Rosemary and Rage: A Contemporary Small Town Cozy Mystery

Carly Winter

May 2025 · Heywood Herbalist Cozy Mysteries Book 7 · Westward Publishing / Carly Fall, LLC

About this ebook

Enjoy this humorous, small town, midlife cozy mystery series by USA Today best selling author Carly Winter...

Home renovations are hard... and some come with killer surprises. 

After a year of adventures, Sam and Jordan are ready to settle down in the small town of Heywood, Arizona. The fixer-upper they’ve purchased seems like the perfect project... until Jordan’s renovations lead to more than just a leaky roof and they need to hire some help.

When one of their contractors is found murdered in their garage, Sam realizes this "small project" is about to become a much bigger problem than she ever could’ve imagined.

With the killer possibly lurking close to home—and using cutting-edge technology for sinister reasons—Sam teams up with her quirky friends to uncover the truth. But the clock is ticking, and the culprit isn’t keen on leaving loose ends. Can Sam untangle the mystery before her new home becomes a deadly trap?

Ratings and reviews

Oh my goodness! House renovations and revelations as Sam and Jordan set up house. The job is a tad bigger than first anticipated and so Jordan needs some help but when they find one of the builders dead..Yelp! This fixer upper did them scupper…threw a cog in the works and no mistake , in the garage for goodness sake ! At least it wasn’t in their bedroom god forbid but a general room they could get rid and start over ,their room that can house a Rover but it’s bad enough I do not kid. Sam,she has

Rosemary and Rage is an entertaining, small town, home rehab, cozy mystery. Ending their travels, Sam and Jordan return to Heywood; buy a fixer upper home, discover Jordan is not good at DIY, learn the shop is struggling and discover a body in the garage. Phew! What a homecoming. I adore these characters and was glad to be back in Heywood. This well plotted book captured and kept my interest as Sam looks at too many suspects and too many motives to try and solve the murder. It is great to catch up with old friends from previous books, but can be read as a standalone. Don't miss this intriguing mystery.

Author Carly Winter has created a village of characters that are so much fun to visit. I was sad when at the end of Chamomile and Chaos, the Heywood Herbalist series seemed to be over. Sam Jones signs over the store to her best friend Annabelle and she and Jordon take off to see the country, But after a year of travels, the two have returned to settle down in Heywood. The plot is fun and actually had me fooled. You won't want to miss Sam's encore.

About the author

USA Today bestselling author Carly Winter writes fun, small town cozy mysteries, always with a dash of humor and quirky characters. When not writing, you can find her spending time with her family, on a Pilates reformer or enjoying the fantastic Arizona weather (except summer - she doesn't like summer). She does like dogs, wine and chocolate and wishes Christmas happened twice a year.

Read more from Carly at https://carlywintercozymysteries.com/