About The Author

Ella Waters

Ella Waters is a retired librarian and former high school English teacher with more than three decades of experience surrounded by books, readers, and stories. A lifelong lover of literature, Ella has a particular passion for mysteries that combine compelling characters, unexpected secrets, and the intrigue of small-town life.

Drawing on years of working with readers and studying what makes a story memorable, Ella writes cozy mysteries that explore trust, relationships, hidden motives, and the secrets that can exist beneath an ordinary surface.

Now focused on writing full-time, Ella lives in a close-knit small town with a beloved dog and an ever-growing collection of books. This is Ella’s debut novel and the beginning of a planned series featuring engaging characters, quiet communities, and mysteries hiding in plain sight.

The Storyteller Behind the Mystery

For more than three decades, Ella Waters built her life around books as a librarian and high school English teacher. That lifelong connection to literature, along with her love of mysteries, now shapes her own storytelling.

Ella writes cozy mysteries centered on relationships, trust, hidden motives, and the secrets that can linger beneath seemingly ordinary places. In Scrumptious Detectives: Shadows of Sweetwater Grove, she brings these interests to life through a close-knit community, buried history, evolving relationships, and unsettling discoveries.

Now retired and writing full-time, Ella lives in a small town with her beloved dog and ever-growing collection of books.