Mary Jane Forbes

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  • Bibliography:
    43 Books (10 Series)
  • First Book:
    May 2010
  • Latest Book:
    December 2024
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Full Series List in Order

The Baker Girl

1 - One Summer (Aug-2014)
2 - Promises: Star's Bakery (Nov-2014)

A Bradley Farm Cozy Mystery

1 - Bradley Farm (Apr-2015)
2 - Sadie (Aug-2015)
3 - Finn (Nov-2015)
4 - Jeli (May-2016)
5 - Marshall (Nov-2016)
6 - Georgie (Apr-2017)

The DroneKing Trilogy

1 - A Toy for Christmas (Oct-2018)

Elizabeth Stitchway

4 - Twister, Ten Days in August (Aug-2012)

Footsteps

1 - The Baby Quilt (Mar-2011)
2 - The Message...Call Me! (Jan-2013)

A Guardian Mystery

1 - Whispering Sands (Apr-2024)
2 - Vanishing Trails (Apr-2024)
3 - Shattered Trust (Apr-2024)
4 - Vineyard's Deadly Secrets (Nov-2024)
5 - Fairy Tale Village (Nov-2024)
6 - Guardian (Nov-2024)

A House of Beads Mystery

Checkmate (Jul-2010)
Identity Theft (Jul-2010)
Intercept (Jul-2010)
Murder in the House of Beads (Jul-2010)

Inheritance

1 - Contested (Jan-2021)
2 - Torn (Jan-2021)
3 - Lockdown (Feb-2021)
4 - Heist (Jul-2022)
5 - Broken (Sep-2022)
6 - Moment (Apr-2023)

Murder by Design

1 - Murder by Design (Nov-2011)
2 - Labeled in Seattle (Feb-2012)
3 - Choices, and the Courage to Risk (Apr-2012)

Twists of Fate

1 - Twists of Fate (Nov-2013)
2 - The Fisherman (Jul-2013)

Book List in Order: 43 titles

  • The Mailbox

    Elizabeth Stitchway, mail carrier, did not know that in the span of a few minutes on this day a hurricane would slam her mail truck into a flooding canal, that a body careening down in the rushing water would be snagged by her half submerged vehicle,...

  • Checkmate

    A House of Beads Mystery

    Brenda Kittles has just left her rookie job with Homeland Security for Daytona Beach, Florida, to head up computer security for Stone & Associates, a prestigious architectural firm that recently won a coveted contract for an oceanfront multiplex deve...

  • Identity Theft

    A House of Beads Mystery

    Agent Hutchinson, recovering from near fatal wounds, finds himself once again battling terrorists threatening the security of the United States. This time, he is inserted deep undercover into an identity theft ring. His mission is to infiltrate, iden...

  • Intercept

    A House of Beads Mystery

    War-veteran Daytona Pete intercepts a mayday call on his ham radio at 5:30 p.m. amidst a raging storm off Florida's east coast. The skipper of the forty-four-foot Molly C requests assistance. The fierce storm prevents immediate rescue. When the yacht...

  • Murder in the House of Beads

    A House of Beads Mystery

    Everyone is surprised when Julie Stone, a prominent socialite living in Daytona Beach, Florida, dies after arriving late to a beading class. Suspecting that Julie may have been poisoned, a doctor calls police Capt. Manny Salinas. The captain recogniz...

  • Black Magic, an Arabian Stallion

    THREE love affairs enveloped in mystery and intrigue, intertwine with one common thread-Black Magic. Jerry Stevens embraces Black Magic as a member of the family. The stallion wins regional honors qualifying him for national completion and catapultin...

  • The Baby Quilt

    Footsteps - 1

    MELANIE BECKETT has a fear of being abandoned-her mother was killed by a hit-and-run driver and her father disappeared on the same day. She was left at the age of two months in the care of a family friend. Now a successful real-estate broker, she fin...

  • Elizabeth Stitchway PI

    Four cozy, suspense-laced mysteries featuring Elizabeth Stitchway, Private Investigator. The quirky redhead sweeps through her cases, finding whodunit, using unorthodox methods. The Mailbox, Priority: Murder – Book 1She delivers mail by da...

  • The Painter

    From the stark surroundings of Folsom State Prison in Sacramento to the lush green Palm trees of Daytona Beach emerges a love affair between two people, both prisoners from vastly different worlds. Walking into the sunlight after eleven years in pris...



  • Once Upon A Christmas Eve

    Twenty-one year old Bessie Todd awoke to the sweet aroma of her mother’s blueberry pancakes--the Christmas holidays had arrived. But little did she know that when the ten-o’clock train rolled to a stop at the summit of her village’s snow-covere...

  • Murder by Design

    Murder by Design - 1

    Gillianne Wilder, twenty-one, a girl from the sticks of western Washington, struggles to bring her dream to reality as a fashion designer. Lack of money is a high hurdle. Living with her grandfather, and working as a casino barmaid, she saves her tip...

  • Labeled in Seattle

    Murder by Design - 2

    Gillianne Wilder, twenty-three, has a dream of bursting onto the stage of the fashion design industry. Winning the Washington State design competition in Seattle confirms her talent. With a win in her column, she signs on as an intern in Paris, where...

  • Choices, and the Courage to Risk

    Murder by Design - 3

    Gillianne Wilder, twenty-four, struggles to build a business and fulfill her dream of becoming a top fashion designer. She finds herself confronted by a blackmailer, who, unbeknownst to her, is also blackmailing her lover in Paris threatening to divu...

  • The Christmas Angel and the Magic Holiday Tree

    The Christmas angel loses her halo and a search party finds a monster in their midst. When Lizzy (the private investigator doll) and Manny, (the nutcracker policeman) investigate, can it be the pair finds love along the trail? This story is for all a...

  • Twister, Ten Days in August

    Elizabeth Stitchway - 4

    Elizabeth Stitchway, private investigator, thirty-six, finds her business and personal life are heading for the dumpster. She quickly abandons her self-pity when a twister rips through her Aunt Jane's retirement park destroying several houses. Charac...

  • The Message

    He tossed a bottle into the ocean. She found a message she couldn't resist. Did destiny bring them together across the divide? The fictional story, The Message, was triggered by an event that happened to me and my family beginning the morning of...

  • The Message...Call Me!

    Footsteps - 2

    Nine-year-old Rawly Scott pokes a message into a wine bottle sealing the cork with wax melting on his grandmother's stove. The next morning he tosses the bottle into the outgoing tide off Newburyport, Massachusetts, watching until it disappears in th...

  • The Fisherman

    Twists of Fate - 2

    A Commercial fisherman, one of the most dangerous occupations, Mac Macintyre is critically injured in a storm out at sea. His crew brings him to shore bloodied, clinging to life. When Dr. Maria Grayson operates to save his life, she soon finds hersel...

  • The Witness, Living a Lie

    Dr. Maria Grayson, a respected surgeon, witnesses a murder. Realizing the killer is closing in on her and anyone close to her, she makes a tough decision--accepting protection. Suddenly, Maria is plucked from a life she worked hard for-friends, famil...



  • Twists of Fate

    Twists of Fate - 1

    The woman he thought he knew. The man she couldn’t leave. A future neither of them could ever have imagined.

    After Dr. Maria Grayson took down the Mexican drug lord who wanted her dead, she thought she’d live the rest of her days in pe...

  • One Summer

    The Baker Girl - 1

    Her eye is on the bake-off prize. His heart is set on winning her over. Will they cook up a fresh batch of love or a recipe for disaster?

    Down-and-out pastry chef Star Bloom has no choice but to swallow her pride and take a job at a mom a...

  • Promises: Star's Bakery

    The Baker Girl - 2

    A mysterious donation. A deadly poisoning. One pastry chef must follow the cupcake crumbs to solve a murder... and save her bakery. After a heartbreaking TV bake-off, Star Bloom thought her restaurant dreams were spoiled until an anonymous donor leav...

  • Bradley Farm

    A Bradley Farm Cozy Mystery - 1

    Rebellious love. Hidden secrets. It may just take a city girl to save the family farm… Jane dreams of marrying her high school sweetheart and raising a brood of kids on his beloved family farm. Despite her parents' disapproval and her boyfrien...

  • Sadie

    A Bradley Farm Cozy Mystery - 2

    An undercover journalist. A homegrown menace. Can she break the story before terror takes hold?

    Down-and-out reporter Sadie is desperate for her next gig. When she sees a job posting with an ongoing criminal investigation, she pushes asi...

  • Finn

    A Bradley Farm Cozy Mystery - 3

    He’s healing from a broken marriage. She’s running from a dark secret. Will they find love before a killer breaks their hearts?

    Divorced and living in his parent’s farmhouse, Finn feels like he’s moving backward. But when his temp...

  • Jeli

    A Bradley Farm Cozy Mystery - 4

    A promising project. A deadly hidden secret. Can one interior designer catch the killer before her career is dead on arrival?

    With a splash of paint and the perfect signature piece, Jeli Bradley can transform any apartment into a work of...

  • Marshall

    A Bradley Farm Cozy Mystery - 5

    He tracks down cyber criminals. She trains Israeli soldiers. Can their love survive a global conspiracy?

    Marshall Bradley’s business is on the cutting edge of cyber security. So when a top Israeli tech expert wants to team up on an innov...

  • Georgie

    A Bradley Farm Cozy Mystery - 6

    A secret history. A mysterious heritage. In the search for his past, one man will discover a love that spans the ages.

    Georgie knows the Bradleys love him like blood. Even after forty years working their farm, he still feels rootless wit...

  • A Toy for Christmas

    The DroneKing Trilogy - 1

    An ambitious real estate agent. A marketing video gone viral. Will an inadvertent video expose her to a deadly foreclosure?

    Charley Kingman is desperate to prove herself to her wealthy father. After finally finding her niche as a real est...



  • Contested

    Inheritance - 1

    The big city and a high-flying job… or a small town and a handsome man. Which would you choose? Theodora Teddi Pickler is living the high life in New York City, working for a glitzy interior design magazine. However, her world gets turned ...

  • Torn

    Inheritance - 2

    What's more important: career success or the love of a good man? Decisions, decisions…Teddi feels like she's finally got her life on track. After moving from the hustle and bustle of New York to the cozy town in Vermont to take over her inherit...

  • Lockdown

    Inheritance - 3

    Love, loss and lockdown… can a global pandemic destroy a great love affair?Teddi's life is about to get even more dramatic, if you can imagine that. After the death of her boss, Wilford, Teddi is unexpectedly left everything in his Will, includ...

  • Heist

    Inheritance - 4

    A widow robbed of her joy once again. A prolific cop whose world comes crashing down. And two young lovers left to choose between love and freedom. Will they ever get their happy endings?9-1-1, what's your emergency?I've been robbed! My Christmas was...

  • Broken

    Inheritance - 5

    A champion bull. A rancher at his wit's end. And a family searching for a brighter future.Rancher Mark Smith dreams of transforming his ranch into Texas' number one spot to buy prize-winning Longhorn cattle. But between the slew of illegal border cro...

  • Moment

    Inheritance - 6

    Four brothers-in-arms, a country in disrepair, and an ambitious dream to save America.Retiring from active duty and ready to put their fighting days behind them, four special forces veterans return home to find a country on the brink of ruin. Faced w...

  • Shattered Trust

    A Guardian Mystery - 3

    A Tale Of Financial Intrigue, Romantic Tension, And A Quest For Truth In The Heart Of DetroitIn the heart of Detroit, Madison McCabe, the Acting CEO of O'Brien Wealth Management, stumbles upon a chilling discovery that could unravel the very fabric o...

  • Vanishing Trails

    A Guardian Mystery - 2

    A Riveting Journey of Love, Mystery, and CourageAs Emily and Tucker follow Hector's lead, they soon discover that their opposition is not just a faceless unknown but a powerful Mexican cartel with a sinister agenda. The cartel demands a hefty ransom ...

  • Whispering Sands

    A Guardian Mystery - 1

    Emily O'Brien's parents vanished without a trace. But is their disappearance hiding a much darker truth?Struggling to care for her four young siblings and forced to navigate the messy legal world to save her family fortune, the mysterious disappearan...

  • Fairy Tale Village

    A Guardian Mystery - 5

    A tale of danger and intrigue in the mysterious Mushroom House Village In the quiet, lakeside town of Charlevoix, Michigan, a treasure from Prohibition-era America lies hidden in the walls of one of the town's iconic Mushroom Houses. Passed down...



  • Guardian

    A Guardian Mystery - 6

    The O'Brien Saga: A Five-Book Journey Through Mystery, Love, and IntrigueThe O'Brien family's tale begins in Whispering Sands, as Emily O'Brien is thrust into a chilling mystery when her parents vanish without a trace. Her discovery of a sinister sec...

  • Vineyard's Deadly Secrets

    A Guardian Mystery - 4

    Love, Murder, and Betrayal: Unraveling a Vineyard's Deadly SecretsAt just 25 years old, armed with a wealth of knowledge and an unwavering passion for winemaking, Tom O'Brien takes the bold step of purchasing a run-down vineyard in the idyllic town o...

  • Baker Girl Trilogy

  • A Cupcake to Die For

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Mary Jane Forbes has published 43 books.

Mary Jane Forbes does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Baker Girl Trilogy, was published in December 2024.

The first book by Mary Jane Forbes, The Mailbox, was published in May 2010.

Yes. Mary Jane Forbes has 10 series.
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