Hillary McMullen
The Ruby Locket: A Novella (The Belrose Abbey Mystery Series Book 1)
By Anita Higman, Hillary McMullen (Forget Me Not Romances, a division of Winged Publications)
Release date: April 18, 2016
When Anne’s mother agrees to marry a wealthy, mysterious man, she expects a nice mansion in the hills. But their new home, Belrose Abbey, is more like a castle—imposing, cold, and full of shadows. The more Anne explores the corridors and vacant rooms and dusty crannies, the more she discovers about the abbey’s master—her soon-to-be stepfather—Ivan Helsburg. As her mother’s wedding draws closer, Anne begins to harbor a creeping suspicion that all is not well at Belrose Abbey.
Rachel Mcmillan
Murder at the Flamingo: A Novel (A Van Buren and DeLuca Mystery)
By Rachel Mcmillan (Thomas Nelson)
Release date: July 10, 2018
“Maybe it was time to land straight in the middle of the adventure…”Hamish DeLuca has spent most of his life trying to hide the anxiety that appears at the most inopportune times — including during his first real court case as a new lawyer. Determined to rise above his father’s expectations, Hamish runs away to Boston where his cousin, Luca Valari, is opening a fashionable nightclub in Scollay Square. When he meets his cousin’s “right hand man” Reggie, Hamish wonders if his dreams for a more normal life might be at hand. Regina “Reggie” Van Buren, heir to a New Haven fortune, has fled fine china, small talk, and the man her parents expect her to marry. Determined to make a life as the self-sufficient city girl she’s seen in her favorite Jean Arthur and Katharine Hepburn pictures, Reggie runs away to Boston, where she finds an easy secretarial job with the suave Luca Valari.
Murder in the City of Liberty (A Van Buren and DeLuca Mystery)
By Rachel Mcmillan (Thomas Nelson)
Release date: May 28, 2019
Hamish DeLuca and Regina “Reggie” Van Buren have a new case—and this one could demand a price they’re not willing to pay. Determined to make a life for herself, Reggie Van Buren bid goodbye to fine china and the man her parents expected her to marry and escaped to Boston. What she never expected to discover was that an unknown talent for sleuthing would develop into a business partnership with the handsome, yet shy, Hamish DeLuca. Their latest case arrives when Errol Parker, the leading base stealer in the Boston farm leagues, hires Hamish and Reggie to investigate what the Boston police shove off as a series of harmless pranks. Errol believes these are hate crimes linked to the outbreak of war in Europe, and he’s afraid for his life.
Nancy Mehl
All Abuzz at the Honeybee
By Nancy Mehl (Guideposts)
Release date: September 21, 2018
Residents of Sugarcreek are on edge. Several banks have been burglarized, and the local authorities can’t catch the thieves. When Naomi Miller’s husband, Seth, announces he’s going to remove their life savings from the credit union, Cheryl Cooper advises him against it. But Seth refuses to listen, and the money is stolen from their home. Adding to these strange series of events, someone is entering the Honey Bee Café after hours but never takes anything.
Horse Sense and Sensibility
By Nancy Mehl (Guideposts)
Release date: September 21, 2018
Horses all across the county are disappearing, including Cheryl’s Ranger and the Millers’ Samson. So she and Levi join forces to find the thieves and recover their animals. In the meantime, Cheryl stumbles across an old diary of a recently deceased Sugarcreek resident, Emmaline Draper. Apparently, when the author was young, she had fallen in love with an Amish man. But because she was an Englischer, the couple never acted on their feelings.
In the Fullness of Time
By Elizabeth Ludwig, Nancy Mehl, Cara Putman, Tricia Goyer, Elizabeth Adams (Guideposts)
Release date: September 21, 2018
With each passing season in their first year of married life, Cheryl and Levi Miller find a fresh set of challenges and adjustments to be made as the Englisher and her Amish farmer husband learn to live together. But by observing their friends and loved ones in the Sugarcreek community, the newlyweds see firsthand how God uses each new phase of life to reveal inspiring insights, spiritual truths, and future surprises. all while they harvest a whole new crop of mysteries as well! Join Cheryl, Levi, and Cheryl’s best friend (and now mother-in-law) Naomi as they take a fresh look at life in its various stages and solve four fun mysteries.
Simply Vanished
By Nancy Mehl (Guideposts)
Release date: August 24, 2018
As Cheryl Cooper’s birthday approaches, she believes her new life in Sugarcreek, Ohio is the best gift she’s ever received. She loves running the Swiss Miss gift shop, and even though there have been a few bumps along the way, she feels content. But an unexpected discovery in an abandoned laundry chute raises disturbing questions that could point to a woman who disappeared decades ago. Could she have been murdered? Is there a connection between the woman and the building that houses Cheryl’s beloved shop? As Cheryl begins a search for answers, her parents and her brother, Matt, come to town for a visit. Family tensions and disturbing clues from the past mix together to send Cheryl down a path that will challenge her personal relationships and finally solve an old mystery.
Gabrielle Meyer
When the Day Comes (Timeless Book #1)
By Meyer, Gabrielle (Bethany House Publishers)
Release date: May 3, 2022
Libby has been given a powerful gift: to live one life in 1774 colonial Williamsburg and the other in 1914 Gilded Age New York City. When she falls asleep in one life, she wakes up in the other without any time passing. She has one conscious mind but two very different lives and bodies. In colonial Williamsburg, Libby is a public printer for the House of Burgesses and the Royal Governor, trying to provide for her family and support the Patriot cause. The man she loves, Henry Montgomery, has his own secrets.
Naomi Miller
Christmas Cookie Mystery (Amish Sweet Shop Mystery) (Volume 2)
By Naomi Miller (S&G Publishing)
Release date: December 6, 2016
In the small town of Abbott Creek, mysteries are as much a part of daily life as Katie Chupp’s Christmas cookies. It’s the most wonderful time of the year. With a winter chill settling in and Christmas right around the corner, no one would expect a mystery, but a mystery does indeed appear.
Lemon Tart Mystery (Amish Sweet Shop Mystery) (Volume 3)
By Naomi Miller (S&G Publishing)
Release date: July 24, 2017
In the small town of Abbott Creek, mystery is as much a part of daily life as The Sweet Shop’s sugar cookies. With the upheaval of spring comes a whole new batch of arguments and upsets. Amelia Simpkins may be a great cook, and have a head for business, but sweet treats are out of her league and the owner of the Irish Blessings Cafe says it’s because she adds the tart to the Sweet Shop’s new dessert that Katie Chupp insists is only filled with lemony goodness. The two shop owners’ constant bickering sends sparks flying through Abbott Creek’s usual calm.