Pumpkin Squash

This cozy series has everything you want and more: an eclectic cast of characters, a mystery or two, and diligent detectives on duty. The detectives, feline and canine, figure it all out, but they have a dickens of a time getting the humans to understand them.

The series, Tiger Lily’s Café, is set in a Midwestern town nestled into the sunset coast of a Great Lake. The setting itself acts as a character, bringing the reader into the sights, sounds and smells of the small resort community of Chelsea.

Read the series in order, or read any book alone. Each volume stands alone with a clear beginning and a clear end.

This volume continues the story of Annie, a woman whose ownership of a prime piece of real estate and several businesses was almost a mistake. But own it, she does, and she makes the best of an idyllic situation.

With her family of rescue cats and a diverse collection of business managers, staff and friends, Annie embraces her home on The Avenue, a picturesque slice of life that embodies the best – and sometimes the worst – that humanity has to offer.

It’s autumn in Chelsea, and that brings a new, bigger and better OktoberFest. The Inn has several guests, all on hand to be a part of that event. And for once, no one staying at the Inn is there with a nefarious purpose in mind! However, that doesn’t mean everything is fine.

Mem and her daughter Diana must deal with Mem’s ex-husband, in town and needing money. As always. How far will he go to get it?

The bully boys are back. Out of jail with nothing but time on their hands, and…well…Halloween is coming. Will their pranks turn into something more sinister?

A sweet cat finds his way to the Inn, looking for detective cats to help his human. His life is changed forever.

Henrie, who keeps his personal life buttoned up and private, has a new love interest. But does this person share the same feelings? And if not, why not?

Come visit with the folks of Chelsea for a while.