A Peachy Mess

When beloved Georgia baker Momma Peach agrees to help her friend Michelle search for missing LAPD detective Ben Fleishman, the last thing she expects is to find herself stranded in Gold Dust, Nevada-a dusty tourist trap in the middle of nowhere. But when a grisly discovery turns their rescue mission into a murder investigation, Momma Peach realizes this tiny desert town is hiding secrets deadlier than a rattlesnake's bite.With her trusty companion Old Mac the tarantula (Lord help her) and Michelle by her side, Momma Peach must navigate flooded caves, corrupt officials, and a web of deceit that reaches from Nevada to Mexico. As a violent storm threatens to wash the entire town away, she discovers that sometimes the most dangerous predators aren't the ones lurking in the desert-they're the ones you trust the most.But when the killer targets innocent children and threatens to bury the truth under tons of dynamite, Momma Peach must choose between her own safety and saving the community that's come to depend on her courage. Can a small-town baker with a big heart expose a conspiracy that goes deeper than the underground caves, or will Gold Dust become her final resting place?Some recipes are worth dying for-and some secrets are worth killing to keep. USA Today bestselling author, Wendy Meadows, is a passionate Cozy Mystery Author whose meticulously crafted stories showcase witty women sleuths and engaging plots. Her primary influences include but are not limited to mystery genre greats Joanne Fluke, Ellery Adams, and James Patterson. To date, she has published dozens of books, which include her popular Sweetfern Harbor Series, Maple Hill Series, and Alaska Cozy Series, to name a few.In a previous life, Wendy worked as a Graphic Designer, earning her Graphic Design Certification at the prestigious New York based Sessions School of Design. With this valuable artistic background, she designs her own book covers. In fact, she began writing fiction soon after designing numerous book covers for other fiction authors.When she isn't writing about female detectives and their tactful crime solving, you can find Wendy either tending to her hobby farm, playing video games, relaxing on her back porch, or coloring in her growing collection of adult coloring books. She also loves spending quality time with her husband, two sons, two cats, and one adorable Labradoodle. Together, they call "The Granite State" home sweet home.To find out more about Wendy Meadows both personally and creatively, feel free to visit her official website at www.wendymeadows.com