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1) In hot water
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"Vivian Wainwright is living her dream. The middle-aged widow owns the Misty Bay Tearoom, a quaint, English-accented shop on the Oregon coast. But on the eve of the tearoom's second anniversary, the dream turns nightmarish when a man falls to his death from a hotel balcony."--Amazon.
Middle-aged widow Vivian Wainwright now owns the Misty Bay Tearoom, a quaint, English-accented shop on the Oregon coast. On the eve of the tearoom's second anniversary,...
2) In too steep
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Series
Publisher
Crooked Lane
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When her interest is piqued by the murder of Lewis Trenton, a beachcomber, after finding a clue in a newspaper article, Misty Bay Tearoom owner Vivian Wainwright discovers the key to finding the killer in an unlikely place and works with Detective Tony Messina to find the truth"--
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Life in Icicle Falls volume 5
Language
English
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Former caterer to the stars Bailey Sterling escapes to Icicle Falls after her business is detroyed by scandal, but the future of the tea shop she starts with her sister Cecily is threatened when they both fall for the same man.
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Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Leaving her home in Gracious Grove behind her, Rose is off to the annual convention of the International Teapot Collectors Society. Her granddaughter, Sophie, is minding the tea house while she's away. Rose is eager for tough cookie Zunia Pettigrew to appraise a prized antique teapot she believes may be a holy water vessel from China. But when Zunia declares the pot a fake, Rose is really steamed. After Zunia is found dead beside Rose's dinged-in...
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Series
Daisy's Tea Garden mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Kensington Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Daisy Swanson and her Aunt Iris run a delightful shop in Pennsylvania's Amish country with an emphasis on tasty teas and treats--but murder is not so sweet... As local merchants unite to attract tourists for a much anticipated weekend quilting event, business is sure to spill over into eateries like Daisy's Tea Garden. Gorgeous craftwork is hanging everywhere--but among the quilts, potholders, and placemats, one gallery owner is wrapped up in some...
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Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"When her fashionable Manhattan restaurant goes under, Sophie Taylor retreats to her grandmother's cozy shop, Auntie Rose's Victorian Teahouse, where serenity is steeped to perfection in one of her many antique teapots. The last thing Sophie expects is a bustling calendar of teahouse events, like her old friend Cissy Peterson's upcoming bridal shower. Not everyone is pleased with the bride-to-be's choice of venue--like Cissy's grandmother, who owns...
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Series
Haunted tearoom cozy mystery volume 1
Publisher
Laragray Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"When your fiancé breaks up with you on your 49th birthday, what do you do? If you're April May, you buy a huge Victorian home on a whim and open a tearoom featuring lace tablecloths, exotic teas, and dainty sandwiches. No one told her the house came with a cat in the attic who might just be guarding a treasure. How else to explain people breaking into her house? From the moment she moves in, nothing goes right, but her problems seem minor when a...
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Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
When real estate developer Jack Ford--who was trying to drive her and her grandmother, Rose, out of business--is found dead on Rose's property, Lily, the owner of a traditional English tearoom, discovers that Ford was brewing trouble all over town as she tries to clear Rose's name.
Author
Series
Publisher
Sourcebooks Landmark
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
When a customer of Everly Swan's new iced tea shop and café--and former town councilman of Charm--is discovered poisoned on the boardwalk, Everly begins her own investigation of the crime to save her business and bring the guilty to justice.
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Series
Chintz 'n China mysteries volume 4
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
12) Murder in a cup
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Series
Crystals and CuriosiTEAS volume 2
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Self-taught “seer” Shay has much to learn as autumn hits the quaint coastal town of Bray Harbor. Since attempting the art of blending herbs at her popular shop, Crystals & CuriosiTeas, she’s set on growing ingredients in the mysterious greenhouse on the second floor—if only she can separate the medicinal plants from the deadly ones. Her new skills are put to the test when she meets pub owner and ex-detective Liam Madigan’s Gran. A psychic...
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Series
Daisy's Tea Garden mysteries volume 3
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Restaurant critic Derek Schumaker, notorious for his bitter reviews, is about to visit Daisy's Tea Garden, and Daisy and Aunt Iris are simmering with anxiety. A bad word from the culinary curmudgeon could really hurt their business, but Daisy tries to stay confident. After all, how can he resist her cucumber sandwiches with pimento spread--not to mention the cheesy cauliflower soup and strawberry walnut salad? Schumaker takes a to-go order when the...
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Series
Publisher
Crooked Lane
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Callie Aspen can't think of a more appropriate place to spend Valentine's Day than her adopted hometown of Heart's Harbor, Maine. When she's not helping out at Book Tea, her great-aunt Iphy's vintage tearoom, Callie's adorning Haywood Hall with hearts and roses for the big Valentine's event, where townspeople will fall in love with sweet treats, heartwarming music, and delightful books. But tension is brewing: The librarian argues with the expert...
Author
Series
Publisher
Crooked Lane
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Sleuth Callie Aspen wants to light up the Fourth of July tea party by solving a celebrity's decades-old disappearance, but her digging results in more fireworks than she expects. Last Christmas, Callie Aspen left her tour guide job and settled in Heart's Harbor, Maine. Now, she helps out at Book Tea, her great aunt s vintage tearoom, where each treat has a bookish clue. Though she s excited to start her new life, Callie worries she may regret having...
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Series
Daisy's Tea Garden mysteries volume 6
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
When Althea, a strict, opinionated teacher who garnered the ire of her colleagues, is found strangled to death, Daisy gets a real education in murder as she sorts through a long list of Althea's enemies to bring a killer to task.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Tearoom proprietress Lily Roberts, after buying a Peter Rabbit-themed tea set at an antiques fair, finds trouble brewing when two sisters want the set back and one winds up dead, making Lily wonder if this is a simple case of greed boiling over or something else entirely.
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English
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"Lily has her work cut out for her when a visit from her grandmother Rose's dear friend, Sandra McHenry turns into an unexpected-- and unpleasant-- McHenry family reunion. Somehow, Lily and her tearoom survive the storm, but later that evening a member of their party-- harmless Ed French-- dies from an apparent poisoning. Mercifully none of the other guests fall ill. They all ate the same food, but Ed insisted on bringing his own special blend of...
Author
Series
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"No one dreams of a killer Christmas ... It's Christmastime in Charm, North Carolina, and while Everly Swan would prefer to focus on decorating her iced tea shop for its first holiday season, Great-Aunt Fran has decided to run for mayor against her long-time nemesis. But when the other candidate turns up dead just before the first scheduled debate, all eyes turn to Fran as the suspect with the most obvious motive. Everly knows her sweet, elderly Aunt...
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