Bread Shop Mystery Series

Ivy Culpepper is happily envisioning her upcoming engagement party to be held in one of the gorgeous parks overlooking the Santa Sofia beach. Her employer and friend Olaya Solis has promised to provide a wall of bread that’s going to be as beautiful and creative (and social media-worthy!) as it is functional, providing guests with…

Ivy Culpepper is initially dismayed to hear that the already hard-working Olaya Solis, her boss at the Yeast of Eden bakery, has accepted a last-minute catering job. But when she hears that she’s been asked to photograph the swanky soiree in addition to helping bake and serve food, she’s much more amenable to the idea.…

Emmaline Davis and Billy Culpepper are getting married! No one could be happier for them than Ivy Culpepper, Emmaline’s best friend and Billy’s sister, who has been cheering on this union for decades. The wedding is slightly marred, however, by reports coming in of the murder of a member of Santa Sofia’s school board. As…

It’s taken some persuading, but Ivy Culpeper has convinced Olaya Solis, the owner-operator of the beloved bread shop Yeast of Eden, to participate in the inaugural episode of the new reality show, America’s Best Bakeries. The producers want to showcase one of Yeast of Eden’s outreach programs, Bread of Life, a cooking class designed to…

Our heroine Ivy Culpepper’s latest photography job is to document Santa Sofia’s annual art car parade and ball. Her older brother, Billy, has been a contender in the parade for nearly decades now, but his innovative creations have never yet won. Max Litman, a local real estate developer who’s even more obsessed with the parade…