I had so much fun talking cozy mysteries with all of you on my live chat this morning! It was so great to see all your brunch treats and drinks. Watch the video to listen to the new pages and hear how our cozy mystery spin-off wraps up. I also talk about the events for […]

  Let’s bake a rainbow! 🌈 On this episode of the Torte Test Kitchen, I’m baking a cake to celebrate the many colors in my Bakeshop Mystery Series by sharing a delicious and easy rainbow cake recipe using box cake mix and a Bundt pan. The sky’s the limit in terms of colors and flavors, […]

  Thanks so much to everyone who joined my livestream over on Facebook this morning! It was so much fun chatting cozy mysteries with you as always. For those that weren’t able to make it for the live, don’t worry! Watch the video to hear the latest pages in our collaborative cozy mystery spin-off to […]

The 11th book in my cozy mystery Bakeshop Mystery Series, Nothing Bundt Trouble, releases at the end of this month. Since release day is getting so close (June 30th!), I wanted to dedicate this episode of 5 Things to this book so I could give you a bit of a primer on what to expect, […]

OK, it’s once again time to cast your votes for the latest section of our collaborative cozy mystery, A Brunch with Death. 🗳️ There were some really wonderful suggestions to choose from this week. Things are heating up in our mystery and the climax is right around the corner, so be sure to vote on […]

  It was such a great time talking all things cozy mysteries with you on my live chat this morning! Here’s the replay for those who missed it. Thank you so much to all those who joined our cozy mystery chat! It’s so wonderful to be able to connect and interact with everyone this way. I […]

 Join me for a Facebook Live chat this Friday, June 5th at 10am PT to hear the new pages of our collaborative cozy mystery, A Brunch with Death, discuss next steps in our cozy mystery spin-off, and learn about all the activities I have planned for the upcoming release of the next book in my […]

I know that there is so much to take in right now, and I also know that change and understanding don’t happen overnight. During times like these, I try to remember to breathe. Answers are found in the silence of the breath, in the sitting still, and in the listening. That’s what I’m doing now […]

  I had so much fun talking cozy mysteries with all of you on my live chat this morning! Here’s the replay…with a couple technical difficulties cut out. Hey, that’s what tech support is for, right? 🤓 Hopefully, those that joined our cozy mystery chat had as good of a time as I did. I […]

  Happy Tuesday! It’s time for another Torte Test Kitchen recipe. After I shared a box cake Bundt recipe elevated with some yogurt and citrus flavors a few weeks ago, I received a lot of email from people asking if I could share a similar recipe using chocolate. So, this week, I’m running with that […]