Bøker av Sally Bayless

It's not hard to find a family member who wanted to kill the gold-digging third wife. The trick is finding one who didn't.Libby Ballard, director of the history museum in the small town of Dogwood Springs, Missouri, can't believe her good luck. Cordell Calhoun, the king of spicy fried chicken, is celebrating his 70th birthday by returning to his hometown to donate to several organizations, including the museum.But tensions run high when Cordell insists on inviting his entire family, including his two ex-wives, their offspring, and his young third wife, Brittany, to the donor reception at the museum. The family dynamic is a ticking time bomb, and it's only a matter of minutes before someone explodes.Libby's caught in the middle of the family drama but determined to make the event a success. Determined, that is, until Brittany drops dead at the reception.With the police veering off in the wrong direction and each faction of the family pointing fingers at the other, Libby realizes she needs to step in to solve the mystery, bring the culprit to justice, and clear the museum's name.But in a situation rife with secrets and deceit, she'll need to tread carefully, or she may become the next victim in a deadly family feud.Join Libby, her golden retriever, and their friends as they try to unmask the killer!If you like a cozy mystery with a pet who will win your heart, friends who feel like family, and a hint of romance, you'll love this series!This is a clean read with no profanity or graphic violence.

Event-Planning Tip No. 57: Avoid any connection between your fundraiser and murder.Libby Ballard, director of the history museum in the small town of Dogwood Springs, Missouri, is excited to be organizing a tour of historic homes to raise funds for the museum. With plans in full swing, she drops by to confirm details with one of the homeowners and makes a gruesome discovery-the homeowner has been murdered.Who could have possibly wanted to kill a local doctor, and why?The police suspect the victim's wife, but Libby thinks there's more to the story. With the historic homes tour in jeopardy and violence escalating, Libby, her friends, and her trusty golden retriever dig deeper into the case.But will Libby be able to uncover the killer's identity before they strike again?Don't miss this thrilling tale of mystery, murder, and small-town secrets.If you like a cozy mystery with a pet who will win your heart, friends who feel like family, and a hint of romance, you'll love this series!This is a clean read with no profanity or graphic violence.

Auctions can be murder.In the charming little tourist town of Dogwood Springs, Missouri, Libby Ballard, director of the local history museum, is on a mission to boost museum attendance. To attract more visitors, she plans a big birthday party for the town, with hopes of displaying an armoire that once belonged to the town's founder.But when Libby attends a local auction to acquire the armoire, she instead stumbles upon a dead body.Having a killer on the loose isn't going to draw tourists to Dogwood Springs-or to the museum. Even worse, the victim is the beloved cousin of Libby's best friend, Cleo. With the police preoccupied by a string of burglaries, Cleo fears the killer will never be caught.Determined to solve the murder and bring justice to the victim's family, Libby struggles to unravel a web of deception. But the killer is still at large and will stop at nothing to keep their identity a secret.Will Libby be able to crack the case, or will she be the next victim?Join Libby, her lovable dog, and their friends as they try to find the killer!If you like a cozy mystery with a pet who will win your heart, friends who feel like family, and a hint of romance, you'll love this series!This is a clean read with no profanity or graphic violence.

*Finalist in the 2022 Indie Cozy Mystery Tribe Book of the Year Awards*A new job, a new friend, and a newly adopted furry companion. Then there's the dead body in her new office.Libby Ballard, director of the history museum in the small town of Dogwood Springs, Missouri, is eager to build a new life. She's only been in town a few days, but already she's settled into an apartment, made friends with a neighbor, and adopted a lovable dog.But the idyllic charm of Dogwood Springs is about to be shattered by the shocking discovery of murder. When Libby walks into her new office, she finds the lifeless body of her predecessor.The shadow of a killer looms over the museum, threatening to derail Libby's new job before it even begins. To make matters worse, the police wrongly target one of her staff members as the prime suspect.If Libby wants to clear her colleague's name and save her own job, she must delve into secrets and lies to find the truth.Join Libby as she hunts for the real killer!If you like a cozy mystery with a pet who will win your heart, friends who feel like family, and a hint of romance, you'll love this series!This is a clean read with no profanity or graphic violence.

Previously published as Love, Lies, and Homemade Pie.When a woman who's starting over falls for a journalist trying to dig up her past, does the attraction between them stand a chance?Cara Smith can't wait to put the first half of 1980 behind her and build a new life in the little town of Abundance, Missouri. If she can just avoid questions from that cute guy at the newspaper, no one ever needs to find out about her past.Will Hamlin, editor of the local paper, has some serious questions about the mayor's new secretary. She's clearly hiding something-something that could be the big story the newspaper desperately needs to stay afloat. But after Will's initial queries find nothing, he grows less interested in Cara's past and more interested in winning her heart with slices of pie and stolen kisses.When a crime is uncovered at city hall just as Will unearths Cara's secret, the repercussions shatter their romance. Can Cara ever escape her past? Can Will finally find a way to save the paper? And can they learn to place their trust in God and open their hearts to the love of a lifetime?"Love of a Lifetime" is a stand-alone contemporary Christian romance novel and is the prequel to the Abundance series by Sally Bayless. If you like a sweet, small-town romance with a touch of humor and characters with real-world problems, you'll love this heartwarming story.Buy "Love of a Lifetime" to start this inspirational romance today!Read all the Abundance Romances!Love at Sunset Lake, Book 1 (365 pages in paperback.)Love and Harmony, Book 2 (166 pages in paperback.)Love and Roses, Book 3 (370 pages in paperback.)Love Once More, Book 4 (330 pages in paperback.)Love Meant to Be, Book 5 (206 pages in paperback.)Love to Believe In, Book 6 (318 pages in paperback.)Love of a Lifetime, Prequel (208 pages in paperback.)Christmas in Abundance (Same sweet town, different family. 144 pages in paperback.)

When a big-city single dad relocates to his small hometown to help his troubled daughter, will he find his own happily-ever-after with the girl next door?Greenhouse owner Meredith Lawson is eager to buy her uncle's land, including the old family farmhouse. It's the perfect location for the farm-to-table restaurant she and her sister hope to open.Widowed entrepreneur Zach Gilcroft, desperate to help his unhappy thirteen-year-old daughter, jumps at a chance to relocate to his Missouri hometown. When he finds a lovely historic home with acreage for the solar farm he envisions, he quickly seals the deal. If the move will land him right next door to a girl he almost kissed in high school, it only makes the property more appealing.When Meredith learns that her uncle has already sold his farm, she tries to regroup, but Zach unwittingly thwarts her at every turn. When he offers to help her brainstorm new options for the restaurant, the two spend more time together, and she discovers that his emotional wounds mirror her own. Attraction begins to grow.But when she accidentally endangers Zach's daughter, triggering all his past pain, their romance shatters, and Meredith is swamped with guilt. Can Zach and Meredith open their hearts to God's grace, learn the power of forgiveness, and in the process find true love?"Love Meant to Be" is a stand-alone contemporary Christian romance novel and is part of the Abundance series by Sally Bayless. If you like a sweet, small-town romance, you'll love this uplifting story about neighbors who start out at odds and end up at the altar.Buy "Love Meant to Be" to read this heartwarming inspirational romance today!Read all the Abundance Romances!Love at Sunset Lake, Book 1 (365 pages in paperback.)Love and Harmony, Book 2 (166 pages in paperback.)Love and Roses, Book 3 (370 pages in paperback.)Love Once More, Book 4 (330 pages in paperback.)Love Meant to Be, Book 5 (206 pages in paperback.)Love to Believe In, Book 6 (318 pages in paperback.)Love of a Lifetime, Prequel (208 pages in paperback.)Christmas in Abundance (Same sweet town, different family. 144 pages in paperback.)

When a widow clinging to her past meets a lawyer running from his guilt, can the roots of pain and loss bloom into new love?Young widow Abby Kincaid treasures the past, both the antiques she sells in her shop and the tender memories of her late husband. When she learns that her hometown plans to sell historic Rose Park, a place central to her marriage, she vows to stop the sale.Nate Redmond, a former Manhattan lawyer, is eager for a fresh start in small-town Missouri. With his extensive background, arranging the sale of outdated Rose Park for retail development looks easy-the perfect way to help the town fund the larger recreational space it needs. His role in the deal might even impress Abby, the pretty new neighbor he feels so drawn to.But as Nate and Abby clash over the park, more serious obstacles threaten their relationship. Mistakes that Nate had hoped to forget continue to haunt him. Abby comes face to face with her failure to forgive. And how can Nate compete with the memory of a decorated war hero? When the park battle brings on a crisis, can they each find the courage to believe in a God of second chances and a future where their love can grow?"Love and Roses" is a stand-alone contemporary Christian romance novel and is part of the Abundance series by Sally Bayless. If you like sweet, small-town love stories with a touch of humor and characters with real-world problems, you'll love this uplifting story of second chances.Buy "Love and Roses" to start this heartwarming inspirational romance today!Read all the Abundance Romances!Love at Sunset Lake, Book 1 (365 pages in paperback.)Love and Harmony, Book 2 (166 pages in paperback.)Love and Roses, Book 3 (370 pages in paperback.)Love Once More, Book 4 (330 pages in paperback.)Love Meant to Be, Book 5 (206 pages in paperback.)Love to Believe In, Book 6 (318 pages in paperback.)Love of a Lifetime, Prequel (208 pages in paperback.)Christmas in Abundance (Same sweet town, different family. 144 pages in paperback.)

An uncle who's suddenly parenting nine-month-old twins is in for even more surprises when his ex-fiancée moves in next door.One way or another, freelance editor Kristen Hamlin will keep her word. She promised to raise her best friend's baby girls, should the need ever arise, and she meant it. Obviously, the twins should never be given to their workaholic uncle. After all, he's the same man who broke his engagement to Kristen so he could spend more time with his real love-computers. But when tragedy strikes, leaving the twins as orphans, Kristen discovers that the paperwork was never done. He's the legal guardian.Entrepreneur Clay Norris has his hands full, taking care of his twin nine-month-old nieces, not to mention running his computer-gaming company. To make matters worse, his former fiancée claims she should have been given custody of the twins-not him-and has now suddenly moved in next door. Coincidence? He thinks not.Once the demands of looking after two infants require a team effort, Clay and Kristen are inevitably drawn together. Old feelings rekindle, but the couple struggles to move beyond painful mistakes from the past. As circumstances conspire against them, can they learn to forgive one another, accept God's limitless grace, and find the courage to take a chance on love once more?"Love Once More" is a stand-alone contemporary Christian romance novel and is part of the Abundance series by Sally Bayless. If you like a sweet, small-town romance, you'll love this uplifting novel about a couple given a second chance at love.Buy "Love Once More" to start this heartwarming inspirational romance today!Read all the Abundance Romances!Love at Sunset Lake, Book 1 (365 pages in paperback.)Love and Harmony, Book 2 (166 pages in paperback.)Love and Roses, Book 3 (370 pages in paperback.)Love Once More, Book 4 (330 pages in paperback.)Love Meant to Be, Book 5 (206 pages in paperback.)Love to Believe In, Book 6 (318 pages in paperback.)Love of a Lifetime, Prequel (208 pages in paperback.)Christmas in Abundance (Same sweet town, different family. 144 pages in paperback.)

When a music teacher reconnects with her first love, can his attempt to renew their romance succeed as he hits one wrong note after another?For Becky Hamlin, every performance is important, a time for her choir to shine. But no performance has ever mattered as much as the upcoming benefit concert for the local food pantry. This concert is not just about music. It's a chance to make up for her lapse in judgment last summer, not to mention a shot at her dream job.Seth Williams, former naval officer and the new interim high school principal, has barely unpacked when he realizes that the gorgeous local choir director is the same girl he fell for at church camp years ago. As soon as he gets his troubled sixteen-year-old brother on the right path, Seth hopes to pursue a relationship with Becky. With her in town, he's more determined than ever to convince the school board to make his position permanent.But the faith Seth and Becky once shared is no longer common ground, and the logistics of her concert create a crisis in his job. Will their relationship be torn apart? Or can their renewed love, along with God's abundant grace, allow them to overcome every obstacle?"Love and Harmony" is a stand-alone contemporary Christian romance novella and is part of the Abundance series by Sally Bayless. If you like a sweet, small-town romance, relatable characters, and a story of a couple given a second chance at love, don't miss this uplifting read!Buy "Love and Harmony" to start this heartwarming inspirational romance today!Read all the Abundance Romances!Love at Sunset Lake, Book 1 (365 pages in paperback.)Love and Harmony, Book 2 (166 pages in paperback.)Love and Roses, Book 3 (370 pages in paperback.)Love Once More, Book 4 (330 pages in paperback.)Love Meant to Be, Book 5 (206 pages in paperback.)Love to Believe In, Book 6 (318 pages in paperback.)Love of a Lifetime, Prequel (208 pages in paperback.)Christmas in Abundance (Same sweet town, different family. 144 pages in paperback.)

A caterer who's been burned by love. An artist who's withdrawn from the world. A property battle that just might heal them both.When struggling caterer Tess Palmer inherits her great-aunt's home at Sunset Lake, Missouri, she thinks she's found the way to save her business. Selling the property can provide just the infusion of capital she needs to pay off her debts and move to a larger commercial kitchen.Wildlife painter Jack Hamlin, who lives across Sunset Lake, wants the area kept exactly as it is-a place where waterfowl can thrive and where he can find peace and solitude to ease his troubled heart. Although he's drawn to Tess's honesty and beauty, he's appalled to learn she would welcome a deal with a developer, and he vows to stop her.As Tess discovers the reasons why Jack is so passionate about protecting the lake, she finds him more and more attractive. She takes a tentative step past her own emotional pain to risk her heart again. But there seems to be no solution to the impasse over the property. As a sale becomes imminent, can Jack and Tess trust God-and each other-and finally find a love that will last?"Love at Sunset Lake" is a stand-alone contemporary Christian romance novel and is part of the Abundance series by Sally Bayless. If you like a heartwarming love story with a touch of humor and characters with real-world problems, you'll love this sweet story.Buy "Love at Sunset Lake" to start this inspirational romance today!Read all the Abundance Romances!Love at Sunset Lake, Book 1 (365 pages in paperback.)Love and Harmony, Book 2 (166 pages in paperback.)Love and Roses, Book 3 (370 pages in paperback.)Love Once More, Book 4 (330 pages in paperback.)Love Meant to Be, Book 5 (206 pages in paperback.)Love to Believe In, Book 6 (318 pages in paperback.)Love of a Lifetime, Prequel (208 pages in paperback.)Christmas in Abundance (Same sweet town, different family. 144 pages in paperback.)

An art teacher avoiding Christmas. A single dad planning a holiday light show extravaganza. A yuletide clash between neighbors that might spark a dazzling romance.Lanie Phillips has a quiet holiday planned. So quiet, in fact, that the only sounds in the house where she's staying should be the clicks of her computer keyboard and the occasional bark from a chocolate Labrador retriever. No joyous choirs of angels, no jolly laughs from Santa, and no jingle bells-nothing to distract her from her master's thesis or bring up painful Christmas memories.But for the single dad who's her closest neighbor, simple holiday decorations just won't do. Kyle Mattox is determined to give his five-year-old daughter the best Christmas ever-one that includes an outdoor display lit with fifty thousand lights, activated in time to music shared through four giant loudspeakers.When Lanie comes to complain that she can't write with the lights flashing and carols blasting, Kyle realizes that-unknown to her-their circuits have crossed in the past. If he wants his daughter happy, he needs to keep that information to himself, keep the show running, and keep his distance from Lanie."Christmas in Abundance" is a contemporary Christian romance novella and is a companion story to the Abundance series by Sally Bayless. It is a stand-alone book and is written to fit well at any point in the series. If you like touching, wholesome romance, compelling characters, and a dash of humor, you'll love this sweet Christmas novella.Buy "Christmas in Abundance" to start this heartwarming inspirational romance today!Read all the Abundance Romances!Love at Sunset Lake, Book 1 (365 pages in paperback.)Love and Harmony, Book 2 (166 pages in paperback.)Love and Roses, Book 3 (370 pages in paperback.)Love Once More, Book 4 (330 pages in paperback.)Love Meant to Be, Book 5 (206 pages in paperback.)Love to Believe In, Book 6 (318 pages in paperback.)Love of a Lifetime, Prequel (208 pages in paperback.)Christmas in Abundance (Same sweet town, different family. 144 pages in paperback.)

When a guy manages a hardware store, he learns how to fix just about anything. But fixing the broken heart of the new cashier? That might be a lot more complicated.Poppy Dillon never dreamed that the life she'd built could shatter completely. Just as she was about to tell her husband she was expecting, he announced he was leaving her. She'd barely caught her breath when she learned of his gambling debts. Now, she's pregnant, broke, and alone. When her grandfather offers her a place to stay and a job at his hardware store, she quickly accepts.Hank Hamlin, manager of Porter's Hardware, is less than enthused about his boss's plan to hire Poppy. She may be beautiful, but the woman doesn't know a socket wrench from a screwdriver. But when her creative marketing ideas bring business to the store, Hank begins to find her more appealing. As he learns how she's persevered, despite the challenges she's faced, the attraction between them grows.But when his compulsive need to protect other people triggers her deepest fears, their fragile romance falters. And when Hank's boss steps up his plans to help Poppy, abandoning his agreement to sell Hank the store, Hank feels betrayed. Is their romance doomed? Or can Hank and Poppy open their hearts to God's blessings and find a love to believe in?"Love to Believe In" is a stand-alone contemporary Christian romance novel and is the final book in the Abundance series by Sally Bayless. If you like a sweet, small-town romance with a dash of humor, you'll love this heartwarming story!Read all the Abundance Romances!Love at Sunset Lake, Book 1 (365 pages in paperback.)Love and Harmony, Book 2 (166 pages in paperback.)Love and Roses, Book 3 (370 pages in paperback.)Love Once More, Book 4 (330 pages in paperback.)Love Meant to Be, Book 5 (204 pages in paperback.)Love to Believe In, Book 6 (318 pages in paperback.)Love of a Lifetime (Prequel to the series, 208 pages in paperback.)Christmas in Abundance (Same sweet town, different family. 144 pages in paperback.)