The Bloom of Doom

An Old Bell Inn Cozy Murder Mystery

By: Khloe Kass

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

In Merrivale, flowers are never just flowers.

Spring arrives in bloom and celebration, but beneath the ribbons and fresh petals, something poisonous is taking root.

When a respected village figure collapses after receiving an elegant floral gift, innkeeper Emma Sharpe senses there’s more to the death than bad luck or fragile health. As the village mourns, whispers begin to surface—of old grievances, stolen credit, and a brilliant horticulturist who vanished from Merrivale life years ago, her work quietly claimed by others.

With the Spring Fête approaching and tensions rising, more bouquets appear… each one carefully chosen, each one carrying a message meant for a single recipient. And when another victim falls, Emma realizes the killer isn’t acting in rage or haste—but with patience, ritual, and purpose.

Drawn into a web of folklore, betrayal, and long-buried guilt, Emma must untangle the language of flowers before the final bloom is delivered. With her loyal Jack Russell at her side and a gruff detective who doesn’t always welcome her help, she races to stop a reckoning years in the making.

The final bloom is already chosen.

And Emma may be the one marked to receive it.