Nicole Ellis

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  • Bibliography:
    20 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    October 2017
  • Latest Book:
    November 2023
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About the Author

She writes contemporary sweet romances and cozy mysteries. She lives in a small town in Washington State, near Seattle and she loves to write about small coastal towns, although those that she writes about are figments of her imagination.

She used to be a tax accountant, but realized that writing romantic stories about people falling love or making her amateur sleuths discover secrets about their suspects was way more fun than depreciating assets.

There's never a dull moment in her household, with a tech geek husband, two small boys that keeps her on my toes, along with two cantankerous cats and a mischievous house rabbit. Tidbits of her everyday life have a tendency to find their way into her fiction world, so watch out! :)

She loved writing the Candle Beach series and thinking about all the wonderful times she had spent exploring the beaches of Washington Coast with her loved ones. The sound of the waves crashing along the shores always centers her and brings about peace, as it does for many of her characters. There's something magical about the coast and she hopes comes through the pages as you experience Candle Beach along with her characters.

Full Series List in Order

Candle Beach Sweet

1 - Sweet Beginnings (Nov-2017)
2 - Sweet Success (Oct-2017)
3 - Sweet Promises (Nov-2017)
4 - Sweet Memories (Mar-2018)
5 - Sweet History (Sep-2018)
6 - Sweet Matchmaking (Dec-2018)
7 - Sweet Surprises (Apr-2019)
8 - Sweet Sacrifices (Nov-2019)

A Jill Andrews Cozy Mystery

1 - Brownie Points for Murder (Mar-2018)
2 - Death to the Highest Bidder (Apr-2018)
3 - A Deadly Pair O'Docks (May-2018)
4 - Stuck with S'More Death (Jul-2018)
5 - Murderous Mummy Wars (Sep-2018)
6 - A Killer Christmas Party (Nov-2018)

A Willa Bay Novel

1 - The Inn at Willa Bay (Mar-2020)
2 - The Sea Star Bakery (May-2020)
3 - A Haven on the Bay (Aug-2020)
4 - The Sunset Cottages (Jan-2021)

Book List in Order: 20 titles

  • Sweet Success

    Candle Beach Sweet - 2

    Two applicants. Only one dream job… When Gretchen Roberts graduated from college, she planned a brief stay in her hometown of Candle Beach. Ten years later, she’s still working for her parents and dreaming of a future in the big city. Her succ...

  • Sweet Beginnings

    Candle Beach Sweet - 1

    A surprise inheritance. An even more surprising chance for love. Dahlia Winters lives a free-spirited, carefree life…until she inherits a fledgling small town bookstore. Life in Candle Beach is anything but ideal for her. The sooner she can get ...

  • Sweet Promises

    Candle Beach Sweet - 3

    A promise between brothers. A secret that threatens to tear a budding romance apart. Maggie Price is resilient. After her husband died, leaving her a young widow with an infant son, she returns home to Candle Beach and creates a new future for the...

  • Brownie Points for Murder

    A Jill Andrews Cozy Mystery - 1

    Brownies, bribes and a body on the beach.Suburban mom Jill Andrews has two young kids and a husband who travels more than he's home. Her biggest worry is the decision to re-enter the workforce, until she trips over the body of her neighbor, Samuel We...

  • Sweet Memories

    Candle Beach Sweet - 4

    A family secret brought her to Candle Beach. The same secret might drive her away.It had always been just the two of them, mother and daughter. After her mother died, Angel Bennett found out it was all a lie. Discovering her mother’s secrets, she m...

  • Death to the Highest Bidder

    A Jill Andrews Cozy Mystery - 2

    A preschool auction can lead to murder.At least that's how Jill Andrews feels. After volunteering to coordinate her son's preschool auction at the Boathouse Event Center, she's about to kill her nemesis Nancy Davenport, the Queen Bee of Busy Bees Pre...

  • A Deadly Pair O'Docks

    A Jill Andrews Cozy Mystery - 3

    Plans for a fairy-tale wedding. A dead body. So much for happily wedded bliss.Less than four months into her new job as an events coordinator at the Boathouse Event Center, Jill Andrews is unexpectedly thrown into managing the whole place while her i...

  • Stuck with S'More Death

    A Jill Andrews Cozy Mystery - 4

    Murder by marshmallow stick?After a long, stressful summer, Jill Andrews is looking forward to a relaxing vacation with her family at her old friend Leah's lake cabin resort. That becomes difficult when she discovers a marshmallow roasting stick impa...

  • Murderous Mummy Wars

    A Jill Andrews Cozy Mystery - 5

    Mummies, Mommies and Murder. Planning the Ericksville Haunted House at the Boathouse Event Center wouldn't be so bad if Angela Laveaux wasn't in the picture. To make matters worse, Jill allows her sister-in-law Desi, to talk her into joining a local ...



  • Sweet History

    Candle Beach Sweet - 5

    A whimsical gift shop, a BBQ food truck, and their feuding owners.Charlotte Gray grew up spoiled and privileged but gave it up to make her own way in the world. Years later, she’s fought to get where she is, the owner of a gift shop located in a vi...

  • A Killer Christmas Party

    A Jill Andrews Cozy Mystery - 6

    A Merry Christmas with family, fun and foul play.Jill is deep into preparations for Christmas parties at the Boathouse Event Center when a trip to the local retirement home with her son's preschool class turns up a deadly surprise. For once, Jill has...

  • Sweet Matchmaking

    Candle Beach Sweet - 6

    Always the friend. Never the girlfriend.Over the last few years, Sarah Rigg has watched her friends find their soulmates, but it's never been the right time for her to find love.When she meets Patrick Willett, she knows he's not going to be Mr. Right...

  • Sweet Surprises

    Candle Beach Sweet - 7

    It was love at first sight. Will his arrival ruin it all?

    The first time Maura saw the historic Candle Beach Hotel, she knew it was the perfect future site for the local historical society's museum. Now that it's on the market, she just needs enoug...

  • The Princess Without a Crown

    The princess in our story has everything princesses need: a flowy gown, glittery shoes, and most important, her sparkly crown. Confident in her kingdom, she is ready for her first day away from the castle--until her mom says she can't wear her crown....

  • Sweet Sacrifices

    Candle Beach Sweet - 8

    All relationships take work, but is she ready to make a sacrifice this big?Interior designer Amelia O'Connor came to Candle Beach to renovate and manage a historic hotel with her brother. Now that the hotel is completed and on the brink of success, s...

  • The Inn at Willa Bay

    A Willa Bay Novel - 1

    Welcome to Candle Beach's sister city, Willa Bay!Dreams for the future and a secret that will change everything.The first time Zoe Tisdale's Barbie and Ken dolls got married, it was all about the ceremony. Twenty years later, she’s devoured hundred...

  • The Sea Star Bakery

    A Willa Bay Novel - 2

    Life is a series of decisions to make, but choosing the right one isn't always cut and dry. Up until a few years ago, Cassie was living her dream life – happily married to her high school sweetheart Kyle and raising their two kids together in...

  • A Haven on the Bay

    A Willa Bay Novel - 3

    Now that the Inn at Willa Bay is well on its way to becoming a premier wedding destination in the Pacific Northwest, chef Meg Briggs hopes it's finally time for her to realize her own dream -- converting the old barn on the property into a first clas...

  • The Sunset Cottages

    A Willa Bay Novel - 4

    It's the Christmas season, and romance, friendship, and family conflict abound in the small seaside town of Willa Bay.Tia should be ecstatic -- she's moving into one of the sunset-colored cottages at the Inn at Willa Bay with her friend Meg, but she'...



  • The Riverside Dance Studio

    A new year, a new life - or is it just a new set of problems?Sam is ready to move past everything she's lost over the past six months. Ringing in th New Year with her co-workers at Bayside Prep is a great way to start. Or rather it would be if her jo...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Nicole Ellis has published 20 books.

Nicole Ellis does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Riverside Dance Studio, was published in November 2023.

The first book by Nicole Ellis, Sweet Success, was published in October 2017.

Yes. Nicole Ellis has 3 series.
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