Lorraine Bartlett

Biography

The immensely popular Booktown Mystery series is what put Lorraine Bartlett’s pen name Lorna Barrett on the New York Times Bestseller list, but it’s her talent -- whether writing as Lorna, or L.L. Bartlett, or Lorraine Bartlett -- that keeps her there. This multi-published, Agatha-nominated author pens the exciting Jeff Resnick Mysteries as well as the acclaimed Victoria Square Mystery series, and now the Tales of Telenia fantasy saga, and has many short stories and novellas to her name(s).

Where to find Lorraine Bartlett online

Series

Life On Victoria Square
A companion series to the Victoria Square Mysteries Victoria Square is the home of a number of eclectic enterprises, anchored by Artisans Alley. Need a gift for family, friends or a special occasion? Visit Gilda’s Gift Baskets and Wood U. Something sweet to eat? Visit Tanner’s Bakery and Cafe, Sweet Sue’s Confectionery or Booth’s Jellies and Jams. Have tea at the Square’s tea shoppe, and get your quilting needs at Sew Quilty. Meanwhile, get to know the merchants on the Square and learn about the lives they lead.
Carving Out A Path
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A Basket Full of Bargains
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The Broken Teacup
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It's Tutu Much
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The Reluctant Bride
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Tea'd Off
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The Victoria Square Mysteries
The Victoria Square Mysteries are set in the village of McKinlay Mill, NY. Victoria Square is a small business district which is anchored by Artisans Alley and owned and operated by Katie Bonner.
A Murderous Misconception
Price: $5.99 USD.
Dead Man's Hand
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Tales From Blythe Cove Manor
The Tales of Blythe Cove Manor is a series created by authors Lorraine Bartlett, Shirley Hailstock, and Kelly McClymer. These are the stories written by Lorraine Bartlett. Blythe Cove Manor is a magical bed and breakfast on the island of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. Hostess Blythe Calvert has special wisdom (and a flair for baking) that she imparts to all her guests.
A Dream Weekend
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A Final Gift
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An Unexpected Visitor
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Grape Expectations
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Foul Weather Friends
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The Lotus Bay Mysteries
The Lotus Bay Mysteries follow the lives of our entrepreneurial women: Tori Cannon, her BFF Kathy Grant, Tori's childhood friend Anissa Jackson, and neighbor Noreen Darby. The series is set in rural Western New York.
Panty Raid
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With Baited Breath
Price: $4.99 USD.
Christmas At Swans Nest
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A Reel Catch
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Jeff Resnick's Personal Files
These short stories and novella bridge the gap between novels in the Jeff Resnick Mystery series.
When The Spirit Moves You
Price: $1.49 USD.
Spooked!
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Crybaby
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Books

A Ruff Week
Series: Life On Victoria Square. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 13,830. Language: English. Published: January 6, 2023 by L.L. Bartlett. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy
When abandoned puppies were found behind Victoria Square, merchants and Artisan Alley vendors scrambled to claim them. But one of those adoptions hasn't worked out. Katie Bonner has one week to find Lily a new home or she’ll be turned in to a kill shelter. Will Katie prevail or is Lily doomed to never find her furever home.
Davenport Designs
Series: Life On Victoria Square. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 18,310. Language: English. Published: June 18, 2021 by L.L. Bartlett. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Chick Lit
Former Sheriff's Office detective Ray Davenport now owns the Wood U gift shop on Victoria Square, but it’s his talented younger daughters who steal the show with their displays and packaging designs. The girls want to earn money with their window-dressing skills for the other businesses, but the only merchant who hires them conspires to reap the rewards of their labor without paying them a cent.
Dead Man's Hand
Series: The Victoria Square Mysteries. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 74,300. Language: English. Published: February 5, 2021 by L.L. Bartlett. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
Katie Bonner’s business is on the line after her friend, Jamie, is poisoned at her tea shop. First she must locate the mysterious woman he was dining with, and next step she must go undercover at a nearby poker club where Jamie won big a week before. It seems everyone there might have had a motive to rub Jamie out...and if they learn Katie has been lying to them, she might be next!
Happy Holidays?
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 18,700. Language: English. Published: November 29, 2020 by L.L. Bartlett. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Women's fiction » General
The holidays are all about families… but families don’t always get along. Mandy Nichols’ combative family wants to kill their uncle. Jeff Resnick’s girlfriend’s family wants them to break up. And Judi Straub’s siblings … want her to be a full-time babysitter. Happy Holidays? puts the Christmas fun into dysfunction!
Sabina Reigns
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 76,530. Language: English. Published: September 4, 2020 by L.L. Bartlett. Categories: Fiction » Women's fiction » General
Sabina Reigns Miller had it all. Then, without warning, seven words blow the bottom off her world. "I've met someone else-and she's pregnant." Her husband of twenty years wants a divorce so he can move his mistress into their home. Although Sabina loses her comfortable life, she refuses to fall on her face. She has interior design skills and a bucket of dreams. Can she rebound from the unexpected
Blythe Cove Seasons
Price: Free! Words: 12,330. Language: English. Published: August 29, 2020 by L.L. Bartlett. Categories: Nonfiction » Travel » Bed & Breakfast, Fiction » Women's fiction » General
Come to the island of Martha's Vineyard and learn the stories behind the Blythe Cove Manor stories. Blythe Cove Seasons features essays pertaining to the island and our fictional bed-and-breakfast, including recipes from the kitchen of Blythe Calvert, proprietress of Blythe Cove Manor. You'll also learn a little about our authors, Lorraine Bartlett, Shirley Hailstock, and Kelly McClymer.
Tea'd Off
Series: Life On Victoria Square. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 8,350. Language: English. Published: July 1, 2020 by L.L. Bartlett. Categories: Fiction » Women's fiction » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy
With the grand relaunch of Victoria Square’s tea shop, Tealicious, just days away, Nona Fiske decides it’s time to sabotage it and its owner, Katie Bonner. With gossip, innuendo, and outright lies, Nona tries to turn the other merchants on the Square against Katie. But Katie has learned how to deal with people like Nona. Can she kill with kindness?
Tea For You
Series: Life On Victoria Square. Price: Free! Words: 5,190. Language: English. Published: May 9, 2020 by L.L. Bartlett. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
We hope you enjoy this complimentary cookbooklet based on the Victoria Square Mysteries and the Life On Victoria Square companion series. They feature Katie Bonner, owner of Victoria Square’s anchor, Artisans Alley, and the Square’s tea shop, Tealicious. She is also the president of the Victoria Square Merchants Association.
A Murderous Misconception
Series: The Victoria Square Mysteries. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 75,630. Language: English. Published: May 8, 2020 by L.L. Bartlett. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths
Katie Bonner loses her lunch—literally—when her social media account serves up a shocking announcement. Her boyfriend Andy’s assistant manager, Erikka, is pregnant, and apparently with his child. And when Erikka turns up dead, the Sheriff is certain either Katie or Andy is to blame. But Erikka wasn't pregnant. Was Erikka's misconception the only way she could conceive of stealing Andy from Katie?
A Look Back
Series: Life On Victoria Square. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 12,500. Language: English. Published: April 17, 2020 by L.L. Bartlett. Categories: Fiction » Women's fiction » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy
On the anniversary of her great Aunt Lizzie’s death, Katie Bonner reflects on the course of events that led her to be the custodian of Artisan’s Alley--from the moment her husband took their money and invested it in a dying business to the death of its founder, Ezra Hilton. And it’s with tears of sadness and joy that Katie contemplates her uncertain future. This story takes place after Murder Ink
Mystical Blythe Cove Manor
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 55,200. Language: English. Published: April 15, 2019 by L.L. Bartlett. Categories: Fiction » Women's fiction » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy
This collection includes five Tales From Blythe Cove Manor by Lorraine Bartlett. A DREAM WEEKEND A FINAL GIFT AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR GRAPE EXPECTATIONS FOUL WEATHER FRIENDS
The Reluctant Bride
Series: Life On Victoria Square. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 7,560. Language: English. Published: January 2, 2019 by L.L. Bartlett. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories
Don Parsons & Nick Ferrell bought a Victoria spinster to transform into a Painted Lady. Weddings are a part of their business plan. They’ll be hosting a small ceremony and reception for bride-to-be Lauren Washborne … except she doesn’t seem all that enthusiastic about her upcoming nuptials. Will Lauren have a chance to live happily ever after, or will her suitor be left at the altar?
Grape Expectations
Series: Tales From Blythe Cove Manor. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 10,030. Language: English. Published: September 7, 2018 by L.L. Bartlett. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Romance » Clean & wholesome
Young heiress Dolly Madison arrives on Martha’s Vineyard with an agenda to discover and taste the great wines of this picturesque island off the coast of Massachusetts … only to learn there are none. What she will find, however, is far more compelling—and could just change her life.
A Reel Catch
Series: The Lotus Bay Mysteries, Book 4. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 67,960. Language: English. Published: August 3, 2018 by L.L. Bartlett. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths
Swans Nest Inn is about to open, and Kathy Grant solicits her BFF, Tori Cannon, to help spruce up her property at the end of Lotus Bay, only they didn’t count on finding a body. Who was he? What’s his connection to their friend Paul Darcy? Meanwhile, two entrepreneurs are interested in helping Tori reopen the Lotus Lodge, and their real motives are as murky as the bay after a storm.
The Broken Teacup
Series: Life On Victoria Square. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 8,460. Language: English. Published: September 8, 2017 by L.L. Bartlett. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths
A mysterious package arrives at Artisans Alley with Katie Bonner's name on it, but the return address is obscured and the treasure inside, a bone china teacup, is broken. Before Katie can open the accompanying card, she’s called away and one of the vendors mistakes it for trash. Katie won't be satisfied until she finds out where the cup came from and who sent it to her.
A Basket Full of Bargains
Series: Life On Victoria Square, Book 2. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 9,260. Language: English. Published: July 11, 2017 by L.L. Bartlett. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Women's fiction » General
Iris Drake is an odd duck who knows everyone at Artisans Alley arts-and-crafts arcade, but nobody knows her. When she walks into Gilda’s Gourmet Basket on Victoria Square, she’s a stranger there, too—but not for long. Yet she hasn’t to come to Gilda to buy her wares—she’s there to sell some of her own. All goes well until Iris’s secret is exposed.
Christmas At Swans Nest
Series: The Lotus Bay Mysteries, Book 3. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 11,120. Language: English. Published: November 1, 2016 by L.L. Bartlett. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths
The holidays are fast approaching, and Kathy Grant is hard at work on the renovations of her soon-to-be bed and breakfast. An unexpected winter storm disrupts her friends’ plans, and it looks like her B&B will have to open a little early. And then there are the cryptic notes that hint of a treasure to be found somewhere in the house. Will Kathy and her friends find the cache of cash?
A Final Gift
Series: Tales From Blythe Cove Manor. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 10,740. Language: English. Published: August 8, 2016 by L.L. Bartlett. Categories: Fiction » Women's fiction » General, Nonfiction » Relationships & Family » Friendship
Will anything heal the pain of a grieving daughter? When a trip meant to be a gift of a weekend trip together turns into a painful solo journey, can the magic of Blythe Cove Manor help heal Jenny Taylor's soul?
A Dream Weekend
Series: Tales From Blythe Cove Manor. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 11,610. Language: English. Published: March 28, 2016 by L.L. Bartlett. Categories: Fiction » Women's fiction » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy
Serious life changes have pushed Paige and Alex Campbell to the brink of divorce. Still, they win a weekend at lovely Blythe Cove Manor and experience vivid dreams that take them back in time. Is there a chance this magical place inspires the nighttime fantasies that could help them fall in love again?
With Baited Breath
Series: The Lotus Bay Mysteries, Book 2. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 59,680. Language: English. Published: September 22, 2015 by L.L. Bartlett. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy
Tori Cannon and her BFF Kathy Grant team up to find out who killed a customer at Cannon's Bait & Tackle. The victim had no enemies except for maybe the rich woman who wants to level his eyesore of a home, a resentful daughter, and friends who were anything but. Can they save the business and find a murderer or will they, too, sleep with the fishes?
Panty Raid
Series: The Lotus Bay Mysteries, Book 1. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 7,530. Language: English. Published: July 20, 2014 by L.L. Bartlett. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories
Tori Cannon and her BFF, Kathy Grant, get together for a girl’s weekend of wine, cookies, and laughter, but there’s also the specter of a panty pincher hanging around the laundry room of the complex where Tori lives. Kathy thinks they can catch the culprit red-handed in a panty raid! This mini mystery introduces the two main characters of the upcoming Lotus Bay Mysteries.
Love & Murder; A Collection of Short Stories
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 39,970. Language: English. Published: November 9, 2013 by L.L. Bartlett. Categories: Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
Love & Murder, a bargain-priced bundle of stories by New York Times bestselling author Lorraine Bartlett (and her alter ego L.L. Bartlett) explores the highs and lows of love and humanity. Each free-standing, complete story explores a different theme representative of the author's style.
Tales of Telenia: Journey
Series: Tales of Telenia, Book 2. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 41,530. Language: English. Published: April 14, 2013 by L.L. Bartlett. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Adventure » Action
Stranded astronaut Amanda Shelton leads the land’s women to self-sufficiency when she ventures to the capital city to face peril and life altering decisions.
Tales of Telenia: STRANDED
Series: Tales of Telenia, Book 1. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 51,140. Language: English. Published: April 13, 2013 by L.L. Bartlett. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Adventure » Action
(5.00 from 1 review)
A female astronaut crashes on a strange planet and is threatened by the archaic inhabitants who demand she relinquish her advanced technology.
Blue Christmas
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 10,610. Language: English. Published: March 26, 2013 by L.L. Bartlett. Categories: Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Nonfiction » Relationships & Family » Dating
Christmas used to be a joyous time for Judi Straub, but that was before her parents passed away and her siblings became too busy to socialize with their old maid sister. Holidays spent with friends were a nightmare. Then Judi won an all-expense-paid trip to Puerto Rico where a handsome stranger swept her off her feet. Will her fantasy of happily-ever-after be derailed?
Recipes To Die For: A Victoria Square Cookbook
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 23,900. Language: English. Published: September 17, 2011 by L.L. Bartlett. Categories: Nonfiction » Cooking, Food, Wine, Spirits » Entertaining, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths
(5.00 from 1 review)
Recipes To Die For is a companion piece to the New York Times Bestselling Victoria Square Mystery series. 117 Recipes from the owner and vendors of Artisans Alley, Victoria Square, and McKinlay Mill, NY.
Love Heals
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 2,700. Language: English. Published: March 15, 2011 by L.L. Bartlett. Categories: Fiction » Romance » Short stories
(4.50 from 2 reviews)
A romantic short story. It's the most romantic night of the year and Diana Mason is alone. She broke up with her boyfriend because he wanted a playmate not a soul mate, but it's someone else who haunts her thoughts on the most romantic of holidays. Is there a chance he's thinking of her, too?

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