Come explore this quaint village with its picturesque mountain lake surrounded by wild blueberry bushes, at your leisure. Like the people who come to Elaine and Jan’s tearoom, you’ll find yourself feeling relaxed. Then join in the fun of solving the mysteries alongside the cousins as they find themselves in the middle of situations that take perseverance and faith to work out.
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A famous food critic has fallen ill after visiting Tea for Two! Could it be that Elaine and Jan’s teas have been sabotaged and poisoned? With the fate of the tearoom hanging in the balance, Elaine and Jan must solve the mystery—and quickly! Meanwhile, with the stresses of the holiday building, can the cousins find the perfect gift for one another in time for Christmas? Find out in this holiday special that’s sure to put the spirit of Christmas in anyone’s heart!
Cousins Elaine Cook and Jan Blake are ready for a new season in their lives. Together, they purchase a lake side Queen Anne-style house in Maine and, following in their grandmother’s footsteps, convert part of the house into a tearoom. Expecting their new life to be quiet and uneventful, they’re surprised to find themselves drawn into baffling mysteries.
When they buy an unusual teapot for a song at a flea market, the dealer desperately tries to buy it back. And then a woman starts snooping around their house. Is she after the teapot or the sapphire ring the cousins found inside a wall?
When Elaine is threatened by a midnight burglar, they must spring into action, using their wisdom, deductive skills, and a dose of prayer to get to the truth behind the mysterious happenings. Undaunted and determined to make a success of their venture, they discover they’re as good at uncovering the truth as they are at serving tea.
As multiple businesses in Lancaster, Maine begin reporting burglaries, Elaine and Jan are surprised to hear that these crimes are being committed by someone dressed as Santa Claus! Is Tea for Two next? Meanwhile, Jan becomes determined to eat healthier, but at what cost? As if the cousins weren’t busy enough, a strange source may have more information regarding Elaine and Jan’s flea market painting. Find out how the plot unravels before your eyes in this fantastic story in which faith and cleverness are the solution to just about any mystery!
A statue of a beloved author from Lancaster has gone missing and Elaine’s boyfriend, Nathan Culver, is the prime suspect! Can Elaine and Jan find the perpetrator, or is Nathan truly guilty of the crime? Simultaneously, Archie digs up a big surprise concerning the cousins’ mysterious painting and Jan receives some unexpected news. Read on in A Monumental Mystery, another extraordinary offering from the beautiful town of Lancaster—your new home away from home!
Mix together one stately Victorian home, a charming lakeside town in Maine, and two adventurous cousins with a passion for tea and hospitality. Add a large scoop of intriguing mystery and sprinkle generously with faith, family, and friends, and you have the recipe for Tearoom Mysteries.
Mix together one stately Victorian home, a charming lakeside town in Maine, and two adventurous cousins with a passion for tea and hospitality. Add a large scoop of intriguing mystery and sprinkle generously with faith, family, and friends, and you have the recipe for Tearoom Mysteries.
Even as Jan puts the final touches on her wedding plans, mystery still swirls around the tearoom. While searching for the perfect wedding gift for Jan and Bob, Elaine and Nathan stumble upon a distinctive antique teapot at Mainely Bargains. Nathan feels certain it’s the one that’s been missing for 150 years from Hannibal Hamlin’s historic family tea set that once served President Lincoln. After Nathan purchases the teapot, Elaine and Jan set out to help him trace its provenance. Their pursuit brings them in contact with some very interesting people, including a woman who is convinced Nathan’s teapot belongs to her – and will stop at nothing to get it back. And when Jan and Bob’s big day finally arrives, it is capped by an exiting announcement and a thrilling development – just as the newlyweds depart for their honeymoon.
Nathan is surprised by news that he has inherited a shuttered roadside attraction, the World’s Largest Snow Globe, which he and Elaine remember fondly from their youth. When the will is suddenly challenged, however, things start to go very wrong, and it becomes clear that someone is trying to keep Nathan from his inheritance. As Elaine and Jan try to uncover the culprit, they begin to unravel the many mysteries of the Newton family, who originally owned and developed the property. Meanwhile, as the tearoom gears up for its annual Victorian Valentine’s Gala, Jan observes that Pastor Mike and Sarah seem especially stressed by the demands of the congregation in this busy season. The cousins hatch a surprise plan to honor them. But will their plans be thwarted by Pastor Mike and Sarah’s lack of cooperation?
January arrives in Lancaster, and the whole town is fascinated by a serialized mystery story running in the local newspaper. Things take a strange turn when Jan becomes convinced that she’s found a cryptic code embedded in the text of the mystery, and things get even stranger when Elaine begins to suspect that the story’s villain is modeled after her! Can the intrepid cousins discover who is behind the not-socomplimentary story—and what the coded clues reveal? Meanwhile, Jan, increasingly consumed with the details of her upcoming wedding to Bob, is faced with the difficult task of securing a location for her wedding tea, until help arrives from a surprising source.
Jan agrees to chaperone the church youth group, including her granddaughter Avery, on a late-fall overnight camping trip. But she is horrified when she wakes the next morning to discover Avery has wandered off into the Maine wilderness, accompanied only by a new friend.
The tables are turned when State Trooper Dan Benson seeks Elaine and Jan’s unofficial help with a baffling case. Dan learns that his best friend, Alex, has been accused of embezzlement and removed from his position as CEO. Dan is certain Alex is innocent, but his superiors seem all too eager to close the book on the case. Hoping to uncover the truth, Elaine volunteers to help Dan figure out who really stole the money.
But can Elaine find the answers before its too late?
As the glorious Maine summer wraps up and Lancaster residents eagerly anticipate a Labor Day clambake, the Whisper Art Gallery hosts a special exhibit showcasing military memorabilia to honor local American heroes. The night after the exhibit opening, the sound of a tussle and a gunshot wakens the Leon sisters, who enter their gallery to discover that a huge bag of money has been left behind. Who shot the gun? Was it the same person who left the money behind? And what did the culprits want?
Elaine and Jan investigate, finding answers turns out to be more challenging and far-reaching than they could’ve imagined.
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