The Tide Turns at Willow Cove
A Cozy Mystery

About this book:

Penelope "Penny" Vance never expected her seafoam-green bakery van to become a crime scene. She's only in Willow Cove for the Autumn Harbor Festival, serving cardamom knots and sourdough to tourists and locals alike—until the town's most formidable matriarch strong-arms the reclusive lighthouse keeper into opening the historic tower for a tour, a nor'easter cuts the spit of land off from the mainland, and a priceless heirloom vanishes from the keeper's vault. With the Coast Guard's automation crew circling like gulls, a storm trapping everyone together, and the lighthouse beam sweeping over secrets better left in the dark, Penny's nose for trouble proves sharper than her pastry crust.

Artie, the one-legged harbor master with a weakness for warm butter, warns her the barometer's dropping fast. Ephraim Hall, the keeper who'd rather face a Bering Sea gale than small talk, wants only to be left alone. And Mrs. Gable, the Historical Society president who treats the town like her personal curio cabinet, insists the show must go on—even as the tide rises, the wind howls, and someone in the crowded keeper's house decides that history is worth killing for.

From the author who believes the best mysteries rise like good dough—slowly, with warmth and a dash of salt—comes a cozy where the fog hides more than the coastline, the pastries are worth the calories, and a baker with a vintage Citroën discovers that in Willow Cove, the sweetest recipes often have the deadliest ingredients.