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FIRST IN A NEW SERIES!
In need of a change, Jenna Hart leaves the high-pressure world of advertising to help her aunt, Vera, open a culinary bookshop and cafand#233;. Back with her family in Crystal Cove, California, Jenna seems to have all the right ingredients for a fresh startand#151;until someone adds a dash of murder.
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As a marketing expert, Jenna wants to make sure the grand opening of the Cookbook Nook draws a crowd, and no one is better at getting attention than her old college roommate, celebrity chef Desiree Divine. But when Desiree arrives in quiet Crystal Cove to do a cookbook signing, the diva stirs up more trouble than businessand#133;especially when she turns up dead.
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Known for stealing husbands and burning bridges, Desiree left behind plenty of suspectsand#151;including Jenna. Though the celebrityand#8217;s life always appeared to be an open book, Jenna will have to read between the lines in order to clear her name, and catch a killer before another body is served cold.
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and#8220;Thereand#8217;s aand#160;feistyand#160;new amateur sleuth in town and her name is Jenna Hart. With a bodacious cast of characters, a wrenching murder, and a collection ofand#160;cookbooks to die for, Daryl Wood Gerberand#8217;sand#160;
Final Sentence was a page-turning puzzler of a mystery that I couldand#160;not put down.and#8221;and#8212;Jenn McKinlay,
New York Times bestselling author of the Cupcake Bakery Mysteries
and#8220;Murder, revenge, secrets and#8230; and cookbooks! Final Sentence, the first book in Daryl Wood Gerberand#8217;s yummy new Cookbook Nook mystery series, is a delectable page-turner with a tasty mix of characters, crime, and cookbooks, blended beautifullyand#160;in a witty, well-plotted whodunit that will leave you hungry for more.and#8221;and#8212;Kate Carlisle, New York Times bestselling author of the Bibliophile Mysteries
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Praise for the Cookbook Nook series and#8220;Thereand#8217;s a feisty new amateur sleuth in town.and#8221;and#8212;Jenn McKinlay, New York Times bestselling authorand#160;
and#8220;[A] delectable page-turner with a tasty mix of characters, crime, and cookbooks.and#8221;and#8212;Kate Carlisle, New York Times bestselling authorand#160;
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Praise for the Cookbook Nook Mysteries: and#8220;[A] witty, well-plotted whodunit that will leave you hungry for more.and#8221;and#8212;Kate Carlisle, New York Times bestselling author
and#8220;Daryl Wood Gerber has found the perfect recipe for all of us who love cozy mysteries and food.and#8221;and#8212;Lesaand#8217;s Book Critiques
and#8220;Thereand#8217;s a feisty new amateur sleuth in town.and#8221;and#8212;Jenn McKinlay, New York Times bestselling author
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When a body is found in a long-abandoned winery, cheese shop owner Charlotte Bessette trades in her fondue fork for a flashlight to clear a friend's niece of suspicion. But as Charlotte starts to turn up the truth, the killer starts turning up the heat.
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Welcome to the grand opening of Fromagerie Bessette. Or as it's more commonly known by the residents of small- town Providence, Ohio-the Cheese Shop. Proprietor Charlotte Bessette has prepared a delightful sampling of bold Cabot Clothbound Cheddar, delicious tortes of Stilton and Mascarpone, and a taste of Sauvignon Blanc-but someone else has decided to make a little crime of passion the
piece de resistance. Right outside the shop Charlotte finds a body, the victim stabbed to death with one of her prized olive-wood handled knives.
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Cheese store owner Charlotte Bessette is setting up for the town's Winter Wonderland fair. Then, when an old friend is found dead in the cottage of Charlotte's assistant Rebecca, a suspicion falls on Rebecca's boyfriend, a honeybee farmer. While the town buzzes with gossip, can Charlotte catch the culprit without getting stung herself?
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Jenna Hart moved back to Crystal Cove, California, to recapture her joie de vivre and to help her aunt Vera run the local culinary bookshop and cafand#233;. But itand#8217;s hard to follow a simple recipe for relaxation when murder gets thrown in the mixand#133; and#160;
The Cookbook Nook is set to host the townand#8217;s upcoming Grill Fest, a tasty tradition which pits local amateur chefs against one another to concoct the most delicious dishes. This yearand#8217;s challenge: grilled cheese. But with competing chefs bearing grudges from past years, more mouths are running off than savoring the fare.
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The expression and#147;too many cooksand#8221; proves all too true when the eight-time champ is found murdered in the alley behind the cafand#233;. Soon a local diner owner (and Jennaand#8217;s and#147;second motherand#8221;) is suspected of bumping off the competition, and Jenna has to douse the flames before the wrong person gets burnedand#133;
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Halloween in Crystal Cove, California, is a big deal, involving a spooky soiree where the Winsome Witches, a fund-raising group, gather to open up their purse strings and trade superstitions. But party magicians, fortune-tellers, and herbalists are only the beginning of this recipe for disasterand#133; Jenna Hart has packed The Cookbook Nook chock-full of everything from ghostly texts to witchy potions in anticipation of the annual fund-raiser luncheon. But thereand#8217;s one unexpected addition to the menu: murder.
When the Head Priestess of the Winsome Witches is found dead under mysterious circumstances, thereand#8217;s no logical answer and plenty of blame to go around. With her aunt, Vera, unable to call on her ability to foresee the future, Jenna will have to use more than just sleight of hand and a few magic tricks to conjure up the truthand#133;
About the Author
Daryl Wood Gerber is an Agatha Awardand#150;winning author who writes the Cheese Shop Mysteries under the pseudonym Avery Aames. Like her protagonist, Daryl is an admitted foodie and an avid reader of books, including cookbooks. Prior to writing, Daryl acted on stage and television, including on Murder, She Wrote.