Brenna and Blythe Battle need to find another dead body like a mermaid needs an umbrella, but the body of wedding cake baker Nikolas Roberson turns up just to remind them that their new life in picturesque Bonney Bay is no cakewalk. Since moving to Bonney Bay several months ago with her recently divorced sister, Brenna Battle, a former judo Olympian, has managed to start a judo school for kids and survive run-ins with four different murderers. While she’s won over the Bonney Bay police—especially the dark-eyed, dimpled Officer Will Riggins—Brenna’s entanglement with yet another murder has her in hot water with detectives from the neighboring town that has jurisdiction over Roberson’s murder. Chased by a yappy little dog, dodging a jilted bride, nearly undone by chocolate ganache, and forced to subsist on stale marshmallows in the Sasquatch-infested wilderness, Brenna and her sister Blythe must cut through the sticky layers surrounding the mysterious death of the area’s most popular wedding cake baker before it’s too late.Slayer Cake is the fifth book in the clean, humorous cozy mystery series featuring Brenna Battle. Each of the Brenna Battle mysteries is a complete story with no cliff-hanger endings.

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Birthday parties can be murder... Ruby Holmes has never been a huge fan of birthdays, particularly not her own. But Bee, her partner in baking and best friend, has decided that she's throwing Ruby a surprise party. It's their last few weeks in Carmel Springs, Maine, and they're going out with a bang. When Ruby enters the darkened guesthouse, the last thing she expects is all her friends yelling 'surprise!' She's delighted until the lights click on to reveal the dead body of Ruby's sworn enemy lying in a pile of her birthday presents. Can she solve the mystery of the birthday killer before she takes the fall for the crime? Come along on another madcap baking adventure with Ruby and Bee. Grab this cozy mystery from USA Today bestselling author, Rosie A. Point, and enjoy an afternoon of reading.

What's the scariest thing that can happen on Halloween? Murder... Ruby Holmes is plenty excited to serve her cakes and goodies to the many trick-or-treaters in Carmel Springs, Maine. Halloween is here. Costumes range from fearsome to the funny, and when Ruby sees a clown jostling with a vampire to get to her cakes, she doesn't think anything of it. That is, until the corpse of the 'vampire' washes up on the beach, right in front of her food truck. Ruby's not going to let this mystery go unsolved, even if it means annoying the local detective and the murderer themselves. Can Ruby discover the identity of the killer clown? Or will he get the last laugh? Find out in this page-turner of a cozy mystery by USA Today bestselling cozy mystery Rosie A. Point.

A New Marriage... A Desperate Granddaughter... And An Old Mystery... When a man caught breaking and entering claims to have new information in a decades old mystery, Cookie can't help but get involved. The new information seems to indicate that one of the town's residents was involved all those years ago and Cookie is having a difficult time believing it. If that isn't enough to deal with Cookie's granddaughter, Clarissa, arrives unexpectedly on her doorstep with a very large problem. Life has gotten more complicated than a Chocolate Soufflé for Cookie. Can she sort it all out before the lives of people she cares about are ruined?

Murder strikes again in the small town of Berry Cove. Dana Sweet, part time mystery riddles blogger who has inherited the Cozy Cupcakes Café from her late grandmother, is once again drawn into a strange murder with a bizarre twist. Dana Sweet finds herself having to defend her café’s reputation again, after a client, a new lottery winner, is found dead at his own celebratory garden party. Now who in his inner circle had the means, motive and opportunity? The new millionaire might have had a surplus of funds, but unfortunately he had no shortage of enemies. A Dana Sweet Cozy Mystery series: Strawberry Cream Cupcake & Murder (Book 1) Blueberry Cream Cupcake & Murder (Book 2) Chocolate Cream Cupcake & Murder (Book 3) Strawberry Meringue Cupcake & Murder (Book 3.5) * Bonus Short Story Vanilla Cream Cupcake & Murder (Book 4) Holiday Cream Cupcake & Murder (Book 5) Valentine’s Cupcake & Murder (Book 6) Buttercream Cupcake & Murder (Book 7) Coconut Cream Cupcake & Murder (Book 8) Cherry Cream Cupcake & Murder (Book 9) Chocolate Chip Cupcake & Murder (Book 10)

Hannah Swensen is at the center of a lively summer fest with fun for everyone in Lake Eden, Minnesota—including a cold-blooded murderer . . . The Tri-County Summer Solstice Celebration has come to town, and even among local artisans, athletes, and marching bands, Hannah attracts fans of her own while serving lip-smacking pink lemonade desserts. But the mood sours when a body turns up, leading revelers to wonder if the festivities mark both the longest day of the year and the deadliest . . . A retired professional MLB player has met a terrifying end—and, considering the rumors swirling about his past, the list of suspects could fill a small stadium. Among them could soon be Delores, Hannah’s mother, who publicly held a grudge against the victim after he infamously dunked her in the tank at a previous county fair. With her mother’s innocence on the line, a life-changing announcement at The Cookie Jar, and a plethora of desserts to bake, Hannah can’t afford to strike out as she begins a dangerous investigation into the ruthless killer who’s truly in a league of their own . . . Features Over a Dozen Cookie and Dessert Recipes from The Cookie Jar!

"Very entertaining. I highly recommend this book to the permanent library of any reader that appreciates a very well written mystery, with some twists and an intelligent plot. You will not be disappointed. Excellent way to spend a cold weekend!" --Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (regarding Murder in the Manor) BEACHFRONT BAKERY: A KILLER CUPCAKE is the debut novel in a charming and hilarious new cozy mystery series by #1 bestselling author Fiona Grace, whose bestselling Murder in the Manor (A Lacey Doyle Cozy Mystery) has nearly 200 five star reviews. Allison Sweet, 34, a sous chef in Los Angeles, has had it up to here with demeaning customers, her demanding boss, and her failed love life. After a shocking incident, she realizes the time has come to start life fresh and follow her lifelong dream of moving to a small town and opening a bakery of her own. When Allison spots a charming, vacant storefront on the boardwalk near Venice, she wonders if she could really start life anew. Feeling like it's a sign, and a time to take a chance in life, she goes for it. Yet Allison did not anticipate the wild ride ahead of her: the boardwalk, filled with fun and outrageous characters, is pulsing with life, from the Italian pizzeria owners on either side of her who vie for her affection, to the fortune tellers and scheming rival bakery owner nearby. Allison yearns to just focus on her delicious new pastry recipes and keep her struggling bakery afloat-but when a murder occurs right near her shop, everything changes. Implicated, her entire future at stake, Allison has no choice but to investigate to clear her name. As an orphaned dog wanders into her life, a devoted new sidekick with a knack for solving mysteries, she starts her search. Will they find the killer? And can her struggling bakery survive? A hilarious cozy mystery series, packed with twists, turns, romance, travel, food and unexpected adventure, the BEACHFRONT BAKERY series will keep you laughing and turning pages late into the night as you fall in love with an endearing new character who will capture your heart. Book #2 in the series-A MURDEROUS MACARON-is also available!

Two small town bakers in Maine must help solve a cold case when a spate of graverobbing rocks their small town.