On this episode of the Torte Test Kitchen, I’m sharing a delicious Bundt cake recipe using a box cake mix. Since we’re at home right now, I wanted to give you some simple Bundt cake recipe hacks you could try that will help you create the perfect Bundt without having to go to the store […]

Okay so you may have noticed that the questions for this week’s pages of A BRUNCH WITH DEATH weren’t as open ended this time. That’s because I have a surprise assignment for you! Join me on Wednesday at 4:00pm PT LIVE on Facebook. We’ll chat about our progress and how the story is developing and […]

Our collaborative cozy mystery, A Brunch with Death, is really starting to flow! I know I say this every week, but I am having the BEST time writing this spin-off with all of you. 🥰 I may just have to branch out into a whole new line of cozy mysteries that are community-driven. Who knows? […]

What are cozy mysteries? I’m ready a cozy mystery? Why are your books called cozy? 🤷‍♀️📚 As our community on social media continues to grow and people are spending more time reading, I’ve been getting more and more questions like the ones above from readers new to my books about the cozy mystery genre. Whenever […]

Wow! Each time I post a new section of our collaborative cozy mystery, A Brunch with Death, I get so eager for the alerts to start popping up. I love seeing all the comments, ideas, suggestions start flowing in. It’s easy to see how much you love cozy mysteries. Speaking of loving cozy mysteries, how […]

It’s time to vote! 🗳⁣ ⁣ Thanks for another round of incredible suggestions! I’m keeping running notes on all of your ideas, because even some that don’t get included in this round just may find their way into our collaboration after all. ⁣ ⁣ Here are five choices for each of the cliffhangers from last week’s […]

What’s better than cozy mysteries and collaboration right now, am I right? I don’t know about you, but this process brings a smile to my face each time I read a new comment or idea from all of you. The new pages for our cozy mystery series spin-off are here! Be sure to watch to […]

Writing cozy mysteries together is fun! This collaborative project we’ve kicked off has been such a great distraction right now. I’ve been stunned by the your response to the prompts so far and am really excited to see where our cozy mystery spin-off takes us next. If you haven’t already, be sure to check this […]

No foolin’ today, I promise. 😉 My super creative husband has been so impressed by the incredible reader response to our collaborative Bakeshop Mystery spin-off writing project, A BRUNCH WITH DEATH, that he felt it should have a proper cover. He thought this might be a fun little reward and maybe add some extra inspiration. 🤩 I […]

I think I’ve mentioned before that I love writing cozy mysteries for a living. 😍 Launching this collaborative project while we’re all practicing social distancing, however, has made the experience so much more fun than I could have ever imagined. Today, I’m very excited to release the first few pages of our collaborative cozy mystery […]