Author
Gemma Ashworth crafts cozy mystery romance where amateur sleuths find love while solving crimes in charming settings. A former true-crime podcast producer who wanted less murder and more kissing in her content, Gemma creates mysteries just dangerous enough to throw characters together without traumatizing anyone too badly.
Her protagonists are bookshop owners who discover bodies, bakers whose customers keep dying suspiciously, or librarians whose research skills extend to solving cold cases. The romance develops through partnership: suspects interviewed together, theories discussed over wine, and the particular intimacy of trusting someone with your dangerous hobby. Gemma's love interests are often local detectives exasperated by civilian investigators, fellow amateur sleuths with competing theories, or townspeople who become suspects before becoming sweethearts.
Known for her atmospheric small-town settings, puzzles readers can solve alongside characters, and the perfect blend of cozy mystery and satisfying romance, Gemma creates books for readers who want their swoons with a side of sleuthing. She writes from a small town in Vermont that is definitely not the inspiration for her fictional murder village—though residents have started locking their doors.
