Tyora Moody

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  • Bibliography:
    39 Books (7 Series)
  • First Book:
    March 2012
  • Latest Book:
    June 2025
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Full Series List in Order

A Eugeena Patterson Mystery

1 - Deep Fried Trouble (Jun-2013)
2 - Oven Baked Secrets (Jan-2015)
3 - Lemon Filled Disaster (Apr-2018)
4 - A Simmering Dilemma (Oct-2020)
5 - An Unsavory Mess (Nov-2021)
6 - A Spicy Predicament (Sep-2023)
7 - Marinated Conditions (Apr-2024)

A Joss Miller Mystery

1 - Double Mocha Blues (Oct-2023)
2 - A Latte Mayhem (Jun-2024)
3 - Mint Flavored Trouble (Dec-2024)

Lowcountry Secrets

1 - The Homecoming (Jun-2025)

The Reed Family

1 - Broken Heart (Feb-2016)
2 - Troubled Heart (Dec-2016)
3 - Relentless Heart (Sep-2017)
3.5 - With All My Heart (Dec-2020)
4 - Faithful Heart (May-2021)
5 - Wounded Heart (Jun-2021)

Serena Manchester

1 - Hostile Eyewitness (Apr-2015)
2 - Bittersweet Motives (May-2019)
2.5 - Dangerous Confessions (Mar-2022)
3 - Waning Innocence (Jul-2022)
4 - Presumed Guilty (Dec-2023)
5 - Shifting Blame (Mar-2025)

Victory Gospels

1 - When Rain Falls (Mar-2012)
2 - When Memories Fade (Apr-2013)
3 - When Perfection Fails (Feb-2014)
4 - Nobody's Replacement (Mar-2021)

Book List in Order: 39 titles

  • When Rain Falls

    Victory Gospels - 1

    "Why does God keep taking away the people I love?" This is the lamentation of widow CANDACE JOHNSON when her best friend is brutally murdered. Ensnared by a deep-rooted bitterness, seeping her faith day by day, Candace is determined to seek justice. ...

  • Shattered Dreams

    In this heart-warming short story, meet wife and mother EUGEENA PATTERSON. Eugeena has always been the glue keeping her fragmented family together. When her teenage daughter is rushed to the hospital, Eugeena’s usual attempts to maintain peace in h...

  • When Memories Fade

    Victory Gospels - 2

    Angel Roberts has embraced her new faith, but past memories remain fresh. When her beloved grandmother suffers a stroke, Angel sets out to investigate a mystery that has created family tensions and lingered since she was five years old: What happened...

  • Deep Fried Trouble

    A Eugeena Patterson Mystery - 1

    Widowed and officially retired, EUGEENA PATTERSON throws herself into organizing the neighborhood association. This presents a great opportunity to re-connect with old friends and get to know new neighbors like recently widowed Amos Jones, that is un...

  • When Perfection Fails

    Victory Gospels - 3

    Reverend Jonathan Freeman and his wife Lenora are quickly becoming Charlotte's "it" couple. All eyes are on them as Jonathan is named pastor of a church following the death of his father and Lenora has become a sought-after wedding planner. The Freem...

  • Oven Baked Secrets

    A Eugeena Patterson Mystery - 2

    EUGEENA PATTERSON is not happy about her next-door neighbor, Louise Hopkins, being sent to live in a nursing home. Without her fellow neighborhood watch buddy, Sugar Creek isn’t the same anymore. In fact, life after retirement has become a whole ne...

  • Hostile Eyewitness

    Serena Manchester - 1

    Depressed from the complications of a head injury, Serena Manchester seeks solitude in the hometown she left almost twenty-five years before. Unknown to Serena, her hometown's landscape has changed and unseemly elements have seeped into the quaint So...

  • Broken Heart

    The Reed Family - 1

    In the past year Detective Josephine “Jo” Reed-Powell brought down one of the most notorious serial killers in a decade in Charlotte-Mecklenburg County. When Jo arrives at a new crime scene, something seems very familiar to her. She immediately t...

  • Troubled Heart

    The Reed Family - 2

    Forensic artist Toni Reed loves when her work helps the police catch criminals. Tasked with helping a traumatized woman identify her attacker, Toni is troubled when she sketches a face that resembles a man from her past. Is it the same man who brutal...



  • Relentless Heart

    The Reed Family - 3

    Assistant District Attorney Asia Reed is relentless about not losing a case. But she’s fighting a losing battle in the faith department. Now approaching forty, never married and with no children, a growing sense of unease has made her weary about h...

  • Lemon Filled Disaster

    A Eugeena Patterson Mystery - 3

    Retiree Eugeena Patterson has picked up some new activities which include volunteering at an afterschool program and helping her future daughter-in-law plan a wedding. Eugeena is more than thrilled to see her son, Dr. Cedric Patterson, a longtime bac...

  • Love Knows My Name

    Sometimes past experiences make a person feel as if they will never know true love. LOVE KNOWS MY NAME features nine sweet Christian romance short stories from veteran and new authors. Enjoy stories of characters finding love at last.LASTING IMPRESSI...

  • Bittersweet Motives

    Serena Manchester - 2

    Former reporter Serena “Rena” Manchester has transitioned into her new career as a private detective. The Clayton Matthews Law firm sends a few investigations her way that pay the bills, though the work is hardly exciting. However, a shift occurs...

  • Love Walked In

    Love can be so unexpected and can arrive in our life at just the right time. LOVE WALKED IN features eight sweet Christian romance short stories from veteran and new authors. Enjoy stories of characters finding love at last.Stories include:EYES WIDE ...

  • The Replacement Date

    Five years after a rocky divorce, Donna Madison is out on her first date. But when she is stood up by her date, she’s not too upset because a surprise “replacement” date saves the night. The man who shows up at her table is a childhood friend s...

  • Coffee Flavored Dreams

    Nia Michaels is an author who’s currently experiencing writer’s block. Determined to send her next novel by the deadline, she struggles for inspiration. Her own love life certainly doesn't reflect the sweet Romance stories she's grown acc...

  • When Love Finds Me

    Tangerine Tangie Nelson, part owner of the Crown of Beauty salon, is busier than ever doing what she loves to do. Her other full-time job involves being a single mom to three sons. After her youngest son is approved to attend a local charter school, ...

  • A Blended Family Christmas

    Eugeena Patterson is marrying her neighbor and companion, Amos Jones. Her family and friends are happy to finally see the couple walk down the aisle. But there's something missing.Since his wife's death, Amos has been estranged from his two daughters...

  • A Simmering Dilemma

    A Eugeena Patterson Mystery - 4

    Eugeena and Amos are married, but the happy couple may see their new life fall apart when Amos' daughter moves in next door. Briana Jones is cooking up mayhem when she hooks up with old friends.When Amos receives a call in the middle of the night, he...



  • With All My Heart

    The Reed Family - 3.5

    What happens when your worst enemy reaches out for your help?Vanessa Reed had been at odds for years with Evelyn Underwood. Despite the woman's affair with her husband, Vanessa had moved on and forgiven Justice Reed. She's even accepted Jax Reed, the...

  • Nobody's Replacement

    Victory Gospels - 4

    Sequel to The Replacement Date: A Short Story. She's definitely nobody's replacement.  Donna Madison has been enjoying a whirlwind romance the past nine months with her childhood friend, Maxwell Anderson. Despite her budding relationsh...

  • Faithful Heart

    The Reed Family - 4

    Crime Scene Investigator Cori Reed is a certified geek who thinks he's finally found the one. He's been dating Geneva Sanchez for almost a year but is sensing some distance in the relationship. Not sure why, Cori gives Geneva her space. Aft...

  • Wounded Heart

    The Reed Family - 5

    Jackson Jax Reed has exchanged his years as a reporter to become a New York Times bestselling author.  Being birthed from an affair, Jax has always had a cloud that's loomed over his life. Despite the growing success of his true crime books...

  • An Unsavory Mess

    A Eugeena Patterson Mystery - 5

    Eugeena Patterson usually doesn't have a problem putting her nose where it doesn't belong. After her last mystery busting incident, she's determined to hang up her amateur sleuth hat. Or at least that's what she's telling Amos and her family. Wh...

  • Southern Delights

    Nia Michaels is an author who's currently experiencing writer's block. Determined to send her next novel by the deadline, she struggles for inspiration. Her own love life certainly doesn't reflect the sweet Romance stories she's grown accustomed to r...

  • A Southern Delights Christmas

    Sequel to Southern Delights short story.Author Nia Michaels is living a blessed life, celebrating her highly anticipated romance novel. Her own real-life romance with Brendan McCormick has been a delight for the past six months. Nia's hyper...

  • Dangerous Confessions

    Serena Manchester - 2.5

    The case from last month is still far from over for private investigator Serena Rena Manchester. Not just because she found herself in yet another life threatening situation, but because the fall-out still has not been dealt with by the authorities. ...

  • Holding on to Love

    Sequel to When Love Finds Me short story Tangie Nelson is officially engaged to former NBA star Nathan Chambers. When Nathan is featured on a national talk show for his successful work with underprivileged youth, someone from his past ...

  • Waning Innocence

    Serena Manchester - 3

    A mother pleads for help to find her missing daughter. She's convinced the boyfriend knows something. When the boyfriend's body is found, it becomes imperative to find the missing young woman. The son of one of the town's wealthiest families, th...



  • Falling For You Again!

    Can a broken relationship be redeemed? Leesa Patterson has a young son with Chris Black. Both have worked hard to co-parent both their son and Leesa's daughter. When Chris suggests they try again with their relationship, Leesa shuns the idea. Th...

  • A Spicy Predicament

    A Eugeena Patterson Mystery - 6

    Eugeena Patterson-Jones and her husband, Amos Jones, finally head out for their long-awaited honeymoon in Music City. As part of a surprise, Eugeena is treated to a concert starring one of her favorite singers. Cinnamon Waters, also a childhood frien...

  • Double Mocha Blues

    A Joss Miller Mystery - 1

    Jocelyn Joss Miller, a twenty-something barista, works at Sugar Creek Cafe, a hip coffeehouse with deep ties to the local arts and music community.  Joss is finally feeling like she's found her purpose as her recently launched podcast soars in p...

  • Presumed Guilty

    Serena Manchester - 4

    Controversial real estate developer Vic Meyers wants to hire private detective Serena Manchester. Despite warnings about Meyers' shady associations, Serena agrees to take the case. She uncovers a startling revelation—a long-lost brother she nev...

  • Marinated Conditions

    A Eugeena Patterson Mystery - 7

    Eugeena Patterson-Jones is excited about planning her daughter Leesa Patterson's wedding. With three months to go, there's lots to do. They meet for lunch at the award-winning Smokin' Ward barbecue food truck owned by Leesa's wedding caterer.Lately t...

  • A Latte Mayhem

    A Joss Miller Mystery - 2

    After the success of her first true crime podcast series, barista Joss Miller returns with a new season of the Cold Justice Podcast.  Joss dives into the investigation of a local artist and activist, Rebecca Montgomery, who went missing seven ye...

  • Mint Flavored Trouble

    A Joss Miller Mystery - 3

    After completing the previous season of her true crime podcast, barista Joss Miller is ready to hang up her microphone for good. But when she meets Lily Hartman, the widow of a renowned choir director found dead after a Christmas Eve performance last...

  • Shifting Blame

    Serena Manchester - 5

    Serena Manchester faces her most challenging case - she must fight to keep the man she loves from being ruined.Serena Rena Manchester, finds her life on the brink of a new beginning as she prepares to marry Trey Evans. But as they prepare for their w...

  • The Homecoming

    Lowcountry Secrets - 1

    Two people trying to escape their pasts find each other. But one of them has danger lingering in the shadows.To escape the scandal surrounding her father's murder conviction, Tracey Boyd moved away from her hometown with her young son. When her dad f...

  • The Replacement Datey

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    Five years after a rocky divorce, Donna Madison is out on her first date. But when she is stood up by her date, she's not too upset because a surprise replacement date saves the night. The man who shows up at her table is a childhood friend she hadn'...



Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Tyora Moody has published 39 books.

The next book by Tyora Moody, The Homecoming, will be published in June 2025.

The first book by Tyora Moody, When Rain Falls, was published in March 2012.

Yes. Tyora Moody has 7 series.
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