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With small town New Bison's Spring Festival just around the corner, the pressure is on Maddy to continue her late great-aunt Octavia's legacy. That means scoring the top prize and transforming Baby Cakes into Southwest Michigan's must-visit bakery, even though her inexperience in the kitchen brings nightmares of humiliating tagged photos and scathing reviews.
There's another reason for lost beauty sleep. A second bakery is opening in town under the ownership of CJ Davenport, a shrewd investor with a reputation for sabotaging anyone who gets in his way. And savvy, flashy Maddy tops his list. It's a sticky spot to be in—more so when Davenport turns up dead with a Baby Cakes's knife stuck in his back.
Maddy's whole life just went from #thriving to barely surviving. Now, supported by the crafty Baker Street Irregulars and her new boyfriend, she must find the courage to face off against a killer who could very well get her name trending for the first and last time . . .
Praise for Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder
"Snappy dialogue, a well-drawn supporting cast and an irresistible canine companion all add delicious flavor. Gulp this book down or savor it, but consuming it will guarantee a sustained sugar high." —New York Times Book Review
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781496738264
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9781496738264
- File size: 495 KB
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- English
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June 15, 2023
Murder disrupts a young baker's life. Madison Montgomery is well on her way to fulfilling the conditions laid out in her great-aunt Octavia's will for her to claim her inheritance. In spite of a devastating fire, Maddy is operating Octavia's bakery, Baby Cakes, and learning to make tasty confections from her aunt's old friend Hannah Portman and head baker Leroy Danielson. Maddy has also taken excellent care of Baby, Octavia's bull mastiff, under the guidance of Michael Portman, Hannah's veterinarian grandson, who's also Maddy's main squeeze. So what could go wrong? For one thing, Baby's been off his feed ever since meeting Daisy, a female mastiff whose owner inquired about Baby's stud service but then decided not to follow through. Second, Maddy's best friend, Sheriff April Johnson, is being stalked by Clayton "CJ" Davenport, a high roller she wed when she was a teen beauty-pageant queen and never quite divorced. Clayton thinks he'll get back at April by opening a fancy patisserie and putting Baby Cakes out of business. Instead, he's put out of business himself with a fatal knife wound. Since Sheriff April isn't considered a suitable investigator of her own husband's murder, the Michigan State Police send Trooper Bob Roberts to solve the crime, and the short-tempered cop has just about everyone Maddy loves best in his sights. Sleuthing isn't exactly on the top of Maddy's to-do list, but if she doesn't crack the case soon, there won't be anybody left but Baby to stock the shelves of her newly opened store. Burns proves that a girl and her mastiff can't be defeated.COPYRIGHT(2023) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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