Salsa and Secrets

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. This is a full-cast audiobook using both paid professional and digital voice narrators.

A fiery dish of desire, deceit, and death—in a town where every secret comes with a price.

Gourmet cook Angie Amalfi is ready for a break from wedding planning. When her fiancé, San Francisco homicide detective Paavo Smith, suggests a trip to the Arizona desert town where he spent time as a boy, Angie jumps at the chance. Sun, serenity, and the potential for a Southwestern-themed wedding menu? Perfect.

But Paavo has another reason for the getaway: to help a childhood friend investigate the suspicious death of a wealthy local. The Ghost Hollow Guest Ranch, complete with ostriches and ghost stories, turns out to be anything but peaceful. Before long, Angie is caught up in a stew of small-town secrets, wild cook-offs, and one seriously amorous ostrich.

Then a second murder strikes. Now Angie and Paavo must untangle the prickly truths hiding behind polite smiles and cowboy charm. Between a missing stagecoach, a hidden fortune, and a stew recipe involving horned toads, Angie’s vacation might turn out to be her final meal.

Mouthwatering meals, quirky characters, and a whodunnit that will keep you guessing—Salsa and Secrets serves up mystery and romance with a Southwestern flair.

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Release date

Audiobook: 20 July 2026