Leslie Budewitz
Leslie Budewitz loves to cook, eat, hike, travel, garden, and paint—not necessarily in that order. She and her husband live in northwest Montana with their gray tuxedo cat. Leslie also writes as Alicia Beckman.
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The Spice Shop Mysteries
After leaving a dicey marriage and losing a beloved job in a corporate crash, Pepper Reece has found a new zest for life running a busy spice and tea shop in Seattle’s Pike Place Market. Her aromatic creations are the talk of the town, and everyone stops by for a cup of her refreshing spice tea.
The Food Lovers’ Village Mysteries
The town of Jewel Bay, Montana—known as a Food Lovers’ Village—is obsessed with homegrown and homemade Montana fare. So when Erin Murphy takes over her family’s century-old general store, she turns it into a boutique market filled with local delicacies.