Mama's fixin' to get hitched to Husband #5. But first, she coerces her daughter, Mace, to saddle up for some country-gal bonding on the Florida Cracker Trail. The trek takes a deadly turn when Lawton Bramble-wealthy rancher and one-time beau of Mama's-keels over in his Cow Hunter Chili.Lawton had a horde of enemies and a famously bad ticker. Could a grudge-wielding rival have "spiced" the cattleman's chow? With (or maybe despite) the help of her sisters and her sexy ex-beau, Detective Martinez, Mace sets out to corral a low-down varmint who's determined to kill again.

My stars and garters—Hollywood has descended on little ol' Himmarshee, Florida. As animal wrangler for a cowboy film, Mace is on the set when she discovers the executive producer—dead. With a list of enemies a mile long, who in blue blazes didn't want to kill Norman Sydney? While Mama's head blooms to diva proportions, thanks to her small movie role, Mace questions the cast and crew, keeping an eye out for the killer among them.

Meet Mama: a true Southern woman with impeccable manners, sherbet-colored pantsuits, and four prior husbands, able to serve sweet tea and sidestep alligator attacks with equal aplomb. Mama's antics — especially her penchant for finding trouble — drive her daughters Mace, Maddie, and Marty to distraction.One night, while settling in to look for ex-beaus on COPS, Mace gets a frantic call from her mother. This time, the trouble is real: Mama found a body in the trunk of her turquoise convertible and the police think she's the killer. It doesn't help that the handsome detective assigned to the case seems determined to prove Mama's guilt or that the cowboy who broke Mace's heart shows up at the local Booze ‘n' Breeze in the midst of the investigation. Before their mama lands in prison — just like an embarrassing lyric from a country-western song — Mace and her sisters must find the real culprit.

According to Mama, a Gone with the Wind-themed wedding—including a ring-bearing Pomeranian—is just fine for her fifth trip down the aisle. But what's a bridezilla to do when the caterer is murdered? Thanks to the nonstop gossip train in their small Florida town, Mama's gator-wrestling daughter Mace is getting the dirt on who did it. Prime suspects are two East Coast Yankees: the bridegroom's cousin C'ndee who's sorely lacking in Southern charm and her gorgeous nephew Christopher whose family may be linked to the Mafia.