Author: jennykales

The Halloween season is serving up more tricks than treats for thirty-something Greek-American foodie and business owner Calliope “Callie” Costas. Don’t miss the 4th installment in this colorful culinary cozy mystery series!When a new employee at a neighboring business, Tea for Two, is found dead, Callie is drawn into a murky brew of motives and murder suspects. It turns out that the seemingly … that the seemingly mild-mannered victim might have a few skeletons in his closet. What’s more, the timing of the murder, just a day before Crystal Bay’s first annual Halloween Walk, has threatened to derail the town’s…

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If you can’t stand the heat, get out of Callie’s Kitchen! Greek-American restaurateur Callie Costas faces down another killer in picturesque Crystal Bay, Wisconsin. Recipes included!Summertime in Crystal Bay means tourist season for Calliope “Callie” Costas, owner of Callie’s Kitchen, a Greek-meets-Midwest from-scratch eatery. Business is booming but so is the stress. Callie can barely keep up … barely keep up with the demand for her famous summer fruit pies and savory Greek delicacies, plus she’s agreed to bake dozens of “pitas” for the annual Greek Fest.When Callie is asked to deliver cast party treats for a Murder Mystery Night…

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The holidays can be murder! Don’t miss this Christmas cozy mystery with a Greek twist, plus recipes!!Picturesque Crystal Bay, Wisconsin is abuzz with good cheer when Callie Costas delivers her Greek snowball cookies to a Christmas-themed bridal shower at a charming inn. But the most wonderful time of the year turns deadly when Callie finds a party planner murdered.The perennially busy owner of … perennially busy owner of “Callie’s Kitchen” soon finds herself up to her spiced Greek biscotti in drama. For one thing, the inn’s staff are freezing her out as she tries to uncover information, helped by her…

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Running a Greek kitchen can be murder. First in a new cozy mystery series with recipes! Calliope “Callie” Costas, Greek-American owner of Callie’s Kitchen in picturesque Crystal Bay, Wisconsin, is finally having some business success after a painful divorce. With her school-aged daughter thriving and her trusty Yorkie Koukla by her side, a new romance with a handsome bistro owner seems like the … owner seems like the icing on the cake.That is, until her new boyfriend is found dead…and she’s implicated as the prime suspect, putting her business into jeopardy. Soon, Callie’s situation is more delicate than her Greek…

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