The Bubbly Betrayal
(2026)(The ninth book in the Mermaid Bay Wine Mystery series)
A novel by Lynn Joseph
After solving a centuries-old wine mystery, Noelle Knight expected life to return to normal in Mermaid Bay…whatever that is.
She is back to running her thriving wine shop with her best friend, Shenise, hosting her weekly Wine Down Wednesdays, enjoying pastries from The Butter Cream Café, and kayaking with her boyfriend, Finn, and their black cat, Cabby, short for Cabernet.
Then an invitation arrives from the tiny French village of Hautvillers: Come investigate a champagne harvest gone wrong.
France sounds like the perfect vacation. Croissants. Cold bubbly. A little adventure.
And best of all, Finn can come too. So can Cabby. The cat is non-negotiable.
But when Noelle arrives, she finds more than sparkling wine and scenic charm.
A prominent figure connected to the historic Domaine Perón Abbey has turned up dead, suspicion is flying in every direction, and the local gendarmerie seems far too willing to let an outsider take the lead—and the blame.
Noelle soon discovers that small towns are the same everywhere: charming on the surface, complicated underneath.
Her father did say: Follow the wine!
The Bubbly Betrayal is a cozy small village mystery full of champagne, cobblestone streets, buried secrets, and a determined wine sleuth who would really prefer to enjoy a nice glass of bubbly in peace.
No gore or graphic violence.
Just a fun, light-hearted, delicious mystery to solve.
Grab your copy of Book 9 to continue the series.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
She is back to running her thriving wine shop with her best friend, Shenise, hosting her weekly Wine Down Wednesdays, enjoying pastries from The Butter Cream Café, and kayaking with her boyfriend, Finn, and their black cat, Cabby, short for Cabernet.
Then an invitation arrives from the tiny French village of Hautvillers: Come investigate a champagne harvest gone wrong.
France sounds like the perfect vacation. Croissants. Cold bubbly. A little adventure.
And best of all, Finn can come too. So can Cabby. The cat is non-negotiable.
But when Noelle arrives, she finds more than sparkling wine and scenic charm.
A prominent figure connected to the historic Domaine Perón Abbey has turned up dead, suspicion is flying in every direction, and the local gendarmerie seems far too willing to let an outsider take the lead—and the blame.
Noelle soon discovers that small towns are the same everywhere: charming on the surface, complicated underneath.
Her father did say: Follow the wine!
The Bubbly Betrayal is a cozy small village mystery full of champagne, cobblestone streets, buried secrets, and a determined wine sleuth who would really prefer to enjoy a nice glass of bubbly in peace.
No gore or graphic violence.
Just a fun, light-hearted, delicious mystery to solve.
Grab your copy of Book 9 to continue the series.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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