Books

A ghostly carol, a shocking murder, and a killer on the loose. This holiday season in Estes Park is anything but silent.

When budget consultant Brenda Boyd slashes the town’s Christmas budget she makes more enemies than ornaments on a tree, leaving Ellie Read, former investigative journalist turned book and tea store owner, with another murder...

Nothing says fall in the Rockies like cider, ghosts, and a dead guy.

Halloween in the charming mountain town of Estes Park promises to be magical for bookstore owner Ellie Read. The town’s Fall Festival and haunted hayride are in full swing, complete with spooky decorations and ghostly displays that delight visitors from across Colorado. But when...

Murder’s brewing in Estes Park, where the tea is hot, the dead don’t rest, and curiosity might just get you in a whole steep of trouble.

Just when Ellie thought she was getting the hang of her supernatural gift and running Spines & Steeps, construction workers discover a skeleton in the wall of the Opera House across the street, and her...

In this small Colorado mountain town, the tea is hot, the books are old, and the ghosts have stories that are dying to be told.

In the quaint, mountain-shadowed town of Estes Park, Colorado, investigative journalist Ellie Read inherits a peculiar legacy: Spines & Steeps, a book and tea shop brimming with secrets and ghostly whispers.

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Winter shaped the sculpture. Murder hid inside it.

The Estes Winter Arts Festival was supposed to be a bright spot in the middle of January with its color, music, and ice sculptures. I’d promised myself I wouldn’t get tangled up in another mystery. I was sticking to books, tea, and finally getting back to some writing like I swore I would last...