Books

Who’s this? Someone is presenting themselves as Poppy Ellis, owner
of rural England’s Tibbyhill Lane Teashop, and offering catering service
to the gentry. The real Poppy is stunned and the situation detonates
when the imposter is found dead. Considered a simple accident, Poppy
and Andrew St John, her solicitor and love interest, expose the death as
...

When a shady Tibbyhill newcomer dies suspiciously, suspects bloom like tea leaves.

Poppy’s flattered when a new arrival to the village, Donovan Drake, takes a distinctive interest in her. He puts in a special tea order, and she promises to personally deliver it, much to Andrew St John’s chagrin. But when she arrives at Stanwold Hall, Poppy finds...

Something’s burning at Tibbyhill Lane Teashop and it’s not the scones.

Poppy Ellis has exchanged London urban grind for a rural waterside teashop. But her kettle’s not the only thing firing up and her two spirited aunts keep the heat on high.
When a boat docked outside Poppy’s back door bursts into flames on opening day, a loved one is fingered by...

As the season of Pentecost approaches, Berdie Elliott’s husband, the vicar for the Aidan Kirkwood village prepares for the Whitsun Long Weekend Regatta boat race. But one amongst them is in a van explosion that puts Berdie right in it. The shock of the blast sends her whirling and when the Yard arrives, fingers point to a profiled suspect that...

Ascension Sunday balloons are not the only things disappearing in the English village of Aidan Kirkwood. When the villagers celebrate the first Ascension Sunday Processional in fifty years, someone goes missing. A well off widow who was amongst the crowd has vanished into thin air. And she’s not the only one who’s nowhere to be found. Berdie...

A Lenten sod turning ceremony for a new water feature in the back garden of St. Aidan of the Wood Parish Church goes utterly pear-shaped when the upturned soil reveals a human skeleton. With Berdie Elliott at the helm, the whole of Aidan Kirkwood digs into the mystery. When the bones held life, just who was this person? Who is the mysterious...

Who would guess that a simple Advent wreath would light the way to solving a Christmastide mystery in a small English village? Well, when Berdie Elliott--the local vicar’s wife and former investigative reporter--gets the scent, anything can happen. Though Berdie’s husband often disapproves, her divine gift of sorting truth from lies puts her in...