Leighann Dobbs Books in Order

Bakery owner Lexy Baker lands a lucrative catering job, then discovers the bride-to-be dead. With her grandmother's amateur detective friends and dog Sprinkles helping, she must untangle an expanding suspect list before the killer escapes.

Abby Shaw falls for archaeology professor Ian McQuinlan during an adventure stretching from Bellworth to the Nile. Their growing attraction faces a threat from his former flame, putting both his career and their possible future together at risk.

Lexy Baker's new bakery becomes the center of a murder investigation when her cheating ex-boyfriend dies after eating its cupcakes. Suspected by her handsome detective neighbor, she turns to her grandmother and three amateur sleuth friends for help.

Ayla goes undercover to expose Seamus McDonough as a liar and thief. Her plan for revenge becomes complicated by her attraction to the dangerous man, forcing her to weigh her mission against feelings she never intended to develop.

Five years after a painful divorce, Olivia Stretton is raising her daughter and keeping romance at a distance. An invitation from personal trainer Jordan Waycross makes her reconsider whether the loving family she once imagined is still possible.

When Holly Brennan's controlling husband leaves with her savings, she hires investigator Nick Banks to recover the money. Their attraction complicates her efforts to reclaim her independence and decide what kind of future she wants for herself.

This collection brings together four romances involving archaeology, undercover revenge, a divorced mother's new attraction, and a woman's search for stolen savings. Each story follows a heroine whose plans become complicated by an unexpected chance at love.

Lexy Baker suspects something sinister when healthy residents begin dying at her grandmother's retirement community. With detective Jack Perillo unconvinced, Lexy and her grandmother's gadget-loving friends investigate the deaths while preparations for her wedding continue.

A lakeside vacation turns dangerous when Lexy Baker finds the resort's head chef stabbed and becomes a suspect. Her grandmother and fellow amateur sleuths help investigate a tangled collection of angry chefs, bikers, and former spouses.

A retired mobster's murder draws Lexy Baker into an investigation while she plans her wedding to Jack Perillo. Her grandmother's friend becomes implicated, and FBI interest, threatening visitors, and Jack's returning former girlfriend further complicate the case.

The Blackmoore sisters travel to a gold-mining ghost town to locate a century-old treasure. A vengeful ghost, hostile sheriff, and suspicious stranger threaten their search, forcing them to use their paranormal abilities to uncover the town's secrets.

At a ball meant to help him choose a duchess, Duke Maxwell Denning develops feelings for Arielle Tremaine. Arielle, who lacks aristocratic standing, has agreed to help him find a suitable bride rather than imagine herself in that role.

A dead body and clues to a centuries-old treasure draw Morgan Blackmoore into a mystery involving pirates and family secrets. Her former love returns to offer help as Morgan and her sisters explore their unusual supernatural abilities.

The Blackmoore sisters hire a historian to decipher an old family journal, but he dies before revealing its treasure's location. Ghostly clues and an underground maze send the sisters into danger as their paranormal powers continue to emerge.

When Morgan Blackmoore is accused of killing the town's most unpleasant resident, her sister Fiona helps investigate. A hostile sheriff and an intriguing new police officer complicate their efforts, while the sisters discover unexpected paranormal abilities.

Insurance investigator Kate Diamond pursues a ruby stolen from a museum with help from her retired jewel-thief parents and their resourceful friends. The hunt takes her across distant locations while her former FBI partner complicates the search.

Lexy Baker reaches the final round of a prestigious baking competition, then finds a judge strangled with her apron. Facing suspicion and lacking an alibi, she recruits her grandmother's detective friends to investigate the contestants chasing the prize.

Risa Kennedy's plans for an affordable veterinary clinic face a threat from a corporate takeover. Her attraction to businessman Connor Dunn complicates their competing priorities, while secrets on both sides could reshape their relationship and the clinic's future.

Threatened by an assassin hired by her stepmother, Lady Sonora White hides in an abandoned lodge under the protection of seven rogues. Separated from the marquess she loves, she fears her hopes for romance have been lost.

Lady Rhiad encounters Lord Wolfe on the road to her grandmother's home, unaware their meeting is part of a matchmaking scheme. Drawn to the charming man but upset by the arrangement, she must confront her unexpected betrothal.

Lady Jane becomes the reluctant wife of an earl haunted by his brother's death in a fire. His daytime tenderness contrasts with nightly terror, leaving Jane to decide whether she can help him confront the tragedy consuming him.

Lady Helena Blackthorpe hopes to marry Lord Baldwin, but discovers her father arranged her betrothal to Prince Simeon years earlier. Simeon wants her as his bride, while Helena insists that marriage should begin with love rather than desire.

While preparing to marry detective Jack Perillo, Lexy Baker discovers a double murder that makes her a suspect. With Jack removed from the investigation, Lexy and her grandmother must find the killer amid wedding plans and bakery duties.

Bookstore owner Willa Chance's appraisal of a private library leads to a body and a secretive ghost. She investigates links to two older murders while her cat Pandora helps protect a mystical journal from falling into dangerous hands.

A psychic's death in a Maine island's zen garden forces retired police consultants Claire Watkins and Dominic Benedetti to work together. Their differing methods complicate an investigation among secretive residents as they try to prevent a wrongful arrest.

Jolene Blackmoore sets out to discover what really happened to her mother seven years earlier. A magical locket, an estranged aunt, and dangerous enemies draw all four sisters into a search that tests their powers and exposes family secrets.

After an accident leaves her able to see ghosts, Willa Chance returns to her New Hampshire hometown. The murdered librarian's ghost demands help, drawing Willa, her inherited cat, and quirky neighbors into an investigation with unexpected magical complications.

Millionaire Regis Banks dies during his hundredth birthday celebration, but Lexy Baker's grandmother suspects murder. A reporter threatens to blame Lexy, and further deaths force the amateur sleuths to work quickly through an increasingly dangerous suspect list.

A mummified body discovered in her husband Jack's basement leaves Lexy Baker racing to clear his name. Her grandmother's unusual reluctance to investigate and a concealed secret complicate the search, so Lexy enlists the other retired sleuths.

A rival bakery's aggressive tactics and a break-in threaten Lexy Baker's business. Meanwhile, a grim discovery in the sewers sends Lexy and her grandmother's detective friends underground to investigate a decades-old crime that may connect to the competition.

Ananias Quinn returns to find the woman he loves trapped in a mysterious sleep and his inherited estate impoverished. Her wealthy father offers her marriage portion if Ananias can awaken her, making love and financial survival unexpectedly intertwined.

A visitor's body turns up in the crab-boil pot before Mooseamuck Island's annual festival. Claire and Dom investigate to protect their friends, but conflicting loyalties and a resident's hidden secret threaten to derail their search for the killer.

A mutilated body alerts the Blackmoore sisters to an ancient relic hidden in their hometown. Pursued by a killer and dangerous paranormals, they must decipher a graveyard clue before their enemy acquires the object and its mystical power.

An amnesiac murder victim's ghost haunts Willa Chance's bookstore and demands that she find the killer. While Willa sorts conflicting clues, her cat Pandora searches for a mystical kitten before an enemy can lure it toward evil.

Lady Claire Leighton wants to help her friend secure a duke rather than marry herself. Her attraction to Lucien St. Daine complicates that plan, while his missing brother and their loyalties to others threaten a possible relationship.

A painting assignment sends insurance investigator Kate Diamond into the Mexican jungle on a treasure hunt involving an ancient curse. Her retired thief parents and their friends help as a sinister enemy and her former FBI partner complicate matters.

In 2075, private investigator Callie Justice rejects a client she believes is lying, then investigates when the deception becomes deadly. Her robotic housekeeper and elderly sleuth neighbors help navigate contradictory clues in a case where apparent answers prove unreliable.

Widowed and burdened with her husband's debts, Faith Bailey travels west as a mail-order bride while concealing her past. Jackson Blackburn needs a respectable marriage for his own plans, but their supposedly practical arrangement develops unexpected feelings.

A centuries-old magical box is unearthed in Mystic Notch, and its contents threaten the town. Pandora, the cat, hears the ghostly warning and must navigate dangerous alliances to keep the artifact away from those who would misuse it.

The Blackmoore sisters search Salem for an ancient relic hidden since the witch trials. Murder complicates their hunt, and a revelation from their guardian angel forces them to reconsider their paranormal abilities while trying to avoid becoming victims.

A troublesome woman dies outside Isolde Quinn's pet shop shortly after threatening her and a cousin. Evidence of forbidden dark magic places the witch family under suspicion, while visiting paranormal investigators complicate Issy's search for the real killer.

An old pirate chest uncovered on Mooseamuck Island contains a deadly surprise tied to a sixty-year-old murder. Dom and Claire investigate suspicious islanders and troubling clues, only to face another killing and the possibility that a close friend is involved.

Lady Phoebe St. Daine agrees to marry Edward Claybourne to save her brother, despite objections that leave her puzzled. Prepared for sacrifice, she instead discovers affection and attraction, complicating a promise she never expected would lead to love.

Helping her grandmother's friend open a bed and breakfast, bakery owner Lexy Baker encounters a locked-room murder in an abandoned mansion. With her detective husband and resourceful elderly friends, she investigates secretive guests to prove the killer is human.

Without a means of support, Chevonne Flannery travels to Oklahoma as a mail-order bride while pursuing her grandmother's dream. Her husband Trey wants only a convenient marriage, and their separate secret projects threaten to obscure an unexpected compatibility.

Inventor Philomena St. Gobain disguises herself as a man to pursue scientific work in Regency London. Duke and novice field agent Morgan Graylocke becomes fascinated by her, then fears that the woman he admires may be an enemy spy.

To protect her younger sister, Freddie Vale must steal a codebook from enemies of Britain. Her mission brings her to Tristan Graylocke, a duke's brother concealing his own espionage work, turning their mutual suspicions into a dangerous attraction.

Lexy Baker and her elderly sleuthing friends witness a murder through a drone camera, but the body disappears before police can act. Refusing to dismiss what they saw, the amateur investigators search for the missing victim and her killer.

A ghost asks bookstore owner Willa Chance to retrieve an old recipe book, apparently a simple task. The search suggests the woman's death was murder, placing Willa and her protective cat Pandora in competition with a killer seeking the same book.

Nick Bradford needs to win a chili contest to save his family's restaurant, while unemployed chef Sam Dunn wants the prize to launch her own. Their rivalry grows into attraction, challenging her plans to leave Montana and his determination to win.

Three witch sisters use their magic under an old Cupid Pact to bring together Kaylee Dean and Jordan Parker. Her failed engagement still hurts, and he wants no wife, leaving the matchmakers facing two reluctant hearts in Hawthorne Grove.

An elderly witch accidentally summons a demon into Silver Hollow, and Issy Quinn's cousins try to contain it quietly. When possession leads to murder, the witches have only three days to stop it while evading official scrutiny and protecting their friend.

Rival scientists Gideon Graylocke and Felicia Albright must develop a serum essential to Britain's defense. Their quarrels give way to unwanted attraction as sabotage threatens the project, forcing them to trust each other while an enemy spy lurks nearby.

Cash Campbell secretly loves his childhood best friend Tessa Riley but fears destroying their friendship. Spending a week together at her parents' ranch challenges Tessa's distrust of men and Cash's resolve to conceal feelings that may offer them both happiness.

Aspiring detective Lady Katherine uses a matchmaking assignment at a country house party to pursue the Pink Ribbon Killer. Her maid and pug assist her search, but winning independence may require risking another young woman's life among the aristocratic suspects.

Aspiring chef Sarah Thomas pretends to be engaged to restaurateur Raffe Washburn so they can enter a couples-only culinary contest. Rival competitors, an old enemy, and unexpected feelings threaten an arrangement intended to prove their professional abilities.

Adventure-seeking Charlotte Vale joins an undercover mission to France to locate her double-agent father, escorted by reluctant naval captain Anthony Graylocke. Their clashing personalities give way to teamwork when a shocking family secret exposes a threat to everything they value.

Botanists Rocky Rookwood and Edgar Catterson go undercover as gardener and assistant to expose a traitor. Working together reveals unexpected attraction, but a looming masquerade ball creates a deadline before the spy can pass damaging information to Britain's enemies.

A body beneath an elderly friend's car pulls Lexy Baker and her grandmother's sleuthing circle into an old crime. A valuable object hidden by a deceased crime boss has attracted a dangerous outsider, threatening the women as they investigate.

Deputy and werewolf DeeDee Clawson investigates a film star's murder at a Silver Hollow mansion. Attraction to suspect Caine Hunter complicates the case and her approaching arranged marriage, drawing her witch friends into a struggle between duty and desire.

The Seville witch sisters' matchmaking mistake attracts dangerous official attention while they try to pair coffee-shop owner Sam with shy researcher Emma. A magically infused quilt may help, but their opposite personalities leave the couple facing the limits of supernatural intervention.

A cryptic note sends the Blackmoore sisters to an abandoned island in search of a powerful jewel. Pirate ghosts, ancient traps, and hostile spirits complicate their progress, while another treasure seeker proves willing to kill for the relic.

Marly West joins a fashion company for a secret reason, then unexpectedly proposes an idea that brings her a major opportunity. Accepting it risks exposing her hidden purpose while resentful executives, a jealous assistant, and an attractive CEO complicate matters.

Mystery writer Hazel Martin visits an old friend who fears her relatives are trying to kill her. Suspicious medication, poisoning symptoms, and accidents give Hazel and her Siamese cat a houseful of motives to investigate before the danger becomes fatal.

Hazel Martin's maid questions a childhood friend's apparent suicide at Farnsworth Abbey. The novelist enlists her household staff, detective acquaintance, and Siamese cat to investigate, uncovering a death staged to conceal someone else's carefully guarded secret.

A murdered witch's curse fills Silver Hollow with toads until her killer is caught. Issy Quinn and her cousins investigate a buried secret with their familiars, while her attraction to a paranormal investigator makes their already dangerous search more complicated.

Lucy Graylocke intercepts intelligence about a French spy and sets out to catch him herself. Her pursuit collides with the Marquess of Brackley's quest for revenge, drawing them into attraction while family loyalties and espionage threaten their growing connection.

Determined to abandon her manipulative habits, Veronica St. James starts a new job planning the wedding of her greatest enemy. Working for Gertie O'Rourke, she faces the uncomfortable challenge of proving she can make the celebration succeed despite their history.

Harper Sullivan wants to expose sabotage at her employer's event-planning business and suspects newcomer Logan Carter. He is actually an undercover investigator with doubts about Harper, leaving mutual suspicion and attraction entangled as they pursue a more sinister threat.

Kate Diamond must pose as a newly wealthy wife aboard a luxury yacht to identify an international jewel thief. Her assigned husband is former partner and boyfriend Ace Mason, whose reconciliation attempts complicate an already deceptive mission filled with suspicious guests.

A supposed accident proves to be murder, pulling Lady Katherine into conflicting testimony and dangerous secrets within London society. Assisted by friends and rivals, she discovers that pursuing the truth may require choosing between protecting someone close and exposing the killer.

A senior-center book club president dies face-down in a pie, drawing Lexy Baker and her elderly sleuthing friends into a murder. With possible evidence hidden among confiscated baked goods, they confront secretive suspects and troubling uncertainty within their own group.

Wizard detective Eric Naill is found dead behind Gray Quinn's salon, apparently stabbed with Gray's prized shears. To clear his name, the witch stylist must seek help from forbidden acquaintance Starla Knight, risking both a family feud and his heart.

Earth witch Zola Meadows finds a body in a chocolate fountain, and her elderly neighbor is arrested. Determined to clear the woman's name, Zola investigates with the neighbor's nephew, only to discover her former romantic interest may also be a suspect.

Lady Katherine accepts a reluctant young woman's matchmaking commission as cover for investigating burglaries in Bath. Her maid and pug help track aristocratic suspects, but an incompetent rival detective and increasingly violent crimes threaten her fledgling career and her clients.

Private investigator Jane Gallows can cast spells only while eating chocolate and has a sarcastic cat and ghostly detective for company. A routine ghost-removal job becomes murder when her client dies, leaving Jane suspected and struggling to clear her name.

A retired postmaster's ghost tells Willa Chance he died trying to deliver a now-missing letter. Its spell ingredients could endanger Mystic Notch, sending Willa and the town's protective cats racing to find both the document and his killer.

During London's Christmas season, Lady Katherine reexamines a maid's death dismissed by police as random violence. A wager with Captain Wayland creates rival investigating teams, sending them through servants' quarters and the city's darker streets in pursuit of a calculating killer.

Mediums gather at Josie Waters's guesthouse to investigate a centuries-old seafarer's murder, but one is killed during the visit. Josie seeks a human culprit while resident cats Nero and Marlowe understand the supernatural complications threatening her business.

Josie Waters takes over a dilapidated Maine guesthouse, only to find its first guest murdered before breakfast. Suspected by the sheriff, she investigates with help from resident cats Nero and Marlowe, uncovering hidden resentments surrounding the dead food critic.

A centuries-old skeleton uncovered at Oyster Cove Guesthouse draws treasure-seeking descendants to Josie Waters's property. When a guest is murdered in the garden, Josie and the resident cat detectives investigate before the celebration becomes another tragedy.

Ember Quinn visits Christmas Village to help her great-aunt make holiday chocolates, then finds a murdered elf at their door. Suspecting Phoebe may have known his secrets, she investigates with a reluctant cat among the village's peculiar residents.

Sheriff Gus Chance visits Christmas Village to play jazz piano, but an unexpected connection to her past draws her into a suspicious death. Without her usual authority, she investigates dangerous secrets beneath the town's festive appearance.

Accused of murdering a paranormal healer, Morgan Blackmoore hides a personal secret by lying to her sisters. As their suspicions threaten conflict with other paranormals, she must identify the killer's motive without exposing what she has concealed.

Vacationing sleuths Ida Johnston and Elspeth Whipple each suspect the other when a corpse appears at an English flower show. Police attention forces them to work together, uncovering motives among villagers while trying to clear their own names.

Robberies in Mystic Notch escalate to murder, but Willa Chance's sheriff sister behaves strangely instead of investigating. Willa turns to the victim's uncooperative ghost, while Pandora and the town's cats confront a deeper magical threat.

Lexy Baker and her senior sleuth friends investigate a woman's murder after the jailed husband's grandmother insists he was framed. A mysterious woman, prison information and an overlooked corn muffin complicate a case whose evidence initially appears straightforward.

Chef Sarah Thomas leaves Raffe Washburn's kitchen after professional disagreements strain their romance. At her new job, sabotage threatens an important event, and her investigation becomes personally awkward when Raffe emerges as her leading suspect.

A celebrity's fatal fall interrupts Nora Marsh and great-aunt Julia's Mississippi steamboat holiday. Convinced the apparent accident was murder, they investigate widespread motives and onboard thefts before a rival police chief arrives to take charge.

Lady Katherine suspects foul play when a trusted doctor dies just after discussing a troubling former patient. Missing case files strengthen her doubts, but with friends distracted, she must seek help from Captain Wayland despite her father's objections.

A magical key hidden in a recipe book threatens Mystic Notch if it reaches the wrong hands. Pandora risks an unpredictable enchanted tea to communicate with Willa, while a food blogger's murder makes their investigation more urgent.

Moorecliff Manor's patriarch dies during dinner, leaving Aunt Araminta and her Siamese cats to investigate a houseful of suspects. Selective poisoning, disappearing heirlooms and mysterious visitors suggest someone within the family may be responsible for the crime.

A gang member's body in Moorecliff Manor's hydrangeas casts suspicion on the family, especially when his possessions connect him to Daisy. Araminta and her cats follow questions about nocturnal visitors and a watching limousine into the city's criminal underworld.

Gossipy Aunt Shirley is stabbed during the family's gathering for Archie's memorial, and nearly everyone has a motive. Araminta and her cats investigate hidden secrets, a missing weapon and unexplained activity around Moorecliff Manor before accusing those closest to her.

Lexy Baker hopes to concentrate on catering the annual dog show, despite a pet-salon murder and nearby jewelry theft. Her grandmother's sleuthing friends enthusiastically investigate those crimes along with missing dogs and thefts at the senior center.

Moorecliff Manor's annual charity cat show turns deadly, leaving Araminta and her Siamese companions, Arun and Sasha, with another investigation. A house packed with cats and their devoted owners makes identifying the culprit a difficult task.

Famous jeweler Bertie Belamie is killed in Moorecliff Manor's mudroom, and Jacob becomes the chief suspect. Araminta and her cats investigate missing jewels, evasive witnesses and visiting criminals while trying to protect his freedom without Inspector Ivan's help.