**Mystery/Cozy Gold Medalist in the 2018 IPPY Awards**
**Grand Prize Winner of the 2018 Writer's Digest Ebook Awards**
Sometimes the truth can be a sticky thing…
Nicole Fitzhenry-Dawes feels like she’s the only failure amid a family of high achievers. Her last serious boyfriend turned out to be married and her career as a criminal defense attorney is in tatters. When her uncle passes away and leaves her his maple syrup farm in Michigan, she thinks it might be time for a career change—hopefully one that allows her to stay as far away from murderers and liars as possible.
For half a day at least.
Her uncle’s suicide quickly begins to look like it wasn’t a suicide after all, but the chief of police is reluctant to investigate and soil the reputation of his serene little tourist town. Murder’s bad for business. Nicole has no choice but to search for the killer on her own, with a little help from the handsome county medical examiner—who’s exactly her type and all wrong for her.
And as she closes in, she not only risks becoming the murderer’s next victim but also starts to wonder if the truth is ever worse than the lie…
A Sticky Inheritance is the first book in Emily James’ Maple Syrup Mysteries. If you love small-town settings, quirky characters, and a dollop of romance, then you’ll want to buy this new amateur sleuth mystery series today!

A Sticky Inheritance (Maple Syrup Mysteries) (Volume 1)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

James, Emily

Mystery

Stronghold Books

What we don't know can hurt us...The worst way to find out that your boyfriend is already married is to see it on the news. The only way it could be worse than that is if his wife died under suspicious circumstances.Unfortunately for criminal defense attorney Nicole Fitzhenry-Dawes, that's exactly what happens. Her now ex-boyfriend insists he's innocent, and he begs Nicole to find out who really killed his wife. She'd like to simply leave him to his fate, but her sense of justice won't allow it.With few clues to go on and her emotions getting in the way, Nicole worries that she won't figure out the killer in time. And as she begins to unravel the truth, the killer turns the table on her, making it look like Nicole was the one who committed the murder after all...Sapped is the prequel to Emily James' Maple Syrup Mysteries series. If you love small-town settings, quirky characters, and a dollop of romance, then you'll want to buy this new amateur sleuth mystery series today

Sapped (Maple Syrup Mysteries)

Sometimes the most beautiful places hide the darkest secrets…
Former lawyer Nicole Fitzhenry-Dawes has packed up her life in Washington, D.C., to move to the tourist town of Fair Haven, Michigan, and take over the maple syrup business she inherited from her uncle.
But trouble seems to find Nicole wherever she goes.
Caught in a snow storm on her way into town, she hits what she thinks is a deer. It turns out to be the manager of the local animal shelter, and the collision isn’t the primary cause of death.
Feeling guilty anyway, Nicole convinces the interim police chief to allow her to help with the case, even though she’s also busy trying to settle in to her new role as owner of Sugarwood and figure out her unusual friendship with the county medical examiner.
As Nicole closes in on being able to put the killer behind bars, will she manage to find the evidence she needs before the murderer puts her in a cage—or a body bag—instead?
Bushwhacked is the second book in Emily James’ Maple Syrup Mysteries. If you love small-town settings, quirky characters, and a dollop of romance, then you’ll want to buy this amateur sleuth mystery series today!

Bushwhacked (Maple Syrup Mysteries)

The truth always comes with a price…
Former lawyer Nicole Fitzhenry-Dawes has finally settled in to her new home in Fair Haven, and her first maple syrup season is upon them. It’s not going as smoothly as she’d hoped.
Their sap lines keep springing leaks, and as if that wasn’t enough, Nicole finds their groom-mechanic, Noah, apparently trampled in one of the horse stalls.
Fair Haven’s interim police chief is ready to declare it an accident, but Nicole believes otherwise. With Noah in a coma, she’s determined to figure out who wanted to kill him before the perpetrator can return and finish the job.
But whoever attempted to kill Noah has other ideas and is willing to do whatever it takes to stop Nicole from discovering the truth—even destroy Sugarwood and the man Nicole loves.
Almost Sleighed is the third book in Emily James’ Maple Syrup Mysteries. If you love small-town settings, quirky characters, and a dollop of romance, then you’ll want to buy this amateur sleuth mystery series today!

Almost Sleighed (Maple Syrup Mysteries)

The truth doesn’t always set you free… Former lawyer Nicole Fitzhenry-Dawes thinks she’d be happy to spend her life making maple syrup and never take part in another murder investigation again. At least, she thinks so right up until the photographer she hired dies on the tour she’s leading and the main suspect is her friend’s niece, Holly. When Holly disappears as well, Nicole faces what looks like a locked-room mystery. One of the people on the tour must have committed the crime, yet none of them could have done it. To keep an innocent woman from going to prison, Nicole’s thrown right back into the midst of another hunt for a killer. A killer who knows exactly where she lives…

Murder on Tap (Maple Syrup Mysteries)

Home isn’t always sweet…
With all the murder investigations Nicole Fitzhenry-Dawes has been involved in since leaving her career as a criminal defense attorney, she’s looking forward to a short vacation back to her hometown of Washington, DC.
The trip turns out to be anything but restful.
Her dog-sitter keeps calling with problems, her parents are up to some scheme that Nicole is sure she won’t like, and someone is sending her best friend messages that are both threatening and intimate. He knows things no stranger could possibly know.
With her best friend’s life on the line, the stakes for Nicole have never been higher. Can she put all the clues together in time? Or will the case that matters to her the most be the one she’s finally unable to solve?
Capital Obsession is the sixth book in Emily James’ Maple Syrup Mysteries. If you love small-town settings, quirky characters, and a dollop of romance, then you’ll want to buy this new amateur sleuth cozy mystery today!
This book is a "clean" read and contains no swearing, gore, or steamy bedroom scenes. While the series is best enjoyed in order, each book is a complete mystery on its own.

Capital Obsession (Maple Syrup Mysteries)

No one is exactly what they seem…
Former lawyer Nicole Fitzhenry-Dawes should be focusing on planning her wedding and a friend’s baby shower, as well as running her maple syrup farm.
Instead, her “former” profession won’t let her go.
Her maid-of-honor Elise Scott is suspended from her job as a Fair Haven police officer for investigating a case she shouldn’t have been anywhere near, endangering not only her career but also her relationship with a fellow officer. Nicole can’t believe Elise would have risked so much without a good reason.
Much more turns out to be at stake than Nicole realized, and to help Elise, she ends up defending a man she isn’t convinced is innocent.
And the deeper she goes into his case, the more dangerous people start to pay attention…
Tapped Out is the seventh book in Emily James’ Maple Syrup Mysteries. If you love small-town settings, quirky characters, and a dollop of romance, then you’ll want to buy this new amateur sleuth cozy mystery today!
This book is a "clean" read and contains no swearing, gore, or steamy bedroom scenes. While the series is best enjoyed in order, each book is a complete mystery on its own.

Tapped Out (Maple Syrup Mysteries)

No one should have murder on their bucket list...Former lawyer Nicole Fitzhenry-Dawes knows she'll eventually have to either remove the former from in front of lawyer or embrace a new life making maple syrup full-time.Problem is, she's not sure she's cut out for either.When the museum curator who helped her find a replacement antique sap bucket is accused of murdering one of his employees, Nicole agrees to take the case as a way to decide at last which career path she'll follow. If she can't successfully argue his case in court, she'll resign from a legal career for good.Unfortunately, the case turns out to be one of the most challenging she's faced-from rare fatal diseases to a client whose defense is that he hallucinated a bear.The deeper she gets into the case, the more it seems everyone has a secret to keep.And secrets are seldom sweet...Bucket List is the eighth book in Emily James' Maple Syrup Mysteries. If you love small-town settings, quirky characters, and a dollop of romance, then you'll want to buy this amateur sleuth mystery series today This book is a "clean" read and contains no swearing, gore, or steamy bedroom scenes. While the series is best enjoyed in order, each book is a complete mystery on its own.

Bucket List (Maple Syrup Mysteries)

Ignorance is rarely ever bliss…
Nicole Fitzhenry-Dawes’ wedding day is fast approaching, and what she should be focused on is the last-minute details like dress fittings and cupcake tastings.
She’s not.
Fair Haven’s police chief is missing and another Fair Haven PD officer has been brutally murdered. When evidence starts showing up that implicates Nicole’s fiancé, Mark, as the mastermind behind it all, Nicole knows she has to investigate, otherwise she might be taking her vows through prison cell bars.
But doing so will bring her directly into conflict with the worst criminal she’s yet faced—one who’s willing to do anything to remain anonymous.
End of the Line is the ninth book in Emily James’ Maple Syrup Mysteries. If you love small-town settings, quirky characters, and a dollop of romance, then you’ll want to buy this amateur sleuth mystery series today!

End of the Line (Maple Syrup Mysteries)

A brand-new mystery full of twists and characters you'll love from award-winning and best-selling author Emily James.Who would kill a hundred-year-old man at his own 100th birthday party?That's what cupcake truck owner Isabel Addington is left asking herself when she's hired to cater a birthday party where the guest of honor dies before he can even taste her cupcakes. But it's none of her business. She needs to focus on preventing her abusive husband from finding her and on keeping her struggling food truck afloat. When the police declare the dead man's death a murder, neither of those goals seem likely. Her fingerprints were all over the murder weapon...if you can call a bottle of ketchup a weapon. Now the woman who hired her is refusing to pay, a nosy reporter is putting her true identity at risk of discovery, and the dead man's handsome grandson wants to prove she killed his grandfather.Her future holds either a casket or an orange prison jumper unless she can find out who really went to all the trouble and risk of killing a hundred-year-old man.Sugar and Vice is the first book in Emily James' Cupcake Truck Mysteries.Cupcake recipe included This book is a "clean" read and contains no swearing, gore, or steamy bedroom scenes. While the series is best enjoyed in order, each book is a complete mystery on its own.

Sugar and Vice: Cupcake Truck Mysteries

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