Book #1

Back in Balsam Dell to heal after the death of her husband, Carly Hale is finally pursuing her dream-opening Carly's Grilled Cheese Eatery. After only five months, business is booming as Vermont vacationers and townspeople flock to lunch on her Party Havartis and other concoctions. All but Lyle Bagley, Carly's one-time high school boyfriend who just bought the building that houses her eatery and wants Carly out. After a muenster of a fight, Carly's forced to put her nose to the rind and find a solution to keep her business afloat. That is until Lyle is discovered dead behind the dumpster of Carly's shop, and one of her employees becomes the prime suspect.