
Added on January 23, 2026
Welcome to Bookend Bay where the coffee is spiced, the ghosts are cheeky, and midlife is murder.Empty nested and eager to start a new chapter in life, Quinn Delaney is almost ready to open her new lakeside café in the small town of Bookend Bay.But her excitement turns to trepidation when she realizes she’s being followed.Confronting the stranger sets Quinn on a course where her problems no longer revolve around selecting a feature scone. She’s suddenly questioning everything she believed about her marriage and her sanity.Midlife isn’t supposed to bring a change like this!When police question her about a murder, Quinn confides in her best friend Toni, the only one she can trust with her unbelievable secret: she’s being stalked by a conniving ghost.Things go from bad to worse when the ghost makes her agenda clear—an exchange of favors that could save or sink Quinn’s café before she serves her first spiced latte.The closer she gets to the truth behind the swindler’s murder, the more afraid she becomes of a horrible secret that could ruin her life.Now, she can’t help thinking some secrets should rest in peace.Can she save her café and solve a murder before her life is ruined?If you like savvy, sleuthing best friends, midlife debacles, and ghosts with agendas, you’ll love A Spirited Swindler. Get it now.
I really enjoyed this cute little story. Very much a family friendly type tale, although it is geared to ladies beginning to enter midlife. The main characters were friendly and relatable. I will look forward to reading more in this series.
A very good start for a series. I will read the rest.
I absolutely loved this bookThis story was just amazing.I felt like I was right there,the characters are all so entertaining and perfect. The story had so many twists I just loved it. It kept me reading and guessing. I received this book for free and voluntarily reviewed.

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