Melissa Westemeier

It's RASPBERRY SEASON! When I was growing up my grandma had a raspberry patch behind her garage and I thought the coolest thing was picking and eating my fill back there in the summertime. I couldn't wait to start my own patch, and my sweet neighbors Jim and Janet, donated my first canes from their abundant garden. After we built our shed in in 2013, I transplanted those canes and added more to this strip between the building and the sidewalk. It's an ideal location because t

Ever wonder what life was really like during the American Revolution? Imagine a world of spies, divided loyalties, and secret messages—award-winning author Mally Becker changed everything I thought I knew about history. Rebecca Parcell is a young widow accused of betraying her husband, and General Washington asks her to hunt secrets she’s unsure she can find. Becker takes us into the chaos of divided loyalties, spies, and deadly missions. There’s real history in her mysteries

A Holiday Habit by Melissa Westemeier out November 4

The Marlow Murder Club needs no introduction to mystery fans, and whilst filming Murder on the Marlow Belle for PBS Masterpiece Mystery is under way, Robert Thorogood’s fifth title in the series, The Mysterious Affair of Judith Potts is landing on a bookshelf near you!