Cheryl Winstead

Mayor Clark is trying to do things the right way this time. After the Senior Center bingo scandal, he knows Maple Grove is watching him closely. So when he launches his family's heirloom marmalade as a fundraiser for the Senior Center repair fund, everything is documented, approved, labeled, and publicly tracked. At first, the marmalade is a hit. The jars are charming, the story is heartfelt, and the recipe is genuinely good.
Even Kiki Winestein calls it acceptable, which in Maple Grove is practically a parade. Then the complaints begin. One jar tastes bitter. Another tastes salty. A third has a strange peppery bite. Some jars are perfectly fine, while others are completely wrong. Mayor Clark insists the recipe has not changed, but after his past mistake, not everyone is ready to believe him. Sherry Winestein, Riley Martinez, Stan, Darla, Grandma Martinez, Kiki, Wendy, Boone, and the rest of the Maple Grove circle begin tracking jars, labels, batch numbers, customer complaints, and suspicious timing.
The more they uncover, the clearer it becomes that the marmalade may not be failing on its own. Someone is souring Mayor Clark's second chance. With the Heritage Festival approaching and the Senior Center fundraiser at risk, Sherry and the team must discover who is sabotaging the marmalade before one ruined recipe damages an entire community's trust. Full of humor, heart, family recipes, small-town rivalry, and Maple Grove chaos, The Mayor's Marmalade Mystery is a cozy mystery about pride, tradition, second chances, and the danger of letting competition turn bitter.