Hot Cocoa Cold Case

A Christmas market. A murdered stranger. And a baker who won’t stop asking questions.

Liv Bennett has been looking forward to the inaugural Sweet Harbor Christmas Market for weeks. Her bakery stall is stocked with fresh pastries and the best hot cocoa on the Maine coast. The Pembroke twins are running the show with matching outfits and iron fists. And the whole town is ready to celebrate.
Then Liv arrives early on opening morning with a welcome mug of cocoa for the new vendor in the corner stall—and finds her dead.
Bess Calloway arrived in Sweet Harbor two weeks ago. She paid cash, kept to herself, and set up a beautiful display of handmade ornaments. Nobody knew where she came from. Nobody knew her real name. And now the woman who came looking for a fresh start will never get one.
As Detective Marcus Reid investigates, Liv can’t stay on the sidelines. A packed bag hidden under the victim’s display table. A manufactured identity that doesn’t exist before two years ago. A fellow vendor who recognized Bess but won’t say how. And a stranger with a rental car who’s been watching the market all week.
Liv notices things other people miss. It’s what makes her a great baker—and an even better amateur sleuth. But this case leads to a trail of secrets that stretches far beyond Sweet Harbor, and the closer Liv gets to the truth, the more Marcus worries she’s putting herself in danger.
In Sweet Harbor, everyone belongs. Someone made sure Bess Calloway never got the chance.

Perfect for fans of Joanne Fluke, Diana Orgain, and Jenn McKinlay.

Hot Cocoa, Cold Case is a cozy mystery novella featuring:
• A charming small-town Christmas market setting
• A smart, food-loving amateur sleuth
• A slow-burn romance with a protective detective
• A fair-play whodunit with heart
• No graphic violence, no cliffhangers, no foul language

This novella is set between A Slice of Revenge (Book 3) and Sugar, Spice, and Homicide (Book 4) in the Sweet Harbor Mystery series. It can be enjoyed as a standalone or as part of the series.