Market Days and Murder (previously Growing Bliss)

Bliss, Iowa, is finally getting the small-town farmers market its residents have been dreaming about for years.

Complete with local produce, handmade goods, live music, and enough baked treats to derail every healthy eating plan in town, the new weekly market is supposed to bring the community together.

Instead, it brings scandal, sabotage, and murder.

When a bitter feud between vendors turns deadly, rumors begin spreading through Bliss faster than fresh cider at the breakfast café. Longtime friendships are suddenly strained, hidden rivalries come to light, and nearly everyone involved with the market seems to be hiding something.

As suspicion grows, Lyssa Jones once again finds herself pulled into an amateur investigation she absolutely did not ask for.

With help from Mayor Holly Bliss, Aunt Maybee, Trouble the cat, Stevie the blind husky, and the ever-opinionated ghost of Jimi Jones, Lyssa digs into the secrets surrounding Bliss’s newest community project before the entire town’s favorite event collapses under the weight of gossip and fear.

But in Bliss, nothing stays buried for long.

Between competitive vendors, small-town politics, family drama, and clues hiding in plain sight, Lyssa quickly discovers someone is willing to do whatever it takes to protect their secrets, even if it means turning the farmers market into a crime scene.

Filled with quirky characters, cozy community charm, found family, humor, and paranormal touches, Market Days and Murder is a funny small-town cozy mystery perfect for readers who love amateur sleuths, charming local businesses, farmers market settings, and murder with heart.

Previously published as Growing Bliss.