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A murdered rude old man. A nursing home with shady practices. A concerned florist whose curiosity leads her down a dark path of frightening discoveries. Tracy likes minding her business. Looking after the customers at In Season flower shop gives her fulfilment. Her budding romance with Detective Copeland is keeping the butterflies in her stomach very busy. Caring for her Abyssinian cat, Mr. Sydney, gives her great joy.

When Meghan is invited to cater for the wedding of one of the oldest citizens of Sandy Bay, she’s happy for the bride-to-be and the opportunity to introduce the guests to her latest creation - orange mousse! Still, she longs for the day when she can wear a white dress and walk down the aisle to marry her Prince Charming. On the day of the wedding, everything seems perfect. The venue is glorious. The weather is beautiful. The couple are radiating love. Until...a strange woman stops the ceremony and claims to be the wife of the groom.

Amethyst Mayfield is an adventurer just like her late archeologist father. She aims to continue his legacy, following the lead suggested by a fragment of map left among his papers and artifacts. Becoming a mail order bride is her ticket to the Montana hills - but those same hills almost spell disaster for her, her new husband, and the precious treasure she is carrying. Mount your steed and head west with us as we follow Amy's pioneering footsteps to lasting love!

When Tracy agreed to offer her services at the Presidential Dog Show, she thought it would open her business to a new client base. After all, the eyes of the country would be focused on Fern Grove during the event. She's left frustrated and disappointed when the organizer of the event refuses to pay her. Things take a turn for the worse when she discovers that this person has been found murdered.

Wrongly accused and dismissed from her job as a successful nurse at San Francisco’s prestigious Central Memorial Hospital, the determined Sapphire Alexander will not be beaten. Every part of Sapphire's training is challenged, however, when circumstances throw her together with a damaged cowboy who believes no one could ever love or accept such a monster as he. Sapphire's love and faith have been known to work miracles before, but will they be enough to save his life and prove him wrong?

Violet Wakefield needs money to save her mother’s life. And she needs it now! Martin Allen thinks his wandering heart will settle if he cures his loneliness. He agrees to send the needed money if Violet agrees to become his Mail Order Bride. When Violet arrives in Rainbow Mountain, however, her fiancé is nowhere to be found. She learns that, just as he has done many times before, he has disappeared up into the mountains, searching for gold.

A murdered unemployed entertainer. An evil campaign of unchallenged rumors. Can a small town bakery owner who's caught in the middle prove her innocence? When Meghan receives a mouth-watering offer to cater for a funeral, she's more than happy to accept it. Still, she has to set aside her reservations about the carnival atmosphere which the client is seeking to project. As an entertainer hired for the event, collapses and dies, while performing at a dress rehearsal for the funeral, all eyes focus on Meghan as the cause of his demise.

Forced to sell and clear her family home, Jade Fern discovers papers left by her ancestors - including one portion of a mysterious map. Always ready for adventure, Jade decides to use what little money is left from the sale of the house to travel to Rainbow Mountain and lay claim to Seth and Constance MacLeod's abandoned land. Julius Neil, a free-spirited wanderer, also has reason to believe that the land belongs to him, but meets his match in the feisty Jade, who refuses to give up the land. Can the two find common ground and work things out, or will their battle end in tears?

Jilted at the altar by a philandering good-for-nothing, Coral Ellis wished she has heeded her friends’ warnings. The poor girl is left ashamed to face people’s looks and comments. When the chance to move west and marry Thomas Winters as a mail order bride presents itself, it looks like the perfect escape route, but will Thomas turn out to be what he claims? Will he be as weak a man as Richard was, or will he be the strong, dependable husband that Coral longs for?

A murdered senior citizen. A dirty fight to claim the deceased’s assets. Can a small town bakery owner ask the right questions to reveal the real killer? When Meghan’s most troublesome customer loses a relative, she’s torn between doing the right thing or minding her own business. As she discovers that the murdered victim left a mark, both good and bad, on several people in Sandy Bay, it becomes obvious that her demise might be outside the realm of the ordinary. This leaves her with an equal measure of dread and awe.

Amber is highly amused at the sight of the pompous Lord Richard Clarington The Third, Earl of Suffolk. Until she realizes that her father and stepmother intend to marry her off to him. A grand scheme ensues, cooked up by Amber and her maid. Amber will become a Mail Order Bride. Her flight west to meet Rufus Bradley is interrupted by an unusual meeting on the train. One that will affect their lives for decades to come.

Meghan Truman is enjoying the wave of attention her presence on social media is attracting to her bakery. Particularly her lemon tarts which are getting the most likes, shares, and comments. Meghan is happy to donate some of her lemon tarts to celebrate a local Sandy Bay police officer who is soon retiring. Things go awfully wrong when the night of celebration ends in the murder of a thorn-in-the-flesh of almost everyone in town. But who would dislike the murdered victim so much to want to end a life?

When Tracy and her colleagues set up a challenge to raise money for a good cause, the town of Fern Grove is happy to offer their support. They never expected that it would attract the attention of some crooked characters. When one such character, a shameless heartbreaker, is found dead, it seems the town is happy to turn a blind eye. Tracy feels a sense of responsibility and pity towards the family of the deceased. But who killed him?

Join Ruby Murphy on her quest for true love. As a young orphan used cruelly by her aunt and cousins, she is kicked out into the street and left to fend for herself. Homeless and unable to find employment, she turns in desperation to the Western Matrimonial Agency and answers a complete stranger’s advertisement for a bride. Alone on the long trip west, she wonders, will the groom turn out to be all that he appears? Will she find a love in which she’ll never be mistreated or abandoned again?

Meghan Truman has cornered the desserts market in the Pacific Northwest. With her twin poodles by her side, the once-upon-a-time newbie in town is set to grow her mini empire. But Meghan has a real-life murder mystery on her hands when a pampering party for a famous painter ends with the demise of a guest. How could a girly night of fun and laughter with some tasty nibbles end on such a sour note?

The happiest day of Seth’s Macleod’s life on earth was the day he marries Constance. Their happiness is interrupted by a terrible misfortune that sends Seth West in search of his fortune. The search becomes an obsession that very nearly leads him to lose all that is precious. When he comes to his senses and sends for Constance to join him, she arrives with a surprise in her arms that all the riches of the Montana mountains could not buy.

Meghan Truman is honored to be invited to serve her signature tarts at the Governor’s ball. A night of glitz and glamour in the company of the handsome detective Jack Irvin is ruined for her when she experiences, firsthand, the ungracious attitude of a prominent figure that she once looked up to. Things take a turn for the worse when this insolent guest is found dead after eating a dish of ice cream. Meghan is sure she had nothing to do with it as her desserts were rejected by the deceased.

Christmas is that season...that season of pleasant surprises...delicious smells...and family and friends to share the holidays with. This Christmas, Sandy Bay’s lovable bakery owner, Meghan Truman, gets a whole lot more than she bargained for...plus a dead body at the door of her favorite restaurant. Some people would rather sweep this murder under the carpet but something smells awfully fishy about the events surrounding it. Will Meghan join Detective Irvin to find the murderer or will this event serve to etch unpleasant memories of this most wonderful time of the year?

The end-of-year Sandy Bay Festival is an opportunity for the town to display its history, promote local businesses, and attract visitors to the best-kept secret in the Pacific Northwest. There's just one problem. This year, a stranger with an unknown identity is found dead during the fireworks display. With the town on the brink of a riot and no forthcoming clues to help Detective Jack Irvin in his murder investigation, will Meghan Truman, a new resident in Sandy Bay with a successful bakery, provide the spark that unlocks this murder mystery?

Business is good, but the stress of fulfilling a new corporate order is almost driving Meghan Truman insane. She is, therefore, excited when handsome detective, Jack Irvin, proposes to take her to the movies. She never expected that a fun, carefree night at the Sandy Bay cinema would end with the tragic death of the movie theater manager. Who would stand to gain from his demise?