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Slice of Life Mysteries
Tips for Cake Decorating Coming =>
​This murder mystery book is about Alexandra Jean Applecake. She owns a cake bakery and supply shop in a small town located in Pennsylvania. After delivering a wedding cake, a groom dies after taking just one bite. Alex becomes the prime suspect and her bakery is closed down. She decides to investigate and clear her name and reputation. Through the ensuing investigation, close friends and the police start to look guilty. To the dismay of her best friend, Cat, Alex becomes real friendly with one of the detectives investigating the murder.
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Alex has a secret connection to the victim that incriminates her. She knows that she is innocent , but to open her store again she must clear each of her staff, who are also her friends. However, after interviewing her employees, she finds out that she is not the only one with secrets nor the only with a good motive. Danger follows Alex everywhere she goes. Alex begins to wonder if she will survive her first investigation.
(Slice of Life Mystery #1)
It Only Takes One Bite
" We could be 'up a creek without a paddle' in a very short time."
- It Only Takes One Bite
Alexandra and Caitlin go to a campground to participate in a friend's wedding and to make the cake. They are looking forward to visiting their old friend and her family.
After the caterer is found dead, Alex and Cat are accused of the deed. As more friends and guests arrive, they work to clear their names and to make sure their friend's wedding goes off without a problem. But after more attacks and an attempted murder, they realize that not only their goal, but their very lives are in peril.
(Slice of Life Mystery #2)
Murder in the Woods
Murder in the Woods is the 2018 Winner of the American Fiction Awards' Mystery/Suspense:Cozy Mysteries Category presented by American Book Fest!
"I thought camping was supposed to be relaxing."
- Murder in the Woods
Recipe for Todedes Cookies Coming =>
​Alexandra Applecake and her employees and friends at her cake and supply shop, Slice of Life, are geared up for a normal Christmas season full of hustle and bustle. The hectic level is ramped up when a local artist is killed and Alex is accused of the crime. Alex finds herself the target of numerous foes as she and her friends work to clear her name. Will Alex survive or fall victim to a murderous Christmas?
(Slice of Life Mystery #3)
A Murderous Christmas
A Murderous Christmas is the 2020 Finalist of the American Fiction Awards' Mystery/Suspense:Cozy Mysteries Category presented by American Book Fest!
"Sir Thaddeus?"
- A Murderous Christmas
In December, nutcrackers are showing up all over the town of Creek Water, Pa. Alexandra Jean Applecake Baker, owner and operator of the Slice of Life Bakery, and her friends try to figure out if the arrivals are good or bad for their town at the most festive time of the year. Alex is not sure if she should try to discover the identity of the anonymous donor, but you the reader can. At the end of the book is a list of possibilities, read the story and see if you can solve the case of who is responsible for these nutcrackers.
(Slice of Life Mystery #3.5)
The Crunch of the Nutcracker
"I truly believe that Christmas is in the air."
- The Crunch of the Nutcracker
For once, the weathermen were right and a major snowstorm rolls into Creek Water, PA. The town is ready for their first ever Snowman Flash Mob event, and pretty soon, fun snowman creations are seen all over town. As delicious warm pretzels chase the biting cold away at the award ceremony that evening, everything seems to have gone over well. That is, until the next day finds Detectives Tom and John looking into the destruction of some, but not all, of the snowmen. What happened during the night to catch little Twyla’s attention in the wee hours that morning? And will the owner of the Slice of Life Bakery and Supply Shop, Alexandra, and her friends, be able to assist the police in their hunt for the icy culprit before their clues melt; or will there be more victims than just their frozen friends?
(Slice of Life Mystery #3.75)
Shiver Me Snowman
"Have you smelt the air?"
- Shiver Me Snowman
A Piece of My Heart...Coming Soon!
