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Story of fame and friendship, charmed lives and private struggles... and of three very different men whose lives converge and collide at... the Cottage.

Paris Armstrong never saw it coming. With two grown children and a lovely home in Connecticut, Paris was happy with her marriage, her family, her life.

Christmas normally descends on Lake Eden, Minnesota, as gently as reindeer alighting on a rooftop-but this yuletide season the only thing coming down Hannah Swensen's chimney is a case of murd

Hannah Swensen's supplies are delivered daily by Ron LaSalle, whom she often passes on her way to work.

Life in Lake Eden, Minnesota, is usually pleasantly uneventful. Lately, though, it seems everyone has more than their fair share of drama to manage.

Hannah is thrilled to be marrying Ross Barton, her college crush.

A romantic seven-day cruise is the perfect start to bakery owner Hannah Swensen's marriage.

Thanksgiving has a way of thawing the frostiest hearts in Lake Eden.

In the midst of planning for her mother's wedding, Hannah Swensen accidentally hits a man with her cookie truck while driving down a country road during a storm.

This novel finds the residents of Lake Eden, Minnesota, buzzing with activity.

Hannah is feeling the heat when she agrees to bake apple turnovers for a fundraiser and partake in the charity talent contest.

Hannah's popular bakery, The Cookie Jar, licated in Lake Eden, Minnesota, is best known for its tempting confections--until best-selling cookbook author and television personality Connie McIntyre i

It's summer time in Lake Eden, Minnesota, which means picnics aplenty for bakery proprietress and amateur sleuth Hannah.

Hannah takes a break from sifting through her multiple marriage proposals.

Hannah Swensen, like most women in Lake Eden, Minnesota, is not a fan of Ronni Ward--the man-stealing gym bunny.