Batter Off Dead
A Southern Cake Baker Mystery
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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- $16.99
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
When her catering event turns frosty, pastry chef-slash-amateur sleuth Sophia Cummings must solve a murder if she wants to earn her dough
Sophia Cummings may be unlucky in love, but she knows that the way to a man's heart is through his sweet tooth. This evening, she plans to use that knowledge—and her skills as a New York City-trained pastry chef—to open the hearts and wallets of Rumford, Kentucky’s richest men. Sophia, proprietress of For Goodness Cakes, has been commissioned to cater the Heart of the Town Library charity fundraiser at Grape Valley Winery. She’s spent all her dough to make this a successful event, raise her profile, and win more plum catering jobs.
At first, the going is as smooth as an elegant chocolate ganache. After nibbling Sophia’s tasty treats, Ray Peel, the winery’s landlord, announces he will pay off Rumford’s library loan. But the evening soon turns decidedly frosty when Ray is murdered—before he can make good on his promise, and before he can pay Sophia for her catering services.
For Goodness Cakes will collapse if Sophia can’t collect what she’s owed. So Sophia once again puts on her sleuthing apron to figure out who iced Ray. A glass of your favorite red or white is the perfect accompaniment to Maymee Bell’s scrumptious Batter Off Dead―with authentic Southern recipes!
For fans of Joanne Fluke and Leslie Meier comes the second in Maymee Bell’s delectable Southern Cake Baker mysteries.
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Bell's scrumptious sequel to Cake and Punishment finds pastry chef Sophia Cummings, who trained in New York City, tirelessly working to keep her bakery, For Goodness Cakes, afloat in her hometown of Rumford, Ky. Sophia is pleased to land a last-minute catering gig at the Grape Valley Winery, where a fund-raiser is to be held for an addition to the town library. Wealthy businessman Ray Peel, who owns the land the winery leases, has pledged to donate a large sum to the cause, but his abrupt decision to sell the property threatens to scuttle the event. On a trip to the winery, Sophia stumbles on Ray in a field of grapevines, the victim of a fatal head blow. His promise to pay off the library's debt is out the window, and suspicion falls on Sophia's friend Madison Ridge, who was seen arguing with Ray shortly before his death. Sophia sets out to clear Madison's name. Bell rounds out the volume with recipes for treats like Cherry Flip-Flops. Fans of culinary cozies will have fun.
