Sweet Tea & Secrets
When a local shopkeeper is found unconscious beside a spilled pitcher of sweet tea, Jennifer Carter uncovers a trail of secrets that point to a…
Sweet Tea Mysteries
Sweet Tea Mysteries
Genre: Cozy Mystery Southern Amateur Sleuth
Tone: Warm, charming, light-hearted with humor and heart
Heat Level: sweet
Core Theme: Family bonds, small-town community, justice through everyday people, uncovering hidden truths
Premise: Widowed investigator Evie Hart balances the logistics of her late husband’s tea estate with the forensic reality of Oakhaven’s local homicides.
World Notes: Oakhaven, Georgia. Focus on class dynamics, inheritance disputes, and the heavy humidity of the Deep South.
Books in the Series
Book 1: Sweet Tea & Secrets
Some secrets are best served cold… with a twist of lemon.
When a tourist vanishes after telling a ghostly hitchhiker legend at Lemonade & Sage, Evie and Mari Hart find themselves drawn into their first real mystery. Their busybody instincts lead them to solve the case — and accidentally launch the Lemonade Detective Agency.
Book 2: Sweet Tea at Midnight
Not all lights in the woods are fireflies.
Strange lights and a missing hunter pull Evie and Mari into a decades-old bootlegging feud that still haunts the town.
Book 3: Sweet Tea & Local Lore
Every town has its myths — some are deadly.
A visiting folklorist is found unconscious behind the restaurant, forcing the Harts to investigate the town’s darkest legends.
Book 4: Sweet Tea for the Missing
Some messages are written in lemon juice.
A runaway teen communicates through coded notes hidden in lemonade orders at the restaurant.
Book 5: Sweet Tea & the Locked Room
Some doors should never be opened alone.
A guest collapses in the locked restroom of the restaurant — with no way in or out.
Book 6: Sweet Tea by the Lake
Some things rise that were meant to stay buried.
A sunken boat resurfaces, bringing clues connected to Evie’s late husband.
Book 7: Sweet Tea & the Silver Locket
Some treasures come with dangerous stories.
A mysterious locket appears in the tip jar, launching a hunt for its owner and a long-hidden family secret.
Book 8: Sweet Tea Under Fire
Someone wants the restaurant — and its owners — gone.
A suspicious kitchen fire reveals an attempt to shut down Lemonade & Sage for good.
Book 9: Sweet Tea & the Long Shadow
Some treasures are worth killing for.
A drifter claims the founding family hid a treasure — and someone is willing to kill to keep it secret.
Book 10: Sweet Tea at the Lighthouse
Trapped with a killer and only lemonade for courage.
A fierce storm strands Evie and Mari in an abandoned lighthouse with a murderer among them.
Book 11: Sweet Tea & the Last Letter
Some final words point straight to home.
A dying woman’s last letter reveals a secret buried literally beneath Lemonade & Sage.
Book 12: Sweet Tea in the Labyrinth
Getting lost can be deadly.
During the corn maze festival, a local politician vanishes — and the only clues are inside the maze.
Book 13: Sweet Tea & the Lone Witness
Sometimes the smallest voice tells the biggest truth.
A young child claims to have witnessed a crime, but no one believes her except Evie and Mari.
Book 14: Sweet Tea After Dark
The customers who dine with you may return at night.
A wave of break-ins targets recent diners at Lemonade & Sage.
Book 15: Sweet Tea & the Lost Heir
Some family trees have hidden branches.
A stranger arrives claiming Marigold is connected to a wealthy family’s missing heir.
Book 16: Sweet Tea on the Line
Some calls are warnings.
Anonymous phone calls to the restaurant predict crimes about to happen.
Book 17: Sweet Tea & the Lab Notes
Some formulas are more dangerous than others.
A local scientist disappears, leaving cryptic lab notes that reference lemons in suspicious ways.
Book 18: Sweet Tea in the Lowlands
Floods reveal what drought tried to hide.
Severe flooding uncovers human bones — and a secret the town council desperately wants to keep buried.
Book 19: Sweet Tea & the Lone Star
Some guests bring more than an appetite.
A tough Texas bounty hunter arrives asking questions about a fugitive who once worked in the restaurant kitchen.
Book 20: Sweet Tea at Sunrise
The final glass — and the final truth.
A massive case brings together clues from all previous mysteries and directly threatens the future of Lemonade & Sage itself.
Books in this Series
Sweet Tea at Midnight
A midnight break in at the Sweet Tea Stand leaves Jennifer chasing a thief who seems more interested in old recipes than cash.
Sweet Tea & Local Lore
When a local legend resurfaces after a mysterious discovery in the woods, Jennifer must separate fact from fiction before someone gets hurt.
Sweet Tea for the Missing
A missing hiker leads Jennifer into a maze of old grudges and hidden motives as she searches for the truth before time runs out.
Sweet Tea & the Locked Room
A locked room mystery at the Sweetgum Ridge Inn forces Jennifer to unravel a puzzle involving a vanished guest and a hidden stash of forged…
Sweet Tea by the Lake
A body found near the lake sends Jennifer into a web of rival fishermen, stolen gear, and a secret someone is willing to kill to…
Sweet Tea & the Silver Locket
A stolen locket tied to a century old disappearance pulls Jennifer into a family mystery that refuses to stay buried.
Sweet Tea Under Fire
A fire at the Sweet Tea Stand reveals evidence of arson, forcing Jennifer to uncover who wanted her business destroyed.
Sweet Tea & the Long Shadow
A long shadow cast by an old political scandal returns when a former mayor is found dead, and Jennifer uncovers a conspiracy that never truly…
Sweet Tea at the Lighthouse
A mysterious light at the old lighthouse leads Jennifer to a hidden room and a clue that someone has been living there in secret.
Sweet Tea & the Last Letter
A final letter from a dying woman sends Jennifer searching for a hidden confession that someone is willing to kill to keep buried.
Sweet Tea in the Labyrinth
A labyrinth beneath an abandoned estate reveals clues to a decades old disappearance, pulling Jennifer into a dangerous underground chase.
Sweet Tea & the Lone Witness
A lone witness to a hit and run disappears, and Jennifer must find them before the culprit silences them forever.
Sweet Tea After Dark
A blackout plunges Sweetgum Ridge into darkness, and a crime committed in the shadows forces Jennifer to uncover the truth before panic spreads.
Sweet Tea & the Lost Heir
A missing heir surfaces in Sweetgum Ridge, and Jennifer must untangle a web of forged wills, family grudges, and dangerous impostors.
Sweet Tea on the Line
A threatening message left on the Sweet Tea Stand phone line pulls Jennifer into a dangerous game with someone who knows far too much about…
Sweet Tea & the Lab Notes
A set of stolen lab notes leads Jennifer into a scientific scandal that someone is willing to kill to keep hidden.
Sweet Tea in the Lowlands
A body found in the lowlands pulls Jennifer into a feud between land developers and environmental activists, each hiding dangerous secrets.
Sweet Tea & the Lone Star
A visiting Texan with a mysterious past is found dead, and Jennifer must uncover why he came to Sweetgum Ridge before the killer escapes.
Sweet Tea at Sunrise
A sunrise ceremony turns deadly, and Jennifer must solve the case before the town's biggest festival is ruined forever.