Sweet Revenge

A Ghostly Ashland Shakespeare Mystery – Book Three

When retired Shakespeare scholar and antiquities inspector/investigator William Mills agrees to spend a quiet week at Ashland's annual Chocolate Festival, he expects nothing more dangerous than a sugar rush. But when a celebrated chocolatier turns up dead, submerged in a vat of molten chocolate, William and his spirited friend Carol Lindsey are once again drawn into a mystery steeped in secrets, jealousy, and sweet temptation.

As Detective Dana Argent struggles to separate rumor from motive, William uncovers ties between the murdered woman, a stolen antique chocolate mold, and a long-buried scandal linked to Ophelia Beckworth, the tragic ghost known as The Blue Lady of Lithia Park.

Guided by Carol's intuition and his ghostly cat Dante, William must follow a trail that winds from gourmet kitchens to haunted mansions—where chocolate hides more than flavor, and every bite could conceal a clue.

Between warm cocoa and cold revenge, the duo finds themselves navigating rivalries, blackmail, and the lingering whispers of the past. And as Ashland's most decadent festival turns deadly, William learns that even in a town of theater and ghosts, the sweetest things in life can be the most dangerous.

Sweet Revenge blends cozy cooking, Shakespearean wit, and supernatural intrigue into a heartwarming yet chilling mystery that proves—when murder meets chocolate, revenge is best served bittersweet.