Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweet Masterpiece | 2010 | Connie Shelton | Buy |
| 2 | Sweet’s Sweets | 2011 | Connie Shelton | Buy |
| 3 | Sweet Holidays | 2011 | Connie Shelton | Buy |
| 4 | Sweet Hearts | 2012 | Connie Shelton | Buy |
| 5 | Bitter Sweet | 2012 | Connie Shelton | Buy |
| 6 | Sweets Galore | 2013 | Connie Shelton | Buy |
| 7 | Sweets, Begorra | 2013 | Connie Shelton | Buy |
| 8 | Sweet Payback | 2014 | Connie Shelton | Buy |
| 9 | Sweet Somethings | 2014 | Connie Shelton | Buy |
| 10 | Sweets Forgotten | 2015 | Connie Shelton | Buy |
| 11 | Spellbound Sweets | 2017 | Connie Shelton | Buy |
| 12 | The Woodcarver’s Secret | 2015 | Connie Shelton | Buy |
| 13 | Spooky Sweet | 2016 | Connie Shelton | Buy |
| 14 | Sticky Sweet | 2018 | Connie Shelton | Buy |
| 15 | Sweet Magic | 2019 | Connie Shelton | Buy |
| 16 | Deadly Sweet Dreams | 2020 | Connie Shelton | Buy |
| 17 | Tricky Sweet | 2022 | Connie Shelton | Buy |
| 18 | Midnight Mysteries | 2016 | Connie Shelton | N/A |
| 19 | The Ghost of Christmas Sweet | 2021 | Connie Shelton | Buy |
| 20 | Haunted Sweets | 2023 | Connie Shelton | Buy |
| 21 | Secret Sweets: A Sweet’s Sweets Bakery Mystery | 2024 | Connie Shelton | N/A |
| 22 | Thankful Sweets | 2024 | Connie Shelton | Buy |
| 23 | Garden Sweets: A Sweet’s Sweets Bakery Mystery | 2025 | Connie Shelton | N/A |
| 24 | Secret Sweets | 2024 | Connie Shelton | Buy |
| 25 | Garden Sweets | 2025 | Connie Shelton | Buy |
Connie Shelton’s Samantha Sweet series combines cozy mystery with a paranormal twist. Starting with Sweet Masterpiece in 2010, the 25 books follow a small-town baker whose discovery of a magical wooden box adds an unusual dimension to her crime-solving adventures. The bakery setting provides the cozy atmosphere, while the box introduces just enough magic to set the series apart from straightforward mysteries.
The series has maintained a steady publication pace, with new entries appearing regularly through 2025. The New Mexico setting gives the books a southwestern flavor, and the combination of baking, small-town life, and light supernatural elements has attracted a loyal readership over the series’ fifteen-year run.