The Lavender Ledger

In the charming town of Briar Glen, everyone knows everyone’s business—until one old crime proves the town has been keeping the wrong secrets.

Parole officer Amanda Dawes has never believed Elias Vane committed the Lavender House burglaries, the crime that stole twelve years of his life. When Elias is released and assigned to her caseload, Amanda intends to keep things professional. But when a new burglary echoes the old case exactly—silver-framed photograph, side door, lavender tied with black thread—Amanda realizes the real culprit may still be close enough to hear the church bells.

As Amanda follows a trail through courthouse files, bakery back rooms, historical ledgers, and long-buried family claims, she uncovers a truth Briar Glen tried very hard to forget. Someone framed Elias once. Someone is willing to do it again.

With the help of a sharp-tongued clerk, a formidable elderly witness, and a town full of suspects hiding behind casseroles and good manners, Amanda must prove the wrong man came home from prison—before the right criminal disappears into history for good.

Warm, witty, and gently suspenseful, The Lavender Ledger is a cozy small-town mystery about stolen names, second chances, and the stubborn women who refuse to let the truth stay buried.