Tonya Kappes
1971-
Pseudonym: Maymee Bell
 

Tonya Kappes lives in Highland Heights, Kentucky with her family. She is the creator of:
1. 'Camper & Criminals Cozy Mystery' series featuring Mae West, the owner of a campground and amateur sleuth in Normal, Kentucky.
2. 'Divorced Diva Cozy Mystery' series featuring Holly Harper, an amateur sleuth in Swanee, Kentucky.
3. 'Ghostly Southern Mystery' series featuring Emma Lee Raines an undertaker and amateur sleuth in Sleepy Hollow, Kentucky.
4. 'Holiday Cozy Mystery' series, a spin-off of the 'Camper & Criminals Cozy Mystery' series.
5. 'Kenni Lowry', a sheriff in Cottonwood, Kentucky.
6. 'Killer Coffee Cozy Mystery' series featuring Roxanne "Roxy" Bloom, a coffee house owner and amateur sleuth in Honey Springs, Kentucky.
7. 'Laurel London', a criminal and amateur sleuth in Walnut Grove, Kentucky.
8. 'Magical Cure Mystery' series featuring June Heal, the owner of a homeopathic cure shop and amateur sleuth in Whispering Falls, Kentucky.
9. 'Mail Carrier Cozy Mystery' series featuring Bernadette "Bernie" Butler, a mail carrier and amateur sleuth in Sugar Creek Gap, Kentucky.
10. 'Maisie Doss', a confidential informant for the police in Kentucky.
11. 'Olivia Davis', the owner of an online breakup service and amateur sleuth.
12. 'Southern Baker Mystery' series featuring Sophia Cummings, a pastry chef and amateur sleuth in Bucolic Rumford, Kentucky (under the pseudonym 'Maymee Bell').
13. 'Southern Magical Baker Mystery' series featuring Lo Heal-Park, a baker and amateur sleuth.
14. 'Spies and Spells' series featuring Maggie Park, a rookie witch.
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Titles and year of publication:  

 'Camper & Criminals Cozy Mystery' Novels
 1) Beaches, Bungalows, & Burglaries  2018
 2) Deserts, Driving, & Derelicts  2018
 3) Forests, Fishing, & Forgery  2018
 4) Christmas, Criminals, & Campers  2018
 5) Motorhomes, Maps, & Murder  2019
 6) Canyons, Caravans, & Cadavers  2019
 7) Hitches, Hideouts, & Homicide  2019
 8) Assailants, Asphalt, & Alibis  2019
 9) Valleys, Vehicles, & Victims  2019
10) Sunsets, Sabbaticals, & Scandal  2020
11) Tents, Trails, & Turmoil  2020
12) Kickbacks, Kayaks, & Kidnapping  2020
13) Gear, Grills, & Guns  2020
14) Eggnog, Extortion, & Evergreens  2020
15) Ropes, Riddles, & Robberies  2020
16) Paddlers, Promises, & Poison  2021
17) Insects, Ivy, & Investigations  2021
18) Outdoors, Oars, & Oaths  2021
19) Wildlife, Warrants, & Weapons  2021
20) Blossoms, Barbeque, & Blackmail  2021
21) Lanterns, Lakes, & Larceny  2021
22) Jackets, Jack-O-Lantern, & Justice  2021
23) Santa, Sunrises, & Suspicions  2021
24) Vistas, Vices, & Valentines (e-book)  2022
25) Adventure, Abduction, & Arrest  2022
26) Rangers, RVs, & Revenge  2022
27) Campfires, Courage, & Convicts  2022
28) Trapping, Turkeys, & Thanksgiving  2022
29) Gifts, Glamping, & Glocks  2022
30) Zoning, Zealots, & Ziplines  2023
31) Hammocks, Handguns, & Hearsay  2023
32) Questions, Quarrels, & Quandary  2023
33) Brides, Bribes, & Binoculars (e-novella)  2023
34) Witness, Woods, & Wedding  2023
35) Elves, Evergreens, & Evidence  2023
36) Moonlight, Marshmallows, & Manslaughter  2024
37) Bonfire, Backpacks, & Brawls  2024
38) Fireworks, Freedom & Felonies  2024
39) Autumns, Awnings, & Arson  2024
40) Snowcaps, Skiing, & Sabotage  Due December 2024
 'Divorced Diva Cozy Mystery' Novels
 1) Strung Out to Die  2013
 2) Crimped to Death  2014
 'Ghostly Southern Mystery' Novels
 1) A Ghostly Undertaking  2013
 2) A Ghostly Grave  2015
 3) A Ghostly Demise  2015
 4) A Ghostly Murder  2015
 5) A Ghostly Reunion  2016
 6) A Ghostly Mortality  2017
 7) A Ghostly Secret  2017
 8) A Ghostly Suspect  2019
 'Holiday Cozy Mystery' Novels
 1) Four Leaf Felony  2022
 2) Mother's Day Murder  2022
 3) A Halloween Homicide  2022
 4) New Year Nuisance  2023
 5) Chocolate Bunny Betrayal  2023
 6) Fourth-of-July Forgery  2023
 7) Thanksgiving Treachery  2023
 8) Santa Clause Surprise  2023
 9) April Fool's Alibi  2024
10) Columbus Day Conundrum  2024
11) Holly Homicide  Due November 2024
 'Kenni Lowry' Novels
 1) Fixin' to Die  2016
 2) Southern Fried  2017
 3) Ax to Grind  2017
 4) Six Feet Under  2018
 5) Dead As a Doornail  2018
 6) Tangled Up in Tinsel  2018
 7) Diggin' Up the Dirt  2019
 8) Blowin' Up a Murder  2022
 9) Heavens to Bribery  2023
10) Grave As All Get-Out  2024
11) Thick As Thieves  Due February 2025
 'Killer Coffee Cozy Mystery' Novels
 1) Scene of the Grind  2017
 2) Mocha and Murder  2017
 3) Freshly Ground Murder  2017
 4) Cold Blooded Brew  2018
 5) Decaffeinated Scandal  2018
 6) A Charming Blend (e-story) (Also features June Heal from the Magical Cures Mystery series)  2019
 7) A Killer Latte  2019
 8) Holiday Roast Mortem  2019
 9) Dead to the Last Drop  2020
10) Frothy Foul Play  2021
11) Spoonful of Murder  2021
12) Barista Bump-Off  2022
13) Cappuccino Criminal  2023
14) Macchiato Murder  2023
15) Pour-Over Predicament  2024
16) Ice Coffee Corruption  2024
17) Steamed Secrets  Due January 2025
 'Laurel London' Novels
 1) Checkered Crime  2014
 2) Checkered Past  2014
 3) Checkered Thief  2015
 'Magical Cure Mystery' Novels
 1) A Charming Crime  2012
 2) A Charming Cure  2012
 3) A Charming Potion (e-story)  2012
 4) A Charming Wish  2013
 5) A Charming Spell  2013
 6) A Charming Magic  2013
 7) A Charming Secret  2014
 8) A Charming Christmas (e-novella)  2014
 9) A Charming Fatality  2015
10) A Charming Death (Do Us Part) (e-story)  2015
11) A Charming Ghost  2015
12) A Charming Hex  2016
13) A Charming Voodoo  2016
14) A Charming Corpse  2018
15) A Charming Misfortune  2019
16) A Charming Deception  2020
17) A Charming Hexocist  2024
 'Mail Carrier Cozy Mystery' Novels
 1) Stamped Out!  2019
 2) Address for Murder  2019
 3) All She Wrote  2020
 4) Return to Sender  2020
 5) First Class Killer  2020
 6) Post Mortem  2021
 7) Deadly Delivery  2021
 8) Red Letter Slay  2022
 'Maisie Doss' Novels
 1) Sleight of Hand  2024
 2) Tangled Lies  2024
 3) Grave Deception  2024
 4) Echoes of Betrayal  Due August 2025
 'Olivia Davis' Novels
 1) Splitsville.com  2011
 2) Color Me Love (e-story)  2012
 3) Color Me a Crime  2012
 'Southern Baker Mystery' Novels (as 'Maymee Bell')
 1) Cakes & Punishment  2018
 2) Batter Off Dead  2018
 'Southern Magical Bakery Mystery' Novels
 1) Southern Magical Bakery  2021
 'Spies and Spells' Novels
 1) Spies and Spells  2016
 2) Betting Off Dead  2016
 3) Get Witch or Die Trying  2016

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