Patrice Greenwood

Cops drink coffee.They don't belong in Ellen Rosings' Victorian tearoom. But when her opening day thank-you tea ends in the murder of the president of the Santa Fe Preservation Trust, the police invade her haven. Enter Detective Tony Aragon: attractive and unsympathetic, with a chip on his shoulder that goes beyond the murder investigation, and Ellen's delicate bone china cup is full. Is the murderer one of her honored guests, or the ghost rumored to haunt the building? Will Ellen solve the mystery, or will the Wisteria Tearoom's premiere turn out to be its--and Ellen's--finale?

A Fatal Twist of Lemon

Notorious for failed relationships. Ellen Rosings knows that's true of cops. Detective Tony Aragon has even said it about himself, or something like it. Despite her misgivings, she is drawn to him, but can he reach past a cop's cynicism to trust her? As summer surrounds her Wisteria Tearoom in the beauty of a lush rose garden, death overshadows the tearoom a second time. Maria Garcia-a venerable member of the Santa Fe Rose Guild-breathes her last in the tearoom's front parlor, throwing Ellen into a morass of doubt and conjecture. Was it murder, or merely misfortune? Or-as Tony suggests-was it a crime of racial hatred? The more Ellen learns about the inner politics of the Rose Guild, the more she suspects foul play.

A Sprig of Blossomed Thorn

"A cop at the opera..." Wisteria Tearoom owner Ellen Rosings coaxes Detective Tony Aragon to go with her to the Santa Fe Opera, but the magnificent performance of Tosca ends in disaster. In bizarre counterpoint to the opera's plot, the leading man is murdered in his dressing room, and Tony must rush to secure the crime scene. Ellen is left to comfort Vi Benning, a former server at the tearoom who is now an apprentice at the Opera and a protegee of the slain singer. No opera aficionado, Tony turns to Ellen for help navigating the world in which he must now conduct an investigation. At the same time, Ellen is coping with a sudden, mysterious jump in business at the tearoom. Her problems are eclectic: ...Who killed the famous baritone? ...What do the antique letters she's found have to do with the tearoom's resident ghost? ...And will she and Tony ever find time for a normal date? "This cozy mystery is the third in the Wisteria Tearoom Mysteries series."

An Aria of Omens

Is this a good idea, or will it be a catastrophe? A question Ellen Rosings can apply to multiple areas of her life. Revising the Wisteria Tearoom's inner spaces and advancing her investigation into Captain Dusenberry's murder are only a couple of the stops along the way as Ellen contemplates big life changes ahead. She and Tony are looking for a place where they can live together-but complications arise in the form of an unexpected visitor to the tearoom. Will Ellen lose her heart...again?

Intermezzo - Household Matters

Between Christmas and New Year's, Ellen Rosings travels a landscape of doubt. Can she and Tony truly forge a permanent relationship, and will their families support or oppose their intention to marry?

Intermezzo: Family Matters: A Wisteria Tearoom Interlude

While trying to support her grieving Goth office manager, Ellen ponders the mysterious flashes of light she saw in another part of Santa Fe, wondering if they are related to Captain Dusenberry, the tearoom's resident ghost. She asks for help from the local spirit-tour guide, Willow Lane, who takes curiosity about the captain's unsolved murder to a new level, where Ellen finds herself exploring the very meaning of spirit. Will a seance in the tearoom finally provide the answers to her questions?

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