She can’t keep a plant alive.
Now she’s supposed to solve a murder.
Meg Trammell didn’t plan on moving to small-town North Carolina—and she definitely didn’t plan on inheriting her late aunt’s cottage, a spot in Bellford’s most cutthroat gardening club… or a front-row seat to a dead body in the rose garden.
When the Garden Society’s reigning champion turns up dead among her prize-winning blooms, Meg becomes the last person to see her alive—and the first person the police side-eye.
The Garden Tour must go on (according to the terrifying club president).
The suspects are all armed with pruning shears and grudges.
And the only deputy willing to help keeps telling Meg to stay out of it… while handing her just enough information to do the exact opposite.
With zero gardening skills, a talent for asking inconvenient questions, and a town where gossip spreads faster than kudzu, Meg is about to dig up more than weeds.
Because in Bellford, the real danger isn’t the thorns…
It’s the neighbors.
Pushing Up Daisies is a laugh-out-loud cozy mystery featuring:
🌼 A plant-killing amateur sleuth
🌼 A meddling (and mildly terrifying) garden club
🌼 A slow-burn, small-town romance
🌼 Southern charm, sharp humor, and buried secrets
🌼 A murder that refuses to stay buried
Perfect for fans of cozy mysteries with heart, humor, and just enough bite to keep you turning pages.
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Welcome to Bellford, North Carolina—where the flowers are thriving, the gossip spreads fast, and someone always seems to end up dead.
Meg Trammell never meant to become Bellford’s unofficial detective. She just inherited a cottage, joined a gardening club she has no business being in… and accidentally solved a murder.
Now it keeps happening.
From flower shows to harvest suppers, community gardens to town expos, Meg and the Bellford Garden Society are constantly one bad day away from another crime scene.
With a cast of strong-willed gardeners, a deputy who wishes she’d stop getting involved (she won’t), and a town full of secrets hiding beneath perfectly tended soil, Meg is learning that solving murders might be the one thing she’s actually good at.
Even if she still can’t keep a plant alive.
The Bellford Garden Society Mysteries is perfect for readers who love:
🌿 Small-town cozy mysteries with humor
🌿 Amateur sleuths who stumble into trouble
🌿 Found family and community-driven stories
🌿 Slow-burn romance woven through each book
🌿 Fast, bite-sized reads
A prestigious flower show.
A judge with a talent for making enemies.
And a murder that turns Bellford into a crime scene overnight.
Meg Trammell agreed to help organize the Piedmont Flower Show. Logistics? Easy.
Managing a room full of competitive gardeners with sharp tools and sharper grudges? Less easy.
Then the judge ends up dead in the greenhouse.
Now the Garden Society is under suspicion.
Donna Faye has motive.
Half the exhibitors have alibis that feel… flexible.
And Meg is once again standing way too close to a body.
With reputations on the line and the entire event unraveling, Meg has to dig through secrets, rivalries, and a whole lot of very polite hostility to find the truth.
Because in Bellford, competition isn’t just fierce—
it’s fatal.
A Trowel Affair is perfect for readers who love:
🌼 Murder at a high-stakes event
🌼 Amateur sleuth with a talent for trouble
🌼 Small-town secrets and sharp humor
🌼 Slow-burn romance simmering under the surface
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A dead landowner.
A developer ready to pave everything over.
And the sweetest man in town accused of murder.
The Bellford Community Garden isn’t just dirt and tomatoes—it’s home.
So when the landowner turns up dead and his nephew brings in developers, the future of the garden is suddenly up for grabs.
Worse?
Burt Kessler—the last person who would hurt anyone—is the prime suspect.
Meg Trammell isn’t about to let that stand.
To clear Burt’s name and save the garden, Meg will have to untangle decades-old grudges, buried deals, and motives that go deeper than anyone expected.
Because in Bellford, nothing stays buried forever.
Not secrets. Not resentment.
And definitely not murder.
Weed ’Em and Reap is perfect for readers who love:
🌱 Protect-the-community stakes
🌱 Clearing an innocent suspect
🌱 Found family + small-town loyalty
🌱 Cozy mystery with heart and humor
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A perfect harvest supper.
A controversial guest.
And one poisoned drink that turns celebration into chaos.
Meg Trammell planned the event down to the last detail—lighting, seating, cider.
Then a city councilman collapses mid-party.
Poison.
Now the Garden Society is under investigation, the mayor is circling, and someone deliberately targeted a single cup in a crowd of hundreds.
Which means this wasn’t random.
It was personal.
With time running out and suspicion landing squarely on the people she cares about, Meg has to figure out who planned the perfect crime… using her perfectly planned event.
Because in Bellford, even the sweetest cider can turn deadly.
The Last Mulch Run is perfect for readers who love:
🍂 Poisoned drink mystery
🍂 Locked-circle style clues
🍂 High stakes for the entire community
🍂 Fast-paced, bingeable cozy suspense
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A famous influencer.
A town pushed to its limits.
And a body in the compost pile.
The Bellford Garden Expo is supposed to put the town on the map.
Instead, it puts them in the headlines.
When celebrity gardener Kendall Briggs is found dead during the biggest event Bellford has ever hosted, it looks like a tragic accident—until the details stop adding up.
Turns out, Kendall made enemies everywhere she went.
And in a town like Bellford? That’s a dangerous mistake.
Now Meg Trammell is once again at the center of it all—sorting through egos, grudges, and secrets that have been quietly growing beneath the surface.
Because in Bellford, even something beautiful can rot… if you dig deep enough.
Bloom and Doom is perfect for readers who love:
🌸 Influencer drama meets murder
🌸 Big event gone wrong
🌸 Twisty suspects and layered motives
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