The Mimosa Bakery Mysteries
A cozy mystery series set in the sun-drenched village of Les Mimosas, on the French Riviera. Best read in order — though each book works as a standalone mystery.
Where to Start
Read the free prequel first
"The Last Service" introduces Wren Harper on her last night as a pastry chef in San Francisco — the event that set everything in motion. It's short (~6,500 words) and free. Perfect entry point.
Get the free prequelBook 1: A Tart Affair
Pick up Book 1 to meet Wren in Les Mimosas. The series reads best in order — recurring characters, a slow-burn romance, and a village full of secrets.
Read Book 1 on AmazonIf you enjoy
Joanne Fluke's Hannah Swensen, Cleo Coyle's Coffeehouse Mysteries, or Ellie Alexander's Bakeshop series…
…you'll feel right at home in Les Mimosas.
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A Tart Affair
"Some recipes are best left undiscovered."
A dead body at the village party. A borrowed cat with strong opinions. And a baker who can't stop asking questions. Wren Harper came to the south of France for a fresh start — a crumbling bakery, a temperamental stone oven, and the recipe cards her late great-aunt left in the drawer that sticks. She didn't come to solve a murder.
Includes French recipes and a complete standalone mystery.
Whisk and a Prayer
"Every rose has its thorn. Every pastry has its secret."
A celebrated Parisian food critic arrives to judge the pastry competition at Rosemere's Fete des Roses. Dominique is sharpening her piping tips. The sourdough starter is finally ready. And when the critic is found dead among the rose bushes, Wren finds herself pulled into another mystery — with suspects who bake, clues you can taste, and a calico cat who has never met a crime scene she didn't improve.
Includes French recipes and a complete standalone mystery.
Dead Letters
"Some secrets arrive years late."
A cold case, a forgotten letter, and a summer village that would rather keep its secrets buried. When Wren Harper follows the trail of a decades-old disappearance, the truth leads through vineyards, family loyalties, and the kind of silence that can last a generation.
Includes French recipes and a complete standalone mystery.
A Candied Lie
"A sweet harvest can hide a bitter truth."
Vendanges have arrived at Chateau-Vert, and the village is ready for sugared grapes, old family stories, and a celebration of the harvest. Then a consultant is found dead, poisoned by something sweet, and Wren discovers that inheritance can be more dangerous than jealousy.
Includes French recipes and a complete standalone mystery.
Knead to Know
"Ingredients. Method. Proof."
It's December in Les Mimosas, and Luc is two hundred kilometers away restoring an eighteenth-century chapel. When a regional art historian is found strangled in the sacristy, Wren follows a trail through pigments, footnotes, missing notes, and macarons that refuse to behave.
Includes French recipes and a complete standalone mystery.
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The Last Service — A Mimosa Bakery Prequel. Free for newsletter subscribers. Understand exactly why Wren left San Francisco.
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The Mimosa Bakery Mysteries is planned as a 6-book series. Book 6 is in preparation and expected in June 2026.
The Proof is in the Pudding
Expected June 2026.
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