Sweet Talk & Shenanigans

In Maple Gap, North Carolina, gossip moves faster than the mail truck... and three lifelong friends know how to separate rumor from real trouble.Deborah Livingston bakes pies with a side of keen observation, Shannon Ingles arranges flowers but has an eye for mischief, and Kelly Crenshaw works the pharmacy counter where whispers pile up like prescriptions. Most folks in Maple Gap call them the Mason Jar Mafia, though the trio insist they're really the Mason Jar Mavens... or, on rowdier days, the Mason Jar Gang.When their dear friend Lucille falls for a charming stranger she met online, the ladies are wary. And when that stranger, Edward Kenton, rolls into Maple Gap with sweet talk, shady investments, and a suspicious interest in historic properties, their wariness turns into alarm.The Mavens swap recipes for stakeouts, set up secret meetings at the flower shop, and even employ a pie or two as cover in their hunt for the truth. What they uncover isn't just one smooth-talking scam artist, but a tangled scheme of romance fraud, land grabs, and promises too good to be true.With humor, heart, and a touch of sass, Sweet Talk & Shenanigans is a cozy mystery about friendship, fierce loyalty, and the grit of women who refuse to be underestimated.