Author: ruthhartzler

★ USA TODAY BEST-SELLING AUTHOR ★Delightful cozy mystery series!Speak With Confection is Book 4 in the Amish Cupcake Cozy Mystery seriesJane Delight is looking for a fresh start, and believes her new home will dough the trick. But as a batter of fact, her mischievous cat, Mr. Crumbles, has found a body beneath the floorboards in the bread of night! Jane’s eccentric housemates, octogenarians … Jane’s eccentric housemates, octogenarians Matilda and Eleanor, are all done and crusted with mayhem, but will stop at nothing to help Jane. Joining the trio is dishy detective Damon McCloud, who is determined to see…

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Indiana Jones meets Dan BrownDr. Abigail Spencer is an ancient languages scholar. So why do covert agents want her dead?When Special Agent Jack Riley asks college professor Dr. Abigail Spencer to translate an ancient copper scroll, she has no idea it will lead to the lost treasure of Croesus hidden for centuries.When they arrive in Ephesus, their contact is dead; the scroll is gone, and … contact is dead; the scroll is gone, and mercenaries sent by a covert organization are determined to kill them.It’s a race against time for Abigail. Can she reach the treasure before the killers, and…

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★ MULTIPLE KINDLE ALL STAR AUTHOR! ★Delightful new cozy mystery series!Confection is Good for the Soul is Book 3 in the Amish Cupcake Cozy Mystery seriesWhen her sweet Amish sister is accused of murder, it’s the start of another thrilling mystery for Jane Delight! Judy Jenkins, part-time cupcake book author and full-time bully, is dead—and Jane’s sister, Rebecca, is the main suspect. Jane is … Rebecca, is the main suspect. Jane is eager to clear Rebecca’s name, but with brooding Detective Damon McCloud warning her to stay away from the suspects, she’s in for the adventure of a lifetime. Can…

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Jane’s ex-husband’s new young wife comes to town, and it’s all about murder . . .  The last thing Jane expected was to meet Cherri, her ex-husband’s new wife, but that’s exactly what happens. It’s bad enough that Jane’s Amish sister has a broken arm, so Jane has to run the cupcake store with dubious help from feisty octogenarians Matilda and Eleanor, and naughty little cat, Mr. Crumbles . . . but … little cat, Mr. Crumbles . . . but Cherri wants Jane’s help in solving a murder.Will Jane be able to solve the murder, avoid her ex, keep the cupcake…

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After a messy divorce, 50-year-old Jane takes up work in her Amish sister’s cupcake store and moves in with two feisty octogenarians. But her fresh start threatens to turn sour when she becomes the main suspect in a murder investigation… Can she crack the case?

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In this riveting trilogy, US Marshal Kate Briggs goes into hiding in an Amish town, posing as one of their own. As she opens up to the devout community, can she solve a series of murders — and find love with a local detective?

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