Pupcakes and Peril

Pupcakes Bakery owner Tassie Drake is ready for life to return to normalor asnormal as possible, given just last month, she and her Chiweenie, Baxter, helpedthe hunky new town detective, Jack Sterling, solve a murder. But spring is in fullbloom, and that means tourist season is too. Adding to the excitement, The DessertChannel is filming their TV show Cupcake Combat in the park. And Tassie's afirm believer that something sweet can fix just about anything. Except murder.When one of the cupcake judges drops dead on set, all clues point to murder. Butwho had the most to gain from the YouTube foodie sensation being killed?Everyone on stage that day is a suspecttwo of whom are Tassie's friends. Whilethe last thing Tassie intended to do was get involved in another mystery, spendingmore time with Jack is icing on the cupcake, especially since their official first datekeeps getting interrupted.But as Tassie and Baxter discover, the dead woman made several enemies on herclimb to the top, and someone took sweet revenge. Someone who isn't afraid to killagainIf you love smart likeable female sleuths, adorable sidekicks with four paws, and small towns full of quirky characters, you'll adore reading about Tassie and Baxter's adventures!

If you love smart likeable female sleuths, adorable sidekicks with four paws, and small towns full of quirky characters, you'll adore reading about Tassie and Baxter's adventures! Pupcakes Bakery owner (and amateur sleuth) Tassie Drake must admit, things have been almost doggone perfect around Bluewater Bay. The warm summer weather has brought plenty of tourists to town (and to her bakery!), the Dog Days Festival is in full swing, and there hasn't been a murder for almost three months! Not to be selfish, but no murders mean more free time with her handsome boyfriend, detective Jack Sterling. Who would say no to that? Not Tassie, and not her Chiweenie, Baxter; he loves Jack as much as she––oops! (Love!? Was she ready for the "L" word?) Unfortunately, Tassie doesn't have time to consider her romantic feelings. When one of her high school classmates is found strangled at the festival––with a dog leash, no less––half the town is a suspect. And that means it's time to dust off her sleuthing shoes so she and Baxter can help Jack investigate. But the deeper they dig, the more proverbial skeletons they uncover, and Tassie soon realizes Bluewater Bay may not be the quaint town she thought. More than one person she calls 'neighbor' is capable of murder…