Includes an excerpt from Here comes the fudge.

USA Today bestselling author It’s Christmas on Mackinac Island—and homicide just rode in on a horse-drawn sleigh…Includes a yummy fudge recipe! In the cozy warmth of their new home on Michigan’s Mackinac Island, newlywed seniors Frances and Douglas Devaney savor the picture-postcard snowy scenery through their kitchen window. But when they spy a horse-drawn sleigh dashing through the snow bearing a frozen stiff, their blood runs cold. The victim is banker Warren Engle, stepson of a close friend of Frances. With amateur sleuth Allie McMurphy, their boss at the Historic McMurphy Hotel and Fudge Shop, busy filling holiday orders for peppermint candy fudge, the couple tackle the case themselves, plowing through clues to rein in the runaway culprit . . . “Indulge your sweet tooth in this entertaining series.” —Miranda James, New York Times-bestselling author of the Cat in the Stacks Mysteries “Her heroine…has a wry narrative voice that never falters.” —Carole Bugge, author of the Claire Rawlings Mysteries

USA Today bestselling author Life is always sweet in Allie McMurphy’s delectable fudge shop. But murder can make things unpleasantly sticky . . . A DEADLY CONFECTION After Allie inherited her family’s McMurphy Hotel and Fudge Shop, cousin Tori moved off to California in a bitter huff, and the two haven’t spoken since. So to have her cousin reappear on Mackinac Island without warning is a big surprise—but not as surprising as finding her standing over a dead woman impaled with a garden spade in the Mackinac Butterfly House. Butterflies may be free, but Tori won’t be for much longer—unless the cousins can bury the hatchet and work together to catch a killer who’s taken flight. Because when it comes to family, blood is thicker than fudge . . . Praise for Nancy Coco and the Candy-Coated Mysteries “Memorable characters, a charming locale, and a satisfying mystery.” —Barbara Allan “Beautiful Mackinac Island provides the setting for a puzzling series of crimes . . . plenty of plausible suspects and mouthwatering fudge recipes.” —Kirkus Reviews “I know I will be counting down the days until the next mystery with Allie McMurphy.” —Cozy Mystery Book Reviews

Welcome to the Historic McMurphy Hotel and Fudge Shop--where life is sweet, revenge is sweeter, and murder is here to to stay. . . You Can't Fudge An Alibi Allie McMurphy is up to her neck in renovations at the grand old hotel that's been in her family for generations. With its quaint Victorian charm--and world-famous fudge shop--the place is one of Mackinac Island's most beloved landmarks. Sure, every family has a skeleton or two in the closet. But Allie didn't expect to find an actual corpse inside hers, especially one Joe Jessup, who had a long-running feud with her dear departed grandfather. Which makes Allie the number-one suspect. Can she sniff out the culprit before another victim checks in? "A sweet treat with memorable characters, a charming locale, and satisfying mystery." --Barbara Allan, author of the Trash ‘n' Treasures mysteries

"Fun characters, quaint setting, mouth-watering recipes." --RT Book Reviews Fudge shop owner Allie McMurphy is making fudgie treats for the annual yacht race--but a killer's stirring up a batch of trouble. . . Sailing Into Murder The annual yacht race off the coast of Mackinac Island, Michigan, is a highlight of the summer season, and Allie is pulling out all the stops making chocolate centerpieces for the occasion. Unfortunately, she and her bichonpoo, Mal, also pull a dead body from the murky waters of the marina. When Allie's boyfriend's sister becomes the prime suspect, Allie dives into investigating the murder herself. Amid bitter feuds and hushed-up scandals, the courageous candymaker quickly gets in over her head. Someone is trying to fudge the facts to keep a secret worth killing for. . . Praise for Nancy Coco and the Candy-Coated Mysteries "Beautiful Mackinac Island provides the setting for a puzzling series of crimes. . .plenty of plausible suspects and mouthwatering fudge recipes." --Kirkus Reviews "A sweet treat with memorable characters, a charming locale, and satisfying mystery." --Barbara Allan "Fun, lively." --JoAnna Carl

"Fun characters, quaint setting, mouth-watering recipes." --RT Book Reviews Life is sweet for Allie McMurphy, proud owner of Historic McMurphy Hotel and Fudge Shop on Mackinac Island--until murder and deception leave a bitter taste. . . Mulch Ado About Murder With summer in bloom and tourists afoot, Allie is out walking her pup, Mal, when the curious canine digs up a bone from under a flowering lilac bush. The bone leads to a toe that's missing a body. For the successful confectionaire it's only the first in a series of sour events in the middle of the island's Lilac Fest. When her stint on a cooking reality show swirls up a trail of foul play, Allie will have to outwit a cunning killer if she wants to continue living la dolce vida. . . Praise for All Fudged Up "Fun, lively." --JoAnna Carl "A sweet treat with memorable characters, a charming locale, and satisfying mystery." --Barbara Allan "A sweet confection of a book." --Joanna Campbell Slan Help Support Pet Adoption--See details inside

Nancy Coco, author of the popular Candy-Coated Mystery series, brings the Pacific Northwest's rainy coast to life with her new Oregon Honeycomb Mystery series starring Wren Johnson and her Havana Brown cat, Everett. Wren owns a specialty shop in the tourist town of Oceanview, where it's all things honey from taffy to body scrub until the murder of a victim clutching one of Wren's homemade beeswax lip balms makes things sticky... A BALMY WAY TO GO With her Let It Bee honey boutique buzzing along nicely, life is as sweet as nectar for Wren Johnson--until she takes a morning walk along the Pacific beach with her Havana Brown cat, Everett, and stumbles upon the body of Agnes Snow, the cranky queen of the local craft fairs, stiff as driftwood. More unfortunate? Clutched in the victim's fist is a label from Wren's homemade beeswax-and-honey lip balm. Which makes Officer Jim Hampton focus his dreamy-blue Paul Newman eyes on Wren as suspect number one. With fabulous feline support from Everett, Wren must comb the town for clues and clear her name before someone else gets stung.

A bundle of holiday novellas from Nancy Coco’s perennially popular Candy-Coated Mystery series set in Michigan’s Mackinac Island, where sleuth extraordinaire Allie McMurphy and her friends solve murders when she’s not whipping up fudgy delights. ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS FUDGE This Christmas, event planner Jenn Christensen has come back to Mackinac Island to race for charity in the Santa Fun Run, rekindle her love for CSI tech Shane Carpenter, and indulge in her BFF Allie McMurphy’s fabulous fudge. But there’s one event she didn’t plan—chasing down a killer . . . DECK THE HALLS WITH FUDGE In the cozy warmth of their new home, newlywed seniors Frances and Douglas Devaney savor the picture-postcard snowy scenery through their kitchen window. But when they spy a horse-drawn sleigh dashing through the snow bearing a frozen stiff, they’ll have to track down a killer themselves, since Allie McMurphy is busy filling holiday orders for peppermint candy fudge! HAVING A FUDGY CHRISTMAS TIME Carol Tunisian is looking forward to finishing plans for the Mackinac Island Senior Center Christmas Ball. But when she arrives at the center, she finds the door jimmied open and a dead man inside. Rallying her troop of silver-haired sleuths—with some support from Allie McMurphy in between her batches of Christmas fudge—Carol sets out to discover which grinch tried to steal this Christmas! Includes mouth-watering recipes—and a preview excerpt from the next Candy-Coated mystery, Fudge and Murder, coming in April 2025! Praise for Nancy Coco and the Candy-Coated Mysteries “Exciting, compelling . . . intriguing . . . one of my favorite places to visit, especially when Allie makes fudge!” —Open Book Society “A delightfully tasty murder mystery.” —Cozy Mystery Book Reviews “A sweet series for cozy mystery readers.” —Parkersburg News & Sentinel Includes mouth-watering recipes!

Fans of the perennially popular Candy-Coated Mystery series featuring Allie McMurphy are treated to a holiday e-novella in which Allie’s frequent sleuthing partner Carol Tunisian gets mixed up in a holiday homicide. ’TIS THE SEASON FOR FUDGE—AND SLEUTHING Carol is looking forward to finishing plans for the Mackinac Island Senior Center Christmas Ball. But when she arrives at the center, she finds the door jimmied open and a dead man inside. The victim is a local senior who seems to have been sleeping in the center at night—but why? Although she promises Officer Rex Manning not to involve her book club in solving the mystery, Carol finds a way to fudge around that. Rallying her troop of silver-haired sleuths—and with some support from Ally in between her batches of Christmas fudge -- Carol sets out to discover which grinch tried to steal this Christmas. All she wants from Santa is to get this case wrapped up with a bow! Praise for Nancy Coco and the Candy-Coated Mysteries “I will be counting down the days until the next mystery with Allie McMurphy.” —Cozy Mystery Book Reviews “Full of disguises, danger, and one determined amateur sleuth.” —Fresh Fiction “A sweet series for cozy mystery readers.”—Parkersburg News & Sentinel Help support pet adoption—see details inside.

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