Messages in the Moonlight
(2026)(Book 11 in the Cherry Blossom Bay Mystery series)
A novel by H C Cardona
Valentine’s season in Cherry Blossom Bay should be full of roses, romance… and maybe a little chaos.
But for Piper Rose, it starts with a kiss she can’t forget—and a question she can’t answer: what are we?
Because Kenji Kitsune might look at her like she’s everything… but he still won’t say it.
And before Piper can figure out her heart, something far more dangerous demands her attention.
A secret admirer is leaving messages'''not sweet, not romantic… but unsettling.
At first, it’s just a letter.
Then a note slipped across a crowded bar.
Then the feeling that she’s being watched… even in a room full of people.
As Piper and Kenji are pulled into a Valentine’s matchmaking event turned investigative nightmare, the lines between love and obsession blur fast.
Because someone isn’t just flirting in the shadows—they’re hunting.And in a town where everyone is looking for connection…someone is getting dangerously close to Piper.
With tension simmering, secrets surfacing, and a killer hiding behind love notes, Piper must uncover the truth before her admirer decides it’s time to stop watching… and start claiming.
Fans of Finlay Donovan Is Killing It and The Dead Romantics will love Messages in the Moonlight—a small-town cozy mystery slow-burn romance featuring a grumpy detective, witty amateur sleuth, secret admirer stalker mystery, and forced proximity with unresolved tension.
Genre: Mystery
But for Piper Rose, it starts with a kiss she can’t forget—and a question she can’t answer: what are we?
Because Kenji Kitsune might look at her like she’s everything… but he still won’t say it.
And before Piper can figure out her heart, something far more dangerous demands her attention.
A secret admirer is leaving messages'''not sweet, not romantic… but unsettling.
At first, it’s just a letter.
Then a note slipped across a crowded bar.
Then the feeling that she’s being watched… even in a room full of people.
As Piper and Kenji are pulled into a Valentine’s matchmaking event turned investigative nightmare, the lines between love and obsession blur fast.
Because someone isn’t just flirting in the shadows—they’re hunting.And in a town where everyone is looking for connection…someone is getting dangerously close to Piper.
With tension simmering, secrets surfacing, and a killer hiding behind love notes, Piper must uncover the truth before her admirer decides it’s time to stop watching… and start claiming.
Fans of Finlay Donovan Is Killing It and The Dead Romantics will love Messages in the Moonlight—a small-town cozy mystery slow-burn romance featuring a grumpy detective, witty amateur sleuth, secret admirer stalker mystery, and forced proximity with unresolved tension.
Genre: Mystery