weapon vanishes. With her mother’s event threatened and Dottie among the suspects, Mae investigates the victim’s entourage and local enemies.

Cussy Hollingsworth returns to Kentucky after her uncle’s suspicious death, intending to sell his ranch and leave. Instead, she investigates old grudges and secretive neighbors while someone tries to frighten her away from the truth.

A model’s death casts a shadow over Honey Springs’ spring festival. Roxy Bloom investigates her relationships and rivals, with an unusual clue from a parrot helping her navigate the secrets behind the festivities.

Judge Blackwell’s murder interrupts Sheriff Kenni Lowry’s wedding preparations and reveals inheritance disputes and family feuds. With help from Finn, her dog, and her grandfather’s ghost, she follows clues through tunnels, poker games, and buried scandals.

A town elder’s death and strange pulses of magic disrupt Lo Heal Park’s life in Celestial Falls. As dormant spiritual abilities awaken, she investigates with her magical cat and confronts secrets connected to her past.

A ninety-eight-year-old woman appears at her own funeral with ten ghost dogs and insists she was murdered. Undertaker Emma Lee follows missing recipes, local gossip, and buried secrets to identify the killer before another death follows.

Former editor Sadie Whitfield visits Normal to buy a rare book and finds its owner dead and the volume missing. Suspected of murder, she joins the Laundry Club Ladies to investigate collectors, old grudges, and local secrets.

An RV dealership manager is crushed beneath a trailer at Happy Trails, and the apparent accident becomes a homicide. When Hank becomes the prime suspect, Mae and the Laundry Club Ladies work to clear his name.

Sadie’s former author arrives at her new bookstore with a long-hidden true-crime manuscript and soon dies. A cryptic inscription and an old forest fire draw Sadie and the Laundry Club Ladies into secrets someone wants buried.

A rowing coach is found dead at the marina during regatta season. Roxy Bloom investigates competing teams, sponsors, and concealed connections, searching for the meaning of a grip-tape clue before the killer escapes detection.

Autumn brings festive gatherings and comfort food to Happy Trails Campground, along with another mystery for Mae West. She and the Laundry Club Ladies rely on their close-knit community as seasonal celebrations become entangled with trouble.

A renovation uncovers a body hidden for decades inside an industrial freezer. When another death follows, Roxy Bloom must connect an old crime with present dangers and discover which secrets Honey Springs has kept frozen.

An etiquette expert’s fatal fall at a tea fundraiser proves to involve poison, and suspicion falls on Tex. Mae and the Laundry Club Ladies investigate social rivalries and secrets the victim knew about Normal’s influential residents.

This recipe collection brings together coffee drinks, pastries, Southern festival dishes, and holiday food associated with the Bean Hive mysteries. Anecdotes from the fictional café accompany dishes readers can prepare in their own kitchens.

Cussy organizes a rodeo to save her inherited ranch, but a rodeo queen’s murder threatens the event. Gambling debts, breeding records, and family betrayals complicate her search for the killer among rivals guarding their reputations.

A writer’s murder at a bookstore draws Lo Heal Park into a mystery involving an unfinished manuscript. Reading clues through her baking, she explores her emerging powers with help from a magical cat and a wizard.

Honey Springs’ fall festival takes a dangerous turn when murder interrupts the celebrations. With Pepper and Aunt Maxi caught up in the mystery, Roxy Bloom investigates the secrets beneath the town’s seasonal festivities.

Kenni’s wedding night is interrupted by her grandfather’s ghost warning of a suspicious death. Evidence of poisoned tea sends the newlywed sheriff among church volunteers, relatives, and neighbors who knew the victim’s carefully maintained routines.

Former publishing editor Sadie Whitfield builds a new life around her bookstore in Normal, Kentucky. With the observant Laundry Club Ladies nearby, she becomes involved in mysteries tied to the town’s history and its residents’ guarded secrets.

A powerful benefactor is found dead while Holiday Junction prepares its Sweetheart Ball. Violet investigates resentment over grants, influence, and private rivalries, searching for the killer before the Valentine’s celebration leaves the town with lasting scandal.

Violet expects to report on Holiday Junction’s Winter Carnival and help with the school festivities. A murder turns the gathering into an investigation of revived rivalries and hidden grudges as family advice and local gossip complicate her search.

A new investigation challenges Sheriff Kenni Lowry’s understanding of justice and loyalty in Cottonwood. With her late grandfather’s ghost offering guidance, she must look beneath familiar appearances and confront secrets among the neighbors she protects.

Undertaker Emma Lee Raines faces another restless ghost and a mystery in Sleepy Hollow. With Jack Henry Ross and her eccentric family nearby, she must navigate unfinished business and a spirit pursuing a motive of its own.

A resident is murdered as Holiday Junction’s groundhog makes its ceremonial appearance, throwing the celebration into chaos. Violet follows old grudges and reluctant witnesses while her mother joins the investigation and the killer threatens to conceal the evidence.