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Tonya Kappes is a bestselling American author that writes novels in the cozy mystery genre. She also writes women’s fiction. Her stories are filled with quirky characters that must overcome equally bizarre obstacles.
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Order of Blossom Bay Shorts Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Murder by the Bay (Short Story) | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Romance by the Bay (Short Story) | 2016 | Description / Buy |
Order of Bluegrass Romance Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Grooming Mr. Right | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Taming Mr. Right | 2014 | Description / Buy |
Order of Camper & Criminals Cozy Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Beaches, Bungalows, and Burglaries | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Deserts, Driving, & Derelicts | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Forests, Fishing, & Forgery | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Christmas, Criminals, and Campers | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
5 | Motorhomes, Maps, & Murder | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
6 | Canyons, Caravans, & Cadavers | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
7 | Hitches, Hideouts, & Homicides | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
8 | Assailants, Asphalt & Alibis | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
9 | Valleys, Vehicles & Victims | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
10 | Sunsets, Sabbatical and Scandal | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
11 | Tents, Trails and Turmoil | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
12 | Kickbacks, Kayaks, and Kidnapping | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
13 | Gear, Grills & Guns | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
14 | Eggnog, Extortion, and Evergreen (Short Story) | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
15 | Ropes, Riddles, & Robberies | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
16 | Paddlers, Promises & Poison | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
17 | Insects, Ivy, & Investigations | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
18 | Outdoors, Oars, & Oath | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
19 | Wildlife, Warrants, & Weapons | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
20 | Blossoms, BBQ, & Blackmail (Short Story) | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
21 | Lanterns, Lakes, & Larceny | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
22 | Jackets, Jack-O-Lantern, & Justice | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
23 | Santa, Sunrises, & Suspicions | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
24 | Vistas, Vices, & Valentines | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
25 | Rangers, RVs, & Revenge | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
26 | Adventure, Abduction, & Arrest | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
27 | Campfires, Courage, & Convicts | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
28 | Trapping, Turkeys, & Thanksgiving | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
29 | Gifts, Glamping, & Glocks | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
30 | Zoning, Zealots, & Ziplines | 2023 | Description / Buy | |
31 | Hammocks, Handguns, & Hearsay | 2023 | Description / Buy | |
32 | Questions, Quarrels & Quandary | 2023 | Description / Buy | |
33 | Brides, Bribes, & Binoculars (Short Story) | 2023 | Description / Buy | |
34 | Witness, Woods, & Wedding | 2023 | Description / Buy | |
35 | Elves, Evergreens, & Evidence | 2023 | Description / Buy | |
36 | Moonlight, Marshmallows, & Manslaughter | 2024 | Description / Buy | |
37 | Bonfire, Backpacks, & Brawls | 2024 | Description / Buy | |
38 | Fireworks, Freedom, & Felonies | 2024 | Description / Buy | |
39 | Autumns, Awnings, & Arson | 2024 | Description / Buy | |
40 | Snowcaps, Skiing, & Sabotage | 2024 | Description / Buy | |
41 | Cliffs, Clues, & Conspiracies | 2025 | Description / Buy |
Order of Divorced Divas Mystery Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Bead of Doubt (Short Story) | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Strung Out to Die | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Crimped to Death | 2014 | Description / Buy |
Order of Ghostly Southern Mysteries Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | A Ghostly Undertaking | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
2 | A Ghostly Grave | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
3 | A Ghostly Demise | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
4 | A Ghostly Murder | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
5 | A Ghostly Reunion | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
6 | A Ghostly Mortality | 2017 | Description / Buy | |
7 | A Ghostly Secret | 2017 | Description / Buy | |
8 | A Ghostly Suspect | 2019 | Description / Buy |
Order of Grandberry Falls Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | The Ladybug Jinx | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Happy New Life (Short Story) | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
3 | A Superstitious Christmas (Short Story) | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Never Tell Your Dreams | 2012 | Description / Buy |
Order of Holiday Cozy Mystery Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Four Leaf Felony | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Mother's Day Murder | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
3 | A Halloween Homicide | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
4 | New Year Nuisance | 2023 | Description / Buy | |
5 | Chocolate Bunny Betrayal (Short Story) | 2023 | Description / Buy | |
6 | Fourth of July Forgery | 2023 | Description / Buy | |
7 | Thanksgiving Treachery | 2023 | Description / Buy | |
8 | Santa Claus Surprise | 2023 | Description / Buy | |
9 | April Fool's Alibi | 2024 | Description / Buy | |
10 | Columbus Day Conundrum | 2024 | Description / Buy | |
11 | Holly Homicide | 2024 | Description / Buy | |
12 | Father’s Day Fugitive | 2025 | Description / Buy |
Order of Hudson Hollow Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Wrapped Up in a Weeping Willow | 2016 | Description / Buy |
Order of Kenni Lowry Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Fixin' To Die | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Southern Fried | 2017 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Ax To Grind | 2017 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Six Feet Under | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
5 | Dead as a Doornail | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
6 | Tangled up in Tinsel | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
7 | Diggin' Up The Dirt | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
8 | Blowin' Up A Murder | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
9 | Heavens To Bribery | 2023 | Description / Buy | |
10 | Grave As All Get-Out | 2024 | Description / Buy | |
11 | Thick As Thieves (Short Story) | 2025 | Description / Buy |
Order of Killer Coffee Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Scene of the Grind | 2017 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Mocha and Murder | 2017 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Freshly Ground Murder | 2017 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Cold Blooded Brew | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
5 | Decaffeinated Scandal | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
6 | A Killer Latte | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
7 | Holiday Roast Mortem | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
8 | Dead to the Last Drop | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
9 | Frothy Foul Play | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
10 | Spoonful of Murder | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
11 | Barista Bump Off | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
12 | Cappuccino Criminal | 2023 | Description / Buy | |
13 | Macchiato Murder | 2023 | Description / Buy | |
14 | Pour-Over Predicament | 2024 | Description / Buy | |
15 | Ice Coffee Corruption | 2024 | Description / Buy | |
16 | Steamed Secrets | 2025 | Description / Buy |
Order of Laurel London Mysteries Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Checkered Crime | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Checkered Past | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Checkered Thief | 2015 | Description / Buy |
Order of Magical Cures Mysteries Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | A Charming Crime | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
2 | A Charming Cure | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
3 | A Charming Potion (Short Story) | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
4 | A Charming Wish | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
5 | A Charming Spell | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
6 | A Charming Magic | 2013 | Description / Buy | |
7 | A Charming Secret | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
8 | A Charming Christmas (Short Story) | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
9 | A Charming Fatality | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
10 | A Charming Death (Short Story) | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
11 | A Charming Ghost | 2015 | Description / Buy | |
12 | A Charming Hex | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
13 | A Charming Voodoo | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
14 | A Charming Corpse | 2018 | Description / Buy | |
15 | A Charming Misfortune | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
16 | A Charming Blend (Short Story) | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
17 | A Charming Deception | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
18 | A Charming Hexocist (Short Story) | 2024 | Description / Buy |
Order of Mail Carrier Cozy Mysteries Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Stamped Out | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Address For Murder | 2019 | Description / Buy | |
3 | All She Wrote | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Return To Sender | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
5 | First Class Killer | 2020 | Description / Buy | |
6 | Post Mortem | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
7 | Deadly Delivery | 2021 | Description / Buy | |
8 | Red Letter Slay | 2021 | Description / Buy |
Order of Maisie Doss Mysteries Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Sleight of Hand | 2024 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Tangled Lies | 2024 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Grave Deception | 2024 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Echoes of Betrayal | 2025 | Description / Buy |
Order of Olivia Davis Paranormal Mysteries Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Splitsville.com | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Color Me Love (Short Story) | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Color Me a Crime | 2012 | Description / Buy |
Order of Small Town Romance Short Stories/Novellas
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | A New Tradition (Short Story) | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
2 | The Dare Me Date (Short Story) | 2013 | Description / Buy |
Order of Southern Magical Bakery Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Southern Magical Bakery | 2021 | Description / Buy |
Order of Spies and Spells Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Spies and Spells | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Betting Off Dead | 2016 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Get Witch or Die Trying | 2016 | Description / Buy |
Order of Tonya Kappes Standalone Novels
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Carpe Bead'em | 2011 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Tag... You're It | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Snowplace Like Home (Short Story) | 2014 | Description / Buy |
Order of Tonya Kappes Non-Fiction Books
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | The Tricked-Out Toolbox | 2012 | Description / Buy | |
2 | A Camper and Criminals Cozy Mystery Campfire Cookbook (Short Story) | 2022 | Description / Buy |
Order of The Wishing Tree Series
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | The Wishing Tree | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
2 | I Wish... | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
3 | Wish You Were Here: | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
4 | Wish Again | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
5 | Workout Wishes & Valentine Kisses | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
6 | A Parade of Wishes | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
7 | Careful What You Wish | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
8 | Gone Wishing | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
9 | Wishful Thinking: | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
10 | Overdue Wishes | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
11 | A Whole Heap of Wishes | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
12 | Wishes of Home | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
13 | Wishful Witness | 2022 | Description / Buy | |
14 | A Wish in the Wind (Short Story) | 2024 | Description / Buy | |
15 | One More Wish (Short Story) | 2024 | Description / Buy | |
16 | Wishful Tails (Short Story) | 2024 | Description / Buy | |
17 | A Wish for Forgiveness (Short Story) | 2024 | Description / Buy |
Tonya Kappes Anthologies
# | Read | Title | Published | Details |
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1 | Something Spooky This Way Comes | 2010 | Description / Buy | |
2 | Lost Love Letters: An Indie Chicks Anthology | 2014 | Description / Buy | |
3 | One More Page | 2015 | Description / Buy |
When Tonya isn’t writing, you can find her gracing various workshops and writer’s groups with her presence. She does what she can to teach aspiring authors about the marketing aspects of publishing.
Her bibliography is filled with so many books that it often comes as a surprise to her fans when they learn that Tonya wasn’t even a reader at 30, let alone a writer. The author was a later bloomer.
She was in her early thirties when her marriage ended. The divorce sapped her of her mental strength and she withdrew from her social circle, becoming a recluse. Tonya wasn’t sure where life would take her.
The notion of pursuing a publishing career never occurred to her. Everything changed when she joined a book club. Tonya was in graduate school at the time. The invitation to join the book club came from a classmate.
Tonya had no reason to honor that invitation. After all, she had no interest in reading. But the classmate in question won the author over by informing her that the book club was planning to serve wine and chocolate to its members.
Tonya attended that first session, not only for the wine and chocolates but because she wanted to socialize with her peers. It was for these same reasons that she kept coming back. Finally, months later, she bought a book. It took her weeks to finally read it. But once she did, it changed everything.
Tonya was blown away by the novel’s ability to distract her from the woes of her life for several hours at a time. This transformed the author into an avid reader. Her passion for novels grew in the years that followed.
Her personal life also changed. She entered another marriage, one that constituted a husband and four boys. Her dedication to the book club never wavered. If Tonya was to lay the blame for her publishing career at the feet of one person, it would probably be her husband.
Even though Tonya wasn’t a writer, she loved to tell stories, and her friends and family had noticed this talent. After picking up one of her novels and reading a few pages, Tonya’s husband told her that she could tell better stories than the author who had written the book.
Not long after, the people at her book club mentioned Tonya Kappes’ talent for telling stories. Some of them went so far as to encourage her to write fiction. After discussing the issue with her husband, she finally took the leap, using the opportunity that her son’s football practice gave her to write her stories.
Before long, Tonya was a successful self-published author with multiple novels under her belt. She eventually transitioned to traditional publishing, though she prefers self-publishing because it gives her so much control over her work.
Tonya Kappes Awards
The author’s novel (Splitsville.com) was a ‘Next Generation Indie Book Awards’ finalist.
Best Tonya Kappes Books
When she started, Tonya thought she was a romance writer. But over time, it became clear that she was best suited for mysteries. Some of the best books in her bibliography include:
Beaches, Bungalows, and Burglaries: Mae West’s amazing life came crashing down around her when her husband was arrested for ripping people off with his Ponzi scheme. By the time the FBI was done, the only valuable asset left in Mae’s hands was Happy Trails, a tourist camping ground in a small Kentucky town.
Mae was certain that she could sell the vacation spot and retire. But then she visited Happy Trails and realized that it wasn’t quite as valuable as she expected. Even worse, her husband had swindled the townspeople and they hated her for it. When Paul escapes from prison and then dies, Mae becomes the prime suspect.
Sunsets, Sabbatical, and Scandal: One of Normal, Kentucky’s beloved residents is dead. Someone murdered him. Murder is hardly new to the town. However, the identity of the victim has people worried. Everyone is on high alert. People are looking to detective Hank Sharp to provide quick answers. Hank, for his part, is hoping that the Laundry Club Ladies will shed some light on the mystery.
When Does The Next Tonya Kappes book come out?
The next book by Tonya Kappes is Snowcaps, Skiing, & Sabotage and will be released on December, 29th 2024. It is the newest book in the Camper & Criminals Cozy Series.