Jenn McKinlay

New York Times Bestselling Author

The Series:

GOOD BUY GIRLS MYSTERIES, WRITING AS JOSIE BELLE
Library Lover's Mysteries
Cupcake Mysteries
Decoupage Mysteries, writing as Lucy Lawrence

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50 % OFF MURDER
Everyone loves a good deal, especially the Good Buy Girls, a group of coupon-clipping, discount divas who scour the circulars and plan their attacks on stores as if they were generals plotting their war strategy.

Maggie Gerber—one of the founding members of the Good Buy Girls—loves her life in St. Stanley, Virginia, but things are about to get complicated. First, Sam Collins, her old flame, moves back to town as the new sheriff. Then, Claire Freemont, a librarian and the newest member of the Good Buy Girls, shows up late to a meeting, acting utterly strange.

When Maggie goes to visit her the next day at the library, everything seems back to normal…until they find the body of a very dead man with a knife plunged into his chest. Turns out, the man is someone from Claire's past, making her the prime suspect.

As the handsome new sheriff zeroes in on Claire, it's up to Maggie and the rest of the Good Buy Girls to use their bargain-hunting skills to hunt a killer—while making sure they don’t pay too much in the process…

DUE OR DIE
What is the original meaning of the word clue?*

Answering tricky reference questions like this one is more than enough excitement
for library director Lindsey Norris. Until another murder is committed in her cozy hometown of Briar Creek, Connecticut, and the question of who did it must be answered before someone else is checked out—for good.

Carrie Rushton, the president of the Friends of the Library, has been accused of murdering her husband. The evidence is stacking up against Carrie, but neither Lindsey nor the Briar Creek crafternoon club is buying it.


BOOKS CAN BE DECEIVING
Lindsey Norris is getting into her groove as the director of the Briar Creek Public Library when a New York editor visits town, creating quite a buzz. Lindsey's friend Beth wants to sell the editor her children's book, but Beth's boyfriend, a famous author, gets in the way.

When they go to confront him, he's found murdered-and Beth is the prime suspect. Lindsey has to act fast before they throw the book at the wrong person.

RED VELVET REVENGE
Someone Wants to Bake a Killing

It may be summertime, but sales at Fairy Tale Cupcakes are below zero—and owners Melanie Cooper and Angie DeLaura are willing to try anything to heat things up. So when local legend Slim Hazard offers them the chance to sell cupcakes at the annual Juniper Pass rodeo, they’re determined to rope in a pretty payday!

But not everyone at the Juniper Pass is as sweet for Fairy Tale Cupcakes as Slim — including star bull-rider Ty Stokes. Mel and Angie try to steer clear of the cowboy’s short fuse, but when his dead body is found face down in the hay, it’s a whole different rodeo.

With a vengeful murderer on the loose, the ladies are quickly realizing that while they came to save their business, they may have to save themselves—and that’s no bull.

DEATH BY THE DOZEN
Death of a chef

Melanie Cooper and Angie DeLaura are determined to win the Challenge to the Chef at this year’s Scottsdale Food Festival. Taking home first prize will be great publicity for their Fairy Tale Cupcakes bakery—and beating rival Olivia Puckett will be the icing on the cake.

Mel’s mentor from culinary school, Vic Mazzotta—now a Food Channel celebrity chef— is one of the judges, but Mel and Angie will have to win fair and square by whipping up delicious cupcakes with a mystery ingredient.

But the real mystery is who put Vic Mazzotta on ice, literally—when his dead body is found inside a freezer truck. Mel and Angie will need to use their best judgment to find the cold-blooded killer who iced Vic, or they may lose more than the contest—they may lose their lives…

BUTTERCREAM BUMP OFF
Melanie Cooper and Angie DeLaura's Fairy Tale Cupcakes bakery is gearing up for Valentine's Day with a couples cooking class.

Meanwhile Mel's mother has her first date in forever. Unfortunately someone ices Baxter Malloy on their first date.

Now Mom's a suspect, and Mel and Angie need to find time around frosting to dig into the man's shady past and discover who served him his just desserts.

SPRINKLE WITH MURDER
Cupcakes to Die For

Melanie Cooper and Angie DeLaura are finally living out their dream as the proud owners of the Fairy Tale Cupcakes bakery. Their first big order comes courtesy of their partner and best friend, Tate Harper, who’s getting married. Tate and his fashion designer fiancé want 500 cupcakes for the wedding. The only problem is Mel and Angie can’t stand the demands of this bridezilla who insists on original recipes for the cupcakes and complete ownership of their creations.

When Mel stumbles upon the bride-to-be dead-by-cupcake, she immediately becomes the prime suspect. The police believe that a secret ingredient in the cupcakes may have caused her death. To save Mel and their business, the ladies need to find the real murderer, before the cupcake killer ices someone else…

SEALED WITH A KILL
Autumn in New England brings out the changing leaves, and the leaves bring out the tourists.

When Brenna Miller gets stuck as the tour guide for a group of leaf peepers, she tries to make the best of it.

But it’s hard to stay enthusiastic after the trail leads them straight to a dead body.


CUT TO THE CORPSE
Brenna Miller's never been one for gossip, so when the whispers start about Tara Montgomery's engagement to Jake Haywood, she'd just as soon stay out of it. She's happy to prepare decoupage wedding favors, and even tag along on the bridesmaids' party -- but waking Tara up the morning after turns out to be a bit more then Brenna bargained for...

She finds Tara passed out in bed with her fiance's best friend, but the apparent infidelity is not the worst of it. The boy is dead and Tara is holding the murder weapon. Now with the bride-to-be unable to remember what happened, it's up to Brenna to sift through the hearsay and get the truth, before Tara's future turns to shreds...

STUCK ON MURDER
The picturesque town of Morse Point may be a small dot on the New England landscape, but the decoupage class at Vintage Papers is larger than life.

For Brenna Miller, teaching the town’s popular decoupage class is the only way to gloss over her painful past. But it hasn’t been easy making friends in a town that doesn’t warm up to outsiders. And it doesn’t help when the pushy mayor asks her to convince her enigmatic landlord, Nate Williams, to sell his lakefront property to land developers.

But just when Brenna thinks the mayor’s given up, his body is found stuffed in a trunk at Morse Point Lake. And a witness claims that Nate’s truck was at the docks on the night of the murder. Now Brenna needs to help prove Nate’s innocence before his fate is signed, sealed and delivered…