Sheri Richey Books in Order
Explore Sheri Richey’s books in order, with concise summaries, series background, and simple guidance on where to start reading.
Last updated: July 14, 2026
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Sheri Richey books in publication order
24 books
Completing Eden
by Sheri Richey
2010
Seth McGinnis is the last single man in his close-knit circle and increasingly tired of living only for Brogan’s Pub. A private dream, a newly discovered Irish family, and the risk of upsetting old bonds push him toward a bigger life.
Finding Eden
by Sheri Richey
2010
Mary Alayna Dalton balances a successful Chicago career, a life as a musician, and caring for young men leaving foster care. When executive Clark Dulanty sees the private world behind her polished public image, attraction brings both hope and difficult secrets.
Healing Eden
by Sheri Richey
2010
Vincent Dane is haunted by mistakes and misunderstandings he has never fully faced. An ambulance ride gives him an unexpected chance to reconnect with Carlee, heal old wounds, and decide whether the future can be different from the past.
Protecting Eden
by Sheri Richey
2010
After recovering from a knife injury, Chicago detective Sean Clary returns to duty and finds himself protecting Carena Cabot. As danger from her past closes in, their growing connection forces Sean to confront the parts of himself he has kept guarded.
Saving Eden
by Sheri Richey
2010
When Eden Hall’s administrator retires, Ryan Holt steps up to save the foster home that has always mattered to him. A profile by reporter TJ McCord brings romance into his demanding new life, along with fresh reasons to risk his heart.
Willow Wood
by Sheri Richey
2018
Former reporter Nolan Ramsey retreats to rural Ohio with only his dog for company. Calinda Willow has come home to care for her father, but as both cling to solitude, an unexpected connection challenges the lives they thought they wanted.
A Bell in the Garden
by Sheri Richey
2019
Bones unearthed at a new business opening send Spicetown’s rumor mill into overdrive. Mayor Cora Mae Bingham and Chief Conrad Harris dig into a cold case, where old gossip, hidden identities, and long-held secrets may finally reveal the truth.
A Tough Nut to Crack
by Sheri Richey
2019
Christmas is hectic in Spicetown as Saucy takes the stage, teenagers cause trouble, and Cora Mae tries to decorate the town. When a dangerous new spice hits the streets, the mayor and police must save the holiday from becoming a disaster.
Blue Collar Bluff
by Sheri Richey
2019
A construction accident at Spicetown’s old popcorn factory turns Mayor Cora Mae Bingham’s community-center project into a mess of suspicions. With Chief Conrad Harris away, Cora Mae and Officer Wink Hobson must figure out what really happened.
Spilling the Spice
by Sheri Richey
2019
As Spicetown prepares for a Fourth of July celebration and Cora Mae’s statue dedication, shady visitors bring danger with them. A murder steals the headlines, leaving Cora Mae and Chief Conrad Harris to find the culprit before the festivities unravel.
Welcome to Spicetown
by Sheri Richey
2019
Mayor Cora Mae Bingham wants to improve Spicetown before her term ends, but a stolen fireworks truck and suspicious local business dealings disrupt her plans. With Police Chief Conrad Harris, she investigates trouble in the town she fiercely protects.
Chicory is Trickery
by Sheri Richey
2020
Spring brings construction, tax deadlines, and Easter planning to Mayor Cora Mae Bingham’s packed schedule. Then a dead body appears, turning the annual Easter Eggs-Travaganza into an investigation that Spicetown cannot simply sweep aside.
The No Dill Zone
by Sheri Richey
2020
A vacant city council seat sparks an ugly election fight in Spicetown. As Cora Mae tries to calm residents, welcome newcomers, and manage competing candidates, a murder threatens to create yet another vacancy at City Hall.
Cons & Quinces
by Sheri Richey
2021
Cora Mae expects a quiet summer focused on sidewalks and self-improvement, but a new farmers market brings trouble. An unidentified body and break-ins at empty houses force her to trace the suspicious activity spreading through Spicetown.
Knight Events
by Sheri Richey
2021
Entrepreneur Jackie Knight has a detailed checklist for her ideal partner, and Erik Mackey seems to meet every requirement. But when their polished first impression gives way to real life, Jackie must decide whether perfection is what she actually needs.
Silent Night Dynamite
by Sheri Richey
2021
A newcomer’s plan to repair the local coal mine’s finances brings unsettling consequences to Spicetown at Christmas. While canine officer Briscoe helps find a missing photographer, Cora Mae and Conrad uncover darker questions beneath the holiday bustle.
Cat in Cahoots
by Sheri Richey
2022
Grace Keslar opens her grand Ohio mansion to paying guests, despite her gray cat Chauncey’s clear objections. When he begins finding stray pieces of jewelry, Grace must work out what her watchful cat has uncovered about the people under her roof.
Cat Incognito
by Sheri Richey
2022
Grace Keslar is juggling wedding plans, unexpected relatives, a strange traffic patrolman, and a troubling new mansion guest. Chauncey the cat dislikes the newcomer on sight, and his suspicions may be the key to keeping the celebration intact.
Cat In Control
by Sheri Richey
2023
When her spa manager vanishes, Grace Keslar must run both the spa and her mansion bed-and-breakfast. As she investigates a business that feels wrong, Chauncey watches the guests and helps expose a thief amid family troubles and missing pieces.
A Fitting End
by Sheri Richey
2024
Peggy has a renovated storefront, a difficult wedding dress alteration, and a new business opening to manage. When thefts begin troubling Spicetown, she tightens security and finds that the town’s latest mystery may be closer than expected.
A Pattern of Murder
by Sheri Richey
2024
Peggy and Arlene watch eagerly as new businesses open in Spicetown, hoping for a livelier neighborhood. Their front-window view takes a darker turn when murder arrives, proving that newcomers can bring more than fresh opportunities.
Dressing Up a Corpse
by Sheri Richey
2024
Mayor Cora Mae Bingham is preparing Spicetown’s biggest Thanksgiving dinner when a hunting trip turns violent. As Chief Conrad Harris questions how the case is handled across county lines, holiday guests and small-town secrets make matters worse.
Murder All Sewn Up
by Sheri Richey
2024
Peggy Cochran is busy running the Carom Seed Craft Corner and making costumes for a community play. When an old costume revives questions about a drama teacher’s death, Peggy follows the thread, with an orphaned puppy suddenly underfoot.
Tailor-Made Terror
by Sheri Richey
2024
A simple alteration job for the acerbic editor of the Spicetown Star should be routine for Peggy Cochran. Instead, it draws her into a covert tangle involving millionaires, federal fugitives, and secrets that do not stay neatly hidden.
Where to start with Sheri Richey
For connected contemporary romance: Finding Eden → Saving Eden → Healing Eden → Protecting Eden → Completing Eden
For a sweet small-town love story: Willow Wood → Knight Events
For cozy mysteries in a spice-themed Ohio town: Welcome to Spicetown → A Bell in the Garden → Spilling the Spice
For a mansion mystery with a watchful cat: Cat in Cahoots → Cat Incognito → Cat In Control
Sheri Richey sub-series and character series
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A Bell in the Garden
by Sheri Richey
2019Spicetown Mysteries, Book 2
A Tough Nut to Crack
by Sheri Richey
2019Spicetown Mysteries, Book 5
Blue Collar Bluff
by Sheri Richey
2019Spicetown Mysteries, Book 4
Spilling the Spice
by Sheri Richey
2019Spicetown Mysteries, Book 3
Welcome to Spicetown
by Sheri Richey
2019Spicetown Mysteries, Book 1
Chicory is Trickery
by Sheri Richey
2020Spicetown Mysteries, Book 6
The No Dill Zone
by Sheri Richey
2020Spicetown Mysteries, Book 7
Cons & Quinces
by Sheri Richey
2021Spicetown Mysteries, Book 8
Silent Night Dynamite
by Sheri Richey
2021Spicetown Mysteries, Book 9
Dressing Up a Corpse
by Sheri Richey
2024Spicetown Mysteries, Book 10
Spicetown Mysteries books in chronological order

Welcome to Spicetown
by Sheri Richey
2019Spicetown Mysteries, Book 1
A Bell in the Garden
by Sheri Richey
2019Spicetown Mysteries, Book 2
Spilling the Spice
by Sheri Richey
2019Spicetown Mysteries, Book 3
Blue Collar Bluff
by Sheri Richey
2019Spicetown Mysteries, Book 4
A Tough Nut to Crack
by Sheri Richey
2019Spicetown Mysteries, Book 5
Chicory is Trickery
by Sheri Richey
2020Spicetown Mysteries, Book 6
The No Dill Zone
by Sheri Richey
2020Spicetown Mysteries, Book 7
Cons & Quinces
by Sheri Richey
2021Spicetown Mysteries, Book 8
Silent Night Dynamite
by Sheri Richey
2021Spicetown Mysteries, Book 9
Dressing Up a Corpse
by Sheri Richey
2024Spicetown Mysteries, Book 10
Author bio
Sheri Richey writes romance and cozy mysteries built around people who know one another’s business, often because they live in the same small town. Her catalog moves between contemporary love stories and low-gore mysteries, with Ohio communities, local projects, family ties, pets, and everyday work at the center of the action.
Richey traces her roots to Illinois and has lived in several places. She has said that writing travels well, which suits an author whose fictional worlds tend to make room for newcomers, regulars, and people starting over.
Her first listed novels arrived in 2010 with the five-book Eden Hall series. These contemporary romances are connected by Eden Hall, a foster home for boys in Chicago, and by the wider circle of people who support it. Finding Eden introduces Mary Alayna Dalton, a successful professional and musician whose private life includes caring for young men leaving foster care. Later books follow other members of that circle as work, old mistakes, and new relationships pull them in different directions.
The setting matters.
Richey later turned to Ohio small-town stories with Willow Wood and Knight Events. In Willow Wood, a former reporter looking for isolation meets a woman who has come home to care for her father. Knight Events shifts the focus to Calinda’s friend Jackie Knight, an ambitious businesswoman whose idea of a perfect match meets real life. Both books lean toward gentle, relationship-focused romance rather than high drama for its own sake.
Her largest mystery setting is Spicetown, Ohio, a close-knit community where streets and businesses carry spice-themed names. Mayor Cora Mae Bingham and Police Chief Conrad Harris handle the town’s problems in the Spicetown Mysteries, beginning with Welcome to Spicetown. The books mix civic headaches, local celebrations, gossip, missing property, old secrets, and occasional murder. Cora Mae is practical, organized, and fiercely protective of the town, while Conrad brings the law-enforcement side of the partnership.
Richey keeps building outward from that community. The Keslar Mansion Mystery books follow Grace Keslar, a wealthy widow who opens her sprawling home to guests, with her gray cat Chauncey as a persistent and suspicious household presence. The Carom Seed Cozy books put Peggy Cochran, owner of a craft shop, closer to the center of Spicetown’s mysteries. Familiar faces and places return, so readers who enjoy the town can keep seeing it from new angles.
Animals are part of Richey’s real life as well as her fiction. She has described a long-standing commitment to taking in animals that need help, especially senior or special-needs dogs. That affection shows up in her books through pets that are not just scenery, but part of the household and the daily rhythm of a community.
The through line is simple: people trying to take care of one another while life gets complicated.
Readers looking for connected casts, warm small-town settings, clean-leaning cozy puzzles, and romances about second chances will find those elements across Richey’s work. Start with the series that fits your mood, then settle in with the recurring neighbors, shop owners, public officials, and animals who make her fictional towns feel lived in.
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