Small-town secrets. Sweet pastries. One very questionable attorney. Welcome to the Sweet Tooth Sleuth Mystery Series — where pastries are plentiful, the suspects are suspicious, and murder is always on the menu. Meet Samantha Malone—ex-journalist, true crime podcaster, and firm believer that donuts count as a balanced breakfast. When Samantha uncovers a string of suspicious cold cases involving missing women in her quiet lakeside town, she does what any rational woman with a microphone and mild impulse control issues would do: She starts investigating. Unfortunately, digging into old secrets requires help from the last person she should trust—Miguel Rodrigo, the country’s most infamous, sharp-suited, morally flexible defense attorney. One of his former clients is tangled in the mystery, and Rodrigo may be the only person who knows where the bodies are buried… figuratively. Probably. Between a grandmother with a talent for chaos, a ridiculously handsome detective ex who refuses to stay in the past, and a sweet tooth that keeps landing her in awkward situations, Samantha has her hands full. But when a new disappearance rattles the town, the stakes turn personal. Now Samantha must uncover what really happened—before the truth becomes the next thing to vanish. Perfect for fans of culinary cozy mysteries, witty amateur sleuths, and slow-burn romantic tension. Start the Sweet Tooth Sleuth series today.