After leaving behind her high-pressure career as a professional “nose,” Erica Sloan returns to the Jersey Shore for a quieter life tending bar at the Harbor Island Beach Club. But her fresh start is shaken when the club’s treasurer is found dead—with Erica’s missing silk scarf at the scene.
Determined to protect her new life and the people she’s come to care about, Erica turns to the skill she knows best: her extraordinary sense of smell. Following an elusive fragrance note, she uncovers long-buried secrets and an unexpected connection to the 1934 Morro Castle disaster—an ocean liner fire whose mysteries still linger along the coast.
As tensions rise and warnings turn personal, Erica must rely on her instincts, old loyalties, and a small circle she can trust—including Detective Guy McCullen and her steadfast companion, Levi. Because even years later, the truth still carries a scent.
Book One of the Down the Shore Mysteries.
Welcome to the Harbor Island Beach Club, where the drinks are strong, the personalities are stronger, and someone is always lingering longer than they should.
This cocktail collection introduces Erica Sloan, a former fragrance expert who has traded the perfume world for life behind a Jersey Shore bar. As you mix your way through these festive recipes, you’ll meet the people who make her nights interesting—Grace, Guy McCullen, and Liz—each bringing their own quirks, opinions, and perfectly timed interruptions to the bar.
Inspired by the characters’ hijinks and zany personalities, these cocktails are meant to be enjoyed in good company, preferably while people-watching, eavesdropping, or pretending not to notice what’s unfolding around you. If you’d like to see where these characters really get themselves into trouble, The Nose Knows picks up the story in far more detail.
Pour something festive and pull up a stool. You’re already part of the scene.
