Potager Plot

She was already dying. So why does something feel so very wrong?

When the Carolan Springs garden club president is found dead in her own private potager, nobody questions it. She had a terminal diagnosis. The garden was her sanctuary. It was, everyone agrees, simply her time.

Everyone except Anne Freemont.

Anne can't explain it -- not yet. But something about the circumstances pricks at her conscience like a thorn she can't quite reach. A woman who loved life, fiercely tending her garden right up to the end. A death that was expected, and yet somehow feels all wrong. With no obvious crime and a town too grief-stricken to ask questions, Anne may be chasing shadows in the flower beds.

Or she may be the only person in Carolan Springs brave enough to ask what really happened in that garden.

In this delightfully twisty cozy mystery, you'll find:

• A mystery with no obvious crime -- and a heroine who can't let it go anyway

• A deeply personal private garden hiding the secrets of its beloved owner

• A town wrapped in grief and an Anne wrapped in suspicion

• Garden club friendships, quiet rivalries, and roots that go very deep

• Anne at her most determined, trusting her gut when nobody else will

• The handsome sheriff who really, truly wishes she would leave well enough alone

• Clean, wholesome mystery with zero "blushes," genuine heart, and a twist you won't see coming

Perfect for readers who love:

• Cozy mysteries with Hallmark vibes

• Was it really murder? Mysteries that keep you second-guessing

• Cozy mysteries with a midlife female amateur sleuth

• Small-town Colorado settings with quirky, lovable characters

• Clean mysteries with heart, humor, and a slow-burn romance

• Grumpy-sunshine slow-burn romance and found family warmth

For fans of Rosemary and Thyme who like their mysteries blooming with small-town charm and a little dirt under the fingernails.

The truth is finally out of the ground... but trouble in Carolan Springs has deep roots. Hope's herbal shoppe is at the center of a poisonous rumor -- and this time Anne's best friend is in the crosshairs. Continue with Fungi Foul Play.

This book was created by a human author who's probably a quirky character in someone's story.

This was originally The Backyard Farming Series. It is now titled The Carolan Springs Mysteries.