Emma Ainsley – författare

One red shoe … can ruin your whole day.

Forty-something, Maggie Sharpe, is returning to her quaint childhood town of Dogwood Mountain, Missouri, nestled in the beautiful Ozark Mountains, Maggie recently inherited Dogwood Bakery, along with a cute little cottage, from her aunt Marjorie. With a son in the Navy, deployed six months at a time, and an ex in Kansas, Maggie decided that it was time for a change, but she soon learns that life back home is not all sprinkles and jelly filled donuts.

Maggie throws herself into running the bakery and making a living for herself, but the baking grinds to a halt when a body is discovered in the alley behind her new shop and a whole host of small town secrets surface as a result of the investigation.

One of Aunt Marjorie’s friends, Ruby Cobb, steps in to help Maggie keep Dogwood Donuts running during this most stressful time, and comes up with some ideas that Maggie absolutely loves. The two of them are making great strides until an important clue is found … in the bakery!

Maggie has to solve the crime to save her reputation and her new business. Will an important person from her past be a help, or a hindrance?

Find out in this roundly delicious Culinary Cozy Mystery!

Sometimes chasing down memories … can lead to murder.

Dogwood Donuts owner, Maggie Sharpe, is busy preparing for the introduction of a new lunch feature at her shop. To clear her mind after long hours at work, she takes walks around the neighborhood and her route takes her by the old house on the hill that used to belong to her aunt.

It seems someone is doing renovations and Maggie becomes curious about the new owner. When curiosity makes her take a closer look, the disgruntled owner makes it abundantly clear that she’s not welcome.

A suspicious incident happens at the house, a body is discovered, and all fingers seem to be pointing at Maggie. Long lost friends and relatives come out of the woodwork when Maggie tries to get to the bottom of the tragedy and she quickly finds out that people are not at all who they seem to be in this small town.

Can she solve the crime and save the day? Find out in this deliciously suspenseful cozy mystery!